The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-09 00:00:00

INQUEST, YENTEHDAY.—A WIFE KILLED BY ITCH
Hreirioin.—On Monday, before Mr. Baker, the coroner, at
the George public-house, Oldatreet, 8c Luke's, to inquire
into the circumatancea attending the death of Amelia iler.
rick, aged 43 years, who, so was sated in our paper of
Monday, was *evert ly beaten by her husband on Sunday
last, cad died immediately afterwards The mon was taken
before the magistrate at Clakena ell Police.court charged
with the wilful murder of his wife, and, after several wit-
nesses were examined, Mr. Combs remanded him for •
week. The amused was a labourer in :the employ of the
Post-office, and was is the habit of living a very Iseam-
fortable life with the deceased, who was much addicted to
drinking. On Sunday morning last he
_gave the
deceased some money to provide dinner. This eke
failed doing, and was out drinking. When the
accused returned shortly after he became very much
ezcitri, and oar meeting his wife about two o'cloek m &nate
Of intoxication. he upbraided her, and they commenced
quarrelling. He then struck her a violent blow on the head
with his clenched Sgt, and knocked her against tome railings
of a small tenement in Lcridon.parusg,, Whitectoeo-street.
She was immediately raised, and life was found to be quite
extinct.—The coroner said until a pose mortem examination
of the body hail been made the inquiry had better be ad-
journed. He (the coroner) said he was informed that Mer-
rick always bore a most excellent character up to the pre-
sent time, and through his wife's depravity he had been
reduced to great distress. The jury then adjourned.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING.
The Freeman's Journal of this morning contain, •
report that the Cork mail was stopped yesterday in
a similar manner to the mail stoppage narrated
above. Ilne is the amount of the affair :
FlitiEllAN °EPICS, Four o'clock. A.M.—The early train
arrived soince hat later than usual. It reached the ter-
minus some minutes after half.past three o'clock. We
have been informed by two gentlemen, who were pas-
sengers on the Cork mail, which left Cork early on
yesterday afternoon, that the coach was atopaed by a body
of peasantry, some 150 in number (some of whom were
armed), on the road near Olenbower. It is rated that two
or three of the armed party rushed to the leaders' heads,
caught hold of the reins, and succeeded in stepping the
coach, whilst others called loudly on the guard and pawn-
er: to alight. Others again of the ssuilants were begin-
ning to scramble on the coach, when the guard presented his '
oarhine sr, the putiss who held the 'cede's' heads, and called
on them to let go ,r he would fire on them. One or two of
the outside pasongers were armed with pistols, and they
are stated to have effectually intimidated the parties from
getting on the coach. On the guard levelling his carbine
at the men who held the reins, they let go and fell back.
The coachman whipped on the horses, and the coach end
passengers soon got out of the reach of danger. Such is the
statement made by our informant, and cor °berated by an-
other pasuneer who travelled by the same coach. No new
intelligence has reached us by the early %miss (math' eouth-
midland district.
The mail train which arrived at the King's-bridge
this morning at three o'clock brought no additional
particul.irs of the insurrectionary movement in the
south. All along the line remained perfectly tran-
quil. A rumour was current amongst the few troops
who came up by the previous train, and also among
the passengers, that Mr. Doheny had been brought a
prisoner into Cashel yesterday morning. Many state
positively that twenty-four of the peasantry have been
taken prisoners and brought into Cashel. Hulnie,
the guard who arrested3lr. Smith O'Brien, is now in
the Castle. on his way to England.
The commission of oyer and terminer will open to-
day. C ~ef Baron Pigot and Baron Pennefather will
preside so judges. The following is a list of the poli-
tical prisoners whore names appear in the calendar:
John Mattin, aged 36, feloniously publishing sedition in a
paper tolled the Irish Felon, at No. 12, Trinity-street;
Charles Gavan Duffy, aged 32, feloniously publishing sedi-
tion in a paper called the Notion, at No. 4, D'Olierstreet ;
Denis Hoban, aged 32, same offence in Irish Tribune ;
Richard Dalton Williams, aged 27, ditto; Kevin hod
O'Doherte, aged 24, ditto ; Thomas Delany, aged 18, un-
lawfully, maliciously, and seditiously printing and publish-
ing fees ell copies of a newspaper called the Nation, at Sack-
Title-place; John Flanagan, aged 34, ditto; Thomas Delany,
aged 50, ditto ; Wm. Dolan, aged 39, ditto ; Luke Tully,
aged 26, ditto; Andrew IR.Donahl, aged 19. ditto; Owen
Higgins. aged 56, ditto; James Brady, aged 26, ditto; Bar-
tholomew M•Donald, 16, ditto; Charles Reilly, aged 34,
ditto; Richard M'Keon, aged 28, ditto; Patrick McKeon,
aged 25, ditto; James Boland, aged 13. ditto; Thomas Doo-
gan, aged 49, ha ing in his possession 100 leaden bullets, and
carrying them through the street.
Every circumstance relating to O'Brien's arrest has
acquired an interest mach greater than what might be
expected from the unimportant results of the desperate
movement which he headed, and the very common-
place character of the event. The most graphic ac-
count of it which I have seen is that of the reporter
of the Cork Examiner, who happened to be on the
spot, and witnewcd the whole of the little drama. He
was loi.cring about the station awaiting the arrival of
the trait. frog Dublin on Saturday :
It wanted bat a few minutes of eight o'clock when I per-
ceived a gentleman cross from the town side towards the
station. I know not, why, but 1 enure you my entire atten-
tion was instantly absorbed by him. He wore a black hat, a
blue boat cl:nk, in which he was rather tightly muffled, and
light plaid-like Dowsers: be carried rather a large black
stick in his right Land. He entered the office, and, as be
passed me, with what feelings I cannot describe tc. you, 1
recognised the features of William Smith O'Brien.
There was at this time not more than one dozen persons in
the vicinity of the station ; five or six of whom were gentle.
men who had engaged places in the Limerick train; the
others were three police men, and some one or two railway
officers, with two fellows' rather decently dressed, whom I
afterwards discovered to be "detectives." Mr. O'Brien en-
tered the office. I watched hie m.-evements with the great at
anxiety. He paid his fare to Limerick, got his ticket, and
walked ou'. lle again wrapped hiniselt up in his cloak,
and, feistier his arms, walked across the line to the opposite
side. Scarcely had he reached the other side, whsn I per-
ceived the guard of the Dublin train pass from behind the
other. and anxiously look in the direction in which Mr.
O'Bri -n had gone. Mr. O'Brien was walking slowly along
the Hue awaiting the arrival of the Dubiin train, by
which h was to start for Limerick, when this name
officer. who is an Englishman, tied named Hulme, stole
quietly across the line to where Mr. O'Brien wan, and,
plaemsr ho hand on his collar, said, " You are the
Queen's prisoner." Instantly the two detectives called
on the three policemen, and all ran towards Mr. O'Brien,
each catchi,.g him by the collar as he approached him. At
this moment, a young gentleman who was standing by, ran
towards Mr. O'Brien, and stretched out his hand to him. No
sooner did one of the " detectives," who was clad in a white
overcoat, perceive this movement, than he drew from either
pocket a dnuole-harrelled pistol, and, piloting each at
the gentleman. exclaimed "stand hack for by heaven, if
you move another foot in advance, I shoot you—policemen,
draw your bayonets." The latter commend was quickly
obese!, and the eeeend dote ctive, who walked at the rear of
Smith O'Brien, produced two pistols similar to those of his
companion who widked in front, each pointing his arms at
the needs of any person who attempted to approach them.
Mr. O'Brien, who looked as though he had only made his
toilet a few hours before, was exceedingly pale. He remed
most deice-eel, end was scarcely able to walk, having to h-an
back on the policemen who were behind him, and who, in
the reuse. st menhir possible, shoved him under the tack
with their epee fists, whilst two others dragged him by the
colter, se it he were a pickpocket or petty thief; yet he did
not appear irrisated by the conduct pursued towards him by
those officials, bat, ce., the contrary, smiled on them, and
handing hi. stirk to one of them, he reached his band to an-
other fur Lippert. In this manner he was taken from the
station, through the streets of Thurles, aed hoisted in the
gaol of the most central town in Tipperary, escort, el by five
almost unarmed policemen, and two "detectives." The
only word. t heard Mr. O'Biien utter were, when his guards
were shoring him violenty, " Easy, take me easy." And
these he repeated with the greatest mildness of tone mid
sippers:et suusity of temper. As he was carried through the
streets some few persons recognised him, and exe.aimed,
" There is Boa h O'Brien." A number of women quickly
collected, and commenced hooting the police; hut, with this
single exc, ption, there was no symptom of excitement. Mr.
O'Bri os. ;.4 n ttken up a narrow lane, in which the gaol
is sittliete ; end the troops, who by this time had got the
alarm, mere insoirtly drawn screw the lane, so so to prev of
any approach thereto. A dempaten was immediately for-
warded to the incempmum outside the town, when troops
were iestintly poured into the town in vet bodes.
Ou my return to the railway office I could scarcely
make my way through the streets, so filled were
they with wintery; yet the people were unexcited.
On my arrival at the office I pmeived the came person
who wrested Mr. O'Brien, dressed in a different costume,
and heard him order a special train for Dublin, in which I
afterward. learned Mr. O'Brien was to be conveyed. When
leaving Thurles all was vile ,• the line near the station
here guarded on both rides by strong detachments of the
Dth HUSAO4I. From what I saw of the people lam fully
conetic.ci :here WAS no attempt at rescue. I may here men-
Bee au ire.itlice of the Ferreting honour and patriotism which
attract, rise POMO o; the humblest classes in the country.
Just as Mr. "O'Brien reached the office, and previous to his
anon, a pacer woman who was selling gooseberries in
the meighbourhood recognised him. She was unable
to stopress her astonishment, and exclaiming in a low
voiee, but which reached me, "Oh, God! it is he!" she
buried her lace in her hands. This poor woman was one of
the first to recognise Mr. O'Brien, and would probably have
gained tome portion of the reward offered for his arrest had
she immediate:3r inf.)rmed on him; but, with a feeling peculiar
to the Irish peasant, she despised the bribe. I had. nigh for-
gotten to on ntion that, on inquiry, I discovered that Mr.
O'Beien drew. in an outside ear, muffled in his cloak, through
Thoth', to the very ne.ghbourhood of the station, from a
village distant from that town about three milts, and lying
towards Keener.h

The Du:lin Evening Mail states that after
(YBrien's arrest, and while he was temporarily placed
in Thurlta gaol, the streets and the railway station
were at once cleared of the populace by strong patrols
of police and cavalry. Hence Mr. O'Brien was brought
to the railway through the deserted streets, and with-
old a shadow of opposition.