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Coax SPECIAL Commissiort.—The four men that were convicted of conspiracy

in November last and condemned to die, have received a reprieve, and will, it is expected, soon be set at large. A special reprieve has also been granted to Patrick Lynch, convicted under the same commission. THE Mon AND THE POLICE.—A terrible row between the mob of Port- arlington and the policemen of that town, occurred on Wednesday sennight ; in the course of which, the chief constable was shot in the leg with his own carbine a sergeant was wounded in thirteen different places, and another police-Officer had his arm broken. Of the rioters, one was killed, and ano- ther so wounded as to require amputation of the leg. The affray originated in a publichouse quarrel, which the policemen interfered to put down. MANCHESTER.—The late increase of demand for Manchester goods has induced some of the weavers—Irishmen--to demand an increase of wages ; and a reprisal on the part of their employers led in the course of last week, in one or two instances, to turn-outs. By the great vigilance and prompti- tude of the Magistrates, outrages have been prevented, and it was believed that the disaffected would speedily return to their work.

In the mean time, the same spirit has manifested itself in Sharpies. A party of workmen in the employment of Messrs. Ashworth have committed some outrages, for which the ringleaders are in custody. A riot took place last week in Sheerness Dock-yard, in consequence of one of the wardens having, as he was in duty bound to do informed against a workman who had secreted "King's stores." The other workmen rose upon the informant, and assailed him in the most brutal manner. It was found necessary, at last, to call in the military to save the poor man's life.

The Irish labourers employed in forming the new dock at Shadwell have lately become riotous for an-increase of wages' and on Tuesday they com- menced a row which the New Police had great difficulty in quelling.

A parish near Brighton, consisting of four thousand acres, paid in poor- rates, within the year ending at Easter last, no less than 5,000/.

The emigration mania has extended itself pretty largely into Wales. Between twenty and thirty families left Milford Haven last week for America, in the brig Pembroke Castle.—Cambrian.

The freeholders of the county of Edinburgh met last week, and unani- mously voted to petition Parliament against the proposed increase of duty on whisky.