The northern tribune., 1848-04-26
FOREIGN N e w 6.


events, might be thought amply sufficient to
put down rebellion. In the House of Com
mons, on Monday, Lord John Russell made
statement on the subject; and was, of course,
much cheered in expressing His determination
to uphold her Majesty's authority, and in
limiting at the probability of asking for extra
ordinary powers to put down dsatfection.-
Meanwhile, it is an ugly circumstance, that
evictions are going on by wholesale in Ireland,
and that the small and inadequate remedial
measures brought forward by Ministers, re-
main rs yet on the threshold of the House.
Another cause for anxiety is the revival of
the Chartist agitation throughout the country.
A national convention, the delegates to which
have been elected by great meetings through
out the country during the last few weeks, is
now being held in London, to determine On
the course to be taken at the present juncture.
At some of these meetings the language has
been very inAammatory-in fact, just of that
character which our aristocratic rulers will be
best pleased with. How far the views express
sed on these occasions are sympathised IN by
the working classes generally, we are unable
to say. We believe, however, that they are,
to great extent, misrepresented by some who
have officiously come forward as leaders and
advisers and our suspicion is confirmed by
published statement from the secretary of the
delegates of the metropolitan districts, repu-
dating in the strongest terms the language OF
some of the orators, and expressing firm de-
termination to maintain peace and order in
the forthcoming demonstration at Remington
Common.
At Manchester, large body of unemployed
operatives assembled on Saturday, and applied
to the magistrates literally for leave to beg.
Their delegates represented their condition as
deplorable, and the local authorities silently
acquesced in the fidelity of the melancholy
picture drawn by those whose bitter expe-
rence has made them familiar with starvation.
| What is true of Birmingham and Manchester
is unhappily true of the whole of the manu-
featuring districts of England and Scotland.
From Nottingham and Leicester, travelling
northward to Paisley and Glasgow, there are
the same gloomy accounts. Honest labor finds
itself reduced to pinching want, at season OF
the wear when employment is usually remu-
nerative and plentiful.-LonGon Times Of tie
tn.
IRELAND.-The position of affairs in Ireland
is every day-eyery hour-becoming more
alarming and complicated, and the friends OF
order and existing institutions who, bat few
weeks since, sneered at the braggadocios and
bravadoes of the ultra-repealers, as SO many
proofs of imbecility and insanity, are now ap-
prehensive of long and deadly conflict be-
tween the authorities and the populace of Ire
land. 1t is admitted by all, that at no one
time in the entire history Of repeal did the
agitation reach anything at all resembling its
present extent.
The record of crime for the present fort
night is larger in amount, and more aggravat-
ed in character, than it has been for some time
past.
The assizes have just terminated thu hloughout
the kingdom. The number of capital convle-
tions and heavy sentences are unusually large
Galway town assizes proved an exception to
| the general rule, having been, on this occa-
sion, maiden. In Limerick alone, A persons
were transported, and 81 sentenced to various
terms of imprisonment. In Tipperary, MI
| chael ana John Connolly were convicted OF
murder. Since the 2lst of January nine in
dviduals have suffered death in the latter
county; II have been transported, and 25l
! left for various terms of imprisonment