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PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

W. and.E. Lansly, Fificld, Southampton, common-brewers
-r-T. Penny .and It. Coote, Park-street, St. George, Hanover-
square, painters—J. Richardion and P. Baker, Great St.
Helen's, mer'chantH-T..Eaton and G. Allan, Holywell-street,
Shoreditch—J. Sergeant, T.. Cartwright, and T. Cotswortb,
Frith, Kent, briek-mahers—lt. Wells and H. Pyne,
street, linen-drapers—A. Hayes, A. Nordblad, and D. Lay
horn, Liverpool—M. Davies and W. Davis,- WarminsteF,
Wiltshire, attornies—W Poulson; E. Poulson, P. Tyson, and
T. Blare, Lane-end, Staffordshire potters—P. Steddy, lt. C.
Pelebill, and S. Steddy, Dover, wine-merchants—B. Burrows
and J. Kewcll, Hatton-garden brewers—C. Brown, W.Chase,
and Atnyott, of Norwich, MerchantS—lt. Chapman, J. W.
Sanders, and J. C. Tully, Bill-Quay, Durham, paint-manu-
facturers—C. Swainson, A. Swainson„ J. Swainson, and W.
Thorp, Preston, Lancashire (so far as relates to W. Thorp)
—G. Hartley and T. Littlewood, Leeds, cabinet-makers.

A few days since Messrs. COOPER and Co. Sur-
geons, of Charlotte House, Great Charlotte-
street, Blackfriars-road, gave an elegant enter-.
tainment to' several rat their friends ; among • the
company were Six Gentlemen who assisted in ex-
tinguishing the late fire. at the Medical Board.—
The dinner was at Mr. Cleveland's, Dog and
Stile 'I avern, 6t. George's4ields. On having his
health drank by the Treasurer of the Board who
presided, Mr. C. expressed himself in handsome
terms, declaring he was tinder the greatest obli-
gation to the Medical Board for the cure of a
dreadful rupture, seventeen inches round, with
which he had been -afflicted many years, and
deemed incurable by eminent Surgeons. Several
Medical Gentlemen present (one from -the York
Hospital) expressed their pleasure in witnessing
so good a case. Dr. COOPER'S health was then
drank drank with enthusiasm. The .dinner was excel-
lent, served up in the first style, and the evening
concluded with hilarity.

IR,EL AN.D.

(Front The (Dublin) Correspondent of Oct. 30.)

TRINITY COLLEGE.

'ADDRESSES TO:LORD WHITWORTH AND MR. PEEL.
The proces4ido 'of .our Viiiversity on Saturday
last, whim 'ijoitig up to congratulate the
:Lieutenti'titon Ilk !ed its to inquire what
compliment .that 'Learned Body hacf paid
stn our
late excellent Chief 'Governor, ou his xetiring
from the Vice--itevr>al duties, and we, at length,
ascertained, that iewas the ancient usak;e„ ort
Such occasions, for the -Provost and Fellows only
to wait on the Lord •Lientetiant, itheyidid,
a few' days before Lord Sllthit worth left D“blin.
The following will be found, we believe, a cor-
rect transcript of the Address delivered by the
Provost on that occasion :

" We have the honuorof waiting on your Excellency, on
the part of the College, to testify the sincerity with which
we join in that general sentiment of regret at yOur Excel-
lency's departure, which is felt by all who'trultregarti the

,interests of this country. •
When your Excellency assumed the Government of Ire 7
laud, a continuance of firm and rigorous measures had suc-
ceeded in restraining, from open violence, that restless 'spirit
of 'discontent, which had so often threatened to di,tu►b the
public trahquillity; but a fearful change was rapidly taking
place in the morals of
.the people=they hesitated met to
gratify their revenge by secret murder--nay; it even' begatt
to be believed,.that IriShmen might be found who would not
'refuse to become hired assassins. To check this depriwity
was as 'difficult as it was buyortant—and it is the peculiar
felicity of your Excellency's Government to have deyised mea-
sures which, while they provide security against'violence, are
modified with such cautious regard to the privileges of
freedom, that factio❑ itself has not ventured to allege a
single instance of individual grievance sustained from their

execution.

" Nor should it ever be forgotten, that it was the high re-
spect of your Excellency's acknowledged impartiality and

moderation which facilitated the enactment of these salutary
laws, and made. every renewed discussion of them the occa-
sion of unqualified and universal approbation of the maunrin
which they had been carried into effect.

t' And whilst deeply interested in the peace and prosperity
of our Country, we express our gratitude for the wisdom and
the zeal with which your Excellency has watched over them,
it belongs peculiarly to our situation to bear testimony to the
important influence which the bright and unsullied example
of private character must have had, not merely upon those
who more nearly witnessed it, but upon the morals of the
Nation. They may have seen the virtues which prosperty
ilfords an opportunity to display—l lament to recollect that
they hare had occasion to witness those that are tried by sick-
ness and affliction.

"'Permit us to add, that our best-wishes accompany your
Excellency to England, where, we hope, you will kng enjoy
the recollection of what you have done for this Country, and
live to receive the gratifying reward of hearing of its

prosperity."

To which Lord Whitworth was pleased to return the

following Answer :

" Nothing can be more gratifying to me, than to find
that my conduct has been such as to entitle me to your

approbation:

" I beg leave to oiler' yon my best thanks for the very
flattering terms in Aqieb that approbation is conveyed, as
well as for those wishes for my welfare, which pin are so
good as to express, auel which 1 return with the utmost

sincerity."

We had -the satisfaction also of learning, instate
course of our inquiries, that a very particular
compliment bad bee, paid by the University to
Mr. Peel, on his retm,ining in this country—a de-
putation from the Board having List we, k waited
on that Gentleman, on ‘vhieli occasion the -fol-
.
!Owing Address was delivered by the Provost

•
" We have the honour awaiting ohyou, Sir, commission•
ed by an:unanimous vote of the College Board, to express
their sincere satisfaction at your continuance in the Office of
Chief Secretary for Ireland. '

" The zeal with which you have devoted yourself to public
duty—the wisdom you have shewn in devising Means to re-
store this Country, to peace, and to promote its piosperity—
and the talents you have displayed' in maintaining its inte-
rests in the Imperial Parliament, are acknoMedged with such
general consent, that our feeble. voice is lost amidst the ap-
plause of a Nation. But, feeble as our testimony may be, it
is our duty to give it ; and I never was called to .any duty
which I felt a greater pleasure in performing.
"We are fully sensible that we cannot hope to enjoy, for
any length of time, those advantages which we so highly prize;
but, when the interests of the Empire shall call you to a inure
extended scene of action, we confidently trust that we shall
not be lost to your recollection, and that Ireland will ever find
you her Advocate and her Friend.
" We are. not forgetfUl of the share which, our Gulle:4e has
had in your attentions ; and we shall always acknowludie,
that the valuable addition which we have been enabled to
make to its Buildings has chiefly been owing to the assistance
which you, with such kindness, interfered to obtain frOm•Par-
liament."

'To which Mr. Peel was pleased to make the following
Reply

" Thongh I fear I cannot adequately express my sense of
the honour which has been conferred upon me by the Board
.of Trinity College, I assure •you that 1 Cully appreciate the
value of your approbation. It is a source of the greatest sa-
tisfaction to me,,to find that, after a residence of tire years in
tins Countryo have'eonfirmed lily claiins on their confidence,
and have not disappointed those expectation's which led them,
at a very early period, after my arrival in Ireland; to. admit
Me to a high t3ollegiate distinction. It is peculiarly gratify-
ing tome, who have Vie distinguished' honour of reortsent-
ing,in Parlientent the' uniVersity in which I was educalcd,
to receive well a testimony in favour of my conduct from.
the Univeriitysof that country in which I have acted -as 'kr.
Public (Nicer.

" ROBERT PEEL."

'ROGER, O'CONNOR, Est.

Q. Did von,
,on the 2d of October, 1812, on
tile d y before or after, see the prisoner at the
bar ?—A. Most sole. •I.IY,
Q. Neither alone nor in company ?—A. Never
~....never with any party ; nor did I receive him or
any party oh that day or night, at the gate or else-
where, or at any time prior to the robbery, or at
attv time or place after the robbery.
0. Do you know, of your own knowledge, of
2U`Keon's meeting that luau ?—A. I do not.
Q. Did you conduct him, or any party of rob-
bers, to a place called Saint's Island ?—A. I never
heard it called Saint's Island till lately ; since this
charge was made I called it the Young Plantation,
but neither there nor elsewhere did I ever conduct
any party.
Q. Were you ever present at any hour, place,
or time, where there was any division of booty
of the robbery of the Galway Mail-coach, or of
any other plunder ?—A. I never was, at any time
or place whatever.
Q. Now, by virtue of your oath, solemnly be-
fore your God arid the world, are those informa-
tions which you have heard read this day, and of
which this is in attested copy, true or false ?
A. Solemnly, before God and the world, they are
utterly false.

Cross-exambzed by Mr. GOOLD.
Q. Pray, Mr. O'Connor, of what religion are
you ?—A. What religion !
Q. Yes, Sir, what religion are you of
fancy that will puzzle me.
Q, What ! to ask you what religion you are of
will puzzle you ! Do you give we to under-
stand, that that answer is to be recorded ?—A. If
you mean what sect I am.
Q. I ask you again, Sir, of what religion are
you—do you believe in a Sopreme Being ?—A. I
believe there is a Supreme Being.
You believe in the existence of a God—then,
Sir, of what religion are you? I have asked you
that question four times. I am sure it is a plain
question ?—A. If you mean sect I will answer
you.

Q. Are you a Dt•ist ?
[Here Mr. M'NALLY interfered, on behalf of
his client, to stop this line of examination.]
Mr. GooLn.—l would not, for the world of
worlds, submit to interruption in my examination.
I ask again, Sir, are you a Deist—do you believe
in our Saviour Jesus Christ ?—A. I believe, only
as an historical fact, that there was such a person.
Q. Do you, or do you not, believe in his Di-
vine Mission, and that he was the Son of God ?
A. 1 do not.

My Lord, said Mr. O'Connor, I may he sub-
ject to pains and penalties for answering these
questions. 1 have a suit at law, in which the
greater part of my property is involved, and these
answers may be brought against me at a future
day.

Judge DALY.—You may safely answer the ques-
tions. There are no pains or penalties in these
countries for the religious opinions of any man.
Mr. GOOLD.-4 ask, you again do you believe in
the Divine Mission of our Saviour 2 A. I do
not ; but I will be a pattern to those who do—by
telling the truth.

Mr. Goot.D.—Then you believe him to be an
impostor) A., I do not ; 1 believe there was
such a person, but that he was the dupe to the
enthusiasm of his own imagination.
Q. Will you then swear on the Old Testament
(Great hesitation.)
Q. Please to answer me, Mr. O'Connor—...do
you believe that the Old Testament is false and
untrue ?—A. I do not believe it true, except as
to Historical facts.

Q. Then you do not believe in the Divine inter-
ference of the Almighty God in favour of the
people called the Jews ?—A. I do not.

Q. By a Juror.—Do you believe there h a
God ?—A. I believe in a supreme Power. I, am

Difaixiq, *Nov. I —YeSterday 'the Trial came
on,
sbefore 't'lle'Cominissinn•r% totirt, of Daniel
ITaiin.z, on .3Charge of t'erigrry on the Trial df
Mr..o'toNxott, theludieltnerit tOr Mail Rob--..
bery.—Mr. NVIVALI'Y valet! the Case.
sworn extinined. by :Mr.
-•
• . •
Wheredid ytm 'oh the '2a of October,
1812, night the Galway Mail Coach Wst's
rtibb'etl:?—A At the Gard.tO.4ronse, to,..fig,m.
O'Connor mid, he remembered the mail-hags be'
ing found in his-demesne it WSS about S o'cloek
in 'the thOrning of 89tiday .t he 4th of October that
he was informed of it.; be iminediatelY repaired
'to the spot ; cannot recollett whether they Were.'
scattered ahofit or not it was a Wet morning,
and he had an 'Umbrella Over his head; he de-
sired them to be taken to has tOn's house,
at the stable yai.d. At • tit* o'clock; *hen
The labourers and servants came from the Chapel,
be had them brought to his-own house-; he could
not recollect, at this distance of time, whether
be sent an express to Mr. Lees or not, but is per-
fectly certain that he sent notict to Mr. M'Nah,
post-master orSommer-bill, time enough for him
to send the account to Mr. Lees by that 'light's
post.—On Tuesday his son, who had been at Hal-
linaske buying cattle, and had arrived in Dublin
on Monday from that place, brought him a letter
from Mr. Lees, to give the post-bags, up to Mr.
M'Nab, of Summer-hill ; Mr. M'Nab came then
to Dangan, about four o'clock in the afternoow,
and he, his son, and his servants, put every thing
.into the cart which Mr. M'Nab had brought, ant,
delivered every thing he found to that Gentle.
man—and there,
.said Mr. O'Connor, ends all l
know about it.
Q. Do you know the prisoner at the bar ?—A.
Ido not. I never saw him before :o know him ;
at the trial at Trim, on the its, of August last, I
saw his back, but never saw his face before.
'llr. INPNALLY..—Yes, I know you sat in such
position that the prisoner's face was turned
from you.
Witness knew Martin M'Keon, he Whs his
wood-ranger.
Q. Did you ever send M'lceon with a message
to the prisoner ?—A. By virtue of my oath I did
not ; I never knew there was such a man in the
world.