The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-26 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, JULY 24.—As yet the proclamation of the
city of Dublin has only operated to the disadvantage
and annoyance of well-disposed. parties, who were en-
deavouring to conaply with the provisions of the law. On
Saturday last several persons were arrested, and held to
bail on the charge of being found with arms in the
street. In every instance it was shown that the parties
were actually on the way to deposit the arms with the
authorities, pre►ious to obtaining the necessary license;
but it appears the magistrates have no discretion in such
cases, and the unconscious delinquents were bound over
to appear before the commission.
REPORTS OF INSURRECTIONARY MOVE-

MENTS.

The most alarming rumours have prevailed all day of
insurrectionary outbreaks in some parts of the south.
One story is, that Mr. Smith O'Brien had suddenly de-
parted from Wexford for Limerick, and had " thrown
himself upon .the revolutionary party" in that city.
Another version was, that the outbreak was at once to
commence in Tipperary; and there was a third, that the
insurrection had already commenced in Kilkenny.
There is, however, such vagueness, and such total want
of authority in any shape for these reports, as to render
them wholly undeserving of the slightest credit.
Coupled with those rumours were statements that
some leading members of the Dublin clubs and the Con-
federate Council of Twenty-one had quitted their
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Meagher, and Dillon, were in Enniscorthy on Saturday,
from whence they posted in the evening in the direction
of Kilkenny; and that Mr. P. Smyth left town on Satur-
day night on a mission to Waterford. Some people go
the length of saying that Mr. Smith O'Brien provided
himself with a pair of gold epaulettes for his 'B2 uniform
before he left town ; and if any faith is to be placed in
rumour, the attempt to arrest any of the notables will
be resisted vi et armis. The following is from the Mail
this evening :
" NOTES OF PREPARATION.
" A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Mr.
Smith O'Brien. The Hon. Gentleman left town on Satur-
day, it is believed, for Wexford, and the clubs' talk' of
rescuing the leader. We shall see.
" The squadron under Sir Charles Napier has been
ordered for service on the Irish coast, to co-operate with
the authorities in the event of an outbreak.
" An encampment is formed in the Phonaix-park. The
75th Regiment was this day placed under canvass."
A second edition of the Carkw Sentinel thus de-
scribes the state of affairs in that hitherto tranquil dis-
trict :
"MILITARY PREPARATIONS.--We learn, upon au-
thority, that a flying camp, consisting of infantry and
cavalry, is about to be formed immediately between Kil-
kenny and Clonmel. Four hundred of the 3d Buffs
were expected to arrive yesterday at Waterford, on
board the Rhadamanthus steam-frigate, as a component
part of the force to be there encamped, ready for any
emergency that may arise in the districts of Waterford,
Carrick-on-Suir, or K;lkenny. The Commissary-Ge-
neral passed through this town on Thursday night for
the purpose of making the necessary arrangements. This
is a proof that the Government are fully aware of the
proceedings of the revolutionary armament in progress
in that quarter. The Rhadamanthus is to remain in the
river Suir to aid in the suppression of any imeute that
may take place in Waterford, while the squadron under
the command of Sir Charles Napier is to cruise off the
southern coast. The Government, we also learn, is fully
determined to put down the ' clubs.' "
MOVEMENT 07 Taoops.—A reinforcement of half a
troop of the 4th Light Dragoons was ordered to proceed
from Carlow to Kilkenny, on the 20th inst, to replace
a detachment ordered to Waterford, bY'a forced march.
This half troop from Carlow was replaced by half a
troop, and an additional force of the same regiment, from
Newbridge, on the same evening.
SALE OF Prn.ns.—The sale of pikes, guns, blunder-
busses, and pistols, was opened this day at Carlow, by a
Dublin speculator, probably in partnership with Hyland,
but with what success in this hitherto peaceable county
remains to be seen, as the mart was not opened when
going to press this morning. The pikes, we learn, are
on the most approved principle, with handles ready for
immediate use. We have only one suggestion to offer,
and it is this—is the High Sheriff of the county respon-
sible for the peace of the bailiwick during a period when
the public safety is threatened? If he is responsible,
why does not the Government call on him and the con-
stituted authorities of the county to suppress this move-
ment? If he is not responsible, will the Government
act with promptitude in preventing the general arma-
ment now in progress by an order of Council, or by
such other powers as the late Act invests them with?
PROTESTANT REPEALERS.
A provincial correspondent informs us that on the
night of Saturday, the town of Cavan was placarded with
a notice of which the following is a copy:—
"DUBLIN PROTESTANT REPEAL ASSOCIATION.--A
meeting of Protestants favourable to a consideration of
the question of repeal, in the present alarming and
threatening state of this country, will be held in Cavan,
early on the evening of the 25th instant, when a deputa-
tion from the above association will attend.
" July 21, 1848."
Owing to the rumours and to the open threats of in-
surrection in various quarters, very considerable t:larrn
prevails in the metropolis, and very timid people are
panic-stricken. On Saturday and this day large quanti-
ties of plate have been deposited, for safe keeping, in the
Bank of Ireland, and many country gentlemen have
deemed it prudent to send up their plate chests and
other valuables.

There has been, during this day, an unusual demand
for gold at the Bank of Ireland, chiefly by farmers and
other persons from the country, who, yielding to the
panic, are converting their money into sovereigns. The
great power with which the Government are now armed,
enabling them to arrest the leaders of the treasonable
confederacy, has forced matters to a crisis; but if those
arrests should bo effected without a struggle, which we
earnestly hope will be the case, there would be little
danger of any attempt at insurrection in any part of the
country. The great probability is that, in any event,
nothing in the shape of organized insurrection can
occur—nothing, certainly, that the Government will
not be able to suppress with promptitude. There may
be isolated attempts at outbreak, but only partial, and
such as the Executive could easily crush, although,
perhaps, with calamitous consequences in the loss of
human life.

On Thursday last a large parcel was delivered at a
mercantile establishment in this city, directed to a clerk
in the house, who is connected with the clubs. It was
marked " with care" on the outside. On account of

suspicious appearances the proprietor opened the parcel,
and found that it contained several pounds of gunpowder,
which he at once delivered to the authorities.
This day, at the head police-office, two persons were
summarily convicted of aggravated and unprovoked as-
saults on two soldiers, one a sergeant of the Enniskillen
Dragoons, the other a private in the 55th Regiment.
One of the prisoners was fined 6/. and the other Si., or
two months' imprisonment. The fines were paid. Those'
cases exhibit the growing feeling of hostility against
the soldiers amongst those classes infected by the revo-
lutionary mania.
There are rumours that the trials under the Treason
Felony Act will be postponed, owing to the suspension
of the Habeas Corpus, but there appears to be no ground
whatever for such reports.
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charged by the police for selling the Felon and .Nation
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court yesterday, to stand their trial at the next Commis-
sion.—The city remains tranquil.
THE HARVEST.— POTATO CROP.—There are still con-
flicting accounts of the potato; but generally the reports
are favourable.
WATERFORD, JULY 23.—A bloody, determined hand-
to-hand fight will inevitably be fought before one month
passes should coercion Bills be the remedy for Irish
grievances. One hardware shop hero sold seventeen
guns on the day before the new proclamation took effect.
All the arms here—say s,ooo—will be interred this
week, unless the arrest of the leaders, under the susp
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