The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-08-08 00:00:00

CUBA.

Cuba is reported in a state of great alarm, from an at-
tempted revolution by the negroog, which has caused much
anxiety among the authorities ; as well as the report of
some under current at work, to annex the island to the
United States. Trade was dull on this account."

ITALY.
GREAT BATTLES BETWEEN THE AUSTRIANS AND THE

PIEDMONTESE.
Letters of the 24th ult., from the head quarters of the
Piedmontese army, state that on the previous day the
Austrian General Aspre, with 25,000 men, came out from
Verona, forced the position of Sona and Somma Cam-
pagna, and drove the Piedmontese from all the country
between the Upper Adige and the Lake of Garda, and the
plain of Verona and the Mincio. At the same time an
Austrian force of 8000 descended the Montebalde, and
after taking the heights of La Corona, ejected the Pied-
montese from the Plateau of Rivoli. The Sardinians,
whose force was not one-fourth that of the enemy, retired
opportunely—some to Peschiera, others across the Min-
cio, and a few to Villafranca. On the 24th General Aspre
attempted to force the Mincio at Moozanbano, and to
establish a bridge at Salionzo. Letters of the 25th ult.
have also been received from the head-quarters of the
Sardinian army. The Austrians hal been successful in all
their operations. The Mincio had been forced at Mon-
zambano and at Salionza ; and Ponti, on the right bank,
and Pozzolongo, six miles at this side of it, are occupied.
The King of Sardinia, with2s,ooo men, was at Villafranca.
A perfect panic prevailed in the country on the right of
the Mincio, so much so that all the visitors at Dezerzano,
on the Lake of Garda, ten miles from Peschiera, on the
high road to Milan, fled in dismay on Monday night to
Brescia. The Austrians had committed no excesses, and
the cavalry that appeared at Pozzolongo on Tuesday morn-
ing, on alighting at the hotel, declaring they meant to pay
for everything they asked for.
The apparently contradictory accounts of the war raging
in Italy between the Austrian and Piedmontese armies
have been, so far as they went, substantially correct. The
Austrians had swept the country to the plateau of Rivoli.
There had been hard fighting. on the 22d and 23d. On
the 24th, the Piedmontese gained an advantage, and took
2,500 prisoners. On the 25th, the action was renewed ;
but a fresh Austrian corps having approached his rear,
King Charles Albert was obliged to retreat upon Goito ;
a movement which he effected in good order, carrying
with him his prisoners.
The Paris papers of Saturday announce the entrance of
the Austrians into Cremona on the 31st ult., and the retreat
of the Piedmontese on Codogno.
France has refused to offer any military interference in
the war in Italy. but has offered a mediation in conjunc-
tion with England.
Letters from Rome of the 24th ult. deny that a Provi-
sional Government had been established in that city.
There has been an idea entertained of appointing a com-
mittee of war, which had given rise to the report.
THE THUNDERS OF THE VATICAN AND THE DEMO-
CRACY.—The Democrats of Rome seemed disposed to
bring the spiritual authority of Rome to bear upon their
political aims. The Epoca, the organ of the Mamiani
Ministry, winds up an article against Austria with the
following appeal to Pius IX. ;—" Let his sacred hand
hurl the spiritual thunder at the head of the Austrian !
Let the anathema be pronounced ! Let the August tem-
ple of St. Peter be hung with mourning ! By torchlight
let the symbol of malediction be fulminated : Anathema!
War ! war ! war !" _

The British DZinister, .Mr. Abercombie, arrived in Co-
dogno, on the Ist inst., and after along interview with the
King, left for. Cremona or Milan.
Our Paris letters state that intervention in Italy was no
longer doubtful, but that it would be a joint interference
of France and England to compel, in the first instance, a
suspension of hostilities, with a view to a peaceful arrange-
ment between Austria and Italy.

ORIGIN OF THE LATE OUTBREAK IN PARIS.—The
report of the committee appointed by the National As-
sembly of France to investigate the causes &c. of the
late insurrection establishes beyond all doubt the existence
of a vast and permanent conspiracy against the first prin-
ciples of social order. There is also afforded by it abun-
dant confirmation of the suspicions continually enter-
tained and expressed with reference to the conduct of
Lsrteoedvdr, di
eunßlanc, and Caussidiere. It is
variety of testimonies that a party ex-
isted, owith certain members of the Provi-
pby a Rollin,
great
connexionL ui
Provi-
sional Government, whose object was to excite in the
country a violent agitation and an amount of social dis-
order leading to a fresh castastrophe. This party was in
a manner governed by the clubs of Paris, and especially
by a body called " the Clubs of Clubs," because it was
composed of delegates from these lawless assemblies
throughout the country, and by the vast association of
the "Droits de l' Hornme.' These clubs were directed
by Sobrier, Longepied, and Vilain ; their head quarters
were strongly fortified houses in the heart of Paris, which
were supplied with ammunition and arms by the Minister
of War and the Prlfect of Police; their emissaries
scoured the whole country, receiving each ten francs 4-
day from the public Treasury, and preaching the most
atrocious and revolutionary doctrines. Meanwhile Louis
Blanc, at the Luxembourg, openly professed, in language
far stronger than any which has before been publicly re-
ported, his imperishable hatred to the whole existing
order of society, and in the insane extravagance of his
language, which deeply infected his unhappy hearers with
a sort of mystical enthusiasm, he assured those whom he
was leading to famine and to death that they and all men
should be kings. The atliers nalz9nattx supplied the
army of this anti-social creed, and it seems proved that
the swhole of the moneyfound on the insurgents of June,
and employed by them„fproceeded from the misappro-
priated funds of these worksjops exelusivelv.

VIENNA.—We are on the eve of a new revolution. In
reply to an invitation made on the part of the ministry and
of the Archduke John, the Emperor said that he would
defer his visit to Vienna till the assembly had performed
its duty in restoring power to legal authorities. A popular
eineute was therefore commenced on the 28th. Ministers
were prepared to resign ; but at ldst there was a compro-
mise. An address was prepared to the Emperor, which
has for the moment tranquillised the people, but the fer-
mentation continues.

SPAIN.—A flotilla of steamers, under the command of
Admiral Baldasano, is to be stationed on the Northern
Coast of Spain, to prev2nt the landing of any insurgent
force. The Captain-Gt neral of Navarre writes, under
date Lumbier, 20th, that the district under his command
was completely pacified. The insurgent chiefs had united
their forces, amounting, in all, to 900 men, to give battle
to the Queen's troops. They were, however, defeated in
six engagements, with the loss of 22 killed, 35 wounded,
and 14 prisoners ; 300 had fled into France, and 200
had claimed the benefit of the amnesty.
. . _

So scarce are labourers in South Australia that most of
the waggons in which copper ore is conveyed from the
mines to Adelaide, where it is shipped for England, are
driven by boys between fen and fifteen years of age.
Two English gentlemen, named Knight and Butler, re-
siding at Burges, were unfortunately drowned on the 24th
ult. They were bathing in the Hevst. Mr. Knight was
in his 22d, and Mr. Butler in his 50th, year.
The friends of the Borneo mission will be glad to hear
that letters have been received from the missionaries,
dated May 31, announcing their safe arrival at Singapore
on the 23d of the same month, having left England on
January 7, 1847.
The accounts from Ireland excite naturally much at-
tention in Paris; but with the exception of one journal,
the Reforme, there is no sign of joy uttered that the
plague of Jacobinism has extended to a portion of Great
Britain. The DAats, Constitutionnel, Siecle, and Uni-
vers treat these accounts with coldness.
The advices from the French Newfoundland fisheries
are not of a favourable character. The catch on the Grand
Bank at present has not exceeded 15,000 fish per vessel.
Last year, up' to the early part of July, the average was
£35,000 per vessel. The subsequent fishery was not ex-
pected to be more productive, owing to a scarcity of bait.
THE CHURCH IN CutNA.--,A. letter from the -Rev. V.
Stanton to the Bishop of London, dated Hong Kong,
April 24th, 1848,- informs us that St. John's Church, at
that station, will now be completed in the month of Sep-
.tember. There will be accommodation for about 900 per-
sons,. which is much -beyond the present requirement.
The church at Canton will be finished soon after, and that
at Shan& is already completed. Mr. Stanton has the
prospect of commencing a Chinese school, with two Eng-
lish assistants.
REVOLUTION IN PURGATORY.--The Journal desDefbals
announces that the priests of the Chapel Royal at Dreux
have been turned off at a short notice, their offices being
chargeable upon the civil list of the ex-king. The em-
ployment of these priests being to say masses for the deli-
verance of the souls of the deceased members of the Orleans
family from Purgatory, it follows, according to R,cenish
doctrine, that their sufferings from purgatorial fire will be
indefinitely prolonged, in consequence of the revolution of
February.
An accident has happened which will delay the comple-
tion of the great suspension bridge over the Danube at
Pesth. This unfortunate delay has been caused by the
breaking of one of the raising chains, The chain had
been tested before it was sent from England, with a
weight of sixty tons. It had frequently raised thirty-
seven tons, and broken while raising a weight of only
eighteen tons. For the damage. the company, it is said.
will bring an action against the English manufacturers of
the defective chain.

PIRACY AND MURDER.—On May 18 there was a special
session held at Singapore by Sir Christopher Rawlinson,
the Recorder, for the trial of 26 Chinese convicts, escaped
from the General Wood. After an investigation, which
lasted two days, they were all found guilty, and sentence
of death recorded against them, except four, on whom
sentence of death was passed. Of these four three were
hanged on the morning of the 26th of May, the fourth
being respited. The 23 convicts have been sentenced to
transportation to Bombay, chiefly for life. Several new
facts were elicited on the trial, but the confessions of the
culprits have served chiefly to explain the way in which
the catastrophe was brought about. It appears the ship's
carpenter, a Chinese, planned the undertaking, with the
assistance of two of the crew, also Chinese ; all three were
found guilty, and sentenced to transportation to Bombay.
Sixteen of the Chinese in.one chain it was arranged should
be released by the man at the end of the chain forcing the
lock. One of the convicts, who acted as a cook, tapered
pieces of fire-wood to be used as means of attack. The
16 head men were to divide themselves into four parties,
each party to attack and murder the captain and his three
officers, whilst the Chinese crew and the carpenter were
to persuade the Lascars to take to the rigging. According
to the confessions, on the 16 being released, they first
killed the Sepoy in charge of the key, and with the latter
released the other Chinese secured on another chain. On
reaching the deck they murdered the captain and chief
mate, and threw the bodies overboard ; the second mate
was wounded and missed—he could not be found ; the
third mate fought the Chinese at every point, until, nearly
exhausted, he made for the misentop, whence he was drag-
ged down by Ung-Hee (a Chinese Lascar) and despatched
with a sword just before the dawn of day.

IRELAND.

(From our Second Edition of Tuesday last.)
The following account of the affray between the police
and the rebels is from the Dublin Evening Mail:
When the police arrived within a short distance of Bala
lingary, they were encountered by Mr. S. O'Brien, at
tho head of a body of from 400 to 1000 men. The police
then took possession of a house close at hand, when the
rebel leader, addressing one of the police, summoned the
party to surrender. The policeman, in place of shooting
Mr. O'Brien, went to the part of the building where In-
spector Trant was at the time, to report the matter to his
commander. Mr. Trant hastened to the spot, but Mr.
O'Brien had taken his departure. Mr. Trant forthwith
ordered his men to fire : the engagement then commenced
and speedily terminated with the defeat of rebels of whom
about eight or ten were killed and several wounded. Dur-
ing the conflict 2 shots were fired at O'Brien. but neither
took effect. One shot killed a rebel at O'Brien's side.
Another party of police under the command of Mr. Cox,
and accompanied by Mr. Ffrench, the stipendiary magis-
trate came up at the instant and fired on the rebels with
considerable effect. The insurgents immediately fled.
18 were killed, and a considerable number wounded. The
police ultimately retired upon Callan, without suffering
any loss whatever. A sergeant of police was caught in
the rebel camp, and was only liberated on the interference
of Mr. O'Brien. His horse was taken from him, on
which Mr. O'Brien mounted and rode about amongst his
troops in a general's uniform. The horse was then re-
turned to the man, who has since arrived at his post in
safety. He describes the appearance of Mr. O'Brien to
be very miserable, but he is determined never to surren-
der, as he feels his fate would then be certain.
At Killenaule, a barricade of several huge blocks of
timber, trees, stones, &c., had been erected to arrest the
progress of a party of the Bth Hussars, and it was only
taken down on the officer in command pledging his word
that he had no warrant against Mr. O'Brien. It is thought
that the troops will surround the coal pits, in one of which
it is believed the rebel leaders are concealed, and so starve
them out.

The train from the South which arrived at Dublin yes.
terday at midday, reports that all was quiet. Mr. O'Brien
was said to be in Johnstown, county of Kilkenny, and
General Macdonald close at his heels.

A Privy Council was held at the Castle yesterday, when
it was resolved to place under the Crime and Outrage Act,
the counties of Kerry, Wexford, Carlow, Kildare, Wick-
low, Westmeath, Louth, and Queen's County, seven
more Baronies in Cork County, eight Baronies in King's
County, and four Baronies in County Cavan.
Yesterday the police entered the haberdashery estab-
lishment of Messrs. Pim and Co., Dublin, and instantly,
to the consternation of the proprietors, commenced a
search for arms. The police then enquired for several
persons and ten answered to their names, who were im-
mediately taken into custody. It appeared from papers
found on them, that they had received regular commis-
sions in the rebel army, and were about to leave that very
day to join their leader, Mr. Smith O'Brien. The arms
in their pessession were of course seized.
Three persons have been arrested at Wexford, who were
on their way to Liverpool with several cases of fire-arms
and pikes, which are becoming a drug in the Irish mar-
ket.

Great excitement exists all round the disaffected dis-
trict. In the towns scarcely a man is to be seen, though
it is well known that large armed parties are concealed.
From all quarters we hear of the dissolution of the clubs
in the provinces. •
Fires burn nightly on all the mountains in the disturbed
locality.

An attempt is being made to turn the temperance rooms
into rebellion clubs.
Four arrests were effected on Wednesday at Nenagh,
among which was that of Mr. Egan, formerly connected
with the National Bank.

On Wednesday, the police succeeded in arresting 20 of
the wretched men who had been induced to take part in
the affray at Boulagh.
The Globe says that some near relatives of S. O'Brien
are about to take out a commission of lunacy, to inquire
into his state of mind.
The following arrests have taken place in Galway :—C.
Rochford, attorney ; John Blake, editor of the Galway
Vindicator ;• and Geoghegan, gunsmith.
Lord Clarendon has published a proclamation, declaring
that all persons sheltering the rebel chiefs, or assisting
them to escape, will be adjudged guilty of high treason,
and dealt with accordingly.
It is now, upon what appear to be the grounds of the
higest probability, conjectured by the authorities, that
Mr. Meagher has succeeded in effecting his escape from
New Ross to Bristol in female apparel.

Warrants are out against more than one American sym-
pathiser, of whom there are several now in Ireland, and it
' is said that they have considerable sums of money at their
command.
Two more arrests took place in Dublin on Wednesday.
C. Taffe, Esq., barrister-at-law, president of the Swift
Confederation Club, and T. Walter Mayler, Esq., presi-
dent of the Citizen Club, both of whom are committed to
Newgate. Dublin never was more tranquil.
SOLDIERS !ATTACKED 1W REYEALERS.—Two men be-
longing to a company of the 57th regiment, while in Car-
' rickmacross, en route for Dundalk, a few nights ago, were
most savagely attacked by a large mob and very severely
beaten.
It is reported that Mr. T. F. 'Meagher is wandering
about the country in disguise of a pedlar, wearing old
clothes and a straw hat. Mr. O'Brien, when in Killen-
haule, on Friday, and on the common on Saturday, wore
a black frock coat, of military make, and a green cap with.
.a.gold lace band, a waist-belt, with two pairs of pistols.

The loyal Orangemen of Lurgan district assembled on
Wednesday, and agreed to a set of resolutions, placing
their services at the disposal of government. They call
upon Lord Clarendon to arm the Orangemen of the north
forthwith, the descendants nf those men who in " '9B were
called the saviours of their country."
AN OFFER OF NEUTRALITY.—Mr. Smith O'Brien is
said to have addressed an autograph letter to the chair-
man of the Mining Company of Ireland, to the effect that
the property of the company would be respected if they
observed an honourable neutrality during the approach-
ing civil war.
There is every reason, says the Mail, to believe that
Smith O'Brien is concealed somewhere between Ballin-
garry and Thurles. It is certain that he has not more
than two or three followers with him. Familiarised with
the coal-hole of the palace of Westminster he is probably
enjoying the °awn cum digginy-a-p'tatie of the coal pits
of Kilkenny.
The government, in their search for arms and ammuni-
tion have found a great deal more of both commodities
than they had anticipated. In one farmer's shed, in the
neighbourhood of Piltown (county Kilkenny), no less
than twenty stand of arms were discovered, and in a small
grocer's shop, in the town of Filtown, thirty-four casks
of gunpowder were seized.
The clubs in the south are melting like snow before the
Lord C!arendon's proclamation. Five " Captains " were
taken up at Cork on Wednesday, and marched to gaol.
They looked the very picture of despair. Even the arrest
of Dr. Cane, at Kilkenny, has produced no excitement.
A great number of persons were last week arrested in
Cork.

How TO DRIVE A COACH AND SIX THROUGH THE
CRIME AND OUTRAGE ACT.—We understand that a well-
known agitator, residing at Kingstown, was lately refused
a license to keep arms in his dwelling, whereupon he im-
mediately took out a game license, under which he is en-
titled not only to keep arms, but to march to Slievenamon
with a battery of light sixes, if he were a person whose
views such an excursion would suit.—Dublin Mail.
REBEL MEETING AT CORK.—A meeting was held of
about six hundred persons at the Cork Fair-field on Sun-
day evening, about five o'clock ; but a number of police
having come amongst them they threw up a leathered ball
and went actively to work kicking it_ round the field. It
was understood that the object of the meeting was to ap-
point a president to the Emmett Confederate Club, in
place of Mr. William Riordan, pawnbroker, who resigned.
ORANGE INSTITUTION.—The masters and officers of
the various lodges within the jurisdiction of the city of
Armagh met on Monday, for the purpose of transacting
business of the utmost importance, a part of which, it may
be mentioned, was the selecting a place of general rendez-
vous where the brethren should meet and concentrate
their forces, to be called together at a given signal of
alarm, in case of a sudden outbreak of the rebels.—Newry
Telt graph.
Contrary to general rumour, C. Gavan Duffy, late pro-
prietor of the Nation, and im Martin, late proprietor
of the Felon, together with some other prisoners of minor
note, will be put upon their trial this week. The sum-
monses havg already been served on the jury. It is, said
that Mr. Hogan, the registered printer of the Tribune,
means to plead guilty, relying, under his peculiar circum-
stances, on the clemency of the crown. It is also said
that Mr. Duffy has retained Mr. Butt, Q.C.

THE FIGHT AT DALuNGARRY.—There is no arriving
at an undisputed return of the killed and wounded. The
Metropolitan Police Commissioners say seven killed. Our
correspondent and several others say but three. The
Freeman gives 10, the Mail 11, and a local newspaper 20.
"The facts are," says the Mail of Friday, in reply to the
police commissioners' notice, " that instead of 1000 rebels
there were but 200, or thereabouts, engaged in the affair
of Saturday—that it occurred not near Killenaule, but at
the commons of Ballingarry—and that there were at least
11_men killed instead of seven.

NARROW ESCAPE OF SMITH O'BRlEN.—During the
fatal collision with the police at Mother Cormack's house,
this gentleman was seen creeping on all fours out of the
gate of the enclosure, and the police, raising their mus-
kets, fired at him within a distance of twelve yards. He
rolled over, probably to avoid the shot, as it has been
ascertained that he escaped unhurt. He took great care
of his personal safety, having ensconced himself among
the vegetables, and under the shelter of a wall, in a man-
ner much more prudent than daring. Mrs. Cormack will
no doubt be remunerated by Government for the complete
destruction of her property in barricading the house.
The search for arms is going on briskly at Cork. A.
startling, discovery was made at the shop of Messrs. New-
som, agents to Bianconi's cars. On Monday a passenger
arrived by the-Kilkenny car, who bad two trunks and a
wooden box. Suspicion having been excited, the pack-
ages were searched, and in the box were found three ex-
cellent rifles, and in the trunks were found two first-rate
duelling pistols and the following curious but suspicious
articles :—nearly 300 bullets, 6 bullet moulds, a ladle and
iron spoon for melting lead, a belt for holding slugs, 5
flasks fine powder, some numbers of the Felon newspaper
and National Guard, a History of the Rebellion of '9B,
and finally a Protestant Bible, which had been perforated
exactly in the centre of the cover by a rifle ball, a feat
evidently accomplished to prove the superior skill of the
marksman. The man was taken into custody and re-
manded.
On Thursday, the convicts lying in Clonmel gaol under
sentence of transportation, 56 in number, attempted to
overpower the turnkeys and escape from prison. The
convicts after breakfast refused to go to their cells, when
Ave of the turnkeys armed with guns and bayonets were
ordered to force them to return. On the turnkeys enter-
ing the yard, they were assailed with stones, and they
then rushed on the convicts when a scuffle ensued. The
turnkeys were driven into a corner, and an attempt was
made to disarm them. Several of the convicts were
wounded severely, two of them, it is feared, mortally.
The cause of the emeute is said to have been some alter-
ation lately made in the prison diet. On seeing two of
their comrades wounded, the other convicts fell on their
knees and begged for mercy, and assistance coming up,
they were all leg-bolted and locked up in their several
cells.

The government having received information to the ef-
fect that large supplies of arms, ammunition, and food,
intended for the use of the rebel army in Ireland, had
been shipped from France and America, have taken effec-
tual measures to prevent the landing of these mischievous
consignments. In addition to the fleet at Cove and the
steam frigates, nine sloops of war have received orders to
cruise off the Irish coast. It is right to state that the
governments of the respective countries from which these
supplies are coming are in nowise connected with the pro-
ceeding. These warlike cargoes are the substantial tri-
butes of private sympathy. We are glad, however, to
learn that the British ambassador has apprised the Ameri-
can government that all persons, whether subjects of the
States or otherwise, taken in the attempt to aid the insur-
' gents by such supplies, will be forthwith hanged by the
British authorities. -
THANKS FROM IRELAND.—The Lord Primate of Ire-
land has forwarded to Sir George Grey, for presentation
to the Queen. an address of thanks to her Majesty and the
people of Great Britain, for the munificent subscriptions
raised for the relief of the distressed Irish during the
late famine. The address, after declaring that it would
have been impossible, -in numberless instances, to have
arrested the fatal consequences of starvation, but for the
voluntary aid from all parts of the world, but more par-
ticularly from England, expresses the earnest desire of
the recipients that the circumstance " may tend, through
the goodness of God, to unite more closely all her Ma-
jesty's loyal subjects in both countries in the bonds of
mutual confidence, 'affection, and respect." The signa-
tures of 18,888 persons are affixed to the address, and in
numerous instances individuals have signed it as repre-
sentatives of large bodies of the poorer classes in their
neighbourhoods. Among the signatures are the Arch-
bishop of Armagh, the Lord Chancellor, the Archbishop
of Dublin, the Duke of Leinster, the Marquis of Down-
shire, and, indeed, all the Irish nobility, bishops, &c.
THE MARQUIS OF WATERFORD AND HIS TENANTS.
—The Marquis of Waterford having heard of the agitated
condition of his neighbourhood, immediately returned to
Curraghmore, Waterford, to raise his tenantry and neigh-
bourhood against the disturbers. On Thursday evening,
—having arrived but that morning,—about one hundred
of his tenantry, stout young fellows, assembled at the
Curraghmore school-house, and, under the presidency of
the marquis, agreed to form the Portlaw Defensive Asso-
ciation. The Rev. Mr. Medlycott, the rector, was pre-
sent, and counselled them to adopt no measures but those
purely defensive. The marquis stated that, since his
arrival, he had put his own house in order. He had for-
tified, garrisoned it with a chosen body of his tenantry,
and provisioned it, in such a way that he defied ten thou-
sand pikemen. His lordship promised, also,, that so far
as it would afford accommodation, it would be at all times
open as a place of refuge. The arrangements concluded
by an enrolment of over one hundred men, and applica-
tions for licenses for arms for sixty persons. The mar-
quis pledged himself for most of his tenantry.
DEFINITIONS OF IRELAND'S GRIEVANCES.-A
cor-
respondent of the Times gives the following list of the
remedies for Irish wrongs, as propounded by her own
M.P.'s, with the names of the various members who " de-
fine :"—Napier : Repeal of the Emancipation Act, in-
crease of the Church temporalities, legal incorporation of
the Orange lodges.—Reynolds : Repeal of the Union,
destruction of the Church temporalities, transfer of cor-
porate property to the mob.—Blackall: Diminution of
the area of the Poor-law taxation.—Greene : Increase of
the area of the Poor-law taxation.—Vesey : Throwing the
burden of country pauperism on the towns.—Fox : Giving
the landlord's property to the tenant.—Young : Giving
. the tenant's property to the landlord.—Verner Extirpa-
tion (root and branch) of. the Popish peasantry.—Dillon
Browne : Extirpation (root and branch) of the Protestant
gentry.—H. Herbert : Payment of the priests.—Lord
Bernard : Coercion of the priests.—Anstey : Addressing
the house without pause.—Milton : Never coming near
it.—D. O'Connell : The large distribution of patronage.
—Smith O'Brien : Ditto of pikes.—Somerville : Any-
thing.—H. Corry : Nothing.—All : More money.
The Cork Reporter of Tuesday publishes (from his own
special reporter) the following details respecting, the most
inauspicious opening of the rebel campaign :—" The police
continued their firing with great vigour for about an hour,
each discharging during that period, on an average, thirty-
three cartridges out of sixty, which composed their supply.
A number of their opponents were wounded, and some
few, it is now said four, killed on the spot, after which the
assailants, their ammunition being expended, retreated.
In doing so, they came in contact with the Cashel party,
whom they immediately attacked with their pikes and
lances, but were met with a discharge of ball, which again
caused them to
_give way. The Cashel police then pro-
ceeded to relieve those shut up in Widow Brien's house,
of whom it was stated not one was hurt. I must not for-
get to mention that during the struggle the Rev. Mr.
Corcoran, P.P., of Mullinahone, went down to the peo-
ple, and earnestly urged upon them to disperse. Mr.
Smith O'Brien, who, I was told, had six pistols in his
belt, declared to Mr. Trant that he would not be taken
alive. When the battle was over, it was found that Mr.
Trant's horse and pistols remained as spoil in the hands of
Air. O'Brien. Mr. O'Brien was dressed in the uniform

Aneirst S, 18.45,

of the 'B2 Club, and,'according to the testimony of !,
man who gave me some information on this sub.leele'i
very much excited during the whole of this Pre° le
The house in which the police took shelter is cOOl',5E
riddled—every window is broken, and the
it had stood a regular siege. It was a good substoay.,
looking farm-house, situated a short distance fr.%
roadside, had a ground and first story, from both 0,1;10
the police fired without intermission for the peri°
stated above." ies of
place 10(9.
An inquest was held at Ballingarry on the bod
of the insurgents, Patrick M'Bride and Thomas
who were shot in the affray on the preceding Sa.t,ui,
The widow of one of the men said, " I have one clan'
had no way of living, but my husband earned a p
of meal a day stonebreaking on the relief works.
Smith O'Brien I blame for my husband's death ; be
not have gone there only for him."
SHOPREEPERS.—There is no class in the corn
keepers—those who live by the incomings of
that suffers more severely from public disquiet tbseusif
and yet perhaps there is no class that contributenewlt.
largely to the ruinous excitement and commotion,' One!'
the country has long been kept. Of all Mr. 0."; ill tl
agitations they were the main-stay. Through
twistings and turnings of his criminal caret
the unfailing adherents of whatever policy he cot0.
start; and when his fame was waning and bilhe tit 4
the r°,
setting, too many of them threw themselves lel": b p'
culating ardency into the ranks of a party whicria 1;7
claimed a crusae.e against law and property n
What are the consequences ? Can they read thena!blo
deserted shops, contracted credit, the difficulty tselin!
in meeting urgent and indispensable demands, as 40',
fording their families the simplest and least exP
fare ?—Cork Constitution.
0P
PRIESTLY DISLOYALTY IN THE NORTH 0-v 1
„wo,ti
—We have been informed t hat the Rev. Mr. BrLjea
Parish Priest of Strabane, tore down the Lord rev'.
nant's proclamation, offering a reward for the
sion of Smith OBrien and the other rebel er
4
appears that in consequence of the Roman Cathoilo
vice commencing earlier than that of the Epise°Part
Presbyterians, the police posted the proclamation ,
the chapel gate, on perceiving which, Mr. Brow!' 001
messenger to see if the p-roclamation was potted 0t iio,
church and meeting-house, and finding this was
he pulled down the proclamation from the chsribt'
saying that the place was private property, an" "ere.'
would not permit tile proclamation to be posted ilihep
thought he chapel gate is always covered with hills. 500,
clamation was posted on the church and mei-0101
previous to twelve o'clock, the hour of Divine set
Derry Sentinel.
A CLEVER DODGE.—Among the arrests in .rO,l
Saturday, was that of Dr. West, a thriving aPut",,redtl
Summer-hill, and prominent member of the Cl'ofll
tion, who has for several days eluded the vigilaUccep
police, but fell into their hands that night by art; is e,
part of one of the detective force. This man, "1”;, 56
weak and sickly appearance, went into the docOrrble7
and sitting down in a chair said he required inster;ito
ing. The assistant behind the counter voluntee opet*
the job ; but the patient would permit no one tdshis
but his friend, "the doctor," and stripped 01105
and bared his arm for the lancet. The shoptratiu. der
taken off his guard, and summoned to
from the top of the house, where he had been %cogo t
cealed. He was about feeling the man's pilise''''soaerd
latter produced his warrant and carried off his Pfettinee'e
the next police station. It is reported that tore
and correspondence-of a most treasonable oat,
found in West's possession, besides a warrant of
too
nointment to a post of high command in the e° i
Slievenamon.
Teo4alo
On Thursday evening, a portion of the 75t-
h
00
marched from Ballingarry, and as they passed in te_leu
cev- tee
order over the hill of New Birmingham, and r9itill„-ro,
the road to Thurles, were singularly inaposing..„„igboi,
ing of exultation, however, which such a siglit,";_otieLJ,
duce, was completely swept away when tweinl,relYibe
soners were seen following in the rear. They schtreitst',or
cuffed to each other, and moved forward two lwierlf 'belt
police, with fixed bayonets and muskets COe,•ot itr
rounding them on every side. As they were leaslogieo,o
friends crowded forward to take farewell—the w01ii.144?
their grief setting up a low wail, and the men I°oo-0
with anxious faces, in which fear, anger, and 5°,540
curiously blended. For the criminals themse", -Ftivo
of them wore an air of dogged deterininati°u'abto
rebels might be expected to have. A few bes%eir,S,
gentlemen of the neighbourhood to interest the,rifir''S
their behalf, and with earnest looks declared 'flad
oa
cence. One among them was a wounded -„ea,
placed on a car, where his pale features and 9Perene
helped to complete the ensemble of this pitiful s
UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NJ'
-
the Bl'
The Standard mentions that on Sunday last
of Norwich attended divine service in the Scottn fitt
to
lished Church, Crown-court, Covent-garden. ,este 4
The Bishop of Manchester arrived at Memel-100 !,e
Friday, and dined with the Earl of Ellesmer_e;__the
turday his lordship consecrated a church near Ma" i;
and was to perform a similar office yesterday.
~00t0..0
The revenues of the church bear no proportl,goP,
property. An episcopal revenue of £460,000 ray1;10"
property which, if the system of fines were altere
• oft' produce a revenue of £1.400,000 a-vear.
'O-•
DURHAM CATHEDRAL.—Throwgh the iilqr.thedriv,
Bishop of the Diocese, the west end of thiL NvinOic
been just enriched with two very beant'''''
Tile windows are situated at the end of the ..ueeurctilitier
south aisles, over the doors leading to the Gb' reirbi
That at the end of the north aisle, by.
sents St. Cuthbert ; that in the south aisle, by
_.engsr" ,
venerable Bede, with medallions representing,
the fe of that illustrious saint.
EIiFFECT OF EQUALIZING CHURCH ItEITITge'
inequalities of church preferment are, it i they
allO,,
but the misfortune is, that if all the livings ;bey
stalls were fused together in one smelting Putl, the li ail
not mend matters considerably. Equalize ITs; you od
in England, and throw in the cathedral stet' reelei#
not give more than £320, if so much, to everY_.,„oo ott;
vicar in the two provinces ; and—" Anti-Ma' better end
say what he likes—if the prospect of nothing euschingeor
£3OO or £320 a year is offered to a man for Pt,.o the, or
practising all the Christian virtues all his life,
cation of rural or metropolitan congregations,--,,biere.
thing of the expense of giving them a respecl7oo'soF
tion to a large clerical family—then we fear timed
exclude from the church a great number 13f,,ienr.
entrance upon its duties is most salutary to s'"

SPORTING INTELLIGEZO 1
tle
-+- GO Jo
The cricket match at Lord's, between the „ Of'„
and the Players, was brought to a conclusion 00-bilit't A
day, in the presence of a great number of the tirs
gentry. Although the Gentlemen were obey" ore Or
disposed of for 31 runs, still in the end s. oottfr,
claimed the victors by a majority of 27 rni;Ainlied
efforts of Mr. A. Mynn this result may be, n,btai°,
bided, for whilst in the second innings ne -nt (/'
runs, he was instrumental in the demolishaie
wickets.

4
tatyhhnoeeAclCtdrkwLnnDlassizesite Monday theßil
othpelnliiiitglorf Leeds,AfßS
Dl:eflsl9se‘jr,.eli°fl::'
I,Manchesteruesd
aa ynd t Railway,
hisleorct
hinl
e-owswt
eercsatalenlrednd
Holy
the
yi Dews
rea
toi
ton0:1 cop lot iltro;t I
v",
o 0 ffie• fit
the exception of 31- miles adjoining the ripe tll ,to,
was_opened throughout for goods and pas9e°l7 bl, 1:1;eftil
Tar-widow of a man killed some time bac-'nfll-itt '
falling upon him from a viaduct constructing °l,ge i
guard
sdbo fuoarlf a
sy
ettahßrewra
iei
aclewgkaeal. ywad,iyatohosncbioaaotnnar
nivnfipißeear :can:::
oeshaaoyatnibt:edsoiltirtioly,
.:;:reeeei
tc::.g.ii j ,
:0,
be
0:f5,1::::
inaptioilt;dincheßhetiidesrriosnliffiten:agadbhneadcmmakmaßi
Idolaeeid;woe.
ncot hnetaientstwani with
a the A Cl'?
In consequence of the numerous accitlentstraereiset
in the hands of all the guards along thellie,ne, ' tV
ins ill
establish uniformity of time. he clig4of ',
THE NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.--.;:-Astoe,-on
vers, to the number of 120, on one of the o,ll;eir nee clo
line, have given notice of a strike, unless `„hle, !rote ',.
some of which it is said are quite unreaseirets &Dot tv
apnlieidncwreitahse.
ofA bwoaugtesa,
wmhoinethh
waagsogtrhaented,
jet`lbeal,befo
el
are not satisfied.
ladsael
ilAgf
hibfntyeeswdtl
aodnouaktnlyiyinsi
ugsori
boy who was a passenger in one of the tren'tlivertn't°
gow and Edinburgh Railway, and who web he Eittio:
the train was proceeding at full speed 'for `chic
I,
From official returns it appears
risked his life.
traffic for the last week, on 4045 the lsol''
pton,euenetae,
nodtdfh
terthehc aeceopdvcoeaworraerr sdi
aabgtnlheodewi
ne
aineoopf.
pirioel
jen id:oit
oi
uth
tril
vi
jt;:oeielt;
that „f rai „00
£220,265, thus accounted for :—£l2l,lle°s22r°rrietgliceetif g}Et''
ance of passengers only, £49,178 for t"e„ogers 90 oleo
and a remainder of £50,985 for Pass'beiog Blast .
of e
together, not respectively apportioned' oh „fate
of £lO,OBO over the corresponding wows c'' /
when the mileage was 3025. The ave-X66., balf4
mile were £55, whilst in 1847 theY wrrefie /lint% uti'l
EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY.—May at •-riiten.ii
general meeting was held on Aftni,shetweei,ol,'ot:
report stated that the state of the Wr01.1% I ivere , tIY
ton and Burnley and Colne, and on the "eetatier„,e oli
exP • li' 11!
kirk, and Preston line, justified the ~ main d, tf,
the course of four or five months tticonipteteaea4
East Lancashire Railway would beceet. Perctecl°rt'
decided " that a dividend of 5 Per be now, io,ler4
the half-year ending 30th June last create Act, 1
the quarter shares of the conlWieY;,,,tiscar
_f• the,
rep, A res
sbai
apnrodvtishieonpsreosfto'nThEexEteansstioLnr
bcaysalar Tialion voititioi;
pany passed on the 30th July, 1847....„„ whole f,
adopted unanimously, declaring I,(lbu
10,,,At)1,,i,
1,015 quarter shares forfeited. ~.01 RA_ Fri',
HUDDERSFIELD AND MATicaE._:„es, o.'„:oleNii
special jury case, tried at York_!3•sstbd oat!' WI
28th ult., in which Messrs. Nowel,lfir ao t_Dedjttefr
way contractors, were the plaint' "'erly the ;1,,,
field and Manchester Railway CosnaPsiim than to I'o'l4,
involved, we understand, I'? le'thie c°mP3"Ytiii; CO
The action was brought
seizing
grathie
3.}:ilialiwnah,,vl6.l!„4,l
damages for their illegally
plant and works on the above-tic .
_et,' oe V, 10 of
sides what is claimed in this ?, tonrxl6o,o,°lo flerei
claim of the company tiPscar"A verdict 1,0 suttee
done and materials supplied. L.-
00, subjectall e
the plaintiffs, damages X 150,0
etion and and hiy (
to Mr. Currie, by whom the : delendaqoiaa' 0
ilwaY he-IL"
in their stock), are to be decided
tiHshsueudeLd between
oern sdfioenlda
antndl
di eNi‘piolaranti
Inc,
ht.
iNfrirse:tiern A.0'1'41%111 onoiga
ester ..

kilns
SEC

is qui,
Passenger 1
Beforebe allowe ot(
k'Donald,
inY pc
nr tO pa„
With Y
L. rue wi
'9PenS to /
,It I.s thou,
Etiet iuOtice
Saturd
the
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A
-Artect
called °m:l
eion
rn
prodtic
ave attem
P
„7 ° Pik
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the

jai
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,ett "i
the t.h,
2,1,1
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40t
At the
Yet

August 8, 1848.

SECOND EDITION.

Stanch

'-office,

Flalf-past Eight o'c,

LATEST FROM IRELAND.

DUBLIN, MONDAY NIGHT.
r! . 11l Is quiet in tie South. Mn. Smith O'Brien was
' eager by the midday train to Dublin it.--clay' ,
f Ore O'Brien started, he was told that he couin ;-.'"
'l,l i;owed to speak or move, when he replied to General
%II "aid, " I have played the game and lost. Had I
o ' 147 Power would have been unlimited ; and lam
P NY to
,0 with Pay the penalty of having failed. I hope those
I. Ise will be leniently dealt with. I care_ not_what
''''PPens to myself."
111,1
strict-41s. thought that Hulme will get the £5OO, although in
'9'
Justice Hanniver is entitled to a share of it.
''l the Saturday the eight persons charged in Dublin with
1): 44.spirecy to murder an inspector of police were dis-
ot twiled: Oil entering into recognizances to appear when
o kti.„ •
10 ittli ‘dournel, the arrest of Dr. O'Ryan and F, O'Ryan,
1
eb' 114;) Produced such excitement that the populace would
P of,: attempted a rescue but for the overwhelming force
lo.:11,eq• At Carrick• on-Suir not less than- ten horse
Iti °' Pikes have been captured, and destroyed
.by_ the
et ill the open street.

MILITARY MOVEMENTS.

ANTICIPATED RISING IN CLARE.

tovki itd thrdinge left: town with his staff this morning
lken
nY'
kber, camp at Thurles has been struck, and General
ia has moved ills troops, consisting of the Rifles,
ea,,aira4,l 85th infantry, together with the whole of his
Y' to Limerick. The final destination of the column
said?Msed to be Abbeyfeale, where Mr. O'Gorman is
'() be at the head of an insurgent force.
'Nu
kLES, SUNDAY,I 3 p.m.—At one o'clock p.m. this
the Light Division (or Flying column, as they are
It ten
which have been scouring the country for the
Ittten days, under Gen. M`Donald, consisting of two
144 siz-Pounders, Royal Artillery, one company sappers
miners, the 60th Rifles, and the 85th Light Infantry,
ed orders to strike tents and"proceed by railway to
ttitrnerick, en route to the county Clare, where a rising is
th,reeted• The tents were struck, baggage loaded, and
Ite 14 ell off the ground in one hour:afterwards. The 74th
isg`rtnlent Proceed to Tipperary. The 85th Light Infantry
14, ed Smith O'Brien to the railway on yesterday even-
iil:l,2llo men have been served out with canteens and
kei' damp on service, and have suffered from the rain
4) of the ground in camp, but are, notwithstand-:
me' veri healthy, and in great spirits. The 75th Itegi-
ta: are under canvass at llingarry, county Tipperary;
-`eci by General MacDoßanald."