The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-07
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
From our files of English papers received by the
Hibernia, we make the following extracts;
Ireland.

The disturbances in the south of Ireland have
assumed formidable, If not a novel character.
Weare again compelled TO record and TO comment
upon the practice of roadside assassination, prac
uce which, as we had somewhat prematurely hoped,
had altogether disappeared from the dismal cata-
logue of Irish crime
There is 80 little of novelty in the circumstances
OF the slaughter of Mr. Charles Cage that the dis
NAL tale may be dismissed with the most cursory
mention. There had been small patch of land let
to tenant, who in the true spirit of an Irish pea
SAINT, determined TO make his tenancy answer; and
TO this end sub let his holding 10 swarm of pau
pers. When the leases fell in, il was determined to
remodel the property. sum OF money was given
TO the intrudcrs TO induce them to remove peace
ably, and was accepted by them, but not as quit
lance in full Although we have no positive assur-
ance OF the details, there no doubt secret jury
impannclled to decide upon the guilt of the agent,
and court formed to award fitting punishment TO
the offender against the doctrines of the Irish
Vehmgericht. BY this fantastic tribunal the unfor
tunate agent of Sir George Gore was found guilty,
andsenence of death passed against him in due form
oiaw. Suitable executioners were selected from the
ranks of the secret brotherhood to carry out the
doom of the court, and without murmur or remon-
STRANGE they proceeded to their work. Sunday last
was chosen as the day for despatching the uncon-
scious offender At about half past l0oclock the
morning of that day, Mr.. Cage proceeding to
church on horseback, accompanied by peasant
on foot, when, he was turning the corner OF u
road, three shots were fired at him, and with the
find it stated in report-was literally riddled
on the left side with slugs and bullets The collar
of the coat and neckcloth were blown off, and the
neck alone pierced by five bullets The worst
perhaps, remains to be told. No assistance
offered by the neighboring peasantry in the
mova of the corpse of the unfortunate gentleman
How, indeed, should it have been 30? The country
people round about, although the crime could not
be brought home to them in law, were but accom-
plices and abettors of the actual assassins AS Mr.
Cage rode along the road from Endrim, and as he
approached the actual spot selected for his MURDER
any of the peasantry he met might, in all proba-
bility, have given him warning of his impending
fate. This they would not or dared not do. They
were actually assassins at heart, or too much I'M
der the terror of their influence to risk their own
lives to save that of fellow creature. The MUIR
dcrers have not yet been taken, but we will ven
ture prediction, that ere long they will fall into
the hands of justice, and be called upon to answer
before a divine as well as a human tribunal for
their most foul and bloody act
France.
La Pdtrie contains the following paragraph:
'fTo-morrow, at the opening of the Legislative
Assembly, the Government will explain the course
pursued III the negotiations relating to the affairs
of Rome, and communicate their acts and their Ill
terror intentions. 1t was mentioned at the Assem-
bly, that aid camp Of the Emperor of Russia
had arrived in Paris, and that he had alightcd at
the Russian Embassy"
nj. Bourbon, Conservative candidate, has been
erieure, in place of M. Grandin, deceased; and nj,
Antoine Bonaparte, the cousin of the President of
the Republic, replaces NJ Robert, the late Socialist
candidate, in the department of the Yonne
The examination of witnesses continued at the
high court of Versailles The proceedings were
interrupted by the advocate of one of the accused
insulting in gross manner a witness named
Petit, lieutenant in the Gendarmerie Mobile, and
who the advocate said was unworthy of wearing
the French uniform. Petit, provoked by the cla-
NOR of the prisoners and their menaces, used in
turn still more gross epithet to them. A scene of
tumult ensued which all the efforts of the Judge,
the attorney general, and the officers of the court
could not stop for considerable time. Tranquility
at length restored but not till the hour arrived
for the adjournment OF the court.
The following is our Paris correspondents letter,
dated yesterday, p. m.
'If we may judge by the articles of the Conserv-
alive, and certain portion of the Legitimist press,
the alleged discussion between the majority and the
President of the Republic has ceased is at least,
in fair way of arrangement. may add, that ad-
ditlonal intelligence, proceeding from generally
well-informed quarter, and which was communi-
Gated to me this morning, confirms, in some mea-
sure, what these journals state Neither at home
abroad is there prospect of struggle at this
moment, and we, well as all other European gov
ernments, are equally interested in maintaining
external and internal tranquility Suchis, totidem
perbis, the opinion expressed, not more than an
hour two ago, by a person who is in fair posi-
ton to be acquainted with the true state OF affairs,
and whom have often found to be well informed.
1t is scarcely necessary to make any comment on
the assurances he at present gives, and of which,
let us hope, no untoward event will prevent the re-
aliZation.
al have spoken of the articles in some of the lead.
ing journals indicative of the solution to which ]
have alluded in my previous letters. The more inn
porant sign is however, TO be found in the altered
tone of the AsSemblSe Rationale, which has made
itself so remarkable for its intense hostility to M.
Dufaure. Il this day expresses its satisfaction at
having indicated the danger, and expressed with
energy the sentiments Of the majority"
The German Empire.
The following is the text of a treaty between
Prussia and Austria, which was signed at Vienna
on the 30th ultimo, and ratified by Prussia on the
10th instant An Introductory article, for the pur-
pose of decorously eectng the retreat of the Arch
duke Vicar, is followed by these paragraphs:
l. The governments of the German confederation,
in concert with the Vicar, agree on provisional
form interim, during which time Austria and
Prussia assume the administration of the central
power for the German confederation, in the name
of all the governments of the confederation, until
the LIST of May, 1850, unless this power cannot be
transferred 10 dentive power before that period.
2. The object of the interim is 10 maintain the
German confederation union founded on the
right of the States appertaining TO the German
princes and of the free cities, 70 having preserved
the independence and the integrity Of their States
comprised in the confederation, and TO having
maintained the internal and external security Of
Germany.
3. So long as the interim lasts the affair of the
German constitution is left TO the free concentration
Of the individual States.
II is the same with those affairs which, by Art. g.,
of the Federaye act belong TO the full assembly of
the diet.
4. IT, at the expiration Of the interim, the German
constitutional question should be not yet settled the
German governments will come TO understand
ing with respect to the prolongaton of the present
treaty.
s. The affairs hitherto carried on by the provi-
siona central power in far as, according 10 the
legislation of the confederation, they came within
the competency Of the late assembly, trans
mitted for the entire duration of the interim TO q
dietary committee, to which Prussia and Austria
appoint each two MEMBERS TO sit at Frankfort. The
other governments can be represented by plenipo
tentiaries accredited to the said committee, either
by each individual State or by several States con-
jointly.
g. The committee of the confederation carries on
affairs in an independent manner, but are rcspon-
sbc to the powers that respectively nominate them
II forms its resolutions after deliberaton in com
mon If the members cannot agree the decision
takes place by means Of negotiation between the
governments Of Prussia and Austria, and which
latter, in Of need, will refer to judgment by
| arbitration This judgment is pronounced by three
governments Of the confederation. In such Aus
tra will nominate each time of the arbtcrs and
Prussia the other. The two governments thus de-
sigDated have decide uDOn third aTbitcr for COM