The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-02
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Trim, in the county of Galway, east Riding,) as he
was passing through his hall, was fired at by some
person At presen, unknown; rhe Lord Lieutenant
has offered fl00 reward for experimenting and
bringing the ASSASSIN 10 justice.
There was an affray between the police and pea
sanuy at Canickmacross, on the 9th. Mr.. Will
cox and Mr.. Berry, accompanied bv twenty-elght
policemen attempted To post ejectment-notlces al
the chapels OF Maheracoone and Cordufi, against
tenants OF MIR. shirley the people obsiructed them;
Mr.. Wilcox read the Riot Act the people did not
dlsperse at once he gave orders to hire several
persons were wounded, and one man was killed on
the spot.
The usual weekly meeting of the Repeal Assoca-
ton took place on Monday, the l2th at the Corn
EXCHANGE, Dublin. A Presbyterian clergyman,
| named Lawry, from the north OF Ireland, filled the
chair, and In the absence OF MIR. O'Conne, appears
| 10 have played the first fiddle. The amount OF the
| rent for the week was announced to be El7l7 lis
10 I'D. The enthusiasm beyond all description,
the immense mob outside the building joining IN
the cheers from the inside
| An Anti. Repeal meeting took place in Belfast on
Friday week. The meeting was an assembage oi
the Orange and ULTRA Tory party in the towns and
the speeches accordingly were OF the usual violent
'no Popery'' character.
Notwithstanding the excitement which prevails
about the Repeal question, the country Is IN very
quiet state The Manchester Guardian OF Wednes
day says-"We conversed, last evening, with gen
teman who has been travelling through the so-caed
disturbed DISTRICTS" during the last three months;
and he assures us that though he has pursued his
way alone, at all hours, on hlghroads and byeroads,
though he has been at fairs and markets, IN almost
every part OF Ireland he has never seen more quiet
ness or experienced more OF the Kindness OF the
Irish people, then in the course OF this period The
| fairs and markets now he says, very rarely
marked by any excess or nemperance; and, when
he reached Dublin he expressed his surprise at finding
| a series OF terrifying preparations going on at the
Castle, the sentlncs al the Bank OF Ireland doubed,
| (Which was done on Friday last,) when Ireland, so
tar as he had seen, was as tranquil as he had ever
| known II. He ventured to ask the meaning OF all
this, and especially what called II forth; and he as
informed, with mysterious look, that 1t was not so
much the result of the internal state OF Ireland as
| the consequence OF secret intelligence from
France! And IN this way the officials OF the Castle
endeavOr TO suggest reason for the dreadful note
| of preparation" now heard from one end of the
country to the other.
It is said here that the honorable and e armed gen
| tleman has abandoned his original intention OF
taking his seat In the House OF Commons this SEES
sion tor the purpose OF opposing the Arms BIZ when
| that measure comes before committee. Inc truth
is, Mr. O'Conne clearly that the agitation has
now nearly reached crlsI-, and that his absence
| from Ireland for even one week might materially
allay the STERN which he has created. In the mean
time the press in bis interest, echong Its leader Is
| incessant in demands for money.
The Evening Mail" the organ of the orange
party, in showing the preference which is given to
natives OF the other parts OF the kingdom over those
of Ireland, in the service of the government adducts
the following formidable list in confederation OF Its
statement" The Archbishop OF Dublin is an Eng
hshman. The paymaster OF Irish civil services s a
| Scotchman. The Chief commissioner OF Irish pub
lie works is an Engllshman. The teller OF the
Irish exchequer is an Englishman. The chief Off.
| Ger OF the Irish constabulary is Scotchman, The
chief officer the Irish post office is Eng lshman
The collector OF excise is Scotchman. The head
of the revenue pelice is an Enghshman. The second
in command is a Scochman The persons employed
| in the collection OF the customs, Nc, are English
and Scotch-in the proportion OF thirty-five to one
Scotland.
The aberdeen Constitutional states that
shark 15b feet long and feet round the body, wa;
| caught and killed last week by the crew OF fish
| ing boat In Aberdeen Bay.
The pastoral letter OF the Geaeral Assembly on
the present state OF the Church OF Scotland was reac
| IN the pnlpits OF the established churches on sun
day week 1t is long documents; aud II comment
at some length the posture of affairs, and the diff
ticulty of properly filling many vacancies; assert
Ing the intention OF the Assembly " to MAINTAIN that
in all questions purely spiritual the judicatores o
! the Church have sole right of Judging" OF the Sc.
| ceders 1t speaks IN such terms as these-"Towards
our brethren who have gone cut from us, il is oui
earnest desire to let brotherly love continue. We
cannot admit that the course which they have fol-
lowed IS one to which they have been lmpeiled by
! ali irresistible necessity; bat such appears to be
| their deliberate convection, and we give them Gre
| dit tor their sincerity. Earnestly we
desire that you may be established in the present
truth, we trust that you will be your guard against
| all luminosity and unbecoming vehemenee in the
discussion of questions which are apt TO engender
| angry strife. We do not apprebend that you will
fail TO observe the ccurtesles OF lite in all your inter
| course with those who have renounced our com
| muHion We trust that you will cherish towards
| them the most cordial kindness. Let all bitter
| ness and wrath, and anger and ella nor, and evil
| speaking, be pat away from you, with all malice
| II you should ever be assied with revlhne, revlle
not again" The Seceders appear to be animated
| by different spirit, In contrast with the fore
| going," says the Edinburgh Weekly Journal"
1--WE append the directions OF thei'' Witness" OF Sa-
turday, respecting the way in which the clergy OF
| OF the Establishment TO be regarded. The Es-
tabshed clergyman is to be the man with whom
no one Is 10 JOIN IN prayer-whose church IL 10 be
| avoided as an impure and unholy place-whose adj
dresses are TO be listened to-whose visits are
| not to be received-who Is everywhere TO be put
under the ban OF the community, Nc"
The CHURCH OF SCOTLAND MoNTRosE--The
| first Sunday OF the secession, which was to have
| swamped the Established Church, has been got
In this quarter with very little stir, the Presbyery
having arranged IL that all the puplts OF thu
| ding ministers were filled as usual Notwthstand-
ing the most strenuous exertons OF the Non-ntru-
| sonists, to lead of their focks, the churches, in
every case, were filled with and attentive
audiences. According to appointment OF Presbyte-
ry, DR.. Smith preached in Craig Church and al
though both the principal avenues OF the parish were
beset, the one by the late incumbent Doctor Brews-
| ter, who preached in barn Seaton Of Usan, and
| the other by Mr. Nixon at Ferydea the most siren
uous exertlons being at the time made To with
draw the people from the parish church, numerous
and attentive congregation, much to the chagrln, no
doubt OF the agators, listened To DR.. Smiths elo
quent discourse, while we believe, notwithstanding
the novelty OF the thing, the onlsts had itlle
to boast OF III the numerical amount OF their audi
ences. In st. Syrus church, Mr. Low, OF Maryklrk,
also preached to most numerous congregation, the
ordinary collection on this occasion being more
than double It's usual amount, while Mr. Keith occu-
pied barn in the neirhborhood We see from
placards extensively circulated throughout the town.
that Cooks late circus has been covered in and
converted into meetlng-house and that service is
to be performed there next Sunday by Mr. Foete and
Dr. Brewster Montyos Standard.
France
Politicians in Paris have been aroused, not by any
great event, but by series OF small defeats SUIT
tered by the ministry, each unimportant in IT.
self, but all, when taken together, and consl-
dered In succession, both atirontlng end alarm
ing. One day II Is the Coinage Bill ano-
Their 1t is the law Tor purchasing up canal shares,
then II is the h'rshness of IN. Budget commission.
The government experienced on Tuesday week a