Lord Morpeth gave a dinner at Blackwell on Saturday to
a large party of English and Irish Members, including most of the leading Reformers of both countries. All were in great spirits at the victory of the morning; and, although political speeches were not the order of the day, everybody having enough of them just now in the House of Commons, Lord Morpeth, on discovering that the number of his guests exactly corresponded with that of the majority, could not resist giving " The glorious eighty-six ; " which was drunk with not unnatural en- thusiasm. " Prosperity to Ireland" was another of the toasts; which Lord Clements, "as an alien in language," begged leave to translate into the purer idiom of " Erin go bragh," in which shape it was most heartily welcomed. There was afterwards some beautiful singing; Mr. Dundas, of Yorkshire, having been called upon by Lord Murpeth to give a challenge to the Irish Members, which was taken up by Mr. O'Dwyer and Major 1Vestenra. Mr. O'Connell, after observing that he did not sing, but could speak a little, said very happily, with refer. ence to the musical rivalry between Yorkshire and Ireland, that "there was a Yorkshireman at present in Ireland who had done more than any man in the world to promote harmony between the two countries, and whose health he should consequently beg leave to propose : he meant Lord Mulgrave." We need hardly add that the hint was re- ceived with universal plaudits. Altogether, the evening is said to have passed off in the most agreeable manner possible, and is likely to draw still closer the ties of kindly feeling by which the Liberal Representa- tives of the two countries are already united.—Hertford Reformer.
Ludford Iloase, Ludlow, the seat of E. L. Charlton, Esq., M.P., has been let for a term of years to Lord Muncaster, a member of the Lowther family.—Ifereford Journal. [Mr. Charlton is understood to be sick of politics, and does not intend to stand again for Ludlow; that town, thanks to the Municipal Reform Bill, will henceforward return two Reform Members to Parliament.—Sun.
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