The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-15

the prison clock struck four the drew up
at the front entrance to Newgate and was immediate
ly surrounded by two squadrons OF Dragons, under
tho mind OF Colonel Maunsell and Colonel Cor
don. In few minutes official, bearing the warrant
lvered the same to the High Sheriff The mounted
police and Dragons with drawn sabres formed four
deep round the van. The doorway having been open
ed Inspector Sewood gave the word at the prison gate
- All Is ready One of the turkeys then came
forth with bundle of clothes which understood
to be the convict Dress and threw it into the van
Precisely at eight minutes past four the gates
opened, and Mr.. Mitchell came forth with firm step,
and unnerved demeanor. He wore brown frock coat,
light waistcoat and dark trousers and had light
leather cap upon his head, the hair appearing to be
closely cut. His hand and right leg were heavily
manacled and fastened to each other by ponderous
iron chain He cast quiet dgnified glance about,
and recognising friend, who called out Mitchell.
bowed to him. He then assisted into the van, &C.
companied by four Ave inspectors of police. The
door was immediately banged to, and the cortege
galloped forward at double quick trot up Bolton
street. and thence to the Northwa where the Sheer
steamer was lying in readiness. Having been
placed board the steamer set sail for Spike Island
from whence the martyred Mitchell will DO conveyed to
Mr.. W H. Mitchell brother Of the prisoner has sd-
dressed letter to tho Freeman in which he states
that having obtained order to see his brpther In
Newgate after sentence was passed upon him, he
applied for admittance but was informed he could not
see him that day, and told to call the following morn
in Fhe have seized on tn. printing mate
rails of the United I,ishman.
The judges on leaving the court were preceded In
police The carriage in which their ordshps rode was
surrounded by troop of lancers, with officer at
each of the windows considerable number of people
were attracted to the spot but with the exception OF
some groaning the carriages passed through Sack
vile street and at Carlisle bridge there no ndca
ton of feeling
The city continued in state Of great excitement
during the evening. The police force mustered in
large numbers About seven O'Clock divisions marched
from the different station houses and took up their po
stion in the precincts of Newgate At the Of
Mary street, the police attacked with stones.
One officer cut under the eye another on the fore
head and two others had their hats broken After this
the police ordered into rank and charged the
streets several times Several In these charges
were slightly bruised. This WAS the only casualty du
ring the night and at twelve O'Clock the streets were
perfectly tranquil. There upwards of fifty con-
stabulary and metropolitan police stationed inside
Newgate with proportionate amount of arms and am
munition.
The council of the Irish confederation met at Oler
street Immediately after the verdict announced.
and the several clubs in connection with that body held
meetings during the evening which attended by
the leading members Of the cOufsderates.
A correspondent of the Morning Chronicle, writing
on Saturday. says" This norninr, ut an early hour,
Mrs Mitchell and children by few
proceeded from her residence, at Ontario Terrace,
to Newgate to in exchange farewell with her convicted
husband previous to his final departure from his native
land few only were present. We are told that the
Republican preserved stern composure for sometime,
until subdued by the presence Of his wife and artless
children he bent into tenderness and the shock
the greater because Of his reluctance to yield.
subscription has been already set on foot for the
wife and children of Mr. John Mitchell The lady is
niece of Sir William Werner, NJ p for the county Of
Armagh, and married at the early age Of fifteen
years Although still youthful she is the mother of
four children the eldest Of whom is nine years old
Among the contributors to the subscription are MIR
O'Gorman, sen, for ESQ; MIR. T. Meagher, ESQ; Mr..
w. OHara. ESQ; Mr.. C. G. Duff f25 Up to Satur-
day night the sum collected amounted to nearly E400.
THE TIME.
[From the United Irshman, May 81
These are solemn days. We are walking the brink
Of abyss; fathomess yawns the chasm before U.S. If
orr NIX n mel trem we a
IT, the contrary souls be brave and steps
pd. we will come forth from the danger, triumphant
these days cowardce is folly and courage is wisdom
The man who shrinks from his post and pins himself
to his ladys apron string must meet the dogs death
beating, be Gods good angels watching there.
For two brave men who fall battle field, fifty cow
ards are slain Vaor is very Ajax shield and he who
What is the grandest biography that man aspire
to! He lived brave mans life. What is the sublimest
death The coward breathe. his last on bed
Of down, with low whispering voices in his ear; the pa
triot falls across barrcade, and is dragged through
mud and street-fth-but the memory OF the one dies
With his body, while the other in entering tomb
cends throne, and rules us from his sepulchre.
silvery tones and measured sentences. Not the age
for rhetoric skill and tricks of fancy. The strong
thing is now the only true thing.
The Time. 1t Is glorious age. Old Earth sways to
and fro rocked hther and thther by the storm breath
Of democracy. That great Lazarus-the people--has
awakened. The clash of their swords Is the death
knell Of tyranny. And when all the nations ad-
yancing in 'rhythmica march" shall we not keep
the step Dress up your ranks, fall in, and follow
The Time. II is no poetic rainbow hued, golden
age No gentle, sweet-voiced sovereign rules the
world. Our only ting is the sword. At the flash Of
the patriots steel the torch Of freedom alone be it,
This is not the time for beggars' petitions No more
prayers; no more whining; no more dying in the
ditchside; patient and persevcring canniba-
ISM no more soup kitchen paternity; no more of tho
grim farce in which two millions Of men, with red
blood in them and something resembling a soul, by the
of tha1 nvtI ho aJvnA &c
farewell to the and committed suicde;' of
that gentle claw" which, like death, levels oil dstinc-
tons, and places high-souled patriot In the same
filthy cell with common burglar and swindling Jew
no more Of the licensed scoundrelism of pompous
gstrates-which the other day consigned one of our
best friends to feon's prison. for walking through
the streets Of Dublin with his friends; of that
accused mocSery, called government which has
tramped into sterlty every good seed Of truth and
honor and courage which the just God had plan in
this land, and left 1t without fruit aud vcrdure Away
away with all this specious fry of fraud"-with Eng
hell with arstocractic punderers and vcerega green
troopers. Their hour is come. With the keen steel
which will redden in the blood of the first foreign
butcher, will write Finis in the book Of British
crime and trace the title page of lrelands new his
tory.
The people of this land have been dreaming an uneasy
dream. The nightmare vanishes at last, and the bloed
stream crculatcs in the country more They can
stir their arms and use their strength again. voice
heard crying in this Wilderness and 1t has aroused
them to sense and volition. glorious fat lur was
rc-cchoed from end Of the isle to the other, Ind
the clouds rolled oil from our horizon, and the blue
sky looked forth u.s. and blessed us. revelation
unto the people and they felt that they had only
to say, i've shall do such thingn and it done
they felt at last the everlasting truth flashing in on
their benighted souls, that peoples will and Omni-
potence,-as far as regards earth-are SYNONYMOUS.
Let them come forth, then, in the sunlight, and
take the rights which have been withheld from them
so ongyes take them, for they have only to stretch
forth their hands and they will grasp the treasure
which they desire. Paris willed that 1t should be Free
and Louis Philippe packed up his thing, put his
brea under his arm, and, renewing his youth--eage
like-went forth a-travcng. Sicily willed that tho
Union act-whch sucked out Its fe-blood-should be
repealed and the first sword which glisened In the
patriots hand, cut the parchment link that bound 1t
to n foreign country-Milan-but why multiply in
stances! Is 1t not plain as that God lveth, that
have but to ask and shall receive, II ask in the
commanding tones Of frecmcn not in the whining
cent Of slaves
Come forward, then, ye suffering poor and prove TO
your oppressors That you are men and not dogs From
the frost Of winter coaxing out Of the heart Of earth
those hidden riches which minister to your tyrants'
tho NV In vhare