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Mr.Saretarg PEEL and Mr. D. u'CbAIN ELL.
(FROSI THE DI7IILIN CORRESPONDENT.)
We are authorised to give insertion to the follow-
ing Letter and Statt mcnt, arising, as we conceive the
tnatter, out of a passage in a speech reported in some
of the public Papers, to have been spoken by Mr.
O'Connell, in the Aggregate Meeting of the Roman
Catholics, on 'Tuesday last. The passage alluded to
is in the following words :
" All I shall say of hint (Mr. Peel), by way of parenthesis, is,
that 1 ant told he has, in my absence, and in a place where he
was privileged from any account. grossly traduced me. I said at
the last Meeting, in presence of the Note 'I alters of tke Police,
who are paid by him, that he was too prudent to attack me in
escy presence. I see the same Police informers here now, and I
..iptliortsa them carefully to report 'helm my words—that Mr.
Peel would not dare, in my presence, or in any place where he
liable to personal account, to use a single expression deroga.
tut y to my interest or my honour."
TO TILE EDIToi or THE CORIESPONDIMT.
Sta—As I feel anxious that an sarly statement' of a recent
s, transaction, in which I have borne a wet, should be before the
Public, I enclose a inemorans:enn, to which I have to beg you
will give insertion in your Paper.-1 an', sir,
Your obedteut and humble servant,
Dublin, Sept. I, tsis. CRAILLS SALTON.

MEMORANDUM.
" On the morning of Thursday, the .'list of 'Au-
gust, I called upon Mr. O'Connell, and informed him
that Mr. Peel, having understood that he had expres-
sxi a wish at a public meeting on Tuesday last, that
'same communication should be made as frOm him to
Mr. Peel, was desirous of learning the purport and
terms of that communication, and that I had waited
on him, front Mr. Peel, for the purpose of obtaining
them.
" To this application, after ascertaining that what
he should say would not subject him to any conse-
quences, either of law or parliamentary privilege, Mr.
O'Connell stated the expressions used by him on the
occasion referred to, in terms so substantially the some,
as those contained in the report of his speech at the
public meeting before mentioned, in the Dublin Chro-
nicle, that I was induced to take that paper from my
pocket, and read from it that passage which related to
Mr. Peel, remarking to him its similarity' with shat
bp bad just stated ; to this remark he assented, ad-
mitting that it was what he had said.
" Upon this, I (sset ved to him, that, as it was clear
his speech alluded to something that had fallen front
Mr. Peel in Parliament, I was empowered by Mr. Peel
to say to hint that there was nothing heihad ever said,or
that he had seen reported as said by him, with respect
to Mr. O'Connell, that he did not unequivocally avow,
Sind for which he would not hold himself responsible.
di As Mr. O'Connell did not offer any thing di-
rectly in answer to this communication, but was pro.
seeding to comment on Mr. Peel's conduct, on this
occasion, as handsome and gentlemanlike (which he
subsequently r peated, with a desire th'at his opinion
to that effect might be conveyed to Mr. Peel) I took
occasion to say, that I presumed Mr. Peel might ex-
pect to bear ft oin him in consequence of the cOmmu-
nication he had just received. His answer was, that
it certainly was his feeling that a communication from
him to Mr. Peel ought to follow, but that he must
advise pith his friends; for that indeed the nature of
the communication with which I st as charged seemed
to make that course necessary. To this observation
I replied, that putting together the expressions he had
then acknowledged, and the communication then
-...xwde to him from Mr. Peel, the conclusion was easily
drawn. On parting, it was settled, that whatever
communication Mr. O'Connell should have to make,
in consequence of what had passed, I might expect
to receive at the house of Mr. Ottley.
Mr. Lidwell having called there, in my absence,
to inquire for me, stating, that • Ire came from Mr.
O'Connell, and leaving word where he was to be met
with, I went to his hotel as soon as I received notice
of his visit, and on bt iug introduced to him, began the
conversation, acquainting him that I had called,
having heat d that be had some communication to
make to rue from M:. O'Connell, in consequence of a
communication I had made to the latter by Mr. Peel's
desire, the pattictears of which I began to state in the
terms I had conveyed them to Mr. O'Connell, and had
proceeded so far as to repeat the words in which Mr
Peel avowed whatever expressions had been used by
him in Parliament ; when I was interrupted by Mr.
Lidwell, desiring, in the first instance, to speak, as
he came from Mr. O'Connell, and to inform me
that, been made atquainted by Mr. O'Con-
ni.:l (wilt), he subsequently added, had placed him-
sell in his hands), with what had passed between

him and myself that morning, he hva called on me,
not tram a conviction that any commonication from
,44r. O'Connell to Mr. Peel was necessary, but lest
hny convesration with Mr. O'Connell should have led
me to expect a hostile message, which it was Mr.
Lidwell's opinion tloit Mr. O'Connell was nut called
upon by the circumstances to make.
• Mr. Lidwell followed up this statement with a
gnnd deal of his own reasoning on the matter, which
I do not consider it necessary to relate, as it did not
ko, in the least degree, to remove the conclusion then
Mr, Peel wits to expect no communication from Mr.
O'Connell. vHAILLIS SAXTON."
▪ Diabiib, Sept. 1, 13152'

Monday morning-a pitched battle was fought near
the Queen's Head and Artichoke in the Regent's,
Park, between James Green a blacksmith, and Rich-
ard Shakespeare, a stone-mason, for a subscription.
purse et ten guineas. After a bard fought battle,
which lasted 36 =hates, victory was declared in fa-
vour of Shakespeare.
EFFECT Or NEJUDICIF.—On Tuesday rnornini,
last, Mrs. Lara, China•clealer, in Oxford-street, sent
her son to pay 15s. to a person in the City, but the
Genttem in to whom the money was due, being from
home, the boy repaired to Bartholomew Fair, and
soon spent the money, in the dissipations of that place.
On his return home, his mother questioned him as to
the disposal of the money, but he refused to satisfy
her ; on which she ordered an elder brother to lock
him up in a room, when he vociferated " Murder !"
on which a numerous mob assembled, and several
persons gave it out that Mrs. Lara had been cruelly
treating her servant girl. The populace increased to
so great a degree that it was deemed necessary to ap-
ply- for magisterial assistance, and police officers were
sent for her piotection, who continued there till a late
hour last night, as a numerous crowd continued to
collect, although so far from the reran being foun-
ded in fact, Mrs. Lara does not actually keep any
female servant.

POLICIL

BoW4lltalt.—Yesterday a Jew, One trf the pram-
ded navy agents, was brought before Mr., BIaNJE,
and Underwent a long investigations charged with
defrauding John Owen, late a seaman on board his
Majesty's ship Boadicea. The prisoner attacked the
prosecutor in the square of Somerset House, and
learnt that Eis object was to receive his prize money,
amounting to ;VB. 6s. he having obtained all the ne.
cessary documents from Greenwich, when he enticed
him away to a house in the neighbourhood, and pre.
veiled on him to sign a pager, which there is every
reason to believe was a power of attorney, and de-
sired him to call again. When be did so, he only
offered him £2 for the amount, which Owen refused
to take, and, alter some difficulty. obtained his Green-
wich certificate back. Owen then applied to the
Navy Pay Office, where he was presented with a
copy or his power of attorney, authorizing the pay-
ment of his prize money to another man, amounting
to £23. 6s. Owen denied having authorised any
man to receive his prize money. The prisoner was
in consequence taken into custody, who pretends to
be a clerk, or agent of another man. The business
will be further investigated.
Mansion House.—Yesterday Susannah Bean, a de-
cent looking woman, was brought before the Lonn
Mayon, charged with having caused the death of an
infant child, by wilful neglect and starvation. Francis
Kinnersley, one of the otticers of the parish of St. Bo-
tolph, Aldgate, deposed, that on the evening of the
Bth of last month, a fine maleinfant, apparently six
weeks old,- was discovered wrapped up, and aban-
doned beneath the gateway of Mr. Binningham, of
Aldgate High-street. No trace whatever could be
obtained of the inhuman party that had left it there,
and it was conveyed to the workhouse. On the fol-
lowing day, however, in consequence of the descrip-
tion given of the child, the prisoner went to the work-
house, and, in apparent agony, claimed it as her off-
spring. Being questioned as to the condition in which
it was fi:Midt she stated that it had been consigned to
the care of a nurse, who, upon inquiry, she learned
had basely forsaken it and fled. Upon this represen-
tation the child was delivered to the arms of its sup-
posed parent. A few days !since, however, the officer
already named, having recognised the prisoner beg-
ging through the streets, with the child. and the latter'
presenting a ft ightful appearance, contrasted to that
which it wine when given to her a month since, he
felt it his duty to take her into custody. Soots after
it was learnt, that the prisoner was not the mother of
the child, and it was, in consequence, taken from her,
and placed under medical hands in the workhouse,
while she was kept in the Conipter. Every attention
was paid to the case of the wretched infant, but in
vain, and it expired in a few days. A certificate
from the physician to the workhouse, stating that the
death of the child was occasioned by gross neglect
and starvation, was handed to the LORD MAYOR.—
His Lordship, however, deemed it necessary to hays
the personal attendance: of this Gentleman, as well as
that of the Churchwardens of the parish, to investi-
gate the chaige upon a future day. The prisoner
was consequently remanded for a final examination.
GUlLDDALL—Yesterday the Clerk of Smithfield
Marker, and a person from Lord Kensington, at-
tended the Magistrates at Guildhall, to communicate
information respecting the limits of Bartholomew
Fair, the letting of show-booths, and and other ar.
rangements.—Mr. Alderman J. J. SMITH observed,
that the fair had long !seen a nuisance, anti, instead
of being restricted. it had been emended every year,
to the great inconvenience of the inhabitants of the
city. On Tuesday the disorderly conduct of the in-
dividuals at the fair had swelled the list of charges to
not less than filly-three. Such excesses were, in a
great degree, increased by the irregularity which ap-
peared to prevail in the outskirts of the fair, and the
improper mode of letting stalls beyond the bounds of
it—i. The Collector for Lord Kensington stated the
jurisdiction of that Noble Lord to be within Bartho-
lomew Close an West Smith field.—The Clerk of the
market said, iteM•eceived nothing for stalls. He was
paid for swings and show booths, swings paid a gui-
nea eaet—the ,shews paid more or less.—The M
trate observed, that swings in the Fair were an into.
lerable nuisance. Placed as those machines were, in
the public crossings, persons were endangered hourly.
If the books of Sc. Bartholomew Hospital were to be
examined, it would be found, he said, that most of
the accidents brought in during the Fair were oc-
casioned by swings. —After some investigation, the
persons who had attended were requested to come
forward again, to state to whom the money for stalls
out of the Fair is paid, and by what authority it is,
required. The object in view, in the above inquiry,
Was to pro Cure information for a Court of Aldermen
to act upon.
A complaint was exhibited by a constable against
a respectable tradesman in Fleet-street, for taking the
most indecent liberties with several well-dressed fes
males, while among the crowd in the Fair. As the
young women. however, were not in attendance,
themselves, the Alderman was under the necessity of
dismissing the•charge.—lt is the common practiest
among a set of ruffians, to mix with the crowd passing
through the Fair, and to make a determined and Hu-
manly attack upon every female who may have the
imprudence to enter into such a scene of iniquity.--
A: great number of pickpockets were brought up,
having been detected while practising their depreda-
, dims in the 'Fair. Some were sent to Bridewell, and
others ordered for re-examinatio4.

Yesterday evening a 'young woman having impru.'
dently ventured into one of those dangerous machines
called swings, in Bartholomew Fair, she was suddenly'
l thrown out, and precipitated with such violence upon
the ground, that one of her arms. was broken, and
1 the other, as well as her body, severely injured. She
was conveyed to the Hospital.
Monday morning last, a fine girl of about seven
' years of age, niece to Mr. Willis, of Grove-place,
1 Goswell.street.road, having risen at an early hour for'
the purpose of lighting one of the fires, a burning
' stick fell beneath her clothes, unperceived, and she
was shortly enveloped en flames. The screams of the
unhappy child soon brought down Mr. Willis, who in
his exertions to arrest the progress of the fire, was
dreadfully burnt in his hands and arms. The 'child
was immediately conveyed to Bartholomew's Hospi.
1 tal, where it lingered in great agony until Tuesday,
aud.then expired.
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