Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-04-19
NEWS By THE HlBERNIA.


NEWS By THE HlBERNIA.
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IS as8 Ireland. y9sE
Meetings. without number. hare .bssn
held in the metropolis, and throughout Ire
land. to sympathise with the French ,pso-
pie, and petition for repeal Of the Union
between Great Britain and ireland. Ar
rangements' had been made on grand scale
for monster meeting in Dublin, on the
l7th Of March, (St. Patrick's day;t "but
| from the immense military Preparat ions
made by the Lord Lieutenant, andsat Ashs
advice of Mr.. John O'Connell, and The
suggestion of the Lord Mayor Of Dublin,
| parochinl meetings were substintediBs she
different wards an that day, at which Re-
| peal petitions were adopted. On the. 20th
instant, however, q meeting was heldAby
the Young Ireland party at the North Wall,
Dublin. Strong expressions of feeling, Q.
| like against the Government of England,
and in favor Of French Republicanism,
were expressed thereat. These have met
a hearty response throughout the provin.
ces. Whether, however, from the active
and vigorous measures put in requisitionf by
the Lord Lieutenant, orsfrom the indiffer.
ence of the people tdsIhe advice Of the moro
violent of the Repeal leaders, all the den-
olstratons passed fquielly, save one Cor
two in the north of ireland, at which fatal
results took place one individual being shot
! at Downpntrick and another at Balinnhinch.
Dublin. March 22.-ro day the city
has been in a state Of great exci,ement--
| At IL O'Clock, Messrs. Smith O'Brien,
ieagher and Mitchell, accompanies by
large circle Of friends, both OF The 7 oung
and Old Ireland sections, Rloved from the
| -onlederation rooms in D'Olier street 10
| the head Office at the Royal sExchange, to
! give bail for thoir appear rance, in cemPli.
| ance with Mr. Porter's notifications, The
shouting all along the route was trerisn--
dous and more especially in front of the
old parliamen, house. By accident,
troop Of artillery was passing a: the same
moment with their guns which appeared to
quicken the enthusiast Al of the procession.
send you report Of the proceedings ia
the rooms Of the Confederation, where the
language used was remarkably violent, fae
exceeding in vehemence any preyiously
spoken or written The course pursued,
| according to the Mail, which speaks on ou.
thority, is attributable 20 the cabinet, and
not to the Earl Of Clarendon, who would
| suffer much more rather than commit hin.-
| self to such struggle. tas asszi
After the proceedings at the hsad-office
HAD terminated, the accused returned, and
wore welcomed in D'Olier street by an aas
di,ional crowd, amounting altogether to
not less than 10000 persons, undeterrsd
by the heavy rain, cheered and shouted
most vehemently The conduct of the o.
| Connels. in offering themselves rs bail
for their adversaries. has covered them
selves with popularity. .s ss.ssei
You mus. not suppose the Young Ire.
land party cast down by the calamity
which has belallen their lenders. The
declaration Of one Of these orators at the
late Manchester meetings is to be- the fn.
ture policy of the remaining chieftains -
Should Messrs O'Brien, Meagher and
Mitchell, undergo the full penalty for SEE.
di,ion, three others are resolved te take
their place and utter precisely similar sem
.imenis. Should they. too, be cut of, three
others ofthe fedaree, or devoted, are ready
for the fate of their brethren. And thus
will it go on until the whole party is i'm.
prisoned or exiled Then cNs bono prose-
cu,ions and proscriptionsa Such lis the
prospect held out to the government. sst
have heard this programme declared BY
one OF themselves AT meeting Of the
iradcs LAST night, a ':defencs fund was es-
| iablished, and fifty pounds subscribed IN .
few minutes.
The informations have been forwarded
to the Crown Office by the magistrates; the
trayersers have applied for copies Of those
yoluninous documents, which the clerks
are now engaged 10 making out. -
The crown solicitor, il is said. has sent
retainers, on the part Of The prosecution, TO
Mr.. Jonathan HEM, @ c. MIR Whi,esids,
@ c., and Sir Coleman O'Coghlen. Those
gentlemen, with the attorney and solicitor
general, and probably Mr.. Ser geant War.
rem and one or two others, will be the couns
sci for the crown. tl'sass -
Yesterday all the troops stationed at the
cus,om.house, bank, college, rotuDda, four
courts, &C., were removed 10 theirq resPec.
tive barracks. The reinforcement of cav
airy brought to Dublin last week returns 10
quarters this day 1t is considered inatths'
recent display Of military force has Pro-
ducad the desired effect and need not b
continued. 2,'s
The 43 Life Infantry, one Of the finest
.orns IN the service, is to arrive here 10.
morrow. They will be passed in divisions,
by special trains to Templemore., ra.d
THE PROSECUTION OF MEssRs. o'sRIEN,
MEAeHER, AND MITCHELL.
Mr.. Kemmis, the crown solicitor was
in attendance at the magistrates office on
behalf of the government. but the defen-
dants were moi represented either by coun..
sci or solicitor, The presiding ma gis,ratss
were Frank Thorp Porter, Esq, James,
Magee, Esq., and Gsrrge Wyse, Esf-