Foreign News

The commercial intelligence brought by the last arrival frotn England is not important. Mr. O'Connell, after resting at Derrynane, is again on the move, agiteting with a giant arm. His offer of a federal conjunction with England on fair terms, not having been ac cepted by the leading Whig influences, he has returned to his oíd idea of repeal. He says, "In fine, fellow countrymen, the pause of experiment is over: let ns rouseagain for the peaceful contest - a contest not tobe suspended until the Parliament ja again in Collegegreen, with all its ancient authority and jurisdiction. Hurrah, then, for the repeal!!!'' He has proposec in the repeal aesociation, an appttcation to Parliament for thement of all the officers concerned in gettingup the monster prosecutions. Mr. S. Crawford lias commenced ihe pub lication of a series of letters in favor of local legislation for Ireland, retaining the imperial connection . Tbe duke of Leinster presided at a meeting last week at College-green. Dublin, whence has emnnated a resolution to raise a sim of L20,000 for Pather Matthew - in the fir6t place, to pay his debts; and in the next; to purchase him an annuity, in order that he may continue his labors for the promotion of temperance.The doublé Suicide at Kilmarnock. - In ourlast we grave an account of an extraordinary suicide near Kilmarnock, where two respectable-looking pereons, advanced in life, lny down in the river, fastened to each other by meane of a handkerchief, and suffered the water to roll over them. No clue to their identity existed at the time, as they had taken every means to prevent the least trace of their be'wg knovn, . Bot it haa since transpired that their name was Barker, the male having been at one period, engaged in an extensive line of business in' Manchester, London, and elsewhcre. He was a ele ver man, and his wife was highly occompiished. The dread of pöverty is supposcd to have been the governing motive for the fatal act. Father Mallheic involvedin difficufties. - A public 6ubscription has been coramenced for the relief of Fathcr Matthew, the apostle fo temperunce, Who, by his liberality in support of the cause has involved hwnslf in great and ruinous pecuniary diffieulties. Lord Cloncurry bas conlribtued L50. It appears from a paragraph in the Cork Examiner, tlmt the Rev. Mr. M'atthew bas actually been arrested íbrdcbt. His debía are eaidto umount toL5,000. The money now collecting will epeedily exceed this sum, and loave the phillanthropic friarsomething on hand.