The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-11-26
OF THE STEAMER
GREAT WESTERN.
Twelve Days later from Europe.


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The Steamer Great Western arrived at
Boston on the 10Th, bringing dates IL days
later than those brought by the Britannia.
The Great Western brings one hundred
passengers.
She took out the news OF the capture of
Monterey by the American forces under Gen.
Taylor, which cheated nc little excitement.
Food Riots in Ireland. Ireland seems TO
be in dePlorabe situation. Tipperary is
almost in a-state of Instruction. A few days
since il was our painful duty TO notice the
murder of man named Geeson, in that ri
ding. Another man named Williams, has
shared the same fate. The town of Temple
more was the scene of three food riots on
Monday, by mob varying in numbers from
one TO FIVE hundred men. The worst feature
in this transaction is, that several of the per-
sons engaged in it might have had employ
ment, though to very limited extent, on pub
lie works, but they were prevented from
avaling themselves of it by intimidation.
The rage for the possession of fire arms IS
increasing daily. An attack upon the Very
Reverend DIR. Holmes, whilst fishing on Sat
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number, was in some measure successful.
On the evening of the same day the house
of a farmer in the parish Oringlass, was bur
glariously entered by three ruffians supplied
with pistols. who carried of FLO los. Nor
have the depredators spared even their own
clergy, The residence of the Rev. DIR.
Moreland, P. P, of Casiledown ARA, was
visited on Friday last by lawless party,
which deliberately forced his keys from
his pockets, unlocked his desk, and sci
ed on Ell, with which they decamped.
In the southern division Lord Donnemore's
agent has been robbed of f7O0 in open day
on The mail coach road, and within less than
mile of The populous town of Clonmell.
By far TIE greatest portion Of Munster pres
ents, at this moment the appearance OF
slumberng volcano.
The difficulties of the Ministry Lord
John Russell and Lord Coltenham, at the
cabinet council on Wednesday, urged earn
esily the constitutional necessity for an early
session of Parliament, before Christmas, not
only TO obtain an act of indemnify for Lord
Bessborough's extension of the labor-rate
ACT, but also TO obtain parliamentary sane
ton for the reduction of the 4s. duty on i'm
ported grain. The council broke up without
coming to any definite resolution.
A The meeting OF The Ministry on Thurs.
day, the subject was resumed, and on this
latter occasion the opponents OF an early ses-
sion had the advantage of Mr.. Bancrofi's
arrival from the United Stated with lntelli-
gence that The sppies of grain collected
in the American ports for exporta-
ton is so ample as 10 render il extremely
improbable that the supply was equal TO any
demand that could be made, consequently
this removed necessity for The reduction Of
the duty, thus relieving the Ministry from the
most important motive for calling an early
session Annlher stop in pbal he is said 10
call The administration OF depo,ism.
France.-'rhe feles in Paris in honor of
The matrimonial conquest OF Louis Philippe
and his son have been posIponed some time
in consequence, as has been alleged, Of the
inundations in certain parts of France in
consequence of the late rains and storms.
| 1t is good and convenient, but il is not the
real excuse. There is storm brewing,
which the prudent but avaricious consttu-
/ tonal king of the French foresees. 1t is not
his interest 10 quarrel with England, and yet
he has deliberately and with malice prepense
| provoked.
1t wonld not look we'll TO have fetes in
honor of his sons marriage with helpless
aud unprotected nfanla of Spain, sold by a
worthless mother, at which fetes The British
Ambassador, Lord Normandy, for good po-
liica reasons could not have been present.
This would have effected the funds, agitated
The money market, and deranged the
good Kings private interests as fund-holder
trader, and manufacturer.