Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-03-31
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS By THE
HIRERNIA.
Ireland.

Ireland.
DAxIEI O'CoxSELL-Those who him nightly in
the House of Commons declare that he is sinking
fast, and that the last twelve months have added thty
years load to his existence He enters and leaves the
House the Of has John; and once or twice,
when essayed speak his feeble that he
could scarcely be heard in the reporters gallery This
appears to be the winding up OF a career which Will
always stand out despite its as one OF The
most narkabe in the history Of the Irish nation
The affr of Ireland absorbed in the contenpia-
OF the great Freetrade drama which IS now acted
in England. Mr. Cornell in LONDON, and the man
agernent Of the Repeal Association IS conted to his
lieutenant, Mr. smith o brien bill introduced INTO
House of Lords the object of which Is 20 render lie
property IN the sister country has met
with good deal OF opposition and much angry recri'ph
The bill proposes give the Lord Lieutenant the pow
or of disturbed districts under operation of the
act injured persons be compensated; the protect
i've be ncreased and tax IS to be levied upon
the district Itself for the payment expenses The
curfcw the Norman conquerer to be revvedPeoPie
the prescribed part of the country are not TO be out oil
their homes between sunset and sunrise.
This coercion bill is to be accompanied BY concillatory
measures of political and agricultural kind bill Tor
the Of land b. providing compensation to
tenants bill for amending the laws relative TO the re-
gstraon Of voters, and another Tor placing the Aunc
BAL franchise of England and Ireland the same footing
are amongst the promised measures of ameloration-
/ The case Of Bryan Seery, who was recently
executed at ullngar, for shooting at SIR rancis mop
kin has excited much painful interest and the discus
sion Of which like every thing IN Ireland has oeGh ds
figured by politics and polemics. Seery was Roman
Catholic, and died with strong protestaton OF his ino-
cence The clergyman who attended hum III his last
moments declares that Secry murdered man. and
the real cup IS large and known, and Sir ran
Hopkins has been fcrccy assaed for some alleged
between his original statement and the cyI
dence trial, Seery had been acquitted by jury
bnt indicted again, and convicted by another jury
tried twice for the offence, circumstance almost
Iunprecedentei in the history Of criminal Jurisprudence
finally tie country people to mark their appreciation
of his innocence kept within doors the day Of the
exccuton and the Of dying man struggles,
in a populous neighborhood consisted exclusively OF
soldiers and the police Irrespective Of the guilt in
Innocence of the the moral effect Of the punishment
IS perfectly worthless while such impression prevails
have the
intense fcrvor, and it has been taken up by the LONDON
journals spirit hardly less energetic. Subscriptions
are being raised for the widow, and children Of Scery,
who likely to fare well ) the sympathy thus created
in their favor.
with specimens of bread and stirabout made from In
dian Efforts making TO introduce tins
excellent beverage, not only into Ireland but into the
three sngo generally the plan which marks It's
use in the United States.
PARIS, February 2s.--A postscript my last letter
informed You of thu rejection of the amendment of VI
Berryc, BY very large majority. The effect of this
amendment to express of sympathy to the
United States IN preference to England and its rejection
was, therefore, remarkable. Another amendment OF
similar character, has since with similar fate.
This this last debate that has taken place in the
French Chambers on American affairs. 1t IS lnportan
itself, showing that tHc opinions of VI. Guizot
the policy of the Government have undergone chang
Whatever; and as showing also that those opinions ans
that policy shared by, ami possesses the sympathy
the great and overwhelming majority of the Chamber
But debates preceded this one were NOR
Important; for iii them made the memorable Geclt
raons, that hcucetot that close and intimate unioi
between France and the United States which has hithe
to existed viii exist norctha the two countries are
no longer united, it for good and for evil for
uns-that cucn viii pursue lis path without asking
, or caring whether it may please the other
Surely this a matter Of deep regreta matter tina
cannot sufficiently be dcpiorcd. Yet Is certain the
states have only themselves to thank for Ir Polk
address has done 1t all Uniting that Trance made
blncr in the Texan business it could not be supposed
that she would tlncy submit TO be rated for in Pres
dents Message. \ great and glorious nation liz
France should not be subiucd like scnooIboy, eye
when decidedly wrong. In returning Mr. Folks blow
She has struck harder than expected, and shs Ia
taken attitude which hereafter may be of imulens
gravity the United States 1t is pity, great pity
that She should have been forced IT, especially
period when IS rot altogether impossible between
the United states and Great Britain.