The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-09-19 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

black with the assembled multitudes, which continue to
pour in from all quarters. Our informant most positively ,
asserts that there cannot have been less than from 20,000
to 30,000 men, partially accoutred and generally well
armed. Last night, fires blazed on every hill in the counties
of Wexford, Tipperary, Kilkenny, and Waterford."
At Carrick-on-Suer, on Friday, the soldiers succeeded
in capturing nine of the rebels, and twelve more with
pikes were taken by as many of the constabulary a day or
two before.
_

The Cork Constitution, of Saturday, the most honest
paper published in the south of Ireland, contains the fol-
lowing account of what has been done by these misguided
men :—" On Monday morning, large masses of armed
men were to be seen moving from all directions towards
Clonmel, and who were to have been encamped on the
hill. Here they were to have remained until the military
and police appeared, who if overpowering in number the
rebels were to break up in sections, taking different direc-
tions, and to keep up a retreat harassing to the soldiery
and police, and if by this movement the army and consta-
bulary were detached the rebels should take circuitous
routes, so as to concentrate at an appointed position, and
then begin to cut off the army in detail. Early on Mon-
day morning, mounted rebels rode through the moun-
rains calling at each house, and required the inmates to
join them armed, and to bring with them all the provi-
sions they possessed, telling those who offered an excuse
that their houses and property would be burned that
night, and they and their families would be piked. The
chapel bells were also rung during the day, which was a
signal to move to the rebel camp, and that night, as well
as the previous, the hills were lit up with signal fires.
Monday night large parties left Clonmel, Kilkenny, and
the villages, armed and provisioned, to join the insurgents
on Carrick mountain. The rebels, had to pass through
Portlaw, and endeavoured to induce the police in the sta-
tion there to join them or surrender their arms, but nei-
ther having been complied with, a skirmish took place, the
police discharging their carbines effectively from the house.
while the result of the rebel volleys was merely smoke and
noise. Here the insurgents must have suffered severely,
for they retired in the greatest confusion. This proceed-
ing having been reported, the police, in conformity with
previous orders, prepared to leave the out-stations and
concentrate. Shortly after a rebel band was decried
moving towards the police-station at Glenbower. This is
at tnetoot or znevenam..,-witul. chhout eight miles from
Clonmel, where the Kilkenny mail coach and Blanconi's
car change horses. At this moment the police of that
station were packing their luggage on a car to abandon the
station-house, and move on to Carrick-on-Suir in com-
pany to the Nine-mile-house station men, who were re-
ported to be on march to join them. This was in con- '
formity with 'a regulation, that when the constabulary
deemed it necessary to quit their stations, they should
move on towards or wait the arrival of the men of
other stations, so that they might form a body less
likely to be ineffective. Perceiving the rebels coming
in the direction of the station, the Glenbower police
removed from the car their ammunition chest arid arms,
and retreated into the house, which they proceeded to
fortify as well as time and material would permit to
defend their position and their lives. The banditti, which
numbered about two hundred men, having arrived in
front of the station, all apparently armed, a number of
them set to work examining the contents of the car.
While this was going on, a man, who appeared to com-
mand, and who was of a superior class to his followers,
walked up to the station and got into conversation with
one of the inmates. The policeman determined to post-
pone the affray as long as possible, expecting every mo-
ment to be reinforced by the men from Nile-mile-house,
had recourse to the stratagem of appearing to fraternise'
and induce his associates to do the same, A colloquy
ensued, and Ireland's rights and Smith O'Brien's peril
wsre freely discussed until a shout was beard outside, and
the rebel party rushed in the direction of the road the
Nine-mile-house men were expected to travel. In a
moment after shots were fired, and the Glenbower men,
fearing their comrades were in danger, opened the door
and came out, and immediately they perceived seven
policemen retreating to the station-house. There they
received their comrades in arms, and the reinforced
body, now numbering 15, retired into the building, deter-
mined to expend their ammunition and sacrifice their
lives, or be victorious. They had scarcely taken up their
positions, when the rebels rushed towards the house, but
were met with a volley from within. This threw them
back for the moment, until their leader leaped over the
small road wall in front of the building, when his fol-
lowers rushed towards it, but stopped short, perceiving
that be fell from a shot from the police. Another, how-
ever, followed the daring example, and the result to him
was the same, while every fellow outside on the road, who
came within carbine range, was popped at by the police.
The fire having been kept up at both sides for about
twenty minutes, there was a cessation on the part of . the
assailants, who retreated, taking with them a number of
men dead or wounded, but leaving after them the bodies
of the two shot within the wall, and which none would
dare to remove. This transaction having been reported
at Callan, a distance of twelve miles, a party of the 75th
Regiment, and the head quarters of the 83rd, proceeded
to Glenbower, and returned at five o'clock the following
morning with the fifteen policemen, the two bodies of the
rebels, and the baggage. An inquest was held yesterday
on the bodies. During this time several other police
station houses were attacked by the advancing rebels,
but being found unoccupied were sacked, and some of
them burnt. The slate quarries station, near Aheny,
""------Ot the latter. The same day a party of the
rebels, on a mission
dcommissariat,
visited the house of a resp'eabign
,
Hahessy, whom they required with his two sons to join
them, bringing with them their fire-arms and what provi-
sions were in the house. Hahessy replied that he sup-
posed they would take the arms and food, but that he
would not join them, and he hoped his sons would follow
his example. This they were not satisfied with, and
though they excused his presence they insisted on that of
his sons. After some threatening, the sons proceeded
with them, and the father followed, imploring them to
return. He was warned by the commandant of the party
to retrace his steps, but continuing to follow and beseech,
one of the ruffians turned round, and, levelling his rifle at
the unfortunate man, shot him dead, and then proceeded
on their route. Another party visited the house of a
blacksmith, nicknamed Gowbeg, who lives on the moun-
tain, where they met a young man the son of Dr. Coch-
ran, of Clonmel. This gentleman had gone there for a
few days to fish in the lakes at Comfee, carrying also with
him a gun. Having taken his gun, one of the rebels said,
" He would spy," and he was ordered on his knees to be
shot. The young man fell upon his knees, imploring of
them not to take his life, which they disregarded, until
Gowbeg's wife threw herself upon him to protect him, and
.then they declared it would be a waste of ammunition to
shoot him. They next directed Gowbeg to make pikes of
what iron be had, for which they would call the next I
night, and if they were not ready both he and his wife
would be piked. They then, about a hundred in number,
proceeded on " their mission." Two of the fellows who
left Clonmel to join the rebels were fallen in with by the
police and arrested. Each was armed with a pike and car-
ried provisions on hii back. The name of one of them is
Quirke, a cutler by trade, and the other named Murphy,
a ladies' boot and shoemaker. On Wednesday night the
residence of the Rev. Mr. Hill, at Moate-hill, within
about two miles of Carrick, was attacked by a party from
the adjacent mountain, and his arms demanded. These
were refused, and the rev. gentleman and his son fired a
few shots through their windows to announce that they
were prepared. These were answered by shots from with-
out, but the party kept out of range and in a short time
retired with a fiendish yell, when it was discovered that
his out-offices and haggart were on fire, all'of which were
destroyed. The same night, about ten o'clock, over 500
armed men passed along the Stieragh mountain, opposite
the town of Clonmel, in the direction of Carrick.
• Nothing can exceed the spirit of disaffection that exists
among the labouring population throughout the three
counties, and which there is no hope of suppressing, un-
less an engagement should take place between them and
the military.
SENTENCE ON A SOLDIER.—The sentence on the soldier
of the Athlone garrison found guilty of having cursed the
Queen and cheered for repeal, is seven years' transporta-
tion—a warning to red-coated sympathisers.
The military are in active movement, and we may now
hope that an end will be put to thre insurrectienary
disorders.

ble marks) has improtta on the pisioll--the round barrel
is now described as a square barrel."
John Sexton, one of the " rebels," who was described
in a former number of the " Hue and Cry" as having
" two blue eyes, and blind of one of them," is set out in
Tuesday's publication as " with one blue eye," and "blind
qf one eye."
Such are the gems of the two last numbers.

RAILWAY AFFAIRS.
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The traffic on the Chester and Holyhead Railway for
the week ending 9th September, was,—Coaching traffic,
£l7OB 13s. Bd.; steam-boats, £199 14s. ; parcels, £72 45.;
goods and cattle, £126 7s. 7d. Total, £2106 19s. 3d.
It is understood that the secretaryship of the North-
Western Railway has been given to Mr. Stewart, a gen-
tleman who took an active part on the side of the dissen-
tients in the late Birmingham and Oxford -dispute. Fol-
lowing such officers, he will be tried by a severe test.
THE LATE ACCIDENTS ON THE LONDON AND NORTH-
WESTERN RAILWAY.—The expenses caused by the late
accidents, including all claims, will amount to about
£2,600. The relatives of the late Colonel Baird have, in
the handsomest manner, intimated their intention not to
make any claim on the company. _

FURTHER OPENING OF THE LEEDS AND THIRSIC
RAILWAT.—On Friday week, Captain Wynne, R.E., in-
spected that portion of the Leeds and Thirsk raliway lying
between Weeton Lane, near the river Warfe, and the city
of Ripon, an extent of 18 miles ; and on Thursday it was
opened for traffic between Weeton and Ripon; making a
total of about 28 miles of this line which is now available
for the public uses.
THE NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY.—Mr. Hudson, who
has lately become the purchaser of the Newcastle and
Carlisle, and Maryport and Carlisle Railways, is likely to
become the possessor also of the North British. At the
half-yearly meetin of the shareholders of this line, held
on the 13th instant, a committee was appointed to nego-
tiate with Mr. Hudson. It is *aid the terms will be six
per cent. for three years, and seven per cent. in perpe-
tuity afterwards.
From official returns it appears that the amount of traf-
fic for the last week, on 4,060 miles of railway, was
£221,867, thus accounted for :—£119,126 for the convey-
ance of passengers only. £47,805 for the carriage of goods,
and a remainder of £54,936 for passengers and goods to-
gether, not respectively apportioned ; being an increase of
£14,280 over the corresponding week of last year, when
the mileage was 3,188. The average earnings per mile
were £54, whilst in 1847 they were £65.
SPEED AND POWER ON THE NARROW GAUGE.—An
eight-wheeled engine of Stephenson's, on the long-boiler
and outside-cylinder principle, has recently been put upon
the London and North-Western Railway, for the purpose
of taking the heavy passenger-trains between London
and Birmingham. The engine has a 7-feet driving-wheel,
an 18-inch cylinder, and, we believe, about 1200 feet of
heating surface. We took a trip with her a few days since,
and found her to be equal to a speed of 52 miles per hour,
with 110 tons, down an incline of 16 feet per mile. We
think that when the driver—Matthew Hall, a very careful,
experienced, and intelligent man—has got the engine into
thorough working order, he will be able to take a train of
100 tons at a speed of about 56 miles per hour down an
incline of 1¢ feet per mile. Our own opinion is, that the
average consumption of coke by this engine will not ex-
ceed 401bs. per mile with the heavy trains upon the Lou-
don and North-Western. The engine weighs between 32
and 33 tons, in working order.--Railway Record.
WROUGHT IRON BOWSTRING GIRDERS FOR BRIDGES.
—The Mining Journal has published a diagram represent-
ing a wrought iron rib or girder, now being employed in
the construction of bridges, of 120 feet and 130 feet span,
at Messrs. Fox, Henderson and Co.'s establishment, the
London Works, near Birmingham, under the superin-
tendence of Mr. Joseph Locke, C.E. M.P. On Wednes-
day se'nnight, one of these girders was publicly tested at
the works, in the presence of Captains Simmons and
Wynne, R.E., the government inspectors of railways, and
upwards of a hundred other scientific gentlemen and en-
gineers. The bridge-rib had been erected, ready for proof,
in an open space in front of the London Works, and pre-
sented a clear span of 120 feet between the bearings. It
is constructed entirely of wrought Iron, and consits of an
arch of boiler plates and angle iron, tied across at the ends
by horizontal bars ; and the tie bars are so connected with
the arch by vertical standards, and by a double system of
diagonals. which have the effect of distributing over the
whole curve of the arch the action of weights placed on,
or passing over any point of the bridge. The proof was
applied by subjecting the beam to a load of 240 tons, being
double the weight of a continuous train of locomotive en-
gines, which was placed upon it in successive portions,
commencing at one end, so as to imitate, as nearly as pos-
sible, the effect of the passage of a train over it. The ut-
most deflection, under the extreme load of 240 tons, was
31 inches.
FRIGHTFUL CATASTROPHE ON THE RAILWAY.—A
terrible accident happened on the railway between this
city and Cheltenham, on Friday. Six navigators in the
employ of Mr. Blinkhorn, the contractor, were working
on the line about a mile 'on this side of the Midland sta.
tion, when their attention was engaged by an unusually
long luggage train which approached on the down line.
The unfortunate men desisted from their labour, congre-
gated on the up line, and gazed intently on the train, to
count, we are told, the number of trucks of which it was
composed. They knew not that they were numbering
the few remaining seconds of their existence, which was
passing away as swift as the train ' • for suddenly`they were
cut down by a Great Western train from Gloucester,
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tunate men were killed on the spot, an two were so
frightfully wounded that their lives are in imminent danger'
The sixth man miraculously escaped unhurt. The train
was stopped as soon as possible, and backed to the spot.
The scene was frightful ; five fellow creatures who, a few
moments before were blessed with strength and health,
lay extended on the ground dead or wounded; one of
them was dismembered, his arms and legs having been
cut completely off, and they were strewed along the line ;
and the rest were more or less mutilated and bloody. The
unfortunate men were immediately conveyed to Chelten-
ham, and the two who still breathed were received at the
Hospital. One of the three killed has left a very large
family, and all of them we believe are married men. We
understand that the driver of the Great Western blew the
whistle to warn the men of their danger, but either they
did not hear it, or else they were so paralysed by their
danger as to be unable to escape.— Gloucester Chronicle.

COURT AND FASHION.
THE QUEEN'S VISIT.

Her Majesty. and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Countess of Gamsborough, Viscountess Canning, and the
rest of the Royal suite, attended divine service on Sunday
week, at the Established Church of Scotland, at Cratchie.
The service was performed by the Rev. Mr. Anderson.
• Her Majesty and the Prince Consort make daily pedes-
trian excursions into the neighbourhood of the royal resi-
dence, and by their condescension and affability win more
and more the affections of all classes. On Saturday week
a crowd of reapers were sent home happy by a visit of her
Majeity to the scene of their labours. The interest which
the Queen has always manifested in the prosperity and
honest employment of her humblest subjects led her to
the harvest field, where she spent some time in witnessing
the occupations of the reapers.
The great Highland gathering took place on Thursday,
at Invercauld,' and was honoured with the presence of the
Queen and. Prince Albert. After the arrival of the illus-
trious party, the national sports of " throwing the ham-
mer," running, dancing, &c., were proceeded with, and
appeared to, afford great pleasure to the august visitors.
After witnessing the games, her Majesty and Prince Albert
honoured Mr. Farquharson, of Invercauld, with a visit,
and partook of refreshments. The Queen, the Prince, and
royal children, and the ladies and gentlemen of the Court,
afterwards returned to Balmoral.

A HIGHLAND BALL.—On Thursday, after the High-
land games performed at Braemar before the Queen, a
great number of chosen gentlemen (including the Duke
of Athol, the Duke and Duchess of Leeds, Earl of Aboyne,
Countess of Gainsborough, &c.) were honoured to dance
before her Majesty a variety of -Highland reels and
strathspeys. The ball-room was fitted, up in a marquee
capable of holding about .eight hundred persons. It was
divided into two conipaitmen`.s, the one being appro.
priated,for the ball in the evening, and the other for the
use of the chieftians with their clans. The ball-room was
superbly decorated. The flooring was of the smoothest
deal, about a foot from the turf. Along the sides of the
marquee there were two tiers of raised seats, dressed with
heather and wild flowers ; the west end was arranged
intn five china of an octagon, with an elevated platform
and nob. crinagoa-ottainonod 0000 t,... A
covered sofa in rich damask was set for her Majesty and
Prince Albert, and placed uu. carpeting of °lnn-tartan
The marquee was' supported in the centre by five pillars,
dressed with flowers and evergreens, topped with deer's
heads land antlers. The eastern division was formed of
wicker-work and evergreens, interspersed with variegated
lamps, and ornamented with deer's heads and antlers.
About a thousand variegated lamps were hung in rustic
chandeliers, and disposed like fringed drapery at intervals
from the wings.Of the roof, and altogether the effect was
such as to excite the most agreeable surprise. The
dancers were all in the Highland garb, and went through
the dance with great spirit. The sword dance, which is
performed in the angles ,of crossed swords, was a great
feat. When the. exercises were over, the dancers selected
each the hest in his clan, and her Majesty presented the
prizes to the men in the most condescending, manner.
Her Majesty will leave Balmoral on the 23rd for Haddo
House, the seat of the Earl of Abeideen, and embark at
Aberdeen on the 25th or 26th instant.
With one consent the London papers, having seen her
Majesty safe in. her Highland retreat, have left her there
to enjoy herself free from the inroads of impertinent curi-
osity. The bare announcements of the Court Journal
will therefore be nearly all that the public will know of
the doings of the Royal fugitives to Balmoral.
The forest of Balmoral, which is about fifty-four miles
from Aberdeen, affords a rare combination of mountain,
wood, field, and flood. The deer forests extend to the
summit of the far-famed poetical Loch-na-ghar. The
mosses of this district abound with grouse, and the beau-
tiful mountain itself is. the resort of.abundance of ptarmi-
gan and the white hare. The whole. forest includes an
area of, from fifteen to twenty miles. The castle, which
has been recently built, is most felicitOuslY situated on a
rich platform, on a winding of the river Dee, possessing
in its immediate neighbourhood a most charming contrast
to the noble and rugged scenery with which the forest
abounds.

The Duke of Wellington has left town for Chatsworth,
on a visit to the Duke of Devonshire. The Duke and
Duchess of Beaufort and Lady Henrietta Somerset leave
immediately, to join the distinguished circle assembled at
Chatsworth.

I~liss Hudson, daughter of G. Hudson, Esq:,- M.P., is
about to be united to Mr. Dundas, eldest son of--Dun-
das, Esq., of Dundas. The marriage is expected to take
place before Christmas.