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

v Never, perhaps, within the memory of the present genera-
-1 tion war the public mind of Dublin more deeply swayed by
anxiety than on Sunday, the 6th day of August—a day of
remarkable import to Ireland—the day that gave birth to
Daniel O'Connell, and a prison to Smith O'Brien. No
sooner had the depressing intelligence that Smith O'Brien
had been apprehended and committed for "high treason'
f been diffused, than anal tus inquirers flocked from every
quarter of the city to learn the particulars of an event
fraught with so many painful feelings and recollections.
During a whole fortnight Smith O'Brien escaped the hot
and vigilant pursuit of power, and its ten thousand armed
men. He found safety and refuge in the cottage of the
peasant. But when he discovered that to " harbour,"
" shelter," or " aid," William Smith O'Brien, would involve
tie party extending such "aid, shelter, or harbour," in the
tremendous penalties of high.treasorr, he at once reealved
to absolve his poorer countrymen from the performance of
that inetinctiver duty it.f the Irish race—hospitality, which
the cautionary proclamation had converted into a legal
crime ; be vowed that no man should euffer for having ex-
tended to him the shelter of his humble roof tree. To this
maenanimous resolve is due the arrest at Thurlea. Wearied
and worn, from long and painful watching, and fearing that
,to accept the protection of the peasant's fire side might direct
the vengeance of the law on the innocent, he determined
never again to lay his head beneath roof other than his own,
and in pursuance of that stern and heroic rtsolution he
turned his wandering footsteps once more toward, home—
careless of personal consequences, provided only the injury
end the ruin tell upon himself alone. We can vouch for
this fact.
Subjoined is a copy of Lord Clarendon's reply to
an address from the grand jury of the county of
Donegal :
Gentlemen of the grand jury of the county of Donegal,—
I am directed by the lord lieutenant to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your address, and to convey to yeuthe cordial thanks
of his excellency for the approbation you express of the
principles by which he has been guided in administering the
strain of this country.
S long as there was room for doubting the dangerous
tendency of the doctriues inculcated by evii-minded men, it
was not unreasonsb:e to hope that evidence of the feat ful
results of such principles might induce them to abandon a
course fraught with the mast alarming perils to the pro-
perties, the families, and the lives of their well.affeeted and
pereeful fellow.countrymen ; tut this reasonable expectation
has been disappointed; the atrocities perpetrated, end the
still greater outrages meditated, by the insurgents in Paris,
so far from mitigating, appear only to have increased the
violence of those who seek to involve Ireland in the horrors
of anarchy and civil war. Their treasonable designs can no
longer be doubted ; and it is manifest that they are incon-
sistent, not merely with the security, but with the very
existence of civilized society.
Her majesty's government is prepared %o grapple with
the danger; it relies on the. support of the loyal and well-
affected of every creed, class, and party in the country, con-
vinced that all will unite to avert from Ireland the accumu-
lated misfortunes which have overtaken a neighbouring
country.
His excellency desires me to assure you that, in exer-
cising the new powers with which he ha. been entrusted, it
will be his constant anxiety to repress seditian, and to de-
feat the designs of traitors, but, at the same time, to avoid
interler,tice with the pursuits of the loyal, the honest, and
the industrious eections of the community ; tor whose pro-
tection and support these powers have been sought by the
government, and have been conceded by the legislature.—l
have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
CORILY CONNELLAN.

The latest arkounts from the provinces, as given
in Saunders' News Letter of this morning, will be
found subjoined.
NENAOII, Aro. B.
The news of the arrest of Smith O'Brien was brought to
this town at five o'clock in the morning by a sergeant of po-
lice, and excited much interest. The country people could
not at first believe that the fact was true, but the statement
was confirmed during the day. The mode of his arrest is no
doubt better known from your correspondent in Thurles.
From persons well acquainted with the views of the in-
surgents, I understand that the rising would nit have taken
place so soon but for the advice of Doheny. He it was who
become so elated by the meeting of the peasantry at Slit ve-
namon, that he declared the whole of the south and west
would vita if O'Brien gave the word; and acing upon this
the latter, alter leaving Carrick.on-Suir and arriving at
Cashel, adopted the advice of Dohs ny. It is my opinion that
Doheny cannot avoid the pursuit after him for many days
His person is well known, and toe want of funds will also
operate against his movements. On the other hand, how-
ever, it is to be considered that be is intimately requainted
with the mountain ternaries, and the withdraw.' of the
small stations of police is also a circumstance in his favour.
That he was at a place called Holly lord, in the direction of
Cappagnwhite, on Thursday, is certain, far a tailor was em-
ployed by him to make frieze coats for him and some of
the other leaders, and the police and military that started
from this for the Keeper mountain were close on his tr. ck.
A threatening letter of a most atrocious nature was re-
ceived by the Roman catholic clergyman of Roecrea, on
Friday, threatening him with death it he did not join the
people in their struggle. A curious circumstance took place
tore yesterday. A respectable gentleman was asked to con-
vey a letter to one of the state prisoners in the gaol who is
charged with treason. He was given to understand that it
only contained money for his use, but on its being opened by
the authorities, besides the money there was a matemesst by
the writer that had the arrest of the prisoner taken place hall
an hour later, a powerful body of pikemen would tare been
collected in time to effect a rescue. The best spirit animates
the soldiery and police, and the closest inquiry leaves no
doubt of the utter falsehood of the statements so indu,tri-
ously circulated in certain quarters that many of them could
be not depended on. Mr. Lalor's brother was yesterday
discharged from Nenagh gaol.
CLONMEL, ADO. 6.
The excitement caused yesterday evening by the &treat of
Doctor Ryer), of Carric-on.Suir, and Mr. O'Ryan, has al-
ready subsided—the immense body at military sad police,
numbering at least 500, together with the forlorn and de-
plorable appearance of the unfortunate prisoners, struck
terror into the hearts of the clubbists and their sympa-
thisers, and doubtless made them feel very email.
Two companies of the 3d Buffs, two companies of the
83rd regimeut and two troops 4th Light Dragoons, being
the Carrick portico of the escort, left this morning to return
to tneir camp quarters. They had dizection< to divide them-
selves and proceed round Slievenamon mountain, where it is
said the insurgents are posted in almost inaccessible posi-
tions, having barricaded the passes leading thereto, and that
there they remain awn Ling and defying speck. Mr. O'Ryan
above-mentioned, was arrested in that neighbourhood and
br ,ught into Carrick gaol, whence he was removed to ChM.
mel, owing to an attempted rescue • the chapel bells rang
, for hours, and collected together a vest men her of people,
who were with difficulty kept under by the troops. The
authorities ordered the bells to be taken down. end they
were removed this morning into their keeping. Doheny is
reported to have had a narrow escape in this neighourbsed
last night, having time only to tumble out of is back
window as a body of police were aproaehing the
door of the house in which he was located. The
military and constabulary are undergoing excessive
fatigue ; of ti.e latter force, not one in ten i ae got a regular
night's rest since the excitement commenced. On heavy
guard duty by day, and patrolling in all directions, under
all weathers, by night, they are going through great hard-
ship. Their admirable discipline and steady conelact is
worthy of all praise. A flambee of persons lure were lately
"noticed" that their services as special constables would be
required by the local authorities—several i epic wed or de-
clined to COWS forward, and are summoned to appear before
the magistrates on next Wednesday, to account for them-
selves. They can be fined in the sum of de:. each. A con-
stable told me to-day that a vast quantity of pikes have
been found within the peat week in Carrick-on Suir.
Yesterday a number were taken by the police and de-
stroyed in the open street. Altogether not less than ten
donee loads have been captured. A pike was found in the
house of Mr. James O'Donnell, of Ballyhoo, of whose arrest
I informed yin before.
A gentleman just returned from Templemore, rid Thurles
and Cashel, who has been travelling for the last three days
in his own eke, deseribes the country through which he
permed as perfectly peaceable. There are 1,700 men in the
wisp at Turtulla, the demurer of Nicholas V. Maher, Esg.;
the victu diem of Thurles have refused to supply them with
meat; it had, therefore, to be procured from the commioariat
stores at Limerick. Large quantities of biscuit have been
got from Dublin, at Mr. Lester, who was supplying the
troop. with bread from Thurles, suffered greatly from the
violence of a mob, who wore enraged at his doing so; his
house was broken into, and his turniture destroyed. A
body of military were lookaig on but unable to act in the
absence of a magistrate, and there were only a sufficient
number of police in the town to protect their own barrack,
so that he and his property were for soils time at the
mercy of a violent rabble. The house of a Mr. Thomas
Hennesy was also attacked ,• he, though a leading O'Coa-
nellite repealer, was disliked by them as he had been on a
jury who found a fellow guilty of pike-making, and is op-
posed to physical force. On the first onset of the mob he
presented a gun at them, which he fired over their heads to
terrify them ; he was successful in his abject, but was very
near being the innocent cause of an innocent's death ; Rile
Quinlan, daughter of Surgeon Quinlan. was in her father's
drawing-rem (just opposite to Mr. Hannesy's)l when the
shot was fired ; the bullet passed through part of her dress,
but fortunately did not touch her person.
Aro. 6.—About noon to-day it woe reported that Smith
O'Brien was arrested in Thurles last night, and there was
great anxiety on all sides to ascertain whether such was the
fact er not. The whele matter was involved in uncertainty
until the arrival of the Thurles post, which placed it beyond
question. The following is an extract of a letter received by
a gentleman here from a relative resident in Thurles:
" The braggarts and window-breakers of Thurles allowed
poor Smitli O'Brien to be taken at the railway station last
evening at half-past eight o'clock. He intended to take the
train to Limerick, but his destination being changed he is
now on his way to Dublin." Now that the truth ie known
here, there seems to be no disposition on the part of the
people to take any steps in the insurrectionary direction.
The town and neighbourhood are perfectly quiet.
WATENFOOD, Arc. 6.
At about two o'clock t• day, hearing the bell of one of the
catholic chapels tolling violently, I ran into the street to in-
quire the cause, and found the police force in motion, and the
townspeople flockiug together. On inquiry, I learned that
T. F. Strange, Esq. solicitor, and president of the
Felon Club, was 'arrested, and lodged in the
King-street police station. Proceeding farther on, .I
found the police k
searchingp asks, Jirisoners ; they
ilgtialill
took into custody Mr. Supple, vtse r MU* •e,
clothier ; Mr. Fogarty, aid. titseggessfeenv, v- .d T.
W. Condon, a whitesmith, 'ti 4 IPIT:e tub.
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