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them well armed, proceeded to the house O Sir J. Burke, the member for the county where they smashed all the doors and win. doWs, and took thirteen stand of arms, with a quantity of ammunition. They next proceeded 10 Mir Whyte's, farmer of great respecta- bllity in the neighborhood, and turned up all his pasture land They then proceeded te the house of Captain Brunskell, a magistrate ot the county, broke all the gates on his farm, attacked his house and demolished the doors, windows, Sc. Having gained admis- sion, they took his arms, and, not content with this, they destroyed all the furniture in the house. They fired into the room where his family were, and severely wounded his son and daughter Capt. Brunskell was absent at the time, attending the assizes at Galway. The county was left wholly at the mercy of the insurgents, not single policeman being m the neighborhood, it being the custom dur ing the assizes to congregate the police forces in the county town. As to soldiers, there is not single military station within miles of us and, unless the Government grant us sohne protection, the insurgents will become complete masters of the country.

 The London Morning Chronicle of the 18th says, "Ne have no fresh accounts of outra- ges, and active means are being employed to restore order and to mitigate distresses."

 FRANCE.

 London, March IA (Epening. )-The tone ofthe private letters from Paris is more cheer ing than for some time past, and hopes are now expressed with some confidence on the two very important points of the maintenance ot office by the Ministry, ,and the preservation so faras France is concerned, of tranquility in Europe. The successes of the Poles, and the quiet termination of the Italian instruction, are chiefly dwelt on as the grounds of this lat ter expectation, and it is also said that assu- rances of the most friendly disposition towards France have been received from the Austrian Cabinet.

 Sentence of Me Runa7vay Er-11inisters. On Monday, April 11th, the Chamber of Peers brought to conclusion the trial (par countumace) of the Barons d'Haussez, Ca belle, and de Montbel, the ex Ministers who have escaped from France. The sentence was as follows:-Thc Court

 "Declares the Barons d'Hausscz, Capcllc, and de Montbel, guilty of the crime of treason;

 "Condemns the said Barons d'Hausscz, Ca belle, and dc Montbel, to perpetual impris- onment;

 "Decrees that they shall be deprived of civil rights, in conformity with the 28th and 29th Articles of the Penal Code;

 "Declares them also degraded from their titles and orders;

 "Condemns them jointly and generally to defray the costs of the proceedings"

 Atenifted escahe o,f fPoHgnac.-The Paris Tribune contains the following: "M. de Po- lignac has just made an attempt to escape from the fortress of Ham. For the last few days, the person who was in the habit of ta- king his dinller to him, not finding him in his room, waited short time, and during the delay, heard a noise in the chimney. He looked up, and saw a man in the aperture the governor was informed of the fact, and in- stantly repaired to the prisoners chamber he was made to come down from his hiding place. In order to prevent another attempt of the same nature, the governor sent for a mason, and directed him to place two irons across the chimney"

 AFFAIRS OF BELGIUM.

 Lonfion, ,AhrH 14.-We find from.the Br,s- sells papers, received this morning, that the Belgian government is making active prepa- rations for war, and the National Congress is disposed to render it every possible assistance in it's chivalrous career. The newspapers also, lend their aid, and do not hesitate, in the holy cause of liberty, to make great sacrif- ces of truth. The last patriotic offering of this description is to be found in the Eciar- eur, which asserts, that Protocol, signed by the Five Great Powers, and decrecing the partition of Belgium, has been received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. According to this Protocol Hanault, Namur, and Brus- sells, are adjudged to France. East and West Flanders, Maestricht and Luxemburg, are to be restored to the King of Holland, and the province of Leige is assigned to Prussia. Such reports as these will certainly exasperate the inhabitants of Belgium, and so produce their effect for a day--a period of time beyond which the rules of that country do not seem to have the capacity for foresight. Indepen- dently of authorizing the government to raise a loan of twelve millions of florins, the Con- gress has placed a supplementary credit of six millions at the disposal of the Minister of War; and still further to meet the pressing exigencies of the State, they have empower ed the Government to employ in the Belgian service foreign General Chief, and some other foreign officers, who are to take an oath to defend the liberties and!integrity of Belgi- um. It was stated in the sitting of the Con- gress by the Minister of Finance that the keepers of the forests had been enrolled ir regiments; that eight battalions of volunteers would shortly be formed at Namur, and thence PTOCeeu to the ITaTu OutCny OI Luxein- burg; and that the first division of the Civic Guard, amounting to 50. 1000, were soon to be made moveable.

 AFFAIRS OF ITALY.

 Milan, March 31.-Ertract of q hrivate lefter.-"No engagement took place during the night of the 18th, but towards seven O. clock on the following morning firing com menced on both sides. The Austrians seeing that they were loosing number of loops, en- tered into combat, and wished to push the assault as far as Cattolica; but the patriots resisted fortwo hours successively the charges of cavalry and the well-sustained fire of the artillery. At the same time corps of patriots from Missano and Bisanico came up and in- creased the number of the defenders of the