The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-03 00:00:00

IRELAND.

111.1; morning and not
g'
BALINN UMNA
MAY
rLETChTe EgiDe
set
eAs
tTaAs t
nTei RsrheO hmtPe
a little heartylsughter, were excited here
by the news of a most uneipecwd catastrophe that has
arrived to the movement, through the persons of its great
leaders and heroes, of which the following express, for-
warded by the editor of the Linierick Chronicle, furnishes
the d.d Letaiimlse:r—ich
Chronicle-office, Sunday, Two o'clock.
" Mr. Smith O'Brien,
M.P., has resigned the repre-
sentation of this 66(114, and left an address to his con-
stituents at our office:
" The reasons are obviois: The Hon. Gentleman
was last night assaulted, and treated with the greatest
disrespect, by an immense crowd, who surrounded the
building in Themas-street, where he and big co-patriots,
Messrs. Meagher and Mitchell, were being entertained
at a soirée by the members of the Saisfield Confederation
Club. For the last 50 years the city has not been thrown.
into such a state of excitement and disturbance—the
windows and doors of the building were demolished--
stones and missiles were hurled in through the broken
sashes—shots were fired at the Confederates, who, in
self-defence, were obliged to tear up the seats and forms
to protect themselves—an effigy of Mr. Mitchell was
burned outside the door, and the tar barrel was placed so
convenient to the premises that they took fire, to the ter.
ror of all within. The police and local authorities, viz., the
Mayor; Mr. Henry Maunsell, High Sheriff; Mr. Henry
4% atson, Mr. John Crips, Mr. Richard Russell, Mr,
William Hartigan, and the resident magistrates, fortu-
nately arrived in time to prevent the building from being
consumed, and the rioters were dispersed by the police
and military, horse, toot, and artillery, which were
called out under Major. General Napier. The scene was
frightful, and had it not been for the intervention of the
authorities, the consequences would have been awful.
The High Sheriff visited the banquet hall, and an-
nounced that the military and police force would be
withdrawn if the meeting did not break up. This had
the desired effect. Mr. Meagher arid Mr. Mitchell were
as seditious as ever, if not worse. Tranquillity was not
restored in that city until one o'clock this morning.
Mr. Meagher left for Cork, and Mr. Mitchell for Dublin,
this morning. They must admit that tney got a warm
reception from the Repealer. of Limerick—both would
have been murdered by the mob had it not been fur the
protection aft)rded by the authorities.
" Mr. Dickson, a resident gentleman, possessing large
iekresiay l 1
toy lookedffll the p upon
rehe n t
estates in both the county 'and city of Limerick, is unit.
aysacaa ncrire rcssouns caused mosttheeli
grei bpiree saennd•
Lotion of this county. He has already had several 'ap-
plicatioas and offer. of support from numerous influential
quarters."

A correspondent of the Evening Mail supplies the
following particulars : •

Li-rick, day.
" It was rumoured all over the" towmn yesterday that it
was the intention oft he Old Irelanders net to allow tht
Young Ireland tea party to be held; end we began
helieve this to be true, when, upon the arrival of
Meagher and Mitchell from Dublin, they were violent])
assailed, and got into the hotel with great ditfi .ulty,
Young Irelauder having pulled out a pistol and declared
;hat he would shoot the first man who attempted to fol
low them into the hotel. It was then dtscu.ssei whether
the' party' should take place or not, and the ayes '
carrying it by -a very small majority, it did according!)
take place. In the course of the fray that followed
Smith O'Brien received a cut on the head and a severe
contusion on his side, one of his ribs bring said to be
broken : Meagher got into the hotel under the protec-
tion of two men, armed with daggers who kept dealing
blows right and left. Mitchell, they say, was so hard
pressed that he ran up to the door of a house, and there
defended himself with a dagger until he was let into the
house to save his life. Atter the trop
broke into the
s were withdrawn,
at about half-past ten o'clock, the
store where tho meeting had been held, broke al
the cups, saucers, plates, benches, and ornamental
festooning's, and then retired satisfied, having maltreated)
two policemen who had been stationed there, and, not
being relieved, were unwilling to quit thcir posts. Mr.
Cruise, the hotel-keeper, was struck on the head by a
mob
stone aimed at Mitchell. Nothing could exceed the
chagrin and discomfiture of Meagher and Mitchell ;
after ordering and counter-ordering a car for Rathkeale,
they ended by inductag Mr. Cruise to let the Cork
coach be packed and horsed in his yard (contrary to usual
practice), and then, having safely lodged themselves
iu-
stde, the two heroes had the yard gate suddenly opened,
and they were whirled oft' in search of a new field of
glory.'
Thus has this game of brag ended in a complete ex-
posure of the empitness of the hands of these bold
players, and the unsubstantial character of the whole
Repeal movement has been exhibited in a locality here-
tofore considered as one of its most redoubtable strong-
holds. It the Government now only follows in the wake
of the catastrophe of Limerick with firmness and vigour,
it is within its power not only to put down the Young
Ireland treason, but to extinguish the smouldering
embers of chronic anarchy so long kept alive by the
fCaet
anic ato ttni h
prosperitye all lepe t
na rtsand
h,uuu whichntry
thanis peurhpeaups moreinsur.

ruction.