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HUbfeto*. TRACTS FOR THE FUSTIAN JACKETS AND SMOCK FROCKS. No. 11. THE "POWEKS TIIA T BE," AND THE "POWERS THAT BE" OF GOD. By the Rev. B. PARSONS, of Ebley, Stroud. London Arthur Hall and Co., 25, Paternoster- tow. Ix all,ages the clergy have exercised powerful influence over the common people. A vast and untold amount of that their feats on behalf of op^flHBBxIyranny. Hence the obvious i-ea- son SHiSftfh rri en Is of religion. Such establish- Uients-ti^fi^Ppvovide for the priests, and the priests have ienf 0'-( ged on which side their bread was buttered. The great and awful sanction of Christianity was degraded by being made the instrument of popular thraldom. The sr fact is evident,—-we witness it everywhere. In the present road if inn of England, Ii-eland, and Wales, we find the truth remark confirmed. The St ale clergy are the allies of power, and not the apostles of popular progress. We believe in Christianity, and most devoutly love its principles. It is the friend and guide of the people. Whilst its mission is to all men, it especially embraces the working atid lower orders (as they are called) of society and pro- nounces for them its glad tidings of great joy—its glorious mission of universal brotherhood. "When the priests of Christianity sell her for gold, the noble system is bewronged. Its living expounders "err, not knowing the Scriptures." We have the poor always with us, and it is our most solemn ftuty to adopt all lawful means for their physical, political, and moral improvement. Christianity is not a religion of classes. Like its Divine Author, it is no respecter of persons it embraces all, and blends all into one fraternal assembly. We fear that there is among DissenMng ministers, and different denominations of Dissenters, a tendency to leave the people to themselves. We do not mean diat ministers should lower themselves into the. level of the people, either in habits or modes of thought. Their mission, we presume, is widely different. It is that of raising the people to their level. There is no need of their conforming to the social condition of the objects of their care; that had bottor be avoided. Valuable assistance may be given without undue familiarity. We would not have Ihe minister to be a hermit, nor would we desire to see him like a semi-omnipreseat, here, there, and everywhere; but we should certainly expect to find 7 him in the van of every movement IHlvillgior its object the Sfr elevation of the people, regardless alike of the frowns of the great arid the clamolF of the indolent. Christianity is not an isolated dogma, that possesses no efficiency wheit deli- vered the outside of a pulpit: ií. is a spirit which is to per- vade all our actions and regulate all our movements. We believe that preaching is the principal means ordained for its promulgation; at the same time we think that the preacher who thinks that he has naught to do but preaching is very unfit for his office. One of the most eminent, because most useful, men of the day is the nev. B. Parsons, the author of this tract. Mr. Par- -sans, to all intents and purposes, is amoral reformer. lie is not onlv a reformer in theory, bul; also one in practice. The words "The people's friend," is a brief but truthful sum- ming up of his character. He has no crotchets. For popu- lar ailments he has no universal remedy. He attempts a cure by the faithful application of several remedies. He is not going to eradicate social ills by political remedies, and does not believe that political reform will remove social de- gradation. Education, wit b him, is the birthright of every human being; and political rights lie regards as being equally so. He does not propose to cleanse Britain from its intemperance by the six points of the Charter, nor dues he seek to annihilate political serfdom by universal sobriety. For each ailment he has its own appropriate remedy; and is most instan t in season and out of season in its application, Ask his labours their name, and they vvi 11 reply—Leywn. In his introduction to the tract under our notice, Mr. Par-ons says,— The powers that be!' What a boon this text has been to tyrants! And what a stum Wing block to sceptics and rational divines! If every soul is obligated by ihs command of heaven to be subject to 'the powers that be,' then if they order us to steal, we must steal or to lull; we must kill or to swear, we must sivear; or to act the hypocrite, we must do as they bid. What a blessed scene of royal confusion would the world be if this injunc- tion were literally "obeyed! But, gentle leader, you need not be alarmed. The text is badly rendered, or rather, 1 ought to,say, po- litically translated toiltit the tastes of despots and the friends of arbitrary government. James I. was a tyrant of the first water, though he was said by the bishops to be especially inspired from above, and the very Solomon of ihs age. I should be sorry to dis- figure this tract with the disgusting portrait of this monarch which the historians of his day have handed uown to ns. ft seemed quite in character that so perfect a rider should emphatically in- a.ston the doctririe'of the divine right of kings.' Plenty of min- ipns and flatterers surrounded him and laboured to gratify his vauity and ambition, and none more so than ih« priesthood. Even the scriptures were translated to rlisturb as little as possible the fears of the prince. We have shown in tracts 5 and 8 that the Bibie is the most radical booh in the world. Like its divine author, it is no respecter of parsons, and therefore spares the wick- edness of none. Royal culprits are not excused because they wear crowns, and more vulgar ini;lliiiy is oat passed over in silence because the transgressors were cImbed in We need bard I y say that a plain version of such a book would lie no favourite with world; y-mindeJ bishops, a corrupt aristocracy, or oppressive mo- narchs. As a proof of the correctness of these remarks, take the following1 examples. The G reek word. 'episcopos,' is generally rendered 'bishop;' but in Acts xx. 2S. the term 'overseers' is adopted, because, liac, been used, all the poorer people would have seen that the apostohcepiscopacv of the pri mi Live church was a very different thing from the episcopacy of the i'Lnglish hie- rarchy for instead of having one lord bishop over many churches, you have many bishops over one church, and you have rto lord bishop at all; for the context shows that ihey were laooureis or me- chanics, and instead of wearing mitres nmilawn sleeves, were clothed in fustian jackets and smock frocks, or what, in those "early times, were used by the operatives as a substitute for those honourable garments. Human beings, and especially professing Christians, were not then SULik so low as to need gowns and bands; or £ 10,000 a year, to render the.a respectable. Ala;! alas! what havoc would, be made of priestcraft and despotism if the clergy would but give unco the masses a literal translation of God's own word. We are not without hope thai, our working people will, before many years, determine to study Greek and Hebrew; and thus prevent themselves from being led astray by a 'political Church. But let us look at anottier specimen.—In Revelation xvi. 10, the fifth angel is said to pour out his vial on i 'he seat of the beast.' The Greek word.is I ihi-onos,' 'a throne;' but to sup- pose that an angel would pour out a vial on 'a ihrone,' though the throne of a beast, would have sorely disturbed tne monarch, and the softer'word seat' was adopted. Mary, the mother of our Lord, was a perfect r-,tclicitl,-for radicalism in those days was au important part of piety and patriotism, and women were as radical and piously patriotic as the other sex aye, and shall be so again before many years. Well, Mary.was a radical, and em- bodied no small part of her radicalism in Iter song of praise.. She was so wicked as to mix religion and politics together. In the magnificat,' so regularly read in our churches, after commencing her thanksgiving with- < My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour,' she adds- •7.- „ • • lIe hath put down POTENTATES from their THJICWTA, And exalted them of low degree.' Was it not very profane thus to introduce politics into religion? What must our pious people think of the blessed Mary [> And then not-for a man, but for a womat)!I'ell it not in Gtth for a woman to be thus political Is not the Church of England, which forsooth so thoroughly nauseates politics, polluted by using Mary's Song within her consecrated walls f Why do not the bishops ask permission of Parliament to dispense with its use? j Stop, courteous reader, mother Church is wise in her generation, and thereto;e has spritualiz 1 the verse, for in the prayer book jule has given another turn to the passage. We there read- I-le hath put down the mighty from their seats, And exalted tlie HUMBLE AND MEEK.' Very prudently, and in consistency with her character as tht: • poor maris church,' she omits the reference to the fustian jacket6 and smuck frocks which Mary made (for her husband was a car. pouter), and substitutes a moial qualification. Had this p\r woman only alluded to the jwopeirty instead of the poverty quali- fication, no liberty would have been taken with her inspired words. However, the matter "answered marvellously, and James eotild read the 'Magnificat' without alarrh when, had it been literally translated, the idea that I the'God of heaven putteth down poten- tates from their thrones' would have disturbed his dreams for many a night. But the throne is established by righteousness. Princes and governments that act justly have nothing to fear from their subjects, and therefore have no need to falsify the scriptures. The best way to silence the radicals is for monarchs and rulers to become radicals themselves, and eradicate all civil and political injustice and corruption, and then tumult and anarchy will cease. The greatest anarchists and revolutionists are iniquitous legislators and tyrannical princes." Mr. Parsons proposes a new translation of the text in ques- tion, and then proceeds to offer several remarks in explana- tion, from which we make the following extracts:- til I.-It is a question whether the text has any particular reference to civil or political Governments, but if it has, they are here called not 'powers,' but 'authorities,' for the Greek word I exo?tsia' has this signiifcation. The distinction is a very im- portant one, because power and authority are very different ideas. A man may have power to crush, oppress, or murder his neighbour, but he has no authority from God to be thus cruel. Cain had power'to slay Abel, and Nero to behead the apostle Paul, but neither of them had any authority from heaven to commit these crimes. Authority then is delegated power. It is permission to exercise power, and in the text, it means permission from God. Our judges have authority to pass the sentence of the law upon certain offences. Like the centurion in the scripture, they are under authority,' and if the laws that sanction their proceedings accord with the word of God, they have authority from heaven, but if not, they are notoriously wicked for taking a salary to administer unjust or cruel laws. 'i he hangman has the autho- rity of the judge to murder his fellows with the rope, but neither lie nor the man in ermine has any Tight according io the laws of 9 Christianity, to take away human life for any offence whatever. "II.—-The paragraph before us sufficiently defines what authority it means, for the text tells us that there is, io autho- rity but from God,' and, that those who are authorities have been ordained by Gud.' and thus we have explained what is signified by supreme authority.' 'Supreme authority' means the hignest authority but the oniy supreme or highest authority' is the au- thority, of the'King of kings and Lord of lord-s., No autho- rity therefore can be supreme unless it be that of the Creator or so exactly accordant with his word as to be identical with his will. It need not here be asked, how can we know whether an authority is agreeable to his mind, because the Bible fully reveals io us the statutes of J ehbvah. Here the word of God is our su- preme arbiter. Tothe law and to the testimony, if they speak not according to this law they have no truth in them,' and we may add, thai if they act not according to this law they have no true au- thority. When the text says that those who are authorities are ordained of God,' it asserts that their authority is set in order, delined, determined, or prescribed,' by the universal lawgiver. Such is the signification of the Greek. The Apostle also uses the perfect tense of the passive voice, and the rendering may be, those which are authorities have been determined of God.' The thing is not to be done, it has been effected already by the wisest and best of beings in the universe; and if it be asked whei'e?' we reply, 'in the scriptures.' God is our supreme lawgiver, the supreme lawgiver of kings and rulers, and. con- sequently the King of kings and Lord of lords. Hence the monarch of England is called the' servant' of God. The clergy foi years used the words, thy servant Charles, George, Wil- liam,' &c., as the case might be. A servant is one whq obeys;. his master or lord, and if the English monarchs are the servants of Jehovah then of course they observe the laws of heaven, otherwise it is a mockery to call them God's servants. Now the laws of Jehovah are in the scriptures. There he has p already 'set in order, defined, determined, or prescribed,' ,I everything that kings, rulers, legislators, or their subjects ought to do; and we are not at liberty to add a single letter to his law, nor to alter or take away one jot or tittle irwe do we are threatened to have our names taken away from the book ote life and to have every plague denounced against such rebels and blasphemers potrredout upon us. It is at our peril, it is at the eternal peril of any prince, emperor, or senator, to legislate contrary to the laws of Jesus Christ. The person who does so is guilty of high treason against him who is the blessed and only potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords.. Wherever we have God's law to direct us in what we do we have God's authority, and co asequeiitly SLiprerie authority.' How definitely the verse before lis "explains itself.—Firstswe; have supreme authorities' mentioned then, we are told that there is no authority but from God and thirdly, that those which are authorities are defined of God.' They are therefore 'slpreme,' because they are 'from God: arid -.ir6 his word. Here, then, you have a sure test by which you can decide whether governors have any real authority or not. If they legislate and judge according to the laws of the King of kings their authority is from above, and we are bound to obey them but if they enact what is contrary to the word of reve- lation they are guilty of rebellion against the universal so- vereign, and we are under no obligation to subii-iit, to them. We must obey God rather than man.' This is the doctrine taught by the precept and the examples of the Apostles. They never hesitated one moment when the commands of, rulers clashed with the revealed will of their divine master, but preferred the scourge, imprisonment, and death, to the guilt of yielding obedience to a law which was opposed to the will of their maker. Civil rulers, then, as now, had power to punish disobedience, just as Cain had physical power to murder Abel; but then they had ♦ no authority from God' to take away the liberty or lives of any of his subjects because these virtuous persons preferred allegiance to their rightful and di vine sovereign." We hope that the sale of these tracts will be very exten- sive, and that great good will arise from the dissemination of the principles which they contain. Mr. Parsons deserves well of the British people for the noble efforts lie makes on behalf of their political and moral elevation. MYXEGIAD CYMDEITHAS GENADOL Y BEDYDBWYR. Caer- dydd: Argraffwyd gan Owen a Roberts, yn Swyddfa y Bcdyddiwr. 1848. THIS is an abstract of the Annual Report of the Baptist Missionary Society. It gives a short but comprehensive view of the missionary operations of the society in different parts of the world, together with its preselltfinancialposition. To this is added a list of the subscriptions and collections from Wales. We learn with pleasure from the preface that the Welsh collections have averaged for the last three years £1,200 a year. There is in this fact encouragement for the society, for the churches, and for our respected brother, Mr. Price, the agent. Wales, after all that is said to the contrary, is not so very poor. Its missionary collections, we believe, are upwards of £ 5,000 annually, and we have little doubt if more system and method were practised that they could be much increased. The committee of the Baptist Missionary Society have acted wisely- in their selection of an agent, and in giving the churches, in their own language, an an- nual account of what is being done for the evangelisation of the world.
,FRANCE.
FRANCE. The debates in the French National Assembly on the New Constitution make but slow progress. Several days were en- grossed with the vexed question of the right to labour," which was brought to a conclusion on Friday in a way that satisfied all parties. The words which had this magical effect are the The Republic owes fraternal assist- ance io necessitous citizens, whether in procuring them labour in the limits of her resources, or in giving, in default of family, the means of existence to those who are not in a state to labour." This is that germ of a Poor-law system for which M. de Lamartine has so earnestly exerted himself; and. although not coiuilied exactly in the phraseology'which-he proposed, lie signified his acceptance of it as a conclusion satisfactory to his mind. Much praise has been bestowed upon the. speech in which M. Thiers opposed the right to labour." It contiins itotiiit), very marvellous for English readers. M. 1J a v ergi e r d' ILut r an n e advanced the best argn- ment against the Blancist notion of the working man's claim upon the State, when he said, that, under the rinht to labour, each workman, depending on.the State only for the moments of difficulty, would never think of saving anything. Why save, when the State would, support him in case of hard times ?■" The debate upon the preamble having at length closed, the articles of the ^Constitution Were taken in their order. The fifth, which provides for the abolition of the punishment of death in cases of political offence, has given rise to in- teresting discussion. M. Ooquerel^ appearing as the repre- sentative of the advocates for the entire abolition of capital punishments, moved the omission of the restrictive words, "in political matters;" and a debate ensued, which stands adjourned. The majority of the speakers thus far is in favour of the Protestant Pastor's motion but we observed that the few members who opposed it, elicited approving cheers from the moderate side of the House. As, however, it is not a political question, that may indicate but little. M. Vivien, on the part of the Committtee on the Constitution, declared that the only reason why the Committee had not at once abolished the penalty of death in all cases was, that it thought in lie first place the penitentiary system ought to be le- organised and reformed. On Saturday, the Assembly was occupied with a plan of the Government for sending representatives of the people into the Departments to ascertain the state of public opinion. The objecL of the Government is to look after the Legiti- rnisus and the Bomt'par lists. The fact, we suspect, is, that the priests are making the Government: uneasy with their intrigues. The sitting, which grew very stormy, termi- nated in a resolution to leave to the executive Government. the responsibility of sending Special Commissioners into the provinces. Of the Paris elections, which were to take place on Sun- day, we have as yet no news. There were not fewer ihaij 180 candidates for three seats. Those Who are Considered as having any chance are the three Red candidates—MM. Thore, Cabet, and Raspail the three Moderate candidates —MM..linger, Adam, and Fould the Bonapai tist candi- date—Prince Louis Napoleon and the Legitimist candidate —Marshal Bugeaud. Who would have supposed that Mar. s't,it l')u,catif;l t-lia gaoler in 18;):j of the Duchess of Berry, would, in 181-8, ba the candidate (If the Legitimist party ? It was thou.'Wit Prince Louis would be at the head oi the list. The Catholic and Socialist parties would seem to have united to secure to the working matt the enjoyment ol his Sabbath. Considerant, Sibour, Pierre Leroux, and Monta- iembert, are among those who have deposited the following proposition in the National Assembly "Articlo 1. Labour shall be suspended in workshops, forges, and manufactories, oil Sundays and other days de- clared holidays bylaw. Article 2. This proposition is not applicable to forges in which fire is Constantly burning. Nor will il. be applicable in cases in which public adminis- trative regulations exist, authorising the prolongation of la- boui, beyoiid the maximum of twelve hours. Such labour must be continued during Sundays and holidays."
DENMARK AND TIIE DUCHIES.
DENMARK AND TIIE DUCHIES. COPENHAGEN, SEPT. 9.—The intelligence that the Frank- fort Assembly had'resolved, by a majority of 17 votes, not to let the German troops quit Schleswig-Holstein, luis not ex- cited any surprise here, nor have any preventive measures been adopted in the delivery of the German vessels, of which many belonging to Rostock and Hanover have already left. The army order of the 4th of September, ordering the dislo- cation and permit of the German troops, has beei Iset t back but we do not entertain the slightest doubt that Prussia will; be able to maintain the convention of the armistice. According to the order of the 4th instant, Major-General: Von Krogh undertakes the general command in North Jut- land, the head quarters at Viborg. The occupation of Alsen, during the period of the armistice, will be under a distinct command. The army corps in the field will be dissolved. The king has gone by a war steamer to Sonderb.urg to in- spect the troops stationed' there. The Russian fleet still continues in the neighbourhood of Copenhagen, which it is said, it intends to make its winter: quarters, it is now anchored at Kioge; this morning the ItiTssian steamer Ottovashnai arrived here from thence. The war steamer Waldiaer, which arrived from llaaborg, announces that thirty-six of the liberated DaiÜshõffiters: have landed there. 'j'hf £ »Qn ("qlna ?-l1:oo.1::io :1.1:o 9t'Ql.. Minister of Marine, Jahi tmann, dated the 4th of September,; 1848, stating that after the exchange of the ratification of the armistice on the 26th, orders were issued for the speedy delivering np of the enemy's ships, as well a& the imme- c;1 diate cessation of the blockade. REXDSBUUG, SEPT. 11.—Yesterday evening General Wran- gel, on his way through this city, paid a visit to the Provi- sional Government, and communicated the welcome ltllelh- gence that he entertained the certain hope that the Danish Government would consent to the rejection of the stipulation that our troops should quit Schleswig-llolstein during the armistice; and further, thai article 7 of the armistice would he so far altered as that 'the laws and resolutions passed by the Provisional Government should remain in force, and that the new Provisional Government would be at liberty to annul individual acts of the said Government. KIEL, SKPT. 11.—The following improvable combination of the new Provisional Government is spoken of:—General Yon Boiiiw, President'; Count lieventlow, Prertz, aI.d Be- seler, members of the former Provisional Government, and two members to be proposed hy the Duke of Schleswig- llolstein. The Provincial Assembly commenced its sittings to-day at twelve o'clock. ALTON A, SEPT. Tl.—^General Halkett arrived here with his staff on Sunday evening, and crossed the Elbe yesterday, with the llanoveriau troops, which are evacuating the dotiii- I t, try, and departing home from our harbour.
AUSTRIA.
AUSTRIA. VIENNA, StpT. 10.—Great ferment and disquietude pre- vail here since the night before last, caused by the illegal and wholly unjust pretensions of some shareholders who had been duped, by private speculations in the stocks, and who are joined by a large body of the people. Last night the National Guard was obliged to occupy the various places of the city, where these rioters were exciting tumults till after midnight. While 1 am Writing this, the National Guard has again been had in requisitio n, and if they do not succeed in putting down these excesses by gentle means, a bloody conflict is -inevitable, as the fo bea.-ance and self-denial of the National Guard are almost worn Oll í; L. t 3 The whole seems to be the work of malicious instigators, who have merel II made the joint-stock company the pretext for these excesses. SEPT. 12.—The tocsin is being sounded in all the streets. A speculator, of the name of Suobador, had established a company, the object of which was a mutual aid association. The shares were no sooner in circulation than unfavourable reports were spread, and a run was made upon the bank. An excited body of men hastened last night-to the residence of the Minister of the Interior, Doblhoff, who immediately caused large placards to be posted, in which he not only gave every quieting assurance, but even guaranteed a part of the indent 11ity notwithstanding, fresh tumults broke out this morn- itig. A moly of people found their way into the apartments of the Ministry, and broke and destroyed all that came in their way. Unhappily some of the National Guards drew their bayonets against the aggressors, among whom. were several guards. A fresh storm now broke out, and three^ battalions of military companies of the legion were drawn utfl at the Jeudenplatze.. As yet the intterhasnot taken 8| political turn. ita The diet will not sit io-day. <M The Radical party is developing itself with more energy lhan ever, and democratic and republican meetings are g ing ground. The intelligence-teceived from Hungary is silent respecting the return of the deputation to Pesth. The storm is, how- ever, brooding. Archduke -Stephen, who is still at oren, has declared that he will die in his fatherland. Jellalich has marched into Hungary. Six Sclavonian communes in the north have expressed their sympathy for Jellalich. At-Pesth the Equalisation Club has great influence. "'he democrat Madrasz is at the head. The streets, of Pesth are covered with placards.—Hamburgh Correspondent, Septem- ber 15th.
''-'RUSSIA... -'
RUSSIA. Letters from."St; Petersburgh announce that^he muttiage- of the Grand Duke Constantine, second-son of the Emperor, is to be celebrated on the 23rd instant. The ceremony will take place in the Palace df PeterhofF, but without any pomp J The Emperor has h&ndeil over the sum which a more magni- licfent cer&iWony ^tiitfld have cost to the committee formed to assist the widows and orphans of those who have fallen victims to the cholera. The same letter states that the Russian army has been considerably increased, 210,000 men of the reserve having been called into active service. A St. Petersburgh letter of the 3rd, states that the cholera, which had been gradually diminishing in virulence, was again slightly increasing. On the 1st instant there were fifty-three new cases, twenty deaths, and thirty-five cures; being an increase of fourteen cases, and ten deaths upon, the numbers of the preceding days. On the morning of the 2nd there were 330 cholera patients under treatment. At Moscow, on the 25th ultimo, there were twenty-five new cases and six- teen deaths; and on the 26th there were twenty-five new cases, but only eleven deaths. In the other provinces of Russia afflicted with this disease it is making great ravages, In some of them as many as between 5,000 and 6,000 persons are carried off by it weekly.
IRELAND. ---■—
IRELAND. ■— IT WAS-AND IT IS NOT. "VVTIAT name so appropriate for the emerald isle, as IreQ. land ? It is for ever in agitation, for ever in confusion and insurrection. Since the appearance of uur last another iii-t surrection has occurred, existed, and expired! The London papers of Friday morning announced the full particulars1 and recounted the deeds of heroism by which its commence4. ment was signalised. The papers of Saturday morning were eating humble pie, and muttering unutterable indig- nation, that there was not anything worth to talk or write about. In the present season of news-famine, an insurrec- tion would have proved a valuable boon. Instead of races and cricket, spun out like a golden thread into a most incon- ceivable length, we should have had imposing headings, in large type, announcing the progress of the insurrection," the "determincd resistance of the rebels," and similar de- tails. But, alas! ere the thunder had rolled, it died away in the distance, and the little effect which iis uiutterings had on the British public must be ascribed solely to the fact that distance lends enchantment to the "sound," as well as to the view." The last Irish insurrection was after this manner, as nar- rated by the Kilkenny Moderator— Callan, Sept. 13, five, p.n?. I proceed to inform you of the statements wliic-U may be de- pended upon as strictly true, and those wliielv were exaggerated through the terror of the narrators. On Montfcy, the insurgents began to muster upon the hill of Aheny, or Kilclisj en, near the Slate Quarries, where they supplied themselves, wid, rood by levy-, ing contributions from the sorrouatlLng fomterss. who were corn- pelted LO send in cattle. Who the Iadel's Were remains, unknown, and it is LIOUI,)LfUl whether they were men of greater experieucji than the masses who compose the main body. The first aggres- sion was made ayjainst the constabulary party at J'ortlaw, in the county of Waierford.. A detacinueot siifroiinde' the barrack,, and demanded a surrender oJ: the policemen's aims. The party within refused to comply, and several shots were li.œd on bota sides. The police'escaped uninjured; but the insurgents Sus- iaiaed a loss of two men killed upon, the spotrand some woundedk which caused them to retire in great cont'usion. At abbufc four another detachment from the camp of Aheny proceeded t'a the Slate Quarry police station, which they found (eserted and. then burned. About seven in the evening a body ot 100 men, with pikes and glUlS, proceeded to the police station of Gleiibower. The constabulary parties iii the district hatt during; the day received order* to retreat to Carnck, and convey their property with them, as they were exposed to danger whilst re- maining i-i isolated positions. The Gleubower men were in the- act of placing their effects upotf ears for the purpose of removal, when they perceived the enemy approaching, and ilien inline-, diately uetook themselves to the barrack. The iiismgeiils.pounoed upon the clothes-boxes of the men, which ihey broke open with. lu..t. "I:ne$; 6nl ^>vQO<a<»4orw?Lit iJ.fJpure¡¡- which tiiey-found (hereio- Thy then demanded a snrrentdgr of the policemen's arm- but the constables, eight in nutaher, had, been occupying themselves iu tile arrangements tor-de-. l. fence, the trick of which, theywere no well taught by Mr. Trajit^ and accordingly replied to the demand by a volley. A this Yilo- ment eight policemen, who formed the Nine-inile-house party, on. their march to arrived at Glen bovver. They immediately g.ave the insurgents a, volley in the rear, the fellows fan away in all directions. Two men iell befoie the b irracks, Olle of(ho-iii was wounded, and the constabulary made him a prisoner the other was killed on the spot, 1 tie lattei was jaerson residing ra the io,(I, and well known to the police-be imtl oi his. feet a pair of boots rifled from one of the boxes, and hu-own old brogues were found where he had thrown them by the road side. An old woman, whom I met at the place, stated that she was looking on at the entire engagement, and that after ihe boy a" rati, one of them, whilst -crossing the lull, was by a ball from the barrack, and fell, bul got up again, and was assisted off by his comrades. She also-said thai several others of the attacJt- ing party Were believed to have been wounded. The constabalary party of Nine-mile-house remained at Glenbower and nn inthna-, tioii of their condition was conveyed to Sub-lnspeoor Trant, to" Callan, by a letter entrusted to the guard of the Cork and'Kil-. keiluy mail, which passed soon after the skirmish. Upon the receipt of this billet immediate preparations were made to go ta, the rescue of the .constables. Two companies of the 83 rd turned, out with the utmost alacrity, and with tw-o companies (¡!th(} 75th and about thirty policemen, ajtder command of |\ Blake, Esq;: C.I., and T. Trant, Escp, S.I., proceeded to (ilenbovver. They, howevcr, found thal the constabulary had left previous to'their arrival, having been relieved by a company of ihe 3rd Buffs, and, a. company of the Sanl from Carriek, who came to their assistance on jaunting cars as soon as the hews of their danger reached that; tuwn, and made prisoners of several people whom they found congregated near the Glenbower station. On the folio-wing morning it was found that the rebel force had. disappeared ijitp-the various woods and mountain passes of the district. The troops and police returned from GJefibower to Callan to-day. In Kil- kenny the reports were much exaggerated. 1. believe that the, IllIt11IJer of i,l"urgelJt. \Vas illllb over-rated. The police were 110:, where disarmed, but, Oil ihe contrary, wbeiever Llwy can) in col-, lision \ilh the rebels, the latter were signally defeated, jt ii ouite evident that plunder, and. not the assertion of any political I'J¡;h, IS the IIWIi1 ohJect \), the '<IU,d.Jre.tk.. Our readct's must understand jtfic.a[.)oveis, sociiii,rig IY)N a tolerably faithful narrative'of tiling's as they were and n,Qt as they were represented. General l)ohetiy:' vvas stated to be performing most extraordinary feats, such as jumping over fotu'-or five horses at one leap i'or tho-amusement of his troops. Curraghmore was plundered and-bridges destroyed, I L i fii: and the rebellion was said to be spreading like wildfire, The following .particulars die of later date, and show the present pusi-ti. lillJïafti L'S, DUBUN, FRIDAY MORNING. — The accounts received this morning from the south are gratifying to the extent of proving that the previous accounts were grossly exaggerated, and that the gatherings uf the peasantry were more of a local and agrarian than a political nature. The truth is,. the general policy of the: landlords (it,, alinost arkven the people to desperation, and we believe i [lere jf) nolougr any doubt of the recent meetings,at' .Slievenamon, having been caused by the seizures and evictions by which Tipperary, Waterford, Limerick, and (L'tare have Recently been distinguished. It appears now that the previous statements, Its to fhe'- insurrection, <vere not only grossly exaggerated, hut' ■jat-they contained very little of any truth. The'bridge at Gmaa'gl^ Bfiis not blown up by the rebels,, nor Was there any reason tq be-: lieve that several of the peasantry had been shot. ii), t.te Iraitt vvhich arrived, at Kiiigsbridge .this morning, .we learn that everything was traii,litill-aii,f that little fear Avas entbr- tained of even an attempt at all outbreak. The following appears in the Freeirum's Journal of this tilorililiofr Kilkenny, Thursday Evening, Sept. 14. The districts of' this and the' adjoining1 county tlf"ViPPcraty, which were disturbed '.during the beginning of the week, now weal an aspect of the utmost; calm, and the people seem to be en- gaged in,the ?ields at their usual avocations, as if nothing uneom-' mo i had recently oceunfell in the neighbourhood. RuafoUr is, of course,.still busy, and we have flying reports of beacon-tires Ton thehit'.s around Dungarvan, in the county of Waterford," last" u'ght, and of a meeting, this naming, of a large concourse ;of peasantry, at a place called !Ja':Vnd"llnell, a portion of the' Slievenamon range, but situate immediately on the opposite side of t lie mountain fVoiu Aheny.- Tu these reports, hViwev'er, I,give hut little credence, and I have no ^evohit.io'tary' intelligence, to inipartto you which eonltl lie considered Ijased upon 'any arttfiority. "Major-General 'l\r'f)onald is in this city, with his Aid-de- Camp, Lieutenant M'Donald, and his military secretary, Lieu-