The Express.
London, England, 1848-09-28 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Dummy. SEPT. 27.
A most startling and significant conclusion arrived
at by one of the parties secured of high treason, and
not on trial at the commission, has come to my know-
ledge to-day. It is of so extraordinary a nature that
I should not alone hesitate to state it, but should meet
it with positive disbelief, if my authority was not
such as to leave no room for doubt. My information
is this. Fennel notice has been this forenoon given
to the government that the great literary leader of
the confederate movement—the great concoctor of its
plans—the great architect of its organisation—he who
was the life and soul of the party—the organiser
of the clubs, the imggester of ambassadorships and of
solicitations of foreign aid—in tact, the head and front
of the Nation has this day caused it to be announced
to the government, through his solicitor, that he does
not intend to put the government to the labour of •
prosecution in his case, but that he is prepared to
plead guilty to whatever indictment the crown may
prefer against him, throwing himself on the mercy of
the executive to dispose of him as may seem fitting in
the case of one who does not even question its autho-
rity, much less offer any opposition to its paramount
operation.
The time of making this submission is not less
extraordinary than is the fact that it has been made.
The influence which it must have upon the approach-
ing trials mast be very great, and that influence it
will be impossible to avoid if, as I believe, the fact it-
self will be publicly announced to-morrow in the
public journals.
The fact of Mr. Duffy's submission having been but
just communicated to me I have no further time to
dwell on it at present.
I believe the old repeal association is on the eve of
dissolution. The appeal to the country for contribu-
tion. has not been answered. It is in vain that a
few devoted adherents of the late Mr. O'Connell pro-
fessed their readiness to come forward with subscrip-
tions ; the people made no response. Every cler-
igman of the catholic church in Ireland has been spe-
cially written to, and though some have not been
wanting, still neither " the needful" nnr anything like it
has been realised. The result, it is said, is, that the com-
mittee has determined to sell the library of the asocia-
lion, and, doubtless, Conciliation Hall itself may be
soon expected to follow. The sale will take place in
November, and will certainly be worth the attention
of collectors, as the works on Irish history and politics
are many of them rare and valuable—they were col-
lected in the prosperous days of the association with-
out much consideration of expense.
The executive has offered a reward of 1001. for the
capture of Mr. O'Mahony, who is stated to have led
the insurgents in the recent outbreak in Tipperary
and Waterford.

The following is from the Einsing Post :
Am we mentioned in oar last, a eomaltation of the coon-
eel retained on behalf of Mr. Smith O'Brien took place on
Saturday afternoon, at the residence of Mr. Whiteside,
Q.C., in Mountjoysquare, to decide whether the attendance
of Lord John Russell as a witness at the Tipperary Special
Commission would be necessary. The mimed were unani-
mously of opinion that there was no grocand whatever for
requiring the Pleader to attend, and a communication to
that effect was made to Mr. Redington, the under secretary,
in order to save Lord Jahn ilturell the trouble of a journey
to Cloning'.

The Lord Chancellor has superseded, in the com-
mission of the peace for the county of Berry, Mr. John
Shea Lalor and Mr. Denis Shine Lawlor, of Gutlelough,
both of whom have taken prominent parts in the
repeal and confederate agitation.
The accounts from the south this morning are fall
of those incidents which may be taken as corrobora-
tory of the views I have constantly put forward, viz.,
that the present quiet was deceptive. One letter in a
morning paper states that about November another
emeute may be expected; and it adds, that no parties
In the country care to admit even to their most inti-
mate friends their apprehensions for the coming
winter. Meantime partial collections of the people are
daily taking place, and many parties appear armed
here and there apparently without object. Notwith-
standing the manifest disaffection of the people, it is
a subject of remark from everrbody how few police
suffice to bring political delinquents through populous
parts of the country. The circumstance speaks well
for the prestige of proweas which that force must
have amongst the peasantry.
Sir Lucius O'Brien has arrived at Clonmel, and
will remain there until after the trial of his unhappy
brother. The latter, it is said, is unceasing in his
study of the law of treason as it is developed in
the text writers and in the date trials which are of
record.
As inearrestleasey sees* was posted in the route
from • to the Bed House, Waterford, en
Sunday lair, • on the ass of Waterford to

" organise and b,2 prepared," as they wou!d so,rt be
called on. Being political, the " men " ei,o,a'ed to
took very little notice of it. Manifestly the d,;:nrnent
came from a factory of them, however, as it bore the
folds and other marks of having been in some person's
pocket.
The celebrated Father Gentili, most distin;uished
formerly as an advocate in Italy, and latterly as emi-
nent preacher in the Roman catholic church, died
here yesterday of inflammation in the throat. The
father was well known in London.

The following appears in the KilAenny Jourad
ARREST or Ewers MTARTRT.—This gentl43loD, WWI
is a classical t•scher, and a man of some ability, was ar.
rested at Castlecourr, on Friday night last, by Head-con•
stable Kilkelly. It appears be tried to cause a soldier of the
83r•1 regiment there stationed to fraternise with him. The
soldier went to the polka-station and aimed Meath), to be
arrested. This unfortuna•e man is thus described ie the
Hes and Cry: " Pd'Carthy, 40 years of ago, five fast
maven inches high, slender make, dark complexion, dark
hair, pale ant delicate looking, of a sickly appearance, and
appears a little lame when walking. Oa &Muds y, John
Camack, a farmer, residing at Newpallas, was arrested by
the constabulary, for co-op• rating with Patrick Cunningham
is the attempt to imbue the railroad polio• with tevo'.u•
tionsry feeling. The latter (Cunningham), late of C.vrick,
who was apprehended near this city a kw nirlsta agu, was
on Friday, under a warrant front Lis excellency thu lord-
lieutenant, fully committed to our county goal, by P. G.
Barron. Esq., charged with treasonable acts is the e.unty
Tipperary.

Tire CONVICT MARTIN.—Mr. Martin's medical attendant
(Dr. Kidd) states that the report of that gentleman being
dangerously ill of fore, is an exaggeration; that the attack
under which be labours is an extremely mild one; and that
there is every reason to anticipate hie speedy recovery.
The following is from the Tipperary Vindicator of this
morning, i steel Carrick, Saturday :
The contrast between the condition of the population hero
and that of the people in the Northern districts of our ci.unty
and in Clare, Oalstay, and the King's County, is mat
striking even to the casual observer. You do not mica the
wrstcheuuese and raggedness here which pain one wherever
he goes in the Ormonds and in the adjoining counties. In
this town on Saturday, which was market day, 1 saw crowds
of country people, and judging trout their appearance, they
are no doubt comfortable when compared to other diatrcts.
The workhouse here, with is auxiliaries, contain little
more than six hundred inmates. The rates do not reach
anything like the figure they amount to in other unions ;
but, notwithstanding all this, there is much destituticn
and misery, and the drain by way of emigration is literally
enormous. There is not a day but ten or fifteen, and some-
times more, ears ►oaded with effects and furniture, proceed
Waterterd vri.h their owners, to take shipping for Ame-
rica. In many instances these persons ere pretty well to do
in the world. They are generally provided with a sufficiency
of money to bring them to the other side of ti c Atlantic ;
but in some cues persons go off without taking their wives
and children, whom they leave either a perpetual incubus
on the rates of the union, or a temporary burden on the
public taxer, until they procure means in America
to send for them. This may be said generally not only
of this district, but of the entire south and south west of
Ireland. The agricultural classes, almost generally,
despair of effecting resod in Ireland. Some of the land-
lords are encouraging their desire for emigration. 1 have
been told that Lord Donoughmore is giving every facility to
tenants on his estate for this object—with what good result
lam not aware. Outsr landlords are doing the same; but
voluntary emigration gots on rapidly, and some gentlemen
who have just returned from Liverpool assure us that that
port is crowded with Irish emigrants preparing to go out by
the next vessels.
After an investigation held before the magistrates on
Thursday, in which ten persons were charged on the in-
formations of a man of the name of Pa'riek Connors, two
men were committed for trial to Clonmel gaol, accused of
the attack on the Olenbower police elation, and with appear-
ing in arms. {Their names are John Shea and Thomas
Burke. On Friday and Saturday the megistrates (on the
informatioal of the same Patrick Connors) held an
investigation into a charge of attacking the Mats
Quarries and Okabower police stations, and of
appearing in arms at Minute, against John Hayes,
James Lenergan, Richard Daniel, Edward Loncrgan,
Jamie Keefe, Jeremiah Dunne, Timothy Connell, Wm.
Rochf,rd, John Lonergan, Thomas Butler, Patrick Cooney.
Michael Comerford, Patrick M'Carthy, John Hogan, Jere-
miah Hogan, William Crotty, and James Shady. Butler
and Dianne were liberated on Saturday evening; the others
were remanded for further examination ; and from what I
can learn of the character of the informer, I believe I may
say that the case is not strong against them. Several respect-
able persons have been summoned to prove, and they this
day obeyed the summons and did prove, that James Steady,
chimed with having been one of the armed party at Ahenna
Hill on the 12th instant, was in this town on that day tran-
sacting burning. There were other witnesses, but the chief
person that appeared in that capacity was Patrick Connors
sloressid..

Several destitute, miserable women were also tiled on
a charge of going out at night end stealing potatoes from
the gardens in the country. These charges were preferred
by the police ; bat as there was no identification the women
were discharged. The system of nocturnal plunder continues.
The farmers are plucked to a great extent—so are some of
the neighbouring gentry. Mr. Wall, of Coolnemuck, loot
eight or nine fat sheep last week in this way. The outrage-
on this gentleman is very disgraceful, as he is a kind-hearted
charitable person.
A draft of fifty additional police arrived here on Friday
night from Dublin. There are now about two hundred
police in and about this place. The camp continues at
Besaborough, with two pieces of artillery. The town it-
self le also crowded with soldiers, of whose conduct I
have heard no complaints. On Saturday, about eighty
police were drafted to the county Waterford, where, I un-
derstand, they ant to be located between Portlier, Curregh-
more, tic. As to Curreghmore, ft is atelier fortified end
supplied with cannon. Special constables are morn in—
guard is mounted every day, and ten men are placed con-
stantly on duty, prepared for any emergency that may arise.
It is said that police are to be stationed also about the neigh-
bouring Waterford mountains where the insurgents lately
appeared.
A violent feeling appeca to prevail against the very
few of the catholic clergy who took part in the Confe-
r derate movement in its early stages. What it proceeds
from I am not able to ledge ; but of its existence there
is no doubt. Curious stories are related in conneiCon
with this subject ; but though I have heard them on the
best authority, I do not feel myself justified in giving
them publicity. It is certain at all events, notwithstand-
ing all the insinnetions, lies, and libels to the contrary,
that with the extremely few exceptions referred to, the
clergy as a body nobly performed their duty in pointing out
to the people the dangers of civil war—in cautioning them
against those dangers, and in the teeth of personal conse-
quences preaching peace and order. I know of thousands
of instances to this effect, where clergymen have been accused
of pessiveness or connivance before the storm came ; but time
will reveal the truth in its full light, and justify their pro-
ceeding* in every porticalar.
Yesterday (Sunday) morning six persons guarded by
police were marched in to the Bridewell of this town from
Portiere, in the coney Watarlord. All the witnesses and
prisoners are retained as yet in the Bridewell here. I saw
them yesterday. They are kept in separate yards of the
prison during the day, with a policeman fully armed guard-
ing them. The appearance of some of the prisoners is ex-
tremely wretched.
On Saturday evening a rather ludicrous occurrence took
place. Mr. Armstrong Stoney, of Baseline, was arrested
in the streets of this town just uho was entering the hotel.
He is the son of one of the Ormond magistrates. His dress
iso rather peculiar—a cagwith a bread blue band, which
l
looked green in the ter" ht, a long grey. shooting jacket,
de. He was furnished with sundry suspicions-looking arti-
cles, such as a sketch-book, drawing material', a telescope,
de., and, I believe, a gen. Ile had come down the river in
a boat from Clonmer, and being, I am told, an amateur
artist, he employed his time in sketching the scenery of the
"seat of war," including Slievenamon mountain, Croughane
in the Commeraghs, &a He was at once brought before Mr.
Coniston, R.M., who Instituted a strict examination. Mr
Stoney told who and what he was—ajuror of the county, the
son of a magistrate—that he had come down from Ch nruel
daring the adjournment of the commission to visit and take
sketches of the scene of the late disturbances. The sketches,
de., were brought in evidence against him by one of the po-
lice constables, whose conduct I have he tit was vary imper-
tinent and offensive, so much so that Mr. Stoney called on
the magistrate to reprimand him. The upshot of the matter
was, that Mr. Coniston said he would send a policeman with
Mr. Stoney to his hotel ; but Mr. Stoney replied that if,
after the references he gave and the facet he stated, the ma-
gistrate thought well to commit him, he should do alto the
gaol of the town at his own peril. Mr. Stoney was ulti-
mately liberated.
CLONYEL, MONDAY EVENING.—I have just strived here
from Carriek-on-Suir. The town wears its usual tun-
gull appearance. Two persons against whom war-
rants were out for alleged implication in the clubs
of Carrick, have been just brought in from
Thurles, accompanied by Mr. Gore Jones, R.M. One of
them is a Mr. Cunningham, of Carrick, who had been sale-
man at the concerns of Messrs. Teehan and Barry of that
town ; the other is a man of the name of Griffin, who had
been groom at Mr. Sadleir's of Lakefield. Both have been
lodged in the county gaol. It is Mated with great coisfichnew
that a venerable Baron of the Hschequer, who resides in this
neighbourhood, visited Mrs. Smith O'Brien and the Howe-
ger Lady O'Brien on Saturday, and acquainted them with
the serious position in which Mr. Smith O'Brien stand- in
relation to th charges preferred against him. It is further
stated that the ladies were not aware of the feet till the
learned baron revealed it to them, and that it has had a very
serious eff et upon them.

The Freeman's Journal has the following from the same
pones:
" Carriek•on•Suir, Sept. 26.—Since Friday •good teeny
of the Irish army' have been taken in this locality ;
amongst the rest a Kr. J. O'ltyan brother to Dr. O'llyan,
who is in your county prison. This Kr. O'Rysn is sworn
whist as has lag ha:bound some of the leaders while ar-
ranging their plan of operations at Clones, county Water-
ford, where Kr. O'llyaa lives, or rather did Iwo, u he is
now in Waterford Gaol. De was, up to the time of his
arrest, collector of pow-rates. A deputy of hie, named
Shady, was also arrested for being in arms on Newtown-
hill ; also s Slre. O'Rysn, aunt to Olishoriy, for ha •
ammunition in her poneuien by pusaimion " •
o'/Ishony. While I write lam told that* ' M
was invited here at 12 °Week last night • _y_ 14
pistols in his poseregoo. A man namad
in authority in ths Mitchel Club,' has been • -r o—
f& having said' To with the Qum.' ' se-
land, so you will hats him in Gonad this • • " Sam
•••

K the bakers who applied the insurgents hays bees taken
up and Wooed before Kr. Conkers, R.M. He asked one o'
,lee why e►c baked bread for the rebel, ? nie bald they
weed ebrat Mr If sl•.e r. Ike etl, awl, after a good lecture, the"
mese ellathat Fed. Noting/ •:w particular in tide nelibbour.
hood wink mama ie.t pg."

+Ms &maws of WAR" AT BALLISOAKILT.—We have
lama hem good aathetity, that eke wind . tank of stoney
Oh tie puma of the imam at Bahaism, ,mauled to
the Wag van of M.
TIM FLINT Or eta CM tlitllf NAPail smiled pet/vial'
Min Coy., sad wan oat of tiaht by throe o'clock pas. it
h whom the,t.m to PCll.llllolgb, to be paid ar. Tha
Afecc Regent,llo, waa the tint to slake omit, the Bele-
replies, Bt. Viasest, God the °them Ailed is all, followed.