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      Society Of The Friends Of Italy, The Sec...

      Eng land within the last year . England had reered from its shock and surprise , and was thinking urately , at last ; and he rested his hopes of what 3 to be done upon the influences now arising and ding to bring England and the United States ¦ ether in an assault upon Europe and despotism _, leers . ) Mr . Stansfield made a point at the ' close of an quent speech , in reference to the new Ministry . He crested , as a reason for the extraordinary " comhinaa" of the new Ministry , that our prominent public n were aware of the approach of events which would « d the cessation of party warfare and the union of all _3 _S to save the nation ; and if that were so , he » u « ht they ought to anticipate the danger , and comnce by a bold foreign policy , which should be con-; ent with the principle on which the Government 3 based , and which would gather to our aid the _uo-gling nationalities of the Continent . ( Cheers . ) Resolutions were agreed to , declaring that the lians deserved the sympathy of free nations , _1 thanking Mr . Thomas Duncombe for the ice he had placed on the paper ofthe House Commons of his intention to- ask the House address her Majesty , praying her Majesty ' s doffices in putting an end to the occupation of the man States by the troops of France and Austria . Mr . Mazzini , contrary to expectation , did not address meeting , having , in fact , expressed an indisposition speak in public at this period , when deeds were being ein Italy wliich were breaking his heart . The owing letter to Mr . Taylor from M . Mazzini may lainhis sentiments : — " "Wednesday Evening .

      Deak Friend , —I como on duty ; not a single meeting your society must take place without my signifying by presence how grateful we Italians are to you all for rnoble efforts . But I know that I shall not be able peak a single word ; I feel unwell , —absolutely unequal hetask , and most likely doomed to leave before the ting is over . Our friends will speak for me better I could do . They will , I trust , remind the meeting the last time I stood on your platform , I had to speak he men who had been shot by dozens a short time rein Sinigaglia and Ancona . One month has elapsed ; five noble heads have fallen on an Austrian scaffold at t . ua ; five of our best men , after having endured for thsand months indescribable moral and physical ure , have been dragged , pale , emaciated , yet bold , and ing , to the place of execution , and kdled . They wero Mantua and Venice ; a jurist , an artist , a civil officer , idedproprietor , and a working man ; all shades ofthe anSociety represented in the awful scene ; a solemn olof the compact of struggle and martyrdom binding single thought all the Italian party . And two hundred heir companions are in the prisons of Mantua atened by a similar fate . A rumour is current that ve are alread y condemned . Fifteen patriots havo sentenced to death by tho military committees of the _anStiites ; and in Tuscany , Guarelucci anel others have _imprisone-d on account of an Italian Bible found in house's . Such a state of things cannot last—must not bet those who believe in the justice of our cause be active than ever : _nrern nnnn _flinm the neefisHi _' _lv nf

      ing out in an energetic way England ' s peaceful agita or Italian freedom . You will _sue-coe : el if you persist _< t fe > r this to the undeniublo justice of the : cause—te ; _^' _articid logical sense ; of your countrymen , anel to the "' stands , unchecked by peace ; crotchets or others , oi working classes . —Ever yours faithfully , "Joseph Mazzini . " 'W closed the proceedings .

      Jan Uary 1, 1853.] The Leader. 7

      Jan uary 1 , 1853 . ] THE LEADER . 7

      Death Of Kossuth's Mother. Uke Kossuth D...

      DEATH OF KOSSUTH'S MOTHER . _uke Kossuth died on Tuesday at her temporary lll ( 'e at _Bj-ussels . Sho hael been seriously ill for weeks , but on Monday strong hopes of her 'i- y were entertained by her medical attendants , d whom was Dr . Perkins , a long-established s _^ > resident , and whei is distinguished by his kind ' ° li s to the various political exiles in that city _, "" pleasant rumours are afloat _re-specting tho re-( , ( tho _llel gian Government to allow of her son ' s g over to that country , unless he consented te > be M ( l y accompanied during his stay in Belgium by _« ' olhcer . If _; _uiidorsteie > el that the venerable 't'iself ur ed her illustrious son not to submit tei « diiig a condition . It i . s hoped , for the sake of ' _' _'t _fiHii Government , and feir tho honour of ' itself , that those ) rumours are exaggerated ; J feareel the-y are only too true .

      Have Attacked "Arrieros" (Muleteers) Con...

      have attacked " arrieros" ( muleteers ) conveying gold and silver bars down to Guaymas , shot as many as they could of poor muleteers , eaten their mules , and left the treasure behind for the owners to come and redeem . They played off this prank upon some servants of Mr . , a few years ago : two of them died in _conseejuence of the wounds received , but the silver was recovereei after a few months , having been found withi p a short distance from the spot where the robbery was ' committed . Such is the . state of affairs _ln-this republic , that imthis frontier part of it , the inhabitants are kept in continual excitement by this tribe on one side , not numbering more than a hundred , and the " Apaches" from another quarter , committing their depredations upon the unfortunate " rancheros , " carrying off their horses , mules , & c ., whilst no efficient force is sent for their protection . * Some few months back , a General Blanco arrived in this state with a troop of some three hundred men , extracted from the gaols of Mexico , for the purpose of exterminating the Indians , and protecting the people in the mining districts ; but it appears from report , that he values his own interest more highly than that of-his country , and is going to employ his troop of raggamuffins in exploring for treasure .

      All those holding any post under the Government of this country take care to help themselves as largely as possible during their stay in office , and are not very scrupulous about the means to which they resort for effecting their object , and that is to get hold of the " pesos" ( _dollarsf . The governor of the adjoining state , in which Mazatlan is situated , attempted a short time ago to levy a contribution upon the merchants of that town for his own private purposes ; and finding they would not submit to such an exaction , took several of them prisoners , entered their warehouses , and carried away goods to the amount of some 25 , 000 dollars ; but I believe that this atrocious affair has been properly represented to the Government by parties of influence in Mexico , and master governor has - had to restore the property and liberate his prisoners , among whom was the Spanish consul of that port . There is very little enjoyment here , even for people of ample fortunes ; the climate , in the first place , being a great drawback upon one ' s comforts ; it is so infernally hot during the half of the year ( thermometer often at 120 to 130 in the sun ) , that one is undergoing a continual distillation , pouring water down one ' s throat by gallons per diem No fertility of any extent to gladden the eye , nor " bastimento" to make merry the heart of man , like what other countries afford ; communication with the rest of the world very tedious and difficult , and all things at a stand-still , for they never think of introducing any improvements They are tolerabl y liberal in this part of the republic as regards religious matters , offering no persecution to those of other views on such subjects ; but many of their ceremonies are truly ludicrous on the different saint ' _s-days , of which they have no small number . A few weeks ago , the devout of this town were doomed to a great disappointment . I think Mr . may have had some hand in the matter by altering the number of a certain case in one of the invoices . It appears that this certain case was supposeel to contain a marble representation of one of their saints , anel was accorelingly sent from Guaymas to be introduceel to his devofeel worshippers here ; but on arrival , when they wished to liberate him from his confinement , behold , tho saiel case was femnel filled with old gauze dresses , or similar trash , anel tho multitude who had assembled to prostrate themselves beforo him on the occasion , hael to depart in sorrow , anel full of indignation against thoso who hael been so careless in labelling his saintship incorrectly .

      said daughter her fears lest her continuing to observe such practice might prove injurious to her health or other bad results ; but which advice her said daughter heedlessly attended to . This deponent saith , that she knows that her said daughter continued up to the time of her melancholy decease by accidental drowning to bathe in tho sea at or near to Howth , where she unfortunately met her death . " Mr . Robert Jackson says " he was present at the inquest ( near its termination ) at the time when Mr . Brew was examined ; perfectly recollects the Coroner having asked all present if they were satisfied as to the verdict , which was unanimous , and can recollect' both the Nangles giving their marked assent , ' also that several questions were asked by the foreman and jurors prior to that verdict . I proposed that he should remove Mrs . Kirwan at once to his house in Dublin , and that I would write to town , and order the undertaker to have all in readiness when he would call that ni ght . After some hesitation he assented . I likewise proposed , in order to alleviate his difficulty and suffering , that he should leave the house , and accompany me to a friend ' s until he left for town . I then left him , say at 6 p . m ., and returned at 8 , when he accompanied me , and took a cup of tea . I parted with him at the train , 10 p . m . ; he returned with the hearse , but I did not see him or it , but was shocked to hear that the Nangles offered obstruction , » nd demanded payment before the corpse would be permitted to pass . This ended my personal interviews with Mr . Kirwan . When Mr . Kirwan had left Howth for Dublin , I returned to the hous " e in company with a friend , for the purpose of having the deceased lady paid proper attention . I again took particular notice of her , and am ready to depose on oath that there was no external mark of violence , save a slight scratch under the eye ( or something resembling a pinch ) , which I was told was caused by ' crabs . ' The wound on the breast was the mere bursting of the skin , which happening on the fleshy and most tender part , would be easily caused : further , the body ( back and loins ) was shown me by a woman who was present , and although tinged with discoloration , was evidently produced by lying on the rock and in water ; the mouth presented the appearance of a person having had a ' fit , ' being frothy and having the teeth clenched ; I particularly nqticed the feet and hands , which were without the slightest injury . I submit here , that at this time I bad a more favourable opportunity for observation and examination than any previous ( non-medical ) party , the excitement having subsided , and only three persons , including myself , being present . Now for a material fact ; Mrs . Campbell , the owner of the cottage where the Kirwans lodged , being present same evening , I entered into an earnest _conversation with her as to the past mode of their social habits . She stated , without hesitation , that they lived happily , with one exception , when she heard noise as if from chairs being disturbed , but could not say more than infer that there was a quarrel . Most certainly the words stated by Mrs . Campbell on the trial , ' I'll end yem , ' wero never mentioneel by her to me , and the tenor of her conversation was natural anel satisfied me . On the other hanel , another woman who was present complained bitterly of Mr . Kirwan having acted so shabbily as locking his boxes , and leaving no money for refreshments . Indeed , I may safely say that this party exhibited strong prej udice , which I am sure a little golelen ointment ; would have easily curcel . Was on the islanel calleel Ireland ' s Eye with the Wangles some short time after the _eiecurrence , anel previous tei the Crown prosecution ; the spot where the boely was founel was most minutely pointed out , but not a word of the ' she > e : t' or any either imputation . On the contrary , they statoel that Mr . Kirwan threw himself on the boely , when found , in ' great , eli . _sfrcss . ' I was

      A 'T FROM A PRIVATE LETTER FROM _I'HH WEST COAST OF MEXICO . _^< j I'le _ley in escaping , on emr way freim _Guaymaa to ' ' <> , the casualties whie-h oeou ' r not unfre ' epiontly r '" rs Irom the ; attacks eif a tribe of Indians called " > concoct a _meist ele : a < lly poison from rattlesnakes , _^ and _Hiinelry other _leive-ly animals eif that _e-lass , ialley ehp the points eif their arrows , anil then s i- 7 _Z ' _" 0 lli wl" _>»» _I'lK'y hit ( Iy : " ( bo wounel they ' l " " I * "" * hei poison spreads _i-apielly through the ; Is . fl " " ° < H ' . y ,, UM ,, V ( V | ' , ) 0 ,, n _dise'eivercel tei _e-ounuiel - '" .. "" I'I "" '" Iheir sole eibjeiot is tei kill , and *"> us there havo been occurroncoa whero they

      " THE KIRWAN CASE . _> A committee has been appointed in Dublin to organize ' the efforts now being maele to obtain justice for Mr . Kirwan , anil procure as soon as possible his absolute pardon , at the : same : time that they expose and rcfufe the imputations under which he at present lies . From the documents which they have collected we quote the following extracts : — "Maria Crowe , relict eif Lieutenant James Crowe , the meither eif Sarah Maria Kirwan , lato the wife : of AVilliam 11 . Kirwan , Esq ., says that , she : ' hael constant anel mo t affectionate intercourse with her saiel daughter , with the full _knowledge :, approbation , anil _e-onsent of her saiel daughter ' s saiel husband , the saiel William Burke Ivirwan . Anel _ele'peineint , saith , that eluring such intercourse : and _e-onvcrsiitieui , the : _e-ire'iinistane-es , anel _he-alf _. h , anil treatment of lieu * saiel elaughti'r and of her saiel husband towards he : r , ooensieniully fbrined the : _Nulijeie : _! . of ( heir elisceiurse ; and elepeniemf _peisitively saith , that on all eiceaisieins save ; one ' , saiel ele : pe > _neinf ' s saiel elaughter invariably stated to _depeincnt , anel which she , deponent , _behove-el anel still belie : ve > s tei be ) true :, that _theiro could neit be ; a more ; industrious , seihe ; r , eir epiie : l , _huslianel than saiel William B . Kirwan was towarels her saiel daughter . Anel this deponent saith , that having ample ; opportunities of juelging from this _exponent ' s usual habit of visiting anel being _visite-el by hi'r , elopement ' s said daughter al , _leiast once in each week , anel frequently _ofte-ner ; that sh <> , elcptinenf ' s said elaughti'r , hael the " : full , comfortable , anel _reispeiclublei _uiipply eif h ( jr every' want anel _eleisire , anel was _ni'vesr without money in her purse-, _supplioel to _he ; r by saiel husband for the' pure-huso of elre < ss , anel of _e > ve-ry article ; eif comfort anel _respectability suite-el ( . «> her rank anel station in seicioty . This _elopeme-nl , further saith , that her saiel daughter hael freim her ehilelhood been used tei . sou-hut hing , wliich she was _feinel of , anil which she was re : ceiiiim <; nele-el to tako as _neioessiiry for tho preservation of her geiod health . This _ele-poneiiif , further saith , that from her saiel daughter ' s habit eif bathing sho became : _ve-ry venturesome iu the : water , _gnb'g ' _•* ' ¦(> ( he _doe-p parts ei ( I he sea , and semmlimcs o intituling therein feir a much lougen- period than other laelie : s there ; bathing ; anel deponent often _repreiveel heir saiel daughter for audi habits , anel frequently expressed to her

      summoned as a witness by the ( . Town , anel waited upon by the : policeman , Sherwooel , stationcel at Itowth , to request that I woulel call on the Crown _Solie-itor . Tho , hitter I eleiclined . She'rwooel saiel I coulel be : fined [ a lie : ] for not eleiing so . I could neit help _be-ing _strue-k with the revolution in this man ' s mint ! . Having hail seve : ral previous conversations with him at Howth , he ; always spoke : in favour of ( he ; _ace-uscel , and saiel that iieithing was bail _e-noiigh for the Howth _jie'eiplc , & . c Sec . My at _temdance : as a witness for the : Crown be'ing elispemsoel with , after I sl . al . eil tho 1 nature : of my _eivielemoe _' , anel expressed a wish to that , effect . My previous views as to the ( rial we're now fully _eamtiriiicel — _miiimly , that it was an inelispensable ; act as _reignrels public eluty ; but that , after the _prisone-r hael gone : through _theeireleial , _'howe-ver painful , ' he woulel lie : full y exonerate-el . I was truly _sheie-keiel af the _unlooke'd-for result , anel af one-e ; _re-seilveel em making this _state-ine-nt ( which nothing but the inosl , seile'inn _i-onvie-t ion that , if was elm ; to liiymdf ami the : unfortunate _ohje-e-l , eif it , wemlel induce _me-teidei ; especially as I hael neit , _uppi-urcd em the : trial , where 1 _le-eil my e : _videne-e : must have : _be'cn favourable to the ; _accuse-d ) , at the : _re'epiest of his _frie-nels , whei are abend , to memorial the Geivcrnnicut in the ; _e-ase :. "

      Marianne Tate , says , " 1 bad _sove-rul _ceiiiversatitiriM with Patrick Nangle relative ; to the finding of Mrs . Ivirwan ' s boely anel _e-leil _he-s . My first conversat iem with him fexik _plue-o em the morning eif the : 7 th _Se-ple-mbor , about ten _ti ' _e-leiek . lie ; eliel not . _eiite-r inle ) any _pai _' _tie-ulars respecting the : lieiat . or heiur , but _me-re-ly state-el , em arriving at tho island Mr . Kirwan _e-ulleiel him ( 1 ' id . _rie-k Nangle ;) , anil gavo him a bag ami basket , with whieh he ; was returning to the boat , wlVm he : he-aril Mick JNnuglo ask'where ; the ; _minfreiHS was . Mr . Kirwan _re-plieel , 'She- _le-l ' l . me- after the ; sheiwor to go bathe , ami I bave ) not _ne-oii her _sine-e ; , but , I have : beien leieikirig few her for _seime ) ( inn-. ' Mick Nangle ; anel Mr . Kirwan then went in search of VI rs . Kirwan , calling her loudly by name as _the-y _jiroe-e-e-eleel ; after seime ; time thny were ' joiiieal by Fat Mangle ' - The : threo then continued the : search , anil on arriving at the Long Heile , Pat Nang le ; slated he _sfoeiel upem a rock or bank anel _leieiknel down ; <> n eleiing so , he said he ; pnrceived something while' ; hei then _e-alled tei his companions , ' Hero _hIio is . ' On putting eleiwn his hanel to feci ( , |„ , . _suppeiseel white <> bjee ( , lie stated ho plueoel his hanel em Mrs . Kirwiin ' s person , her bathing elress _beiiiig up round her Hhoulders . Jlo then _stated , Mr . Kirwan threw himself em

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 1, 1853, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_01011853/page/7/