The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-28
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THE EVENTS OF IRELAND.
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Annexed are the deIails of the news from our
files, and from one or two OF our letters:-
Cur IL ISM correspondence.
DUBLIN, August IL, IS4S
Suppression Of the InSmrection-7 Trial Of the Iustr
gems, &C., &c.
The past week has been a most nome ntous one for
the Iii iusurge Their General has been captured
and their leaders suing for their lives, whilst
arrests being in all parts so that the iusur.
rectiep, may safely say, is at end Mr. w
OBrien arrested in rhurles Saturday eve N q
at half past eight o'clock He went that static for
the purpose of procuring ticket pass him by rail-
way t. Limerick intending to take refuge amongst his
friends there On the platform there sixteen or
seven'een constabes, colored Clothes who did not
know hm but guard belonging 10 the Great South
'ern ard western Railway, named Hume English
man, IDENTIFIED him anu tapping him the shoulder
told hun he the Qu-e prisoner strong escort of
police was immt d,ately procured, aud Mr. Bren was
conveyed to Dublin in special train, when he was
forthwith conveyed to Kilmainham Jail No one has
been a..owed TO visit but his wife and his uncle
TIE former appears much depressed, weeping con-
tnualy 1t Is an extraordinary fact that he slant at
Thurs several times since his affair with the police at
Ballipgarry The ether leaders, who supposed to
hein tie Ripper mountains, in Tipperary proposed,
with DR. Kennedy, Roman Catholic Bishop of Klaloe,
to surrender il sheir lives should be spared but as
yet TIE government have refus ed any terms
with them Indeed the pursuit after them so clio e.
and tr arrangement for their arrest efecual that
1t is IL possible to how they avoid arrest for
any time. Since the circumstances Of Mr. O'Brien's
arrest became known, the other persons implicated
have either been arrested or escaped to America,
that tie extreme excitement which last week filed che
minds If the persons in the vicinity the scenes which
nave been enacted are now in great cooled
GOWN Amongst those arrested during the past week,
are the following who took leading part in the
confeds ration for time.
MIR. De Conroy Young, Vice-President of the Poly
teohnic Club Dublin DR.. West and Mr.. Kennedy,
presd, nts of two of the clubs S. J. Meany and Mr.
Brennan, sub.editors Of the Felon ,necspaper They
have all been committed under the charge of high
treason 1t expected that special commission will
be tie close of this month for the trial of ali
the political Offenders except these in custody before
the passing Of the late act
On Saturday last, the up and down Limerick mails
were stopped and robbed the entire Of the mail bags
were carried of.
regret very much to have to inform you that the
blight the potatoes is becoming app are Mt and
more extensive it is now, may say, general through
out The country Some persons recommen nd cutting off
the stuks allowing the tubers remain the ground
and Planting greens or SOW ing turnps them The
ether crops, Notwithstanding the very weather
have had lately, look exceedingly well
The Royal st. George Yacht Club regatta, COM
me need la 4 Tuesday The scene has been very ami
nimat d. kingslown harbour is crowded with vessels
OF all descriptions. There not less than SIX war
steamers OF various sizes in the harbour.
The grand jury of the County Clare, have adopted
remonstrance to both houses of Parliament protest
ing against the operation Of the poor law enactment
in its present form
On Tuesday last, at the sitting of the grand Jury
they found true bills against Mr. Duffy late editor OF
TIE Ndtion newspaper and at halfpast three O'clock
he was arragnsd ut the bar the commission of Oyer
and Terminer having commenced The Clerk of the
Crown read the substau Of an indictment co
ing great number Of counts charging the prisoner
with elonious attempt to deprive Queen of her
royal style, crown and dig nifty and to advise per-
suade her Majestys subjects TO fulfil and bring eff
feet his feonious Dgs, yinings devices,
and Intentions The felony ascribed to the prisoner,
consisted in certain articles published in the Nation
p,tl % to "a
29th july &c. which headed, Ireia Capacity
to assert her lndependence,' ~ Months Deiay,''
8 The Value of an irish Harvest" The Business of
To-day, - " The Practical Instructorn Great Guns
" The Tocsin OF Ireland,' I" Trees OF [ non,n SC
10 plead his attorney made sign TO him to So
Sir Colman C'Loughiin then applied to the Court
to require the Clerk of the Crown to read the ndict
ment slowly in order that note of 1t might betaken
by shcrt hand writer done at the trial John
Mitchell the Court having ruled that the Crown
not bound to furnish copy of the document.
Mr. Baldwin q. C., said no could depart from
the precedent in the former case, in the absence of
Sir Colman oIoughln stated that it would take a
considerable time to read tae Indictment and as it
then late in the day, the opposite eide would
suit with the Attorney General upon the subject of
giving copy of the Indictment which the Court APP
proved of
On wednesday, after several cases of no Importance
had been disposed of. Kelvin lzod o. Doherty, and
Richard Dalton Williams the JOINT propretors of the
Irish Tribune newspaper were placed at the bar, and
newspaper certain articles with felonous intent, sc.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty Sir Colman OLough
lin slated that It was his Intention to apply for post
ponement of the trials of both prisoners together
with nessrs. Duffy and Martin, tilt another commits
sion ich the Court has granted, the ground
that the prisoners could not have an impartial tral
during the present excited state of the ublic mind
Affairs In Areiand.
ARREST SMITH o'DRTEN.
GFrom the Dublin Evening MALL
Tn RLEs, Saturday night-Mr. Smith O'Brien
,tf, a', ll,lr
evening, under the following circumstances HE
was s>en by policeman named Hume, In the
eMploy OF the Great Southern and Western Rail
way Company, passing through the market place,
Being dressed al the time IN brown overcoat, but
toned up TO the throat, and pair OF thick grey
trousers, the ends of which were turned up. He
soppt d Hume, and asked him the way TO the rail-
way siotion which he pointed out to him. Hume
sent soldier for ielniorcements, and without
watrg their arrival, followed at once, for the pur
pose Ct making the arrest. Mr.. O'Brien, on en-
termg the railway station. asked for a second class
ticket 10 Limerick, which was given to him. In
paying Tor his fare, the clerk observed great ire
NOR "a ms hand, and an excltementin his manner,
caiculs'ed TO rouse suspicion. The money Which
was gwen HIM was slxpence more than suf Gent,
but so great was Mr. O'Brien's agitation, that he
neglected To take II up, and was recalled by the
clerk Ter that purpose: On his return, he asked
which " as The right platform, and being told, he
crossed The railway, and proceeded TO a space OF
ground adjoining, to prevent observation. There
he was at once taken into custody by Hume
b who, having called on him In the Queens name
TO surrender himself, seized him by the right arm
lie was immediately assisted by head constable
Hannver, d. who carried the warrant Tor his ar
rest. Mr. O'Bfitn's back was turned when Hume
seized him, and said You are Mr.. O'Bren, aud
you are prisoner MIR. HAMMER then seized Mr..
O'Bnen by the arm and said have warrant
Tor your arrest, at the same time presenting a pls-
tol, and adding, 81 yousr, III shoot you. Hume
and Hannlvtt were ~ the act OF removing Mr..
O'Bren, when five ot the constabuary, who hap
pcned TO be In tlc nelclhorhood arrivediind assist
cd in conyeying Nj O'Bren towards the Bride
well. On The lcadthey met The military under the
command Of Ctsn NJ scdonald, and the police I'M
der the command u suu-lnspector Bracken. The
prisoner, thus escorted, was forthwith transmitted