The electric telegraph conveys this intelligence, dated " Dublin, Friday
evening "— " Richard O'Gorman, one of the insurrectionist healers, escaped yesterday from the Shannon, in a vessel bound fur America. A war-steamer has gone in pursuit." In the bay of Dongarvan, on Monday night, the schooner Coquette was seized by a body of soldiers and police. as. "On a search, six hundred barrels of gunpowder were discovered—in weight about thirty tons. The master and one of his crew went on shore, no doubt to make arrangements for effecting a landing at a part of the country so close to the Tipperary border; but were since apprehended. Each of the crew, who are here in Bridewell, gave conflicting accounts of the transactiou. The Coquette is at present in charge of the Advice, Lieutenant Patch; who opportunely came here during the day. It has been u most fortunate circumstance to have made this timely dis- covery, as no one can calculate on the mischief that might have been effected through the agency of those miscreants."
The Commission Court resumed its sittings at Dublin on Tuesday; Chief Baron Pigott and Baron Pennefather presiding. The trial of Mr. Gavan Duffy was commenced, but delayed by the usual sort of technical quibblings. On the advice of his counsel, Daffy made no answer when arraigned, but a copy of the indictment was demanded for him. The counsel for the Crown refused a copy.
The reading of the indictment three times—the parchment of which was some score yards long—was commenced; but the Judges Interfered, and recommended the giving a copy as of grace by the Crown. The proceedings were adjourned till next day, to get the absent Attorney-General's consent to this. On Wednes- day, after some technical contest between the Attorney-General and Sir Colman Ologhlen, the copy was conceded; Sir Colman accepting it as yielded of grace. On Thursday, fresh contests ended in the postponement of farther steps till the trials of other prisoners should have been commenced.
The trial of Mr. Kevin O'Doberty, for sedition published in the Tribune, then began : the Attorney-General opened the case at considerable length, and evidence of the ownership and publication of the paper was given. The reply of Mr. Batt was to be heard yesterday.
At Nenagh Assizes, on Monday, Martin Ryan, convicted of shooting at Mr. Lloyd with intent to murder him, and William Carthy and John Ryan, convicted of conspiring to murder Mr. Richard Uniack Bayly, were sentenced to be hanged on the 16th of September.
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