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      THE IRISH EXILES . : ( From last Saturday ' s Dublin Nation . ) By a pleasant coincidence , the same week brings a communication iiom Lhoraas Francis Meagher , and intelligence from the beloved mends he left behind him in . Van Diemen ' s Land . Meagher ' s aashmg narrative is sketched under the free flag of the United States ; dm bmuh O'Brien ' s voice comes from the penal colony of New AOTtolk ; and John Mitchel transmits a revolutionary chronicle penned m a convict ship at the Cape of Good Hope . From Mr . Meagher ' s narrative we give the following : — ' ¦¦ V * E ESCAPE . ter » 1 ^ V ^ w ^ *^ T ^ r ^ ^ r * m » » ^ » Yv « * - ¦ —* -

      . „ .. „ .. ,. - ^ f dinner ( between six and seven o ' clock ) , Mr . Meagher and mstnend strolled out ; never being , at any one moment , more than tnree or tour hundred yards from the cottage . They had been little more than an hour out , when four horsemen came up . These were inends of Mr . Meagher ' s , who , having learned the step he had taken , nad hurried up , to tender him advice and assistance , or protection might it . be necessary . Dismounting , and making their horses fast in a small open space where Mr . Meagher ' s own horse was feeding , tney lit their cigarsand sitting down upon the limbs of some dead

      , or burned trees close by them , entered into conversation about the whole affair , and what was best to be done . The party had been here about an hour , when Mr . Meagher ' s servant brought the news , that the Chief District Constable , and ' another fellow—he didn't know his name , ' had just come , and were sitting before the kitchen nre . Upon learning this , it was arranged that Mr . Meagher should mount his horse ( his servant , thinking something up , having brought his bridle and saddle from the stable ) , and , accompanied by the entire party , ride down until he came within musket-shot of the

      cottage . In a few minutes , the horses were champing their bits and pawing the ground at the prescribed distance , whilst Meagher , riding some paces further on ( until lie came within pistol-shot of the cottage ) , pulled up in the main avenue , close to the stable . Here he waited a little , having sent his servant in , to tell the constables , with his compliments , that he was outside , and wished to speak to them . The moment they appeared , Mr . Meagher called out , 'Mr . Druvieu ! you ' ve come to arrest me , I understand . Here I am , then—arrest me if you can . Do you hear , Sir ? In the meanwhile take care of

      my cottage . Now , boys , we ' re off ! Hurrah ! ' And with this , they rose in their saddles , and giving three hearty cheers for Liberty ! turned their horses' heads , and plying whip and spur , and dashing over rock and timber , through stream and swamp , were soon out of the keenest sight and hearing , deep in the heart of the wild forest land . "

      Smith O'Brien ' s communication , dated the 5 th of June , is addressed to Dr . Gray , of the Freeman s Journal . The following interesting passage , concerning his health and present position , is the . only portion of the document selected for publication . Mr . O'Brien says : — " I am in good health , but my existence here is ' weary , flat , stale , and unprofitable '—barren in regard of present enjoyment , Still more barren in regard of hope for the future . Nevertheless , I endure life with unrepinmg patience , content to await for such changes in my destiny as the progress of events and the will ot God may evolve . " The communication from the "first felon" consists of some

      extracts from a journal which he kept during his dreary duresse on board the Neptune convict ship . Having already published this journal in a Van Diemen ' s Land newspaper , the Tasmanian Timest Mitchel despatched perfect copies of the publication to Dr . Gray , but only portions reached Ireland . These extracts relate to the period during which the Neptune was compelled to lie at anchor at the Cape of Good Hope—the anti-conyict excitement being then at its height in that colony . The true heroism exhibited by the Cape colonists on that occasion obtained a perfect victory over the Home Government—memorably illustrating what a united and determined people can accomplish . ¦/ 'The event might have a less suitable historiographer than John Mitchel . We subjoin two of the extracts : — i

      NEWS FKOM EUROPE . "More news from Europe . Hungary is down . Venice , Rome , Baden , all down ; and the kings and grand dukes everywhere rampant . In their very rampant folly and fury lies hope for the future . Parma , even Parma , forbids people to meet , ' under pretence ' of casinos , circles , and the , like .. '; The Austrians are hanging and shooting general officers , and scourging noble ladies on their bare back . Kossuth and Bern refugees in Turkey . Other Hungarians and Poles flying to the United States . Justice and right everywhere buried in blood ... Has the peoples' blood been shed

      mvain ? As God liveth , no ! , The blood of men fighting for freedom is never shed in vain—the earth will not cover it—from the ground it cries aloud , and the ,, avenger knoweth his day and his hour . Hungary is henceforth and-frr ever a great nation—how much greater now than before her ^ bloody agony!— -how much grander her history!—how much richer . her treasuries of heroic memories!—how much surer and higher her destiny ! It is through this bloody travail , and by virtue of the baptism of fire , and only so , that nations ever spring forth great , generous , and free . In the meantime it is amusing to the mind io see the self-complacency of all literary organs of ' order , ' as they call this chained quiescence . "

      THE TRIUMPH AT THE CAFE . " Lord Grey ' s despatches have been published by ihe Governor ; they are very long , partly apologetic , partly expostulatory , altogether shuffling . He takes the colonists roundly to task for their disloyalty , inhumanity , and other crimes , and directly charges upon their cruelty the death of poor Dr . Deas ; hut he orders off the Neptune , and I believe the colonists will find it possible to survive his rebuke . It is quite clear that he expected this resistance , and was fully aware both of the existence and extent of the feeling at

      the Cape against his measure , but persisted in it with ' the hope of overbearing everything by Government authority and influence . Indeed , he does not in terms deny that he was aware of all in time to prevent the Neptune from leaving' Bermuda , for he only says the thing came fully to his knowledge ' after orders had been given to the Neptune to sail '—that is , to sail from London with her cargo to Bermuda . He had fully three months'time to countermand this expedition , if he had chosen to do so . He is an excessively honest man and great minister .

      " February 19 . —We sail this day . The wind is full against us , blowing straight up the bay ; ho matter , the commodore has sent the Geyser war steamer to tow us out \ we have got the hawser nxed , and are moving slowly down the broad expanse of False Bay . The mountains are fading behind us ., It is ten months since we sailed from Bermuda , and one after andiher the forests of Brazil and the hills of Africa have appeared to my eyes for a while , and then vanished in the sea . Shall I ever set foot on dry land again ?"

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      Titles in Germany . —The passion of obtaining titles as a preamble to names in Germany is proverbial . Kotzebue , in his " Klein Stadter , " ridiculed this mania in a pleasant manner . His satirical fancy went far , but it has been outdone by the reality in the person of a Silesian grave-digger , who signs the ' receipts for his labour , " Lowering-down Councillor . " ( Versehkungs-Rath ) Something for Louis to put in his Pipe—At one of the places which Louis Napoleon passed , he was greeted with a triumphal arch inscribed with glorious and soul-stirring words . —Punch .

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      Shocking Murder . —The town of Irvine was thrown into a state of groat consternation on Monday night by the occurrence of another of those atvocious acts which we have had to record too frequently of late . The particulars , so far as we could learn them , were as follows : —A woman of the name of Flannigan , residing in Irvine , had left her husband for the ' society of another man , who is , we understand ,. a hawker of crockery and other wares . ¦ On discovering her flight , the husband went immediately to the house of her father , also a resident of Irvine , with the view , we suppose , of obtaining some information regarding her , or perhaps expecting to find her

      there . Her father , who bort a good character in the neighbourhood , could not give him the information he desired , and the man , under the suspicion of his being accessory to the ( li ght , commenced a quarrel with him . Prom words he proceeded to blows , and drawing a knife , inflicted a severe stab , which he repeated on his victim attempting to escape into the street . The second wound proved mortal ; the old man fell heavily on the pavement , and when taken up the injuries were found to be fatal . He died almost instantly . The murderer escaped , and we have not yet heard of hi * apprehension , it is to be hoped he will not long elude the officers of justice .

      Fatal Collery Accident at Dowlais , near Merthyr . — A painful sensation has been created at Dowlais , in consequence of an accident at one of the numerous collieries abounding in that district by which three poor fellows lost their lives , A coroner ' s inquest has been commenced upon the bodies , and adjoined for the production of the necessary evidence ; but from what has transpired it would appear that as the deceased men were descending the shaft , by some unexplained cause , the bucket in which they werp , swung with great force against the wall of the pit . The collision must have been a very violent one , for the poor fellows received such severe injuries that in the course of the day they all three expired .

      A Woman Named DesiIaieii , of Montmorcucy , department of the Aube , was arrested on Monday for having kept her idiot son , aged 25 , confined for ? not less than four years , in a sort of hole , without air , with nothing to lie on except siraw . The unfortunate young man was so filthy and so thin that ho presented a horrible spectacle . Extensive Slip on the Great Northern Railway .-On Wednesday morning the traffic on the main line of the Great Northern Railway was suddenly interrupted by an extensive " slip" of earth on the Spittalgate cutting , about a mile south of Grantham .

      Socialists Propigandisji . —The Prussian ambassador to the Helvetic Confederation has ordered all Prussian workmen in the Swiss territory to return to Prussia within a month . This measure has been taken in order to withdraw the Prussian operatives from the influence of doctrines propagated by working men ' s associations in Switzerland .

      The Homicide in Smithfield-Street . —On Thursday , Mr . Langham concluded the inquest on the body of Ann Matthews , otherwise Brown , who it is suspected lost her life by the hands of her nephew , James Phillips . The jury received the evidence of Mr . Clarke , who had made a surgical examination of the body , and ascribed the death of Mrs . Matthews to the violence which it was proved had been committed by the nephew . The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against James Phillips .

      On Thursday , an inquest was held by Mr . Langham , at St . James ' s Workhouse , Poland-s ' . reet , to inquire into the cause of the death of Henry Joseph Bradford , who -committed suicide on Monday , in the coffee-room of the St Alban ' s Hotel , Charles-street , St . James ' s , The jury , after a short consultation , returned their verdict , to the effect that the deceased had died by his own hand while in a state of temporary insanity .

      The Meeting op Parliament . —The general impression in official quarters is , that Parliament will meet about the 5 th or 6 th of November , but that the Queen ' s speech will not be delivered until about the 11 th of that month . It is generally understood , however , that on this day ( Friday ) , the day of assembling will be positively fixed . —Ministerial Paper . FATAL CONFLICT AT A Ball . —The ilocksmiths of Copenhagen

      assembled with , their wives and female friends ten days ago in a publichouse to have a dance . Six soldiers presented themselves , and demanded admission . They were at first refused , but the stewards at length consented to allow them to enter provided they would lay aside their swords . The soldiers declared they would not do so , and went away in anger . Presently they returned with several of their comrades : each had a drawn sword in his hand . The door was closed

      they broke it open ; but the workmen being the more numerous expelled them . Irritated at their defeat , the soldiers began to attack everybody who passed . A police patrol arrived and ordered them to disperse . They refused , a conflict ensued ; and three of the policemen were mortally wounded . Shortly after between , 100 and 150 soldiers from the barracks in Silver-stBeet rushed about the street armed with swords , and struck at every one they met , shouting as they did so

      " Down with the citizens ! Hurrah for the soldiers ! " Some of them even attempted to force their way into the houses . After a while detachments of cavalry and artillery arrived , and ' the ringleaders were arrested . The next day the soldiers ami non-commissioned officers were confined to their barracks , and an order was issued that henceforth soldiers and non-commissioned officers shall not appear in arms except when on duty . The number of persons wounded in the outbreak was 35 , and of killed , 6 , one of the latter beinir a woman .

      Suicide . —A few days since Mr . Carter held an inquest at the King ' s Arms , St . George ' s-street , Albany . road , Camberwell , upon the body of Charlotte Judd , aged twenty-one , the daughter of the landlord of the Pigeons beer-shop , No . 6 , Cumberland-street , Newington-bu'ts , who was drowned in the Surrey Canal , near St George ' s Church , on Wednesday night week . Mrs . Judd , mother of deceased , stated that on the night in question she had a fe w words with her daughter , who gave her an insolent reply , in consequence of which

      she slapped her face . After this she appeared very unhappy , and about a quarter to twelve stamped her foot , and saying she would be back in a few minutes , put on her bonnet , and went out , but never returned , and next morning intelligence was brought that she was found drowned ; For some time past she had appeared very unhappy , having formed an attachment for a young man , of whom her family disapproved . The coroner summed up , and the jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity . "

      The Melbourne Packet Ship . —During the gale one of the assistant-engineers , a young man in-charge of the engines , was by a sudden lurch of the vessel thrown against the machinery , and had his right hand cut off at the wrist . He was landed at Deal , and thence takon to the hospital at Canleibury , where , it is be-Jieved , he is going on well . A Sub-Editor ' s Motto ( On a Daily Paper ) . — " Always to put off till to-morrow the things that cannot be published to day . "— -

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      t 0 seek a passage going south-west by Cape Walker . The Prince Albert made the ice on the 22 nd of June , and crossed to the west ; ide in 73 . 30 north latitude ; got to Ponds Bay on the 24 th of A ™ : j there saw four natives , but found they had heard notliincr of £ John BsmUin . lhey then proceeded up Lancaster Sound * where t ] iev encountered heavy gales of east wind , and by the time they cached Barrow Straits , on September 4 , the ice had barred the Jflg age . They then made for Port Leopold for shelter , and here Mr it saeti f ded in a M' Wlfcnsix men , and was proceeding to , .

      - ^ THE AKCTIC EXPEDITION . " *" letter from Aberdeen says : - The Prince Albert has W -ri ved from the Arctic Eegions , bvtbrmgsno account of fa Un Fra nldln . The following are the facts of this expedition ^ l inedjn the statement of Mr . Kenned y of the ' S Al J ? be Prince Albert left Aberdeen on the 22 nd of May , last vmr 4 . search king under the direction of William Kenned y , Esq ., * 2 & j ( 1 1 ^ been connectedI with the Hudson ' s Bay Company The ' in (> bject of the expedition was to get , if possible , on th Q track of £ J ^ anklin , ™ g to h , had Mowed oui his faffi - " ~^ THEAECTIC ! "KyPffpiTIOKr ^ _

      . , . make inquiries , when a barrier of ice got between the ship andthe land , and the weather being still bad , with ; a strong current , the vessel tbb carried up Prince Begent ' s Inlet as far as Batty Bay , leaving Mr Kennedy and his boat ' s crew on shore . Unable to return to ° Port Leopold , Captain Leask tried to reach Fury Point , but did not succeed , and g etting into Batty Bay came to anchor there , and « rettincr into Batty Bay came to anchor there , where M . Bellot , the French je uilcinau v . ho accompanied Mr . Kennedy , left the ship with four men for Port Leopold on the 17 th of October . Here Mr . Kennedy

      and his men had remained in a state of great anxiety for six weeks bur , g etting at the provisions which were left by Sir John Eoss , thev enjoyed excellent health . Returning with M . Bellot to Batty Bay , the si « p was housed for the winter , and preparations made for searching , during the time she would be fast . They started with sledcres on the 2 itli of February , with a party of 14 men , stopped a short time at fiiry Point , then crossed Melville Bay . got as far west as Brentford Bay , and here discovered a channel , about two miles broad , leading westward , and opening up a bay by the northern coast of North

      Somerset , A fatigue party of six men pushed up this new channel , walking and sledging it , in 72 deg . north latitude , and 100 deg . west longitude , while eight men returned to the ship from Brentford Bay . Mr . Kennedy and M . Bellot were of the advanced party , traversing ihe north coast of Somerset , round by Port Leopold ,, and arrivin g at the ship on the 30 th of May . This was a most difficult and trying journey , the weather being thick and stormy . The direct distance from the ship to this channel would be 600 miles ; the distance travered iras fully 1 , 200 miles . But in all this search , which included also a search of Cape Walker , no new traces were found of Sir John

      Fvanidm . During tl \ e time tlvat Mr . Kennedy was out , Dr . Cowie , with a party of four men , crossed Cresswell Bay to the water on the west side of North Somerset , but was alike unsuccessful . " Scurvy now unfortunately appeared among the men , and they had a sickly time of it from May to July , but a party getting down then to Port Leopold , Mr . Kennedy was able to procure anti-scorbutic medicines and food , and the crew then gradually got better . " On the 6 th of August last summer , they got out of Batty Bay , and proceeded northward , intending to go to Griffith ' s Island . They reached Beechy Island on the 19 th of August , and , falling in with the Jforth Star , stationed with provisions for the use of the Franklin

      expedition , and learning that the other vessels had passed ^ up Wellington Channel , Mr . Kennedy deemed it useless to proceed " further north , and concluded to return home . At the time he left Beechy Island , Vvcllington Channel was open and free from ice as far as the telescope could command a view , and it is the . opinion of Mr . Kennedy , as well as « f the officers of the North Star ,, that from the remarkable openness of the season , the searching squadron would occupy a more advanced position than any of the previous expeditions could reach . Describing the state of this channel to Captain Penny , who is at present in Aberdeen , that gentleman expressed his firm conviction that if the steamers are pushed forward with energy , they might get through at Behring ' s Straits .

      " The crew of the Prince Albert are all in good health and spirits . r i'hc expedition , it will be remembered , was fitted out entirely at the expense of Lady Franklin , and , although it has not been successful in the main object of its search , the discovery of this new channel and the search of Prince Eegent ' s Inlet and North Somerset will tend to concentrate efforts now entirely on Wellington Channel , as the only hope of discovering Sir John Franklin . ' *'

      " The accounts brought by the Prince Albert from the Davis's Straits Fishery , are of a very discouraging character ., The Begalia , of Kirkcaldy , and the American ship M'Leland , were wrecked ; crews aved . % \ q . True Love , of Hull , had three fish ; the Ann , of Hull , two . The ships did not get to the westward , and were fishing in Cumberland Straits . A heavy snow storm has fallen in the north of Scotland . On Thursday the mountains on Dee-side were covered with snow , and winter appeared to have set in thus early . From the despatches forwarded by Sir Edward Belcher , C . B ., commanding the expedition in search of Sir John Franklin , he says : —

      "At Cape Warrender I found the cairn and post erected by Captain Austin ' s expedition , but no document ; the tally , having written on it , ' Pull out record , was found beside the . cairn , deeply impressed by the teeth of some small animal . No trace of the visit of man . Immediately on my arrival at Beechy Island , accompanied by Captain Kellet , I proceeded with service parties , under the command ° f Commander Richards and Lieutenant Cheyne , to examine closely Beech y Island , and coasts adjacent , for records of the missing expedition , but without the slightest increase of importance . After a most laborious search , including the lines of direction of the head boards of the graves , and head and foot , as well as at 10 feet distances , and

      throug hout the loose earth , no trace , not even a scratch on the paint jo rk , could be traced . Upon very mature , consideration , aided by wiptain Kellett and Commander Pullen , I arrived at . the conviction * hat no hurry in removing from these winter quarters can be traced . Everything bears the stamp of order and regularity . Other reasons occur to me for such determination , the principal of which is , that Sir John Franklin would not- consider this as a likely spot for inquiry , and lr is evident that by mere chance only they happened to fall upon ' his traces . If I am asked why , my reply is tnat at Cape Eiley , or any ° jher more prominent and accessible positions , beyond the discovery ° ' foraier visitors , Sir John Franklin would place his beacon—certainly not here . '

      ' * It is my firm conviction that had Sir John Franklin been disposed io leave any record of his movements , many very prominent poiins present themselves , and I have great hopes from the very open season , thaf - shall find them on the shores of Wellington Channel . "

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 16, 1852, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1700/page/5/