The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-08-15 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

or otherwise, of any portion will be made applicable as
against all.

A large number of the club leaders have taken their
departure from Cork for America.
Eighteen persons charged with the attacks on the Lime-
rick mails have been arrested.

WARNING TO REBELS !—Of the thirty men who formed
Smith O'Brien's body guard, at and subsequent to the
battle of Ballingarry, fifteen have turned approvers !
The TVerford Independent states, on credible authority,
that warrants have been issued for the apprehension of
more than SO individuals in the county Wexford.
A large placard, with a pike-head, and " Death to
Lord Clarendon," written in letters of blood, was posted
on Wednesday at Galway. It was taken down by a
constable.
Since the proclamation, warning the people against
harbouring the rebel leader, Mr. Smith O'Brien never
once, up the hour of his capture, slept under a roof, al-
though the peasantry and farmers were perfectly willing
to receive him.

On Thursday week Viscount Hardinge arrived in Kil-
kenny, which is, we believe, to be his head quarters forsome
time. In the evening his lordship was entertained at mess
by the colonel and officers of the 83rd Regiment. On
Monday Viscount Hardinge inspected the garrison.
COINCIDENCES.—It has been suggested as curious co-
incidences that Mr. Smith O'Brien was tried in Dublin
on the 15th of May, the anniversary of O'Connell's
death ; was arrested on the sth of August, the anniversary
of his burial ; and committal to prison on the 6th. the
anniversary of his birth.

The Lord-Lieutenant, in addition to the caution against
'harbouring any of the rebel leaders, has issued a further
caution, to the effect that the penalty of treason will
equally attach to all masters of emigrant ships, packets,
and sea-going vessels, should they be concerned in favor-
ing the escape of any of the persons above named, or
others whom they shall know to have been engaged in
treasonable practices.
. The following particulars are, among the statements
made by Mr. Smith O'Brien since his committal to Kil-
mainham. Some days previous to his appearing in open
insurrection, a difference of opinion, terminating in a
final rupture, took place between him and Mr. Meagher.
The latter contended that operations should be riostponed
until the rebel organization was more perfect ; and on
Mr. O'Brien's persisting in his resolution to proceed
immediately to action, Mr. Meagher withdrew, and has
had_ no further commnnipgrion whatsoever w;th him since.
Mr. O'Brien's object in going to Thurles was not to
effect his escape—on the contrary, although unwilling
actually to give himself into custody, he was resolved
against any further endeavour to evade pursuit. He ac-
cordingly walked through the most public parts of the
town of Thurles, for a considerable time previous to his
arrest. He particularly mentions his having stood for
fully half an hour under a lamp, and in such a position
that the light shone full upon his face. Thus situated,
he believes that he was recognized by several of the pas-
sers-by. One poor woman selling gooseberries unques-
tionably knew him, for looking up, she exclaimed; Oh,
God ! it is himself."

MR. SMITH O'BRIEN IN KILMAINHAM GAOL.—Some
account of the appearance and demeanour of "the King
of Munster," while under incarceration in this prison, has
been communicated to us by an eye witness. One morn-
ing during the past week Mr. O'Brien was engaged in the
game of hand-hall with one of the guard of soldiers, con-
sisting of about thirty men, placed over the prisoner, when
Mrs. O'Brien was admitted ; it being, we believe, the first
time she had seen him since his capture. On beholding
him she burst into tears, and asked him what he now
thought about his foolish projects ? He replied that he
saw his own folly now, when it was too late,—and the con-
sequence would be, that he should be torn from his family,
deprived of his property, or either be shot, hanged, or
banished for life from his country. His wife regarded him
awhile in speechless grief and amazement, the tears
coursing down her cheeks in rapid succession, and, at
length affected by her sorrow, O'Brien himself shed tears,
but evidently strove to hide them. We understand that
his guard relieve each other in watching over him day and
night. It is not very easy, therefore, for any one outside
the gaol to obtain communication with the prisoner of
state.

THE CAPTOR OF O'BRIeN.—It appears that Hulme,
who arrested O'Brien, was formerly a policeman at Man-
chester, where he was much respected as an active, honest
man. He has had the £5OO paid to him through the
Bank of Ireland, and has since arrived in this country,
his continuance in Ireland not being deemed safe. Hana-
van, the man who would have let him escape, sought to
cheat Hulme out of the reward, by asserting that he
(Hanavan)made the arrest through the instrumentality of
Hulme, but Mr. O'Brien coolly interposed and said,
That is the man who arrested me," pointing to Hulme ;
and his claim was recognised by the government. He
received the congratulations of many of the guards upon
the Liverpool and Manchester line, and was quite an
object of interest to many who recognised him during his
stay.
SUBMISSION OF THE IRISH REBELS.—It is but a short
month since Meagher and the other giants had it all their
own way. Lord Clarendon did not look much of a gigan-
ticide, and, if we might judge from the confidence of his
enemies, there was every reasonable prospect of his being
soon caught alive, and carried about Ireland, like Bajazet,
in a cage, preliminary, of course, to his undergoing the
fate described in the rhyme. A month has passed, and
such is the mutability of human affairs that Mr. Thomas
Meagher, the scourge of Britain, is now skulking some-
rnLi-iiie,settdwr gomulgini.ons disguise,, or doubled up
dignified back premises. In this last citadel of 0-1;7--
tunes Thomas Francis Meagher, described in the. Hue and
Cry as of " no occupation, 25 years of age, five feet nine
inches, dark, nearly black hair, light blue eyes, pale face,
high cheekbones, peculiar expression about the eyes,
cocked nose, no whiskers, well dressed," is at this mo-
ment endeavouring to avert the horrors of an assault, or
the tedium of a blockade, by an immediate capitulation.
Hard up in his fastness the rebel chief has sent the Rev.
Mr. Mackey, under a flag of truce to " my Lord Assassin,
the Butcher-General of Ireland," to beg for his life. On
the sole condition that he may still be permitted to live
under the rod of the oppressor, he is content to surrender
himself and all Ireland. Lord Clarendon, fortunately,
has no notion of bartering away the Royal mercy to every
fellow who may think to rebel as long as it is safe, and to
fall upon his marrow-bones at the first intimation of dan-
ger. His Lordship has declined to receive anything but
the• man himself, the animal Thomas Francis Meagher,
as described by the political zoologists of the Hue and
Cry. _ _ _

Richard O'Gorman, jun., is still at large, and the
Lord Lieutenant has, by proclamation, offered £3OO for
his apprehension.
SEIZURE OF THIRTY TONS OF GUNPOWDER.—OR
the night of the ith instant, the Coquette, Whelan, mas-
ter, went into Dungarvon Bay, and was boarded next
morning by three of the coast guard. Her nominal cargo
was " flour," and " othei Irish goods." On examining
they found gunpowder. Information being given to the
authorities, a detachment of the 6th Foot, and a police
force boarded the vessel. On a search, six hundred
barrels of gunpowder were discovered—in weight about
thirty tons. The master and one of his crew went on
shore ; no doubt to make arrangements for effecting a
landing at a part of the country so close to the Tipperary
border—but were since apprehended. The crew were
sent to bridewell, and each of them gave conflicting
accounts. It was subsequently discovered that the powder
was purchased at several places in Cork, to be conveyed
by the person who brought it to Liverpool, paid for, and
subsequently put on board the vessel, which immediately
sailed from Cork. There was nothing known by the
authorities of this transaction, until the police went about
the city for the usual returns given by vendors of the
amount sold in the week ; when, perceiving the unusual
quantity sold, inquiry was made immediately at the Cus-
tom-house, where it was ascertained that no powder had
been entered there; and it being subsequently ascer-
tained that this vessel had sailed, a war-steamer was
immediately despatched after her, and came up just in
time to see her put into Dungarvon offing. It turns out
that this seizure, like the last, was unnecessary. The
powder was purchased for and regularly invoiced to a
firm in this town.

Clonmel and the surrounding country are quite peace-
able. The constabulary were actively engaged in search-
ing for arms in the neighbouring districts. All the arms
belonging to persons who joined the clubs have been
seized. Arrests continue to be made in town and country,
and many warrants had been issued for the apprehension
of suspected persons. Several Americans had been placed
in custody, _ _ _

At Dublin the grand jury have found true bills against
Duffy, under the Crown and Government Security Act,
and on Tuesday he was placed at the bar of the qommis-
sion Court. He sought to plead, but as the arraignment
was not complete, he was not allowed to do so. The
Attorney-General intimated that he might have sent up
bills for high treason, but he would be satisfied to have
Mr. Duffy, tried on this indictment.—On Wednesday, the
Dublin grand jury returned true bills against John Martin,
the proprietor of the Irish Felon, Kevin Izod O'Doherty
and Richard Dalton Williams, the proprietors of the
fish Tribune, and Denis Hoban, John Flanigan, William
Murray, Henry Shaw, and other printers, connected with
the Nation, the Felon, or the Tribune. Williams and
O'Doherty were afterwards placed at the bar, and pleaded
not guilty to an indictment, charging them, under the
Crown and Government Security Act, with having pub-
lished certain libels in the Irish Tribune.
On Thursday O'Doherty indicted for publishing sedi-
tious articles in the Tribune, was placed at the bar, and a
jury was sworn. The Attorney-General addressed the
jury, and the trial lasted until Friday night, and as the
jury could not agree, they were discharged late on Satur-
day without finding a verdict.
A newsvender who had been apprehended, was on
Wednesday placed at the bar, and having pleaded guilty,
was released on their own recognizance of -C-50 to come up
for judgment when called upon.
On Thursday, five or six persons pleaded guilty in the
same court to indictments, charging them with having in
their possession guns, pistols, and pikes. As it appeared
that they might not have been aware of the illegality of
their conduct, the Chief Bar9n, after a strong caution, di-
rected all of them to beimprisoned for 48 hours, with the
exception a one, who was sentenced to one month's im-
prisonment.
A special commission to try Mr. O'Brien will be opened
immediately at Clonmel.
On
Hoban pleaded guilty, as a printer of
the ofhaving printed seditious libels.
On
in the cases of prosecution against T. D.
Reilly
P. Fitzpatrick, the traversers and their sure-
nTrs Friday
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sure-
ties having been called and no response being made, the
Chief Baron ordered the sureties to be estreated and bench
warrants to issue.—Several parties charged with having
guns and swords in their possession were discharged, on
showing a reasonable ground for having such articles.
A FELONIOUS PIE.—On Thursday, a large meat pie
smoking from the oven was presented at the gate of the
city gaol by a servant of .Messrs. Varian, of Patrick-street,

to be given to Isaac Stephen and Ralph Varian, prisoners
for treasonable practices. Before the pie was forwarded
by the outward turnkey the searcher pierced it with a long
needle, and finding it contained something hard, lifted the
crust and discovered a bottle. On drawing the cork, it
was found to enclose five or six letters and scraps of news-
papers. The scraps gave accounts of the arrests of the
rebel leaders and reports of the proceedings in Italy.
Amongst the letters was one directed to I. S. Varian, pur-
porting to be written by one of his female relatives, which
was very lengthy, couched in extraordinary language, and
containing the most horrifying sentiments. It commenced
by stating that the Irish revolution was crushed by the gold
of England and the treachery of Ireland. but it was only
for a time, though he or shn might not live too see ano-
ther effort, as the present age was not suited to struggle
for nationality :—however, baseness and cowardice would
have their reward. The potato blight had again shown
itself, and in a form more destructive than hitherto, and
thank God for it, as it would rid Ireland of the degraded
wretches who had not manly heroism to risk their mi-
serable lives in a battl .c, edotri ; she would, however,
regret to have the po ar.t willing swept away, if there
were not a hereafter I I.c letter proceeded to say that
the base Romish p • is L. I sold their country, and were
now about to be r as tr,, for their undying sins by Saxon
gold. [There ar r,tht s passages, the import of which it
would be wrong to aim to.] The bottle and its contents
have been detained by the authorities. The pie was given
to the prisoners.—Cork Constitution.
THE SAVINGS' BANKS.—The Cork Constitution of
Tuesday says :—" There is no better barometer of confe-
derate feeling than the savings' barks. Last week large
sums were drawn out here, and notices for larger given.
Yesterday, numbers of the notices were withdrawn, and
many of the drafts re-deposited, some of the owners re-
marking, ' We'll have no war now.' The arrest of O'Brien
has had a very sedative effect."
DR. M'CARRON.—This person, who was arrested in
Dublin, on Monday, and committed to Newgate for high
treason, and who is supposed to represent the body of
Irish sympathizers in America, was formerly a resident
of Liverpool. . His profession is that of a surgeon, and he
is understood to be a man of remarkable ability. For
some time past he has sailed as surgeon with the Sarah
Sands, American screw steamer; and he only gave up
this situation to follow his treasonable tastes on the other
side of the channel. The Executive have, for some time,
had their eye on him and his brethren in the crusade
which he was conducting on behalf of the Young Ireland
party in America : he need not hope to escape the fate
which has befallen lei►,,. Dr. M'Carron was arrested in
rather a strange manner. Believing himself to be un-
known and unsuspected, he sought and obtained an order
to visit his brother-in-law, Mr. Duffy, of the Nation, at
present incarcerated in Newgate ; the officers of the prison
treated him with all civility, and he was not disturbed in
his interview, in which much treason was no doubt talked
with his relation; but on keying the cell, and requesting
to be shown outside the walls, he was politely informed
that he was a prisoner, and that measures would be
taken to secure to Mr. Duffy the solace of his brother-
in-law's constant company. Bergin, another American
sympathizer, has also been arrested : he is also an Irish-
man. Papers are said to have been found in the posses-
sion of these parties which indicate a much more careful
and well-provided conspiracy than was supposed to exist,
and curious disclosures may therefore be expected on their
trials.

Michael Healy was executed at Clare, last week, for the
murder of Michael M'Namara. He confessed his guilt.
The Cork papers announce that it is the intention of
Mr. John O'Connell to take up his permanent residence
in London for the more efficient discharge of his duties as
a director of the National Bank. The hon. gentleman, it
is stated, means to retire from politics.
SENTENCES.-At Nenagh assizes, Martin Ryan was
sentenced to death for the murder of the Rev. Mr. Lloyd ;
and William Cartley and John Ryan, for conspiring to
murder Mr. Richard Bayly, who is still living, though his
life was despaired of for some time.
At an assize ball, on Tuesday, at Cork, the dress of a
young lady, named M'Carthy, took fire in one of the
dressing-rooms, but the fire was fortunately extinguished
by the aid of a gentleman, without doing the wearer more
injury than slightly scorching her fair arms.
At Newry, on Friday, a young child was in danger of
being ridden over, and a woman, who ran to rescue her,
fell. The driver of the cart, in attempting to save the
woman, also fell, and the wheel of the heavily laden cart
passed over them both, and killed them instantaneously.
The child escaped uninjured.
The anniversary of the relief of Derry was celebrated by
the Apprentice Boys on Friday with all the usual demon-
strations. An excellent sermon was preached to the
clubs by the Rev. W. Alexander, curate of the cathedral
and chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant, from Isaiah, xxxvii.
34, " By the way that he came, by the same shall he
return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord."
ExEcuTioNs.—On Tuesday, at Roscommon, Patrick
Hasty and Owen Beirne were executed, the former for
conspiring to murder the late Major Mahon, and the
latter for conspiring to murder the late Rev. Mr. Lloyd.
They both confessed the justice of their sentence, and
Hasty attributed his wretched end to "a knowledge and
participation in the accursed system of Molly Maguire-
ism."

The accounts from Ireland about the potato are very
contradictory. Even in the same district one person will
tell you that they are very bad,"—another, that " they
never were better." A friend who left Dublin on Tuesday
for the country some miles to the west writes that on his
journey he observed " all the potato gardens, with no
in many places in which the same observation has been
made, the root hag, heretofore at least, been sound.
MELANCHOLY EFFECTS OF CLUB LAw.—A working
shoemaker in Dublin who was secretary to one of the
seditious clubs, on hearing of the proclamation for dissol-
ving them, being apprehensive of arrest—fled. Shortly
after the police came to search for him ; and his wife, who
was far advanced in pregnancy, became so frightened, that
she was seized with premature labour, which ended in
lier death. She has left two infant children, who now
have no one to protect them. So much for club law.
HEROIC CONDUCT.—As Mr. John Hilton, steward to
G. Gough, Esq., of Ardsallah, was proceeding to ring the
work-bell at six o'clock yesterday morning, a dog
that accompanied him, by barking and growling, drew his
attention to the shrubbery, which was quite close. On
turning round be saw a large athletic man, six yards dis-
tant, with a pistol presented at his face, and with great
self-possession, made a sudden headlong plunge at the
villain, which tumbled him ; a desperate struggle ensued,
in which the pistol was taken and retaken several times,
and which did not terminate for three quarters of an hour.
Hilton, having inflicted a severe wound on the fello ?es
head, then collared and marched himin to the stable-yard,
where he completely secured his prisoner. It is worthy
of remark, that Mr. Gough had given some gunpowder to
a workman on the evening before, for the purpo.sr of pro-
tecting his crops. The wadding found in the pistol was,
beyond doubt, torn from the paper in which the powdtr
was enclosed, and the miscreant who attempted the mur-
der, though a stranger, happened to be a cousin of the
labourer who had charge of the powder. —Clonmel
Chronicle.

. EFFECT OF FIRMNESS.—The orders of General Mac-
donald for the preparation of a special train to take Smith
O'Brien to Dublin, were conveyed to Thurles railway
station by Captain Makenzie, who on arriving there found
the only engine in reserve puffing away and on the point
of starting for some other portion of the line. He imme-
diately went up to the driver and told him that General
Macdonald's commands were that he should remain, and
take a special train up to Dublin. The driver refused to
obey, stating that he would not take his orders from such
a quarto., whereupon Captain Mackenzie quietly pulled
out a pistol, and told the man that if he did not at once
do as he was ordered, he would blow his brains out. This
had an immediate effect, and the engine was retained for
the purpose for which it was wanted. Had it not been
for this firmness, Smith O'Brien must have remained at
Thurles that night, and next day, by the pulling up of the
rails or otherwise, his transmission to Dublin might have
' been difficult or impossible. As a proof of this we may
mention that one of the trains next day between Thurles
and Tipperary ran against a huge block of stone, which-
had been placed on the line during the night, and which
did considerable damage to the engine.
AWFUL SCENE.—At Nenagh assizes, on Monday,
Richard, James, and Mary Conolly were found guilty of
•aiding at the murder of Thomas Dillon, on May 18, for
the actual commission of which two brothers of the male
prisoners had been previously found guilty. At the open-
ing of the case the female prisoner, an old woman, who
was aiont eighty years of age, being unable to stand,
sat down near the side of the dock. Mr. Henry Phillips,
a juror, said that he as a juror, wished to have the old
woman standing at the bar, so that the jury might see her.
Court : She is too old and too feeble to stand. Mr.
. Scott (Counsel for the prosecution): She is eighty years
of age. Ob, is it not truly melancholy to contemplate
that a woman of her years, being on the verge of eternity,
should stand at the bar charged with being privy to the
murder, with having held a basin to receive the blood
which flowed from a gash in the throat of the victim, and
which had been inflicted by her sons—(sensation).
Court : Mr. Scott, Mr. Scott, I hope you will not go into
those matters, and not become excited. I know the
particulars of the whole case. Mr. Scott then proceeded
to state the case according to the evidence, and having
concluded, the old woman stood up and grasped the rail
of the dock with her shrivelled hands. Her grey hair
hung loosely about her head, and her appearance was that
of a maniac; she screamed loudly and extended her at-
tenuated arms, and repatedly clapped her hands, at the
same time exclaiming wildly, and oscillating her head and
shoulders—" Oh, gentlemen, look at me, look at me ; oh,
wisha D/ei na Glora—my two boys are hanged, and my-
self and my other two boys here ; ochone, ochone," and
she began to cry most bitterly. Thomas Looby, an ap-
prover, having been called upon ascended the witness ta-
ble, when Richard Conolly cried out—" Oh, Looby,
Looby, you hanged our brothers, and now you are going
to hang our poor mother and ourselves. 'declare to God,
this day, I will follow you, either dead or alive, until I
have satisfaction from you. You took our land from us,
and—" The old woman : " Oh, Looby, Looby,
Looby." This was truly a touching scene, and, while it
lasted, the utmost sensation prevailed in court."
MORE INTOLERANCE.—At the Petty Sessions at Skib-
hereen, held about a fortnight ago, a case came on in con-
sequence of the demolition of a garden-wall in the old
churchyard of Abbey Stewry, which elicited an exposure
of gross religious tyranny. It appears that some years
ago, the highly-respected and huma::e Richard R. Town-
send, vicar of the parish named, did his utmost during the
famine to alleviate the distresses of the poor without re-
gard to the religion of those who were the recipients of
the relief he had the means of bestowing through his own
resources as well as the government fund. During his
exertions he invited the co-operation of the Roman Ca-
tholic priest, and they worked Swell and amicably together
the worst period of that fearful visitation. During its
continuance, Mr. Townsend found that the churchyard
wall, where so many victims .of the contagion were daily

interred, was in a delapidated state, and the dogs entered
by night and rooted amongst and tore the bodies. He, in
consequence, had a wall which divided the churchyard
from a garden repaired, and also a small gate-house, the
expense being defrayed partly by himself, and partly by
Lord Dufferin, in order to prevent scenes which were an
outrage to all humanity, and which took place in the spring
of 1847. After the worst season of calamity had passed
away, Mr. Townsend erected schools for boys and girls, to
which the children of the parish were indiscriminately ad-
mitted, and many of the Roman Catholics availed them-
selves of the boon. Lately, however, the wall was demo-
lished, though no objection had been urged against it as a
nuisance for the first six months after it was built. The
cause of this it was proved by a witness in the case, him-
self a Roman Catholic, was that a man, also a Roman
Catholic, had persisted in sending his children to Mr.
Townsend's schools, and it further appeared (though not
absolutely in evidence, as the question was not urged upon
the witness) that the mischief had been urged from the
altar of a Roman Catholic chapel. The people themselves,
of all classes universally, approved of the erection of the
wall, as making their burial-ground respectable, which it
never had been before. It now lies a heap of ruins. The
Rev. Mr. Townsend, in a moderate and feeling letter,
stating the particulars, makes the following remark amongst
others, and we sincerely trust the writer's hopes may be
realized :—" I have good reason for believing that such
altar assailments will not long be borne. The people's
wits have been too long in movement towards thinking
and reflection from the appeals made to their reason and
private judgment by the devices of agitation ; and, accord-
ing to the spirit of the age, they will disentrammel them-
selves by and bye of all such encumbrances upon the
liberty they have been taught to make a household word
of for other purposes, by those who would crush it by their
own weight when it begins to exert itself in a way they do
not choose, viz. against themselves. But in vain. They
have gone too far with the cry of liberty, and resistance to
the spirit they have evoked will be certain ruin—slow per-
haps, but sure. Though changes now come rapid as light,
and it is hard to say the turn on the instant the wayward
fancy of these times may take against oppression." The
writer then states what the schools are doing. The boys'
schools are in full operation of usefulness, and one of the
free boys will soon be sent to the upper school to prepare
himself as a sizar for the University. A wash-house has
been erected, where the clothes of the poor children are
washed, dried, and mangled. A flax manufactory is also
erected at which the boys and girls work alternate days,
and acquire the art of hand-scutching, a novelty in that
quarter. The girls' schools are equally efficient, and some
beautiful specimens of knitting by the scholars have been
sent to England. " And these," says the reverend writer,
" are the schools it is so unrighteously sought to binder
the children of our people to frequent ! It cannot be that
the friends of humanity will not support me in my poor
efforts for their good ; neither can I for one moment doubt
that schools dedicated to, and based on the word of truth
of, the Most High God, can be either forsaken by Him,
or unsuccessful."