The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-28 00:00:00

9F CLUBS.

DUBLIN, JULY 26.—An extraordinary Gazette was
published this afternoon, containing the following
proclamation from the Lord-Lieutenant and General
Governor of Ireland :

" A PROCLAMATION !-CLARENDON.
" Whereas a treasonable conspiracy exists within this
part of the United Kingdom, for the overthrow of her
Majesty's power and authority, and to this end, in order
to strengthen and extend the said conspiracy, various
confederacies have been originated throughout the
country, under the name of clubs, by means whereof the
people are encouraged and incited to assemble and com-
bine together in armed bodies, for the purpose of acting
in military array against her Majesty's forces, and
the designs of the traitorous conspirators engaged
in these wicked proceedings are openly aided
and abetted by the printers and publishers of
seditious and treasonable newspapers, and other
publications ; and whereas, an Act has been passed on
the 25th day of this present month, empowering us to
apprehend and detain such persons as we may suspect
of treason and treasonable practices. Nov we hereby
declare that we shall forthwith enforce the provisions of
the said Act, and being resolved by every means in our
power to protect and defend her Majesty's Crown and
Government against the said conspiracy, and to suppress,
as far as in us lies, all such treasonable combinations,
and being d ,sirons at the same time to guard the well-
disposed and peaceful subjects of her Majesty from in-
curring the dangers to which their joining in any such
confederacy will expose them : we do hereby earnestly
warn all her Majesty's subjects to abstain from taking
part in such associations, and strictly command all those
who have already joined therein forthwith to withdraw
from and abandon the same.

" And we do hereby further charge and command
all sheriffs, magistrates, constables, and others of her
Majesty's loyal subjects acting in their aid, to use
their best endeavours to prevent, and when that can-
not be done, to discover and bring to justice those
concerned in the aforesaid practice, and to prevent
and disperse all treasonable and unlawful assem-
blies, the necessary orders having already been
issued to the several officers of her Majesty's forces in
Ireland as well, to Ise promptly aiding and assisting the
civil authorities in the execution of their duties for these
purposes, as of their own authority, repel and repress by
force, if necessary, all attacks on the places and pro-
perty of any of her Majesty's subjects, and all assem-
blings of armed bodies who may venture to appear
arrayed in open rebellion against her Majesty's Crown
and Government.

"Dated at Dublin Castle this 26th of July, 1848.
" By his Excellency's command,
(Signed) " T. N. REDINGTON, Secretary."
CLONMEL, JULY 25.
(From the Freeman's Journal.)
Messrs. Smith O'Brien, T. F. Meagher, and J. A.
Dillon, were last evening in Carrick-on- Suir, and ad-
dressed the people.
It is said this town is to be visited by them this
evening, though another rumour says that a warrant
is out for Mr. O'Brien's arrest,

The excitement in this quarter, especially Carrick-
on-Suir, is of a most alarming character.
(From the Clonmel Chronicle of Tuesday.)
Within the last two days Clonmel has been filled
with the most alarming rumours. Yesterday it was
reporsed that the clubs were to assemble at the Mile
Tree, near the town, and to make a sudden
irruption into it when darkness favoured them; at
noon to-day an express constable arrived from
Cashel, it was said, with information of an out-
break there ; we doubt, however, its correctness.
The most painful anxiety is
awakened for to-night,
as the general feeling is, that an insurrection, with all
its horrors, is at hand, and may commence before we
see the light of another day. The police have re-
moved from the barracks in the Irishtown, and taken
possession of the West Gate. Military are to oc-
cupy the main guard ; and, no doubt, every neces-
sary preparation will be made for the protection of
the town, and the security of its peaceable inhabi-
tants.

It is further said, that one of the leaders spent last
night at Thorney Bridge, in the neighbourhood of
Slievnamon, and that the Carrick-on-Suer corps are
in readiness to join in the onslaught.
We are informed that the Riding School of the
Cavalry Barracks is open for the reception of families,
or any one who may require protection, and probably
will be so used should alarm and apprehension con-
tinue to prevail as they have since Sunday.
All the police on duty at the Court-house were fur-
nished with their muskets and accoutrements about
one o'clock to-day, even the men placed stationary at
the inner doors.

A number of the inhabitants were served with no-
tices to-day to attend before the magistrates, in order
that they might be sworn in as special constables.
The Mayor and other justices of the peace are now
sitting for the purpose, and a good many are already
enrolled, who will be but too happy to devote all their
energies to the protection of their friends and relatives
residing in Clonmel.
THE ALARMING NEWS FROM IRELAND.
LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, FIVE r.m.—The very
alarming accounts which arrived this morning in an
almost inexplicable way from Dublin are not yet
either confirmed or refuted.

The dispatch is said to have come from the office of
the Dublin Evening Post, and to have been brought
over either in the mail boat or the cargo steamer Ros-
common, by a Queen's messenger. Certain it is, the
intelligence was not known in Dublin when the train
conveying the mail left for Kingstown, and as the per-
son who conveyed the dispatch proceeded by railway
the public
mail arriv-
ing further clue was lost. Meanwhile all is anxiety
and uncertainty as to the result. The mail steamer
due at seven o'clock this evening is.. looked for with
the most intense interest, though it is probable a tele-
graphic communication from
.Holyhead, which was to
suspense earlier. An investigation has taken place
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before the magistrates with a view. to ascertain the
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authenticity of the documents. ewhich.
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but without leading to any decisive opinion.
As fears have been entertained that a riot might be
attempted in this town should a rising in Ireland
occur, every precaution is being taken to at once sup-
press it should such unfortunately take place. A large
quantity of arms have arrived from Chester Castle for
the purpose of arming the special constables lately
sworn in.