The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-08-30 00:00:00

MR. FEARGUS O'CONNOR.

The following letter has been received in town from Mr.
O'Connor:—

" Leeds, Aug. 25, 1839.
" Sir, 1 yesterday travelled 175 miles on my way to the
Convention of the 26th, when on my arrival here, I learned,
firstly, that five true bills had been found against me by the
grand jury of the Liverpool assizes, and, secondly, that one
of the deepest and blackest conspiracies ever concocted against
man was just ready to explode, and Loth of which I am com-
pelled to face. Such must plead my apology for absence for
a day or two. Now, Sir, give me leave to inform you, that
since I left London on the 12th of August, I have addressed
the people of seven counties in Scotland, and the men of Car-
lisle, at each and every one of which places there was a
crowded and enthusiastic meeting; all passed resolutions of
confidence in the Convention , and I can solemnly declare,
in defiance of the Whig and Tory press, that where there was
one milk-and-water Radical in Scotland eight months ago,
there:are now 50 determined Radicals. I never saw any-
thing like the resolution. O'Brien's visit did-much good ; lie
is a great and a deserving favourite. The one thing needed
now is union in the Convention, and union among the people
will surely follow ; but when the least squabble takes place,
they get disgusted. All over the country they are making
preparations to recruit the Convention, and never will allow
it to die. ' Union, and no Surrender,' should be our motto.
Praying that God may bless the Convention and scatter its
enemies,

" I am faithfully yours,
" FEARG US O'CONNOR."

The Mayor of Faversham, we are credibly informed, has
declined representing the Cinque Ports, at the Wellington
Festival, on account of the committee having refused to allow
the health of her Majesty's Ministers being given as a toast.
—.Maidstone Gazette.
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be
passed under the great seal, granting the dignity of a baron
of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto
the Right lion. Thomas Spring Rice, and the heirs male of
his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of
Baron Monteagle, of Brandon, in the county of Sligo.
TuE LAKES.—For some time past, the several excellent
inns on the margin of Windermere, the " Queen of English
Lakes," have been thronged with fashionable visitors, not-
withstanding the unfavourableness of the weather. We hear
also that the well-conducted inns at the head and foot of
Ullswater have lately been crowded with tourists, who have
chosen this romantic spot for a temporary sojourn.—Kendal.
Mercury.

One evening last week a line baited with a worm was put
into the Hay mill-stream, and on the following morning it
was found with an eel and a jack attached to it. The eel had
first taken the bait and got hooked, and in this state was
swallowed by the jack ; but the eel, " not at home" in its
novel abode, attempted an egress therefrom, and got partially
through one of jack's gills, but could not proceed further,
causing an entanglement and obstruction which proved fatal
to both—the jack was ultimately caught without any hook in
in him at all; it weighed Sibs., and was two feet four inches
in length ; and the eel about half that length.—Maidstone
Journal.

THE NORWICH FESTIVAL.—II is announced that Sphor,
who is to visit England for the sole purpose of, conducting
the performance of his last and greatest work, the oratoria
of " Calvary," at the above festival, is to be in London on
the 9th of September. His stay here will be only a few days,
as the general rehearsal at Norwich is to be on the 16th.
There have already been two rehearsals of this oratoria in the
Hanover-square Rooms, attended by• all the principal Lon-
don vocal and instrumental performers, and we observe from.
the Norwich papers that the resident chorus singers and
band, to the number of 250, have for some time past had
wetkly rehearsals, besides numerous- meetings for drill in
smaller divisions.