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

IRELAND,

(From our Second Edition of Tuesday last.)
The following account of the affray between the police
and the rebels is from the Dublin Evening Mail :

When the police arrived within a short distance of Bal-
lingary, they were encountered by Mr. S. O'Brien, at
the head of a body of from 400 to 1000 men. The police
then took possession of a house close at hand, when the
rebel leader, addressing one of the police, summoned the
party to surrender. The policeman, in place of shooting
Mr. O'Brien, went to the part of the building where In-
spector Trant was at the time, to report the matter to his
commander. Mr. Trant hastened to the spot, but Mr.
O'Brien had taken his departure. Mr. Trant forthwith
ordered his men to fire : the engagement then commenced
and speedily terminated with the defeat of rebels of whom
about eight or ten were killed and several wounded. Dur-
ing the conflict 2 shots were fired at O'Brien, but neither
took effect. One shot killed a rebel at O'Brien's side.
Another party of police under the command of Mr. Cox,
and accompanied by Mr. Ffrench, the stipendiary magis-
trate came up at the instant and fired on the rebels with
considerable effect. The insurgents immediately fled.
18 were killed, and a considerable number wounded. The
police ultimately retired upon Callan, without suffering
any loss whatever. A sergeant of police was caught in
the rebel camp, and was only liberated on the interference
of Mr. O'Brien. His horse was taken from him, on
which Mr. O'Brien mounted and rode about amongst his
troops in a general's uniform. The horse was then re-
turned to the man, who has since arrived at his post in
safety. He describes the appearance of Mr. O'Brien to
be very miserable, but he is determined never to surren-
der, as he feels his fate would then be certain.
At Killenaule, a barricade of several huge blocks of
timber, trees, stones, &c., had been erected to arrest the
progress of a party of the Bth Hussars, and it was only
taken down on the officer in command pledging his word
that he had no warrant against Mr. O'Brien. It is thought
that the troops will surround the coal pits, in one of which
it is believed the rebel leaders are concealed, and so starve
them out.

The train from the South which arrived at Dublin yes-
terday at midday, reports that all was quiet. Mr. O'Brien
was said to be in Johnstown, county of Kilkenny, and
General Macdonald close at his heels.

A Privy Council was held at the Castle yesterday, when
it was resolved to place under the Crime and Outrage Act,
the counties of Kerry, Wexford, Carlow, Kildare, Wick-
low, Westmeath, Louth, and Queen's County, seven
more Baronies in Cork County, eight Baronies in King's
County, and four Baronies in County Cavan.
Yesterday the police entered the haberdashery estab-
lishment of Messrs. Pim and Co., Dublin, and instantly,
to the consternation of the proprietors, commenced a
search for arms. The police then enquired for several
persons and ten answered to their names, who were im-
mediately taken into custody. It appeared from papers
found on them, that they had received regular commis-
sions in the rebel army, and were about to leave that very
day to join their leader, Mr. Smith O'Brien. The arms
in their pessession were of course seized.
Three persons have been arrested at Wexford, who were
on their way to Liverpool with several cases of fire-arms
and pikes, which are becoming a drug in the Irish mar-
ket.
Great excitement exists all round the disaffected dis-
trict. In the towns scarcely a man is to be seen, though
it is well known that large armed parties are concealed.

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From all quarters we hear of the dissolution of the clubs
in the provinces.
Fires burn nightly on all the mountains in the disturbed
locality.

An attempt is being made to turn the temperance rooms
into rebellion clubs. _

---Four arrests were effected on Wednesday at Nenagh,
among which was that of Mr. Egan, formerly connected
with the National Bank.

On Wednesday, the police succeeded in arresting 20 of
the wretched men who had been induced to take part in
the affray at Boulagh.
The Globe says that some near relatives of S. O'Brien
are about to take out a commission of lunacy, to inquire
into his state of mind.
The following arrests have taken place in Galway :—C.
Roehford, attorney ; John Blake, editor of the Galway
Vindicator ; and Geoghagan, gunsmith.
Lord Clarendon has published a proclamation, declaring
that all persons sheltering the rebel chiefs, or assisting
them to escape, will be adjudged guilty of high treason,
and dealt with accordingly.
It is now, upon what appear to be the grounds of the
higest probability, conjectured by the authorities, that
Mr. Meagher has succeeded in effecting his escape from
New Ross to Bristol in female apparel.

Warrants are out against more than one American sym-
pathiser, of whom there are several now in Ireland, and it
is said that they have considerable sums of money at their
command. _

Two more arrests took place in Dublin on Wednesday,
C. Taffe, Esq., barrister-at-law, president of the Swift
Confederation Club, and T. Walter Mayler, Esq., presi-
dent of the Citizen Club, both of whom are committed to
Newgate. Dublin never was more tranquil.
SOLDIERS ATTACKED BY REPEALERS.—TWO men be-
longing to a company of the 57th regiment, while in Car-
rickmacross, en route for Dundalk, a few nights ago, were
most savagely attacked by a large mob and very severely
beaten.

It is reported that T. F. Meagher is wandering
about the country in disguise of a pedlar, wearing old
clothes and .a straw hat. Mr. O'Brien, when in Killen-
haule, on Friday, and on,the common or: Saturday, wore
a black frock coat, of militaryanake, and a green cap with
a gold lace.band, a waist-belt,mith two pair,s of pistols.

The loyal Orangemen of Lurgan district assembled on
Wednesday, and agreed to a set of resolutions, placing
their services at the disposal of government. They call
upon Lord Clarendon to arm the Orangemen of the north
forthwith, the descendants of those men who in "'9B were
called the saviours of their country."

AN OFFER OF NEUTRALITY.-Mr. Smith O'Brien is
said to have addressed an autograph letter to the chair-
man of the Mining Company of Ireland, to the effect that
the property of the company would be respected if they
observed an honourable neutrality during the approach-
ing civil war.

There is every reason, says the Mail, to believe that
Smith O'Brien is concealed somewhere between Bailin-
garry and Thurles. It is certain that he has nor more
than two or three followers with him. Familiarised with
the coal-hole of the palace of Westminster he is probably
enjoying the otium cum digging-a-p'tatie of the coal pits
of Kilkenny.

The government, in their search for arms and ammuni-
tion have found a great deal more of both commodities
than they had anticipated. In one farmer's shed, in the
neighbourhood of Piltown (county Kilkenny), no less
than twenty stand of arms were discovered, and in a small
grocer's shop, in the town of Filtown, thirty-four casks
of gunpowder were seized.

The clubs in the south are melting like snow before the
Lord Clarendon's proclamation. Five " Captains " were
taken up at Cork on Wednesday, and marched to gaol.
They looked the very picture of despair. Even the arrest
of Dr. Cane, at Kilkenny, has produced no excitement.
A great number of persons were last week arrested in
Cork.

How TO DRIVE A COACH AND SIX THROUGH THE
CRIME AND OUTRAGE ACT.—We understand that a well-
known agitator, residinc, at Kingstown, was lately refused
a license to keep arms in his dwelling, whereupon he im-
mediately took out a game license, under which he is en-
titled not only to keep arms, but to march to Slievenamon
with a battery of light sixes, if he were a person whose
views such an excursion would suit—Dublin Mail.
REBEL MEETING AT CORK.—A meeting was held of
about six hundred persons at the Cork Fair-field on Sun-
day evening, about five o'clock ; but a number of police
having come amongst them they threw up a leathered ball
and went actively to work kicking it round the field. It
was understood that the object of the meeting was to ap-
point a president to the Emmett Confederate Club, in
place of Mr. William Riordan, pawnbroker, who resigned.
ORANGE INSTITUTION.—The masters and officers of
the various lodges within the jurisdiction of the city of
Armagh met on Monday, for the purpose of transacting
business of the utmost importance, a part of which, it may
be mentioned, was the selecting a place of general rendez-
vous where the brethren should meet and concentrate
their forces, to be called together at a given signal of
alarm, in case of a sudden outbreak of the rebels.—Newry
Telegraph. _ _

Contrary to general rumour, C. Gavan Duffy, late pro-
prietor of the Nation, and John Martin, late proprietor
of the Felon, together with some other prisoners of minor
note, will be put upon their trial this week. The sum-
monses have already been served on the jury. It is said
that Mr. Hogan, the registered printer of the Tribune,
means to plead guilty, relying, under his peculiar circum-
stances, on the clemency of the crown. It is also said
that Mr. Duffy has retained Mr. Butt,_Q.C.

THE FIGHT AT BALLINGARRY.—thereis no arriving
at an undisputed return of the killed and wounded. The
Metropolitan Police Commissioners say seven killed. Our
correspondent and several others say but three. The
Freeman gives 10, the Mail 11, and a local newspaper 20.
" The facts are," says the Mail of Friday, in reply to the
police commissioners' notice, " that instead of 1000 rebels
there were but 200, or thereabouts, engaged in the affair
of Saturday—that it occurred not near Killenaule, but at
the commons of Ballingarry—and that there were at least
11 men killed instead of seven.

NARROW ESCAPE OF SMITH O'BRlEN.—During the
fatal collision with the police at Mother Cormack's house,
this gentleman was seen creeping on all fours out of the
gate of the enclosure, and the police, raising their mus-
kets, fired at him within a distance of twelve yards. He
rolled over, probably to avoid the shot, as it has been
ascertained that he escaped unhurt. He took great care
of his personal safety, having ensconced himself among
the vegetables, and under the shelter of a wall, in a man-
ner much more prudent than daring. Mrs. Cormack will
no doubt be remunerated by Government for the complete
destruction of her property in barricading the house.
The search for arms is going on briskly at Cork. A.
startling discovery was made at the shop of Messrs. New-
som, agents to Bianconi's cars. On Monday a passenger
arrived by the Kilkenny car, who had two trunks and a
wooden box. Suspicion having been excited, the pack-
ages were searched, and in the box were found three ex-
cellent rifles, and in the trunks were found two first-rate
duelling pistols and the following curious but suspicious
articles :—nearly 300 bullets, 6 bullet moulds, a ladle and
iron spoon for melting lead, a belt for holding slugs, 5
flasks fine powder, some numbers of the Felon newspaper
and National Guard, a History of the Rebellion of '9B,
and finally a Protestant Bible, which had been perforated
exactly in the centre of the cover by a rifle ball, a feat
evidently accomplished to prove the superior skill of the
marksman. The man was taken into custody and re-
manded.

On Thursday, the convicts lying in Clonmel gaol under
sentence of transportation, 56 in number, attempted to
overpower the turnkeys and escape from prison. The
convicts after breakfast refused to go to their cells, when
five of the turnkeys armed with guns and bayonets were
ordered to force them to return. On the turnkeys enter-
ing the yard, they were assailed with stones, and they
then rushed on the convicts when a scuffle ensued. The
turnkeys were driven into a corner, and an attempt was
made to disarm them. Several of the convicts were
wounded severely, two of them, it is feared, mortally.
The cause of the emeute is said to have been some alter-
ation lately made in the prison diet. On seeing two of
their comrades wounded, the other convicts fell on their
knees and begged for mercy, and assistance coming up,
they were all leg-bolted and locked up in their several
cells.

The government having received information to the ef-
fect that large supplies of arms, ammunition, and food,
intended for the use of the rebel army in Ireland, had
been shipped from France and America, have taken effec-
tual measures to prevent the landing of these mischievous
consignments. In addition to the fleet at Cove and the
steam frigates, nine sloops of war have received orders to
cruise off the Irish coast. It is right to state that the
governments of the respective countries from which these
supplies are coming are in nowise connected with the pro-
ceeding. These warlike cargoes are the substantial tri-
butes of private sympathy. We are glad, however, to
learn that the British ambassador has apprised the Ameri-
can government that all persons, whether subjects of the
States or otherwise, taken in the attempt to aid the insur-
gents by such supplies, will be forthwith hanged by the
British authorities.

THANKS FROM IRELAND.—The Lord Primate of Ire-
land has forwarded to Sir George Grey, for presentation
to the Queen. an address of thanks to her Majesty and the
people of Great Britain, for the munificent subscriptions
raised for the relief of the distressed Irish during the
late famine. The address, after declaring that it would
have been impossible, in numberless instances, to have
arrested the fatal consequences of starvation, but for the
voluntary aid from all parts of the world, but more par-
ticularly from England, expresses the earnest desire of
the recipients that the circumstance " may tend, through
the goodness of God, to unite more closely all her Ma-
jesty's loyal subjects in both countries in the bonds of
mutual confidence, affection, and respect." The signa-
tures of 18,888 persons are affixed to the address, and in
numerous instances individuals have signed it as repre-
sentatives of large bodies of the poorer classes in their
neighbourhoods. Among the signatures are the Arch-
bishop of Armagh, the Lord Chancellor, the Archbishop
of Dublin, the Duke of Leinster, the Marquis of Down-
shire, and, indeed, all the Irish nobility, bishops, &c.
THE MARQUIS OF WATERFORD AND HIS TENANTS.
—The Marquis of Waterford having heard of the agitated
condition of his neighbourhood, immediately returned to
Curraghmore, Waterford, to raise his tenantry and neigh-
bourhood against the disturbers. On Thursday evening,
—having arrived but that morning,—about one hundred
of his tenantry, stout young fellows, assembled at the
Curraghmore school-house, and, under the presidency of
the marquis, agreed to form the Portlaw Defensive Asso-
ciation. The Rev. Mr. Medlycott, the rector, was pre-
sent, and counselled them to adopt no measures but those
purely defensive. The marquis stated that, since his
arrival, he had put his own house in order. He had for-
tified, garrisoned it with a chosen body of his tenantry,
and provisioned it, in such a way that he defied ten thou-
sand pikemen. His lordship promised, also, that so far
as it would afford accommodation, it would beat all times
open as a place of refuge. The arrangements concluded
by an enrolment of over one hundred men, and applica-
tions for licenses for arms for sixty persons. The mar-
quis pledged himself for most of his tenantry.

DEFINITIONS OF IRELAND'S GRIEVANCES.-A cor-
respondent of the Times gives the following list of the
remedies for Irish wrongs, as propounded by her own
M.P.'s, with the names of the various members who " de-
fine :"—Napier : Repeal of the Emancipation Act, in-
crease of the Church temporalities, legal incorporation of
the Orange lodges.—Reynolds : Repeal of the Union,
destruction of the Church temporalities, transfer of cor-
porate property to the mob.—Blackall: Diminution of
the area of the Poor-law taxation.—Greene : Increase of
the area of the Poor-law taxation.—Vesey : Throwing the
burden of country pauperism on the towns.—Fox.: Giving
the landlord's property to the tenant.—Young : Giving
the tenant's property to the landlord.—Verner : Extirpa-
tion (root and branch) of the Popish peasantry.—Dillon
Browne : Extirpation (root and branch) of the Protestant
gentry.—H. Herbert: Payment of the priests.—Lord
Bernard : Coercion of the priests.—Anstey : Addressing
the house without pause.—Milton : Never coming near
it.—D. O'Connell : The large distribution of patronage.
—Smith O'Brien : Ditto of pikes.—Somerville : Any-
thing.—H. Corry : Nothing.—All : More money.
The Cork Reporter of Tuesday publishes (from his own
special reporter) the following details respecting the most
inauspicious opening of the rebel campaign :—" The police
continued their firing with great vigour for about an hour,
each discharging during that period, on an average, thirty-
three cartridges out of sixty, which composed their supply.
A number of their opponents were wounded, and some
few, it is now said four, killed on the spot, after which the
assailants, their ammunition being expended, retreated.
In doing so, they came in contact with the Cashel party,
whom they immediately attacked with their pikes and
lances, but were met with a discharge of ball, which again
caused them to give way. The Cashel police then pro-
ceeded to relieve those shut up in Widow Brien's house,
of whom it was stated not one was hurt. I must not for-
get to mention that during the struggle the Rev. Mr.
Corcoran, P.P., of Mullinahone, went down to the peo-
ple, and earnestly urged upon them to disperse. Mr.
Smith O'Brien, who, I was told, had six pistols in his
belt, declared to Mr. Trant that he would not be taken
alive. When the battle was over, it was found that Mr.
Trint's horse and pistols remained as spoil in the hands of
Mr. O'Brien. Mr. O'Brien was dressed in the uniform

August 8, IB4g.

' of the 'B2 Club, and, according to the testimony of awe;
man who gave me some information on this subject,
very much excited during the whole of this proceedinf:
The house in which the police took shelter is completei
riddled—every window is broken, and the place 1001i55.5,1:
it had stood a regular siege. It was a good substantial
looking farm-house, situated a short distance from the
roadside, had a ground and first story, from both of which
the police fired without intermission for the period I 13111"
stated above."
An inquest was held at Ballingarry on the bodies of twbo
of the insurgents, Patrick M'Bride and Thomas Weis
who were shot in the affray on the preceding Saturcloli
The widow of one of the men said, " I have one child, sad
had no way of living, but my husband earned a Pti,rlis
of meal a day stonebreaking on the relief works. l'uld
Smith O'Brien I blame for my husband's death ; he vin
not have gone there only for him."
SHOPKEEPERS.—There is no class in the community
that suffers more severely from public disquiet than sufP;
keepers—those who live by the incomings of the counter'
and yet perhaps there is no class that contributed In,(.)ch
largely to the ruinous excitement and commotion in vinirg
the country has long been kept. Of all Mr. O'Connell
agitations they were the main-stay. Through all I,,re
twistings and turnings of his criminal career they 11`,
the unfailing adherents of whatever policy he chose ~
start ; and when his fame was waning and his star
setting, too many of them threw themselves with
culating ardency into the ranks of a party which, Ply;
claimed a crusade against law and property an" the
What are the consequences ? Can they read them ino
deserted shops, contracted credit, the difficulty theY
in meeting urgent and indispensable demands, and it..n ce
fording their families the simplest and least exPenal
fare ?—Cork Constitution.
PRIESTLY DISLOYALTY IN THE NORTH OF IRELANthe
—We have been informed that the Rev. Mr. Brown',"
Parish Priest of Strabane, tore down the Lord
nant's proclamation, offering a reward for the apPrel it
sion of Smith O'Brien and the other rebel leaders.
appears that in consequence of the Roman Catholic se',
vice commencing earlier than that of the Episcopaliansll 0
Presbyterians, the police posted the proclamation first;o,
the chapel gate, on perceiving which, Mr. Brown se°,the
messenger to see if the proclamation was posted on
church and meeting-house, and finding this was not don.'
he pulled down the proclamation from the chapel gates
saying that the place was private property, and the 1
would not permit the proclamation to be posted there..i',
though the chapel gate is alwayscovered with bills. The Pr();
clamation was posted on the church and meeting-WA;
previous to twelve o'clock, the hour of Divine service'
Derry Sentinel.
A CLEVER DODGE.—Among the arrests in Dublin 0.11.
Saturday, was that of Dr. West, a thriving apothecary °h*
Summer-hill, and prominent member of the Confede;
tion, who has for several days eluded the vigilance of
t 4"
polite, but fell into their hands that night by a ruse on
part of one of the detective force. This man, who is el I'
weak and sickly appearance, went into the doctor's 511
and sitting down in a chair said he required instant blee4c,
ing. The assistant behind the counter volunteered to
the job ; but the patient would permit no one to opercoast
but his friend, " the doctor," and stripped off his
and bared his arm for the lancet. The shopinan vier
,t.-0;
pletely taken off his guard, and summoned the °n,„'"
from the top of the house, where lie had been lying le
cealed. He was about feeling the man's pulse, when to
latter produced his warrant and carried off his prisone!ots
the next police station. It is reported that docunweis
and correspondence of a most treasonable nature /1.0.
found in West's possession, besides a warrant of his ''of
pointment to a post of high command in the aria
Slievenamon. eet
On Thursday evening, a portion of the 75th regia
marched from Ballingarry, and as they passed in march Too
order over the hill of New Birmingham, and proceeder
the road to Thurles, were singularly imposing. AnY 10;
ing of exultation, however, which such a sight might 1)„,i,
duce, was completely swept away when twenty-one rj•
soners were seen following in the rear. They were Woe
cuffed to each other, and moved forward two abreast,„if.
police, with fixed bayonets and muskets cocked, :of
rounding them on every side. As they were leaving' ` ie
friends crowded forward to take farewell—the women 00
their grief setting up a low wail, and the men lookingese
with anxious faces, in which fear, anger, and sorrow '1,4
curiously blended. For the criminals themselves—tos
of them wore an air of dogged determination, sic the
rebels might be expected to have. A few besought 00
gentlemen of the neighbourhood to interest themselves_o,
their behalf, and with earnest looks declared their lnicno
cence. One among them was a wounded man, andoce
placed on a car, where his pale features and We' -
helped to complete the ensemble of this pitiful scene-