The Express.
London, England, 1848-01-31 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DVALTS, JAN. 29.
In the Erpnsi on Saturday we announced a terri-
ble catastrophe in Roscommon, fatal to an old gentle-
man and a magistrate, named Waldron. The follow-
ing extract from a private letter contains further par-
ticulars :

Nolan, one of the bailiffs, was standing by, together with
the police officer and the police, when unfortunately a gun
in his hand exploded in the air. All the parties witnessed
and saw that itoccurred accidentally. Mrs. Waldron mode
some remark. The police and the officer went for-
ward and explained how it occurred, and Mr. Wal-
dron appeared a tiafied ; but said that he had but one
life to lose. Mr. Church (the plaintiff in the execu.
tion) called on the coroner to do his duty ; that there were
the goods inside the gate. The bailiffs then commenced to
force the gate, and in a few minutes Mr. Waldron come
forward, took deliberate aim, and fired on the bailiffs and
police, who returned the fire, and Mr. Waldron fell instantly
dead. The police afterwards captured a number of guns,
yistole, &c., and five of the men that appeared in arms.
Having got into the yard, the coroner m..de a seizure, and
brought what was available to Elphin. One bailiff was
severely wounded in the face, and a policeman in the
breast, but I hope not mortally. There was a claim on the
goods when seized, that they belonged to another person
after Mr. Waldron's death. The valuable property had to
be left behind, though seized, for want of a force to protect
it, but with Mr. Church's consent. An inquest will be held
by the magistrates.
An unexpected event has just occurred in the Irish
representation: Mr. Shaw, member for the Univer-
sity, is about to resign an honour so highly prized,
and lately won after a most determined struggle.
Yesterday he communicated his intention to his
friends in the University, which created some surprise.
11l health, some disappointment, and a just desire to
pay more attention to his judicial duties than was
compatible with parliamentary attendance, form the
combination of causes which produced this result.
The political organ of the learned gentleman will pro-
bably communicate the fact this evening to his rural
supporters, or with more probability it will, it pos-
sible, be restrained until steps are taken to ensure the
success of a member less hostile than Mr. Napier. He
will certainly be in the field, and not without many
chances in his favour. The following is Mr. Shaw's
retiring address :
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Kimmage Howe, Ratbfarnham, Jan. 27, 1819.—My dear sir, I feel
that I ought not longer to delay the .nouneement of my intention to
retire rom the representation of the university of Dublin. I was
prevented by ill health from attending the early part of the present
mein= ; and I am advised that I could not, without serums-risk, now,
or within any reasonable time, strain undertake the laborious duties
which I have endeavoured to fulfil for the bust eighteen yearn During
that period, I have not been a dayaboent from the House of Commons
while It was nitting—exoept for the purpose of attending my court at
Dublin. I entered purlomeant unfettered by any pledge—l uniformly
declared that I must consider the claims of my Judicial ofnee pars-
' mount to all other; but I elated my determination to devote the re.
moulder of my time to the parliamentary interests of my *mini-
' menu, I believe that I have acted in the full spirit of that determi-
nation—less could not sit:sfy my own sense of duty in any times—
above all in the., when the concerns of the ehtireb, the university,
and the gentry of Ireland so peculiarly demand the unremitting and
vigorous exertions of their repr, sentglis es. I ahall, therefore, upon
the reassembling of parliament, like the proper measures tormenting
my sea. Pray accept this further acknowledgment of your land
support at the last el ction ; and believe me to be, my dear Mr, your
obliged and faithful servant, Faxneatek S saw.
The drawing-room, last night, was brilliantly at-
tended. 'f he fashionable throng had scarcely room
to move with ordinary freedom through the extensive
apartments.
The Clare Journal states that the search for arms
instituted by the police in that county has not been
attended with success, and this on the heels of the
special commission, which should have taught a
sterner and more memorable lesson.
The petition against the return of Sir William
Somerville has been withdrawn.

PRIVY COUNCIL.—Mr. Wilson Fitzpatrick, M.P for the
Queen's o.unt7, and the represen'ative of the extensive '
Ussery estates in that county, is about to be nominated a
member of the Privy Council in Ireland.
Tice LATE REV. YATHEIL THOMAS MAGUIRE.—An even-
ing paper contains the following paragraph respecting the
brother of this rev. gentleman, and his wile, which also
creates painful surmises respecting his own death:—" Dr.
Brady, of Gardiner-street, to whom the stomach of the
brother of the late Rev. T. Maguire, as well as the stomach
of his brother's wife, have been sent up for analysation,
swore on this day, before the magistrates of the head•office
of police, that the stomachs of both Mr. and Mrs. Maguire
contained a large quantity of arsenic. They bad been in
Dublin fur the purpose of administering to the will of the
late Rev. T. Maguire, and had only returned to the country
three days 60144 their dissolution. The parties supposed to
be implicated in the transaction have fled."

SPECIAL COMMISSION.

CLONMEL, JAN. 27.

The Chief Justice took bie seat on the bench this msrning
at 10 o'clock, and about 11 was joined by the Chief Baron,
who was aevented by illness from sitting yesterday.
Dl into F. a or LOUD ORMOND'S UNDER STEWARD.—Merry
and Philip Cody, the former about 35, and the latter about
18 or 19 years of age, were placed at the bar, charged with '
the wilful murder of E lmond Madden, at Killerney, on the
9th of July last. The indictment charged that the shot
which :awed the death of the deceased was fired by Henry
Cody, the ether prisoner having been present aiding and
&misting. The prisoners, who were brothers, had not em-
ployed an attorney er counsel. Mr. Rolleston was assigned
to the prisoners to defend them, which he had to do with-
outte
the intervention of an attorney. After the lapse of some
time, during which Mr. Rslleston wag occupied in ri riding
the inturtuations of the several witnesses, the case was pro-
ceeded with.
The Attorney. General stated the facts of the case, which
were d.tehed by the witnesses, the first of whom was:—
John Kelly : I live at Ballyknackin, and am a steward in
the employment of the Marquis of Ormond, at the wood of
Killerney. The deceased Elmond Madden was employed
there as an LAil'allt steward over the women tuesged in
barking the timber. I know the prisoners. On the 9th of
July I left my own place to go to the wood. A. I was pass-
; log through it I heard a shot, and heard Madden bawl. I
knew h's voice. I looked alter I heard the shot, and saw
the smoke, and observed a man, and then another, who
' bounced out close to where the first man was, and fired a
eeeood shot. I afterwards heard a third shot, and saw
the men who fired it. I heard Madden bawl immediately I
after the fir*t shot, and before the second. After the '
Ifirst shot was fired he began to move away, and then the
, two others were fired after him. Madden ran out at
I the gap, and the three men followed him; the three shots
were tired at him before he reached the gap. There were
heaps of brushwood collected on the sides of the path along
which the deceased was passing, and it was from behind that
brushwood the men who fired the shots come. The persons
who were pr sent did not pursue the murderers. 1 did not
attempt to follow them myself for they were out of night in
a minute. I turned back from the place and sat the people to
work. The list of workmen was called over, but they did
not all answer. There were 160 mea altogether. Henry
Cody did not attend that day at all, but Phil. Cody came at
one o'clock and made a half day. They were both at the
work on the following day. They worked there all that day,
but never after.
Cross-examined by Mr. Rolleston : Elfin M'Grath was
in the work, but I do not know whether she was there that
1 day.—To the Chief Baron : I was about thirty perches from
the three men when they came after Madden.—Mr. Holies*
ton read the informstiona of the witnes., in which he swore
that be saw Madden eery plainly, and knew him br his
rain.—To Mr. &Wok*: Ikaow kis alasitas.—Dr. Cliarim