The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-21 00:00:00

HISTORY OP JAMES STEVENS.

(From the Kilkenny ifederinor.)
The greatest amount of local interest entree in
the prociemation which offers • reward of for the ap-
prehension of • native eff Kilirenay who was awe before
conepiostous is an abortive eatempt to raise the standard of
revolt to Ireland, but of whom ear chimes generally had
lost sight for many veers. Jamas Steven., who is now
" waisted* at DOA° Castle. will be remembeeed se the me
of tie late Mr. John Steyees, of Biaokmillosreet, for easy
years ea anstioneer's (desk. The sea, who wee shoes
twenty-ens years old in 1848. Wes one of those whom a
Irani journal at the time need to densest' "rsal, resolute,
eatiosalista," and to prove his preteesioss to the title he
joined Smith O'Brien at Bellingarry. said acted se his aide-
de-camp at the Sege of Farreerery Farm-hoses, whose the
rebellion of '4B began sad ended. During the proven of the
operations spines the temporary fortress of Seteleepector
Trent, it having been Need by Smith O'Beies that the
I followers wbo were with him in the aabbage-genlite,
sheltered by the bare from the fire of the police in the
dwelling-bocce, were either too few or too faint-heartsd to
make • determised assault on the garrison, the leader seat
Stevens to ascertain if a snumber of men who were also
sheltered from the oesstaliedary Ste in a hollow at the
other side of the premises was willing to fight. In
carrying out these instrootioes, the aids D, le-
lraationely got within nage of the garrieon fire, sod received
• ball in the beck of the thigh, which brought him to the
ironed, end terminated his campaigning for that occasion.
contrived to creep eking • ditch till be got from wader
firs end was then removed sad connaled by the
=try whale under 'mimeo' for his vaunt
soffirdeotly reopened to think of attempting to'
neaps out of the constry, it was given eat se •
" blind" that be had died. It was even reported. and very
penally believed, that his remiss bad bees interred at
eight, in one of the sity onneteries. Whether or not them
ge really had the result of lolling she watch-
nlerneirss of the authorities, be seen after Waned
kb escape. Being low of stature, of slight bead,
effeminate is appearance and without • beard,
the idea of dressing him as • female naturally occurred to
than, siding his Hight ; and in the alienator of lady's meld,
he accompanied • rather respectable female as beard a
. vessel at Cork, and is the sans isspeoity pained frees the
Dover steamer safely into Francs, where, having remained
for some time, he went to America. In the latter country
Ibe anted himself with the Penises and has been several
times does is based ender various Seabees ammo se an
envoy from the American to the Irish brae& of the
I brotherhood." Be was &Oast once in Kilkeeny for a
. couple of dares year or two since, but contrived to baffle
, the pollee, who bed rafermation of his visit, and kept a
I .leas look out for him. It is obvious, from the praisers-
j title, that the government is in full polemics of sufficient
documentary evidence of his treeeooeble practices in this
entry as • Fenian agent frees America.

SvsDAT SCHOOL CONTILIOIOI I>s lATIMPOOL.
As important sod interest* senferemas of Itartal Maid
onions and teachers opened yesterday is Liverpool. The
0342.6118011 rewired itself into four sections, io w ha; papers
were reed mid alms* took Owe apes "preessiatima
and plass of Ismot* " sdeptstea in Mari-
illation mad maisgemient," end kindred "objects.
A LADY I BACH AT LLANDUDNO.—A novel race
took Om on Monday morning tut Mr. Holley, the am-
tasisrah of Liverpool, who has for a imp time oteopied
himself in the improvement of the Hagfish style of bathing
with the view to tie maiinilation to that prevalent on the
Continent, ;hes "pest the last 'few mouths at Llsadudao,
and madman himself of the adoption by many of the fair
visitors of that waterlog place of the Zouavertue diem,
which be lad so perseveringly advocated is the press, is
society, and ma the platform, has taught upwards of 200
ladies to swim. On the day abovenamed Mr. Hal* offered
a prim to the best lady swimmer in a fifty yards ram. The
result was a very 'plated competition, in which eight
Young ladies tank met. The rousing was maelket, sod
the speed remarkably good. The prise wse wen by the
daughter of an eminent Landes booker, aged only eight
years. The match took place very early, is order that any
excitement oe the subject might be avoided ; bat the inci-
dent is • remarkable proof of the hatermt taken N swim-
Wag smoopt lsdim at the precast time, and of the were
with which preemies°, may be Moeda for all the eamatia-
toes in the race had bat meetly acquired the accomplish-
ment.
A large new Baptist chapel, which has been
ereeted in Breek.resd, Liverpool, for the magregeMen of
the Bev. P. E. Roberta wee family opened yeamdity, the
Rev. W. Brook (Loodoe) ruching the mon*, sod
Ws Raw. A. Maclaren filiseheater) is the 'reship. Tba
chapel his east 6,0001., el which meast 4,0001. has been
already Weed.
&MOM DIATH AT TITS HIGNIOLIDOZ M
A wee of odds* death manwed as Weimer*
st the Melba's elation et the fleasenet sad Dorset
Raway. Seelig baton 9 o'clock Mr. !reek Row, the
leahlarelerk st the shave station, was wag tower& hie
b after imaring the Mhos, wham be bed tem a doh
when hiecagpoil dead seer the box el a eispol-emea, to
edam he rpm to tits moo isoirodioss. Anaphase .
Arse int 'Ty proems& and a darter' ma for. hat life
wee found is lie quite asthma. DetCdi was
Maly data Wrests of egg, lad • same yeses is am
MON of the semesu, sax, we auk nipmsoi--liker-
barns Arernei.