The O'Connell , Centenary ended in a-sharp:encounter between the High Catholics
and pure Repealers, of whom.the Lord Mayor has made himself the spokesman, and the Home-rulers,. backed by the popular Nationalism, which concerns itself little, about Constitutional forms. As we said last week, the. former party were. triumphant in making. the arrangements, but the latter had their revenge at the Lord- Mayor's banquet on Friday; when the audience refused to listen. to Sir- C.. Gavan Duffy, -whom person-, ally, it seems, they did not recognise, and who was selected to re- spond for "the Legislative Independence of Ireland." There were loud cries for Mr. Batt, for the Home-rulers were indignant at the apparent slight put upon their leader ; and after the Lord Mayor, the Bishop of Nantes, and others had *Orly tried tb speak, Mr. Butt got up-to ask a hearing rot sit 0: ]Yok. Pm intention was misapprehended by the Lord Mayor, Who • teilitla temper, and finally walked off iii dudgeon, leaVing" Thitron his legs, to have his conciliatory speech, however; brotigEr oral? to an. end by the turning-down of the gas. on the followag day the Home-rulers attempted an open-air -dhino1iithit1611' of their own, which was spoilt by the rain. The sqiialibla of Friday has dtuing the week. been the subject of eiplairatibini airritz eliminations,. which probably have increased the bittern-6W of the original feud. But there are net trlio•opiniOnS as to the Lord Mayor's taste and discretion.
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