The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-24 00:00:00

FURTHER ARRESTS.

In all probability, before night sets in, Mr. Meagher,
Mr. M'Gee, and two other prominent leaders of the Irish
Confederation, will be in custody charged with " felony.'
MEASURES UNDER THE PROCLAMATIONS.

The police are already actively engaged seizing upon
all arms found in the possession of unlicensed persons.
Applications for liberty to have and carry arms are
rigidly investigated. No clubbist need apply, while
men of good character will meet with no difficulty in
obtaining liberty to keep their weapons. The Freeman
says—
" The applications are in every instance made through
the diviiional inspector of police, and by them, after
having instituted the above inquiries, referred to the
licensers, Mr. O'Farrell and Colonel Browne. We under-
stand that the Government have become tenants of the
house at the rear of the Committee-rooms of the Irish
League, which are situated between the Head Police-
office and the Lower Castle-yard."

KILKENNY.
(From the Moderator.)
The Government, in the meantime, seems to have
taken, for the nonce, a wise step in calling a general
system of police surveillance to the clubs—such a healthy
and well-regulated method of ascertaining the material
of those bodies as will deprive them of much of their
danger. A return is ordered from every police district
of the clubs within its boundaries, particularising place
and time of meeting, names of president and secretary,
whether or not their proceedings are public, and the
number and rank of its members. By this means it will
be easily ascertained what is the strength, influence, and
danger of eack,of those secret. societies, and which of
them, should such measures afterwards become neces-
sary, may be indicted for conspiracy. It will also have
the effect of preventing drilling, which has been going on
in the club-rooms, and it is altogether satisfactory to
know that steps are being taken, even though they may
not be so decided as they ought, for counteracting the
mischief of these societies.

The Cloranel Chronicle reports as follows from Car-
rick-on-Suir

"The police force in Carrick-on-Suir was on Wednes-
day augmented by the addition of fifty sub-constables,
drawn from the reserves at the different stations through-
out the south riding. This will, with the military and
the constabulary already stationed there, form a force
more than sufficient for the preservation of order in the
disturbed locality. Carrick- on-Suir has been a little
more settled the last day or two, but. even here the
people appear determined to have 'a stand-up fight, and
ready to turn out at a moment's notice. A man was met
yesterday (Thursday) walking deliberately into Carrick
with a pike over his shoulder; and we are informed that
within the last few days all the young ash trees near
town have been cut down for the purpose of being made
into pike handles."
The same journal gives the following regarding Mr.
Doheny:—

"We hare been informed that informations were
sworn at Waterford. on Wednesday last, against Mr.
Dobeny, for delivering a seditious speech on Sunday, at
the Slievnaman meeting. If this be so, and his arrest
effected, he will be tried in Clonmel at the present as-
sizes."

The Cork Examiner (Repeal paper):states that " On
Wednesdy evening considerable excitement was caused
in the city in consequence of the arrival of four pieces
of cannon and one mortar, together with a lot of ammu-
nition, and a large body of artillery. Two or three
troops of Lancers escorted the cannon to the barracks,
and were loudly groaned on their way to the barracks
and their return to Ballincollig, by a vast body of people,
who were much excited because of the proclamations
which were posted through the city, and which, by the
way, were perfectly unintelligible fifteen minutes after
being posted, the populace having in nearly every in-
stance besmeared them with mud."