(From the Times Correspondent, August 8.)

New Zealander, Volume 4, Issue 263, 6 December 1848, Page 3

(From the Times Correspondent, August 8.)

Thuulus, Tuesday Morning.— There arc some particulars incidemal to the capture of Svaxtii O'lirien here on Satui day night which will be rcjd with interest by the public. Tuc orders of General Mucdoiiald for the |uq<arution of a special tiam to take the prisoner at oiue to Dublin were conveyed to the railway station byCuptain Mackenzie. That officer on arriving there found the only engtue in reserve pulling away and on the point of starting for some other portion of the line. He immediately went up to the driver and told him that Gjneiul Mardonald's commands wcie that he should remain, and tuke a special train up to Dublin. The driver ufused to obey, slating lh.it he would not tike hisordets fiom such a (juarter, wlicrcii|>un <Jt*pt Maokuum quietly pulled out a pistol, and told tho

man that if he did not at once do at lie was oukm. 1 , he would blow Ins biains out. This hud an imroedute cftcct, and the engine was retained ior the purpose for which it was wanted. Hud it not been foi this firmness Smith O'Biicn must have lomained at Thuilct, that night, nnd next day, by the pulling up of the i ails or otlicrwiso his transmission to Dublin iniqht have been difficult or impossible. As a proof of tnij I may mention that onu of the Sunday trains between thir. an \ Tipperaiy lan against a huge block of stone, which lud been plaied on the line during the night, and which, did considerable damage to the engine.