The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-03 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF LORD lIARDINGE.

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY MORNlNG.—Lieutenant-Gene-
ral Viscount Ilardinge has arrived in town, having left
London yesterday, to give his invaluable co-operation in
suppressing the insurrectionary movement in the south.
This distinguished officer arrived in Kingstown by the
Amphion, and reached town at half-,past one o'clock by
a special train of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway.
The Gallant General proeeeded to the Vice-regal Lodge
Phenix Park, to visit the Lord-Lieutenant. Lieutenant-
General Sir Edward Blakeney, Commander of the
Forces, has also gone to the Vice-regal Lodge. It is
stated that Lord Hardinge is to proceed to join the
army in the south to-morrow morning, but this is not
certain.

Up to last night there was no intelligence that could
be relied on respecting the locality of the rebel leaders.
Vague reports of all kinds were in circulation, one of
which was to the effect that Generals O'Brien, Meagher,
and Devin Reilly had succeeded in embarking on board
a vessel in Galway, which was on the point of sailing to
America.

The Freeman's Journal of this morning contains the
following :
"Kilkenny, Tuesday Night, Nine o'Clock.
" Up to this hour it is not known where Smith O'Brien
is at present. In my dispatch of Sunday night I in-
formed you that Sub-Inspector Trant and his party of
police retired from the house in which they had been
surrounded, and reached their quarters in safety. I have
since learned that Smith O'Brien and his men had moved
off' from the Ballingarry heights before the sub-inspector
ventured to bring out his men into the open air, in con-
sequence of the approach from Thurles of General
McDonald with artillery and two thousand men. The
general was brought up by Mr. Blake, the county in-
spector of Kilkenny, who had ordered Mr. Trent and
other sub-inspectors to Ballingarry. It is said that Mr.
O'Brien rode by himself from Ballingarry in the direc-
tion of Kilkenny. I heard to-day, on what I would cer-
tainly call good authority, that a poor-rate collector or
relieving officer saw Mr. O'Brien, in company with two
other persons, riding across the country in the neigh-
bourhood of Clomanto, which is nine miles from this
city on the Thurles road, yesterday. I believe
this statement to be true. There was a rumour afloat
here that he was in Nenagh last night, but this is not
generally credited.
" From all I have heard on the subject I am disposed
to think that he is in this county, and the measures
taken by the authorities would indicate that they are of
that opinion also.
" The clergymen of many parishes have strongly ad-
vised their flocks not to join in any armed attack on, or
resistance to, the authorities; and I have learned from a
well-informed source, that the parish priest of Urling-
ford, in this county, prevented a number of people from
going to Mr. O'Brien's assistance on Saturday. It is be-
lieved that Mr. O'Brien fed most of those who flocked
around him at his own expense, and strictly prohibited
any of them from seizing provisions or cattle from
farmers. Early to-day it was reported that a police-
barrack had been attacked at Thurles. At a later hour
the rumour changed to Cashel, and gained more credit.
Indeed it is confidently believed here, at this moment,
that several of the Cashel police were killed in the
attack, for a large body of constabulary have marched
from Kilkenny in the Tipperary direction, and many of
them said that ' the City of the Kings' was their des-
tination. That some sudden intelligence caused them
to get the route there is no doubt; for amongst them
were forty-five policemen from the Piltown station,
who had iu the morning been ordered to return to that
place.

" You may depend on having the earliest intelligence
of Mr. O'Brien's locale, when it shall be known here.
" There are very vague accounts as to the killed and
wounded at Ballingarry ; but I think you may rest as•
sured that not more than two were shot dead, though
one hundred and thirty rounds of bail cartridges were
fired by Mr. Trant's party. Amongst those wounded is
a young man named Stephens, son of a respectable citi.
zen of Kilkenny, who became acquainted with Mr.
O'Brien whilst acting as assistant-engineer on a line of
railway running near Cshirmoyle. Mr. Stephens is
wounded in the thigh."
The reporter of the Freeman's Journal, writinz from
Kilkenny, says that, according to rumour, Smith O'Brien
was in Nenagh on Monday. The .A'enagh Guardian of
yesterday evening gives sumo confirmation to this ru
mour. Our contemporary says:—
" We have just learned that Mr. O'Brien was seen on
horseback on Saturday afternoon, on a road in this riding
of this county, with a handkerchief tied about his leg,
from which the blood from a wound was flowing."
A respectable solicitor, name Taaffe, was arrested this
morning in his own house by two of the detective police,
who conveyed him away in a covered car.
About the same time the editor of the Drogheda
Argus —Mr. P at. Morran—was arrested on a charge of
treasonable practices. He was a leading orator and orga-
nizer in the Mitchel Club at Drogheda.
In Dublin Mr. Meyler, president of the late " Citi-
zens' Club," was arrested of treasonable practices.
There are several others mentioned.
The Cork Southern Reporter of yesterday (Tuesday)
says—" A rumour was prevalent in this city (Cork)
yesterday (Monday) that Mr. H. O'Gorman, jun., was
shot in a collision with the authorities at Tarbert. This
rumour, we understand, had its origin in the fact, that
a gentleman, named O'Gormon, who had lately arrived
from America, and resided at Tarbert, committed
suicide on Saturday. The phonological similarity be-
tween the two names doubtless gave rise to the mistake."
The proclamations cautioning all parties of the penal-
ties that await them in the event of their harbouring
the rebel leaders were posted all over town last night,
and have created intense excitement among the lower
classes.

The Kilkenny Moderator, received this morning has
an interesting account of the battle of Ballingarry. Our
well-informed contemporary, who writes from the neigh-
bourhood of the fight, cannot say positively the number
of killed, which he gives at eleven—the wounded indefi-
nite. It is not unlikely that a majority of the 130 shots
fired by the police took effect upon the mass of men ex-
posed to them.
The Nenagh Guardian states that but three R.
killed. That journal says :
"The names of the three men killed are—Pollard, of
Ballingarry ; Brett, of Ballytarana ; and Bridge, of
Coolquil—all men in comfortable circumstances, and
farmers of a respectacle class."

Within the last few days upwards of 400 pikes and
60 casks of ammunition have been seized by the autho-
rities in the immediate neighbourhood where the ren-
centre took place between the rebels and the police.
The Limerick Reporter of yesterday says:—" Since the
passing of the late Act, it is said that the inhabitants of
several districts in the country have resolved to pay
neither rents, tithes, nor taxes."
SEARCH AT CAIIERMOYLE, THE RESIDENCE
OF WM. SMITH O'BRIEN, ESQ., M.P.
LIMERICK, MONDAY.—The town of Rathkeale was
thrown into the greatest excitement yesterday, in conse-
quence of a demonstration on the part of the police and
military, who proceeded in battle array to Cahermoyle,
the residence of William Smith O'Brien, Esq., M.P., for
the purpose of making a search for papers, &c. It ap-
pears that, acting on false information, which is now
spread far and wide for an obvious purpose, orders were
given from head-quarters to make the search; and that
it was industriously prosecuted, there cannot be a second
opinion. Every room in the house was closely searched
—every box opened—every escrutoire examined—every
nook and corner explored; but it is almost unnecessary
to add that nothing on earth was discovered that could
throw the slightest light on the authorities, further than
they have been already informed. None of. the Caher-
moyle family were at home.—Tipperary Vindicator.
ATTACK ON THE POLICE BARRACKS AT
THURLES.
A correspondent of the Freeman's Journal states
I have just ascertained that the insurgents attacked
the police barrack at Thurles last night, but were re-
pulsed. Six of them were shot.
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for
that place.
" The correspondence of Dr. Cane has been subjected
to censorship."
" RIOTS IN TITURLES.—On Saturday last, when the
news of Smith O'Brien's encampment at Ballingarry
and the beleaguered state of the Sub-Inspector Trant's
party reached Thurles, the inhabitants of that patriotic
villiage immediately
.turned out en masse and proceeded
to arm themselves with all kinds of instruments alike of
war and husbandry, intending immediately to march as
a reinforcement to the rebel army. It is asserted
that the ferment was
i caused lay clerical instigation, but
be this as it may, it s certain at all events that the de-
monstration was suppressed by a similar influence, for
ghoattheo
the parish priest having been made aware of the state'
affairs,toefndsurg
iinsurgents, and by :a liberal
rode out amongst the seried ranks of
rsd scam-
pering in.
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his
horsewhip sent the entire :chivalry of applicationuriinf
home to quarters in the hottest
effectually suppressed the local outbreak. and

Tho Duchess of Argyll was safely delivered of a
son on Sunday night, and vpi are happy to learn that the
Duchess and infant aro doing favourably.