The Irish Confederates held another meeting on Wednesday night, which
was much crowded. The usual fustion oratory was of more than the usual vehemence; Mr. Smith O'Brien and Mr. Meagher being conspicuous. The spirit of the whole is conveyed in the last sentence of Mr. Meagher's speech—.." If we are to perish on the scaffold, our last words shall be, France—France—France, avenge Us !"
Contrary to expectation, yesterday, St. Patrick's Day, passed off quietly in Liverpool and Manchester.
M. Guizot has been admitted as an honorary member of the Athemeum Club, for two months; a step that has excited some disapprobation in the club. We understand that the Committee does not enjoy a very hearty sympathy from the general body of members; who might not have been so eager in paying court to the great httemteur. His personal equivocation respecting the time at which " the two marriages in the Royal Family of Spain were to take place, is not quite forgotten. A small affair excites curiosity. In the list of early visiters to the Due de Nemours was the name of General Sir De Lacy Evans. Through the Times of Thursday, the General declared that he had never called. Today, Lord Foley asserts that the General's name appears in the visiting-book, in his own hand- writing, and that a person of rank saw him write it there !
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