Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-05-27
BY THE LAST STEAMERS.


and ITS misrepresentation OF IRISH suffering ana Irll
violence, he would give the House most striking
instance During the siltngs before the recess the
servant one morning came mo his MIR. OCOnnOr }
sitting room, at his hotel, and said that gentleman
was very HlNlcuS TO see hun for moment. A re la
tive Of The noble Lord the member for South Stafford
SHIRE was present, honorable gentleman lived.
! nc stranger was shown up, and he would give not
the substantial but the literal conversation. lie sand:
"ST, | am gong 10 ireland Commissioner iOr
the - morning paper, and thought, perhaps,
might be- Of service TO You. am going 10 the dis
turDcd dIstrct,' NV ll,' SAID ], II suppose you
viii give correct reports, and can take them from
that paper" ono, SIR he replied, "thdt would
not do as should send them the version that would
SUIT their readers, and you the version that would
SUIT yours Now this he was prepared 10 prove ON
the testimony Of an honorable aud high minded gen
ilrm'n' who at the time expressed his horror aud
disgust
Tie bic lajor ILion's Ericiions.-Right Rev.
DR.. Brown, Bishop Of Elphn, has addressed letter
10 Lord Shrewsbury, containing appalling list Of
the victims ccctcd by Major Nlahan. His Lordship
gives the names o the heads Of the families elected
IN each Darony along with the number Oi those dc
pending on them. In all there GO5 families eject
ed, containing 3,OOU individuals, among whom were
- widows! This in year OF famine. Iluousquc
Domino: QuOusquc!-NdtiOn.
outrage MeSSrS. Smith O'BrieH, Mcaghcr and
liitchei.-L LIMERICK, S,uday.-I sorry have
10 inform You that this city has been the scene Of
most alarming and laucntable disturbances, in CON
sequence OF Mr.. Mitchell having been invited to the
inm prcyious to The infrrdrd entertainment the. eff
flgy OF Mr.. Mitchell borne through the streets
on mems shoulders the figure being suspended by
the neck from rope fastened TO long pole On
t.rs the words
''Ncncl, the calumniaor of O'Conncll"'
on the front
ssAIitclc, the slandercr of the Catholic relgiou!'
As soon as the company had collccted-to the mum
Der of three hundred, or more, the clligy was
tarrcd over, and brought in front of the budng in
which the sOirce held. There it was set on fire,
and burned fcrccly, the blaze reaching nearly the
roof During the progress OF the combustion several
attempts made to push the burning mass through
the windows and doors. These efforts were succ IS
fully repealed by the party insIdc and luckily, IRON
the Iniiammable nature OF Its materials, the hgurc
was consumed before the arrival OF fresh reinforce
mcnts Of the populacC. Great alarm, OF conrsc per
vadcd those inside, especially the females, many OF
whom got sprainCd ANGLES, and were otherwise IN
iurcd, in their haste ascend from the bottom story,
which was most threatened by the popuac". IW-
guagc of the most insulting nature now passed be-
tween those inside and the asscmbagc without.
a shower OF stone soon hurled at the build
ing, every window in front of which was in an in
stant demolished, and the door smashed IN. Then,
indeed, the struggle became "iast and furious"
Rev. DIR. O'Connor, the only Catholic priest who
attended the SoGee, cndcavorcd TO obtain hearing
by putting his head through one OF the windows, cs
saying 10 obtain a parley. But the only reply he
could obtain was that as he had joined Mitchell the
qncnccs. cannot conceive how he could escape un-
hurt, for the stones were flying in solcys around
him. Meanwhile the battle below ragged hereby
the doors being broken open AS many OF the mem
bcrs OF the Sarscld Club went TO the entertainment
armed with either pike or rifle, the fire arms were
here brought into rcquisition. Several shots were
discharged at the assailants, but | have no doubt
they were blank cartridges
When the first shots were fired the crowd tcl
back, the party inside supposed for the purpose Of
rctrcatng, as they followed up the discharge by a
sally with the pike. They were, however, greatly
disappointed. The populace had only retreated Tor
the purpose of obtaining farther supply of stones,
with which they instantly returned, and pouring in
laundering voilcy of these formidable missiles,
and one man fell ncrccd with bull
let. The consequences now must have been awful,
as one party, momcntarily augmcnting, was madden
cd fury, and the other would have fought with all
the courage of despair had not the opportunc arrival
of sub-nspcctor lliams and large party OF police
put end to the conflict.
At this moment Mr.. w. smith U Bren made ms
appearance in the doorway; and deeply regret to
state he received blow from stone over the eye,
which cut and bruised him. The military now ar
rived. troop of horse lined the street, and cna-
bcd the inmates of the beleagurcd building to make
good their retreat Mr.. O'Bricn proceeded TO his
residence to have his face dressed, after having
pledged his honor that he would never more appear
at public meeting, and sgnliicd his intention OF
without being observed. Some say he slipped ont
in disguise, having changed coats with laborlng
man until he arrived at the hotel Mr. Mcaghcr
came ont leaning the arm of Mr.. F. Costello.
There did not appear to be the slightest desire TO
modest the young gentleman; nor indeed the
smallest hostility manifested towards any of the
guests but Mr.. Mitchell. All would now have ended
without farther trouble but for the conduct of two
men named kccfc. members of the Sarsicld Club,
who. having mounted the upper step of Cruises
Hotel, at which MIR. Mcaghcr stopping, drew
out two daggcrs, and dared any in the crowd to
"moIcst Mcaghcr or Mitchell" The challenge was
answered by shower of stones, of which struck
MIR. Cruise ON the forehead, as he was shutting the
door. and cut him severely The Kcclcs escaped
in the conlusion.- Cor Dublin Pilot.
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