Star.
London, England, 1826-05-09 00:00:00

REV. MR. IRVING.

Whether the popularity of the Rev. Edward Irving is on the
wane, or his zeal is waxing warmer than usual, we know not, but
he certainly resorts to strange espediehts to attract notice; he has
lately put forth a book, in which be retels the end of the world,
but with mare prudence than ltichar Brothers
t
or Joanna South-
cot, he fixes the event of which heprophecies too remote for its
correctness to be very readily disproved. The millenium, he tells
us, will not commence until the year 1847, a period when it is very
probable the Rev. Gentleman and his prophecy will be forgotten.
Mr. Irving, who thus fearlessly announces the fate of a world, is
not, however, quite so positive as to the success of the work in
which he declares its doom, if we may judge by his conduct at the
anniversary of the Hibernian Society on Saturday. On that occa-
sion, after dwelling on the evils likely to arise from the educating
of Protestants and Catholics together,he thus concluded his harangue
to the Chairman, Lord Gambier: " To use the language of the.
Apostle, silver and gold have I none, but all that I have I give
unto thee. My Lord, I beg to present you with a valuable relic,a
gold watch, which belonged to my late brother, and I beg you will
keep it in pledge; and whenever the sale of a work I have lately
published shall put me in possession of the means, I will certainly
redeem it." He then Laid on the table a handsome gold watch.—
The Chairman requested he would take it back again, and repeatedly
offered it to him, but he related, and said that so great an interest
did be feel in the welfare of the Society, that no power on earth
should induce him to accept it.—What Lord Gambier will do with
the watch we cannot think; but some of the Directors of the
Ex-Equitable Loan Company can, perhaps, put his Lordship in the
way of turning it to good account, for we would not have any
thing belonging to the Rev. Gentleman undergo the profanation of
a pawnbroker's shop.

Despatches were received yesterday morning at the
Foreign Office from the British Consuls to the South American
Republica.
yesterday despatches were received by Mr. Secretary
Catarina from Lord Gnaw/mut, our Ambassador at Paris.
Lord and Lady MACDONALD gave their first dinner
party yesterday, at their impose In Wimpole-street, to—General and
Lady CMADLOM MACGREGOR, Sir ALEXAMDCA, and Lady lion,
Lord BRANSIMAD, Lady &mum, Hon. Mrs. GIANT, Earl of
Horstroun, How. Mr. and Mrs. MACDONALD, Mrs. Hors, Hos.
Miss Feasts., General and Mrs. Macootraut,&c.
THI WICATHEIL—May has come in very delightfully ;
but for two or three days in the end of April we had very severe
frost it; the mornings, considering the advanced season of the year.
Friday se'nnight in particular was a most bitter day ; the hills were
all white with snow—the pools completely frozen over; and In the
higher parts of this county, the ice on the shallow dubs was so
strong that it actually bore the weight of a horse. Even in town,
the windows were as nicely embroidered as in winter ; and we
were informed by a traveller who crossed Shapfell on Friday, that
the snow for a considerable distance around, lay nearly half a foot
thick.—Dnosfries Courier.
A report prevailed this morning in the C'ty, that
Spain had declared South America independent, but this mUch
requires conlirmadon.
HINT TO ELECTORS.—" I remember," says the Rev.
E. lame, " a Cumberland man once came across our borders, and
our schoolboys asked him what kind of beings were Members of
Parliament ; and when this was explained, they asked, I wha' maks
'em Whoy,' says the Teacher, its bus medico 'etu, sure.' The
speech was a constitutional one; and I would call to the Electors
of England, to see that they make a House of Commons which
shall truly speak the sense of the Christian people."
The detachments of the 73d Regiment from Ireland
landed at Liverpool within sixty-three hours front the signature of
the order at the Horse Guards.

Mr. Pancy the English Minister to the Sniss Confede-
ration, arrived un the 21st alt. at Berne, and on the 22d went with
31r. Paxson", m, the Charge d'Affairs, to Lucerne, to deliver his
credentials to the President of the Diet, but was soon expected back
at Berne, where Baron VON Bungs, the new Austrian Minister
was expected to arrive.
Mr. linouon Asr has been requested to offer himself
again for his native county, Westmoreland, and has acceded to
,the request. •