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FOREIGN EXTRACTS.
1nEtAsb.- THE Imprisoned Rspee!ers and
The Repeal IgitQlion. -.
By THE BRITANNIA.


1REbAsp.-7He Imprisoned Rspee!ers and
The Repeat Igital'on.
The proceedings in the Dublin Court OF
Queens Bench, 10 the case OF the Queen
,ersus O'Conneil and Others, have closed
with The despasch Of the writ of error 10
London; il was allowed last week, with
out opposition tothe crown.
The authorities OF Richmond Penitenti-
ary have put some restrictions un the
wholesale admission of visitors they are
no longer allowed 10 inscribe their names
in book Tor publication; and depu'atlons
70 preseni addresses 10 MIR. O'Connell are
40, admitted. The Freeman's Journal
notifies, that those visitors, who wish 10
have their names published, have only.io
leave card a, the office oflhe newspaper
Tor every one sent in to Mr.. O'Connell.
Several meetings have been held about
the country. One ofihe most respectable
was that at Belfast, on Friday; which
comprised ..Liberals' of all shades. Some
of the speakers avowed political dfferen-
ces with Mr.. O'ConnelI, but protested
against the prosecution as unjust.
The Dublin Corporation met on Thurs
<lay week last, to consider an address to
the Queen. on the subject of Mr.. O'Con-
nell's Imprisonment; praying her to VIM
dicate the constitution, and protect the
rights aud liberties OF her Majesty's sub.
jects, which have been violated in his
person." An. address in that spirit was
proposed and advocated in several warm
speeches. Alderman Butt opposed il. The
address was carried, by 40 10 6.
The Repeal Association met on Mon
day. In taking the chair, Lord French
stated that he had come upto town for the
sole purpose of presenting the Llberator
aud biz fellow martyrs with two addresses
from parishes in his county, the inhabitants
of which ere boiling with indignation al
MIR, O'Connel's unjust aud unmerl,ed
conviction, aud had resolved, "come veal.
come wo." that on their parts there should
be no shrinking.
Mr.. M'Nevin, barrister, spoke OF the
Emperor of Russia, whom he described as
brought over from Russia by the gaolers
ofO'Connell, from his occupation of fet-
ter-farging and peopling Siberia, to enjoy
a bear hugging with Prince Albert in a
lobby. Mr.. Smith O'Brien read an address
from the Complete Suffrage Uniun of the
people Of England, signed Joseph Surge
and expressing indignation al the impri
sonment of OConnell. He mentioned a
rumor that government were about to is
sue proclamation 10 forbid the meeting
of tho Association: the committee were
determined to try the legality Of such
proceeding; on The issue Of the proclama-
ton the Association would meet; and he
requested to be chairman that day. The
rent for the week was 200.
A government reporter continues TO take
notes at the Repeal meetings.
Sir Chas. Graham urimated that Wed.
nesday the 26th, had been fixed for the re-
cep,ion Of the depulalion Of the corporation
Of Dublin, with the address to her Majes-
ty, respecting the sentence Of Mr.. O'Con'
nell aud The other traversers.
Twenty-four hoys have been expelled
from the national schools in Dublin, be
cause they insisted upon wearing the re-
peal button during school hours. The
prohibition was confined to those hours
merely. but the boys would moi dof the
national emblem even during that short
period.
Sir James Graham, in reply to Mr.. o.
B.ien's letter Of remonstrance, says that.
bv law, the enforcement of the discipline
of the Richmond Penitentiary is vested
in the board ofsuperiniendence, which
board is not under the immediate control
of the Secretary Of State, and that he is
not prepared to interfere with the discre-
ton Of the board on this occasion.
France Ann MoRocco.-War appears
actually to have been broken out between
Morocco and The French in Algiers. The
Mouileur of Tuesday publishers des-
patches from General Lamoriciere, in one
of.which, dated from the Camp, near Lall.
Magruia, at ten O'Clock p. m. on The 3Oth
May. he states that he was suddenly al.
tackled on that day, two leagues within the
French frontier. by body Of 200 1000
calvary. belonging 10 the Emperor Adder
Ranman; which he repulsed without diff
Guilty.
"The following, according TO two pris.
oners who escaped from the sabres of the
Shasseurs, IS tne cause OF tDis sudoen
change. A person allied TO the Imperial
family, and named Sidi-el- Mamoun Ben
Cherif, arrived this morning with con-.
tingent of 500 Bergers, sent from Fez BY
the son of Muley- der-Rabman, to
form part of the troop ofobservation as
sembled before US. Sidi ell Maucona, ex-
cited by an ardent fanaticism, declared
tha, he. wished at least TO see closely the
Christiaa camp, aud marched forward
Notwithstanding the opposition and
observations of Del. Genaoni; who al
though be objected, according TO the En-
Perors orders. dared not give an absolute
refusal 70 prince of the Imperial family.
TIE wast Of discipline ofthe Bergers and
the fanaticism oflhe Negro troops became
more and more excited in our presence,
and the battle was fought. Whatever may