The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-09-02
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
Arrival of the Niagara-7 days Later.

Arrest of .Meagher, O'Donahoe, and Lame =
Outbreak among the ChdrtistS. Charles
Albert Cdpituldted
The British Mail steamship Niagara Captain
Ryrie, from Liverpool, 10Th August, via Halifax,
arrived at New York Thursday evening.
ENGLAND.
In various parts of England the proceedings of
the Chartiss has broken out into violence. At
Ashton under Lyme and other districts round
Manchester, considerable excitement has existed
Tor some time past, and the Clubs have been more
than usually active. MODS have paraded the
streets armed with pixies and guns, and there can
be no doubt that some scheme has been concoct.
ed with the dsaffected in other parts of the
Kihgdom 10 get up some insurrectionary move
ments.
On Monday the Manchester magistrates struck
a blow against club organization, by arresting
fourteen OF the chief leaders of the various clubs
AT the Hyde, Dukenheld and Oldham, the char
lists have appeared in considerable numbers par
adlng through districts armed with pixies and
guns, but in all cases. upon the appearance of the
police or military, they have taken to their heels
and have dispersed.
AT Birmingham, the activity OF the magistrates
has repressed any overt acts of violence. In
Liverpool we have been toerably quiet In the
metropolis Government having received secret
Information OF the Chartists intending to make an
attack upon some of the public buildings, took
measures to defeat their design. On Wednesday
evening, strong bodies of police, well armed for
an encounter, made sudden attack unon the
Chartist Club in Weber street, Backtrias. and
and captured fourteen men. A gang of Char
lists In York street, Westminster, were waiting 10
march out to join their comrades, and were cap
tured and IN one or two other parts OF the me-
tropoils, similar arrests were made Ii is renort
that (r0VPFnmAnf have
ton respecting the designs OF the parties. and
nave taken the most effectual measures to sup.
press any further attempts which NAV be made
to disturb the public peace.
LIVERPOOL CoTToN MARKET. The bus-
ness OF the week has been fiat and dull A great
abundance of Cotton has been thrown on the
market. Upon the whole, prices have kept
uniformly steady scale.
IRELAND.
Public attention still continues to be directed
towards ireland. Messrs. Meagher, O'Donohoe
ana Layne, have been arrested, and the police
and soldiers are engaged in hot pursuit after
Mr. O'Gormsn and those of the contederstes who
are still at large
number OF arrests continue to be made in all
parts of the country, and active proceedings are
on foot to bring Mr. O'Brien to trial The cele.
brated counsel, MIR Whiteside, who distinguished
himself SO greatly in Mr. OConnell's case. has
been retained for his defence.
In the meantime, an enemy of even more an.
pallIng character than civil war has again made
Its appearance in the form OF the potatoe disease.
In ireland, also in England and Scotland, all the
indications OF destruction which discovered them.
selves in the autumn of l845 are now re appear.
ing, and luxuriant field OF this essential escu.
lent becomes in "a hours withered and black.
ened mass
AT the present moment the prospects in eyerv
quarter are dark and dismal, but we do not even
now despair.
we are assured that the repeal associa ion will
not De permitted to reasonable under any form,
and 1t Is generally believed that Mr. John O'Con-
nell will retire from public life and devote his at.
tention exclusively to the National Bank, with
which he is connected as director.
Mr. Hartnett, the leader of the insurgent band
VINO attacked the mail at Abbeyfeale has been
arrested. Doheney and OGorman have still
eluded the vigilence of the Police. Dillon is
supposed to be secreted somewhere, severely
wounded IN the ARRAY at Bonlagh.
The Liverpool Mail says: "We have heard
through an individual on whose means of obtain
ing accurate information we can rely that Messrs
O'Germsn, O'Donnell and DOYLE. have positively
escaped and sailed for America 1t is understood
that the Crown prosecutor are determined to
abandon the indictment tor felony against Mr.
Gowen Duffy, in order to prosecute him tor high
treason, in consequence of the discovery among
the papers found in Mrs. Smith O. Brien's port
mantua, of letter from Mr. Duffy on the sub.
ject of the instruction.
rumor reached US late last night that Mar
tin, who had been found guilty of sedtiou, was
sentenced to transportation for lfe
Messrs. Meagher, O'Donahoe, Maurice, and
Layne, were brought TO Dublin, under arrest, on
Sunday morning, arriving at half past nine, from
Thurles, at the terminus OF the Cashel railway.
Kingsbridge. Their arrest took place .under the
following circumstances About three O'clock
on that morning, police patrol on the road to
Thurles and near Rath Cahil, four miles from
that town, came up with a party OF three persons,
dressed in the usual garb of peasants The po-
lice sauted themin passing, saying, "Good nj ght,
boys" and were replied 10 in the usual terms.
Having proceeded some twenty yards or SO, it
occurred to the party they might be persons
against whom an accusation rested, or at least,
capable of affording information. They therefore
returned and overlook the party, who did not ap-
pear at all anxious to elude them.
Having come up with them, the police SER
geant, closing on them, thought lie knew the
person Of one. and said Instantly "You are Mr..
Meagher," Mr. M. made no reoly either in as
sent or denial, and was instantly arrested az the