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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 he postponed

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

:soever with him since

contrary,

although unwi:

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

hour under a lanr

he believes- that he was recognized by several of the pas:

Fers-by. One poor woman selling
tionably knew him, for,looking up, she
God !•it is himself."
MR. SMITH O'BRIEN IN KILMAINHAM GAOL.—Some
account of the appearance and demeanour of " the King

ries unques-

xclaimed, "01

been communicated to us by an eye witnes3. One morn-
ing during the past week Mr. O'Brien was engaged
.in the
game of hand-hail with one of the guard of soldiers, con-
sisting of about thirty men, placed over the prismer,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 be should be torn from his family,
deprived of his property, or either he shot, hanged, or
banished for life from his country. His wife regarded him

coursing dovvn 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

THE CAPTOR OF O'BRIEN

appears that Hulme,

linen, was

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-
where ur f,lonions disguise, or doubled up
in a meal tub, or a nermanent occupant of some very un-
dignified back premises. In this last citadel of his for-
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.—On
the night of the 7th 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 be was placed at the bar of the Commis-
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
Irish 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
Friday night, and as the
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untilviere
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 £5O 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 Baren, 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'Brie
immediately at Clonmel.
On Friday Denis Hoben pleaded guilty, as a printer of
the Tribune, of having printed seditious libels.
On Saturday, in the cases of prosecution against T. D.
Reilly end J. F. Fitzpatrick, the traversers and their 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,

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