... TIPPERARY SPECIAL COMMISSION- The trials of the prisoners having been concluded on Saturday, the sentences were passed on Monday. ' Wil- liam Was he and Cornelius Hickey were first placed at the bar, before Judges Burton and Perrin, and the Clerk of the Crown infornmed them, that they ware indicted for the murder of Austin Cooper, Esq., of which they were found guilty, and asked if they had ...

... THE BONDS OF SOCIETYP . Gon passed sentence upon fallen man, &dabiing him to eat his bread in the sweat of his boiw ; this was the first-this the future fate of all the sons of men. Now, had Adarn like Job, been given to the caprice of the evil principle, we can, in our limi. ted, imagination of the powers of Satanic. malice, conceive no greater aggravation of the first sentence, than the ...

... O'CONNELLS A8LUTISM. TisF Dublin Monitor, a journal which is conducted with equal talent and independence, has for some time past been calling public attention to some extraordinary proceedings relating to the Rev. Mr. Davern, a Roman Catholic clergyman, who, it will be remembered, excited Mr. O'Connell's strong displeasure by the opposition he offered to the Tithe Bill of last session, and ...

... 3JR POSMON, PRINCiPLES, AND PROSPECTS. I - When I am known aright, you shall not grieve Lending me this acquaintance.'-..SIARsPIARE. Tux responsibility of a public journalist is at all times ~,eat, but we can call to mind no period' in the history of he niwspaper press, in which that responsibility presented tself {nder so grave and solemn an aspect as it does at the ntme tee write. Society ...

... On Tuesday evening, a Special General Meeting of the Members of the above Trade was held at the Mechanics' Institution, for the purpose of receiving a Report from the Deputation appointed at a previous Meeting to confer with the Committee of the Masters' Association, in reference to a dispute now pending in the trade, through an attempt of the masters to deprive the journeymen of their right ...

... FACTS, FANCIES, AND FICTIONS A NaEnvos MAN.-Col. H-n, a very nervous,and somewhat absent, gentleman, being once asked by a fair friend who was riding, and wanted to cut some part of her steed's leathers, whether he could lend her a knife ;- A knife ? a knife ? said he; why really, I've not a pen- knife in my pocket, but I've a pencil ! A GOOD TEST.-Burke truly says, that if there be any ...

... COMBINATION-THE BOOKBINDERS. Mr. EDITOR,-The CHARTERF has stated, that one of its objects will belo protect the hitherto violated rights of labour. Nevet was the aid of such an advocate more required, and it is to be hoped that the working classes will not be such traitors to themselves as to re- fuse you that assistance, without which your exertions will be either short-lived or ...

... ' On Tuesday. evening, a special General Meeting of the members of this Association was held at their rooms, for the purpose of receiving the report of a sub-committee, previously appointed, to consider the propriety of amend- ing the rule of the Association, especially as regarded-the admission and payment of members. Mr. Cray having been called to the chair, M~r. H. MITCHELL presented the ...

... After 12 days' debate in the French Chamber of Deputies, the Address in answer to the Speech from the Throne was finally adopted on Saturday evening, by a majority of 13 votes on a division of 429 members. The ministerial amendment upon the last paragraph was only carried by a majority of nine votes-so that upon the whole of the divisions upon the Address, the ministers had not averaged more ...

... ILondon, Jan. 20, 1839. FELLOW WORucssE2,-It would appear that there is to be no cessation in the attacks upon labour, politically or individually-no sooner is one point secured than we have to defend another,-kept always in a state of ex- citement, it seems to be the intention of those who are above us in the social scale, that we should have, until they have deprived us of the means, no ...

... BRADFORD, WILTS. On the 9th-instant, a public meeting was convened by the Working Mens' Association, to hear an address from Mr. Henry Vincent. The meeting was called in the large room of the Association, which, long before the ap- pointed time, was filled to overflowing. Mr. Vincent arrived from Bath about seven o'clock, and on entering the room was loudly cheered. The streets adjacent were ...

... THE NATIONAL CONVENTION, THE 4th of February, is the day appointed for the meeting of the National Convention, as some persons have named it, but which properly described, is to be a fleeting of delegates appoinxted at Public Meetings in different parts of the country, to watch over the People's Cbarter and the National Petition when they shall be presented to Parliament. They are to meet at ...