The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-05 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Fee, 4.
The judges sent to Monaghan on tho special com-
mission have returned to town, the whole mutt of
their labours being the conviction of the two Ribbon-
men who were found with arms while the commis-
sion was sitting. 'I he second jury in the case of
Francis Kelly, tried for the murder of Mr. Bsteson,
were discharged yesterday afternoon without agree-
ing to a verdict, and no attempt was made to put
any of the other prisoners, who had been in custody
before the commission issued, upon their trial. The
two men, Patrick Thornton and Thomas Hoslgens,
convicted yesterday, were simply tried en the charge
of being found with arms in their possession in a pro-
claimed district, the capital charge of conspiracy to
murder M'Ardle being reserved for a future occa-
sion should sufficient evidence against them be forth-
coming. The following was the principal evidence
produced at the trial yesterday :
Mr. Thomas It. Barry, sub-inspector of police at Carsick-
esecross, seated that he beaded the party of constables which
was sent to arrest the prisoners. lie examined the blun-
derbuss and its contents ; on the top was a small quantity
of wadding, and under the wadding a quantity of shot. On
removing these, he found no less than 26 units, and one
taking these out he discovered 290 grains of duck shot, and
• large quantity of gunpowder, twice as much u would
suffice to discharge the contents of the blunderbuss. The
pan was primed. A piece of fustian or moleskin, which
was found on the top of the wadding, corresponded pre-
duly with • part of the jacket worn by the prisoner Rea-
gens, where it appeared to be torn off; and • piece of paper
she taken oat of the blunderbuss. corresponded erectly with
another piece of paper which was found on tho person of
the sans primusr.
John M.Mahon saamired by Sir T. Staples—l am a con-
stable of • . On the evening of the 29th of January 1
, with seven other constables, from Carrickma-
cress, along the Cutleblsyney-road. We went as far as the
townbuid of Anahahi, in the barony of Farney. One of the
constables, named Clough, called my attention to • man in
a field, and en proceeding to the spot I found the prisoner,
standing in the gripe, neat the road. I leaped down into
the gripe, but when I got over it, the prisoners had been
already arrested by two of my men. (The witness hers
identified the prisoners whom he found in the ditch.) After
I had handcuffed and searched them, I directed an crud-
nation of the ground to be made, and in the space of a
few moments a blunderbuss was brought to me by Con-
stable M,Nally, which contained 11 inches of a charge,
consisting of gunpowder and • large number of pellet,
and slugs. (The blunderbuss wu then exhibited to the
court and jury, and appeared to be a truly formidable
weapon.)
Constable William Clough deposed that be found the
poisoners in the gripe in • crouching position, and that
when they perceived him, they moved along the gripe for
some yards towards the place where he (witness) was
standing tit the field. After they were arrested, the prisoner
Thornton observed that the most that could be done
would be to transport them." When he went to search.
Ilodgens (the other prisoner), he said " it was not a likely
thing that they could do any harm, when they had hut one
charge in."
The prisoner Thornton denied that he ever said "that
all that could be done was to transport him," or that he
moved down the gripe in the wily described by the witness.
The jury, without a moment's deliberation, handed down
a verdict of "Guilty " against both of the prisoners who
were sentenced to two yean' imprisonment with 'shard
labour.
Lord Bellew Lord Rosstnore, and the Hon. Col.
Caulfeild, as lieutenants of Loath, Monaghan, and
Armagh, convened a general meeting of the magis-
trates of thaw counties, which was held at Castle-
blaynsy.on Monday, for the purpose of considering
the propriety of petitioning parliament to enact men-
sures to meet the disorganised state of parts of these
counties." There was • large attendance of magis-
trates, considering that many were attendin? the
commission in Monaghan. Lord Caledon presided.
A petition embracing the object above Net out wan
unanimously agreed to, and arrangements were made
for its presentation on an early day.
The. Queen's Speed', telegraphed to Holyhead,
was received in Dublin, notwithstanding the ex-
tremely boisterous state of the weather, at alfew
minute, past 11 last night.

REPRESENTATION OF AT SOMERSET. The
Somerset County Protectionist Association have convened
• meeting to be held on the 18th instant, the avowed object
of which is to bring forward a ca•didato in opposition to
lir. Pinney, the present liberal Member. The late polling
returns, it U said, show a majority In favour of the con-
servatives.

BANICINO /148TITUTE.—The third monthly meet-
ing of the members of tins institute took place on Tuesday
at the room. in Threadneedle-street—Sir Moses Montefiore
in the chair. A paper was reed by Mr. Balton, the kono-
ritzy secretary, on the probable eftecto of the recent disco-
veries of gold in California and Australia. Mr. Dalton said
there could be no doubt that in California than we. a re-
gular gold district, end its value was proved by the large
amount already brought over to England, whilst the recent
discoveries in Australia showed that an almost equally pro-
ductive vein existed in that country. There was eve
reason to believe that when the mines came to be worked
.by the new companies with efficient machinery, the emount
of gold
.prwcurod would increase, and the consequent effect
upon the value.oltinoney would be considerable. The first
question was, whether the present supply of Fold would
continue:--whether it would increase or diminish—rand in
his optaion, judging frost the informatics he had ob-
tainek there could be se doubt that it would increase.
TM first discovery of COW a Australia, which excititys
particular attention, Wee In July last, and by the of
September following mere than 100,000/. worth hair
brought into Sydney. The quantity of gold obtained from
California last year sisseetetl to about 20 million dollars.
He thought that the odhma of the receipt of large quantities
of gold from the is question would be an increase
of gold in the of 28.1214 and in the hands of the
hankers; dpe redgetien of Were** which hod already
begun to takestme en increase in the price of commodities,
and the rage labier, and a consequent reduction in the
value of raraiy mist fixed incomes. arising from the funds
or other imunties. hearing interest. At the conclusion of
the paper whisk Text at come length into the merits of the
slarmosethAamstias us mousserad with the discoveries of gold
M Maited. a dimmulon took place, in the course
of w . Twassat sad mist gentlemen gave NW in-
formation Fespectieg the eater, of the diggings, and the
value of the geld produced, Kr. Tennant expressed ma
opinion tliit sway et the geld companies now forming
would barisiber lam mom be regist their speculstions as
• the am in roped to dm mine discovered is Brasil in
1824. In Hungary and • Hen* the working of gold mines
hardly paid its expenses, and during the last four years the
gold from Siberia had Waned' the cost of the mining opera-
lions, de., being about Zits.. for apound's worth. He behoved
from what he had sera and heard, and from the specimens
which had lately come (rem Australia, that they were daily
throwing away more valuable articles than the ggoeld, many
of the specimens he had witnessed being er • , end
some of them prmentleg diamonds with the pre.
Kr. Catherwood said there were from 180,000 to
200,000 persons engaged in the gold mining districts in
California, and he believed that their average laming' did.
not amount to more than 75. or Se • day. filr. Hilbert ex-
pressed an opinion that the geld discoverios would proshge•
material effect upon the currency, nor did he think it would
follow that with the increase of money the price of ammo-
dities would rise much beyond their present value. The
increase in the supply of gold would calm* the metal to be
employed to a larger extent than at present in the manufate
tare of articles, such es watthek knives, forks, spoons, de.,
SO that the careency would be very little—if at all—ingu-
peed by the discoveries- After some farther erincessedirm
the business of the evening (which was illustrated by several
specimens of gold quarts hem California and Australia)
terminated with a vote of thanks to Mr. Dalton and to the
chairman.
PARNIAN hIPILOVEMENTL—The demolitinn of the
heroes on the ground requited for the prolongation of the
Rue Rivoli goes an rapidly. It is calculated that the wise!'
line to the junction with the Rae St. Antoine will be open
to the public neat year. There will then be through the
heart of Paris a magnificent street from the Place de In
Concorde to the Barrier du TrAne. But an old pmject has
been revived, and is now. under serious consideration, for
the continuation of the Rue Ricoh w, award through the
back of the Faubourg tit. Honore ss far as the wall. Too
proposed line would cut of a small piece of the Avenue
Osbrielle, trench upon the garde ii of the Elyse', adopt
the course of the Rue Ponthien, go through a corner
of the Cite (Idiot, and passing through the gearing' &oleos
would terminate at • newtharrier to be culled the Barrier/ of
Rivuli, between the Arc de Triomphe oral the Barrier do
Houle. The plan is certainly a grand one. If carried Into
elect, the Rue Itivoli, extending in nearly n straight line
front one end of Paris to the other, would ha beyond com-
parison the dant street in the world. The proprietors of
the pretty gardens behind the fashionable part of the Fau-
bourg St. Honore would suffer a grievous curtailment of
lieht and air by the sabstitttion of the tick of a row of
houses for the rose and honeysuckle hedges which now form
their boundary. The desert quarter Beaujon would, hew-
ever, be greatly improved. The well-built villas studded
about the Avenue Chateaubriand and the Rues de Balsa*
and Bel Respiro would greatly rise in value. At preeset, :,--..„.• .
this nelfhbOnfilOOd is inacceraible in wet weathgy gled. b .‘47....
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