The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-30
Extracts from late English Journals.

Mr.. MEAGHER the ''Irish rebel ;" seems to be liv-
ing very unmartyr-h like life. In long letter
found in the Nation, he says: 81 am in excellent
health and right good spirits. Ispend four or five
hours every morning, and two or three hours every
evening with my books; during the interval take Il
gallop through the 'bush'' in quest Of kangaroo;
or stroll on foot along the banks of the Macquarie,
on the qui Uipe for snakes"
The Tablet, noticing the attempt at tyrannical
domination on the part of the Maltese Jesaits, ar
roganty exclaims: "Who these Anglicans and
Prcsbyterians, creatures of day. that they should
presume to be included in the same category with
the Catholic church! They want to come before
the world not merely with the same civil privileges
the Catholic church, but equal to her in what
may call, for want of better word, their social
position. But this cannot be done without de-
grading the Catholic church."
EUGENE SuE.--Scvcnty- of the eighty shop.
men employed by the proprictors Of Magazins dc
Viles de France having voted for NJ Eugene Sue,
the following letter has been forwarded TO them
" Sir-The electoral question has become, in our
eyes, struggle, the result of which will be either
the salvation or the loss of society. Any empioye
who, by his vote, contributes TO the ruin OF the
country in general, and of trade in particular, is
henceforth hostile to u.s. and, consequently, cam
not retain him. Such is the motive which has de-
termined us TO inform you that this moment you
cease to form part of our establishment"
THE "BEsr ROOM" IN A MrLL-In ono of a Sc
ries of papers entitled Mornings in the Mills"
appearing in the Daily Neios, there is description
OF the ''best room" in Of the best mills in Man
chester. "ln going through the various rooms,
the visiter comes into one which seems to him pc
culiarly disagreeablc. II is very hot very close,
almost dark. The ceiling is low, the atmosphere
full Of particles of cotton fibre; and the reigning
perfume suggestive Of any thing but Araby the
Blessed. The idea at once occurred 10 me, This
must be your purgatory; this Is surely the room in
which you employ your condemned Just the re-
verse; said the master, this s our best room. All
our choice hands are here. We promote them TO il
for skill and good conduct But pray tell me the
reason of this curious fact You sec, the room
stands over the boiler house. moist warm atmo-
sphere is the most favorable TO the processes OF
manufacture; the hands can consequently produce
better work, and so obtain better wages DO they
not, however, suffer in health9 No, not much, If
at all. Formerly this room very much worse
than il is now Small as il is, VIC have spent more
than hundred pounds in ventilating it,"
PooR-LAw AND EMIoRATIoS.-"Thc decrease OF
spring labor writes the correspondent OF the Morn
ing Chronicle. els again crowding the warehouses
in several Of the southern and unions. The
guardians are making strenuous exertions TO avoid
the necessity Of outdoor relief In Killarney, be-
side the ordinary workhouse, there no less than
eleven auxiliary establishments, in which there
1913 paupers. Another cause Of the great extent
OF pauperism arises from the great number Of help
less people, chiefly women and children, left be-
hind by able bodied men who are emigratng TO
America A farmer evicted from his holding or
surrendering the possession TO the landlord, con-
trives TO obtain the amount Of his own passage,
leaving his wife and children dependent on the poor
rate, but filed with the hope that he soon may be
enabled 10 realize sufficient sum by his labor at
the other side Of the Atlantic 10 bring over his
family"
The worst thing we punch can say Of the Me-
tropolitan lncrments bill is that IL is Gigantic
undertaking."