Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-04-19
R Revolutionary Movements i'm
England, Scotland aud Ireland
BY THE CALEDONIA.

Encouraged ana emDoldened by the out
break in Paris, the latent restlessness n
England, Ireland and Scotland, has exbib-
7tited-itseH in sasisas~rioteas ,proceadine.
arising chiefly from want of employment
land the increasedtaxation proposed by the
ministry. ,i1"J q
In London, on the 9th inst, riotou,
meeting Of eight or ten thousand pr,etople
was held in Trafalgar Square, InAama.
tory addresses were made, and cheer,
were given for the French Revolution
The presence. Of the police excited angry
feelings in the mob, and led to acts of v;c,
lence in which some were wounded. The
removal Of Of the police restored order. On
the two succeeding days there were SINH
lar assemblages in different parts of Lon
don, but with the exception of breakino
windows and lamp posts, there was no
There were disturbances at Manchester
likewise on the 9TH inst, where large
body OF malcontents assembled at the
workhouse and demanded the liberation of
the inmates, but without success. On the
9Th, there was a large meeting, which was
addressed by lay young freshman. A skirm-
ish took place between the mob and the
police, in which the former were routed.
AT the last accounts, these disturbances
were kept up; the stalls of Smithfeld
market had been broken up; the military
were under arms and the magistrates
were IN session in the Town Hall.
In Edinburgh on the 18th, riotous as
semblage did considerable damage by
wanton destruction of property--breaiing
lamp posts and whatever else came in their
way, even demolishing small houses, and
breaking the windows of public and pri-
vate buildings. A thousand lamps are
said to have been broken. The troops
dispersed the mob, and took some so in
dividuals into custody, who were subse-
quently tried and sentenced to imprison-
ment for various terms of from 10 to 60
days. Cries Of "Vive la Republique"
were heard among the mob. At the last
accounts the city was quiet, but large
bodies of police were patrolling the streets.
CAT Glasgow, on the 9th inst, thousands
of rioters paraded the streets, breaking
open bakers shops and warehouses, gum
smiths shops, and other places where
food and arms might be found. The in.
jury to property is estimated at 100000
dollars. During the day $50 dragons
arrived from Edinburgh, and $50 rioters
were arrested. The cry of the mob was
''Bread, or Revolution The manifesto
ton was repeated the next day, when then
the mob was fired upon, and two or three
killed. At the last dates, matters were
comparatively quiet but there were APP
prehensions of further outbreaks.
In Paisley and Dunfermline, also, there
had been disturbances of a serious nature
among the factory operatives, and an ex-
press had been sent to Edinburgh for
troops.
In Liverpool some anxiety had been
created by strike of the warehouse por-
tiers; and there being no military force,
800 special constables had been appoint
ed to preserve the peace.
In lreland-where there appears to be
no dlmlnution Of distress, destilution and
tarvation--matters had assumed a more
serious and threatening aspect. The French
Revolution, as was anticipated, has arous-
ed all the energies of discomfort and dis
order. Meetings of the Repeal Associa-
ton were held to congratulate the revolu-
tionists in France. A special meeting of
the confederation in Dublin on the 9th,
was convened by placards containing ire
ominous words, Courage" Liberty"
"Fraternity," "Equality, ''&c. Mr.. Cream,
an operative, presided, and Mr.. O'Brien,
NJ. P, Duffy, Dillon, and other ruling
spirits were present. An address to the
people Of Ireland was resolved on, the SEN
timents of which may be inferred tromthe
following closing paragraphs:
"We are ready to forget our party, our
injuries, and our pride, for the sake of
our country. In her service, humiliation
and danger, and sacrifice and death, are
welcome to US. Wherever we are re-
CURED we shall be present, Indifferent as
to whether our post be humble or exalted.
Whoever leads on we shall follow, insist
ing only that we shall go forward--for-
yard though grores uere to yaoon, and g1b-
bets to tro,Cn across oar pafh
MIR. Barry called on Irishmen to be
bold, courageous, and self-sacrifcing; stat
ing that if they only were so few days,
the citizens of Dublin would take the ad
vanced guard of the united army that was
about to place itself in front of the English
government loud cheers The minister
might offer Cancellation, but they would
accept of nothing short of independence
cloud cheers)!!
Mr.. O'Brien, NJ. p, said he was pre-
pared, if it were the pleasure of his fell
low-countrymen, to 60 over as their de-
putty Cloud cheering and waving of hats)
to Paris, to wait on the provisional gov
eminent, and tell them that the people of
Ireland invoked French mpathy on their
own behalf Continued cheering). His
candid conviction was, that the time for
Ireland's liberation was come (hear, hear,
and cheers). When the meeting broke
up, a vast multitude went to the castle,
''groaned the Lord-Lieutenant," and gave
three cheers for the Republic of France
Mr.. J ohm O'Connell, writing home from
Paris, Immediately after the exciting events
there, -ssSpeak out, people of Ire
land! speak from every city EVERY val