The Sun.
London, England, 1828-10-01 00:00:00

MEETINGS IN IRELAND.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESNMOENT.)
CLONMIL, SUNDAY, SEPT..B7
The inhabitants of this town and neighbourhood
have been quite busy-during the week making dresses
and other necessary preparations for the meeting
which takes 'place this day in. ClogheeM Those
preparationS were not confined to the,
.lower classes,
for several of the respectable householders purposed'
joining in them ; and what has given room for much
disaffection, is the liberality: which has on this,oeca-
sion been evinced by the proprietors of the two
breweries in this town; one firm, Messrs. Greer and
Murphy; had given permission to the carpenters
employed in their concern to erect a platform,
capable of accommodating a full, band of amateurs,
which was to lead the Clonmel party, and also gave
their men liberty to join the procession; they fur-
ther added to the-purchasing of jackets, &e. for the
entire of the men in their employment. - At the
other firm the proprietors, Morton, Lane, and Co.,
were equally anxious. Some people say that the
former exhibited this act of liberality to insure the
custom of the Catholics, and that it did not arise
from any pure. or patriotic motive, they being
Quakers, and as such looked on as all the other
Quakers of this town are, the most bigoted and
self-interested sect in it. The latter firm are only
commencing 'business, they are Protestants; one of
them, Lane, who is a native of Cork, is a really
liberal and goO-d man; while in Cork all his family
were looked on as the first_ in coming forward on
every charitable and liberal occasion. Thus, you
perceive, that had the:Catholics acted ,on the same
principle as the' Quakers of this town do, namely,
dealing with: each other, they would 'he here anti
.elsewhere the most wealthyla Ireland: The Dub-.
lin mail, which arrived here yesterday, brought the
sad tidings that the Catholic Association were re-
solved not to,sanction these meetings—not that they
dreaded any thing bad may result from them, but
in order to allay the erroneous idea with which the
Orangemen thought fit to construe those meetings.
This news struck panic into many a bold heart, and
it was requisite for the Clergy to exert themselves
in order to prevent them from going to Clogheen ;
they had no easy task to perform, and many said
they would go after all. The Catholic Clergy found
it further necessary to be on the alert this morning,
and as early as six o'clock there was to be seen in
the different streets the Clergy exhorting the people
to turn back, for by this time many had made their
appearance in town from Carrick, a distance of
1 2 miles, as well as from the parish of Poorstown, &c.
and by nine o'clock the town exhibited a thronged
appearance, and many a sad heart was returning.
Most of the Haze men had their wives or daughters
behind them, and they were all well dressed; some even
went so far as to stick feathers in their caps and hats.
Though the people were much chagrined at this
disappointment, yet they could not think of going
against the advice of the Catholic Association or
their Clergy. There would, I feel certain, be not
less than 5,000 from this town alone go to Clog-
been, a distance of thirteen miles, so that some
of the people, to return the same day, would
have travelled from 20 to 40 miles; the people had
gone, from other parts where there was not so
speedy a communication. Many of the inhabi-
tants had to use their influence with the Clergy, and
at the different chapels here they were un-
ceasing in their lectures; so that I think we are
now cured of our meetings. From whati have heard
of the Clogheen meeting there cannot, after all, be
less than .50 or 60,000 people assembled there this
day ; but I believe that will end their meetings here.
I shall, in my next, send you an account. You will
excuse this scrawl—l write to save the post.

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