The Express.
London, England, 1848-10-02 00:00:00

The ficliciter•Oeseral.—lf three interruptions were not
made by Mr. O'Briee's counsel, 1 would not Wm been Gem
polka to speakee I did.
Mr. Weleeeneiriesed he bai every right to enter his
pretest wheals, peresholem stmt saltliessant his diem
with dohs with 'Mit be mew bed tbe dishiest mane:ea.
He bad a right ter immmi thanks mown, Were riming the
esti» history Odom dabs Min tb• jun, maid gin re-
dense to mon Mr. O'Brien% asomeise with
WitmenememberedapenJulyattendleg a menial;
of the ersed, is D'Olkoe net flaw Mr. O'Brien siting
at the bead, Mr. Halide M the *ref and, of {be table.
Then wen about ens bramirad poems t. Mr.
O'Brien d a book la Me beed, la elehe
wen registered ;be idled out Me es thee
of the slats, sad
its repeesentadve anewered. Then Mr. &Brim irked Maths
amitiesl strength el the dab. Witness' slab was net
Wed that night. The representative of earn slab told dm
numbre is it. Ms. O'Brian asked his if tits slab was orga-
nised? sad was it divided into esteem and eabentioas,
with ea caw. Net lees than three bones at Um very Meet
were °wapiti in this peseseding. Kase the mesabses of
the eontsderatioa onsell. There were membes of the
council there, bat did sot en Dabney. Mr. bilieghir Was
not there • it was on a Saturday night (referred to a maw
random 'book). The minting was to arrange about
a meeting to be held ant day la lbseit's
yard, Kilesaisham. A Mr. Treaters introdueed
that plies es the best to satisfy Mr. O'Brien este the ir
of the clubs, as there was • efferent. of opinion ssitoTtb -
ther there were 3,6, 8,7, or 10 armed clubs. Mr. O'Brien
was desires, ef acing the elute as to their goodly appear-
ance. He anal wen the walls high in owlet to pretest
any wee boas going in bat a "dubbin" Mr. O'Brien, in
the coons of sks nee*, said that the dabs were organic d
to effect the independence of the country. The ir ening at
Boots's yard did not las place, as the ground was previously
occupied by the police. After this proceeding had concluded,
Mr. O'Brna gave an racouraging account of his tour
through else dabs in Cork, and other pleas which he
mentioned. He said he saw them organised, sad they
wets as tee a body as any is her
ba mudesty's serene. He par-
ticularly mined out tot Cork clubs Pot ng so orderly and
well organised. There was a general conversation as to the
teats of the arms. Trenton nor an account of a tour which
be bad through legend. Trenton stated the then were
two towns in England from which 603 armed men would
come over at a moment's notice, when the issurnetion would
break oat. He mid they also bad two swivels rawly to mem
over. Trenton was addressing Mr. O'Brise. Trentea,
when he mentioned the mason, said the great
&Sleety lay in the way of getting thee over. Mr.
O'Brien instaseed where he had been at Bantry.
and was met there by a boat's crew, sad had the country
soon raised to welcome his. The boat went seven end
raised the dabs, as that there wen km or ins Mowed to
one him; sad he suggested that every dab in Dublin
should have boats mai for that mrpose. Knew Mr. C.
O. Daffy ; he was is mime at the t
Solicitor Oeseral.—Was anything Mid in newsmen to
his?
WitllPlL—You are mefounding dates; it occurred upon
the 19th. Mr. O'Brien spoke hr a mesidsrable date shout
the organisation mesematy tsilimittlis whisk dry bad
in view. He acsilersi that the was test our
Mtn; is bet be bad ad being le
positive. Ho rid be wield Fehr sitaraisi Ile
than that one *mid lose his elite en his easeant by a
At the time Mid Trenton asked Wm as to the date of the
insurreeden, be sods this ebsorvaden.
dudes Mesime.—Did Trenton elk when the insurrection
should take plea.
Witems.—Not Trenton in particular; that. was a dis-
union as to when there should be ea insurrection. (TM
sensor minted this statement twice) The statement Wl'
mad* by Trenton while the convention was going on. The
qusitets of a meet was pat, sad ts?,Letet.sdy carried.

_.......orteeteral.—Thi rescue cf whom ? -
Witnuo—Ths prisms /I in gaol. Every one said, that in
one they were resented they would rescue them. Mr.
Brim said, in reply to both matters, that he would rather
ascend the scaffold than that any can should lose his life on
his account. Knew a Mr. Brennen. There was a mid-day
meeting on the 19th, in D'Oliar-strest. It was a unseat of
the representatives of clubs sad pert of the couneil. At.
traded therewith representative tithe Red-hand club. Mr.
O'lleien was these upon that mession. The room was so full
that he weld meta who was In *eaten. This meeting was I
for the puma of defeating the lothlientsesat's proclama-
tion en te the Arms Bill. Xr. momma wed " tint the in-
lllMOdela Ninth take piste at leleeLfe the people would not
be in a better enditimit ithemt." He mid the people would
be dispirited, mod the 1111111Mliet would take up all the
ants they mold. Mr. tight moth an amendmorst to that re-
solution, which wee te the east tint the potpie shield sea-
coal their arms ,and gine who soolottmes to the presimon
'ties. Mr. O'Brien soil that a lmeheent at that time would
be premature. Mr. Mthee tab • epee& also, and wetted
to art lots to me who should advise the people
that night to resist the appileation. Knew Mr. O'Clonoan.
He was present at that matting, sad told Mr. Dillon that the
resolution wee too vitae and ithednite, and wanted Mr.
Di"on to define it to the ; Ward it said that Doheny
was organizing the tmtatey. Mr. O'Brien reel there at
thst time, mid, desist; the time he was there, Mr. O'Gor-
man's meneedosect wee put twice to the vote ; there wee a
email milority, sad the alacrity wen direatislied. Mr.
Dillon, on sestag the neolution, said that all would wait
till Ameriesua end roma en eine. He also mid that they
would halt between two eginthiss„ sand would wait till rifles
were forged is heaven, end mope drew the triggess, as
d
that they had the elements et the promos within thus
settee. Mr. M'Oes mil the members of the
Mundt had been advising the people to mirth* sad use,
and mind them to draw lots he the person wise would tell
Ho evil that he
them that night to newt the
would be use of those to draw. Had seen the members of
the Curran club with some, sash es mooloote trd piths.
Kaows Lawrence Hashes. who was • mendsor et
the Red-hand club. flaw him prepsrimg muss
piling, cleaning, and preparing them for work. The arms
consisted of gene end pikes. He was whet was
called a " handy man." He bought the math
risk for guns, the baleen sad Mary eel them to-
gether. He wield put them together the Us. li. he the
dohs. A party gave the materiels at a reduced ram. Is easy
that the peopi might be armed. Wes not puma wins
Moles purchased any of the arms. Attesded a menthe on
Friday, the 21ot of July. Mr. O'Brien ma net at that mmil-
hug. It was held in the same room, mel sea
a mostiog of
the same body. lamer Mos was is the shair.
The examinatioa of the witaemeshad sot concluded when
oar report left.