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of Limerick, and all who would not submit to the spoilers appear
to have been pushed westward. where they were forced to en-
croach upon the inheritance of other Irish races. The Gerald-
ines, Butlers, Carews, Cogans, Barries, Roches, Barretts, Barn-
wells, and others, gradually gain footholds for themselves in
South Munster, as it would appear, by backing up the intestine
quarrels of the various branches of the ruling clans, one against
the other, in their :-xtruggles for precedency. The superior disci-
pline and arms of the Normans, almost invariably gave the vic-
tory to that faction at whose side they were found fighting; but,
for the advantages they thus conferred upoh their allies, they
took care to be well paid. An unpopular chieftain, thrust upon
the majority of his tribe, or clan, by their assistance, could never
after dispense therewith. Thus they became virtually the mas-
ters of himself and his people, and he paid the penalty of his
treason by eventually becoming the vassal of a stranger, instead
of being the position of free kinsman, and equal, except in offi-
cial dignity, of a chieftain of his own blood. Such was the way
in which the Normans stole, as it were, into the feudal posses-
sion of a large portion of the Irish soil. They helped one section of
the clan to vanquish the other, and then remained a lasting
incumbus upon the whole. Marriage alliances with the tribe
soon rendered it more difificult than ever to expel the strange
race quartered among them. For, though there is no instance
on record where a Norman or, indeed any man not paternally
therefrom, became adopted into an Irish tribe or clan, still there
can be no doubt but that the ties of kindred which soon sprang
up between the invaders and the invaded tended greatly to con-
firm the former in their conquests. Besides this, the power of
England was constantly felt at their side, whenever the spirit of
nationality seemed about to quench the local jealousies of the
natives.

Son of this prince was Domnall Gott, i. e., Donall the Stam-
merer, who became founder of the powerful sept of the Mac
Carthaigh Riabhach, anglicized Mac Carthy Reaghfthe epithet
Riabhach meaning gray. This face became princes of Carberry
and divided the sovereignty over the Irish of South Munster with
the family of Mac Carthy Mor, in which the title of King of Des-
mond remained longest. Donall Gott was king of Desmond in
1233, in which dignity he was succeeded by his son Finghin of
Ringrone, who is said to have been the bravest and ablest cap-
tain of the Eugenians in latter times. He waged long wars with
the Geraldines and the English, Whom he defeated so signally at
the battle of Callan, in Kerry, in 1261, that the English settlers
in Munster dared not put a plough in the ground for seven years
for fear of the Irish. However, dissensions again breaking out
among the Eugenians themselves, the English recovered their
power again. It is said that all the legitimate descendants of
Maurice Fitzgerald were slain in the battle of Callan, with the
exception of Thomas an Apa, then a child in the castle of Tra-
lee, where, though the castle was sacked, his life is said to have
been singularly preserved by an ape, which concealed him from
his enemies. Hence is derived his surname an Apa, i. e., of the
ape; and hence the reason why the Geraldines bear an ape in
their armorial bearings. Besides Donall Gott, Donall Mor na
Curra was also the father of

28. CORMAC FINN, i. e., Cormac the Fair, ancestor of Mac Car-
thy Mor. He does not appear to have ever attained the title of
King of Desmond. The Mac Donoughs, or rather, the Mac
Carthy-Mac-Donoughs, of Duhallow, are descended from one of
the sons of Cormac Finn. Their chief seat was at Kanturk,
where the ruins of their ancient castle still attest their power
and wealth. From Diarmaid of Tralee, another of his sons, are
sprung the Mac Finghins, or Mac Fineens, sometimes called
Fannings of Kethrinn, in Kerry. He had for son

29. DOMNALL RUADH, an_q_lic_e Donall Roe, wno died King of Des-
mond in 1302. Dut Desmond was now much reduced from its
ancient limits. Whatever degree of cohesion there formerly ex-
isted between the clans that ruled it, it was every year growing
less. Their invaders practiced the maxim “Divide and conquer”
with fatal effect. We soon find scarcely a powerful name that
has not set up two or more chiefs, whose families are distin-
guished from each other by some such adjunct as Mor (great),
Ruadh, (red) Donn, (brown) &c. The closest ties are thus soon
severed; the common bond of clanship disappears after a few
—ge’nerations.—-The sept of this clan, known as the Mac Carthies
of Clan Donall Roe, which settled in the west of Cork, took its
distinctive title from this chief. His son was named.

30. DOMNALL Og, i. e., the younger. From this forward the
.Mac Carthies became split up into so many powerful branches,
that I would be obliged to forego all notion of noticing any
other clan for some months to come, were I to follow out their
various ramifications at the length Ihave done hitherto. I shall
for this reason hasten to bring their pedigree to a close, continu-
ing the main line, that of Mac Carthy Mor, down to the extinc-
tion of the last remnant of the kingdom of Desmond. Donall
Og had for son ’

31.- CORMAC, who died King of Desmond in 1359. Cormac had
for son Diarmaid Mor of Muskery, ancestor of the MacCarthies,
Earls of Muskery; the Earl of Clancarthy, who followed James
the Second to Fiance; the Earl of Mountcashel, who fought
against Cromwell in 1652; the houses of MacCarthy of. Ballea,
Castlemore, Cloghroe, Conrtbrack, Inshirahell, A glish and Car-
rignavar. He had also Eogan, or Owen, of Bord-Mangie, and
Doncadh, 001‘ Donough, ancestor of the MacCarthies of Ard-
Canaghta and Knock-Ornaghta, of which houses several descend-
ants are still extant at home and on the Continent of Europe.
The main line was continued by his son _

32. DOMNALL, who bcgat

33. Txnnc MAINISTREACH, 2'. e. Tigue of the Monastery, so called
from a monastery which he built on the shore of Loch Lein,
now Killarney Lakes. His son and successor was‘ '

34. DOMNALL AN DANA, who was King of Desmond, and at
war with the_English in 1442. He died in 1469. His son was

35. TADIIG LIATH, i. e. Tigue the Grey-haired, King of Des-
mond in 1477. He was also constantly at war with the stranger.
His son was

36. CORMAC LADHRACH, 2'. e. Cormac the Cholcric. After much
opposition, he succeeded to the kingdom of Desmond, such as it
then was. He was a brave chieftain. In recording his death
under the year 1516, the Four Masters called him “a man who
best acquired his lordship, and who met most opposition until
he became undisputed lord; one who was most bountiful to
strangers and the poor, and who maintained the best laws and
regulations of any man in Leth Mogha, 2‘. e. the southern half of
Ireland." His son,

37. DOMNALL AN DRUMAINN, 2'. e. Donall of Druinmin, was also
chosen King of Desmond. He made peace with the Lord
Deputy Gray, in 1555, at Dublin. His son, also named

38. DONALL, or DOMNALL, succeeded to the title of King of Des-
mond, and with him it ended. In 1565 he went over to Eng-
land, whc1'e he made his submission to Queen Elizabeth, and re-
signed the styles of MacCarthy Mor and King of Desmond into

her hands. He was thereupon degraded to the rank of an Eng-
lish noble, and got the title of Earl of Clancarre. He had but
one daughter, named Ellen-Anne, whom he gave in marriage to
his kinsman, Finghin, whom the English called Florence, the
son of MacCarthy Reagh of Carbery. In their children the
two houses would have become united, were the customs of the
Irish in that respect similar to those of the English. Florence cer-
tainly took the title of MacCarthyMor, but he had no right thereto,
while any male descendants of the real Mac Carthy Mors were
alive. However, the time was favorable to his usurpation.
Gaelic law was everywhere falling into disuse, and the pressure
of the English enemy was so great that there was no time for
disputing the question. It must not, however, be thought that
the true Mac Carthy Mors are extinct, though none bore that
title unquestioned since Donall so basely resigned it fora foreign
coronet. There are still, as I have heard, several scions of this
stock in the wilds of Kerry and Cork, who may yet vie with
those multitudinous Mac Carthies sprung from other branches
thereof, in redeeming the honor of their country, and gaining
new glory for the children of Carthach, and of King Aengus
son of Nadfraech. Donall Mac Carthy abdicated his title to the
kingdom of Desmond about the same time that the kingdom of
Thomond was abdicated by Murcadh, commonly called Mur-
rough, O'Brien, who was thereupon made Earl of Thomond and
Baron of Inchiquin. Thus did the representatives of these two
rival races, descended from the royal brothers Eogan Mor and
Cormac Cas basely betray to the invader the hereditary trust
committed to them by their kinsmen, about 1331 years after the
death of their common ancestor, Olild Olum, who had first ac-
quired the sovereignty of Munster, North and South, and be-
queathed its undisputed possession to his posterity.

EIDERSGEOL.
TO BE C0.\"l"INl'ED.

ANNUAL EXCURSION or THE SL'.\'1).u' SCHOOLS Arrmiinn ro ST.
l\IAnY’s CHURCH, HoBoxEN, N. J .—The above excursion took
place on Thursday, July 28, to “ Pleasant Valley,” Tillitudlum,
under the personal supervision of the Reverend Pastor of the
church, Mr. Canom, and an efficient Committee of Arrangements.
The excursionists were taken on board the steamer “ Only
Daughter,” and a very commodious barge, foot of Spring street,
N. Y., and Newark street, Hoboken; and on their arrival at
“Pleasant Vallev,” commenced operations by a combined on-
slaught on the good things provided by the parents and friends
of the children of the schools. Upwards of two thousand per-
sons were on the ground, enjoying themselves to the full in the
variety of ammusements provided by the committee. It was
certainly a “Pleasant Valley” that day, no accident or incident
occurring to mar the pleasures of the occasion. The proceeds,
after deducting the necessary expenses, are to be applied to the
building of a school, which, thanks to the zeal and energy of
Rev. Mr. Canoin, is now in progress of erection.

The captain and assistants of the “Only Daughter” deserve
especial mention for their uniform courtesy and kindness to the
ladies and children, and I hope soon to have the pleasure of ex-
pressing so personally to them. B,

 

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MILPTARY MATTERS.

IN common with the many admirers of Colonel James R. Ryan
we [regret to announce his resignation as commandant of the
gallant 69th Regiment. We will have more to say on this sub-
ject' next week, but, in the meantime, we append the following
handsome tribute to his merits from the Sunday Atlas:-—We learn
that this estimable officer and tactician has withdrawn from the
csmmand of the Sixty-Ninth Regiment, General Ewen having
accepted his resignation on the 29th. The retirement of this
hard-working and indefatigable officer at this ‘particular time,
will be as severely felt by whole Division as by the “National
Cadets.” Just now there seems to be a general withdrawal of
our best officers from the militia force. We are unable to ac-
count for it, save that the acts of the Commander-in-Chief
regarding the Twelfth Regiment has awakened a desire to keep
the spirit and prevailing feeling of the “brotherhood,” now so
popular. The command of the Sixty-Ninth Regiment devolves
on Major Nugent. '

The rank and file meet at the Division Armory, Wednesday
evening, to consider the withdrawal of their commandant.

THE visit of A. Company, Irish Fusiliers, Captain Michael Cor-
coran, to New Haven, shall receive due attention in our next
issue. The incidents of the trip, proceedings, and reception by
their brothers in arms will be fully chronicled.

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THE DE CoUncYs.—A correspondent, writing from the Canagh
Camp to the Dublin Telegraph says:—-“The De Courcys are decend-
ed from Charlemagne, Emperor of the West, through the Dukes of
Lorraine. Richard De Courcy, son of Robert, Lord of Courcy, in
Normandy, and grandson of Richard, Lord of Lorraine, by
whoui Eudes, Count of Champagne, fell in 1035, accompanied
the Conqueror into England, 1066, distinguished himself on the
field of Hastings, and became lord of the lands of Stoke, county
Somerset. His great grandson, Sir John De Courcy, came over
to aid in the subjugation of Ireland temp. Henry II. His son
(John) obtained from Henry III. in lieu of the lordship of Ulster,
given to De Lacy, the barony of Kinsale, which is still in pos-
session of his descendants. The following religious houses have
been founded by this family from their first settlement in Ire-
land :—By John De Courcy, Earl of Ulster, the Black Abbey,
county Down, granted by James I. to the Protestant Bishop of
Armagh; :1. priory at Downpatrick, granted to Gerald, Earl of
Kildaije; at Dundrum, 3. Castle for Knights Templers, granted
by Henry VIII. to Lord Cromwell, whose son, Lo'rd Lecale, de-
rived his title from the lordship of the barony of Lecale, count
Down, anciently called Maghinis, the inheritance of the M’Gen-
isses of the race of Ir, who garrisoned this castle until disman-
tled by the army of Oliver Cromwell ; Gray Abbey, in Strang-
ford Lough, founded in 1192 by Africa, daugeter of Godfrey,
King of the Isle of Man, and wife of John De Courcy, whose
monument with that of her husband is seen here, on which their
effigies are sculptured. It was granted to Gerald, Earl of Kil-
dare. At Inis-Courcy (De Courcy"s . Island), in Strangford
Lough, an Abbey, in 1181, granted to the above nobleman; in
Cork by an ancester of Lord Kinsale, an Augustine friary in the
reign of Henry IV. It is now known as the Red Abbey, and
converted into a sugar refinery. The l)e Courcys, Barons Kin-
sale, have the privilage of remaining covered in the royal
presence. _

INl)IA.——-The Lahore Chronicle gives a tabular statement of the
number of persons killed and injured by wild animals in the
Punjaub, in the year 1858. and the number of those animals des-
troyed. Five men, one woman, and 293 children were killed,
and of the wild animals there were destroyed 17 tigers, 139 leop-
ards, 119 bears, 546 wolves, and 3 hyenas. The rewards given
for killing those animals amounted to 3:057-6 rupees. We are as-
tonished to see that in the above enumeration no mention is
made of a certain description of animal which has infestedlndia
for a hundred years or thereabout, and the habits of which are
most destructive. Two or three of them do more damage to a
country in a twelve-month than would be done by twenty times
the number of tigers, leopards, bears, wolves and hyenas in ten
years. The men women and children they killed during the
year 1858 would count by thousands. The Lahore C’/monicle
makes no allusion to the ravages of those animals, but the in-
formation might easily be collected from the natives.

EUROPEAN NEWS.

. THE PEACE.

The Eurdpean papers were mainly engaged in speculations
upon the sudden conclusion of the peace and its results.

Letters from Paris assert that much discontent prevailed
there in regard to the terms of peace, and the small result of the
war, although the peace itself gave general satisfation.

The Paris Sm-le,_the organ of the French liberals, is dissatis-
fied, and says France will have everything to begin in a few
years if the minutest Austrian influence is suffered an abode in
Italy. It calls for the expulsion of the petty Italian princes, the
conf'ederaters of Austria.

The Emperor Napoleon had quitted the seat of war, and was
en route for France. He was expected to proceed direct to St.
Cloud, and defer his official entry into Paris till he makes it at
the head of the Army of Italy.

The Emperor and King of Sardinia arrived at Turin on the
15th, and. amid enthusiastic acclainations, were met by Prince
Carignan and Count Cavour.

The Emperor of Austria left Verona f'or Vienna on the morn-
ing of the 14th. His order of the day, published at Verona the
12th, says that Austria commenced the war f'or the maintainance
of her sacred treaties, relying on the devotedness of her people,
the bravery of her army, and on her national allies. Not having
found allies Austria yields, to an unfavorable political situation.
The Emperor cordially thanks the people as well as the army,
who have again shown that their sovereign may confidently rely
on their devotedness if anv new struggles should arise.

The interview between the Emperors at Villafranca is said to
have lasted nearly the whole day.

The Paris Illoniteur publishes a proclamation by the Emperor
announcing to the soldiers the basis of peace. It is to the fol-
lowing effect :—-

“The principal aim of the war is attained, and Italy will be-
come for the first time a nation. Venetia, it is true, remains to
Austria, but she will, nevertheless, be an Italian province, form-
ing part of an Italian confederation. The union of Lombardy
with Piedmont creates for us a powerful ally, who Will owe to
us its independence. The Italian governments which have re-
mained inactive, or which have been called back into their pos-
session, will comprehend the necessity of salutary reform. A
general amnesty will obliterate the traces of civil discord.
Italy, henceforth mistress of her destinies, will only have herself
to accuse should she not progress regularly in order and free-
dom. You will soon return to France.

A grateful country will there receive with transports those
soldiers who have raised so high the glory of our arms at Mon-
tebello, Palestro, Turbigo, Magenta, Melegnano and Solferino,
who in two months have freed Piedmont, and have only stopped
because the contest was about to assume proportions no longer
in keeping with the interests that France had in this formidable
war. Be proud then of your success——proud of the results ob-
tained—proud especially of being the well beloved children of
that France who will always be the great nation scflong as she
shall have a heart to comprehend noble causes, and men like you
to defend them. NAPOLEON.

Valleggio, July 12, 1859.

The preliminary conditions of the peace are thus announced
in the official Austrian Correspondence.‘ Austria and France will
support the formation of an Italian confederation, to which Aus-
tria accedes. Lombardy, as far as the line of the Mincio, is to
be giyen up. Mantua, Peachiera. Borgoforto, and the whole of
Venetia remain Austrian possessions. The Princes of Tuscany
and Modena are to return to their States. A universal animosi-
ty is to be granted.

The Viena correspondent of the London Times says three appli-
cations were made to the Emperor of Austria before he would
consent to the armistice. The overtures were made direct by Na-
poleon, for the purpose of preventing the mediation of neutrals.

The same correspondent says the Pope was burnt in effigy at
Milan, and that a very unfriendly feeling had sprung up between
Napoleon and Victor Emanuel. The Moniteur contains the fol-
lowing:

SENZANO, July 14, 1859.

The Augsburg Gazette alleges that the cause of the armistice was
the existence of a dangerous malady in the French army, but to
this we can give a formal denial. The sanitary state of the
French army is excellent, and exceeds even the hope which
could be entertained from the heat and fatigue endured.

SARDINIAN ORDER OF THE DAY.

The King of Sardinia has ordered the following proclamation
to the people of Lombardy: “Heaven has blessed our arms with
the powerful aid of our magnanimons and valiant ally, the Em-
peror Napoleon, and we arrived in a few days after victory upon
victory at the banks of the Mincio, To—day I come back among
you to tell you that Heaven has granted your wishes. An ar-
mistice, followed by preliminaries of peace, assure the people of
Lombardy of their independence. According to your desire
many times expressed, you will henceforth form, with an ancient
State, one single and free family. I take your destiny under my
direction, and hope to find in you that concurrence which the
chief of a State needs in order to create a new administration. I
tell you, people of Lombardy, to trust to your King. Established
on a solid and imperishable basis, he will procure happiness for
a new country which Heaven has entrusted to his government.”

News from Milan of the 13th states that the King of Sardinia
arrived there in the evening amid the plaudits of the populace.
His Majesty subsequently presented himself on the balcony of his
hotel, and was greeted with warm acclamations of “Vive li Re.”

In the House of Lords the Duke of Somerset said that the ex-
pediency of entering into arrangements for arming the ocean
mail steamers had been under consideration, but as the Com-
mittee of Naval Officers in 1852 reported against such a measure,
on the ground of expense, nothing had been done. A general
survey, however, had been recently ordered of the steamtugs
and other vessels at the mouths of the rivers, in order to ascer-
tain how far they might be rendered available for defensive
purposes. ‘

In the House of Commons considerable progress was made
with the army and navy estimates, and Sidney Herbert explained
the present military position of the country and the measures of
defence. He expected that one hundred Armstrong guns would
be made this year, and two hundred before the end of the finan-
cial year. ‘

On the 15th, in both Houses, reference was made to the treaty
of peace. ‘

Lord Derby pointedly enquired if the King of Sardinia was a
party to the treaty, for it was understood that the Emperor of
of the French was his ally, and not the principal in the quarrel.

Lord John Russell, in the House of Commons, said he did not
know whether the parties to the treaty of Vienna had been con-
sulted, but so far as England was concerned, no particulars

Y beyond those published had been furnislzed.

Lord Cowley had called on the French Government for the
details of the peace, but Count Walewski told him he could
afford him no information until the Emperor arrived in Paris,
which it was expected he would on the 18th.

Sir James Graham inquired if the Government was aware
that a formidable French fleet was stationed at Cherbourg and
Brest, with gunboats for landing troops.

Lord John Russell said that France had made no extraordi--

nary preparations, and consequently no explanations had been
demanded.

The new telegraph cable between England and Denmark had
been successfully laid.

The Mediterranean Company“had ordered a cable to connect
Malta and Sicily, and it is expected to be laid in November.

The English Government has fully determined on laying a
cable direct to Gibraltar, and thence to Malta.

An anti-slavery meeting, presided over by Lord Broggham,
had been held in London. An address to the Duke of Newcastle
was agreed to, requesting that the House of Lords appoint a
committee to inquire into the present state of the slave trade,
as the Coolie and African traffic is degenerating into a positive
slave trade. '

The original of Powers’ Greek Slave had been sold at auction
in London for 1,800 guineas, the Duke of Cleveland being the
purchaser. _

The Orange riots of the 12th of July took place as usual in
some parts of Ireland, and at Paisley the outbreak was quite
serious. Firearms and knives were used, and one man was
killed and several dangerously Wounded.

The statement that the new Australian mail service, via Pa-
nama, is awarded to Mr. Lever, is contradicted.

The Emprfror of Austria has ordered. an immediate cessation
of the recruitiugjust commenced.

_ It was rumored that the Emperor and Empress of the French
would Visit Vienna.

The French army were reported to have commenced their
countermm-ch.

Count Cavour and his colleagues in the Sardinian Ministry
had resigned, and their resignatioiis were accepted by the King.
This action, it is said, was caused by the conditions of the peace.
Count A_i'esc had been charged with the formation of a new
Cabinet.

_Two days before tlie- armistice a war tax was imposed on
Piedmont, amounting to one-tenth of all the taxes on property,
costumes, taxes, &c.

It was considered probable that the dismissal of Cardinal An-
tonelli would result from the state of affairs. '

It.was said that Garibaldi was about to issue a proclamation,
and it was considered doubtful if he would lay down his arms.

Up to the 11th the formation of the Hungarian Legion had
proceeded prosperously, 5,000 men havingjoined.

A letter from Rome, of the 8th’, says that the Pope had sent
an a“t°g1‘3Ph letter to Napoleon, stating his determination to
demand f10lI1 the Catholic Powers armed intervention.

It is remarked that Sardinia, by accepting Lombardy without
the fortresses necessary to defend it, has made herself the vassal
of France, and that Italy has gained nothing, while the Emperor
returns to Paris nominally a conquerer, but in reality a baffled
and dishonered man.

It was reported in Paiiis on the 15th that great agitation pre-
vailed at Milan; that troubles had broken out in Venetia; that
Florence was disturbed, and that the Prussian populace was in-
dignant at the Emperor for not having fulfilled his promises.

The Federal Council of Switzerland have resolved to disband
the troops in the Canton Tcino, where a guard for Austrian ves-
sels will alone remain. They have also resolved on proposing
very severe measures to prevent the enrolment of the Swiss for
foreign military service. An order has been issued to disband
the troops called out during the war, and repealing the measure
against the exportation of arms, ammunition, &c.

The Prussian Gazette says that in consequence of the treaty of
peace orders have been transmitted in the troops on the march
to half at the respective places where they may happen to be;
also that the proposal made by the Prussian Ambassador to the
Federal Diet in regard to the federal troops, had, under present
circumstances, been withdrawn by the Prussian government.

Additional deatils of the recent partial mutiny of the Swiss
troops at Naples are received. A body of troops mutinied in the
barracks, killing the Colonel and several ofiicers of the Fourth
regiment, and afterwards repaired to the Royal Palace, but
were forced back by the chasseurs and hussars on duty to the
Champ de Mars, where they were surrounded. The command-
er-in—chief of the Swiss called on them to surrender; they re-
plied by a discharge of firearms, wounding the General and
about twenty privates. Orders were then given to fire on the
mutineers, when seventy-five were killed and two hundred and
thirty-three wounded.

Our files by the North Britain are dated in London to the
13th of July.

Notwithstanding the announcement of the armistice between
the contending forces’ in Italy, the Prussian troops, according
to the Berlin National Gazette of Saturday, June 9, are about to
move towards the Rhine ; and the different militia or landwehr
batallions of the Guards have commenced their march towards
Berlin. The directors of the Main Weser Railway, at Frank-
fort, have received official notice from Berlin that on the 15th
July they will be required to commence the conveyance of
Prussian troops towards the Rhine. They will be required to
provide eight trains during the twenty-f hours, with an in-
terval of three hours between each. In c nsequence, the com-
pany have given notice that ordinary passenger and luggage
trains will be discontinued, and that express trains only will be
run. A similar official notice has also been given to the Berlin
and Anhalt Railway Company. ..

The Sentinelle of the J ura relates an episode of the battle of
Solferino :—“We were fighting to get into Cavriana. The Em-
peror came to satisfy himself as to what was going on; the
balls whistled around us, and a shell bursting close by made
his horse rear. The escort proceeded to the head of the bat
talion, and the fire became warmer as the uniform of the gen-
erals and the cuirasscs of the Cent Gardes, served as points to
aim at. The Colonel threw himself in front of the Emperor,
and said, “Sire do not expose yourself ; it is at you they are
aiming.” “ Very well,” replied the Emperor with a smile,
“silence them, and they will then fire no longer.” The expres-
sion gave us fresh vigor, and I know not how it was, but a
bound we gained a 100 yards, and twenty minutes after we had
taken Cavriana.”

There are 22,000 Jews in the Austrian army in Italy, and a
captain of the Jewish persuasion, in the late engagement, most
heroically rescued the colors of his regiment from the French,
who had taken them.

INDIA—THE MUTINY OF EUROPEAN SOLDIERS.

TIIE Calcutta correspondent of the Times, in a letter dated May
19, says: “I regret I can give you no pleasant news about the
Europeans. You will receive, I doubt not, dozens of statements
by this mail representing the affair as over. They are all with-
out foundation. The men are not satisfied; they have not re-
turned to their duty; the question is not settled or likely to be.
Some of the very grave facts in my possession it may be prudent
not to describe, and I therefore content myself with enclosing
them. Your readers may, however, rely upon the following
sketch. At Meerut the Court of Inquiry is going on, but elicits’
nothing except a distinct statement from each man as he passes
in that he is ‘an Englishman, and not a slave, and won’t be
transferred like a ’oss.’ The men abstain from violence but are
‘cheeky’ to a degree which seems to exasperate their officers be-
yond bounds. At Delhi the 2d Fusiliers are quiet, but await the
final decision. At Berhampore the 5th Europeans and the Light
Cavalry did make some kind of demonstration. and were like the
rest, waiting the official decision. , If private letters can be trust-
ed, they did also on parade give ‘three groans for Mrs. Queen,’
and three cheers for John Company; but this, I am bound to say,
is formally denied. At Hazareebagh the recruits of the 6th
twice displayed the same spirit; it was difficult to arrest some
ring-leaders, and the men were quieted chiefly by the order for
inquiry. We do not know what has occurred in Bombay, where
the regiments are said,—unjustly, I hope and believe,—to be ac-
tuated by a similar feeling. In these circumstances the policy
of Government, I am assured, 1_s delay; the desire to protract the
affair so as to give the troops time to see that the entire feeling
of the community is against them, and to allow the more mode-
rate to secede from the combination. The most peremptory or-
ders have been issued to all Major Generals to avoid a collision
between the Queen’s troops and the Indian soldiery; and under
no circumstances to use natives for coercion. The last is the
greatest danger of_ all. Any fool of a martinet may, by a single
hasty order to a Sikh regiment, cause an explosion from one end
of India to the other. The policy adopted seems approved of
by all Europeans in India, and the press is unanimous in its sup-
port of Lord Clyde. The only dissidents are a few officers. who
naturally enough feel aggrieved by the impertincnces they have
to endure.”

   

TENANT RIGHT.

SPEAKING of this Will 0’ the Whisp, the Dublin Irishrzzan, a
sound national organ, very ably conducted, says: “At the last
election, Tenant Right was scarcely named upon an Isish hust-
ings. Reform was the cry. The new Government promises rc-
form; but Ireland want_s_Tcnant Right before reform. The privi-
lege of sending an additional member or two to the British Par-
liament is one, we apprehend, which Ireland but little values:
but the privilege, the right of the Irish farmer to enjoy in peace
the fruits of his own industry, that is what Ireland wants, and
that is what Ireland will have, members or no members.

We deprecate, for the attainment of this or any other object,
the revival of a vain and delusivc constitutional agitation. Its
failure, in times past, has been too conspicuous to justify any
honest man in wishing to see it revived. Let Irishmep be Irish-
men not in word, but in deed; let them cling to the traditionary
policy of their nation, and scorn to follow any meaner flag than
that which their fore-fathers upheld—let them do this, and be
assured that it is the true policy for the attainment of Tenant

Right, and such minor advantages as it is possible to obtain from
a British Parliament.” -—