The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-05-30

ENGLAND.
=PRscEEDINGs OF PARLIAMEET.-PaIlia-
menl met OH Monday, May LIST. The bill
gaining aid to the Wesi India Colonies, and
The Aliens bill. which passed 10 second
reading by large majority, have been dis
cussed. A proposition TO extend and regu.
late The franchise in Ireland has been miro
duced in The House of Commons. The Irish
Disabilities bill has passed The Commons.
IRELAND.
STATE OF THE CoUNTRY.-We regret 10
add, that we have oflale received an account
OF another case of destituton 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
'he means OF subsistence that they were Oh
liged 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.-Gaiway Mercury.
The DETERMINATIONS NEAR ENNIsTYMoN.
"A poor oulcast named Brogan, spent six
days IN one OF the dilap!daied ruins in Bog
berry, stretched in fever under The open air,
without shed or covering. In This state he
died and spent some time longer in the same
rum, like dead dog, until bis body became
purified; when at last, some courageous and
charitable persons, throwing some SHAW aboui
MIN, took him of TO bury him. He was
brought, while in distress and sickness, Two
successive Fridays to The poor-house, buI
would not be admitted, as he was in fever,
and no room would be made for such cases.
-Limerick Reporter.
KILLARNEY UNIoN.-The financial con-
dition of this Union appears nearly hopeless
lbe debt is nearly $4,000, and the guard
ans have not a shilling in their exchequer.
The Board has refused farther advance on
the credit of the new rate. The nurnbe- OF
paupers in the Poor-House is ,23l, of whom
327 are in the hospilal.-Kerry Examiner
THE LATE MAJ. MAHoN's EvIcrIoNs.-
Right Rev. DR.. Blown, Bishop of Elphin, has
addressed lelrer TO Lord Shrewsbury, con
tanning an appalling lis, of the victims ejec-
ted by Maj. Mshon. His Lordship gives
the names of The heads of the families. ejec-
ted in each barony. along with The number
OF those depending on them. In ALL there
were Cos families elected, containing ,006
individuals, among whom were eighty -four
widows This in year of famine. Quo
usque Domino Observation-Disclosures.
OUTRAGE ON MEssRs. SMITH O'BRIEN,
MEAGHER AND MITcHELL-Under this cap
lion the correspondent Of the Dublin Pilot
gives an account Of riot al Limerick. He
says:
LIMERICK, Sunday Il am sorry to have
TO inform you that this city has been the
scene OF most alarming and lameniable dis
| Iurbances, in consequence of MIR. Mitchell
having been invited 10 The soiree advertised
to he gwen last night. In The evening, pre-
vioas to the intended entertainment, The ell
1 fly of Mr.. Mitchell was borne through tue
streets on mems shoulders. the figure being
suspended by the neck from rope fastened
ed 10 long pole On the back of the etfigy
we're inscribed, in large letters, The words.
Mitchell, the c0umniator Of OConncll!"
Oh the front
Mitchell, the slanderer of the Catholic reigion!"
As soon as the company had collected, 10 the
number OF three hundred or more-the eff
gl was larred over, aud brought IN front o
the building IN winch the soiree was held
There il was set on fire, and burned fiercell
the blaze reaching nearly the roof. During
The progress OF the combustion, several at
Iempls were made push the burning mas
J through The windows and doors. These eli
Inside, and luckily, from the lnfiammable ma
ture of lis materials, the figure was consume,
before the arrival OF fresh reiniorcements o
The pOpulace. Great alarm, of course, per
vaded those inside, especially the females
many OF whom got spraned ANGLES, and wer
I otherwise injured, in their haste to seem
from the bottom story, which was most Ihrea
I tened by The populace. Language of th
most insulting nature now passed betwee
s those inside and The assemblage without.
After this a fight occurred aud was kept u
for some time between The mob outside an
. those within. Showers of stones were hurle
against the buildlng-ihe windows and door
u were all hroken In-while those within fire
= several rifle shots, wounding one man, an
r made several charges with pixies. A Gail
e olic priest, named O'Conner-ihe only on
: at the soiree-a,lempIed TO address The mol
A but stones were thrown at him. Mr.. O'Br
A en- also attempted to speak, but was s'ruc
ON the head with stone and severely Iniu
ed. The arrival Of large body OF The polio
and some troops queled the disturbance S
3 Ear tina, those at tie soires escaped home
safety. O'Brien, i, is said, ''proceeded TO h
residence 10 have his face dressed, after ha'
d ing pledged his honor that he would peve
e moe appear a, a public meeting, and sll
nfied his intention OF retiring into Priva'
life"
y The Freeman's Journal charges that ih
E mob was insligated by agents OF The Cover