The Sun.
London, England, 1829-02-10 00:00:00

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LONDON,
TUEIBDAY• EVENING, FEBRUARY 10, 1829.

ARRIVAL OF MR. O'CONNELL.
Mr. O'CONNELL arrived in town, this morning,
at Batt's Hotel, Dover-street, from Birmingham, at
half-past 11 o'clock. He came in a travelling car-
tiage, accompaimied by Mr. N. P. O'GORMAN MAHON,
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-the Mover and Seconder at the Clare Election.
Mr. O'CONNELL arrived at Birmingham at eleven
°l.cigelc yesterday morning, at which place be was
delayed for short time, in consequence of an acci-
t having happened to his carriage. lie was
soon recognized and received with loud shouts of ap-
Plaine by an immense multitude, which he acknow-
ledged apparently with much satisfaction.
It itt understood that Mr. O'CONNELL will not
proceed to take his seat for the County of Clare for
some time yet, We shall have more to say on this
subject to-morrow.

The Allgemeine Zeitting of the 3d inst. contains
tome news from Constantinople of Bth January.
The arrival of M. JAUBERT, and his communication
to the PORTED seemed to induce many people to
that peace would be re-established :

CONSTANTINOPLE, JAN. 8.
,2[o Pera all is in motion ; the appearance of M. Jaubert,
071° arrived here on the lit inst., and put up at the Hotel
4; .16
loomati • circles,
Legation of the Netherlands, gives new life to the
I •and revives the hopes of peace. The
Divan
t.
'van has met twice, since to deliberate on the communi-
440na
Which the French Cabinet has transmitted to the
otthrough the Ambassador of the Netherlands. Though
tirg can be positively stated relative to the result of
deliberations of the Divan, it is, however, confi-
dently
believed that the overtures made have not been un
-
‘4lerithly received. The appearance of a Russian frigate
ethe'entranee of the Baltic, with a flag of truce, has also
...eited the attention of the public. A Russian Staff officer,
It teems, brought despatches for Baron Von Hubsch,
e banish Minister, from the Russian General Count Wo-
kl,ll2°W. the contents of which, however, are not perfectly
; some affirm that the Emperor of Russia has made
141 w declaration to the Porte, in which he invites it to
07" Peace ; others are of opinion that this mission relates
s„-Y to the exchange of prisoners, which seems the more
Probable as Baron Von Hubsch has asked and obtained per-
. it„i4ion from the Porte to have a list made of all the
""4e prisoners iu the hands of the Turks. The Nether-

lands Ambassador has despatched a Courier to Paris, and
another to Smyrna.

The Russian bloeka.h. L strictly enforced, notwithstand-
ing the season. Pt ()visions have, it► consequence, expe-
rienced a consideralt!e rise, and if the blockade continues
are likely to rise still more. Three Turkish men of war
have sailed for the Dardanelles, six others are ready to pro-
ceed with the first fair wind to the entrance of the Black Sea.

.BUCHAREsT, JAN. 17.
The weather has now become so very bad that all the
communications are interrupted, and the roads wholly im-
passable. We accordingly have not the smallest intelli-
gence from the countries on the Danube.

VIENNA, JAN. 29.—Metalliques, 97 7-16; Bank
Shares, 1,108. •

Though several days hare now intervened, since
the KING'S most gracious and ever memorable
Speech announced to one-third of his MaiEsrv's
subjects, their restoration to liberty, and the unalien-
able rights of citizenship,--there are yet moments in
which we can scarcely believe that it has been our
good fortune to witness this great event—to see the
fetters of Ireland at length burst asunder, and that
fair portion of the earth recalled to its proper
station amongst the kingdoms and principalities of

Europe.
BHt, in adverting to the long history of her
wrongs, it is far from our intention to triumph
over her now dismayed and overwhelmed op-
pressors. We would leave them to the punish-

ment of their own conscious hearts, and we would
earnestly implore our Catholic fellow citizens
to prove by forbearance and generosity, that their
religion; however immutable in doctrine, is
not so in that spirit for which they were once un-
happily distinguished; but that they have kept pace
with Christians of other creeds and professions, in
advancing through each successive age towards that
enlightened charity and good will to men, without
which orthodoxy and heresy are alike abominations in
the eyes of our common Saviour.

Nor are we willing to confound with the selfish
and heartless oppressors of the Irish nation—those
whose conscientious scruples had induced them to
withhold her unquestionable rights. Even in the
hour of their defeat, we can admire the undeniably
sincere though mistaken zeal of Sir R. INGLts, and
are almost induced to respect the desperate obsti-
nacy of the Earl of ELDON.

As to those, whose rapidity of conversion has cer-
tainly overstepped alike the expectations of friends
and of foes, we can only say that we hail with de-
light their desertion from the ranks of the enemy,
whether they may have been instigated by honest
conviction, or merely allured by expectations
of advancement and emolument. It ia, no
doubt, perilous for most characters when a de-
parture from political consistency is accompanied
by worldly aggrandisement ; but, on the other hand,
it is not to be denied that where conviction of error

(though long persevered in) flashes on the mind, no
consideration of ridicule or reproach should pre-
vent a manly acknowledgement of the change
which has taken place. The phenomenon of a
vast number of simultaneous conversions may
induce the cynical mind to indulge in suspicion—but
we are ourselves too much lost in delight at the
glorious result, to question motives or hazard spe-
culations.

The wonderful individual to whom all this glory
must be chiefly ascribed—is really too far exalted
to be affected by our humble praise—bat we would
again offer to him our sincere and hearty applause
for having delivered his native land from a far more
frightful tyranny, than his great competitor in the
field ever threatened to inflict on captive Europe.
Truly formidable as the power is which he now
wields, may he long retain it, if it is to be employed
for the welfare and glory of the British Empire.

The French Papers contain no news of political
importance. The Chambers entered into a warm
debate on the KING'S Speech, but the Address was
carded by a majority of 213 to 8.