The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-05 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Minus, OCT. 4.—The case for the Crown was
brought to a close yesterday evening. A number of
gentlemen, witnesses for the defence, leave Dublin
this day, for Clonmel.
There is no news of any interest, apart from the
Special Commission, this morning.
The Paris correspondent of the Freeman gives an
account of an attempt by the French Commissary of
Police, at Havre, at the instigation of the British
Consul, to kidnap one of the Irish refugees, a Mr.
Cavanagh. It would appear that the Consul repre-
sented to the French authorities that Cavanagh's
offenceslwere unconnected with politics. Fortunately
he was absent from the hotel when the attempt was
made to arrest him, and before his return the packet
had sailed for Southampton.
Mr. Robert Lambkin, who had only a day or two
previously returned from England, was arrested on
Saturday evening by Constable Porter, on a warrant
issued under the Suspicions of Treason Act, and
lodged in the city of Cork gaol.
On Mondaythe constabulary succeeded in arresting,
at Dunkitt, a man named Patrick Hanlon, a native
of Old-town, near Thomastown, and charged with
being one of the armed party, of insurgents who bi-
vouacked at Owning-hill, near Piltown, the evening
after the burning of the Slate-quarry barracks. This
man- was transmitted to this town, and examined be-
fore the Earl of Beshoron gh and Mr. Coniston, R.M.,
when he *as fully identified as one of the insurgents
by an old man named Magrath, residing near
Owning. The story of this old man is somewhat ex-
traordinary. He ;stated that he had a son who was
a wild and dissipated character, and who left the
neighbourhood three years since, and no tidings of
his whereabouts could be obtained till the
occurrence of the insurrection. When the in-
surgent encampment took place at Owning, it
occurred to Magrath that there could not be a more
likely place to find his scapegrace son, and having
gone there for the purpose, he actually did
find him amongst the zebels. He endeavoured to
induce the young man to return home, but whilst
thus engaged the prisoner Hanlon ran over to a large
heap of arms which lay on the ground, and consisted
of pikes, guns, and bayonets, and taking up a pole
which had a bayonet on the end of It, threatened to
run it through him if he was not off immediately.
Magrath then retired, and never saw his son since.
Hanlon was committed by the magistrates to the
county gaol of Kilkenny for trial at next assizes.
Early in the morning of Thursday last a large dis-
trict of the county of Kilkenny, neighbouring here,
was thoroughly scoured in search of persons who had
been " out," and were then suspected to be lurking
in this vicinage. The movement was made under the
direction of Sub-Inspector Reardon, of Drogheda, but
nt present on special service in Kilkenny, and the ar-
rangements were as admirably carried out as planned,
although nothing important eventuated from them.
Before daybreak constabulary parties from Mullina-
vat, Kilmacow, ifooneoin, Tempeorum, 0 wning, Pil-
town, and Carrick, and a detachment of the 4Lh
Light Dragoons marched from their respective
stations, and thus encircling a large district, proceeded
to scour the country round till they all met at the
chapel of Killnaspick, the central point of concentra-
tion previously pitched upon for the purpose. The
whole movement was excellently made, but a single
arrest of known rebel or suspicious character did not
accrue from it. It, however, established one very im-
portant fact, namely, that that portion of the county
is perfectly tranquil and free from strange incendiaries
At present.
ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE.—On Thursday night some
malicious villain endeavoured to upset the Waterford
mail, which leaves this city for Dublin, at about
eknap'ClOCk, P.M., by placing an ass's car and two
wheels, taken from the car, across the road beyond
Windgap. The night being very dark, the result
was that one fit' the wheelers was severely hurt, but
providentially no injury was sustained ,by the pas-
sengers or the coach.