The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-31 00:00:00

JULY 31, 111113,

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, SATURDAY EVENING.—We have a new
' batch of rumours iu the town to-day, some absurd and
improbable enough. One of them represents Mr. Smith
O'Brien at the head of 50,000 men in Tipperary, while
Waterford, Limerick, and Cork, are preparing to march
for the head-quarters of " the Army of Independence."
As to Mr. Smith O'Brien himself, it is we believe, quite
certain, that he has made up his mind to resist the war-
rant for his arrest. Whether ha will be supported in
that determination or not remains to be seen. The
Catholic clergy, to their credit be it said, are almost to a
man opposed to violence and bloodshed, and unless
stimulated, or at least countenanced, by the clergy, the
people will be very reluctant to embroil themselves in a
contest with the military. The following from a corre-
spondent of the Freeman, is the latest authentic intelli-
gence of Mr. O'Brien's proceedings:—
On Tuesday, at one o'clock, P.m, W. S. O'Brien, Esq.,
M.P., accompanied by J. B. Dillon, Esq., barrister-at-
law, P. Donoughoe, and C. T. Cantwell, Esqs., with a
few other Dublin gentlemen, arrived at Mulli-
nahone, whence they proceeded to the residence
of Benjamin Wright, Esq. Immediately after
their arrival a vast number of men flocked from.
the surrounding parishes, amounting to at least five
thousand persons, who assembled round the wall in front
of Mr. Wright's residence. After the people had as-
sembled, Mr. O'Brien addressed them at great length;
he was followed by J. B. Dillon, Esq., who was cheered
several times. Loud calls were then made for Mr.
Thomas Wright, who immediately got upon the wall and
spoke for nearly an hour to the vast assembly, during
which he advised the parties not to do any act that would
not become men, and that he hoped things would pass oil'
without violence, awl that the Government would see the
necessity of doing what would better the condition of
the people. It being now five o'clock, the crowd sepa-
rated until seven, when they again assembled and re-
mained quietly in the town until clear day in the morn-
ing. Mr. O'Brien advised them to return to their homes,
and that he would be glad to address them on his depar-
ture the following day. After breakfast they began to
assemble again and remained cheering until Mr. O'Brien
left at one o'clock, when all the party escorted him to
Ballingarry and Slievierdah collieries. Owing to the in-
fluence of Mr. Wright's family, good order was pre-
served all through without any person being in the least
injured or insulted.
It is now said that the warrant for the arrest of Mr.
O'Brien was sent by mistake to Limerick, and returned
on Wednesday. By the mail of Wednesday night a new
warrant was dispatched to Tipperary in charge of an
inspector of the metropolitan police.
Mr. Eugene O'Reilly, a rather prominent leader of
the Confederates, and against whom a warrant had been
issued, surrendered himself to The magistrates, and has
been committed to Kilmainham under the Habeas
Corpus Suspension Act. Mr. O'Reilly took this step at
the instance, or on the compulsion rather, of his
father, a respectable solicitor, who accompanied his son
to the police-office. The prisoner, who is an extremely
prepossessing young man of education, with good expec-
tations, formed one of the Irish embassy to Paris, with
the ultimate view of entering the French army.
!laving, however, taken a few lessons in military tac-
tics, he changed his mind, and returned to Ireland,
where he shortly afterwards became president of one of
the clubs.
MORE ARRESTS AND OUTLAWRIES.
Several additional arrests of men charged with " trea-
sonable practices" were made to-day. A considerable
number of the leading clubbists and writers of treason
have absconded. The following is from the Hue and Cry '
of this morning. leder, Halpin, and two others have
been arrested since this publication:—
" Dublin Castle, July 28, 1848.

batteries of artillery, the 74th 1114;1;:anders. from Ship-
street Barracks, a Company of the 60th Rifles, and a
well stored commissariat, were put in motion, and at 6
o'clock the whole of this auxiliary force was on its route
to the disturbed districts.

Major-General Macdonald, second in command to
Prince George of Cambridge, ha 73 proceeded to take
charge of the southern diArict.
The 85th Light Infantry, now in Richmond Barracks,
and two more companies of tho Rifles, proceed to-
morrow as further reinforcements to the army in the
south.

A company of artillery, with fi'Ad battery, landed
here from England this morning.

From 80 to 100 young men connected with the Dub-
lir. clubs are prowling about town, seeking to make
tinir escape to the disturbed districts with the desperate
determination of taking their stand by their belea-
guered leader, whose fortunes, they say, they will follow
to the death.