The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-07 00:00:00

there who, on their arrival, patrolled the streets and
dispersed the groups which were beginning to form
when intelligence of the important event had been
generally diesemmated.
" Immediately after the arrest had taken place, Gen.
M'Donald proceeded to the railway terminus, and ap-
propriated, for the use of the authorities, a railway
engine, which was just then getting the steam up fir
the purpose of proceeding up the line to bring on the
mail train from Ballybrophy station to Dublin.
To this engine two carriages and a van were
attached, and about ten o'clock the prisoner was
escorted to the station from the gaol by a party of
constabulary, on !er sub-inspector Bracken. 'res
prisoner, and the numerous escort by which he
was guarded, of which Major-General *Donald
took the command, having been placed in the train, it
proceeded luickly to Dublin, and Mr. O'Brien was
lodged in Kilmainham gaol between 1 and 2 o'clock
the same night. There was little or no excitement
either in Thurles or Dublin, when the news of the
arrest got abroad. The prevalent feeling seemed to
be pity for the unfortunate dupe of his own vanity,
and commieseration for the mental distress which
his present peel ion must occasion to the members
of his family. Ile is maid to have reached Thurles
on foot from the Keeper Mountain."
Dent.tw, SUNDAY, 0. 30 P.M.—On Smith O'Brien's
arrival in Kilmainham, he complained greatly of,
fatigue : Ile slept heavily during the morning.
The mid-day mail brings intelligence that lioheny,
the rebel leader, slept on Friday night in a
cabin near Thurles. Informations to that effect have
been sworn, and the police were in hot pursuit.
When the mail-coach between Limerick and Tralee
arrived yesterday at Abbey Fettle, about 20 miles
from Cahirmoyle, the seat of Smith O'Brien, the coach
was surrounded by some hundreds of the country
people, well armed, who demanded the fire-arms and
mail-bags, which were given up to them by the
guard, resistance being useless.
KILKENNY, FRIDAY.—Tho troops at Ballingarry,
under the commend of General M'Donald, broke up their
encampment there between 6 and 6 o'clock yesterday even-
ing, and marched for the mountain district of Kilnamanagh,
near Thurles. In half an hour after the receipt of despatches
from that locality by General M`Donalel, the troops were on
their ninth, and their place was supplied in the course of
the night by a detachment of the 75th, under the command
of Major de Larey, from Callan. The object of this more is
supposed to be the more complete investment by the troops tat
the district lyine between Nenagh, Thurlea, Limerick, and
Cashel, where Smith O'Brien, with a few ellowers, is mid
to have taken .refuge in the Kilnamanagh mountain.
The police force stationed in Ballingarry has bean actively
enraged for some days past in arresting persons c-nneeted
with the late disturbances there and at Killenaulo. Tw, nty-
one person have been arrested cei various charge, of appear-
ir tr in ammo and taking arms from houses. S. veral of the
parties in cusnely have been identified as terming part of the
mob which olottucted the passage of a troop of Hunan
through Killenaule on Wednesday week, and others have
been recognised by the police es being concerned in the
affray in Ballingarry'. Some of the men in custody have
become approvers, and their infoonations inculpate
a number of persons not yet in custody. Tho whole
of the prisoners were despatched with the troops
to Thurles, and they are to be sent from thence to Dublin.
During the search for suspected persons and for arms in the
neighbourhood of Ballingarry yesterday, a quan'ity of
wearing apparel belonging to Smith O'Brien was discovered
by Constable Connor; of the Ballingarry p .rty, in the house
of a woman nomed Connor, about three miles from Dalliers
rearms. This women stated to the police that O'Brien's con-
duct while in the house was very strange ; and, if her story
be true, it would seem that his intellect has broken down
under the difficulties and anxieties of his position. She
states that Mr. O'Brien, on the night that he slept in the
house, before retiring to rest, having divested himself of
nearly all his clothes, in that condition walked for some
time about the country adjacent to the house, and returned
weeping bitterly. Several arrests of rsons residing in the
neighbourhood of Ballingarry and Kilkenny are in contem-
plation, and will probably be effected to-morrow.
TITURLES, SATURDAY.—Since my arrival here this
morning, the troops hare not made any movement, nor has
any circumstance, possessed of the slightest interest, occurred.
It is the opinion of some that Mr. O'Brien was nit with
the party seen on Keeper Hill lately. Strong parties of
police are constantly on the move in the neighbourhood of
his supposed hiding.plare, but they have not as yet fallen in
with any indication of Lis presence there. Meanwhile, this
locality and the country generally is in a state of the most
profound tranquillity ; a state of things any interruption of
which is extremely improbable.
Another letter from Thurles, dated Saturday, says :
An important movement of the noon was made from
Ballingarry on Thursday afternoon. Shortly after one
o'clock, p.m. General M`Donald received information of an
authentic character that Smith o.l3rien bad tied to the
mountains in the neighbourhood of the silver mines. It is
said that he purchased frieze there, and ordered clothes to
made of it for himself and his party, and that he hail
told the people that he proposed going to Keeper Moun-
tain, where he expected to meet ten thou and men.
In less than as hrur after the receipt of this I
int( Iligence Gen. M'Danald, with the whole force under his
command, had commenced his march for the Keeper Moun-
lain ; and with such accuracy and despatch wero the arrange.
mente made, that the whole celumn arrived in Thurlest
without a moment's delay being caused by the junction of
the detached forces from Killenaule, New Birmingham, and
other points. The appearance of the troops under General
LlPDonald's command, as they passed in marching order
over the hill of New Birmingham and proceeded on the ,1
road to Thurlen, was singularly imposing. Any feeling of
exultation, however, which such a sight might produce, Willi
completely swept away when twenty-one prisoners were seen
following in the rear, They were hancuffed to each other,
and moved forward two abreast, the police, with fixed
bayonets and muskets cocked, surrounding them on every
side. As they were leaving, their friends crowded forward
to take farewell.—the women, in their grief, setting up a
low sral, and the men looking on with anxious faces, in
which fear, anger, and sorrow were curiously blended.
Foi the criminals themselves—most of them wore an
air of dogged de.ermination, such es rebels might be
expected to have. A few besought the gentlemen of the
neighbourhood to interest themselves on their behalf, and with
earnest looks declared their innocence. One among them
was a wounded man, and was placed on a car, where his pale
features and a;.pearanee helped to complete the ensemble of
this pitiful scene. Their friends were most inquisitive about
their destination, and when told that they would be conveyed
to Dublin and kept their until tried, they appeared
to give them up as lost for ever. They followed
them for some distance on their way, through it
rained heavily at the time, and when they parted,
one fellnw, who had been blubbering lustily, shouted
out as his farewell, " Die like men, boys." This, as you
will readily understand, is only the first instalment of that
full measure of retribution which awaits the rebels of this
district. Yeeterday
.many more arrests were made, and
the magistrates are in reunion of information which will
enable them to reach all those who took the most active'
part in the late outbreak. Hitherto the burden of
investigation hes been principally thrown upon Mr.
John Going, justice of the peace of Ballyphilip, and
Captain Fitzmaurice, 11. N., at Bottle a. Nearly all
the other local magistrates have kept aloof, declin-
ing by their acts to share in the responsibilities of the
inquiry or to discharge the ditty which they owe under the
commission held by them from the crown. This state of
things was ',sterility corrected by a sharp circular letter,
written at the command of General bl Donald, and requir-
ing their attendance at Ballingarry at 12 o'clock, " as they
bore true allegiance to the queen." The reason why gen-
tlemen connected with this country are so reluctant to c 'mc
forward on ouch an occasion is simply that they
are afraid of being asensainated for bringing rebels to
justice. They yield to a terrorism of the wont and most
degrading kind, and leave better subjects and braver men to
perform those services of honourabe danger in which they
themselves should have shared. Mr lohn ()ling, of Bally-
philip; Mr. Purefoy Poc, of Hirley-park ; Mr. Hampden
Lane, of Wilicnount, have expo.. d themselves fearlessly in
the honest discharge of their duty. The country at large will
honour peril incurred in the public cause.
Curimeh,AuGusr 4.—Carrick-on-Suir has been the
scene of great ex, itement. Dr. Ryan, of that town, and Mr.
A. O'Ryan, of Cashel, were arrested on warraata from the
lord lieutenant, and conveyed out of the town in a chaise,
escorted by an immense force of military, horse and foot. and
a large police force. It seemed doubtful for some time
whether their would be a rescue ; they were, however,
brought off without any attack, but amidst great
excitement. They have arrived here, and arc lodged
in the county gaol. A large numb -r of cavalry,
infantry, and constabulary, from Clonmel, joined
the Camck escort on the way, ant the whole formed a most
imposing array as they amoithanied their prisonen through
Clonmel. Some troupe left this last night, at twelve o'clock,
for Slievenamon, to search for arms and ammunition, also
to look for Mr. Doheny, who was said to be lurking about
there; they obtained some arms, but could not lay eir
hands upon the rebel chief. After leaving Slievenamon they
visited Kilcash, Thorny Bridge, KEsheenan, and several
villages in the district.
CORR, FRIDAY NIGHT, 10 O'CLOCE.—There have
been no fresh arrests today, but much excitement exists, in
consequence of a rumour to the effect that a correspondence
has been found which brings the parties already arrested
within the charge of high treason. It is stated that proceed-
ings have been taken for seizing the property of the parties,
and that a caveat has been entered to prevent Mr. D. Lane
from disposing of his property, amounting to 30,0001. On
the ay that Messn. rry and Mullen, of the Cork Re-
portedr were arrestedßa, the police took possession of all the
letters'found in the office, some of which are said to be of a
very dangerous character, involving not. only theinselves,
but others. The city is perfectly tranquil, and likely to
continue so.
WATERFORD, AUGUST 6. Five persons have
been arrested here to-day. They ars small shopkeepers,
or persons employed in shop, with the exception of Mr.
Strange, who is an attorney. There is leareely.a ship in the
river, and I need scarcely add that business is in a state of
complete collapse.
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