The latest intelligence received from the Army of the Satlej
is dated January 19th. No official information has been received of any action having taken place since the 22d December between the British troops and the Sikh force.—Times.
A tragic affair occurred near Castlebar, on Tuesday, arising out of the contest for the representation of Mayo County between Mr. M‘Donnell, the Repeal candi date, and Mr. Moore, a Whig. Some of Mr. Moore's voters, proceeding to the poll under a military escort, were pelted with stones from behind a wall. The Riot Act was read; but as the assault continued, the military were directed to fire. Two persons were killed, (one a woman, the mother of five children,) and a num- ber were wounded, some, it is feared, mortally. At the close of Tuesday's voting Mr. MUonnell was 23 ahead.
Lieutenant Pym, who acted as Lieutenant Hawkey's second in the duel with Mr. Seton, at Gosport, in May last, has surrendered himself at the Assize Court, Winchester, to take his trial as accessory to the "murder." The proceedings oc- cupied the whole of yesterday, and resulted in a verdict of acquittal
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