The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-14 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, FEB. II.—PROVISION TRADE.—The Tories here
are quite delighted with Sir Robert Peel's plan for sustaining
the monopoly of the landlords and only that he contemplates,
according to the general belief, a great diminution of the duties
upon the admission of foreign cattle and provisions, their joy
would be eomplete. But this project of opening the provision
trade is exciting the most painful apprehensions amongst the
great class of landowners and graziers, who are so deeply inte-
rested in maintaining the high price of cattle. In fact, the
Irish landbrds al pear to think the cattle monopoly fully as im-
portant as the monopoly in corn, and every where reclamations
are heard against the supposed policy of Sir Robert Peel re-
garding the provision trade. Vague apprehensions of a property
tax also perplex the Irish Tories ; but from one source of ter-
ror they have been relieved by the Corn-law scheme of the
Premier.

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FEB. 12.—Aceording to letters from various parts of the
country in north and south it appears that cattle and pigs
have fallen considerably in price, under the apprehension of
foreign cattle and cured provisions being admitted to the Eng-
lish market at a great reduction of duty. The graziers and
cattle dealers are tremendously alarmed.

REGULAR AIdAEON.—On Sunday, the 9th
ult.., M. Emilien, a young and dapper merchant's clerk, went
with a party of friends to a masked ball. Emilien had, doubt-
less, in order to " get up his steam" for the exertions required
from all the devotees of Terpsichore, refreshed himself with such
copious libations before going to the ball, that when he ar-
rived there he could hardly manage to dance in time. He
therefore, like another Pinson, amused himself by playing
tricks upon those around him. Happening to pass by a
quadrille party, in which one of the dancers was cutting the
most absurd capers, our merchant's clerk seized him by the
waist, exclaiming " If I had not caught hold of you, my fat
fellow, you would have broken your head against the cor-
nice !" The dancer (ungrateful fellow) only replied by giv-
ing our friend a blow in the stomach which stretched him at
full length upon the ground. The young man, infuriated at
this brutal assault, got up, and was about to rush upon the
fat dancer, when the friends of the latter came to his assist-
ance, The companions of the clerk also came to the assist-
ance of their friend, and a general melee ensued. They all went
out, and a fierce encounter would no doubt have taken place,
had not the cold night-air somewhat cooled their distempered
brains. There was one exception, however. The ye.4ng
merchant's clerk, whilst the two rival parties reN entering
into explanations, darted anarl loAcs upon the fat dancer,
who, in return, flashed fire from his great eyes, which
strongly resembled the two lanterns of an omnibus! After
a few taunting expressions, both rushed to the encouptor,
The clerk darted upon his antagonist, who, wig be oqually
the alert, gave the poor quill-driver a Ikief \9ll,cl}, stretched
him on the ivement, filushed the business, 'by sc. t*er,
ing his face fi,sfs,.tint 10.60 FiAabcck ki‘ tov,
t: e cries 9f, ETITAe,i'., g\vtT up and ar-
rested the two cpnthatan.ts. . km !irrivlng at the station, judge
Of the sunmilse abd hiqfhation' tif the merchant's clerk, when
lie fodpd that the fat de'votee of Terpsichore, by whom he had
beenlB'ioundly thrashed, was one of the softer sex—in short,
a woman ! by name Madame Eleonore I Ernklic‘p, Nyhinte
querade costume was completely spoilt, indekndeutly of tls
iaries inflicted on hq. person; cited EleOnor:
b. ye the
fp°l?ed.°,Ti. Tx.qun°, 'tieriuMded 120 f.
damages"lor /IT destrklcilon 9f liii'ctiiturce and the expense of
taliindages and leeches which he had been compelled to ap-
ply to his wounds. An amusing scene of recrimination and
mutual abuse took place in Court. The Amazonian Eleonore
(was finally sentenced to pay a fine of 25f., and 60f (lama
Gazette des Tribunaux, .1A*-77,
LONDOifiAILwAY.—h is
0143*a 114t.4("11131n lackengie, Esq., the gentleman who
for a long time assisted Mr. Wood, and who, since his seees.
sion, has performed the duties, will be appointed Secretary of
the Brighton Railway.—Dover Chronicle.