The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-03
Our Irish Correspo noonce.

Our Irish Correspo noence.
DUBLIN, March 8, lSi9
State Of Eaa~d-Dfore Stale Prssonsy, Rsleased-
Mr.. Dr6y's Case Ch,,ste~,wg of Smith O'Bu.
ew's Ca,d. &C., re.
have no news OF any importance to communal
cate to you, which has TRANSFERRED during the past
fortnight, with the exception of the release Of the
last batch OF the untried prisoners, which am
happy to inform you took place on Monday last.
They are, Patrick O'Higgins, Walter Thomas
Meyler, Stephen J. Meany, John Rea, Thomas M.
Halpin, (late Secretary to the Contederaton,) and
Joseph Brennan. Mr.. Maurice Richard Leyne,
who was arrested with Messrs. Meagher and O'Do-
nohoe, near HolycrosS, in August last, has also
been liberated. This judlcious consideration on
the part Of the Lord Lieutenant has given general
satisfaction.
Your readers will be pleased, I am sure. with
the intelligence that Mr. Charles Gavan Duffy has
been removed from his vile prison (Newgate) to
the more salubrious air OF Richmond Brdewell :.
so that we may now look fo ward to his com plete
restoration to health, which will enable HIM to be
prepared for the further struggle, in April between
him and the crown:
need not inform you that considerable excite
cent has taken place in this part of the empire,
owing to the disastrous news which has been re-
-celved from India. The English press, as you
will perceive, are down upon Lord Cough more
than they otherwise would be, owing to his being
an Irishman. However, the wings have been
obliged to appoint another Irlshman to take his
piace-our hery country man, Sir Charles Napier,
at y" Old Fagan," as he Is called by his soldiers
The reduction which informed You in nv last
that was to take place IN the army in Ireland. has
been cOuDtermanded, not without, no wever, con.
siderable body OF men having been discharged,
who have necessarily increased the amount of
paupeTs--a number ct them being obliged to enter
the poor houses The opposition to Lord John
RusselPs proposition of !" rate IN aid" has daily
increased In strength. Meetings are daily being
held IN Ulster and Leins'er, Of the landed propri
etors, TO express their indignation and to enter their
protests against such an Ubiquitous law, which, if
carried into execution, will destroy all individual
efforts OF improvement, ana thereby check all wish
ON the part Of the Landed propretors to emlov the
Faupers who lnhablt the nejghbOrhOOd of their
properties.
Mr.. Martin Burke, of the Shelburne, who, it will
be recoected, was one of Mr. Duify's last iury
and who was for his non. conviction, addressed
through the Freeman, Immediately after Lord
BIoughams attack upon him in the House of
Lords, long letter to his ordshlp. in which he
stated that that attack was uncaed for and alto
gether unlusthable;" and adds: :" MY lord, l claim
tor myeelf as juror, the same right to act on my
conscience that your lordship as peer has upon
yours. and have the entire appreciation of my own
conscience Tor the part took in the disagreement
be on Mr.. Dufy's jury; applied early In the sit
ting. OF the court to be excused thought had
got leave OF absence from that excellent and up
right Judge, Baron LEROY, and did not return
until was told that had been called on heavy
hne. then came back, and was called upon 10
serve on Mr.. Dufy's jury. will not argue with
your 10 dshlp whether the opinion formed wss
the right one or not; 1t was an opinion In which,
In the progress Of the tlal and almost to the last
moment, had the concurrence of the great ma
jority Of the jury"
On Monday night last there was command
night at the theatre, The Lord Lieutenant aud
Countess of Clarendon being present. were re-
celved with applause IntermIngled with much
Kissing. The play was the opera of the "Crown
Diamonds" In the course of the evening cheer
was gwen for " Mitchell" which elected many
responses; and In the scene where the party IN
IN the minister's house are engaged playing cards,
fellow in the upper gallery called out 'the Slkhs
are trumps," and another proposed cheer fortnem
"a general round OF cheers and laughter became
general throughout the the atre.
A few evenings since. there was a large meeting
of the Orange clubs in Dublin, in reference to the
conduct OF a military gentleman. who, it was said,
was In communication with Ddbbyn, the lnfOrmer
and witness for the crown at the state trials in
Clonmel; II IS understood that the upsh0t OF the
meeting was to the effect that the officer IN ques-
ton should cease to be IA member OF the Orange
society The infant son OF Mr. Smith OBrien
was chrstened last week in Richmond prison; all
the state prisoners, with the exception of Mr..
O'Donohoe, were at the ceremony A committee
to collect subscriptions to enable Mr. Duffy to de-
fray the expt nses OF trials, was IN course of
beng formed; but Mr.. Duffy, IN the most honora-
bic and independent manner, has refused such aid,
and states In letter to the FREEMAN, that although
he may be "publlc felon," he will not become a
"pnbic pauper"
TIE Rev. Francis Kelly, P. P, of Upper Fahan,
has been elected Il. G Bishop of Derry, In the
room OF the late Doct Msgnn, he obtained ma
)orily OF twenty three votes over his competitor
- n h. A "a heI "a nuntSa
The Pope has the approval, however, of the ap-
poiniment, be fore It be tina but it is supposed
that his Holiness will not opm the election.
A fearful accident has lately occurred on the
Shannon. A sailboat lett Wellington Quay for
Drominard, on the Ntnagh side, with nine pas
sengers. three boaimen, and several head Ut cat
tie and sheep a gale arose, which rendered the
bost unmanH geabe; one OF the ere W struck a COW
with stick, which caused her to send her hoof
through the boat, and Instant the boat filed
and all went down, with the exception of one boy,
who chung to the rigging.
Dublin has, as yet, escaped visit from the cho-
lera 1t is, however, prevalent in Belfast and seve-
raj towns in the North and it has, within the
last lew days, gone In southerly direction to Kill
kenny, Rose, DC.
Some few nights ago, a fire broke out in the
house OF Mr. Read, flax and rope manufacturer,
of Thomas street, which consumed It, together
with three of the adjoining houses.
The conservatives OF Dublin have applied Tor
receiver under the Court OF Chancery, TO be
placed over the Corporation estates, to restrain
the Corporation from fatS>.r paying away any Of
the rents. on the plea OF rh> 'appr opraon OF the
pipe water rents. Eminent connstl have been re-
tanned or both sides. A motion will be decided
upon tomorrow, by the Master OF the Rolls, as to
whether an injunction should issue or not.
am happy to inform you thar tage is progress
ing IN Ireland very satisfactorily. Accounts are
daily received, that large breadth OF potatoes is
beng planted. The sowing has commenced much
caller than usual, owing to 1t being the prevailing
opinion that the early crops escaped, last year,
much better than the late ones. Several large
tracts, however, in Connaught, are living idle and
NO appearance OF their being cultivated this year.
Fashi0ns for March.
From La Belle Assembee
PCBILc Promenade DREss Black velvet red.
iEgote the corsage made quite up to the throat,
tlRht TO the shape, and moderately pointed at the