The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-24 00:00:00

IRELAND.

MEETING OF THE CONFEDERATE CLUBS.
DoriAN, SUNDAY.—This day all the Confederate
Clubs marched through the city to) Belvue, in the
Liberty, where, in a large enclosed yard, they held a
meeting.
Mr. DILLoN, barrister, presided. He told them their
object was to protest, in the strongest language, against
the conduct of the law officers of the Crown, in packing
the juries in the late trials, and to caution them against
adopting a similar course in the ease of Mr. Mitchel.
The Learned Gentleman spoke in his usual violent
strain in condemnation of the whole policy of England
towards this country.
Mr. O'GonstAN, jun., next addressed the meeting, and
moved a resolution pledging them to use every moral
means to punish all who should be concerned in the
conviction of Mr. Mitchel by unfair means.
Mr. CREAN said if any act of his could free this
country from England ho would do it.
The resolution passed.
Mr. MEAGHER pledged himself to repeat all the
offences with which the Crown counsel had charged him.
Mr. MAGEE threatened vongence on judge, jury, and
all concerned in the punishment of Mitchel.
The CHAIRMAN objected to the strong language used
by one of the orators. He said they did not advise vio-
lent incurs for the attainment of their liberties.
Several voices cried out, " Leave that to ourselves,"
and the meeting appeared to condemn the hint at mo-
deration.
THE CLUBS.--There were sixteen of thorn present,
numbering about 3,500 well-dressed men; they marched
home in good order. All the troops were under arms.
One of the clubbists was arrested by the police fur giving
the order to " march," to his company.
COUNTER PROCLAMATIONS.
The following proclamations were generally posted up
last night, but shortly after daylight this morning few
copies were to be seen in the city:—
" The Council of the Irish Confederation to the People

of Dublin.
` Fellow-Citizens,—Seeing the incentives which are
daily applied to hurry you into fatal indiscretion, we
dare not shrink from the duty of giving you that counsel
which the interests of our cause demand.
" Within the last few days very plain indications have
bs.An given by the agents of the British Government in
this city, of a desire to provoke you to a collision with
the troops. On last night several thousand men were
tinder arms in the University, and a strong body of
police were sent out into the streets for the purpose, as
we conscientiously bdicve, of creating a riot and thereby
furnishing the Government with a pretext for shedding
your blood.

" Follow-citizens,—Do you trust us? Do you deem
us men, honest, bold, and prudent enough to advise you
in these days of peril? If you do, hear us now. Under
no circumstances suffer yourselves to be provoked into a
collision at this moment. The game of the enemy is
plain, and so is yours. Theirs is to hurry you into a
fight when they are prepared, and you are not. Yours
is to hide your time. The man who allows himself to be
lel or provoked into a reckless and fatal course of action
now frustrates the labour of years, and blasts the pros-
pects of the country.
" Be sure that there are men amongst you the paid
hirelings of the British Government, pressing you to an
outbreak, and pouring incentives into your ears. Their
object is to entrap you and lead you to your own ruin, and
the ruin of the cause. Not for ourselves, fellow-citizens,
but for that cause, we entreat you to disregard them
and hear us. " By order,
" THOMAS MATTHEW HALPIN, Sec.
"Council-rooms, 9, D'Olier-street, May 20, 1848."

Notice by the Council of the Irish Confederation:—
" Whereas a notice has been issued by the police
authorities, prohibiting processions accompanied by
crowds of persons shouting in a disorderly manner, and
obstructing the public thoroughfares ; and whereas it
may be erroneously supposed, in consequence of that