The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-11 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DCHLIN, AUGUST 10.
There is not a particle of news to-day from the'
south. We have had no arrests of the outlawed : we'
have heard no more of the highway attacks on coaches
or passengers, and there is not a single suggestion in
any journal of even a dozen malcontents met togettnr
in any offensive attitude.
The affair of the two clergymen, of which I spoke
yesterday, is now in the public mouth. I may there-
fore tell you that one is the Rev. Mr. Shell, who has,
it is said, fled, and the other the Rev. Mr. Byrne,
who though connected with the clubs, prevented an
attack on the Bridewell of Carrick. Still I will not
say warrants against others have not been issued.
COMMISSION COURT.
On Wednradoy, Thomas Prender, Luke Flood, John Walsh,
and several others, were indicted for Laving in their vines-
sion various arms, contrary to a proclamation signed by the
Lord Lieutenant. The prisoners pleaded guilty, when Mr.
Curran addressed the court, and said ke thought the Lase of
Thomas Prender did not come under the act. The 47th Cl
George 111. mentioned pike heads; whern.s the proclamation
did net, nor the act of parliament under which it was issued.
That stated all fire-arms or parts thereof, and swords,
bayonet', pikes, but did not mention portions or parts of
pikes. Now, he submitted that a pikehead was not a pike;
a handle would not constitute a pike without the head, and
likewise a pikehead was not a pike without the handle.—
Baron Pennefather did not agree with Mr. Curran; a pike-
head was an offensive weapon, and much damage might be
done witk it —The objection was overrul. d.—Chief Baron
Figotthen a satenced Flood and Walsh to imprisonment for
one day, and Thomas Presider for one month.
The grand jury here came into court, and handed in
the bills against John Martin, Kevan O'Doherty, Williams,
and Denis Hoban. The several prisoners "erre then brought
into court, including Mr. Charles Given Duffy.—The Clerk
of the Crown then read the indictment against Keavan
O'Doherty, and called upon him to plead.—Mr. O'Doherty
pleaded not guilty.—Clerk of the Crown : Are you ready
for trial ?—Mr. O'Doherty : No. fhe Attomey-General said
they were ready tsgo on now.—Sir C. O'Loghlen stated that
theyeatended moving for a postponement in the lour MO.
After some discussion it was arranged that the motion to
postpone the trials of Messrs. O'Doberty and Williams
should be heard nest morning at the sitting of the court, and
that copies of the affidavit in support of it should be fur-
nished to the crown.

Cu.:oan., Aro. 8.
The "rising " in Ireland seems likely to take a non-
rent-paying turn. Mod people in this quarter expa-
tiate on tte necessity of disarming the country people
before winter sets in. The clubs have caused a very
bad spirit among those not hitherto tainted. The
attempt to murder Mr. Gough's steward, of Ardsallah,
near here, is supposed to have been undertaken by a
hired assassin. The late steward, a marrie I man
with a large family, had been dismissed for seducing
a housemaid ; this is supposed to have been the reason
for the attempt made on the life of his successor. The
pistol was loaded with three bullets : the assassin
declared that hie cousin had lent him the pistol to
"argue " with the steward, but not to " shoot hem!"