(From the Times Correspondent )

New Zealander, Volume 4, Issue 292, 17 March 1849, Page 3

(From the Times Correspondent )

THE STATE PRISONERS. Dublin, Wednesday morning, Nov. 1. It was rumoured lait night that Messrs. OBrien, Heather, M'Manus, and O'Donoghue had arrived in town from Clonmul, fur the purpose of abiding the issue of the writ of error at its initiatory stages before the Judges of the (Jueen'i Bench. The report was unfounded. The prisoners will, however, as a matter of course, come up in a few days under the writ of habeas corpus, which \vi 1 issue probably on the opening to-morrow of Michaelmas Term.

THE TVRIT OF ERROR. Without expressing a personal opinion on the stability of the giounds upon which the friends and counsel of the State convicti rest their hopes of the successful iisue of the writ of error, somehow or other the notion is becoming prevalent that, after all, there is a probability of the State trials of 184S proving as miserable a mockeiy of justice as that which just four years since furnished so happy an illustration at once of the uncertainty of the law, and the doubtful di cretion of its recognised administrators. It in said here that so confident were Mr. Smith O'Brien's agents in the validity of the points upon which they rely for their appeal to the Houie of Lords— namely, the refusal of the list of witnesses a copy of the jury panel, and the ten days' notice td plead, according to the English practice, that the writ of error wa9 actually drawn up approved by eminent counsel several days prior to the opening of the Special Comiiiiskion in Cluntnel. Indeed the only anxiety was lest the Crown lawyers should, by acceding to the applications made on behalf of the prisons rs, cut away the ground for resort to the higher tribunal. This mortification was, however, 'pared, and in the meantime both parties will, between tins and the meeting of Parliament, have ample time to contemplate the ultimate chances of defeat or victory. With respect to the principal personage whose fate is involved in the issue, he, it is currently reported, is filling up hit dreary leisure by framing articles of impeachment against his prosecutors— Ministerial and judicial— which be expects to submit to the assembled Commons of England before the next session is many weeks eld.

STATE OF TIPPERARY, As the winter season advances, the symptoms of the old Tipperary disorder are becoming more apparent. Here are a few "casei,'' quoted irom the Clonmet Chronicle of yesterday :— " On the 2 'Jib of October, at half- past six o'clock, five men with their faces blackened and armed with gum, went to the house of Michael Kinnane, of Ardlemon, near the glen of Aharlpw. The dflor being fastened, one of (hem fired a shot through the keyhole, which broke the lock ; he then thought to force open the door. On failing to do so, otheri of the party fired two shots through the parlour window,, one of which wounded Catherine Kinnane severely in the right arm, three ilugs having lodged in it. The villains then went off into a wood which is over Kiu> nane's house. On hearing of the occurrence, the police, under Sub-Inspector Saville, turned out and scoured the country, but could get no trace of them. Mr. Kianane, his wile, and daughter, and alto a man named Edward M'Grath, were examined before Mr. Simon Lowe, J.P,, but they swore they did not know any of the. pai ty. Kinnane can assign no reason for this outrage, un'ess it were for the purpose of robbing him. At nine o'clock on Wednesday night, the 25th icist., three men armed, and apparently disguised, went to the dwelling of Michael Connor*, farmer, of Knock* fobble. Connors' dog began to bark ; but thinking it was the police, his son opened the door, when two of the party rushed into the house, presenting their guns at him, and asked if bii father was within. Old Connors seeing one of the party present hist gun at him, fell to the ground more dead than alive i the fellow fired at him, but the bullet penetrated the wall, passing over Connors' head. His daughter, seeing him fall, thought he had been shot, nnd cried out that her father was shot, when the villains ran off in different directions, leaving old Connors unhurt. The police at Springhouae were on patrole at the time, and on hearing of the occurrence proceeded to the ipot, but got no trace of the fellows. On Tuesday night last, the 2'Hh instant, at eight o'clock, the house of Cornelius Duhey, oJ Giange, between Tipperary and Dundrum, was entered by four men, armed with gum, and their faces blackened. They desired four .<omen who were in the house to go on their kncei and hold down their heads, they then asked them for the gun, and was told by Margaret Duhey they did not know where it was. The ruffians searched the house, and found the gun uuder the bed tick :' they then went out, firing shots in the yard. They did not take anything else with them. Iloner Duhey and her three daughters were examined by Mr. Charles Hunt, R.M., out could give no clue to the offenders. On the same night, and near the same neighbourhood, a party of three men, with their facet blackened (probably the same as attacked Duhey 's house), one armed with a sword, entered the bouse of John Corpett, at Kilpatrick, within one mile ot the Anacarty police itation, and robbed him of a gun and 17a. O'd. in silver, and then ran off. None of the parties m Corpett's house can give any clue to the robbers,"