The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-28 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING,

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, JULY 26.—The Banshee arrived in
Kingstown harbour this morning with dispatches for

the Lord-Lieutenant. Immediately after the arriva

of the messenger at the Castle his Excellency put
himself in communication with the Under• Secr-
etary, by whom orders were issued to the police
authorities, in the lower Castle.yard. It is said that
the clerks in the First Clerks' Office have been oc-
cupied all day filling up warrants of arrest, and that
upwards of 400 individuals—among whom are se-
veral who have taken no part in the public displays
of the clubs—will be committed on suspicion, under
the new Act.

At this hour (half-past four o'clock) the Attorney-
General and the Solicitor-General are at the Castle,
and it has been arranged that the warrants are to
be issued this afternoon. Mr. Smith O'Brien and
several other leaders, now organizing the clubs
throughout the country, are to be taken into custody
to-night; and, if the attempt to arrest them should
not lead to an outbreak, they will be brought up to
Dublin to-morrow.

The accounts from the south this morning are
really most alarming. The Confederate leaders ap •
pear to be so insane as to contemplate an insurrection ;
and, indeed, already they have gone little short of an
actual outbreak. The deepest anxiety and apprehen-
hension prevails amongst the gentry and the well-
disposed of all classes. From various counties gen-
tlemen have come up to make representations to the
Government on the state of their districts, and re-
quiring arms for their tenantry to defend their
families and property against any insurgent move-
ments. Lord Farnham from Cavan, and magistrates
from Wicklow, Meath, and other counties, have been
in attendance at the Castle to• day.
The danger is imminent, but the Lord-Lieutenant
is well prepared, and determined promptly to crush,
if he cannot prevent, any insurrection forced on by
the wicked men who are now endeavouring to pro-
duce a convulsion.

Troops are constantly arriving from England and
departing for the south, where the danger is most
pressing. At one o'clock to-day a regiment of cavalry
received a sudden order for Kilkenny.
A troop of the Bth Hussars, en route from Cork to
Newbridge, has been ordered to halt at Kilkenny,
where it is to be stationed for the present.
Four companies of the 89th, which landed this
morning from England, marched direct for Kilkenny.
The remainder of the regiment on its arrival here
will proceed to the same destination.
At an early hour this morning two troops of the
17th Lancers, with two pieces of ordnance, left town
for Dunshaughlin, county of Meath, where disturb-
ances are apprehended.
Government, we hear, has received positive infor-
mation of an immediate outbreak, as well as the time
and place when and where the " insurgent flag" will
be raised. They are also informed of the forces
which will be brought together, the districts of
country from which the insurgent battalions will be
drafted, and all the means now at work to continue
the struggle should the first blow prove unsuccessful.
Troops are quietly gathering from all sides on the
suspected point.
At twelve o'clock on Monday an express arrived
from Cashel at Clonmel, with accounts of an out-
break. The police immediately took possession of
the west gate, and the military occupied the main
guard. One of the insurgent leaders was said to
have spent Sunday night on the ridges of Sliev-
namon, and to have marshalled the Carrick corps for
an assault on Monday.
The police in the out-stations in the disturbed
counties, who would be comparatively defenceless in
case of outbreak, have been ordered to concentrate at
the chief stations. A. letter from Enfield, county
Meath, dated yesterday, says—
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the whole force being concentrated at head-quarters, and
I understand this order has been made general through-
out the entire county."

The Government Securities declined fully one and
a half per cent. at our Stock• Exchange to-day.
Consols fell from 85 to 83!.
Her Excellency the Countess of Clarendon, with
some of the children of the Lord-Lieutenant, left
Kingstown this morning for England. The ar-
rangements for her Excellency's departure, on a
short visit to her relatives, have been made for some
weeks.

Letters from Galway, Roscommon, and even from
Tipperary, state the conviction of the writers that
there will be no outbreak.

ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF A PO-
LICEMAN BY THREE CLIJBBISTS.

A diabolical attempt to assassinate a policeman was
made at two o'clock this morning by three clubbists,
and there is too much reason for apprhending that
their victim will not survive many hours. The case
was investigated to day at the head office of police.
It appeared in evidence that as constable John Byrne
was on duty in South Great Georges-street, about
two o'clock, he met three young men, one of whom
had a pistol in his hand, which he waved across the
face of the constable in such a way as he should
know what it was. He asked him to give up the
weapon or show him his license for carrying it. He
refused, and applied an offensive epithet to the con-
stable, who attempted to take it. A scuffle en-
sued, in which he succeeded in wresting the
weapon from the young man, who suddenly
turned round and plunged a dagger into his groin.
The constable at once knocked the fellow down.
His two companions endeavoured to disable the con-
stable, who cocked the pistol, and declared he would
shoot the first who approached. He then called for
assistance, and other policemen came to his aid. The
wounded man then fainted from loss of blood. He
was conveyed to Mercer's Hospital, where his wound
was dressed. It is supposed to be mortal. The poor
fellow is supposed to be dying at this hour (four
o'clock). The other two assassins were taken after-
wards. The fellow who actually inflicted the wound
is Michael Moran, aged about 23 years. The se-
cond is his brother, John Joseph Moran, aged about
22, and the third an engraver, named John M'Cor-
mick. It appears that a deadly struggle took place
between the three villains and the poor policeman.
On the ground were found two other pistols loaded
with powder and ball, and another dagger. These
latter are most formidable instruments. The police
searched the lodgings of the Morans at 143, Upper
Dorset•street, where they found a pike handle and an
iron helmet, covered with green velvet, which fits the
prisoner, Michael Moran. It looks, when on the
head,like a light travelling cap, but it has been pro-
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investigationt of the case was adjourned
to Saturday
The following, from the Nenagh Guardian, taken
in connexion with this dastardly act, is significant :
" CONTEMPLATED MASSACRE OF THE POLICE.—The
several out-stations surrounding the town of Borrisoleigh
have been ordered to be broken up, and the entire force
in that district are to concentrate in the town of Borriso-
leigh. This step has been taken in consequence of in-
formation received of a general slaughter of the collate-
bulary in that district."
All communication with Messrs. Duffy, Martin,
and the other state prisoners confined in Newgate, is
prohibited, in consequence of their treasonous writ-
ings directed from that gaol. It is said that they will
be immediately removed to England or Scotland.
The Kilkenny Moderator supplies a graphic ac-
count of the sudden and unexpected appearance of the
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zealously to allay the movement.
In the south Mr. O'Gorman inspected and ad-
dressed the Sarsfield, Brian Borimhe, Mitchel, and
Hugh O'Neil clubs, on Saturday evening. He ex-
horted all " to enrol and organize into sections; and
prepare in every way that became men."—(Tremen-
dons shouts of " Yes, yes.") On Sunday he visited
Killaloe ; then Newport, where he detailed the mi-
nutes of a conversation he had with the Rev. Dr.
Vaughan, P.P., of a most discouraging nature. At
Newport a club was " formed on the spot." "I am,"
said Mr. O'Gorman, " in presence of the ancient
Palace of Kincora, the residence of the Irish Kings;
let the club then be called the Kincora." And so it
was; but the enrolment was scanty; fifty members
out of some thousands. On Sunday evening Mr.
, O'Gorman revisited Limerick, and proceeded to the

I Treaty Stone, where he reviewed the Treaty Club.
On Monday he proceeded to the county of Clare to
harangue and organize. The police followed his
movements and took ample notes.
The Kilkenny Journal contains an account of Mr.
Smith O'Brien's visit to this city. A subsequEnt
account states that he had left, on his return to Wex-
ford :

"KILKENNY, JULY 24.--VISIT. OF MESSRS. OBRIEN,

--
MEAGHER, AND DILLON.—On Sunday evening those
gentlemen arrived, rather unexpectedly. in Kilkenny ;
but, upon the news of their visit spreading, dense crowds
immediately blocked up the entire of William-street.
Mr. O'Brien, on presenting himself on the balcony of the
Citizens' Club, was received with the utmost enthusiasm,
and addressed the multitude at considerable length, stat-
ing his readiness to make every sacrifice for Ireland,
provided that the people would come forward in large
masses to assist their friends in carrying out their views.
He stated that he was not then prepared to explain to
them what those views exactly were; but they should
shortly be put before them by persons in every way com-
petent to advise them. Dr. Cane then apologised for
the non-appearance of Mr. Meagher, whom he said he
was sura they would excuse, when he told them that he
was completely prostrate from fatigue. He had been up
for several days and nights, working for Ireland. No-
thing could equal the enthusiasm of the reception that
those announcements were received with. The vast yet
peaceable multitude returned with order and quiet to
their several habitations. At ten o'clock the city pre-
sented an appearance of quiet very unlike that of a town
under the proclamation of a Coercion Act. The follow-
ing morning (Monday) Mr. Smith O'Brien visited the
several clubs, and expressed much satisfaction at their
progress towards organization and efficiency. He loft
town accompanied by his friends, at about 12 o'clock."
MORE EXTERMINATION S.
On last Monday twenty families were dispossessed,
on the lands of Cloncoul, near Ennistytnon. The
sheriff was at his post, and the usual staff of sappers
and bailiffs, who proceeded quickly to do their work,
when eighteen of the houses were levelled to the
ground; that being the only occasional public work
heard of in this locality.
Some
victims are sleeping out since—the
the wretched
he ditch-side their.
pillow, and the heaven their canopy, there being no
room for them in the workhouse. Some there are
ready to run distracted at the rates, while they thus
add to their amount without scruple. Have not
those poor outcasts reason to bless English law, and
will they not welcome a revolution in whatever
shape it may come ? Nearly all the children on the
same plough-land, from 20 to -30, died since the
famine.—Limerick Reporter.
PROCLAMATION FOR THE SUPPRESSION
OF CLUBS.
DUBLIN, JULY 26.—An extraordinary Gazette was
published this afternoon, containing the following
proclamation from the Lord-Lieutenant and General
Governor of Ireland :

"A PROCLAMATION !-CLARENDON.
"Whereas a treasonable conspiracy exists within this
part of the United Kingdom, for the overthrow of her
Majesty's power and authority, and to this end, in order
to strengthen and extend the said conspiracy, various
confederacies have been originated throughout the
country, under the name of clubs, by means whereof the
people are encouraged and incited to assemble and com-
bine together in armed bodies, for .the purpose of acting
in military array against her Majesty's forces, and
the designs of the traitorous conspirators engaged
in these wicked proceedings are openly aided
and abetted by the printers and publishers of
seditious and treasonable newspapers, and other
publications ; and whereas, an Act has been passed on
the 25th day of this present month, empowering us to
apprehend and detain such persons as we may suspect
of treason and treasonable practices. Now we hereby
declare that we shall forthwith enforce the provisions of
the said Act, and being resolved by every means in our
power to protect and defend her Majesty's Crown and
Government against the said conspiracy, and to suppress,
as far as in us lies, all such treasonable combinations,
and being desirous at the same time to guard the well-
disposed and peaceful subjects of her Majesty from in-
curring the dangers to which their joining in any such
confederacy will expose them : we do hereby earnestly
warn all her Majesty's subjects to abstain from taking
part in such associations, and strictly command all those
who have already joined therein forthwith to withdraw
from and abandon the same. _

" And we do hereby further charge and command
all sheriffs, magistrates, constables, and others of her
Majesty's loyal subjects acting in their aid, to use
their best endeavours to prevent, and when that can-
not bo done, to discover and bring to justice those
concerned in the aforesaid practice, and to prevent
and disperse all treasonable and unlawful assem-
blies, the necessary orders having already been
issued to the several officers of her Majesty's forces in
Ireland as well, to be promptly aiding and assisting the
civil authorities in the execution of their duties for these
purposes, as of their own authority, repel and repress by
force, if necessary, all attacks on the places and pro-
perty of any of her Majesty's subjects, and all assem-
blings of armed bodies who may venture to appear
arrayed in open rebellion against her Majesty's Crown
and Government.

"Dated at Dublin Castle this 26th of July, 1848.
" By his Excellency's command,
(Signed) " T. N. REDINGTON, Secretary."
CLON MEL, JULY 25.
(From the Freeman's Journal.)
Messrs. Smith O'Brien, T. F. .Meagher, and J. A.
Dillon, were last evening in Carrick-on•Suir, and ad-
dressed the people.

It is said Ihi; town is to be visited by them this
evening, though another rumour says that a warrant
is out for Mr. O'Brien's arrest.
The excitement in this quarter, especially
Carrick-
on-Suir, is of a most alarming character.
(From the Clonmel Chronicle of Tuesday.)
Within the last two days Clonmel has been filled
with the most alarming rumours. Yesterday it was
reporsed that the clubs were to assemble at the Mile
Tree, near the town, and to make a sudden
irruption into it when darkness favoured them; at
noon to-day an express constable arrived from
Cashel, it was said, with information of an out-
break there ; we doubt, however, its correctness.
The most painful anxiety is awakened for to-night,
as the general feeling is, that an insurrection, with all
its horrors, is at hand, and may commence before we
see the light of another day. The police have re-
moved from the barracks in the Irishtown, and taken
possession of the West Gate. Military are to oc-
cupy the main guard ; and, ne doubt, every neces-
sary
preparation will be made for the protection of ,
the town, and the security of its peaceable inhabi-
tants.

It is further said, that one of the leaders spent last
night at Thorney Bridge, in the neighbourhood of
Slievnamon, and that the Carrick•on•Suir corps are
in readiness to join in the onslaught.
We are informed that the Riding School of the
Cavalry Barracks is open for the reception of families,
or any one who may require protection, and probably
will be so used should alarm and apprehension con-
tinue to prevail as they have since Sunday.
All the police on duty at the Court-house were fur-
nished with their muskets and accoutrements about
one o'clock to-day, even the men placed stationary at
the inner doors.

A number of the inhabitants were served with no-
tices to-day to attend before the magistrates, in order
that they might be sworn in as special constables.
The Mayor and other justices of the peace are now
sitting for the purpose, and a good many are already
enrolled, who will be but too happy to devote all their
energies to the protection of their friends and relatives
residing in Clonmel.
THE ALARMING NEWS FROM IRELAND,
LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, FIVE rac—The very
alarming accounts which arrived this morning in an
almost inexplicable way from Dublin are not yet
either confirmed or refuted.

The dispatch is said to have come from the office of
the Dublin Evening Post, and to have been brought
over either in the mail boat or -the cargo steamer Ros-
common, by a Queen's messenger. ...Certain it is, the
intelligence was not known in Dublin when the train
conveying the mail left for Kingstown, and as the per-
son who conveyed the dispatch proceeded by railway
all further clue was lost. Meanwhile all is anxiety
and uncertainty as to the result. The mail steamer
due at seven o'clock this evening is looked for with
the most intense interest, though it is probable a tele-
graphic
commmumneidcatattieolnyforn thin Holyhead, which
mail arriv-
ing
, which was to
be s
there from Kingstown, may satisfy the public
suspense earlier. An investigation has taken place
before the magistrates with a view to ascertain the
authenticity of the documents which have arrived,
but without leading to any decisive opinion.
As fears have been entertained that a riot might be
attempted in this town should a rising in Ireland
occur, every precaution is being taken to at once sup-
press it should such unfortunately take place. A large
quantity of arms have arrived from Chester Castle for
the purpose of arming the special constables lately
sworn in.