LATEST ENGLISH NEWS. [From the Hobart Town Courier, Oct. 4.]

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume V, Issue 338, 28 October 1848, Page 3

LATEST ENGLISH NEWS. [From the Hobart Town Courier, Oct. 4.]

\ye. have been) favoured with Port Phillip journals to^the @7th instant. By the Melbourne, from London; papers, had been re-ceivfed-td"the"sth' June, They^ contain intelligence of- the " ' ' ' J ' Irish Trials— conviction of mr. mitchell transported for ' fourteen . tears., „ , >rvjj . Mr. Mitchell, glftef a long trial; had been found guilty, sentenced to fourteen, gears' transportation on the 27th of May. The, cpnfcderat^n. were intending, at the latest arrivalsy'-to 'tread in his footsteps, even though by so doing,, they' become partakers of his fate, and doff the uniform of the '82 club^'ibr the less attractive costume of, a colonial'corps. ' There 'had been some "idea of effecting a rescue, but Mr. Mitchell was cottveyed in' tix&Skearu ater steamer to Spike Island, where •he was handed over to the custody ofjt^q'of the Dublin police 1 an&"two~ marine*?* *Shortlysafter his* arrival Captain'

Atkins, of Waterpark, the Inspector of the Penitentiary, gave orders that,a separate room should be provided for him, and that he should not be interfered with for .that day; but the day after he would be obliged to wear the convict dress, and be treated in all respects as an ordinary convict. He ,was, it is stated, shortly afterwards removed, to Bermuda, there to undergo the sentence. Lord Cloncurry had sent a donation of £100 towards a fund for supporting Mrs. Mitchell." At a meeting held in the county of Meath, Mr. Doheny delivered a speech which leads the Times to conclude that he' must ," be one of the rumoured three who are prepared to take their appropriate position in the felons' dock." , " , Mr. Devin Reilly, Mr. Mitchell's partner, was in g&ol.on similar charges. Mr. Gavin Duffy, of the Nation, had also been arrested. Chartist meetings are continued throughout the principal towns, in London particularly. An extensive " demonstration" was to have taken place at Clerkenwell Green ; but the appearance of a squadron, of dragoons had the effect of dispersing the gathering instanter. The state of trade was not improving, and an immense number of liauds were out of employment in the manufacturing districts. Mr. Anstey gave notice in the Commons, that on the 6th June he would move for the production of all papers connected with the removal of Judge Montagu. The Jewish Disabilities' Bill has been thrown out in ihe Lords by a majority of 40 out of 268 votes. Baron Rothschild, one of the members for London, cannot consequently sit. Sir H. Bulwer, minister at Madrid, was ordered to quit that city in twenty-four hours.. The obituary notices mention the demise of Her R\ H. the Princess Sophia. Despatches were forwarded to the Governor of, New South Wales, from Downingstreet, on the 31st May. The money market closed on the 4th June at 84' to \. Exchequer bills 30s. to, 345. premium, a slight decline. The Weekly Despatch, 4th June", quotes Australian tallow from £38 to £44 65., and " wool continues dull of sale."

Unsettled State of Paris. —Paris is in^a very unsettled state and emeutes daily breaking out. An extensive system of plunder, open robberies, swindling accounts; wages obtained under false pretences by the officers of the national workshops, have been exposed. All the military were under arms, and cannon placed before the National Assembly. The apprehension of a general pillage prevailed. An unfavourable indication of the state of the public mind may be inferred from the re-christening localities by such names as Place Robespierre, and Rue's Marat, Ba'rrere, and Danton. Louis Blanc is to be prosecuted,' ! Mr. Mitchell was sent from Newgate this day at half-past four o'clock to the Northwall, escorted by a large force of cavalry, where he was put on board the ' Sheerwater Government packet, which forthwith set sail for Spike Island. There was a large crowd on the wall, who loudly cheered him. He was not clothed as a convict, but was strongly chained. A subscription was immediately set on foot, for Mitchell's wife and children. The 1 ladyisa niece of Sir William Verner, M.P. for .the county of Armagh, and was married at the early age of 15 years. Although still youthful, she is the mother of four chil- t dren, the eldest of whom is nine years old. Among the contributors to the subscription are Mr. R. O'Gdrroan, sen., for £50: Mr. T. F. Meagher, ££0; Mr. W. O'Hara, £50. Up to Friday night the sum collect-; ed amounted to nearly £400. It is understood that Mr. Mitchell, in anticipation of his conviction, assigned the proprietorship of the United Irishman to Mr. John Martin, of 'Longhorne, near Newry. Mr. Devin Reilly will be principal editor; and Father Kenyon will be a regular contributor, These parties say the spirit of the paper shall not be suffered to abate a>tittle.' They,cannot however procure another John Mitchell, '' : - ' . j , Mr. Devin Reilly, the colleague of Mr. Mitchell in the United-Irishmin, had been arrested on the charge of drilling and training and military' evolutions,, und.er the 60th Geo.IIL, which inflicts a penalty of seven years' transportation, or tvte • years' imprisonment, at the disdretioh of the court. Mr. D^yin'Reilly, on returning^ from a confederate meeting, headed one of the,clubs, and it is stated, gave the oider'to, march in true militaiy style. He is charged with uttering the military, order io 'his _, club, " Right shoul.ders forward, march." r The Schleswig-Holstein affair. has not terminated. The Norwegians have marched 3000 men to 'joiil the Swedish; wh,6'are' advancing in aid* of* Denmark. 'It is even

said that a Russian fleet has sailed in aid of Denmark.

New White Paint.^— /The new white paint, of which a temporal -mystery was lately made, formed the subject of a pap/er read by Mr. Forrest, the discoverer, at the Liverpool Polytechnic Society,' last week^ when he announced his ' intention to make' a present of it to l the public, - intimating that it consisted of white oxide of antimony (argentine flowers, as it used to be called by the' old chemists), and that it had many 'advantages as an excellent body paint, superior to white lead and -much cheaper, "inasmuch as antimony might be' obtained in abundance for about' £12 a ton, while lead costs £24 10s. He also pointed out its greater permanency of colour, and its capability pi being spread over a much larger surface than an equal weight of white lead. Indeed, it is' not v only lighter, but may be made more subtle; and it, was its superiority in these and other respects that led us to it as a likely substitute for lead.^ It is rather singular, too, that the old chemists called antimony their lead ; maintaining .that, in some of its properties, it bore a near affinity to lead. — Builder. Equality in Danger. — The French General Cherin was once conducting a detachment through a very difficult' defile. He exhorted his soldiers to endure patiently the fatigues of the march. " It's very easy for you to talk (said one of the soldiers near him) you are mounted on a fine horse, but w6 — poor devils !—"! — " On hearing these 'words Cherin dismounted and quickly proposed' to' the discontended soldier to take his place. The latter did so; but scarcely had he mounted, when a shot from the adjoining heights struck and killed him. "You see' (says Cherin calling to his troops') that the most elevated place isnot the least dangerous:" -after which he remounted his horse and continued the march.