The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-22 00:00:00

LATEST FROM THE SOUTH.

The following, from the correspondent of the Free-
man, appears in this morning's publication :
"CLONAIgL, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—There is
good deal of bustle and preparation here for the
Special Commission, which opens to-morrow, at eleven
o'clock. The witnesses for the prosecution have
all, or nearly all, arrived in town. Mr. Kern-
mis, the Crown solicitor, and several of his
assistants, came down from town yesterday,
and have been since actively engaged in pre-
parations for the trial. In the course of the
morning several female witnesses, wretchedly attired,
and apparently of the lowest class, were escourted to
the Court-house by a number of the constabulary ;
and I understand their depositions were subsequently
taken by Mr. Kemmis and his assistant, according to
the course usually adopted in cases of this description.
It is stated that there are between sixty and seventy
witnesses against Mr. O'Brien alone. If the grand
jury were to examine anything like this number, the
bills of indictment could not, of course, be found
within the term expected—namely, on the first day.
But it is thought that only comparatively a few
of those witnesses will be produced before the grand
jury. If it should so happen that the bill against
Mr. O'Brien, or any of the other prisoners to be
tried for high treason, is found on the first day,
rand delivered the day after, he may be put upon
his trial on Friday, the 2Sth. There seems to be
, some doubt as to whether any other trials will be
proceeded with in the meantime. Besides the number
of prisoners in custody on the ordinary charges, there
are several for political offences not amounting to
high treason, and it has been said that the Court will
go on with their trials en the days that must elapse
between the finding of the bills against those charged
with high treason and their arraignment. I have
heard it confidently stated to-day, however, that this
will not be done—that the only prisoners who will
be tried at this commission are those charged with
high treason.
Considerable alterations are being made in the
Crown Court. One of the galleries is to be set
apart for the accommodation of Mrs. Smith O'Brien
and other relatives of the state prisoners.
" Communicating with the dock is a narrow vaulted
and flagged apartment or passage, in which the pri-
soners are usually kept while waiting for trial. It is
a cold, comfortless looking place, and being unpro-
vided with any seats, those who are confined in it
will be obliged to stand, or walk up and down until
their presence is required in court. The walls bear
the names of several unfortunate men, who there
passed a short interval between the prison and the
grave.'
"Increased accommodation is being provided for
the reporters, a large number of whom will be in
attendance. The manager of the Electric Telegraph
Company is said to have arrived in town, for the
purpose of making arrangements by which the most
speedy intelligence relative to the progress of the
trials can be forwarded, to the Government several

times each day.
" Besides the Attorney-General, the other Crown
Counsel, for whom lodgings have been engaged, and
who are to arrive this evening, are the Solicitor-
General, Messrs. Scott, and Sausse.
"The grand jurors of the county are arriving in
town every hour, and lodgings have reached a high
premium since morning.
" The High Sheriff, with a large escort, has gone
out to met the Judges ; but up to the hour of closing
my letter their Lordships had not arrived.
"A number of the military who had been dispatched
to Carrick and other localities, said to be disturbed,
returned to this town to-day, apparently very much
fatigued. There is a large force at present here. It
is evidently intended that the representatives of
Majesty, and all others of her Majesty's servants
shall be duly and properly protected.
"The nature and extent of the late disturbances,or
alleged real rebellion,' are now pretty well ascer-
tained, and the public can draw the line between the
truth and error in the published accounts. Appa-
rently a more peaceable country could not be travelled
over than between Dublin and this yesterday. There
was no sign of the slightest excitement ; and I believe
the same remark would apply to the districts said to
be a few days ago the scene or centre of elarming
insurrectionary movements."
The following persons were brought in here this
morning by a constabulary party from Carrick,
under the charge of Constable Coghlan. They were
committed by Mr. Stuart, justice of the peace :
pat Walsh, aged 17, can read and write ; James
Neil, aged 40, can neither read nor write ; and John
Moore, aged 19, can read and write, were charged and
fully identified fur burning, with other traitors, the
police-barracks at the slate quarries on the 12th inst.,
for appearing in arms against the Queen, and for
destroying and stealing the property of the consta-
bulary.
They were arrested on Monday night by a large
constabulary force under Sub-Inspectors Rennison
and Bourke, consisting of forty men, in their own
houses, and in which were also found a large quantity
of the wearing apparel and furniture belonging to
the police-barracks. They are to be tried at the
special commission.
The following is a copy of the calendar of pri-
soners for trial at the special commission :
Suspected of high treason—John B. Russell, James
Purcell, Edward Smith, James O'Donnell, Arthur
O'Ryan, and Francis O'Ryan.
Concerned in treasonable proceedings—John Hickey,
alias James Walsh.
One of a party of insurgents who attached the police at
Farinrory and was wounded—James Dwyer.
Engaged with Smith O'Brien in rebellious and in-
surrectionary proceedings—John Preston, Jeremiah
Mealy, John Linnane, Pat Ormond, John Brennon,
Stephen Morrissey, James Butler, James Day, Edmond
Kennedy, Michael Bryan, Edward Maher, and James
Britten.
Concerned in treasonable practices—Thomas Parker
O'Flanagan and Pat Dunn.
Having a pike in a proclaimed district—Minim Mur-
phy, William Quirke, and Daniel Collins.
One of an armed party who attacked the police bar-
rack at Glenbower (wounded).—W. Kelly.
Aiding and assisting S. O'Brien in arms against the
Queen—Thomas Finnane and Edward Kennedy.
Concerned in treasonable practices—William Pratt
and Denis Tyne.
Concerned in treasonable practices (high treason)—
Manim R. Leyne, Patrick O'Donoghue, James Orchard,
Thos. Stack, Terence Bellew M'Manus, Patrick O'Don-
nell, W. S. O'Brien, and Thomas F. Meagher.
Burning the police barracks at slate quarries on the
12th July, in arms, destroying and plundering the pro-
perty of the constabulary, and being traitors, &c.—James
Neill, Patrick Walsh, and John Moore.
Four hundred person have come to town in reference
to giving evidence against the State prisoners. Most of
them visited the gaol to-day for the purpose of identify-
ing them, and it expected that 140 will be examined
as witnesses during the trials. The judges have not yet
arrived.
The following paragraphs appear in the Tipperary
Free Press of this day, in addition to the statement of
a correspondent, to the effect that. the district about
Glenbower was
in
inthem
consequenceosttran ff a number
tranquil condition :
‘ on Sunday, of
per-
sons being seen on the mountians near Palliser's
Castle, crowds were at every avenue of the street
from which a glimpse of the hill could be obtained.
Rumours were abroad that it was a party of insur-
gents, and a very brilliant fire being lighted in the
evening in the vicinity, served in some minds, t
confirm the retorts. -On inquiry we discovered tha,
the parties on the hill were some young men who