The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-23


going up the river Sutls landed at ooeh, and pro
ceeded at Bhawulpore. The Nizams aominion
are in a state of inextrieable confusion. The gov
J ernor Of Bombay, Sir G. Arthur, has had sever
ft of Illness but was recovering.
, Ireland.
The town-hall of Cashel fell, few days back, am
injured number of persons. Two have since die
of their injuries.
The Irish barEister who was recently convicted O
bigamy, in Dublin, was sentenced to transportation
for seven years.
A private soldier, named John Brien, has been ar
rested for the murder Of Mr.. Bolton, committed mint
years ago.
Lord De Freyne has $50 men employed in hi
demesne, with the view Of circulating wages
Mr.. Walker, government engineer, and Mr.. Rich
ardson have arrived at Vaentia ascertain It's ca
pabiliues for a government packet station.
Three men, sentenced to death for conspiracy ia
murder Mr. Clarke, in the county of TlpPerary
have been respted till the 18th of May.
Notwithstanding the fact that Ireland is in such d
state Of desttuton large quantities OF provisions are
daily sent from that unfortunate country to Eng
land,
Mr. Brooke O. c., has been appointed to the va
cant mastership in chaneery. The appointment has
given general satisfaction.
Her MaIesty's steamer Dee has arrived at Gal
way with ITO tons Of Indian corn. A cargo Of oats
has also been received in that city, which is deemed
a most remarkable fact, as oats have generally
passed from Galway outward bouRd.
Mr.. Brems, the agent of Colonel Vandeleur, was
recently hred at near Kilrush, by person in fe-
male ATTIRE who walked off in the presence Of sew
eral persons Mr.. Breme was wounded in the arm.
Provision riots have taken place at Fethard, Ca
hr, and Roscarbery. Provision boats coming from
Waterford last week were attacked and plundered
by numerous parties, and the goods carried away in
all directions.
A gentleman named Pollock died in Ireland re-
Gently, who was clerk Of tho crown for fifteen Irish
counties. The death Of this gentleman will give
the lord lieutenant no less than fifteen appointments,
as there must be a clerk of the crown for each
county.
Complaints are rife in all parts of the country
with respect to the high price Of Indian corn, I'm
Sligo IL is stated TO he more expensive as an article
Of food than third-rate Irish four and the difficult
ties the poor people experience in getting it ground
for use.
Emigration from ireland to the continent of North
America is proceeding on large scale. vessel
left Limerick a few days ago with 400 emigrants
for Canada, 40 OF whom had their passage paid by
their landlord. Another vessel is about sailing from
the same port with 40 emigrants for Quebec.
A man named SERGEANT, whose wife, twenty-five
years ago. was the means Of procuring his pardon
on a charge Of forgery, by rushing into the water
with petition when George Nv was leaving the
shores Of Ireland, was sentenced, a few days back
to seven years transportation for repetition of the
same offence.
The Marquis Of Waterford has recently been
ejectlng some hund.e OF poor persons from his
estate, and the subject has created much attention.
and given rise to good deal Of controversy II is
said in extenuation Of the marqus's conduct, that
the parties were squatters-strangers, who had no
right TO the soil. The subject has been mooted in
the House Of Commons where the marquis found an
advocate in the person Of the protectionls leader,
Lord John Bentinck.
The Rev. Mr.. Walsh has been appointed bishop
Of Kilkenny by the Pope. 1t is said that n struggle
took place between the repeal and antrepea por-
ton OF the Roman Catholic ecclssastics on this APP
pointment. DR.. Murray and DR.. Kennedy support
ed the successful canddate DR.. Higgins gave his
influence to the Rev. Mr.. Hanton, an utra-repealer
Ii would appear from the issue, that the Pope has
little sympathy for repeal.
In Cork the strongest terms of disapprobation are
applied to the government for the course it is pur.
suing in reference to the distress in that city, and
the exertions making there for its relief The au-
thsrtes complain that all their applications for gov
eminent aid are rejected on some technical point or
other. The American packet Camea, Captain
French, 1000 tons, arrived at Cork few days
since, bringing Indian to the amount Of $4,000
bushels, with about 10000 barrels Of meal.
The weekly meeting of the Repeal Association
the Doth ult possessed little attraction in the abb
sence of Mr.. o'Conne, Mr. Smith o. Brien, and the
other "stars" of Cancellation Hall. Mr.. Cangley
presided. The rent amounted to 6l94 The
speeches referred to the existing famine, to the CO.
ercion bill, and to repeal On the 9th, the proceed
ngs were again dull and uninteresting. The secre-
tary read a letter from Mr.. Smith OBrien, who
stated that the small but faithful band deserted
by all partes-tories, wings and radicals. The rent
for the week amounted to fS3 g. Sd.
A Mrs. Scott, who was tried for bigamy in Dublin,
and acqitted recently occupied the attention Of the
court for some days. The counsel for the defence,
Mr.. Batt expressed himself in strong terms relative
to the conduct Of Mr.. Jackson, the prosecuting
licitor. The latter sent him challenge in conse-
quence, which the counsel refused accept, the
ground that the offensive terms were uttered in the
discharge of his professional duties. Mr. Jackson
retorted with charge Of cowardce and the counsel
has since moved the court Of queens bench for a
criminal information on account Of the hostile mes
| sage.
The accounts from various parts Of the country
give painful evidence of the existing distress Many
of the districts suffering the horrors of famine,
and fever is on the increase. The Ballinasloe Ad-
vertser states that the district hospital in that town
is very crowded. There are many fever cases. The
Galway Mercury gives an account of a relief meet
ing in that district, where the sum subscribed
totally inadequate to the emergency Of the evil. In
Malow, fears of an outbreak have been general. In
Clogheen, oatmeal and coarse flour had been dis
tribued to above 1000 starving creatures. In Wa.
terford, the respectable of ESQ had been sub
scribed in one day, and other sums had since been
added. In Traee, money had been raised and pro-
visions distributed to the furnishing popuace. The
accounts from the districts the south and south
we stare nearly uniform in their statements of the
destitu,ion, and apprehensive for the continuance
of the peace.
DIED,
At the residence of his father, vernon, Indiana,
on the morning ofthe 9th instant, VIM. JENNINGS