The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-29
DR0EHEDA.

touai assault upon tho people, Drog heda Argus.
In the Droshsda Savings b nk noice has been given
'h't three thousand FIVE hundred pounds win be with
drawn TO day.
ROsCREA.
Th--e was greet excitement In this town, caused by
tbs police searching FOR ptchforks As matter of
cour'e they cuccssdrt il getting hs forks such imple
sdbur not satisfied with taking tn. thy arrest
Tho ovuere and committed them prison until they
rsmhed an ext sord,nsry b'nch Of magistrates In the
course CT he day otry the state prson-Ts The msgs-
trser matter of course dismissed tho parties put
toers WIS ron o ateel used 10 taer manufacture rh,
DO not intend 10 submit TO this robbery and will
bring the ma-r before the msgsraes at petty sessions
ON Mondsy u *.
The stips nciaTy mag'srate called meeting OF the
resident mag satos to consider whether they would
posted hsough the town nut the magistrates would
not consent = K'ik my Mode otor
Ths sans paper also ssys zone OF the teachings o.
The Notion Las already produced he deeired effect In
Knkenny ny can ing run On the local savings Bank
Their two three rihs cubs about TO b, formed
in this city On Sunday about two hundred assem-
bed in garden in Upper Patrick aeet, and practised
rife shooting for sonie hours We understand there
WIRE 'ome capital shon during the day.-Krk kenny
Journal.
Last aonday evening the members of this body met
the Quarry, the North Strand. for practices and
their shooting which had the pleasure OF witnessing
admirable. Even with smooth bores, sons OF them
hit tina bulbs eye ,evera times at distance OF eighty
yards.-L.meTick reporter
CORK
Ga Sunday reveral parties of young men in
what Is now called riffs shooting large number
sems'ed at the Diamond Qusrry, BlAckrock and hsvng
after bullet hated name but though distance
emily 100 PAGES not pellet coulo be sent nearer
than the letter ~ Another company assembled at Sun
days Well along the banks of the Les, and were SINH
larry engaged. One of our shopkeepers scve mem
Der Of the Young Ireland party he's sent t. Paris for
pattern Of the Polytechnic cap, with view Of making
up hundreds of them in this city, for sale to rife
men-Co,k Constitution
SIGNAL FiREs--On last Saturday evening in the
North a o n ho
shannon blazed with fires and it not little curious
to observe the rapidiy with which each station
evey caught the signal, and communicated it to its
neighbors.--Msil
The Packet says rifle clubs, svowed'y to obtain
dexterity in the of fire arms areestabshng, not
only in the provinces but in this CITY, under tho of
tho Executive
FlNGLAs
Ga Sunday upwards of three hundred members
of rife club assembled about two O'Clock, in
tbs vicinity OF Finglass and having erected fifteen tar
GETS formed into companies and proceeded to perform
ae exerci,e in regular rotation, and with order and
precision which might excite the admiration Of any
oi the ns m iT5
must have been highly gratifying to those interested in
their military strides: The general proficiency was alb
solutey edifyine and regret tht limited spocs
does not permit doing justice to all the corps
but several Of the hits made in first rate STYLE
Lord Clarendon still continues to occupy most uneI
viabs position in oonneAon with the ''Duls eye;' and
exclamation uttered yesterday by one Of the most
the part of his mortal enemies to identify him with
their most brilliant efforts. After OF those achieve
ments bystander obsefved"f Clarendon got that In
the teeth the devil much he'd whistler With CON-
mendatle industry the rihemen continued their efforts
In the of uDdaunted by the torrents Of
rain wbicn occasionally descended until at lsngtb,
being unable to keep their powder dry" any longer,
they resolved fall In and having formed three deep
marched into town seven O'Clock in military style
At Fort Crystal, operations commenced early
O'Clock in the morning and target having been
erected ut distEce Of eighty or ninety yards the firing
continued until late hour Ia the evening. the
weapons principally employed pistols, and the Lord
Lieutenant was here, too represented by walking stick
surmountsd by cap, whose dapdst.d condition at the
close Of the exercises tested the expertnss and
of those epgaged.--Iid
GALWAY.
Our quiet town of Galway, it appears 10 not unsxpec
tant OF coming struggle Sunday evening last, about
thirty respectable tadesmen assembled at ball practice
by the sea side near Sat-hiI Their Of all
the msIksueu were expert hands others only begin
One of the party when ssked the purpor of their
asked did he expst their services would be soon re-
quired?" "The sooner the bettern WAS the prompt
answer e ificay Vsndicatr
Tn. Limerick Eramner speaking Of the rifle practice
OF club ssys-"Coon.l Doyle honored the with
his pissence, on horseback, and seemed very much
grsted win hs skill and proficiency in the of their
weapon exhoi'ed by the young men of Limerick. But
epins TIE gallant colonel is of rather selfish dspo
stion for h very steruy ordered poor private who
loo ing on. 10 march back TO his bxrracxsn
The Cork EIaminer Ia an appeal to conservatives
!s-.Copservaryes! follow, as Christian men and
reason tho voice OF your consciences Do and
we, on behalf Of the people win trust in you conde in
peace do so in tne little longer ana it may be too
iat.n
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bamhe " sends US parody on cong Of O few weeks
Here'sa chorus, Irish slave
Buy rife, buy rife;
Precious freedom you may save,
For trihs, for triae
This msy not BE- poetry but it is excellent eense; and
EN- pbsiicaly say amsn to 1t
Farmer" iBquires where he may emigrate with
most advantage W. are Indifferent where he goes II
hn has bold hof int ho
go 10 the - CaDsdas.
j. g." ssyr the people universally taking their
money out of the savings banks IL IL wisely done But
this is not enough Gold is the only circulating medium
TO be trusted in troubled times Bank notes pro-
mses TO pay, which circumstances may render the par
ties totally unable TO fulfill The chorus Of the old song
!. I'd rather have guinea than one-pound note"
very judicious preference, but II may come to BIS bet
Ter than Ia flO note come Day soon.
To tn. Editor of the Nation-
Sr- to1 IL is fact th at Prince Gsorge, who is
burning to be at the rsh threatens Dubio resist him.
to fall back the Park and burn the city with bomb
shells The conservatives and neutrsls ought to know
the with which they are threatened Tell them
this that they may beware Ia time. Yours, r:
The oops.rvs tiyes and neutrss will not believe this
story. With the supcrcileus ignorance Of doomed
they will shut their eyes till j, to late But We tell II
to the Irish in Lor dou Birmingham Manchester and
Liverpool IL Irish city be so much einged with
bombshei we look 10 them But no aggression ireland
DEGREES evil to or interestshe only stands upon
her rights aud defends them.
" A Protestant Englishman yet a Friend to R.peal ~
Our opinion OF federalism mas long been dfo1ded
an arrangem sntn we regard it IS far cnmbrous
than the old of psraments and to sub
sttute 1t for legislative Independence would be but
changing the form CT provincialsm We soorn 1t
compromise and tao cish people laugh at the very
sound of the word Our English friends advice"
would therefore, be quito thrown away US aud them
A PATRIOTIC constable whose name and address have
osen forwarded to sends tbs following interesting
police integcnce:n--
During the past ten years have seduousiy devoted
my time in elioting individual opinion among my COM
rades Ia Munster, Lenster and Connsu ght, ana now
falls teA In afxft, thatn fnf
and will fix ayon-es and vindica'e the freedom of
their enslsved and suffering countrymeu The men ars
from profession csuiousand must say even moany so,
ia concealng feeling which God hss implanted In all
their hearts At present, | could not find 30 among
them that would together and avow their ssnti
ments. They arc all determined enough, taking them
sir giy. indivdu y, crashing the oppressors Ct
their country; but bring four Of thom together
and feeling Of dstrust IL Immediately percepttbls
ami ham flaNa afr Of and