The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-21 00:00:00

The Cloninel Chronicle thus describes the progress
of the state prisoners from Dublin to their final desti-
nation in the gaol of Clonmel :
" The special train arrived at Thurles in three hours
and twenty minutes. Here they were mat by a large
military and constabulary force upon Bianconi's cars, and
the travelling carriage having been removed from the
train and put to, Messrs. O'Brien, Meagher, and Leyne
were placed inside. There was nobody else with them.
Messrs. O'Donoghue and M'Manus occupied seats out-
side, and the rest of the vehicle was occupied by police
inspectors, constables, &c. They left Thurles at about
two o'clock this morning and travelled on at a very rapid
rate through Cashel, where they remained for some time
to refresh the escort and the horses. The prisoners '
were also offered refreshment, which, however, was de-
clined, except a few cigars, which some of the party'
took. Then they came on to Clonmel, which place
they reached at half•past seven o'clock. The prisoners
were then handed over to the custody of Dir. Strahan,
the Governor, and were immediately supplied with an
excellent breakfast, of which they heartily partook.
Messrs. O'Brien and Meagher were removed to a rather
comfortable apartment prepared for them in the hospital
rooms of the building, where they immediately retired
to rest. Messrs. M'Manus, O'Donoghue, and Leyne,
were then placed in the same department with other
prisoners charged with treasonable offences. All the
prisoners enjoy excellent health and spirits. Mr.
M‘ Manus was very much dissatisfied with the distinction
which had been wade between him and Messrs. O'Brien
and Meagher—for it must be remembered that Mr.
Dl'Manus is alio a great gun."
Of this Mr. M'Manus the Chronicle gives the fol-
lowing sketch :
" T. B. M'Manus is a native of Belfast, of prepossess-
ing appearance, and about 35 years of age. For some
years he was known in this country as a commercial
traveller, and among other houses had a commission
from Messrs. Denton and Co., hatters, of Gretna. in
Lancashire. Ire, however, relinquished this business
about four or five years since, and took up his residence
in Liverpool, where he has been studiously engaged as
forwarding agent and ship-broker, having secured, a
large and influential connexion in Ireland. He was
most attentive to his business, and gave general satisfac-
tion to those who ',employed him. He was a generous
high-spirited m tn, capable of overcoming difficulties of
no ordinary magnitude, and seemed to suffer no depres-
sion by the reverse of fortune, which he experienced
during the railway mania of 1845-46, having lost
considerably by speculation. He was always an en-
thusiastic nationalist, to which may be attributed his
connexion with the recent insurrectionary movement.
His. present unhappy position is deeply deplored by
a numerous circle of acquaintances and friends. In
Liverpool he had acquired a high position and
considerab!e influence. T. B. M'Manus and Co., the
firm of which he was principal, was among the first
forwarding agents in the Irish trade, and transacted
business for many establishments in Clonmel and Wa-
terford. Since Mr. M'Manus left his business and be-
came connected with the late melancholy attempt at re-
volution, he has been declared a bankrupt, we believe
not on account of his insolvent circumstances, but be-
cause a commission of bankruptcy seemed to be neces-
sary to wind up his affairs on account of his absence.
The charges against him are of the most serious-charae-

ter; he ii'statd to have been the actual leader in the
Farrinrory affair, after which he made his way to Liver-
pool, and took a passage for New York in an emigrant
vessel, which had put back into Liverpool, having sprung
a leak in foul weather. He then went to the Cove of
Cork, and was in the' N. D. Chase,' bound for the same
destination, when he was arrested by head-constable
Crowley, and forwarded to Richmond Bridewell, whence
he arrived here this morning."
The Clonmel correspondent of Saunders' News•
letter writes as follows :

" The belief is gaining ground that T. D'Arcy M'Gee,
lately connected with the Nation, was the leader of the
attack on the police barrack at Portlaw, and that he is
in that neighbourhood still. There is no doubt that there
are more leaders than O'Mahony. lam aware of Lord
Waterford's having received unquestionable information
(which he credits) that a week or two ago, at a meeting
of four or five leaders in the neighbourhood of Curragh-
more, it was resolved to make a capture of his Lordship or
the Marchioness as a hostage, with a determination. of.
visiting tcn either a punishment similar to that
awarded to the state prisoners. The- Marquis, how-
ever, has determined to make such a feat no easy
matter; between soldiers and armed specials he has
an effective guard of about one hundred armed men.
The bold and determined stand which his Lordship
has taken, and the unremitting activity and bravery
displayed by him, have done much to save that country
from the violence and outrage of a rebel horde, that
threatened to bear all before it. At the outset he
acted wisely in calling upon all to declare themselves
for or against rebellion, and to act in accordance with
their decision, in order that the matter might be
brought to a crisis. The following from the Clonmel
Chronicle is a description of a scene that occurred at
the meeting convened by his Lordship for that
purpose :
"Some weeks ago, when insurrectionary symptoms
first manifested themselves, the Marquis of Waterford
convened his tenantry and labourers tor the purpose of
asking them what part they were disposed to take in the
threatened outbreak. A crowd of ill-disposed fellows
from Portlaw gathered about him and made several de-
monstrations of dissent from his Lordship's statements,
about the far superior force which England would bring
against the rebels. One fellow was remarkably forward,
full of bluster, and cried out, We do not care—we are
able for them—we are ready to fight them, wait till we
are let at them.' The Noble Marquis pointed at the
noisy boaster, and said, ' Come here, sir; you want a
fight—stand out and have a round with me—let us see
what you are made of, who want to be at the troops ;
come, sir, try your hand with me.' The fellow dropped
his head and skulked away amid the derision of the
spectators. It is hardly necessary to add, that the
circumstance was not without a good effect on the
spectators."

" General" O'Mahony, it appears, had another
narrow escape from being captured on Saturday
night:—
" His pursuers have been often of late upon his heels,
as the readers of the Chronicle are aware ; but on this
night a force of police, under Sub-Inspector Renison,
proceeded to O'llahony's house, which is situated a
short distance from Carrick ; the owner, however, was
non est inventus, but his coat, waistcoat, and trousers,
were left behind on a chair beside the bed, from
which apparently some person bad risen a short
time before. He was closely pursued to
River Suir, his favourite route opposite Coolnamuck, at
which place he crossed the river, upon horse back again
—his old plan."
The subjoined letter brings the latest intelligence
from Carrick-on- Suir :
" Carrick-on-Suir, Tuesday Evening.
" The district of country around this town is the very
head-quarters of the late insurrectionary movements.
Slievenamon mountain, the hill of Aheny, and the Wa-
terford mountain are its vicinity ; indeed, the latter
mountain almost overhangs the town. On the road
from Cionmel to this place, I found all perfectly quiet.
As I passed through the country this morning the people
were busily engaged reaping, or at other farming oc-
cupations. The insurgents, it is stated by those who
have the best opportunity of knowing, and are acquainted
with their movements, have no regular encampment in
the surrounding hills. They are, no doubt, often col-
lected in large numbers, but
,they have scouts in every
direction, who watch the movements of the military and
police, and give them such timely intelligence of their
approach as affords thorn time to disperse or to gain the
other side of the mountain before the others ascend,
so that no vestige of them can be seen when they
pia the summit, I heard from the. police that there