The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-05 00:00:00

•30 for then' measures h^ took it all upon hi neeli. He
avowed his conduct openly, and wool' further observe, that
he would continuo I. procure all the information in his
power relative to the mar.ufacture of pikes, to lay it before
the government. Every ma,. of common sense must know
that pikes were daily being made in every hole and corner
of Dublin. He knew the different places where thew pro-
ceedings were carried on ; he made himself acquainted with
all the piirticul..rs in his power respecting them, and he
felt that, in that acting, he was only fulfilling his duty to
government.
Mr Eraser, ironmonger. hiary-street, here interrupted
Col. Browne, requesting him to recellee; that the prisoner
west and got pAses made to crder.
Dr. Kelly l'he better way in to hear Col. Browne in the
first instance.
Mr. Curran. who appeared for Hyland, said he would
throw up the case if Col. Browne met with any further I
interrupion.
Col. Browne then proceedel to say, that Sergeant Snroule
would tell &tr. Carrots that Kirwan rad other persona had
beet. frequently with him (Col. Browne) in the Castle ; and
litr. Curran roust allow that he would not be fit to h+l,l the
situation of commissioner of police if lac did not endeavour to
put the government in possession of everything of that
nature. The prisoner was employed by hits to procure sit
pikes from ilyland. Three of thew' pikes were then ia his
pomearion, arid the ether three were in the keeping I Mr.
T. Arkina.
Mr. Arkin' said he had not the pikes, but he believed they
wore in the custody of inspector Donovan.
Col. Browne was sure mat Mr. Arkins had acted k fr,on the
heat motives; and so far from blamiog him, he too all the
blame and responsibility upon himself. Be 111),‘ ell that
this man was his ellptcy :, that he got int oralstioo from
hint. and from others lorsi,les, engaged for a like purpose ;
and he therefore called cn their worships to dhottirs the
charge against the pair/Mei*.
Mr Arkin, b grid to ask rot. Brown whether a.note-book
had not been found on the prisoner'a person, contai..ing
:natters calcitlated to imp:ie./de certain young gentlemen,
and whether he had not received front the prisoner useful
information respecting the: partier 1
Col. Browne said that the prisoner had given him infor-
mation repenting some young men who Ltd ruu away from
their fathers.
Mr. Atkins thought it was most scandalous to permit such
a dangerous character a ofhe prisoner to go to Charlr,-,treet
ter the express purpose nveigling ignorant people the
commiseion of an act, with the int.:Alen of getting them
into troulge. Isle. Arkins then called on the mag.strataa,
Messrs. Kelly and O'Callaghan, to swear Colonel e,
with respect to the informltion from which be W. 13 led to
believe that the citizens of Dublin were in daninr on St.

Fatriek's day.
Colonel Browne replied that the prisoner had never given I
information on the subject. It was not easy to get men to I
do this sort of dirty work—fur dirty ....irk it certawly was—
(laughter) ; but it was, nevertheless, necessary to Inive it
done, and he therefore employed this man to get the pikes
made, and to find out what the people were saying shout
them.
Mr. Julio Mitchel, of the United Irishman, here ad-
dressed Col. Browne. to request that se his name was
mentioced in the note-hook of the prisoner, ho might be
allowed to inspect it. Mr. Mitchel having read the note
wire which his name was connected, staled that the hook
evicientiv contained a list of observatisnis which the prisoner
intended, it called net by government, to swear to, as
having been uttered by the parties whcse names were
attached to them ; aud he, therefore, called on the bench
to have tha matter brought to light without delay, lest
innocent parties should suffer
Dr. Gray addressed the bench at coesiderable lektth.
Ho demanded an investigation, not only into the matter
of the note-book, hot also to examine ail other paper.; de-
livered by the prisoner to Colonel Browne, together with
the icuitructions, verbal or written, received by the pri-
soner from his employers during several month, put.
1; wan only common justice fur the bench to alias: this
invistigation in order that innocent persons migi.t not
be entrapped,, and brought within the jurisdiction of the
law.
Dr. Kelly : We cannot administer the law, except where
a matter is judicially laid before us.
Mr Fraser would be glad if Colonel Browne would
inform him why detective police were sect to his house last
wee% io coloured clothes, in e tiler to tr.terrupt his busihtes ?
Mr. Mitchel was h. re about to address the bench when—
Dr. Kelly said he would not hear him, a, he was not a pary
in the case.
Mr. Mitchel said he was as much a party in it as Dr. Gray,
who had been hear I. He pr: tested lomat the discharge or
the prisoner. He had a serious offence to charge him with,
and he would caution the bench agoimt letting him g'.
Dr. Kelly bc,:geel Mr. Mitchel to use more respectful
language w hen addressiag the bench ; and said he wee laer-
fectiy at liberty to give hint in charge to a constable: if be
had any accusation to prefer against him.
The prisoner Wen left the i thee, havicg been discharged
by the bench, and was foliowed by Mr. Mitchel who pro-
cured his arrest at the door. Mr. Mitchel then charged the
prisoner on the statement made on S.:urday by Inspector
Donovan, to the effect that when he naked him, in the sta-
tion-house, for what purpose he had purchased the pikes,
he replied that he did so to be prepared for the time that was
coming. Mr. Mitchel coatenued that the use of this expres-
sion brought the prisoner within the juriadiction ef the beech,
but Inspector lknovan having refused to repeat his state.
meat, their worv.ips directed that the prisoner should be

music.
ROYAL lIALIAN OPEILA.—Tvro great stars of the
musical firmantent appeared last B—,
burin—who and Tarn-
burini—who are just arrived from Paris. The piece chosen
for the dibul this season was Rossiai's " Serniramide," one
of the most gorgeous, most powerful, and most fatiguing of
operas. It cccupi.d morn than four hours in performance ;
and its unmitigated force and dazzling splendour, the
grandeur of its effects and oppressive strength of its instru-
mentation, have, we confess, left us in a state of exhaustion
which makes us little disposed to eater into details respect-
ing it, even were they called for. But th.s, fortunately, is
not the case ; for the public are well acquainted, not
only with the opera itstif, but with isi's magnificent
represenuitioa of the Assyrian Queen, swell as the per-
formance of the parts of Aunt nd Arsace by
Tamburini and Alboni. Orisi actieved a triumph.
In the beautiful air, " Bel raggio lusingier," the great duet,
'• Ebben, a te, ferisci," the cry of fear and hi rror, " (dual
meow gemito!"—and, indeed, in every str.king point of her
part, she was vehemently, even rapturously, applauded.
lamburini exhibited his usual excellence in the part of
Assur, and was received in a manner worthy of his high
merits. Mlle. Alboni, as Armee, sar.g beautifully; show-
ing, in every phrase, the qualities of a most accomplished
artiet ; but her voice, we regret to say, was cot the voice of
last year. Its mellow sweetness remainel, but it had lost
much of its power and resonance. She %veil deserved, how-
ever, the great applause it received. lhe tasemble of the
crforraance was excellent.

CLERICAL.
PREPERMEN-I.—Rey. J. B. Riddle, to the district of Two
Nile Bid, St. Gcorge'e, di°. and county of Gic.....teter ; : void by
the 0156106 a the Rev. C. 11. Johntosit on the norninotion of the
Iltshop of Gloucester, the patron for Bristol by TirtUC of his
bishopric.

NAVAL.
DucONPORT. APRIL 3.—llavannah, 22, Capt Erskine,
orrived yesterday from Portsmouth, on her way to New Zealand :
.1.• Ii expected to sail on the GM. Resistance, up. ship, Com. 0.
Lowe, come in this morning from Portsmouth, and is taking on
Laird a number of marines for the squadron at 1.:,:r11, which have been
conveyed in her in the Conflance steamer.
ADMIRALTY, APRIL man ;
Hoe. S. Olurady, to Trincomalee. Clerk's W. S. Ralph,
to Sharpshooter.
MALTA DOCKYARD.—Among the passengers that left
ttnithanspton in the Peninsular Company's .'comer Tagua, on Mons
cloy, was AM:n=lll2,es., •ho is going oat to eed Admiral Sir
L Curtis as olmiral suderintendent of the dockyard at Malta.

MILITARY.
TWIS COLOWELCT OP THB GlaT RFC,' , watant by the
death of blopw.General Sir Jeremiah Lisbon,be giVell to Lieut.-
General Viistnuvie, at pre/onto:4o°cl of ;.:e 9:.1h, and Major-Gen.
Kir Richard &mations, now serving on the Canada, is to
umend to the coloneley of the 95th Regt.