The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-28 00:00:00

NOTICE TO AD VPIATISERS.

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The number in STAMPS Maned by the authorities dais
Stamp-office, during 1t47, to the
DAILY NEWS wa., 3.447.009

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;rued to the Morriing Ileralti, 116 rosing Chromiels, sal
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Morning Paper, there were issued tur the EVIMSJI7 Edifies,
THE EXPRESS 778.714
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LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 28.

THANKS to the stupidity of those who preside ova
the Liverpool Rail way Telegraph, and the ingenuity
of certain light-fingered or light-tongued gentry,
who pawned upon them the but too likely story of a
flagrant outburst in Ireland, the metropolis was yes-
terday frightened with a repetition in our own islands
of those peculiar events which have given such in.
terest to continental r.ews during the late months. The
inventors of the spurious despatch must have studied
the too real ones. A stntim on fire, rails torn up,
people in masses, soldiery disaffected, or refusing to
act—all bear witness to the foreign source of inspire.
tion. We trust that neither the ingenuity nor the
success of the perpetrators of this gross fraud will
protect them from speedy exposure and cotdigu
punishment.
The discovery of the falsehood is not mach relief.
For all admit the story to be but too probable, how-
ever premature. The last accounts from Clonmel re-
present it as in the nearest stage to insurrection.
And Kilkenny, which so lately tried its hand
at barricades, is equally ripe far serious outbreak.
The expressions, too, of the unfortunate men who are
driving the pe.asantry to defy the power of the law
and the authority of government, plainly demonstrate
that they have no resource left but in rebellion. Mr.
Stu-En O'lliffesi confessed, in or.e of his popular
harangues, marked more by despair than hope, that he
had already spent his fortune in the cause, now risked
his life, and that he and Mr. MxeGieEß flung them-
selves upon the Irish peasant for protection.
It is indeed a forlorn hope, a rebellion, not so much to
wrest Ireland from the imperial monarchy, as to foe
the hems or reputations of two or three rash end

foolish men.
It is plain that these men will do their utmostto
raise the standard of insurrection. It is probable they
will succeed in one or two places. It may be calor
lated, moreover, that any advantage, even partial,
gained over any police or military force in any one
place, mould have a tremendous effect, aLd give ores'
soon to many risiugs, if not a general one.
Such triumra is, howev.r, very unlikely, as of late
years barracks and other military posts in Ireland
have ell beer secured against an assault of the mob.
What, however, has had most influence in exciting
our fears, is certainly the tone and attitude assumed
by the prime minister itc the House of Commons
However the electric telegraph may have been de
ci iced, it is plain that Lord Jolty RUSSELL has
been panic-stricken by the intelligence. He be.
lieves in the insurrection, and the dangerous state,
not merely of Waterford and Tipperary, bat of a 1
Ireland. His lord-bin processed 1a..% eight to fling
legislation, as tar as Irecacei was concerned, to the
winds. He tore the Ls dlord and Tenant Bill
asunder, as if it wero au old song, and told plain',
the Irish members to get hom
ioen as fast as the!
could and put down insurrect. Some of thew
Irish members prayed very hard not to be sent
back without at least one remedial measure, one
law of improvement, to serve as a branch
of olive in their hands, and a plea to save them
front the reproach of having spent six month
parliamea for the sole end uf passing three coercion
bills. But Lord Joust resolved to give no more gum'
ter to Irish friend than to Irish foe; and he bade
the Irish and t'aeir measure to begone—to ---
for the session.
It is now fifty years since serious rebellion Iv
attempted ir, Ireland. At that time the plan wig
concocted by the most able anu influential men m the
country, who were in communication with WI
government of France, and had the promise of a large
army tend a good general. The Irish leaders hid
ample time to perfect their scheme, the organ'
isation of which was something similar W 4*
much noised clubs of the present day. let
what did all these deep-laid schemes. tel°l
in ? Why, that not one of the &stria
so carefully organised and so menacingly Guile'
fiant made anything of a stand; and the 0.
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serious resistance proceeded from a quitter 1;3,
which the rebellious scheme had not Penetnt ""
,
and whete the catholics were rousetoe 5
improvised and unmeditated resistance by the sse
and persecution of the (mange corps.
We should consider the clubs now as by no
so formidable as the committees then. The gl4"