Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-05-25
FURTHER NEWS BY THE STEAMER
G A M B r [ A
The French Eleetions.-.Triumpho of Las
martine--Progress of Representatives, in
Irelands &c.


very general survey OF the condition of Eu
rope up to the latest dates.
EeIand-The State Trials.-The Irish
law officers committed blrnder at the thresh-
old; there was gentleman on the grand iu-
ny who ought not to have been on il, and as
the law was pretty plain on the subject, the
attorney general abandoned the prosecution
by means of indictment, and filed an &c of
fcio Information against Mr.. Mitchell, who
on Tuesday was placed under rule to plead
within four dayssi4 By this means the crown
proceeds, by the most expeditions course, TO
prevent all argument on the dilatory pleas
filed by Mr.. Mnchell, and TO secure a trial
in The siIings after the present term.
Dublin, Wednesday, April 20 in The
court OF Queens bench to-day. the attorney
general entered aolIe prosequi 10 the bills
found by the grand jury against Mr. Mitch
ell, and.immedialely filed TWO er o6icio in
formations, charging him with The same Of
fences. Copies of the information were han
ded to Mr.. Mitchell. In order to put STOP
TO the prevailing exc tement, the magistrates
of the county of Dublin are about 10 call up
on The government 10 proclaim the metropo
lis and disarm the disaffecied. The magis-
irates throughout the entire kingdom are re-
commended by government TO swear in spe-
cial copslables in every parish.
Dublin Proctaimed.--The following is
an extract from a private letter received in
London this morning: ave have just heard
that the prvy council has ordered the city oil
Dublin to be proclaimed, and an immediate
search TO be made for arms" This wants
confirmation.
Dublin, Thursday At the sitting Of the
court of Queens bench this MOI ming, The at
lorney general applied for leave to enter
nOle prosequi in the case of Meagher and
/ O'Bten, and rendered ex oficio informatous
against those gentlemen as in the case o
Mitchell yesterday.
Mr.. w. S. O'Bden, being absent in the
country, was allowed until Monday to make
his appearance Mr.. Meagher, being in cour
entered an appearance at once.
The traversers made application TO appear
by attorney, but the application was opposed
by The attorney general, and refused by the
court.
The parties who have been most active in
drilling and rifle shooting have had Their
amnsemenis greatly inieiferred with during
the week. and some of them having been
arrested, will, doubtless, be made examples
of. Mr.. w. S. O'Brien and his party have
proceeded 10 the south for the pu poses oil
agitation. That they will easily succeed ii
stirring up vast amount of dsafleclon there
can be lille doubt; everything Throughout
| the provinces seems ripe for an outbreak
/ but what settled scheme Of organic ton the
parties promoting this movement have is be-
| yond cur comprehension to divine. We cal
only contemplate a vast sacrifice of human
life, should any rising take place, wilhou
any hope of accomplishing the ends in view
Government is increasing the preca utiuns al
ready taken. Preparations continue 10 bt
carried out on such scale as plainly to de
note that the authorities deem he DANCE
to be near and imminent. Houses in Mer
rion and Rutland squares have been survey
ed, and are being prepared for The reception
of troops. All the regiments in garrison have
been addressed on parole by their comman
ding officers,and cautioned to abstain from ia
king any part in any political demons ratio
whatever.
The most fearful accounts Of desiiutio
) continue to reach US from he provinces.
The Withdrawals OF depositors Of their fund
d from The provincial savings banks, appear 1
arise as much fiom sense Of insecurity @
their funds. as from political disrGst; and in
deed they have no doubt been swelled b
The requirements of the deposilors Tor en-
igra ion and other purposes. Enormous de
falcalions have taken place in The Tralee an
Z, Killarney savings banks
The reporIs of deslilulion and death from
the western counties are most appalIi Tn
following horrifying picture of wide distrc
is given by correspondent OF The Dubli
S Evening Post:
4 "GalUay, April 23.-Since last harves
the condition OF The population Throughout
, the whole extent of these countries Gal
way, Mayo, and Sligo--has altered most ma
terially.s Then, the inhabitants had more {
less he means of supporting life, either iroi
The produce of the turnip crop, which wa
sown 10 an unprecedented extent last yea
$ or else iiom The proportion Of The oats n
t wheat hervesl still permitted to remain j
their hands. Now all is changed. All Iha
: the landlord, either in mercy would net, {
I in terror dare not, the poor law collector
= and their armed troops have swept uliefl
? away.
: Sand yet, for all this, the sad moral
among the poor is not only undated, bu
daily grows upon us with fearlully accelerate
{ rapidiiy. In many baronies whole tracts ar
! lying in stubble or waste ;nor is there eve
: an effort made to attempt their cultivation
i As for ConnemaTa, the silence Of desolulio
E prevails there. From Galway to Clilden, an
o from KIlerys to Kikieran Bay, the datknes
of the shadow Of death broGds over all bi6gi
The few miserable beings who still sufyiy
Y there can hardly DO said 10 live So inan
: mate are they, 50 haggard and gbasly, on
is filled with involuntary horror al his az
Species; The human heart Inslincliyely sbuf
> ders at spectacle so piiiable and dcgladi9t
sin one district, out of a population Of NOR
n than one hundred families, but year since
only seventeen are now to be found; even
these, The inmates of eleven houses wer
: shut up, dying of fever. So rapid was III
i progress of depopulaion that ii may be a
e firmed with The utmost safety that from one
8 half TO two-ihrd Of The entire population
the baFoDies of Mo, cullen. Btllynahincf