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

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LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1348.

LATEST FROM IRELAND.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]

DUBLIN, MONDAY EVENING.
There is an insurrectionary movement near Abbey-
feale, supposed to be headed by O'Gorman.
Lord llardinge is gone down to Kilkenny.
General Macdonald has removed his camp from
Thurles to Limerick.

Dr. West, Dr. M'Carron, Meany, and Brannan, are
fully committed for high treason.
Numerous arrests in Waterford arid other places.
—Chronicle.
The following is from our correspondent in
Dublin

" DUBLIN, MONDAY EVENING.

" The mid-day mail from the south reports the
continuance of tranquillity ; no further arrests had
been made. A letter, dated from Thurles, Sunday
three p.m., states that at one o'clock P.M. this day'
the light division under General Macdonald received
orders to proceed by railway to Limerick en rode to
the county of Clare, where a rising is expected. The
tents were struck, baggage loaded, and the men off
the ground in one hour.' Another account states the
final destination of the column is supposed to be
Abbeyfeale,. where O'Gorman is reported to be at
the head of an insurgent force.
"Lord Hardinge left town with his staff this
morning for Kilkenny. The Noble Viscount takes
command of the southern division. General Mac-
donald continues in the command of the moveable
column.

"Colonel Clark, late of the Scots Grays, and
Colonel Pennefather, have been appointed to the staff
of Ireland.

" Among the arrests in Dut,lin are two American
sympathisers.'—Thiles.

The Irish intelligence, that used to be so anxiously
loolce:d for, has lo=t its chief interest since the capture
SMITH O'BRIEN. True it is that Mr. MBA-
GilEn, Mr. DILLON, and Mr. DOHENY, are still at
large, and that the police on more than one occasion
have been in rather an unpleasant proximity to the
latter ; but they are mere vulgar traitors compared
with the descendant of BRIAN Boßnoime, the would-
be King, of Munster. There was a certain degree of
chivalrous generosity about Mr. O'BRIEN, which,
combined with his ancient descent, position in
society, pecuniary independence, and unques-
tionable enthusiasm, well qualified him to be-
come the leader of a revolution. lie was, how-
ever, deficient in some of the characteristics most es-
sential for such a position, and chiefly he wanted that
stern and inflexible resolution, without which it
would be impossible to control and cement together
the conflicting elements, which are flung to the sun.
flea in periods of popular excitement. There was too
much vacillation and want of decision in his conduct.
lie was also too tender hearted. lie would much
rather endure the most aggravated sufferings himself
than see the unfortunate dupes whom he had misled
victimised in consequence of having placed too implicit
a dependence upon his promises. This amiable
weakness (for weakness it may be called on the part
of an insurgent leader, who should be prepared to
sacrifice numbers of innocent persons to the benefit
of the cause,) aftordstheonly probable solution of the

.74:- otherwise inexplicable circumstances attendant upon
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his arrest. He could not possibly have hoped to
'474,, 7. escape recognition and capture, when he
determined
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to proceed to Thurles, a town through which he
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,4 S ; ..!..had repeatedly passed, in which he was well
I ': .:- known, and which was swarming with mili-
tary and police, all anxious to obtain
.4.... ~... the Aarge": reward offered for his apprehension;
tk-17-4'''lffelf bSr. rmiracle he had succeeded in evading
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iip.:.4 ..,„(WecPon,pfevious to the starting of the train, how
*""eS^."Rldiliblave passed from the station at Limerick,
where•horwas•universally known, without the fact