The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-10 00:00:00

THE STREETS GENERALLY.

The streets begin to teem with an eager crowd.
The prevailing feeling seems to be a sort of vague
curiosity. The sub•processions to the Common are
expected to pass every minute, and masses of idlers
are waiting to see them. Military stores are con-
veyed in cabs to different parts of the metropolis.

PREPARATIONS IN THE CITY.
_
HALF-FAST ELEVEN.
The Temple gates were closed, and no persons per.
mitted to pass through except on business. A great
number of the members of the Inn were sworn in
during the morning. Notices were issued this
morning by the authorities of the different wards of
the City for the special constables to attend to be
sworn in, and a great number of staves were taken to
the place of rendezvous. The crowd around the
Bank and in the streets is very great, but evidently
only from curiosity, despite the notice of "No
obstructions allowed in the public streets." The
Bank presents a very strange appearance. The
sand- bags are placed along the parapats, and at the
corner, on the r, ,of, are ball-proof barricades, and is
in short completely fortified. The shops are partially
closed throughout the City, but neither amongst the
" branch societies" or the assembled crowds in the
City has there appeared the slightest ebullition of
feeling, but anxiety is plainly depicted on the counte-
nances of many. On the other hand men are with
their wives and daughters taking a survey of the Go-
vernment precautionary preparations with intense
curiosity.

SPECIAL CONSTABLES.
BO w-ISTREEY, Tins DAY. The swearing-in of
special constables was continued this morning. The
court and the
passages to it were, if possible, more
crowded than during the past week. Ingress and
egress were almost impracticable, and even the officers
of the court could with difficulty move from one part
of the court to another for the transaction of busi-
ness. An exceedingly anxious and somewhat excited
feeling prevailed, much more than we have noticed on
any former occasion. There is no doubt the special
constables, if called upon, will do their duty rigo-
rously and valiantly.

MEETING OF THE CONVENTION THIS

MORNING.

The delegates assembled this morning shortly after
nine o'clock, at the Hall in John-street.

The public were not admitted into the hall, and the
only persons present besides the delegates were the
reporters for the different morning and evening
journals, the Government short-hand writers (one of
whom was Mr. Frederick Bond Hughes, who
figured in the State trials in Ireland), and a few
ladies in the gallery.

In the temporary absence of Mr NPGrath, Mr. G.
W. M. Reynolds was voted to the chair.
The :nu-ter-roll having been read over by thp
secretary (Mr. Doyle), and roplied to, with two or
three exceptions,

The SECRETARY stated that he had this meri3lrtl
received a communication from the Commissioners 0
Police, at Scotland-yard, forbidding the procession
but stating that the mor.ster petition would, of course,
be allowed to be taken to the I-louse of Commons.

Mr. Feargus O'Connor, accompanied by Mr.
M'Grath, here entered the hall, and Mr. M'Grath
took the chair, which was vacated byMr.Reynolds.
Mr. \\*En announced his intention to take part in
the procession, and he hoped the delegation were
determined to persist in carrying the petition to the
House of Commons. Indeed he believed if they had
the courage to do so, the people who joined in the
procession would support them through every emer-
gency in spite of any opposition the Government
might offer.—(Cheers.)

Mr. F. O'CONNOR, who appeared to be deeply
sensible of the dangerous and respensible nature of
the position he had taken up, then rose and
Gentlemen, it has been publicly stated, at least I
have heard so, that Feargus O'Connor had fled--
(Hear, hear, and laughter)—but, gentlemen, had I
done so, or been inclined to do so, I had a very god
excuse indeed, for I have been recommended by 11
medical authority to apply a blister to my chest.---
(Loud cheers.) That remedy, however, did not
appear to me to be absolutely necessary,
and, therefore, I abandoned the plaster to enable tri•
to be with you to-day.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I
feel that I have said nothing since I have taken Par
in this movement which I ought to regret. 'Mil'

however, was not a time for speaking, but for reso-
lute action, and I, now wish to declare that I am pre-
pared to state I am ready to take every responsibility
which my conduct may ultimately give rise

(Cheers.) If I had taken advantage of any false lite')
the delegation might have fallen, and absented myself
to-day, the whole of my life—the whole of my coo•
duct—would be stamped with ignominy; and I
readily admit that such a course would have been po'

thing more than duplicity and deception.—(Cheers)
I have during the last week devoted many thought'
ful and •sleepless nights to the probable collo'
quences of this great movement, and I assure you
that the "old guards," as we call ourselves, who bad
been longest engaged in the Chartist movement, 1014
with intense anxiety to the results of this dap'
(Hear, hear.) I was astonished to hear one of the
delegates declare that it was in the power of this Con'
vention to induce all men to conform to our vie°
and intentions.—(Hear, hear.) It is impossible that
everybody can be persuaded to side with us, and I
would advise this Convention and the people out ef
doors to abstain from corning into collision with the
c(nnstituted authorities.--(Cheers.) In saying thee
much I am looking to the families and the
interests that may be sacrificed by the folly of et'
tempting:to resist the authorities.—(Hear, hear.) 111
the Meeting is I,)rbidden, I have to state that I will
take my stand inthe House of Commons against such
a proCeed.ing, and will moreover move the impeach'
ment :of Ministers for a violation of the Constitution;
but I.hopo the delegates will not attempt to urge the
people to resistance, but advise them to be quiet.'
(Cheers 4 In the event of the Common being
already occupied by the authorities, it is my intentiee
to advise the people to peaceably abandou the Pfe;
cession, and will undertake to go to the House
Commons to present • the petition, and return to oil"
dress • the people upon the manner in which it 5011
have been received.--(Cheers.) 'The Government if
now weak, and can only strengthen itself by follf
and weakness, such as coming into collision with the
troops and giving them an opportunity to fire nl°
the people.----(Cheers.) Do not fancy that I O.
you
.this, advice from any want of courage, fer
on similar occasions to the present I have bad
pistols placed at my breast by my opponents, and r'
I never shrank back from the danger. I have el
and marks of bayonet wounds which I have receife
while struggling for the people, and on one occasion'
at Manchester, after a disturbance, there were no less
than 93 warrants brought against me at the instance
of parties who had been injured by me in the
exercise of the conflict. On the same occasion I Wee
carried away by the mob in a state of insensibility?

bleeding from my wounds, and lam equally de'
termined to exercise my courage to-day, notwitlistand'
ing the threats that have been held out against Of
life.—(Cheers.) If I were asked at this moment, f
would stand upon this spot before a fire of musketrie
I swear, before my God, that I would rather suffet
death than injure the cause. (Loud cheers.)
Indeed, I have received information, that if I
appear in the procession to-day lamto be
shot with five other delegates. On leaving
the meeting on Saturday, I was accosted bi
a policeman whom I some years ago got admitted
into the force, who said, " For God Almighty's sake'
Mr. O'Connor, have nothing to do with the procession
on Monday, because you are sure to be shot, as silt°
as you are a hying man. You may rely upon this
information, for these are the orders."—(Sensatioo-)
Since then I have received many letters warning nt°
of my danger, one of which runs thus Respected
Sir,—l can inform you that there will be an attempt
on your life should you make your appearance on
Monday. Take a friend's warning—for God's sake'
do,—Your true friend, A CHARTIST.—P.S. Thougli
a female, I glory in the name."—(Cheers.) Let ne'
then, endeavour to preserve order, and persuade the
people to keep the peace.—(Cheers.)
Mr. WiLatNsos said—Perhaps Mr. O'Connor is
not acquainted with the result of the Executive Coln'
mittee meeting yesterday. They came to a resole'
tion that the procession should go to Kennington'
common, but if the military had possession of it, the/
would merely go round the common, and return back
again, without attempting any collision with the will'
tary. After that the procession would take a certain
route, but would not attempt to go down to th•
House of Commons.—(Hear, hear.) The only qua'
tion, then, is where we shall stop. Some say Char'
ing-cross, others to proceed so far till they were
stopped by the police or military. In that case the
delegates will merely go themselves with the pets'
tion to the House. My opinion is that we should
not cross the water, for when once the GosernmenS
get us on the other side of the Thames they Will
place cannon on the bridges, and will not suffer us to
return.—(Hear, hear.)

Mr. Cuff-LT—The time is now come for work ;
everything has been arranged and fully provided for
the Executive Committee. It is useless, there'
fore, debuting the matter again.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. O'Corma said, if the meeting were allowei
to take place they would form a procession, but
they were interfered with perhaps they would alloct
him to take the petition to the House.—(No,
He did not, however, apprehend that any cannon would
be placed on the bridges to keep the people.
out of London, and he still believed Government bad
no intention of resorting to force.
A VOICE—It would be madness. They dare pot
do it.

Mr. O'CONNOR said it might be so, but he exhorted
them, in the name of the Charter, in the name °I
their wives and families, in the name of justice in tbo
name of Heaven, not to take any rash step te. irritate
the authorities.—(Cheers.)
Mr. ItErNoLns asked if the meeting were, not sl'
lowed to take place on Kennington -common, would
it lead to disastrous consequence., and endupger the
lives of the p. ople ?

Mr. O'CoNNOR said, if any were ofierell
to the authorities, it would lead to a collision, with the

Hatay. It was impossible to control a large multi-
tude.—(Hear, bear.)
Mr. CLARKE suggested, that if the meeting were
not allowed to he held on Kennington•common, they
should adjourn to Blackheath.
Mr. CIIETAY said the car bad arrived, and as it was
time to go it was useless talking any longer.

After some discussion, it was decided that Mr.
Clarke's suggestion ought not to be entertained.
Ultimately some of the delegates became loud in
their intimations that it was time to go, and the
meeting taking the hint rose rather abruptly.
Outside a large but orderly assemblage of people
were assembled awaiting the appearance of the
delegates. The following hand bill was freely dis
tributed amongst them

" THE NATIONAL CONVENTION TO TILE

WORKING EI:ASSES OF LONDON.
" Fellow Countrymen !—The time of your en-
franchisement is at hand! Nothing but the folly of
Yourselves can prevent it ! If you would be success-
ful you must be peaceable.
" The sacred cause of Freedom must not be tar
nished by any act of violence ! The Convention
declares that man to be an enemy who in any way
commits a Violation of the Peace.
"The Convention will be at ICE.NNINGTON-
93MMON at Eleven o'clock on MONDAY morn-
ing, APRIL 10, and will proceed with the National
Petition along the line of route already published,
and will observe, in all its proceedings, the most
sacred regard for life and property, and the Peace of
the Metropolis.
" The Convention assures the Special Constables and
other Authorities, that they may rely upon the aid of
the Convention in enforcing PEACE, LAW, and
ORDER.--By order of the Convention,
"PHILIP M'GRATH, President:"

PROGRESS OF THE DELEGATES TO
KENNINGTON-COMMON.
The delegates at a few minutes after ten o'clock
took their seats in the waggon which had been sent
up by the NATIONAL LAND ASSOCIATION, and of
Course their appearance was the signal for a loud
burst of enthusiastic cheering on the part of the
assembled multitude. The waggon was gaily deco-
rated with flags and banners bearing the usual
mottoes of the Chartist body, such as " Vote by
/3404" " Universal Suffrage," &c., with afew others
aPPlicable to the occasion ; amongst the most con-
spicuous of which were " Onward, and we conquer
backward and we fall." "Who would be a slave if h'
Gould be free." " We are the millions, and want our
llghts." " Speak with your voice—not with the
Musket." 'The waggon was preceded by an im-
mense truck for the petition to rest upon, and both
vehicles were drawn by four exceedingly fine cart
horses. Mr. Feargus O'Connor took up a position
In the centre seat, supported on either side
by Mr. Ernest Jones, and Mr. M'Grath,
the Chairman of the Convention. The procession
began to move about half-past ten, and it is grati-
fying to state that it proceeded quietly and orderly
down Holborn, along Farringdon-street, and across
Blackfriars-bridge, being cheered most energetically
by the people throughout the whole route. Not a
policeman or soldier was to be seen from the point of
starting to the bridge ; but it was stated that most of
tke large inns, the vacant space whereon formerly
stood the Fleet-prison, and the Bridewell, in Bridge-
street, were occupied with troops and large bodies of
mounted police.
KENNINGTON. COMMON.
On our reporter's reaching Kennington this
_Morning, at an early hour, he found not more than
troln 400 or 500 persons congregated in the vicinity
of the Common. Very few, indeed, disported them-
selves on the sward, which was exceedingly soft and
damp, Owing to the torrents of rain that fell during
the night--the majority preferring to await the event
of the day outside the rails. All the shops in the vi-
cinity, with one or two trifling exceptions, were
closed--even the public-houses were barred, and the
thirsty of the multitude found it, therefore, far from
an easy matter to gratify their desire for drink on
the scene of the demonstration. It is right to state
that at the time we mention, between 8 and 11
o'clock, the conduct of those who had gathered together
was praiseworthy in the extreme; their demeanour was
excellent and exemplary. There was no rushing to
and fro, and thereby endangering the bodies, if not
the lives, of the more peaceably disposed pedestrian.
Piemen pursued their toils unmolested—bakers'
carts, and bakers' baskets were spared from pillage;
in fact the Proclamation of the Commissioners of
Police, or rather of the Government, and the sen-
tences passed on Saturday at the Central Criminal
Court on the pillagers of the pawnbroker's shop, ap-
peared to have awed the people, and struck terror into
the breasts of the thieves, who were no doubt dis-
posed, almost at any risk, to turn a demonstration of
the people into a melee for their advantage and
profit.

It was generally rumoured that Kennington
Church, the Vitriol Works, and the Horns Tavern,
contained detachments of military. With respect to
the Horns, we may state that the house was closed
and barred, and that the blinds were down. Very
few police were to be seen, and the greatest order
.and good feeling prevailed. Over copies of the letter
written by the Convention to Sir George Grey, co-
Pies of which were stuck about in all directions, the
following words, in large letters, were inscribed—
" The preservation of the peace and security of pro-
Perty is the first duty of every citizen." " The
National Convention will regard that man as an
enemy, who in any way interrupts the peace of the

metropolis."
During the nicrning bands of special constables
paraded through the streets, and contributed by their
presence to allay, in a great measure, the apprehen-
sion that had been excited in the minds of the inha-
bitants. It was a remaakable fact that nearly all
the pawnbrokers' shops that came under our obser-
vation were closed.
About eleven o'clock a large procession from Fins-
bury, consisting of about one thousand of various
trades, arrived on the Common, and took up their
position on the south side, when they were arranged
under the superintendence of their marshals, according
to the various trades.
In one part of the Common a considerable number
of persons were assembled round a speaker, who was
endeavouring to persuade the people from committing
any acts of violence ; that all such proceedings would
be attended with evil consequences ; and especially
enforcing his arguments by the assurance " that God
would avenge his own elect."
About half-past eleven an immense procession from
the Tower Hamlets and Spitalfields, who bad pre-
viously assembled on Stepney-green, proceeded
along Bishopsgate-street and over London-bridge.
They were joined in the Blaakfriars-road by a pro-
cession of the Irish Confederates.
ICJ SSELL-SQUARE.
The procession was headed by a band. The Irish
confederates, who joined in the procession, carried the
green and orange flag. There were numerous flags,
among which—the tricolor was particularly con-
spicuous. " The cord wainers," who headed the
procession, bore a flag bearing the inscription, " Let
labour have its due, and never shall my heart repine."
There were also numerous white flags bearing the
inscription, " The Charter, and no surrender."
The whole of the procession was arranged by mar-
shals. It was very generally reported that the Irish
Confederates carne prepared for any collision that
might take place.
About the same time another large body ar
rived at the Brixton end of the Common, also dis-
playing large tri-color flags, and severed poles
carried surmounted by caps of liberty, and

adorned with red, blue, and white ribands.
A similar procession also arrived from Clapham-
common, composed of the men of Merton, Morton,
Tooting, &c. At twelve o'clock the cheers of the
assembled multitude, who by this time numbered'
including those around the common, at least 150,000,
announced the arrival of the ear, containing the peti
tion, drawn by four or five horses, caparisoned with
red, blue, and white ribands, followed by another
open waggon, containing in the front Mr. F. O'Connor
and the members of the Convention. The petition,

which was of an enormous size, occupying nearly
the whole of the waggon, was placed upon a kind of
bier, so that it could be lifted out with facility, and
conveyed into the House. Upon the car were a number
of flags with various inscriptions, and down the
front were inscribed " The Voice of the People,'
" Vote by Ballot," "Universal Suffrage," " No Pro-
perty Qualification ;" and upon the sides were
painted the words " We are millions, and demand
our rights," " Who would be a slave who could be
free ?" " The people are the source of industry, and
ought to be the first to partake of its fruits."
The waggons drove on to the common, and aNr
travelling round, took up a position near the Horns.
ARREST OF FEARGUS O'CONNOR, ESQ.
At this moment considerable commotion took place
in consequence of a cry having been raised that
F. O'Connor had been arrested. Upon proceeding
to the spot, we found a dense crowd col-
lected, who from their cries and demeanour,
evinced, that if such were the case, an
attempt at rescue would immediately take place. In
the midst of the crowd we observed Mr. Commissioner
ti~ayne and Mr. Abel Smith, M.P., on horseback,
addressing Mr. O'Connor, who was on foot in the
road, accompanied by Mr. M'Grath. After the lapse
of a few minutes, in which the greatest confusion
prevailed, Mr. O'Connor mounted' the roof of one of
" Hansom's Patent Safety's," which had been arrested
in its course by the crowd, and having at length ob-
tained silence, said--

" My friends,—Nothing can be more civil than the
authorities have been to me. They have given me
a quiet message ; I am going back to the meeting.
How foolish then it is for you to be irritated , to be
ridiculous in your conduct, and try to jeopardize the
cause which you and I has e at heart.—(Renewed
confusion.) I am now going back to the meeting.
The Honourable Gentleman then proceeded towards
the meeting amidst the loud cheers of the multitude,
while Mr. Commissioner Mayne and Mr. A. Smith
proceeded down the Kennington-road towards the po-
lice-station amid the yells and execrations of the crowd.

CHARTIST DEMONSTRATION AT THE
EAST END OF LONDON.—(THIS DAY.)
As early as seven o'clock this morning men and
lads were congregating on Stepney-green. At nine
o'clock it was announced that a procession of Chartists
was approaching from the Bethnal-Green district,
and in a short time they came in sight, a band pre-
ceding them. To every party of thirty or forty men
there was a white flag, bearing the number of the
section to which they belonged. There were
numerous banners with the words " The Charter
and no surrender " " The Bethnal-green
National Land Company,"—" Live and Let Live.'
We also noticed the tri-coloured flag being borne
amongst the principals. The men walked arm in
arm, six abreast, with pink and white ribbons at-
tached to their button-holes. They mustered several
thousands. The parochial authorities, however, with
their specials, were on the alert. Most of the shops
were closed. The body was told to keep peace and
order, and the victory would be theirs. At half-past
nine they moved down the Whitechapel-road, over
London-bridge, to Kennington.
At the Docks, the labourers sworn in as specials
were mustered at an early hour this morning, and
were immediately placed on their respective posts.
The Royal Mint had an accession of troops during
the night, and was strengthened in every way to repel
an attack. The arrangements for securing the for.
tress of the Tower of London have already ap•
peared. The Foot Guards, Royal Artillery, and
Sappers and Miners had considcroble additions.
Similar protection was afforded to the Trinity House,
East India House and warehouses, Custom

House, &c.
A strong detachment of the 63d Regiment, between
nine and ten o'clock, was marched into the Mansion
House, ready to act in case of any emergency.,
The Royal Exchange was closed, excepting to mer-
chants. At nine o'clock between two hundred and
three hundred pensioners, fully equipped, took pos-
session of the merchants' area, and now remain under
arms. Similar precaution is also adopted at Lloyd's,
South Sea House, the banks, and insurance-offices.
The Electric Telegraph Station, behind the Brnk,
is in the hands of the Government. A military
guard is here on duty.
Up to the time of this being written, the City be-
trayed no symptoms of disorder. Very few shops
are closed, and there seems to be the usual amount of
business going on.

The City authorities, between two and three
o'clock this morning, were alarmed by the out-
break of a serious fire in the vicinity of Gros-
well-street, which was followed by a loud ex-
plosion. The fire, which burned down several
houses in the above street, was ascertained to be
quite accidental. The flames extended to an oil
warehouse, in which was stored 1001bs. of powder,
which exploded. •

NEWMARKET RACES.
NEWMARKET, SUNDAY NIGHT.
The Craven Stakes did not fill, Lola Montez walks
over for the Riddlesworth, and the match between Con-
spiracy and Geraldine is postponed to Wednesday. The
aces, therefore, for to-morrow, will be six in numbs r,
which the following were made to-night:—
Handicap, D.M.

Clementina, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—C,,sachia, 4 yrs, Bst
Taifrail, 3 yrs, 6st 71b—Sunnyside, 3 yrs, 6st 11b—
Hussar, 3 yrs, 6st—Silistria filly, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Man-
tilla, 3 yrs, sst 121 b.
Handicap. T.Y.C.
Spider, 4 yrs, Sat 71b ; Vert Vert, 4 yrs, Bst 31b ; Cir-
cassian Maid, 4 yrs, Bst 31b; Carissima, 6 yrs, Bst.
The extra train this evening brought a considerable
accession of company, but from reasons too obvious to
be notified, the attendance is likely to be far below the
average.

The Observer of Sunday, April 9, gave twelve
folio columns of Chartist movements, including upwards
of three columns of the Saturday proceedings of the
National Convention. Mr. Feargus O'Connor's speech
at length, preparations of the Government, and all the
latest particulars of the intended demonstration. It
may be asked, why is the Observer enabled on every po.
pular occasion to do so much better than other journals?
The reply is, that the establishment of the Observer is
equal to that of all the other Sunday papers put toge-
ther; so far as regards editors and reporters, the Observer
is on an equality with nearly all the daily newspapers.
The Observer gave a column of Saturday's proceedings
at a meeting of surveyors at Freemason's Tavern,
Saturday's Marylebone Vestry, &e. &c.--price of the
Observer 6d. Monday's edition at Four Monday after-
noons.
BIRTH.—On the 9th inst., at 3, Onslow-square,
Brompton, Mrs. Hamilton H. Fulton, of a son.
BIRTH.—On the Bth inst., at Conington House,
the lady of W. Westwood Chafy, Esq., of a daughter.
SUDDEN DEB.TII.—We regret to learn that Captain
Sir C. W. Kent, Bart., Ist Life Guards, expired sud-
denly on Saturday morning last while at barracks with
his regiment, it is supposed from the bursting of a blood
vessel. The deceased baronet was the only child of the
late Sir C. E. Kent, Bart., and Lady S. M. Lygon, third
daughter of the late Earl Beauchamp. He succeeded to
the baronetcy on the death of his father in December,
1834, his mother having died in the previous month.
Feb. Sir Charles completed his 29th year on the 15th of
last. The baronetcy becomes extinct by his lamented
death. The Earl of Beauchamp, the Hon. General
Lygon, the Countess (Dowager) of Longford, Mr. and
Lady Emily ilesketh, and several families of rank arc
placed in mourning by his dissolution.
LORD BROUGHAM.—The Noble and Learned Lord
arrived at the family residence in Grraftou•street, yes-
terday evening, from Paris, in which capital his Lord-
ship made a sojourn of six days, on his way to London
from Cannes.

GRAY INN.—Nearly 400 special constables, con-
bisting of barriNters and students of the soeiet), occu•
piers of chninbors in the inn, their clerks and servii,ts,
were sworn in before Mr. Br, deri., and Mr. k‘ alesby, at
Gray's lon Pall, on Saturdny, land urrulig. clients ha.,
been ward" h,r e.,lbpiet 1) orguidzng their b,d).
The Princess Lieven has left town for Brighton.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION.

Sir,—On Wednesday, the sth, was the motion for
the second reading of the Outgoing Tenants (Ireland)
Bill. It was supported by the repetition of all the
previous arguments. But the times are unfavourable
to interference between the owners of capital and the
users ; Louis Blanc has for the present put a stop to
the Lurch of experiment in that direction. The feel-
ing was made apparent by a majority against the Bill,
of 145 to 22.

On Thursday Mr. Feargus O'Connor presented a
p?tition from 49 delegates (50 being stated to be un-
lawful), professing to represent five millions of per-
sons, praying for the liberation of Frost, Williams,
and Jones. The Attorney-General demurred to its
reception till he could look into precedents; which
was agreed to.
After a little intervening business, Sir J. Walsh rose
and asked the Government a series of questions on
the subject of the intended meeting of Chartists on
Kennington Common, in the style so well understood
by political tacticians when a fire is not to be allowed
the chance of going out for want of stirring. The
Government replied in a tone of moderation, that
they had been advised the meeting and procession
were illegal, and a declaration to that effect would be
out in half an hour. Mr. O'Connor appealed to pre-
cedents, where similar demonstrations had not been
opposed ; and Mr. Hume intimated that unnecessary
evil might be the result of interference. With which
the subject for the time was dropped.
After a question had been asked on another subject
(Mortality in Ireland) and answered by Sir W.
Somerville, the Secretary of State for the Home De-
partment rose and gave notice, that on the following
day (Friday), before the other orders of the day, he
should move for leave to bring in a Bill fa the better
security of the Crown and Government of the United
Kingdom. Of course there were expressions of ap•
probation from some quarters, but nothing like what
is understood by " prolonged cheering," as given out
in some of the public prints. Cool-headed men were
probably engaged in ominous reflections, on the velo
city with which mischief makes head when all par-
ties combine to send the ball aloft.

Contrary to the expectation of the mover, Mr.
Feargus O'Connor's motion for an address to the
Queen for the liberation of the individuals named, came
on in the course of the evening. It is impossible to
deny that their counsel exerted himself ably and well.
With the exception of the points unfavourable to his
success, for which it is probable he was not respon-
sible, there was nothing which could irritate any
party, or whieh would not have been approved by an
experienced practitioner bent on doing his best for
the cause in his hands. The Government answered
with mildness and self-possession ; though an effort
was made by an ex-Solicitor-General to give the
House a taste of what such officers bad been, and
might be again. An admission was virtually discern-
ible, that the case must at some time be looked into ;
and on the whole a fair stand was made on the side
of conciliation and clemency, though the numerical
strength of its supporters was on division only 23
against 91.
On Friday, the Secretary of State for the Home
Department moved to bring in his Bill for the better
security of the Crown and Government. There are
tokens of genius in it ; and with the omission of half
a dozen words, it might have been good.
It begins with cutting the Act of 36 Geo. 111. into
two parts.
The first which relates to offences against the per-
son of the Sovereign, it leaves unaltered, and extends
by name to Ireland ; on which last point it appears
there were some technical doubts.
The other part, which relates to such as shall
" compass, imagine, invent, devise or intend to de-
prive or depose &c.," or "to levy war within this
realm, in order by force or constraint to compel &c.,"
or "in order to put any force or constraint upon, or
to intimidate or to overawe both Houses or either
House of Parliament, or to move or stir any foreigner
or stranger with force to invade this realm or any
other of his Majesty's dominions &c.," and " such
compassings, imaginations, inventions, devices or in•
tentions, or any of them, shall express, utter or
declare, by publishing any printing or writine., or
by any overt act or deed," it first repeals, and then
re-enacts in the same words with trivial variations to
suit the time, but changing the punishment from
"suffering pains of death, and also losing and forfeit-
ing as in cases of high treason," to "being deemed
guilty of felony, and every person so offending, being
convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of
the court, to be transported beyond the seas for the
term of his or her natural life, or for any term not less
than seven years."
This might be well, if this were all. There appears
no reason why Ireland should have any monopoly of
treason; and there was genius in repealing the capital
punishment of a number of not very distinct offences,
and thereby multiplying the chances of their practical
suppression.
But there are precisely six words which mar the
general effect. After the words "by any printing or
writing" in the old Act, are introduced in the new
one the words "or by open and advised speaking."
Here then are all men made transportable for words,
at the discretion of their neighbours who may hold a
contrary opinion. For what is "open and advised
speaking ?" Who are the man that say anything
which is not open and advised ? Every man there-
fore, is to be transportable for saying anything for
which a jury, in all times and seasons, can be got to
convict. It is a sad reversion to the time, when a
passionate man was executed for wishing a deer's
horns in the king's belly; for it is presumable that
in that instance, too, a jury was found to convict.

The case is made worse by a succeeding paragraph
on the punishment of necessaries ; which, though
possibly nothing but what is common to all cases of
accessaries, throws light on the dangers from the
whole. every chairman of a public meeting, and
every man who may have put his name to a requisi-
tion to call it, to be an accessary before the
fact, to all that may be said amiss by any of the two
or three thousand who may be present ? There will
be a wonderful harvest of accessaries before the fact,
if this should be discovered to be the law.

The motion for bringing in the Bill was carried
by 283 against 24. It was an error in the leaders of
the opposition, to divide against bringing in the Bill;
because any of their friends disliked voting against
leave to bring in a Bill of which the contents were
imperfectly known, and it was consequently display-
ing their party in a needlessly small minority. The
Government also were imprudent in their declaration
afterwards, that if the Bill was read a second time on
Monday it should he committed the same evening.
It was reviving the recollection of the' Tory times,
when " breathless haste" was the order of the day
whenever anything was to be done towards increasing
the severities Of the law.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
T. PERRONET THOMPSON.
Blackheath, London, April 10, 1848.

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, left Bucking-
ham Palace in a carriage and four, at twenty minutes
past ten o'clock on Saturday morning for her Majesty's
marine residence, Osborne, Isle of Wight.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were conducted
to their carriage by the Hon. Miss Kerr, the Lord
Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Groom of
the Stole to his Royal Highness, Lord Waterparit,
Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, Colonel Wylde, and
the lion. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay.
Four royal carriages and four followed, conveying
their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, the Princess
Alice, the Princess Helena, and the Infant Princess, the
Dowager Lady Lyttelton, the Viscountess Canning
(Lady in Waiting), Hon. Eleanor Stanley (Maid of
Honour in Waiting), Lord George Lennox (Lord in
Waiting to the Prince), the Master of the Household,
Lord Allred Paget (Clerk Marshal), Equerry in Wait•
ing, and Colonel Seymour, Equerry in Waiting to Prince
Albert.

The august party was escorted from the Palace by a
party of Light Dragoons to the terminus of the London
and South-Western Railway, at Nine elms, and left by
a special train for Gosport.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty and Prince Albert, at Buckingham Palace, pre-
vious to their departure on Saturday morning.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge yesterday, Her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited their Royal
Highnesses on Saturday, at Cambridge House.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Mary, attended Divine service yester-
day morning, in St. Michael's Church.
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by
Lady Augusta Bruce, Sir George Couper, and Lord
James Murray, honoured the performance at her Ma-
jesty's Theatre, on Saturday evening, with her piesence.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday, at the Fo-
reign-office. The Ministers present were—Lord John
Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lana
downe, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl
Grey., the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of
Auckland, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Campbell, the Right
Hon. H. Labouchere, the Marquis of Clanricarde Viscount
Morpeth, and the Right Hon. I'. B. Macaulay. The
Duke of Wellig ton, Commander-in-Chief, and his
Grace's military secretary, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, after-
wards arrived at the Foreign. office, and had an inter-
view with the Ministers. The Council sat three hours.
The Cabinet Ministers again met in deliberation yes-
terday.
The Lord Mayor had an interview with Sir George
Grey, at the Howe-office, on Saturday, and also visited
the Earl of Auckland at the Admiralty. Yesterday the
Lord Mayor attended at the office of the Secretary of
State for the Home Department.
The Marquis of Salisbury had an interview on Satur-
day with Sir George Grey.
'lll4-• Antall. y-General attended at the Home Office
ye-sic-mu), unit on S.eturetely. The Principal civil unit
milltary atohorijes of the metropolis also attended on
Sa'Cai"pdtn aaiil
ull,(llayt7gstlee•srdalienhm, 11
at
Denham, 1113., F '°.t.Se.., had inter-
views on Saturday with Lord Auckland, at the

Admiralty, and the Right Hon. 11. Labouchere, at the
Board of Trade, to explain his plan fur steering a ship
when on fire abaft, or in the event of twisting the
rudder heal, or breaking the tiller short off in a gala of
wind.

,;,,The Duke of Wellington and Sir Frederick Trench
attended the early service yesterday in the Chapel
Royal, St. James's. The Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated
and preached the sermon. At the daily service the
prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Knapp, the Lessons
by the Rev. T. Helmore, and the Communion Service
by the Bishop of London. The sermon was preached
by the Archbishop of York. The anthem was 0 sing
unto God" (Greene). Sir George Smart presided at
the organ. The Dukes of Beaufort and Leeds, the
Duchess of Beaufort, the Marquis of Anglesey, Ladies
Jersey, St. Germains, and Palmerston, were among the
nobility present.

THE UNITED STATES
AND MEXICO.

ARRIVAL OF. THE CAMBRIA.
LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY EVENING.
The British and North American Royal Mail
steam-ship Cambria, Captain Harrison, arrived here
this afternoon, with 46 passengers, 4,0001. in specie
on freight, and the semi. monthly mails from Canada
and the United States. The Cambria sailed from
New York on the 25th ult., and Halifax on the 28th.
Her news is therefore nine days later than that
brought by the Fidelia.
The United States steamer Herman, from New
York to Bremen, put into Halifax, with machinery
damaged, on the 28th ult. The Caledonia was at
Halifax On the 26th ult.

By the arrival of the Cambria we are in pssession
of files of papers from New York,
Philadelphia, Bal-
timore, Boston, Washington, Montreal, and Halifax,
which contain intelligence of much interest. Fol-
lowing the subjects in the order of their importance,
we shall first notice the effect produced by the Cam-
bria's news, which took out accounts of the French
Revolutiou.

The Cambria sailed from Liverpool for New York
on the 26th February, and carried out the first inti-
mation of the Revolution in France, the abdication of
Louis Philippe, and the formation of a republic in
that country. From a continued series of opposing
gales, her voyage was exceedingly protracted, and
she did not reach New York until the 18th, and no
sooner was it known that the Orleans dynasty
had fallen, the monarchy of France abruptly brought
to an end, and a Provisional Government declared,
than the utmost excitement prevailed all over the
city. Everywhere the intelligence was received
with symptoms of the most unbounded deligh'•
joy, and satisfaction, by all parties and all classes.
Public meetings of the most enthusiastic and ex-
citing character have been held in New York,
Philadelphia, and elsewhere, to congratulate the
French on their victory. At one of the
many assemblages convened for that purpose,
one held at New York was rather singular
for its enthusiasm, and manifested an unusual
degree of zeal without discretion. A Colonel
Hart proposed to collect a large sum of money for
the purpose of forwarding Republicanism in Ireland.
The gallant colonel said he would keep the money
in America, and when the moment for action had
arrived, he would send it to Ireland in the shape of
brass cannon ! He proposed the collection of a
million of dollars ! ! and he was confident it would be
realised ! ! The report says that " dollars were here
handed to the Chairman in great profusion, some
giving five, others three, and so on till over one hun •
dred were collected)"

• The news also created great sensation in Washing-
ton, and the matter had been mentioned in Congress.
Mr. J. D. Cummings, of Ohio, having asked leave to
introduce a resolution in the House of Representa-
tives, expressive of sympathy with France in her
recent revolution in favour of a Republic, objections
having been made, leave was not granted. It is said
that the Cambria brings fresh instructions to the
Ministers in London and Paris, in order to meet the
new position of things in Europe.
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.—The Ten Regiments
Bill had at length passed the Senate. That body has
appointed a committee to investigate and ascertain
the means by which the treaty with Mexico and the
secret correspondence recently become public in the
newspapers. The first correspondence with Mr.
Buchanan and his department, in relation to the ne-
gotiation with Mexico, which ended in the recent
treaty between Mr. Trist and General Scott, and
both these gentlemen and the department, had been
laid before Congress and debated. It shows that
General Scott and Mr. Trist in the early part of
•
the negotiation entertained no great love or respect
for each other but that they
had become sworn
friends. The 'Senate had. been for two days de-
bating the propriety of revealing the proceedings
of that body on the treaty with closed doors,
but had come to no conclusion. It was agreed
that an ambassador should be sent from Washington
to the Court of Rome, and General Sbiels was named
for that office. General Cassbad proposed in the
Senate to raise an additional force,
in order to pre
pare, if necetsary, to force Mexico to accept the terms
of the Ltreaty recently passed in that body. The
proceedings in the House of Representatives -;-
were un-
imrtant.
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.--Later advices from Mexico
had been received at New York,
from which we learn
that there had been more guerilla fighting, the cap-
ture of the noted chief Jaranta, and the successful
issue of every affair in which the American troops
bad been engaged. Two Mexican schooners had
been captured loaded
merchan-
dise. Their cargoes were valued at 16,000 dolls. In-
telligence has been received from Yucatan of some
horrible massacres.
were well spoken of. It is
GRNERAL Ns.ws.—The two great parties for the
with cocoa and other
Presidency had organized conventions to meet on the
24th of May and the 7th of June. Mr. Clay's pros-
pects Van Buren would be brought forward, but had no
chance of success. The ship Oswego, Captain Gar-
rick, a new vessel, from Liverol for New York,
with cargo and 327 passengers, bad been totally lost
CANADA.—The reform party is
on the 12th of February, in long. 53.34 W. The
settled that Mr.
passengers were saved, but five of the crew and the
second officer were drowned.
throughout the provinces. Under the new tariff grain
and flour were to be admitted into that country free
for exportation. A gold mine was said to have been
discovered near Quebec, Canada. Out of the eighteen
grand jurors for Montreal, ten make their mark—they
cannot write. growing rapidly
The news of a commercial nature does not exhibit
much change from our last report. The intelligence
from France had produced no sensible effect on the
markets, which were dull. Prices of domestic pro-
duce were dull, and demand limited ; this was more
especially the case in respect to flour._

IRELAND.
DUMAN, APRIL B.—This is treason day in the
the audacity of
Iristeir
metropolis, and the Jacobin weekly journals rival
each other in the energy and
seditious incitements. But as the United hh
men
has distanced all competitors, we shall have to draw
largely on its columns to show how systematically
and daringly treason is published within a few yards
of her Majesty's Castle of Dublin, and almost upon
the eve of the trial of the parties charged with
sedition.
There is a long letter addressed by Mr. Mitchell to
the Lord Lieutenant, in the following form :--
" TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE EARL OF CLARENDON,
HER MAJESTY'S DETECTIVE GENERAL, HIGH COM-
MISSIONER OF SPIES, AND GENERAL SUBORNER IN
IRELAND."
The greater part of this missive is devoted to the
subject of detectives and spies, and concludes as
follows :
There is no day fixed for taking the Castle; in-
deed you will know that day as soon as we, and in
all probability, you will fix it yourself. You will
not, I am sure, believe this plain statement ; you will
conclude that there is some horrid occult meaning
under it ; you will send forth your spies to the four
winds, and cover the land with a cloud of witnesses.
Yes ; I know that : I mean it. Our policy is to
mislead you, and confound your politics, by telling
you the simple truth ; and we will totally disconcert
you at the last moment by doing the very thing you
were always told we would do. As for me, my
Lord, your Lordship's humble correspondent,—you
have been told that I am mad—a dangerous lunatic,
labouring under cacoethes scribendi. Do not believe it ;
I am merely possessed with a rebellious spirit; and
think I have a mission—to bear a hand in the final
destruction of the bloody old " British Empire," the
greedy, carnivorous old monster, that has lain so long
like a load upon the heart and limbs of England, and
drank the blood and sucked the marrow from the
bones of Ireland. Against that empire of hell a
thousand thousand ghosts of my slaughtered country-
men skriek nightly for vengeance; their blood cries
continually from the ground, for vengeance! And
Heaven has heard it. That buccaneering fia.--, that
the world swell the nas braved so long the battle and the breeze, flies
al ahead, Chartism ffrom
roarsi a
nad t shipuhned in distress; the Charybdis of
cursese r her
ol lee—the
e—the breakers of Repeal
hur-
ricane that rages round her, pirate and blood-stained
slaver that she is, filled with dead men's bones, and

with all uncleanness. Her timbers are shivering: at
last—

Quamvis Pontica pinus,

Silvm filia nobilis--
she will never float in harbour more. On the day
she goes to pieces, all the ends of the earth will give
three cheers.

" To help this grand wurk of necessity and mercy
is my highest ambition upon earth ; and I know no
better way to do it than to make Ireland arm for
battle. To me it is a grateful and blessed sound,
this cry—' The people are arming.' Thank God,
they are arming. I. oung men everywhere in Ireland
begin to love the clear glancing of the steel, and to
cherish their dainty rifles as the very apple of their
eyes. They walk more proudly; they feel themselves
more and more of men. Like the Prussian students
(when this work had to be done for Prussia), they
take the bright weapon to their hearts, and clasp their
virgin swords like virgin brides.
" How long will your detectives, your swearers,
your villanous back. stairs panders to the hangman,
check this noble passion, this most holy crusade ?
Think of it well.

" I remain, my Lord, with profoundest contempt,
" Your obedient servant,
" JOHN MITCHELL."
Next comes " our war department,"li in which there
is a chapter cf instructions for rebellion
" DRILLING.—Trained rifle clubs, and other clubs,
discharged soldiers, and decent people, who can afford
to employ persons acquainted with military exercise,
should now expend ac portion of their resources, and
in he
all their skill, se greatest works of mercy to
the Irish people—the
drilling
and ignorant in the e and
practiceand
arms.th
But
e poor
t
for those who have ,t such angelic monitors, we
simple shall lay down a few
Ifi rules.
regular
armies a
Generally speak-
ing,
the rules and discipline oof
en-
tirely unsuited to us.our forces were all disci-
plined, and made machines accustomed one to
hang and wait and depend of, accustomed
another—if they
had lost that habit of prmimaintive and.. natural courage,
which grows of every man makmhg the best hand
he can of his work,fighting is own corner—
then we and the British Irelandarmuymbiners would be,
excluding the question of numbers, an
the fact,
equal footing. But our great strength lieson in
that we oppose to disciplined troops a system of war-
fare to which they are wholly unaccustomed
which they are entirely unprepared. Adis,ci'lpnlind fecdr
army in Ireland can do nothing—it is hampered, ex-
posed, bewildered, and lost, amid the naturdefenc
of the country. Its system is founded on the leveles
plain—ours must spring from the ditch-side and
cross-road—from the dropping hedge and rocky hill-
side—it must be of the soil and its nature—of the
men and their nature. 'lt was not by parade move-
ments,' said Napoleon, that Thermopylae was de-
fended.' There is no discipline like native love.
Exact drilling, elaborate movements, and exercises
turned neatly as a wedding brogue, are, therefore, not
essential to our success—nevertheless, as a first general
rule, we lay down this :
" 1. Rifle and pike clubs should practise themselves
in marching, countermarching, wheeling to the left
and right, in slow march, quick step, and trot, in line,
in files, by sections, &c., whenever and wherever pos-
sible. Any good old pensioner in the pariah can train
a squad quietly, and they can communicate the craft
to all their brethren. If no such mentor is amenable,
the men must do the best they can. They may make
one or two laughable attempts, but a straight eye and
attention will secure eventual precision. The first
lessons may be learned in-door, in a barn or hay-loft,
or large room of any kind. Confederate clubs should
march in regular files of three, four, or five deep, to
all meetings and public places, just as the Dublin
Confederates now do.
" 2. Some drilling of this kind is essential to the
well-being of pikemen. ' The pike,' said Emmett,
is the weapon of the brave'—a pity, therefore, it
should be used badly. We shall need it generally for
these purposes—First, to charge, in street fighting, on
columns of infantry. Second, to charge on artillery
in a bog, or deep, miry field, or rutty, broken up, or
blocked road, or where a horse or two is shot, or the
drivers and gunners otherwise put out of countenance.
Third, to hold a road across against retreating or
advancing columns, while riflemen or musketeers
throw in their fire from the ditches, or wooded or
rocky hills, or other positions, on the flanks and rear,
or flanks and front of the column. Fourth, mixed
with riflemen and musketeers to defend the front of a
ditch or rampart or wood, against a bayonet charge.
Fifth, to defend the open flanks of a ditch or covered
way in the line of which are riflemen or musketeers.
Sixth, to meet a cavalry charge. Seventh, to charge
in lines of greater or lesser length.
" The first business, therefore, of pikemen is to
learn to charge in line. This should be always done
in a trot. The pike should be grasped in both hands
—the right hand resting on the right hip, the hands
from two to two feet six inches asunder, and the shaft
quite horizontal. The files of pikemen accustomed to
act together should be as nearly as possible of equal
height, the line in charging should be kept with the
most perfect precision, and the points all brought to
bear a right line, and simultaneously. This is the
perfection of a pike charge. If the line straggle, be-
come concave or convex, or even if the points show at
irregular elevations, or irregular distances, or if the
shafts be held at an angle upwards or downwards, or
aslant to right or left, half the effect, and all the
beauty, of the charge is lost ; but if the thing be
rightly done, as we have explained, LIO column of in-
fantry can resist for an instant.
" Pikemen, unless exquisitely disciplined, should
never charge in lines of great length. The necessary
length of line in charging must depend on the ground
of advance, the position to carry, and the length of
line of bayonets opposed to you. But it may be
taken as an ami•m, that the shorter the front charging,
the better for pikemen incompletely disciplined. In
all cases they should never charge less than three
deep. The pikes of the second rank should be passed
between the men in the front rank, and the pikes of
the third rank should be held in readiness, their
points reaching over the heads of the front rank, and
as low as possible—thus :
a a a a a a a a

C C C C C C c c
The ranks being so disposed, the pike of each b is
extended between two a a ; and, considering that a
good pike is ten feet long, and that, therefore, the
pikes of the second rank will extend five feet or so in
front of the front rank, and so be equal to a gun and
bayonet in the hands of the front rank—you offer to
a line of musketeers of length equal to your line of
pikemen double the number of their points—in other
words, for every bayonet extending five feet, or so,
they can bring to bear—(viz., those of their front
rank), you bring two pikes—one extending between
eight and nine feet in front (viz., those of the front
rank), and extending four or five feet in front (viz.,
those of the second rank)—a capital disposition. The
pikes of the second rank should be held horizontally
on a line with those of the front rank.

This order being observed, it is quite easy to
protect the flanks of a column of pikemen charging
three or four or six files deep. The men on the flanks
hold their points sloped outward, on a level with the
points of the front rank, while their shafts slope at
an angle of from 30 to 40 degrees with the line of
advance, thus—

aaaaaa
b b
c c
d d
ee

—the point of b protects the flank of a, c of b, b of c,
and so on ; and in the same way as with the pikes of
the second front rank, the pikes of the men next but
one to the flank are thrown out between the flanking
pikes.
" With this practice, and the ordinary evolutions
of bayoneteers, we should have a very decided and de-
cisive' public opinion' of pikemen.
" It is seldom necessary to charge in extended lines.
In street-fighting or road fighting never—in few
streets, even the widest, can more than forty bayone-
teers be brought into line. To these we can oppose
more than eighty pike points,' these at a rush, one-
half ten feet long, the other five, and where are your
bayoneteers ? She is ' the queen of weapons,' that
pike of mine.
" But half her beauties, alas! must wait till next
number."
The following suggestions are given as to the de-
molition of public buildings during the street
fighting :
" ' A friend to the only resource wishes, as street-
fighting is apprehended in the city, to warn the
people against injuring any of the public buildings.'
There is not the slightest necessity ; the people
would, in such case, respect all that should be
respected, and tear down all that should be torn
down. Nelson's pillar would walk, of course—the
colonnade of the Post-office, with its Queen-of-
England jim-crackery, may make an excellent bar-
ricade, and too good a use for it ; and so with the
statues of English Kings, and the gaols—and if the
people like to take a fly at the Castle, or Conciliation-
hall, we have no objection—not a bit of it. Nothing
is too bad for a barricade."
The Nation, on the subject of M. de Lamartine's
reply, has the following:—
'• FRANCE AND IRELAND.—Ireland is able to right
herself. Ourselves alone' is her motto, as of old.
But England may well pale to hear that the citizens
the
swords Paris, eager to aid her, offered to her deputies 'well
swords of fifty thousand Frenchmen. may She
with
pale to think what the National Assembly, e
Arthur O'Connor at its head, and Irishmen like
D'Alton Shee among its leading members, will speak
in the name and with the authority of France. Theyia
will be shackled by no courtly forms, o.
necessities. Like the voice of Dumourierz,nthoeoirffleclo-i
quince may be the lightning that precedes the thunder
of battle "
The Nation, however, rivals the United Irishman

in the violence of its sedition. One extract must

" TILE ASPECT OF THE Houa.—The Irish move-
ment for the first time in the memory of living man
is becoming grand and terrible. It has suddenly
changed from a procession to a muster. Arms
glance through the scene. The blaze of watch-fires
flash upon it. The ring of musketry begins t,) be
heard. The words grow fewer, but they bear a new
and piercing significance. Out of the grim anti
ordered ranks into which the people fall, the only
words indeed that would seem natural and adequate
are the cry of the onset. To this it may come at
last. The sword has been waved in our face er
pointed at our breast till the people have come to re-
gard it as the only arbiter. Our enemies chose the
ordeal, and we accept it. The people are arming
openly, openly stating their purpose, and openly
specifying the terms of peace—' These and no other,
these or the sword.' The second letter from Lord
Ffrench is such a one as could only go forth
from an armed an determined people. It
is distinct treason to the foreign Govern-
ment, but true loyalty and allegiance to the lri. h
nation. Ireland, like Germany and Italy, shall rik.t
want nobles to stand at the head of her ordered line,
or sit in her councils. And her last council as an
enslaved nation must soon assemble—the Council of
Three Hundred. The Catholic clergy are coming
into it in large detachments. The priests of Limerick,
Cork, and Clonmel-are ready, if peaceful means are
not quickly successful, to bless the banners of the
people. If the priests desert the English Govern-
ment, says its leading London organ, then, indeed,
our rule in Ireland is in peril. That fatal then' is
come and past."
TIIE MILITARY.

The 31st Regiment of Infantry reached town this
morning from Liverpool, by the Queen Victoria and
Royal William steamers, and have taken up quarters
at the Linen-hall.
The 48th Regiment has been ordered from Ennis-
killen to Dublin, to be replaced by the 57th.
Two troops of cavalry have been ordered to rein-
force the garrison at Kilkenny.
The manufacture of pikes, as well as rifle-shooting,
is openly practised in most parts of the country. The
Cork Examiner says—" The owner of a timber-yard
in one of the streets leading into this city has re-
ceived an order for 500 pike-handles, and is exe-
cuting it."