The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-17 00:00:00

DUBLIN.

The Committee was occupied the whole day with
legal arguments upon the insufficiency of the sitting
Member's qualification.

ARREST OF CHARTIST AND
CONFEDERATE LEADERS.
(From the Manchester Courier of Wednesday.)
We are enabled exclusively to state that last night
a decisive blow was struck at the hotbeds of Chartism
and Repeal i❑ this city, by the arrest of a number of
those persons who have figured as the leaders in the re-
bellious movements of the last few months.
Between ten and eleven o'clock a simultaneous move-
ment of an imposing force of armed police and military,
both cavalry and infantry, was made upon the clubs, and
nine of the leaders were at once arrested before the
alarm could be given.
On Monday night simultaneous meetings were held
throughout the manufacturing districts, and it was ex-
pected that another would take place last night. The
authorities therefore issued warrants for the apprehen-
sion of several persons, and the police were ordered
to concentrate at the Oldham-road station. Captain
Willis and Mr. Beswick went up about ten o'clock,
and soon after, the force, comprising about 300 men,
were marched off in five divisions, one under the com-
tnand of Captain Willis, Mr. Beswick, and Mr. Leary;
another under the command of Mr. Sawley; a third
under Mr. Taylor, a fourth under Mr. Sayner, and
the fifth under Inspector M'Mullen. So well were the
times arranged, that each party arrived at its ground
within a minute or so of the others, and several clubs
were swept. Amongst others that held at Whit-
taker's Temperance Hotel, Ancoats-street. About
the time the search commenced two troops of the 4th
Royal Irish Dragoons, under the command of Colonel
Chatterton, and two companies of the 30th Regiment,
arrived at the Ancoats end of Port-street, there to be in
reserve for the support of the police, were their ser-
vices needed. So quietly, however, was the whole con-
ducted, and so imposing the display of force, that not
the slightest resistance was offered by any party, and
the police succeeded in capturing the following indivi-
duals:—

James Leach, printer, Rockdale-road.
Thomas Whitaker, Temperance Hotel, Great Ancoats.
Henry Ellis, driller, cellar, Great Jersey-street.
Daniel Donovan, weaver, Back Osborne-street, Oldham•
road.
John Joseph Finnigan, weaver, Meadow-street, Roch-
dale- road.
Patrick Devlin, glazier, German-street, Oldham-road.
Michael Carrigan, groom, Cheetham-hill.
Geo. Rodgers, nail maker, Narrow Marshes, Nottingham,
Thomas Rankin, engraver, Newton.

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Joshua Lemon, weaver, Gas-street.
Henry Williams, wool-comber, Great Ancoats.

George Webber, labourer, no residence, supposed to be
from Bradford, Yorkshire.
George White, editor of pamphlet, but really a wool-
comber, Bradford.
Joseph Dowlan, labourer, Longsight.
Having made these captures, the police concentrated
in Ancoats-street, and escorted their prisoners to the
Town•hall, where descriptions were taken. White
at first denied his name, but afterwards admitted
it. At the Town-hall the military formed across the
streets, and remained until the whole of the prisoners
were rafely lodged. The magistrates accompa-
nying the troops were, Mr. Joseph Peel, Mr.
Daniel Lee, and Mr. M. Kennedy. The prisoners
appeared much chop• fallen at finding themselves so
summarily made captive. The magistrates were
meeting at the Town-hall at the moment they
were brought in. There were present the Mayor, Mr.
Maude, Mr. Trafford, Mr. Murray, Mr. F. Hodgson, and
Mr. D. Price. Mr. Higson, clerk to the justices, was
also in conference with them, and Captain Sheppard, of
the county constabulary, was in attendance with a
number of his men to lend assistance were it necessary.
The duties of the magistrates are at present exceed-
ingly harassing. Since Saturday they have been in
readiness both night and day.

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In addition to our information as to home, we may
add that a meeting of the Oldham Chartists was held in
their room last night, when about 100 attended. They
dispersed peaceably about half-past ten o'clock, and at
eleven last night there was no appearance of any dis-
turbance.