The Express.
London, England, 1848-10-26 00:00:00

IRELAND.

In another column will be found some remarks
upon the respite of the sentence of death pronounced
on Mr. B. O'Brien and his =spanking in rebellion,
and it will be seen that our Portsmouth correspondent
slimily points out the vessel which rumour has
designed for the rerun! of the convicts. No official

announcement has, however, been made of any ame-
lioration of the sentences on the convicted tssitors.

DUBLIN. OCT. 25.
All but speculation has ceased this morning, and
speculation says that the law authorities here do not
proceed with the political toils because they have
not been advised what course to take from your side
the water. Not a syllable was said upon the subject
yesterday to the rising of the court. Nothing is
spoken of throughout the country but memorials for
mercy.
According to Saunders' News Letter, it is under-
stood that the authorities are in possession of the
details of a plot entered into by some silly visionaries,
having for its object the rescue of Mr. Gavan Duffy,
either before or after his triaL Such precautions, it is
said, have been made as would totally defeat this ab-
surd attempt, if made.
According to the Clonmel Chronicle, the entire cost
of the witnesses in the recent state prosecutions for
high treason, as paid by the crown, amounts to 1,5001.
Dobbin, the informer, was paid 171., including all his
expenses up to yesterday.
With respect to the men who refused to give evi-
dence against Mr. O'Brien, the judges have ruled that
Jobs O'Donnell, a farmer of the better class, and
Richard Shea, a lad of about 18 years old, aro to be
imprisoned for one year, from the Ist of October, and
fined 101., and in default of paying such fine that they
be further imprisoned for a period of three months.
Edmund Egan, the other man who refused to give
evidence, is in for trial, a:true bill for high treason
having been found against him.
The following is from the Clonmel Chronicle:
In the course of last week a gentleman named Stevens laid
a distress fur rent en the lands of Clean/goose, near Mullins-
hone, and, on Saturday night last, an armed patty, consist.
inn of fourteen or fifteen men, attacked the keepers, who had
been paid by Mr. Stevens to watch the mops. The keepers
re, is rd the villein manfully, and kept up a regular fire with
them for soma time. Two of the keepers were wounded, one
in the head, and the other in the leg. Some of the party
also were wounded. In the heat of the fight, a large him&
dog, belonging to one of the ruffians, was seen to assist hie
muter, and was severely wounded. When the fellows saw
the determination of the keeper* they went off, leaving their
wounded dog bek:nd them. Assistance soon came to hand.
The dog lett the place; being followed by a party of police ,•
he found his way bogie, and seven of the sun were captund
and lodged in gaol yesterday. Six others are ego in custody,
and will be committed es soon as their examinations are con-
chided. This is a most singular case—by the providential
wound given to this dog those marauden have been dis-
covered, and will pay the penalty admix' offence.

STATE PRIBONRII WATERFORD CORPORATION.
WATERFORD, OCT. 21.—A singular difficulty hujust arisen
in the municipal again of this borough. Mr. Stews', one
of the borough meson, is unable to preside at the annual
revision of the lavrgeteroll, in consequence of being a pH-
soon under the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act. The muni-
cipal law insperstively requires ►is presence, or that of a de-
puty appointed by him. He refuses to appoint &deputy. The
town council applied to have him enlarged, but the Lord-
Litutenant refused to comply with the request Should the
government continue 'inexorable, sod should Mr. Strange
persist in his determination not to art by deputy, the pre-
dicament will be tolerably serious as regards our local affairs,
and its try solutiou is not yet foreseen. Owing to peculiar
r, this revision is this year of more importance

than nenaL