Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-06-01
DETAILS OF THE NEWS BY THE
CALEDONIA.

The New York Tribune ofthe eveninp Of
The 22d, brings US the details of the Caledu
MAS news;
ENGLAND.
Pr cEEDINGs OF Parlia-
menI met on Monday, May LIST. The bill
gaining aid TO The West India Colonies, and
the Aliens bill, which passed to second
reading by large majority, have been dis
cussed. A proposition TO extend and regn-
late The franchise in Ireland has been intro
duced in lbe House of Commons. The Irish
Disabilities bill has passed The Commons.
IRELAND.
STATE OF THE CouNTRY.-We regret to
add, that we have oflaie received an account
of another case of destiyton in Connemara :,
truly appalling. In village near Clifden,
an old woman and her daughter were so re
duced 10 Penury, and so utterly deprived OF
the means Of subsistence that they were OBJ
lged TO feed ON The rotten carcass of a
dog. The consequence was, that next day
both became unwell, and before the close Of
the evening they were numbered among the
dead.-Galpay Mercury.
The APPROXIMATIONS NEAR ENNIsTYMoN.
"A poor outcast named Brogan. spent six
days in one ofihe dilapidaied ruins in Boy
berry, stretched in fever under the open air,
without shed or covering. I'm This state he
died and spent some tine longer in the same
rum, like dead dog, until his body became
purified; when at last, some courageous and
| charitable persons, throwing some straw about
him, took him off TO bury him. He was
brought, while in distress and sckness9two
successive Fridays TO the poor house, bui
would not be admitted, as he was in fever.
aud no room would be made for such cases.
Limerick Reporter.
KILLARNEY UNIoN-The financial con-
| dilIon Of this Union appears nearly hopeless
The debt is nearly f5000, and the guardi-
ans have not shilling in their exchequer
The Board has refused farther advance on
The credit of ihs new rate. The numbe. oil
paupers in the Poor-H House is ,23I, of whom
327 are in the hospial.-Kerry Examiner
The LATE MAJ. MAHoN's EvICTIoNs.-
RICH, Rev. DR.. Blown, Bishop of Elphn, has
addressed eirer to Lord Shrewsbury, con.
tanning an appalling list of The victims ejec-
ted by Maj. Mahon. His Lordship gives
the names of The heads of The families eiec-
ted in each baIony. along with the number
OF those depending ON them. In ali, there
were Cos families elected, containing JOG
individuals, among whom were eighty four
widows! This in year of famine, Quo
usque Dominea -Quousque?-Notion
OUTRAGE ON MEssRs. SMITH O'BR1EN.
MEAGuER AND MITcHELL.-Under this cap
ion the correspondent OF The Dublin Pilot
gives all account of riot al Limerick. He
says:
LIMERICK, Sunday II am sorry to have
to inform you that this city has been the
scene OF most alarming and lamenlable dis
iurbances, in consequence of Nj. Mitchell
having been invited TO the sOiree advertised,
10 be given last night. In The evening, pre-
vous to the intended entertainment, the ei-
figy of Mr.. Mitchell was borne through The
streets on mems shoulders. the figure being
suspended by The neck from a rope fastened
ed 10 "a long pole. On the back of the efigy
we're inscribed, in large letters, The words.
Mitchell, the columnator of OConnell."
on the 'front.'
MITCHELL the ssnderer of the Catholic reilgion!"
AS soon as the company had collected, 10 the
number ut three hundred or more-ihe eff
" was iarred over, and brought IN front oil
he building IN which the soiree was held
There il was SET on fire, and burned fercely
| The blaze reaching nearly The roof. During
The progress Of the combustion, several al
lempls were made 10 push The burning mass
through The windows and doors. These ef-
forts were successfully repelled by The party
inside, and luckily, from The infiammable ma
ture of its materials, the figure was consumed
before the arrival of fresh reinforcements OF
the pnpul ace. Great alarm, of course, per-
vaded those inside, especially the females,
many of whom got sprained ANGLES, and were
otherwise injured, i'll their haste TO ascend
from the bottom story, which was most ihtea.
tened by The populace. Language of the
most insulting nature now passed between
those inside and The assemblage without.
Alter this fight occurred and was kept up
for some time between the mob outside aud
those within. Show ers of stones were hurled
agains, the buildng--;he windows and doors
were all hrGk en- in-whle those within fred
several rifle shots, woundng one man, and
made several charges with pixies. A Cath
olic priest, named O'Conner-ihe only one
al the soirse-- g,tempied 10 address The mob
but stones were thrown a, him. Mr.. O'BrI
en- also attempted TO speak, bu, was snck
IN the head with stone and severely Injur
ed. The arrival Of large body OF The police
and some troops quelIed the disturbance sc
far tina, ,hnse at The soree escaped home in
safety. O'Brien, i, is said, proceeded TO his
residence to have his face dressed, after hav
ing pledged his honor tina, he would never
more appear "a: public meeting, and sig
ni6ed his intention OF retiring into private
life.''
The Freeman's Journal charges that the
} mob was ins,igated by agents of the Govern
ment.
PARTIES RECoNclLED.-Under this head
the Freeman's Journal publishes an address
: signed by The following prominen, men in The
Two leading parties in iceland: John MiIey