The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-10 00:00:00

PROPOSED SURRENDER OF THE
INSURGENT LEADERS.

DPOLTM, WEDNINDAT, 6 P.M.—The country re-
mains quiet. Mr. Kennedy, an active confederate,
was arrested yesterday at Killaloe. Counsel moved
to-day upon affidavit to postpone the trials of Duffy
and Martin. The Attorney-General opposed, and inti-
mated that ifa factious opposition were raised he would
resort to another proceeding, understood to be an in-
dictment for high treason. The court will give !ts
decision to-morrow. Six persons who pleaded guilty
to having arms in their possession wee sentenced :
one to be imprisoned for a month, the remainder for
forty-eight hours. The masters of sea-going vessels
are warned by proclamation that the penalty of high
treason will attach to them if they favour the escape
of the parties who are accused of such offences.
It is stated that one of the chief witnesses for the
Crown, at the trials of Mr. Smith O'Brien and the
other parties implicated in the insurrection and
conspiracy, will be Mr. P. J. Barry, who had been
secretary of the first Young Ireland Association, and
who remained all along a prominent member of the
Confederacy.
The outlying chiefs of the " insurrection" have
presented their ultimatum to the government. It
does not pray Lord Clarendon, as her Ma-
lesty's vicegerent, to establish a provisional govern-
ment or a republic, but the Messrs. Di Deny
Dillon and Meagher inform his excellei.cy, through
"an influential catholic clergyman," that th, y will
surrender if the government will" give assurance that
none of the proceedings against the state pri-
soners shall extend to the taking of life." This
proposition surely, or any proposition from the same
parties, while they are at large, government will not
listen to. It cannot, without losing power and pres-1
trill.. The vast majority of the well-ordered portion
of the community hope that government will not
proceed to extremities. Government, I prophecy,
will not treat with these gentlemen while they re-
main outside the pale of the law and society.—
The Freeman's correspondent, in noticing this pro-
position, d-tes his letter Thurles—a fact which suf-
ficiently indicates the whereabouts of the outlaws.
A letter from Thurles, Tuesday, save, " Toe Rev.
Mr. Mackey, parish priest of Clonoulty, has gone
to Dublin, to offer the government a surrender
of the confederate leaders provided their lives arc
spared. Father Mackey is the most influential and
intelligent man among the Roman catholio clergy of
this district, and has used every Effort to dissuade the
people from engaging in open rebellion. He made
the proposition to Mr. Gore Jones, RM., and by
that gentleman's advice he has proceeded to
Dublin, to put himself in immediate commu-
nication with the Lord Lieutenant. It is clear that
the insurgent leaders are reduced to desperate straits.
Father Mackey's jurisdiction indicates the direction in
which they lurk, and it is probable that, without any
compromise or condition, they will soon fall into the
hands of the authorities. It remains quite a mystery
where Mr. O'Brien was in concealment for the last
week which elapsed between his appearance in arms
at Boulagh-common and his capture on Saturday even-
ing. There is, however, the strongest reason to be-
lieve that kis time has Men spent within the lines
which General Macdonald had drawn on all sides to
cat off his escape,—probably in the neighbourhood of
Urlingford, Johnstown, and Kilcoolie. lie appears
to have seen the dragoons sent after him to Urling-
ford, and also the two camps at Ballingarry and
nudes. Ile knew that he must pass through some
military outpost to get free, and therefore he
adopted the route of Thurlea, as the least dangerous
and most direct route to Limerick a d Clare.
It is said that when taken down by car from the
Bridewell to the railway station on Saturday night,
and when he saw the streets deserted by the people,
he expressed himself bitterly on the want of sym-
pathy which they evinced towards him. Hulme, the
railway guard who captured Mr. O'Brien, sailed for
England yestei day per the Irish Steam Company's
packet Britannia, from the North Wall. He was ac-
companied by two members of the detective force.
A correspondent of the Freeman, narrating some of
the circnmstances connected with the arrest and re-
moval of Mr. Smith O'Brien, says :
At ten o'clock, all being in readiness, Mr. O'Brien was
taken on a car from the bridewell to the station. The
general sat on the same tide with Dim, Meters. Gore Jones
and Fitzmaurme on the other. There was • good number of
people collected along the way, but no attempt was made to
rescue the prisoner. The women cried bitterly, and several
times cursed the people for their cowardice. One of them
exclaimed, " Oh, good God, will any one help me before we
let him g Mr. O'Brien, who seemed unmoved before then,
said, and has it come to this ? Is there not even a word
of sympathy from those who see me going a state prisoner ?
I wanted to go to Limerick to see my 'amity, it I could.
They will hang me and transport three or four others, and
Ireland will become quiet again; but I have dons my duty.
and the people have not done theirs. I was toll they would
come to me from Waterford, Kilkenny, Tburlee, Cashel,
Clonmil, and all the country about; but that has not been
the case—l have been deserted. Let things now take their
course.

Since the foregoing was in type, we have received
the following from our Dublin correspondent:
The government have issued another proclamation,
which may almost be understood aa Lord Ciarendon's
reply to the attempt to induce him to enter into com-
munication with the outlying insurgents. This pro-
clamation, after reciting the former one of the let
August, denouncing the penalty of treason upon
whoever should harbour or conceal the conspirators,
adds the following " caution," intending to cramp
their hopes of escaping to America in British vesseLi:
FURTHER CAUTION.
All masters of emigrant ships, packets, and tea-going
vessels, are hereby warned that the penalty of treason will
attach equally to them, should they be concerned in favour-
ing the escape of any of the perverts above-named, or others
whom they shall know to have been engssred In treasonable ,
practices. T. N. Ilf/DIBIOTON.
Dublin Castle, Bth Accost, 1848.
The first move in the sse of p
begun. Sir Colman 0' hien moved the rocrastination has
wart
to-day, that the trials certain persons against

whom bills for felony have been found should be
postponed till next commission. The question will
be considered at the sitting of the court to-morrow.
No progress was made in Mr. Duffy's case to-day.
True bills were found against Mr. Martin, of the Felvn,
and Messrs. O'Doherty and Williams, proprietors,
and Mr. Hoban, printer of the Tribune.
Accounts from Tipperary confirm my conclusion of
this morning, that the outlaws are in the passes of
the Keeper mountains. The three leaders of the
Confederates appeared at Kilcommon on Thursday
last, and would have arrayed around them hundreds,
perhaps thousands, of the people, but that they were
stopped in the outset by the priest, the Rev. Mr.
Maloney. This gentleman CAMU up with the three
companions at Hallyford, when they were haranguing
a considerable number, and had stimulated Clem into
great commotion. The rev. gentleman, however,
addressed them contra, pointing out the strength of the
army,—their utter weakness—the want of every
requisite which could render them formidable, and
he established to tbeir full comprehension, that,
against such a number of disciplined troops, it would
be quite impossible to keep possession of the mountain.
The leaders were exceedingly chagrined—one of them
became bitterly angry—but the people were saved ;
" they would not go with them —they would obey
their priests."
At Hollyford, the Irish Mining Company have a
station and works, giving employment to considerable
numbers. The people voluntarily arrayed them-
selves to guard the station, lest the insurgents should
endeavour to carry off the powder, and, such is the
confidence of the superintendents of the mines, Capt.
Lyle and Mr. Glover, both Englishmen, in the fidelity
of the people, that they declined an asylum offercd
them in the house of a neighbouring catholic clergy-
man, saying they had no tears.
The magistrates of Cootehill, county Cavan, have
caused a pedlar to be arrested in that town, for having
exposed a copy of the North British Express, an ad.
vocate of the rights of labour.
It is said that a special commission will issue to
Tipperary for the trial of the political offenders, and
•
a circumstance mentioned in a southern paper would
seem to afford grounds fur it. Informations have just
been sworn at Carrick-on-Suir against Mr. Smith
O'Brien and Mr. Meagher, for speeches delivered
there by them on the 24th July, urging the people
immediately to take up arms and oppose the Queen's
troops and government.
Mr. Doheny is said to have escaped, by way of
Dublin in the disguise of a reaper. This is very
questionable, for more than one reason. Several
memte rs, prominent in the Cork clubs, have sailed to
America. The authorities did not interfere.

Accounts have reached town to-day, from respect We
parties in Cariiek-on-Suir, intimating that two rev.
gentlemen of that neighbourhood, one whose name
flea been much spoken of in connection with a
recent affair there, have felt themselvi a compromised,
and fled. Warrants, it is said, have been issued for
the arrest of both. I mention this because of the
authority of the party communicating, but I am
inclined to diem it doubtful.

At ea/debar as-izes, verdicts of 5081. Os. 10d. and
2931. Lis. lid. were had against Lord Luray:, being
the rates of tenants h wing holdings under 4/. value,
for which the poor-law Maks. him responsible. A
point is saved, that he has no responsibility, as the
holders have either leases or agreements for leases.
Verdicts were also had against Sir Samuel O'NLiLey,
without defence, for 3011. 2s. 4d. rates.
The Limerick Reporter of Tuesday contains the fol-
lowing :
The police, from the concentration of head-quarters at this
city, have returned to their stations at Ballinacurra and 13o-
herbuoy. At twelve o'clock to-day Colonel Trevor, the ad-
jutant, and doctor, with ,ix co Amalie*, twelve offi.a rs, and
haiega4e of the 59th regiment, arrived in this city from
Nenagh, where they hod be ri motioned. They halt here,
and expect orders to leave to morrow. Some interest
and excitement we, erected by the arrival and counter-
mand of troops by the Waterford and Limerick rail-
way in this city. The following are particulars On
Sued., evening and early on Monday morning the troops
which had been encamped in the county Tipperary, con
sisting of 570 men and 27 officers of the 85th regiment, and
90 men and 10 officers of the 60th Rifts, with General
filtDonald and staff, and sense baggage, arrived here, and by
some mysterious order, supposed to be canted by the trial., of
Messrs. Duffy and Martin, eke , in Dublin to-day, the 85th,
with the general and staff, left for that city at twelve
o'clock yesterday by railway. The Rides, on their arrival,
marched to Adair, but returned yesterday, and left
by the six o'clock train this morning fur Dublin. The offi-
cers and men appeared to be much harras•ed and fatigued.
As the 85. h were returning, one of the privates tell at the
station, between the platiorin and an engine, which suildeely
started, and bruised him terribly. He was immediately car-
ried to the hospital of the Artillery It irracks, and little hopes
are entertained of his reeoviry. We should add that the
whole were fitted out with camp r, quisitee.