The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-19 00:00:00

GREECE.

Accounts from Athens of the 7th instant state
that the Greek Cabinet has been mod►fied. M.
Benizalos Roufos, son in law of the President of
the Council had been appointed Minister of the
Interior; M. Tatzis Manghinas, Senator, 'Minister
of Finance; M. Colocotroni, Deputy of Foreign
Affairs; M. Rhallis, of Justice ; and General
Anastasius Maromichali, of Public Worship and
Instruction ; M. Conduriotti, President of the
Council and Minister of Marine, and General
Rodius, Minister of War, retained their respective
offices.

IRELAND.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

DUBLIN, TUESDAY EVENING.

At the meeting of the Privy Council to-day, seven
proclamations were issued. The districts are the
city and county of Dublin,• the city of Waterford,
and part of the county of Waterford. The city and
part of the county of Cork. The county of the
town of Drogheda. The Lord-Lieutenant, president
of the Council. The Rev. Patrick Byrne, arrested
for sedition, was rescued by a mob, from the Bride-
well of Carrick-on-Suir. All the prisoners liberated.
There are alarming accounts from Waterford, and
some other places.

We have received the following letter from a
correspondent at Waterford. We believe the contents
to be exaggerated, and publish it without gua-
ranteeing the authenticity of all the facts it con-
tains :
OREM' MEETING OF THE PEASANTRY AT
SLIEVNAMUN ON SUNDAY—ENTRY OF
MR. THOMAS F. MEAGHER INTO WATER-
FORD ON MONDAY MORNING—ARRESTS
AT CARRICK-ON SUIR, TERRIBLE EXCIrE
MENT THERE, THE PRISONERS RELEASED!
(Faom A CORRESPONDENT.)

WATERFORD, MONDAY, JULY 17.

Mr. Meagher's entry into Waterford, which was
• expected to take place on yesterday evening at four
o'clock, did not occur until half-past two o'clock this
morning, as he was forcibly carried by the Cashel
Clubs to the meeting at Slievnamon, where, with
Mr. Doheny, he addressed at least 50,000 persons.
At eleven o'clock, P.M., he left Carrick-on-Suir fur
Waterford ; the Carrick Clubs were out in march-
ing order, and numbered 1,200 men. The multi-
tude which thronged the road for eighteen miles,
prevented the procession, which accompanied Mr.
Meagher, from moving along at a quicker pace
than three miles per hour ; and at Pilltown
he was compelled to address the assembled thousands
at midnight. He remains here for three or four days,
and should any attempt be made to seize him on any
new charge blood will flow freely.
At Carrick-on-Suir this morning three of the club
leaders were arrested, and the chief of police inti-
mated to the Rev. Mr. Byrne, R.C.C., that he might
consider himself under arrest; but the Rev.
Mr. Byrne is reported to have told him to seize him
if he thought proper, which, it is said, the chief de-
clined. The news of the arrest of the club presidents
'Spread through the town like wildfire—every horse
in Carrick was dragged out, and sent off for rein
forcements of the peasantry to the slate quarries
and neighbouring towns, and the driver of the car
which brought the account here says that pikes
and guns were to be seen in all directions hastening
to the town. It is also stated that two gentlemen,
Messrs. O'Donnell and Mandeville, went armed be-
fore the magistrate, and told him that the country
was rising, and that if he wished to avoid a rebel-
lion he had better liberate the prisoners, who would
come forward at any time to stand their trial for
any charge that might be made against them; as in
20 minutes a furce would arrive in Carrick which
would annihilate the garrison, it was deemed prudent
to comply with the request, and the prisoners were
restored to their homes, and thus alone was Carrick;

and perhaps Ireland, saved from bloodshed for the
present. Nothing can equal the wild enthusiasm 0(
the people here ; the starving ones (a too numer°lll
class), who feed on a wild berry called " hurts'
and on anything they can find, rejoice at the ides
of shirmaging (skirmishing), whilst the middle'
classes, in the towns at least, whuse shops haven°,
been long idle, are indifferent to what turns up.
shopkeeper here, who employed twelve clerks, si
Easter Monday last (a great market-day in 0016
years) had, at the close or the day, two fourpeurd
pit ces in his cash-box, the produce of his sales
that clay

Should anything further of note turn up, I°
write to-Inorrow.— Chronicle.

RIOT AT CARRICK-ON-SUIR.
(From the Swelling Packet, July 18.)
The Rev. Mr. Byrne, Roman Catholic Priest,
yesterday arrested, on a charge of sedition, and 037
in the Bridewell.

The people assembled in large masses, and made°
attack on the gaol. They succeeded in rescuing I'll
Byrne, and set free all the prisoners.
The military, being without orders, did not fitti
The departure of the Lord-Lieutenant for Eng'
has been delayed for a few days.

SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER).
IMPEY U. KNIGHT.
This was an action on a contract. The plaintiff
gentleman residing at Twickenham. and in April
let a furnished cottage, called Lawn Cottage, to de'ol
dant, at the yearly rent of 170/., and there were seep
covenants to keep the grounds in good condition,
and to make good all damages or dilapidations.
defendant left, however, ut the end of the term, leavie
one quarter's rent unpaid. Mr. Holmes, a surveyor%gi
timated the dilapidation at 13/. Ili. 7d., but that afilfr
was reduced by consent to 12/. 12s. itto
The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted,
did not appear to support the plea. Of
The jury gave a verdict for 531. Ils. 7d.—Thi3
the only case tried.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
(Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE.)
Mary Anne Parker, a young woman ot very r" of
appearance, was indicted for stealing a child's chalie,
the value of N.., the property ot (Aeries Scott. ty
The charges rested entirely on the evidence of.d
prosecutor's wife, who lets out children's chaises,r
other vehicles, for hire, and stated, that on the 14111,,,
June the prisoners obtained the chaise from her for loti,
The chaise not being returned, Mrs. Scott went too
address given by the person who hired, and wk°,o
swore positively was the prisoner; but neither the 06,
nor the nurse-maid who borrowed it were known 1110
Some days afterwards she saw the prisoner, and gaged
into custcdy.
si
The defence was that the proseeutrix was mistake"
to the identity, and the lady in whose service the Ae"
soner was employed on the day when she was alleged
have taken the chaise, swore that on that day she
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not left the house, nor had she any child in her ckl
There were other respectable witnesses to confirm
statement.
The JUDGE stopped the case, and the jury sego jitt
the prisoner, who left the court accompanied by ruff'
able friends.

MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS Thq
DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT OF A WOMAN TO MORE'
HER THREE CHILDREN.—Hannah Leith, a wretw,4"
looking woman, 35 years of age, residing at 10 I;
Car burton-street, Marylebone, was placed at the
before Mr. Bingham, charged with having attetelle
to destroy her three children, aged respectively
years, two years, and ten months, by adrninisterlf
them a quantity of sugar of lead. She was also oil
with attempting to destroy herself by taking the
deadly poison. The prisoner, who appeared to I:1,i
great distress, was so weak from the effects of the pd
She had taken that she was accommodated with a eer
the dock. 4!
The first witness examined was police-constable Pi
mao, who, on being sworn, said—About half-past?
last night I received information that a womito).
poisoned herself and three children, and in conseqs
I went to No. 27, Carburton-street, in company
Lawson, the surgeon. I found the prisoner lyingj
bed with her three children. Mr. Lawson said he Wire
to put a question to her, and he hoped she would 05)
truly. He then asked her ii she had taken any
herself. She said she had taken sugar of lead, and
administered some to her three children in soraej
and as soon as she had done it she sent her eh
boy to acquaint his aunt. The prisoner and
three children were in great agony at d
time, and Mr. Lawson used the stomach pump, in °Ar.
to remove the poison from their stomachs. I prods
certificate signed by Mr. Lawson to that etreett
stating that he believed them now out of danger.
George Leith, the prisoner's son, was then estitol.o
and said—l ant ten years old. Last night 1 was
very ill alter tea. Soon atter my two youngest 100;;0
were taken ill, and my mother was taken very bad 0.
My father was out, Ido not know what made ei°oo
My mother told me to go to my aunt's and tell her oj
she• had murdered the children and poisoned bet
I was taken so bad that I could not walk.
The prisoner in a sullen manner said she had not°
to say.
Mr. BINGHA3I remanded her for a week.

SOUTHWARK.—(THIS DAY.) 0,
Mr. Darby, the celebrated firework-maker was slot
moned to this Court, for having more powder ou
premises than authorised by the Act of Parliament., yt
Mr. ELLIuTT, the sitting magistrate, postpone('
decision.
Fowler, a young man employed by Mr. Date
white, a milkman, was charged with embezzlling
ous sums of money.
Two witnesses were called, who proved to cert
sums paid him.
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The prisoner acknowledged the robbery, and Gioe
Mr. Cole, a dairyman, who proved he had knovinhips
prisoner two or three years, and always considered "
honest.
After some-little recrimination between this aneo
and the prosecutor, the prisoner was committed.

TO THE SECRETARY OF TA',
BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION:4
Sir,—Monday the 17th was the day of announclop
the different measures intended to be abandoned.„o,
account of the lateness of the period of the seswor
Something must be done on this matter by us or° to
immediate posterity ; considering that we bco
not yet completed the sixth thousand of the world.
acknowledged years, and it is as probable as the °l3ll
trary, that there are six thousand more to come. 41
is clear that a process of compression of some %Ice
must be invented; by the token that time and 01')'$.
are finite, and not even the omnipotence of Po°
ment can put more than sixty minutes into an hol',
't
The phenomenon presented is, that talk does !to
produce legislation as it used to do. Time was, l'fp
when the brains were out, and all reasonable 0)1%,
affecting the question had been thrown before the lim
lic, the law was made. One cause contributory 50 o
contrary appearance now, is that there has bee°o,
change in the seat of legislative power. When &,o
law esquires and protectionist merchants ruled di,
roast, they might well be content with less expe°o4
ture of speech. But place them in a minority, Pb,
what limit shall be put to their expatiating on a b 40,1
way bill or a sugar duty, and laying in every vv°lll4l
the knife that made it, in bitterness of regret for Ye'
has passed away.
At present the practice of the House seerns,4
be this ; to talk all night on every single subi`;.4o
and then adjourn because it is getting late.
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better receipt could be invented for having nothl'l,
done. And then this is met, by having early 6le,
tings and late. It will be found out at some tin't
that business is not better done for being long ell,
it. In all the ordinary concernments of life, blOs,
ness is got through because men know it must
completed by a certain time; and the experience t
the House at the Wednesday's sittings, will°
are ruled to cease at six o'clock, is el);
tirely in favour of the same principle. I's,
men know that a thing is to be over by 't
certain time, and they will do it; and withon
more of complaint from those who say sile)i
could not be heard, than at present. The fact is, tiPh
the time is consumed by licensed bores. Bore nfterta
bore rises, and claims his presciptive light to be he°,,i
by virtue of his patent. I remember that in the 01,4
House of Commons there were men of this kind,
who always caught the Speaker's eye in preferenej
because he considered them as inevitable evils, au
wished to get them out of the way.
There can be little doubt, that if there were Vo
Speakers and the House sat every hour of evert
thy and night in the week, there would be just 03,,,
same difficulty in getting through with business 7,
at present. It would therefore be worth while to a)
the effect of the opposite policy, or shortening One'
And the experience of the Wednesdays' sittiqs
shows that the way to produce an effective Pitt
e
would be to determine that no formation of 0.,
House for any one day, should be effective for eV
other day; the result of which would be to break 01}
the House at midnight, and oblige the fabricators °
speeches to curtail accordingly.
Except by the action of some general rule of - tbis
nature, it is very difficult to interfere with the in:
firm,ty of long speech-making. Public meeting;
sometimes attempt an agreement that. none shall spo t
above halt an-hour ; but the circumstances are Ot
identical with those of the House of Commons. 13°
a decision that speaking is to stop at a certain hour'
is an indirect mode of operating in the same direction.
, On Tuesday the House met at twelve on a ques
tion connected with Highway. rates, and the landed
interest was in an agony. It met again at five, and
was counted out in five minutes, the subjects being
the Audit of Public Accounts, Ballot, and 31r'
Hume's motion for making a borough of Chelsea and
neighbourhood instead of Sudbury.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
T. PERRONET THOMPSOA'
- Blackheath, Loudon, July 19, 1848.

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