The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-01
Our Dublin Correspondence.


DuBLIs, Sept. Is, 1913.
The discretionary Mopements-P Preparations for
the State T,rals- Tienn,oi Parliament, &C.
Ihaye not the same report to make with regard
90 news, this week. as had in my last letter. For
some days, there have been symptoms of flesh
outbreak In the neighborhood of the late insurrec.
tion; the laborers quilted their employment, and
al business was at stand still. On Friday last,
IN consequence of report being abroad that ano-
1herattack was medltated the military were under
arms all night however, all remained quiet till
Monday evening, when camp was discovered In
The hills of SlievenamoD, and that beacon fires
were blazing everywhere; whilst at Waterford,
the battlements were removed from of the
bridges previous to destroying the bridge for the pur
pose of impeding the progress Of the troops. Some
diminishing has taken place also, at the latter iace,
between the insurgents and police, yth loss on both
sides Cunagbmore Castle theseat Of the Marquis of
Waterford which is defended by twenty and three
swivel guns day and night, was attacked, and 1t is
stated that the guns have been captured Whilst at
SUR general rising Of the peasantry all
round the country took places aud on the evening of
the 18th, large party marched to the attack Of the
constabuary barracks at Glen bower about eight miles
from Clonmel The police packing their luggage,
and preparing to seek refuge in Carrick when the in
eurgents fred on them the police retreated to the
barracks which they fortified The leader a respect
able young man. now ca me up to window, and put
in his hand to fraternize with the police lin the
way as Smith O'Bren did The police kept him in
conversation till another party of police who
their way to Carrick, arrived When the insurgents
them, they Immediately left the barrack and went
up and demanded their arms; wh-reupon, the
Die OF the party to gain tlme read them lecture md
then made for the barracks The other party
when desperate fight took place, those inside the
barracks having joined their comrades They all then
retreated to the barracks. Some military and police
subsequently arrived and drove off the assaila nts.-
-Four five OF the leaders in this attack the
form of the 82 Club. The police have fed from all the
out stations 1t it stated that the insurgents have
three camps formed, namely, at Newtown, Curragh-
more and Piltown. Doheny said to have taken the
command Of the Waterford division, whose present
rendezvous is at Portand and the Tpperary division
Is under The command of O'Mahony, at Sievenamon.
General Mcdonald has again gone down to take the
command of the troops and has applied tor reinforce
ment Of artillery and cavalry, which well be
spared; the armed force at Ireland, at the
disposal If the government, being 90 600 men, The
Cork ard Waterford mails on Tuesday night
stopped, but both, after little time allowed to
proceed Nine scouts and sentines of the insurgents
have been captured.
The preparations for the special commission at Clon-
mel are rapidly fastening The only persons yet
named for trial are Messrs. Smith O'Bren, Meaghe-,
probably al.o be Included SUPERINTENDENT and
Others at the mines who have been called by the
crown, have visited the parties now in Kimainham,
and who amongst the in for the purpose of
identification and have failed to recognise Mr. Meagh
err Mr.. Nc Nanus is said to be leader who called
L j
Thought Ivy some people that Mr.. Smith O'Brien
affected ia his mind when in the South 1t is gene
rally supposed That Mr. Hapn, Secretary to the Con-
federation, has "peached and is preparing evidence
for the spt cial commission.
Lord John Russell has been summoned witness
on Smith OBren's trial, to prove letter written BY
his Lordship to Lord Melbourne wherein he expressed
desire for 5000 men, physical foroeD to force the
ministry TO carry reform.
deputation, consisting of the Marq uses of Down
shire ard Westmeath, the Earis of Erne and Lanes
boro, the Dean of st Patrick Sc waited the Lord
Eisuiepe MT. "Wednesday, with declaration against
the repeal agitation and expressive of solemn deter
animation to maintain the union, and signed by so 600
persons incud ng l2O peers, $50 deputy eutenants,
The following declaration is in course Of signature,
against TIC new movement now going forward for the
I'VE tie undersigned inhabitants of Ireland and subjects of
4he OBJ
making 10 excite fresh po before we have lad
time to re yer from the Effects OF e last resulting as it did ia
opinion the scheme @ the periodical of the parliament
crcsmstances beevng that the Material pros
py OF Ireland viii best promoted by cessation of political
excenent and hereby pledge ourselves dis the
present AZ aon Of this or any other political measure by all
The IN um beI ed estates bill has begun to act The
late MIR Martins, NJ P estate about to change hands,
is stated 20 be the largest estate in Ireland fhe
all debts,
We have had two or three letters from Lord George
BentincE Some Of the public journals announced his
iordships visit to Ireland which his lordship contra
dicted the subject of repeal Lord George says
that repeal would be more Injurious to Ireland than
On FRIDAY last, a deputatien waited upon Lord John
Russell, before his departure, by appointment to re-
present the miserable condition of the people the des
ttution hch the loss of the potato crop will
riy entail and to urge upon his lotdship the necessity
for extending aid by loans for the construction of
public worBs of a reproductive nature and pointing
out the ages to be derived by railway to Gal
way as calculated to promote the advantages of the
empire, especially if packet station estab
lshed at Galway, and at the same time giving employ
ment the people His lordship ated that govern
1nent world be happy to afford any assistance, but
unfertup ately they had not the means.
We have had slight frost for the last few rights
The reports of the grain crops sti continue satisac
tory In the wheat crop there is however, deficiency
The oats and barley good; but regret to say
the potato is rrecOverable the disease has again
peared. ard with frghtful rapdity in some places
The following are the quotations from ex.
change tf yesterday:-Irsh bacon; old, 70s to 74s.;
new 74s 10 76s Irish hams old Sos to sos. do.
COS to Cas-. American bacon. 49s to 54s do. ha ms,
:38s. to 49,; do in salt 34s TO 36s per owt.
The ebcag.me of Grsi Marino and the other tal-
Jams, terminated Saturday night last which
evening the opera of Somnam bula'' was performed
to very crowded house. Mr. Calcraft has concluded
an epgale MT with Jenny Lind, who is to perform
for four al ghts in the beginning of October.
Our French Correspondence.
PARIS, Sept. 13, 1913.