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the disturbed districts. Your reporter, writing from the| neighbourhood ef Ballingarry, says, ‘at present all is perfectly tranquil, but fears are entertained that the people are preparing for an outbreak the moment the military force is withdrawn. No accurate intelligence’ of Smith O’Brien’s movements has been received.’

cork, July 31.—I am informed on good authority that before entering on his final crusade against the British Government, Mr. O’Brien made over the whole of his property.

The judges to preside at the Dublin commission, which isto open on Tuesday next,are the Chief Baron Pigot and Mr. Justice Torrens. The Crown prosecutors are pre- paring indietments against the poor newsvenders arrest- ed for selling the JVution and Felon.

Me. Suita O’Brren.— The history, genealogical, and otherwise of this gentleman, cannot fail to be inter- esting to the public at the present moment. He was born at Dromoland, county of Clare,.on the 17th Octo- ver, 1803, being the second son of Sir Edward O’Brien, fourth baronet, (who died in 1837), by the daughter and coheiress of William Smith, Esq., of Cahirmoyle, county of Limerick, The latter lady was a very rich heiress. The issue of this marriage, in addition te the subject of cur notice, consisted of eight other chil- dren, including Sir Lucius, the eldest son; Edward, born in 1306, and married. to the daughter of Massy Dawson, Esq. late M. P. a scion ef the noble house of Cremorne ; Robert, born in 1809, married to the daugh- ter of Sir Aubrey de Vere ; the Rev. H. O’Brien, mar- ned to the daughter of John Godley. Esq. ; Grace, un- married; Anne, married tothe Rev. Arthur Martineau; Harriett, married to the Rev. Charles Monsell, a rela- tive of Mr. Monsell, M. P., the colleague of Mr. Smith O’Brien in the representation of Limeiick county ; and Katherine Lucia, married to the Hon. and Rev. Am- yard Harris, brother of the Earl of*Malmesbury, one of the Prebendaries of Salisbary, and Rector of Wilton,

The present head of the house of O’Brien, or O’- Bryen, is the Marquis of Thomond, who adopts the latter form of orthography, and he deduces his descent from the royal line of Thomond, a race of princes which sprang from the celebrated Hibernian monarch, Brian Borroime, or Bora, whe commenced his reign in 1002, and terminated it with his life, near Clontarf, in 1014. Should the present Marquis die without male issue, a circumstance not improbable, Sir Lucius O’Brien will succeed him as Baron Luchiquin ; but not to the higher titles, which will become extinct. In reference to the existence of these titles, we may observe that in 1543, Murrogh O’Brien, the then head of the honse, repaired to England, and resigned his sovereignty to Edward VI. and was in recompense created Karl of Thomond for life, and Baron Luchiquin.

The second holder of the Baronetcy, Sir Edward O’- Brien, was son of the Right Hon. Lucius O’Brien, who, died during the lifetime of his father, by Catherine, | daughter of Thomas Keightley, Esq. of Harlingford, county of Herts, grand daughter of the first Earl of

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Clarendon, and first cousin of Queen Mary and Anne.) In the latter points the records of the several families agree,

every year, which are never in any shape reterned to it. One colony costs the Imperial coffers more than the value of all our exports to it. Every sensible man, able to read and write, can fully estimate the damage done by this wicked extravagance, and it is therefore so fur satisfactory that the Colonial office regards Sir William’s motion with approbation. It is to come on again upon the 8th of August, and will no doubt be carried through. But will it be carried, out? That is what we greatly doubt. There is a dreadful ado just now about profuse expense. A terrible assault is making upon doorkeepers and porters, and the ministerial broom is mercilessly sweeping back the hundreds into the Exchequer. But as yet we see no symptom of the thousands being touch- ed. Malta is one of our possessions where we act the spendthrift in the most unblushing style. £500 has just been taken from the Governor’s salary; but for what purpose ? ‘To add it to the Commander-in-Chief’s, That process is not exactly what Sir William Molesworth means, or what the public anticipate.

Prospects or rue Harvest.— The unsettled wea- ther experienced in the early part of the week, and rumours of the spread of the potato disease, gave rise to a great deal of uneasiness in regard to the future, and predictions of scarcity and high prices were freely cir- culated till within the last day or two. ‘The auspicious change which has taken place in the weather since Wednesday has, however, had the effect of allaying the excitement, and a less gloomy view is already beginning to be taken of the probable result of the harvest. The principal cause of the recent rise in the value of wheat was undoubtedly the apprehension entertained in re- spect to potatoes ; and we have consequently endeavour- ed to obtain as accurate information as to the real state of that crop as possible. ‘To speak with certainty as to the extent of the probable loss by the disease, is of course out of the question: but after diligent enquiry, we have come to the conclusion that the alarm naturally caused on the first discovery of the disorder has occasioned the evil likely to result. to be somewhat overrated. Thata considerable proportion of the crop may be lost is, we fear, more than probable; but there are several redeem- ing circumstances. The breadth planted was great; the produce to the acre is generally admitted to be very large; the late, or inain crop, if not wholly free, has as yet been but very partially attacked; and lastly, the disorder does not appear to be spreading so rapidly as was the case in 1846; many fields which exhibited symptoms of the disease eight or ten days ago remaining in mach the same state, the blight not having extended, and the plants which then appeared sound still wearing the same aspect, We are, therefore, induced to hope that the loss may not after all, be so serious as at the first blush was apprehended. Since the rain has ceased the cutting of wheat has been commenced; and should there be no return of wet, reaping will be pretty general next week. We believe that in regard to the probable yield in Essex, Kent, and many of the southern and western counties, the produce to the acre will fall ma- terially short of that of last year; but this will, we think, be compensated by a large return in many of the eastern and northern counties; and with a favourable time for harvesting the crop, we do not apprehend any material

Mr. O’Brien married about twelve years since the |goficiency. A great deal must still depend on the wea-

daughter of Joseph Gabbett, Esq. of Limerick, by whom) he has had issue either six or seven children.

Mr. O’Brien is a graduate of Trinity College, Cam- bridge; when first returned for the family borough of Ennis, in 1830, Mr. O’Brien was a Tory, and as such opposed Mr. O’Connell in the case of the memorable Clare election. He subsequently became a Whig, then a Radical, and in 1843, he first joined the Repeai ranks. Sinee 1835 he has represented the county of Limerick. On the last occasion he succeeded in defeating Mr. Caleb Powell, the Old Ireland Candidate, by 24 votes. Mr. O’Brien faught a duel with the late Mr. Thomas Steele, having exchanged two shots with that gentle- men. Sir Lucias O’Brien, elder brother, is Lord Lieu- tenant of the County of Clare. The Dewager Lady O’- Brien is still living, and possesses a property of about ¥5,000 per annum, to which her second son was always considered to be the heir, but in no other respects than as heir in prospect. Mr. O’Brien never was wealthy. ffe has, when in Ireland, taken up his residence at the seat of his mother.

ENGLAND.

ther, both as regards grain and potatoes; and to speak positively as to the range of prices for even a week in advance, would be the height of folly. Atall the markets held in the early part of the week, high prices were asked for wheat; but subsequently something like a check has been again given to the upward movement, showing the effect of only a few day’s sanshine.—Mark Lane Express,

A number of Chartist leaders were arrested on Wed- nesday, in Edinburgh. Amongst them were Henry

| social order; that it encouraged informers; and was an appeal to the vilest passions ; and that as an outline ot it has tarnished the revolution of February, by making it an accomplice of the theories he has developed in the tribune, and the Assembly passed to the order of the day. So that, in other words, the dogma of ‘ Libert; fraternity, and equality, pronounced by the February revolution, has been declared a delusion by a majority of 691 members to2! This difficulty being now re- moved, France has.a fresh path open to her. In the meantime, however, European affairs have seriously changed since February. it will be seen that, after four days hard fighting, the Austrians have gained a decisive victory over the Piedmontese, and have passed. to the right bank of the Mincio, spreading the greatest alarm throughout Lombardy, The Provisional Govern- ment at Milan, panic-struck, has sent a deputation to General Cavaignac imploring French intervention by sea and land. We are deeply afraid that the Dictator of France will be compelled to yield assent. But the Austrian power is now in a very different position to what it was before the election of the Archduke John to the virtual sovereignty of Germany. If the Frankfort Parliament could declare that it would view the conti-. nuance of the blockade of Trieste by Charles Albert as. a declaration of war against all Germany, it will pro- bably regard French sntervention in Rtaly with similar jealousy; and ifthe French army passes the Alps, it ean only be considered as a declaration of war against all Germany. Begides, it is not likely that Russia wil! stand with her arms folded whilst these changes are

ing on; we, therefore, feel the deepest apprehension or the peace of Europe. M. Mauguin charges the La- martine Government with having employed two sets of agents,—one for the Government, the other for the go- verned,—one for diplomacy, the other for prepagandism, to conciliate and to excite; and now the fatal conse- quences of all this mischievous policy is being develop- ed, for the purpose of strengthening no mortal man knows what sort of Government in Italy, but with the almost inevitable certainty of embroiling al! Europe. There is a war of nationality in Italy, a war of territory: in the Danubian principalities and in the Duchies, a war of race im Sclavonia, and a war of principles. at Paris, Berlin, Vienna, and even in Italy,

Whilst we are writing the satisfactory rumour reaches us, upon the authority of the London Globe newspaper, that the intervention which the Piedmontese have se imprudently asked has been prudently declined by. General Cavaignac. ‘This report, if it.be confirmed, will remove a load of anxiety from our minds respect- ing the general development of events.in Europe. Gene-. ral Cavaignac, it is said, has pointed out tothe en- voys sentto him from Milan. the expediency of set- tling the affairs of Maly by negociation; and Charley, Albert, whose ambition we have blamed from the first, will do well to listen in time to the propositions made to him a short time ago by Austria,

In consequenee of the alarm of French intervention the French Funds have declined. The closing prices peeean Three per Cents. f43 75, the Five per Cents. 70 25.

GERMANY.

Recording as the German Parliament progresses in, ‘assuming, if not actually in exercising, the central av- |thority-over the Empire, the merchants of Great Britain are beginning to feel the great importance which attaches to their proceedings with regard to commeree. It was. reported last week, and indeed the rumour gained such, ‘credit: as to be mentioned in the House of Commons, that some serious alteration of duties was meditated bv ithe Germans, which would have the effect of prohibitiog ‘the importation of cotton yarn and some cotton manu- factures frem England. ‘I'he Government denied that

Rankin. upholsterer ; Archibald Walker, publisher of the any such measure had been adopted ; but we-have heard North British Express newspaper, the weekly organ of the rumour repeated from more than one quarter. We the Chartigt body in Edinburgh ; and James Camming, should deeply regret if the first commercial act of the bootmaker, who represented the Edinburgh Chartists at incipient German Empire should be one of a retrograde

the late meeting of the National Convention in London, The houses and offices of the parties were entered and all their papers seized.

The British Army consists of one hundred and twenty- three regiments and thirty-nine battalions; having sixty- one depots, ‘here are in the East Indies, twenty-eight

Government have acted on the Colonial motion of Sir W. Molesworth in a way that must give great satisfaction to the country. The purport of his resolutions was, that we spent teo much on our colonies, ond that, in order to lessen our expenditure, the benefits of self-government should be extended to them. Every body out of Parlia- ment, excepting. those who in some way have a fingerin the pie, have had their minds made up upon this question. We lately gave a few statistics of the salaries of officials in Jamaica. ‘The whole colonial system is on the same monstrous scale, The governors cost each, on an aver- age, as much as the President of the United States, and some of our barren rocks are ruled in profound pene at an expense equelling that disbursed. for a Republic stretching ever @ mighty Continent. We. ferce our colonial spbjects to shevel their wealthinto this devour-

‘regiments and four battalions; in Africa, five regiments and three ‘battalions; in Australia five regiments; in China, ene regiment; in St. Helena, one regiment; in the Ionian Islands, two regiments and three battalions ; in the Channel Islands, two depots; in Malta, two re- giments and two battalions; in England and Wales, twenty-six regiments, eleven battalions, and forty-six depots; in Scotland, three regiments and two depots; in, Ireland, thirty-two regiments, two battalions and eleven depots. ‘The force in, Ireland, it will be observ-

Kampire.

. FRANCE. The National Aesembly of Paris has planted a doadly

of censure of M. Proudhon’s plan of seizing one-third

gi ions; in British America, nine) : regiments and four battalions ; | Amongst the liberal party in Germany it cannot be-con-

;cealed that the leaders have a great bias in. favour-of a

ed, is much greater than that in any other portion of the) ‘measures which are pregnant with the most alarming

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blow to.communism. By an almost unanimous vote | The result of five days’ hard fighting has: beer

‘policy. But if Germany should follow the example-of Belgium and France, and commence a system of prob- ‘bitory duties on the one hand, whilst her exports are to ‘be encouraged by large bounties or drawbacks on the ‘other, it would indeed prove a most unfortunate issue of

all the efforts which have been made of late years:

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‘to establish a sound system of free trade in s Europe.

‘restrictive policy; and when it 1s considered that one of ithe main objects of the German Union is-to create a ‘mercantile and state navy, with a flag, it eertainly ap- ‘pears a very short-sighted policy to-limit the circle ot ‘the demand for their own menufactures, which. must ‘inevitably arise from an increase of prices. We are glad

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‘to hear that Lord. Cowley is. to proceed to Frankfort to

‘represent British imterests, and we hope his wise coun-

‘sels. will prevail respecting the establishment of a judi- cious system of trade, as well as. regards many. politica’

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bankruptcy, we propose no abatement, and one supporter in-the Assembly, his scheme was-deelar-jarmy under Charles Albert, before its too snecessfal ans:

vermit no. alleviation, ‘They egain pay us back in our ed an odious attack on the principles of public morality; too, namerous adversaries, “Fhe Malian. monarch RTM; ayia cong end drain, millions from, the public treasury a flagrant violation of the rights of property, the basis of his army have, s2andoesed. the lipe of the Wigeio. ye.

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