The Principality

FRANCE. The most interesting part of the French n\ts relatgs to a French between M. Thiers and GehetH.1 Cavaignac. At the sitting of the Assembly on Wednesday the public tribunes were crowded, great curiosity being felt to see M. Thiers for the fh'st tittle iri the tribune of the new chamber. M. Thiers (amidst marks of great interest) ascended the tribune to present a report on the proposition of M. Proud- hon, to have one third of the revenue kept back from all the revenues of landowners, mortgage creditors, and other per- sons of property—one-half of which sum should be appro- priated to the farmer tenants, mortgage debtors, &c.; and the other half to the State, in order to enable it to give an impulse to credit. The Finance Committee, he said, was of opinion, that the proposition could not be entertained. As a financial measure it was quite unworthy of notice; yet, as the committee considered that propositions like the pre- sent would be attended with danger if left unrefuted, it had deputed him to lay its views at some length before the As- sembly. The object of the measure was said by the author to be two-fold—to give relief to the poorer classes of society, and to help the State in its efforts to raise public credit. On the first point, M. Proudhon said that there would be a reciprocity of advantage by the adoption of the proposition for both the tenants and the landlords: the former obtain- ing a certain sum each to spend in addition to the usual re- venue and the latter finding all the usual articles of daily use cheaper by the additional movement given to business. All this the committee had commissioned him to declare it could not in any way perceive, even after the explanations by the hon. proposer himself. The honourable representa- tive spoke in the strongest terms against the anti-social doctrines set forth by M. Proudhon, and observed that the Finance Committee had been unanimous in thinking that he ought to have shown more respect to the Assembly than to bring forward this measure, after his journal had been seized for similar doctrines. (The conclusion of the report dwelt strongly on the impropriety of these doctrines, and ended by recommending the Assembly to reject it.) (The honourable gentleman was listened to with the greatest possible attention throughout, and was very frequently ap- plauded.) M. Proudhon observed that the report just read was al- most an accusation. It would be necessary for him to have the document before him, in order to answer it properly. His proposition had been rather misrepresented than ex- plained, and as a great number of figures were set down in the report, which would require a close examination, he should propose to have a day appointed for a discussion of his proposition (hear, hear). He should name Saturday next for that purpose. This was agreed to. An altercation then ensued between M. Thiers and Gene- ral Cavaignac with respect to some observations the former made use of when speaking of the bill introduced by the Government on the Legacy Duty. Much angry feeling was exhibited amidst the impatience of the Assembly. The attack made by M. Thiers has operated injuriously for him. General Cavaignac, so far from having sufferedi from it, has attained to greater popularity, although nearly coincidental with that attack came a petition to the Assem- bly from M. Emile de Girardin, complaining in strong terms b of the treatment to which he had been subjected on the part of the chief of the State. In that petition M. de Girardin charges General Cavaignac with having allowed the late insurrection to become formidable while he could easily have crushed it; and this with a view to the Dictatorship and ultimately to the Presidency of the Republic. The Government seized on Thursday the journal La Pa- trie and others, which published the petition of M. Emile de Girardin to the Assembly. It was a question whether M. de Girardin should not be again thrown into prison, and several of the ministers are said to have urged that measure upon General Cavaignac, who refused, on the ground that the question was a personal one. The Count de Montalembert has given notice of his intention to bring the petition of M. de Girardin under the attention of the Assembly. Referring to the report of M. Thiers on the proposition of M. Proudhon to plunder the landed proprietors of France of one-third of their income, the Reforme says :— "Not content with having crushed M. Proudhon by a skilful ricochet, M. Thiers wished to strike the Government through one of its most honourable propositions. He condemned, by anticipa- tion and without discussion, that progressive tax which M. Goud- chaux wishes to apply on property acquired by inheritance. The manner of M. Thiers has not improved, although the Spirit of God, if we must believe his floetoral letters, has visited his heart; his polemics are of the bad Voltairean school, relieved by the imperti- nence of the parvenu; no general views, no serious or profound doctrines sarcasms instead of principles little disdains instead of proofs. M. Theirs dissects details instead of going to the bottom of things he reproaches his adversary with not having boldly ex- posed his fundamental theories, and he himself only makes phrases on these grave questions, which are, however, the controversy of the century. To suppress the arguments, true or false, of the measure to be discussed, to pull to pieces in detail instead of expos- ing by masses, and concluding scientifically, to escape from the problem and take amusement in sallies—to insult instead of dis- cussing with severe probity; such arc the proceedings of the great logician." The bill for the rcgularisation of the clubs and secret so- cieties occupied the afternoon of the National Assembly during the whole of the sitting of Thursday. The clause I uuder discussion was the 13th, the object of which is to sup- press secret societies; and the great difficulty was to define what wan meant by a secret society. It was remarked that, under the denomination of secret societies, the most useful institutions, such as literary, scientific, and charitable socie- ties, might be suppressed and M. Jules Favre proposed as on amendment, that the law should affect only those socie- ties which had a political object. This was opposed by the Minister of the Interior, on the ground fht it was better to s-ippvess all secret or unauthorised societies, as it was very evident that the Minister of the Interior, for the time being-, whatever might be his polities, would not be inclined to suppress those that were useful. The clause was accord- vurly passed: and the consequence is, that henceforth in France the Government will have an absolute and unlimited right to put down all societies of whatever kind and what- ever may be their object.' One of the clauses of the old law, which used to be most abused, was that which prevented more than twenty per- sons from holding a meeting without the authority of the Government. This provision has now been suppressed by M. Senard, on the ground that he does not choose to have • til. intentions of the law evaded by people meeting in par- tics of nineteen each, so that the new Jaw leaves to the minister for the time being the arbitrary power of prevent- iug the smallest number of people from assembling (what- ever their real object may be), on the pretext that their meeting was c:;ntrilry to law. The Constituthnnel remarks, that for rigour this clause of the bill goes far beyond any law of the Empire or. Restoration, to say nothing of the law of 1834, which allows meetings of twenty persons. Two of the members who rose to oppose this severe clause were M. Dufaure, formerly minister under Louis Philippe, and M. de Fallonx, a Legitimist. M. Dupin supported the clause. The Montagne, with the exception of M. Bac and M. Durien, took no part in the debate. The Committee of the National Assembly on foreign affairs has come to the determination of entrusting several of its members to draw tip, reports on the different questions of' foreign politics, which at present occupy the attention of Europe. M. Drouyn de l'Huys, the President of the Com- mittee, who was formerly charge d'affaires in Madrid, is to draw ii]) a report on Spanish affairs; M. d'Aragon, who is married to the sister of the Princess of Belgiogoso, is to draw up a report on the affairs of Italy; M. Xavier Dumeu, on the affairs of Russia; M. Edmond Lafayette on the Moldavo- Y*V;lachian question; M. Payer, the late chef dll cabinet under M. de Lamartine, on the German Confederation M. de Voissins, on the questions of the East; and M. de Heckeren (who killed the famous Russian poet Pouehkin in a duel), on the question of the relations of Prussia with Prussian Poland. The commission on the constitution has been occupied during three sittings in hearing the arguments of the dele- gates from the standing committees of the National Assem- bly for and against the question of the right of employment. Seven of the committees declared in favour of the right of; employment as wpecified in the preamble of the project of the Constitution, qi}d eight decided against it. The right to employment; was defended by MM. Cremieux and Victor LefranC, and opposed by MM. Thiers, Berryer, and Duver- gier tie Hauram% in the n^me of their respective.. c,om- mittees. The questions oil Avliich the delegates have still to speak in presence of the commission are-the mode of elect- ing the President of the Republic, the system of two Cham- bers, and the formation of a Council of State. It is believed that the delegates will have concluded their arguments in the course of the next week, and that the Report of the Commission may be presented to the National Assembly between the 10th and 15th of August. The Municipal Council of the city of Paris have concluded a loan of 10,000,000f. ( £ 400,000) with the Bank of Frapee at four per cent. It has been resolved, moreover, to re-im- pose the entrance-tax on butcher's meat, removed by the Provisional Government, and by the loss of which the city was. deprived of an annual revenue of 6,000,000L ( £ 240,000.) The Bank of France is continuing to diminish its dis- counts, those in Paris being five millions less in the week, and in the country eight millions. The currency goes on steadily advancing, being three millions more for Paris, and about the same increase for the branch banks. The Court of Assizes of Paris delivered its judgment on Wednesday in the cases of the individuals convicted of hay- ing destroyed all the stations of the Northern Railroad from St. Denis to Beaumont on the 24th of February last. Two were sntencd to hard labour for life, one to seven years' imprisonment, six to five years' imprisonment, &c. The 3loniteur announces the death of General Rigeau, at Vaucluse, of sporadic cholera. Our private letters surmise, from certain precautionary measures of the police, that the arrival of the disease in the French capital was deemed probable. > M. Ducoux, the new prefect of police, issued a proclama- tion on Tuesday, the 25th ultimo, in which he states that work was being resumed with considerable activity in the different branches of Parisian industry, He observes, that, On the 22nd ultimo, out of the 30,992 operatives who lived in the lodging-houses of the capital, 19,227 were engaged at work in their respective professions. The opera- tions of the pawnbrokers' offices likewise demonstrated that the situation is improving. On no former occasion were fewer attempts committed against persons and property. Between the 20th and 24th only five attempts against persons, and seven against pro- perty, were brought before to the authorities. The offences amenable to the correctional courts were more numerous, but the cases of robbery and swindling did not exc eed thirty- five. The number of ordinary prisoners was 3;Z01 on the 20th of July; and, on the 24th, it reached 3,282, which is a new proof of the activity displayed by the police; but, we should not be inclined to regard it as a proof of the diminu- tion of crime.

SPAIN. MADRID, JULY 20.-The last official announcement respecting the Queen's health states that her Majesty con- tinued improving, and had given public audience to the Pope's Nuncio, who had presented his credentials. M. Jose Guell y Rente, the husband of the Infanta Josefa, had waited on the President of the Council at La Granja, and, after an interview with him, posted off for, Valladolid, which town his wife had already left for France. The; Infante Don Francisco de Paolo was said to have chosen Ouorto for his residence. Two thousand convicts at Valladolid revolted, murdered; their guards, and fled into the country, with the intention of joining the Moutemolinists.

NAPLES AND SICILY. The King of Naples has protested against the election of the Duke of Genoa to the throne of Sicily. Letters from Naples announce the departure of the French fleet from Palermo, in accordance '(as it would appear) with despatches from Paris. An American fleet ia stationed off Catarina. # It was feared that that proceeding would complicate the relations of the King of Naples and the French Republic, inasmuch as the latter has acknowledged the independence of Sicily.

ROME. Accounts from Bologna state that four of the legations have risen against the authority of the Pope. Some wish to join Tuscany, and others to join the union of Upper Italy. In the mean time, a Provisional Government has been formed at Bologna, of which Count Bianchiui is President, and M\L IJaisati and Antinoni members. The cause of this movement, which menaces a complete separation of-tij-e leg-a&ians from the pontifical states, is the part which the Pope has taken in reference to the war of independence in .dT-. The Provisional Government at Bologna is charged with the conduct of the war so far as concerns the legations, quite independent ot any minority derived from Rome. Oh the 20th at Rome, the Mainiam ministry were still in office., but their position was considered precarious. On the l$thf in the Chamber of Deputies, was announced the protestation of the Pope against the occupa- tion of Ferrara. An animated debate took place, several members declaring that the time for protesting had gone by, and that action was necessary.

AUSTRIA. OPENING OF THE AUSTRIAN DIET BY ARCIIDTJKE JOSN.—- The Austrian Assembly was opened on the 22nd by Arch- duke John. At mid-day, a salvo of twenty-one guns an- nounced the solemn opening of the Austrian Constituent Assembly. The Archduke made the following speech Gentlemen Deputies,—Mi? Majesty, our gracious constitutional Emperor, having commissioned me to opea the Constituent As- sembly, I fulfil this pleasant duty, and greet you, gentlemen,' w{io have been called to complete the grand task of the regeneration of our fatherland. The confirmation of our freedom, both present and future, requires your open and independent co-operation for the firm establishment of the constitution. All nationalities of the Austrian monarchy are equally near to his Majesty s heart, and in their free fraternization, in the full equality of all, as wel as in our close connexion with Germany, all interests find their firm foundation. It was painful to his Majesty that the fulness of those blessings which the wise use of free institutions secures to nations, eould not be established at once. His Majesty feels for the grievances of his people. With reference to Hungary and its dependencies, we may expect, from the high sentiment of justice of its noble population, a satisfactory arrangement of the questions not yet settled. The war in Italy is not directed against the free- dom of the Italian people; its task is, whilst acknowledging na- tionality, to defend the honour, of the Austrian arms, and the highest interests of the State. Our well-meaning intentions to arrange peaceably this unhappy dispute have been without suc- cess, and it will be the task of our gallant army to obtain an ho- nourable peace. The amicable relations existing with all the great powers. have not been interrupted. The relations with Spalp ate re-established. In consequence of former financial operations, and the occurrence of extraordinary events, extiraoidiinary mea- sures will be required, and the executive will, as soon as possible, lay before you projects for meeting. all demands. The calling of the representatives of the people to consult about the common inter- ests, is the fullest guarantee of the intellectual and material de- velopment of Austria. His Majesty sends to you, gentlemen,. and to the whole nation, Ms imperial salute, and the assurance of his hearty, kind disposition towards you. The Constitutional Parliament is opened.

GERMANY. A letter from Frankfort, of the 25th, states that the day before, in the Parliament, M. de Schmerling declared that another armistice was to be concluded with Denmark, but that already measures were taken to urge on the war with vigour, if necessary. He added that a new energetic note had been addressed to the Sardinian Government, to demand the complete removal of the blockade of Trieste.

PRUSSIA. We have news from Berlin of the 25th, with journals OJ the 26th. M. Arago had an interview with the King, and presented his credentials. This is practically a recognition of the French Republic. 0 The central division of the National Assembly has declared for the abolition of punishment of death.

THE DANUBIAN PROVINCES. The Vienna Gazette states that the Russians entered Mol- davia only on the demand of Prince Stourdza, who feared for his personal safety. The measure had been taken so rapidly, that the Turkish Commissioner, Talad Effendi, had not been informed of it. Only 2,50ft men had entered Moldavia, with a battery of eight pieces of cannon. A letter from Galata, in the sanae journal, states that 4,000 Turks had arrived there they were to proceed to Wallachia.

HUNGARY. Letters from Pesth announce that the Hungarians have met with a severe defeat near Szegedin; the statements are ,conflicting, but it appears, after bombarding and taking St. Thomas, they encountered a body of 15,000 Iilyriana and Servians and were completely defeated.

IRELAND. 1:\ DUBLIN.—Proclamations were issued on Thursday even- ing by the Lord Lieutenant, offering a reward of X500 for the apprehension of Mr. Smith O'Brien, for having taken up arms against her Majesty, and £ 300 for the apprehension of Messrs. Meagher, John Dillon, and Doheny, respect- ively. All the printers of the Nation have been arrested, and the premises taken possession of by the police. Mr. Eugene O'Reilly, a rather prominent leader of the Confederates, and against whom; a warrant had been is sued, surrendered himself to the magistrates,. and has been committed to Kilmainham under the Habeas Corpus Sus- pension Act. Mr. O'Reilly took this step at the instance, or on the compulsion rather, of his father, a respectable solioi- 1 tor, who accompanied his son to the police-office. The pri- soner, who is an extremely prepossessing young man of education, with good expectations, formed one of the Irish embassy to Paris, with the ultimate view of entering the French army. Having, however, taken a few lessons in military tactics, he changed his mind, and returned to. Ire- land, where he shortly afterwards became president of one of the clubs. MORE ARRESTS AND OUTLAWRIES. Several additional arrests of men charged with treason- able practices" were made to-day. A considerable number of the leading clubbists and writers of treason have absconded. The following is from the ilue and Cry of this morning. Lalor, Halpin, and two others have been arrested since this publication((Dub]in Cast July 28) 1848 Whereas the undernamed persons stand charged with having been concerned in treasonable practices, and have absconded,- Michael Crean, late of the city of Dublin; Thomas Matthew Hatpin, of the s tme Francis Morgan, of the same, attoriiey-at-law Patrick James Smyth, of the same John H. Drumme, of the same James Cantwcll, of the same; Thomas D'Arey of tUe saw Joseph Brennaa, of the same Thomas Devin lieilly, of the same John Cantwell, of the same Stephen J. Meany, of the same Henry Shaw, of the same, printer and James F. Lalor, late of Tinnikill, Queen's county. "Inspectors of police, constables, and sub-constables ar^author- iccd to apprehend, find cause to be committed into safe custody, the befoi'o-namcd offenders, to be further dealt with according to, l%w. And inasmuch as they respectively stand charged with having committed felony, all persons are warned, against incurring the penalties to which in such cases they will become liable under the provisions of an act passed in the eleventh year of the reign, of her present Majesty, cap. 2, intituled An act for the better preven- tion of crime and outrage in certain parts of Ireland,' by harbour- ing or sheltering them, or any of them." ARREST OF MR. JAMES F. LALOR.— On Saturday morning si strong force of the 34th, numbering about eighty,°and twenty-four of the police, under the command of the sub-inspector O'Dell, left town, for the purpose of escorting to our gaol Mr. James F. Lalor, who had been ar- rested by constable M'C'ann$nd a party of police from Ror- vUioleigh, in the havis.o of Mr, Kennedy, of Ballahane. It appears Mr. Lalor had been sojourning in the vicinity of Templederry, &c., for the last few days, and that he had been addressing the people in the most seditious and revolu- tionary language. Ho has been arrested under the recent Act of Parliament. TIIE SEDITION CASES AT CQRK —On Friday the Clerk of the Crown announced that the county grand jury had found true bills against the following parties Ralph Yarian, Isaac Stephen Varian, John Walter Bourke, Denis Philip Lyons, John O'Brien, and George Allman. The Nation and Felon are suppressed. Neither was published on Saturday. Dublin, July 31st. The Government were last night put in, possession of information of the state of affairs in the south of so urgent a nature that not an hour was lost in taking steps to prevent the possibility of a successful outbreak. Accordingly two batteries of artillery, the 74th Highlanders from Ship-street barracks, a company of the 60th rifles, and a well-stored commissiariat, were put in motion, and at six o'clock the whole of this auxiliary force was on its route to the disturbed districts. Major-General Macdonald, second in command to Prince ueorge ot uaiijopcige, jjp# proceeauu to ume ujuurgu ui LIIW southern digtript; j 11 The 85th Light Infantry, now in Richmond barracks, and two more companies of the rifles, proceed to-morrow as fur- ther reinforcements to the army in the south. A company of artillery, with field battery, landed here, from England this morning. From 80 to 100 youiig men connected with the Dublin clubs are prowling about town, seeking to make their escape r' Z, to the disturbed districts with the desperate determination of taking their stand by their beleaguered -leader, whose fortunes, they say, they will follow to the death. THE PROVINCES. Such of the southern provincial journals as arrived by this morning's mail contain little or no intelligence re- specting the movements of the insurrectionary leaders, In Nenagh ample. military preparations are being made to- ry 11 prevent any outbreak. The Guardian says:—" Government contemplate immediately erecting a large and commodious barrack in the town of Nenagh. It will be capable of ac- commodating 1,000 men, and there will be a wing attached for the reception of at least a squadron of cavalry. On Friday, the 28th ult., the tents for the formation of a camp were escorted into Nenagh from Bird-hill by a party of the 34th. On Saturday the 29th, 300 men of the 59th regiment, from Templemore, under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Trevor, will march in here. Soon after arriving in town they will pitch their tents in the field taken for the purpose, and in less than an hour from commencing operations the novel and imposing sight of 300 troops beneath a militfsry encampment, will be witnessed for the first time, we believe, even in Nenagh. Lieutenant-Colonel Trevor will command the Nenagh garrison. On Sunday, the 30th, a troop of the 8th Royal Irish hussars, will march into this town from Fe- thard, and on Monday a troop of the 1st Dragoon Guards will arrive from Cahir, and occupy quarters here for some time." In Kilkenny the precaution's are of a similar nature. On Thursday evening a company of the 89th regimen! arrived in. Kilkenny, as a reinforcement to this garrison, and a com- pany of the 83rd came in yesterday morning. 500 soldiers are quartered in camps erected along the great square of the infantry barracks. A troop of light dragoons en route from Newbridge to Carlow halted here for a couple of days, bftfc marched forward on Thursday. The polfce-force has also been augmented, and a large numb-e-r of* the constabulary are located in a spacious house taken for their accommodation in Patrick-street. By the following accounts from the Carlow Sentinel, it will be seen that matters are proceeding satisfac- torily in that district b MILITARY PREPARATIONS. Four hundred rank and file of the 3rd Buffs arrived by the mail train in Carlow at eleven o'clock on Thursday night, accompanied by their lieutenant-colonel, Sir J ames Dennis p r K. C. B., and, after halting for a few minutes, they con- tinued their march during the night to join the other bat- talions of the same regiment, encamped near Carrick-on- Suir. The military were in fine spirits, and confidently, if not eagerly, anticipated a conflict. The Government are acting with spirit and promptitude. The King of Mun- ster" is so-completely hemmed in he cannot escape, and he will soon be drawn from his hiding-place, if not shot at the head of his deluded followers. C, MOCK FUNERALS.-At an early hour on Tuesday morn- ing last a hearse was seen driving rapidly through Clonmel, surrounded by about fourteen horsemen. The cortege was stopped outside the town by the police, and the hearse was searched, when it was ascertained that, instead, of a dead body,, the hearse contained a large quantity of arms, which were being, conveyed to the, rural districts. A great many confederates have fled from IVaterford, Limerick, Cork, and Kilkenny. Every post brings intelligence of the dissolution of clubs., The presidents and other officers are panic-stricken. The trials of Messrs. Duffy, Martin, Doherty, and all other editors and printers of the Nation-, Felon, and Tribune newspapers, in custody, will be brought on at the next com- mission, which will commence on the 8th of August. COLLISION BETWEEN THE REBELS AND THE CONSTABULARY—TEN KILLED AND UPWARDS [j OF FORTY WOUNDED. DUBLIN, MONDAY MOUSING.—The intelligence brought to town this morning by the early train is painful, but it can hardly he said to be unexpected. Ten human beings-poor deceived wretched rebels.-wei,,e on Saturday shot dead,, and, it is reported, upwards of forty wounded by the constabulary under the orders of Inspector Trant. The following account, from the special correspondent of the Freeman's Journal, gives the fullest particulars. "KILKENNY, SUNDAY NIGHT,-EaTly on Saturday morning sub-inspector Trant, of the Callan station, county Kilkenny, with fifty men under his command, proceeded to Ballingarry on the borders of Tipperary. to assist in arresting Smith O'Brien, who it was reported was somewhere in the mountains of that locality, stM-rounded by a large body of armed peasantry. A mounted po- liceman, constable Carroll, was dispatched from the Maudlin- street station, Kilkenny, with a dispatch for sub-inspector Trant. Carroll rode on until he eame to a part of the country between Balling.arryand a place called the Commons, when he wasjtaken prisoner by armed country people. Some were for shooting him, saying, ',If this man gets back he will hang us all,' but others de- clared they would. not take Carroll's life. He was then brought to Smith O'Brien, who wore a cap-with a, peak and silver band, and carried a stick in his hand. Mr. O'Brien, addressing Carroll firmly, said you are one of the mounted police ?' The constable replied that he was. Mr. O'Brien then turned round and asked the people about him should he give himself up? but they not having advised him to such a step, he walked about for some time, and then mounted the constable's horse and rode away. Carroll was detained for some time afterwards in the custody of four men. During this period sub-inspector Trant and his men were shut up in a house to which they had retreated, surrounded by cotintry, people, on whom they fired from the windows. After a, lapse of two or three hours Carroll was left in charge of one man, and this one allowed the constable to take his departure. Qu his way back to Kilkenny, Carroll met Smith O'Brien, who was now wearing a hat, and on horseback- O'Brien stopp.ed him, The constable ren^onstra^ed \^ith, him., and told him it was foolish to think of holding out against the force that would be brought against him, especially as the priests were exhorting the people not, to join in resisting the authorities. O'Brien seemed to think deeply, and. observed that for twenty years he had been trying to serve his country, and that if the people did not stand by him he might as well give up. Shortly afterwaids he rode off. On the return of the constable to Kilkenny, orders were given to the mi- litary and police to march to Mr. Trant's assistance and at half- past eight in the evening the city was thrown into an awful state of excitement by the moving onwards towards ^a,y.ingarry of a most formidable-looking force. In the van was a troop, qf the 4th Light Dragoons; then followed a large body of policy, then came about 300 infantry soldiers, beaded by the resident magis- trate, Joseph Green, Esq., and the rear, was broo,,ht itip. by another body of police. There were in all. between 30') and 400 soldiers, and about 160 of the constabulary. Shortly after the departure of the military and police, news of the safe retreat of Mr. Trant and his party were conveyed to Kilkenny, and cavalry police were dispatched to recal the soldiers and constabulary. They were overtaken in Kilmanagh, abo,ut eight miles from Kilkenny, and returned at an early hour this looming. Mr. Trant and bis men got off in safety, but I regret to say that several of the people were killed and wounded. Amongst the latter, it is thought Mr.. DiHon. Some accounts state that twelve people were killed, but I believe those to be exaggerated. There were about 300 armed men about Smith O'Brien at. the time Carroll was taken, and some 400 more on the hill near him. Catholic- clergymen were seen in vain exhorting th$people to cease resisting the police, whilst the shots were whizzing arovsrxi thena. It was confidently asserted that it was owing to the interference of the Roman Catholic cler- gymen that'the police were at length allowed to retire unmolested. The last accounts from Ballingarry state that the military were concentrating on that point from all the surrounding districts." ANOTHER ACCOUNT. As I have not yet been on the field of battle, I am only able tat give a general outline of what took place tl&erey Th^ police- marching to tlie common-of Boulagh, faundi Smith Q/IM^n and; his associates with an overwhelming fo,r<¡-ó)', ready to gi-W tlteus battle. The ell of the nearest Roman Catholic chapeMiad oeen rung as soon as they were seen approaching, and crowds of per- sons were momentarily flocking to the rauks of the insurgents., Finding himself in danger of being surrounded and cut off, chief constable Trant threw his men into a su'^tantial s,lated house, which stands on an eminence close to the fouiiflpn,. th&y were speedily assailed by the armed mob, find: their leaders. Smith O'Briea went up to the window with a brace of pistols in