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charge.—An accident occurred on Tuesday night on the 
Dover Railway, whereby the driver of the train which 
reaches the London terminus at a quarter past 10 o’clock, 
lost his life. It seems that, in leaning over the engine 
carriage, he overbalanced himself, and fell under the 
wheels. One leg was torn off at the upper part of the 
thigh, and the other above the instep. He was conveyed 
to town, and immediately removed on a stretcher to 
Guy’s Hospital, where he shortly afterwards: expired. 
While the inquest on his body was sitting, the mutilated 
body of another man, named Postans, was brought to the 
hospital. It appears that deceased was a coach-trimmer, 
and being engaged on the railway just as the fast Brighton 
train from London had passed the station, he attempted to 
cross the line, when the “ banking’”’ engine, which always 
follows the train to assist it up the New Cross incline, 
struck him down, and both wheels passed over him. Both 
legs were separated from the trunk below the knees, and 
one arm was cut off. Although the poor fellow was alive 
when he was brought to the hospital, the house surgeon 
at once declared that it was quite impossible he could 
xecover, and he died in the course of the evening —On 
Tuesday morning, as the first train from London was 
approaching the Clayton tunnel on the Brighton Rail- 
way the tubes of the boiler burst. The breaks were 
immediately put on, and the train was stopped. The 
engineer endeavoured to proceed to Brighton to procure 
assistance, but the escape of water was so great that it 
put out the fires, and the engine was left in the middle of 
the tunnel. The alarm signals were immediately hoisted, 
and every precaution taken to prevent the possibility of 
an accident by collision with the other trains. A. pilot 
engine soon arrived, and dragged the train and damaged 
engine in safety to Brighton.— A few days since, as a Twy- 
ford constable was conveying a prisoner from that place to 
Abingdon gaol by the Great Western Railway, the prisoner, 
shortly after he started, and while the train was proceeding 
at the rate of upwards of 30 miles an hour, suddenly 
leaped from the carriage, tumbling head over heels 
into the road. The constable immediately jumped out 
after him. Those in the train who witnessed the proceed- 
ing imagined that both must have been inevitably killed. 
Extraordinary, however, as it may appear, neither were 
in the least injured, and the prisoner was again captured 
by the constable, who walked along the line to the next 
station with his prisoner, and proceeded thence to his 
place of destination. 
RELAND. 
Dublin.—On Friday evening Mr. Kemmis, the Crown 
solicitor, addressed a note to Mr. O’Connell, stating that 
a charge of conspiracy and other misdemeanours having 
been brought against him, and informations to that effect 
having been sworn before Mr. Justice Burton, he requested 
to know when it would be convenient to enter into recog- 
then be preferred against him by her Majesty’s Attorney- 
General. Shortly before 12 0’clock on Saturday Mr. Jus- 
tice Burton left his house in Stephen’s-green, and pro- 
ceeded to the Queen’s Bench Chamber, where, after dis- 
posing of a few motions, he remained for about an hour, 
in expectation of being waited on by some of the persons 
against whom informations had been sworn, for the pur- 
pose of entering into recognizances. None of them 
appearing, the Judge retired, having first directed the 
Clerk to the Crown to notify to any of the parties who 
might subsequently present th 1 that he had 
returned to his residence, and would there remain to 
receive the necessary bail until half-past 3 o’clock. Mr, 
Kemmis had an interview with Mr. O’Connell on Satur- 
day morning, at which Mr. O’Connell expressed his will- 
ingness to comply with the request, but demanded that 
he should first be supplied with a copy of the informations, 
This request, on consideration, not having been complied 
with, at 2 o’clock Mr. O’Connell received a second note 
from Mr. Kemmis, stating that his presence would be 
required at the house of Mr. Justice Burton at 3 o’clock, 
to enter into the necessary recognizances, should he not in 
the meantime hear to the contrary. At a quarter before 
3 o’clock, Mr. O’Connell, accompanied by his sons John 
and Daniel, Mr. Jeremiah Dunne, and Mr. Cornelius 
M‘Loughlin, and followed by several other friends, arrived 
at the residence of Mr. Justice Burton, On entering the 
drawing-room, Mr. O'Connell, who is said to have looked 
dejected and pale, proceeded to examine the collection: of 
paintings for which the learned Judge’s residence is 
remarkable, and which he continued to inspect with appa- 
rent interest until 3 o’clock, when Mr. Kemmis and Mr, 
Bourne, the Clerk of the Crown, arrived. The entire 
party, consisting of about 30 persons, (many of whom, 
including Mr. O’Connell and his two sons, wore promin- 
ently on their breasts the Repeal button,) were then con- 
ducted down stairs to the Judge’s library. Mr. O’Con- 
nell, on entering, shook hands with bis Lordship, and 
the recognizances having been read over by him, he 
took the necessary oath and subscribed them. Mr. John 
O'Connell having done so likewise, they acknowledged 
themselves bound in 1000/. each to abide their trial on 
the charges preferred against them, which are conspiracy, 
bsuogn and illegally assembling. The sureties, Mr. 
remiah Dunne (merchant), of No. 14, Fitzwilliam- 
Square ; and Mr. Cornelius M‘Loughlin, of 14, Fitz- 
wi liam-place, acknowledged themselves bound in 500/, 
ch for Mr. O’Connell, and in 500/. each for Mr. John 
O’Conoell, to abide their trial as aforesaid. “Mr. O'Con- 
nell having again shaken hands with the learned Judge, 
reti © was loudly cheered in his exit from the 
aay the persons who had followed his carriage from 
Merrion-square. = Mr, Pierce Mahony, just as Mr. O’Con- 
‘nell was retiring, complained that the depositions on | 
which Mr. O’Connell was held to bail were not furnished 
to him, and handed in a notice to that effect. Mr. Kem- 
mis said that now that the parties had given bail for their 
appearance, they were entitled by the statute to copies of 
the depositions, and as a matter of course they should 
have them. A list of the names of the persons to be pro- 
seeuted was also delivered to Mr. Mahony. From this it 
appears that the proceedings at Mullaghmast form the 
subject of the prosecution against Mr. O’Connell, Mr. 
Ray, Dr. Grey, and Mr. Steele. The speeches delivered 
at the dinner at the same meeting form the subject of a 
separate prosecution against Mr. O’Connell, Mr. John 
O’Connell, Dr. Grey, Mr. Ray, Mr. Steele, and Mr. Bar- 
rett of the Pilot newspaper. In addition to the fore- 
going, the whole of the above parties, together with the 
Rev. Mr. Tierney, the Rev, Mr. Tyrrell, and Mr. C. G. 
Duffey, Editor of the Nation newspaper, are charged with 
being ‘‘ members’’ of the Repeal Association. The prin- 
cipal charge is one of conspiracy, but distributed under 
various heads. The accused are to be tried for seditiously 
and malignantly conspiring to and with each other to 
seduce her Majesty’s subjects in the army and navy from 
their allegiance to the throne—with conspiring to esta- 
blish courts in order to supersede the Courts of Justice, as 
established by law, and with an attempt to overturn the 
constitution as established, under pretence of seeking 
for a Repeal of the Legislative Union. At four o’clock 
the following letter from Mr. O’Connell was published in 
a third edition of the Weekly Freeman :—*To the People 
of Ireland.—Merrion-square, 14th of October, 1843.— 
Beloved Fellow-Countrymen—I announce to you that 
which you will hear from other quarters, namely, that I 
have given this day bail to answer to a charge of ‘con- 
spiracy and other misdemeanours’ the first day of next 
term. I make this amouncement in order to conjure the 
eople, one and all, to observe the strictest and most per- 
fect tranquillity. Any attempt to disturb the public peace 
may be most disastrous—certainly would be criminal and 
mischievous. Attend, then, beloved countrymen, to me. 
Be not tempted by anybody to break the peace, to violate 
the law, or to be guilty of any tumult or disturbance. 
The slightest crime against order or the public peace may 
ruin our beautiful and otherwise triumphant cause. If 
you will, during this crisis, follow my advice, and act as 
I entreat you to do, patiently, quietly, legally, I think 
Tcan pledge myself to you that the period is not distant 
when our revered Sovereign will open the Irish Parliament 
in College-green. Every attempt of our enemies to dis- 
turb the progress of Repeal hitherto has had a direct 
contrary effect. This attempt will also fail, unless it be 
assisted by any misconduct on the part of the people. 
Be tranquil, then, and we shall be triumphant. IT have 
the honour to be your ever faithful servant, D. O’Connell.” 
On Monday afternoon bail was entered into for the fol- 
lowing persons, against whom informations were sworn 
on Friday evening before Mr. Justice Burton. The recog- 
nizances were, 500/. for each fof the parties accused, and 
two sureties in 2507. each. It will be observed by the 
names that the town council have completely identified 
themselves with the movement. For Dr. Gray—Alderman 
Gardiner and Town-Councillor M‘Clelland. For Mr. 
Duffy—Alderman Grace and Town-Councillor O’Brien. 
For the Rev. Mr. Tyrrell—Thomas Carroll and Sir R. 
Fraser. For Mr. Ray—Town-Councillor O’Brien and 
Mr. J. Kelch. For Mr. Barrett—The Lord Mayor elect ; 
Alderman Roney. For the Reverend Mr. Tierney 
—Alderman M’Kenna; William M’Guiniss. For 
Steele—Alderman Roney; Town-Councillor M’Kenna. 
The Repeal Association met on Monday as usual ; the 
meeting was greatly crowded, and was attended by an 
inspector of police, who took notes of the proceedings. 
Mr. J. A. O'Neil, of Runoneen Castle, took the chair 
and spoke at great length, and concluded by entreating 
the Association and’ Repealers generally to abandon the 
use of the word ‘* Saxon’”’ as applied to Englishmen, as 
the phrase had made many enemies for their cause. rr 
O’Connell then addressed the meeting. In reference, he 
said, to the remarks of the chairman, he would promise 
that for the future he, and he trusted the Association 
also, would give up the use of the word “ Saxon,’’ as it 
was calculated to give offence. When they first used the 
term (and it should be recollected that the only phrase in 
Irish to express the word Englishman was ‘‘ Sassenach’’), 
Lord Stanley was very angry, and they used it ten times 
more on that account at the time. The use of it was sub- 
sequently revived when they were branded as aliens in 
language, in blood, and religion, by Lord Lyndhurst, and 
it had been pretty freely applied ever since; but he now 
promised that for the future the word should not pass his 
lips, or if it inadvertently fell from him at any time he 
would immediately retract it, Having denied that the 
people were obnoxious to the charge of disloyalty, but, on 
the contrary, entitled to the greatest praise for their strict 
obedience to the laws, Mr. O’Connell came to the topic 
of a federal Parliament. In the Corporation debate on 
Repeal, he had declared his willingness to accept a federal 
Parliament, and instanced Canada, where such a Parlia- 
ment had done much good. Since then many persons had 
joined that Association who’ went no further than a federal 
union, and he had lately received a letter from a gentle- 
man of high distinction in England on the subject, in 
which his attention was directed to two points, concerning 
which the writer believed it to be of the greatest import- 
ance that the people of England should have correct 
information before they would join generally, or exten- 
sively, with that Association. The first point was, that it 
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should be shown to the people of England that Trishmen 
in seeking for the restoration of a Parliament to their 
country, strove only to procure for themselves the manage- 
ment of their own local and internal affairs, leaving matters 
of national importance to both countries to be legislated 
upon by the representatives from both countries in the 
Imperial Legislature. The next point was that English- 
men should be ‘satisfied that as they co-operated with 
Irishmen, so Irishmen should assist Englishmen in their 
struggle to obtain a full, fair, and free representation. 
He (Mr. O’Connell) would meet such propositions 
in the spirit in which they were put forward, and he told 
that gentleman that, if a sufficient number of the English 
people came forward, there would be no difficulty in 
arranging Repeal on the definite points mentioned by him. 
Let him not be taunted with shrinking when he accepted 
these terms, for by doing so they not only took away all 
argument from their enemies, but merely followed a course 
to which the Association was already pledged by the 
admission of the Catholic Bishop of Killaloe and other 
gentlemen on the same terms. After accusing the Con- 
servative press of inciting the people to violence, he pro- 
ceeded to inculcate the necessity of peace and good temper. 
The change of which they were on the eve must be blood- 
less and sinless. He had ascertained by a series of mon- 
ster meetings that the people were peaceable and deter- 
mined to obey the law. Acting on the advice of Grattan 
—who declared that Repeal was impossible—the national 
voice was clearly ascertained to be in favour of it. He had 
ascertained that voice so far in peace and quietness, and if 
the proclamation had not been issued he should have gone 
on as quietly to the end. He had been told the day before 
that he should be prevented from addressing that meeting 
to-day, but he replied that ‘‘ that could not be,’’ because 
he was the auxiliary of the Government in preaching peace. 
If the Government werz to interfere with him in that 
room, would it not be said that, having failed to irritate 
the people by the Clontarf proclamation, they wanted to 
do so by arresting the man who preached peace. Therefore 
he was there to preach peace. Having cautioned the 
people against Ribbonism, he read a letter signed by Mr. 
Sturge, of Birmingham, in which the Repealers of that 
locality expressed their astonishment at the step taken by 
Government in reference to the Clontarf meeting. He 
moved that this letter be referred to a committee, in order 
that they might propose an answer, declaring their delight 
and gratitude at this movement of the men of Birming- 
ham, and denying ‘that they have ever desired the dis- 
memberment of the Empire, although they would never 
give up their exertions to obtain a local Legislature. A 
great number of subscriptions were then handed in as 
‘ proclamation money,’’? and Mr. O'Connell announced 
the rent for the week to be 1,2327. 13s. 6d. The meeting 
then adjourned to Monday, in the New Conciliation Hall. 
h—Mr. O’Connell did not open his ‘¢ arbitration court ”” 
on Thursday at Rathmines according to appointment, and, 
as the warrants or official notifications from the Corn 
Exchange have not yet been printed, it is supposed that he 
has abandoned theintention. It is now confidently stated 
among the Repealers that an agitation is to be commenced 
forthwith for demanding a Federal Union, which they say 
will have the support of Mr. Smith O’Brien, M.P., Mr. 
Sharman Crawford, Mr. David R. Ross, and Lord 
Clement. Mr. Sturge is to have the management of the 
movement in England, and after a little time it is expected 
that Mr. O’Connell will abandon ‘‘ Repeal and nothing but 
Repeal.” Mr. Sturge arrived in Dublin on Wednesday, 
and after an interview with Mr. O’Connell, set off for 
Bangor, in the County Down, to consult with Mr. Shar- 
man Crawford and arrange the preliminaries of the move- 
ment.—The depositions of the Government reporter, om 
which the warra were issued, have been published 
this week, but they contain little more than what has 
already appeared in this Paper in the accounts of the 
different Repeal meetings within the last few weeks.— 
The Government continue to make additions to the 
military force. The Scotch Greys have been ordered to 
Ireland, and are hourly expected, and’ the 24th Foot, from 
Glasgow, are on their way. When those two regiments 
arrive, the military force in Ireland, added to the consta- 
bulary, who have received a military training, will amount 
to upwards of 30,000. Orders have been issued to supply 
the ancient Birmingham Tower, in Dublin Castle, with 
provisions to the same extent as the country forts and 
garrisons. Orders have also been issued to convert the 
new stables in the Upper Castle-yard into barracks.—It i8 
mentioned as a curious circumstance attendant upon the 
late visit of the sympathising Repealers to Dublin from 
the north of England, that amongst them was one, named 
Bryan or Gilligan, for whom the police has been long 0D 
tie look out. He is charged with having been one of 4 
party, who, in 1837, attacked and murdered Mr. Geo- 
Fawcet, of the Queen’s county, as he was going upon the 
occasion of a parliamentary election to vote for Sir ©- 
Coote and the Hon. Mr. Vesey. He was seen about the 
Corn Exchange on Monday, and identified by a man 0? 
whose evidence one of the party was convicted and trams 
ported, and immediately taken into custody. He has been 
transmitted to Maryborough gaol to abide his trial. 
Limerick.—The trial of the prisoners charged with 
murder of the Rev. Charles Dawson has engaged Nae 
attention of Judge Jackson and two juries at the adjourne 
assizes in this city. The prosecution was instituted by 
the 
the Crown against two men for the murder of Mr. Ne 
son, at Ballinacarriga, perpetrated at so distant 2 period 
as eight years since, when he was walking on a farm that 
had shortly before fallen into his possession, but which 
some of the occupiers on the land feared they would be 
removed from, Mr. Dawson wes there murdered in noon- 
day, on the 1st June, 1835, by three men in female dis- 
guise, who fired two shots into his body, and battered se 
lifeless remains with stones. ‘The prisoners on trial were 
Patrick Lynch and Edward Conway ; the former one ws 
