Star.
London, England, 1831-01-11 00:00:00

A PROCLAMATION.

ANGLESEY,

Whereas, by an Act passed in the tenth year of his late Majesty's
reign, entitled " An Act for the Suppression of Dangerous Associations
or Assemblies in Ireland," a power is vested in the Lord Lieutenant, or
other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, by his or their Proclama-
tion or Order, to prohibit or suppress soy Association or Astembly, or
Meeting of Persons in Ireland, which he os they shall deem to be dan-
gerous to the public peace or safety, or inconsistent chi] the due admi-
nistration of the law, or any adjourned, renewed, or otherwibe continued
meeting of the same, or of any part thereof, under any name, pretext, or
device whatsoever:

And whereas it has been made known to us, that an Association,
under the name of " The General Association of Ireland, for the
Prevention of Unlawful Meetings, and for the Protection and Exercise
of the Sacred Right of Petitioning for the Redress of Grievances,"
has been formed, and that the said Association, under the *hilt and
device of Preventing Unlawful Afeetings, and.of protecting the tight
of Petition, has been established, really for the purpose of intimidating
the Magistracy of Ireland, and of controlling the exercise of Lawful
Authority, and for other dangerous purposes :
And whereas we deem the existence of such Association or Assembly
to be dangerous to the public peace and safety, and to be inconsistent
with the due administration of the laws:
We, therefore, the Lord Lieutenant-General said General Governor of

Ireland, being resolved to repress the same, do hereby prohibit the
meeting of the said Association, assembly, or body of persons, and all
adjourned, renewed, or otherwise continued meetings of the same, or of
any part thereof, under any name, pretext, or device whatsoever, and
being determined and resolved strictly to enforce the law and the penal-
ties thereof against all persons offending in the premises, do charge and
command all Mayors, Sheriffs, Justices of the Peace, and all other
Magistrates, Men, and others whom it may concern, to be aiding and
assisting in the execution of the law, in preventing the meeting of said
Association, assembly, or body of persons, and all adjourned, renewed,
or otherwise continued meetings of the same, or of any part thereof, and
in the effectual dispersion and suppression thereof, and in the detection
and prosecution of those who, after this notice, shall offewd in the
respects aforesaid.

Given at his Majesty's Castle of Dublin,
this 7lh day of January, 1831.
By his Excellency's command,
E. G. STANLEY.

GOD SAVO Till KING.

The above Proclamation was issued in consequence of the
following notice for the formation of a new Association, pub.
lished by Mr. O'Connell on Thursday :
“ In consequence of the circulation of a moat illegal and highly un-
constitutiortal document, signed'E.G. Stanley,' I request a Meeting
of the Subscribers to this Office on (Thursday) the 6th inst. at three
o'clock, to make arrangements for the formation of a Society, to be
called The General Association of Ireland for the Prevention of Un-
lawful Meetings, and for the Protection and Exercise of the Sacred
Righreof Petitioning fur Redress of Grievances."
In consequence of this requisition, the meeting took place.
The following is a sketch of the proceedings:—
NEW ANTI-UNION ASSOCIATION.
Thursday a meeting of the subscribers to what is called the Perlis.
aleatory Intelligence Ma, took place at that establishment it. Dublin.
to make arrangement* for the formation of a society to be called " The
General Association of Ireland for the Prevention of Unlawful Meetings,
and for the Protection and Exercise of the Sacred Right of Petitioning
for the Redress of Grievances." This meeting was called by an advt.?.
thentent from Mr. O'Connell, in consequence, as be announced, of the
circulation of " a most illegal and unconstitutional document, signed
E. G. Stanley."
Immediately on the antral of Mr. O'Connell. two peace officers (Han-
ky and Holland) entered the room, ani•sonounced that they attendort

there for the purpose of watching and reporting the proceedings fur the
informal ion of the Government Tt.e officers were instantly provided
with the necessary acecninicelatiot s at the same table with the le-
porters for the newspapers.
A Mr. D. DoTIA: hii•taken the Chair,
Mr. O'ConwEr.r. proceeded to explain the nature and to enforce the
objects of his new Association, tl:e fist and principal if which sass, he
said, the repeal of the Union ; the second was, Varlhanentaty
He laboured at great length to prov z• that Mr. Stenley's letter L. the Irish
Magistrates was illegal and unconstitutional; but throughout this and
the other parts of the learned genth o•an's speech there was a tank nesa,
as contrasted with his former seditious harangues on the subject. hich,
in all likelihood, was occasioned by the inconvenient presence of the Leta
officers. lie took some pains to show that " Mr.S. was not the tiovent.
matt," and that it was no libelon Govemneut to treat with contempt "the
document which Putted to come from IL O. Stanley." He a ould nut
however, speak of the intentions of Mr. Stanley, fur he supposed then,
to be " the best that possibly could be." This letter might produce
mischief in some counties where the Magistrates were not well read in •
the law, and therefore it became incumbent on him (Mr. O'Connell)- to •
quiet Ireland. Bodies of the peasantry were associating. Twenty or
thirty thousand persons had assembled together. He heard that tire or
six parishes had been collecting that week. These meetings were clearly
sad he wished to put them down. " I think," said he, " that
the best mode of preventing them Is by having an Association in Dublin
that will be constantly combating with them. If, for instance,we should
now have an Association formed before Sunday, we can have some
gentlemen who will go down to the country and exert themselves to put
a stop to those iftd meetings. Mr. Finn, for instance, will go down
to Kilkenny." "And I," shouted a Mr. Marcus Costellue " will,
with pleasure, go down to Armagh ;" " and I," said Mr. (looney,
cc will go to Wexford." Mr. Steele volunteered on general aces ice, and
would go to any county in which he could be most effective ; " and
thus," proclaimed Mr. O'Connell, " the country will be tranquillised
without costing the government one guinea." I'he learned gentleman
concluded by moving that an Association should be formed, by which
members should be admitted upon paying five shillings, and that Mt.
Dwyer, Secretary pro import, should convene a meeting as soon as 231
should berated in this way.

ROYAL NAVAL CHARITABLE SOCIETY.

A Quarterly Meeting of the above Society vas held yesterday, at the
Thatched House Tavern, St. James's, undtr the patronage of his mo►t
Gracious Maj, sty King William the Fourth.

PIEeZNT.

Captain W. BROWELL, Lientenan---
in the

it.tiovernor of Greenwich Hospital,
Chair,
Lieutenants Broedwatet,

Captains Right Hon. Lord Rad-
stock, C.B.
Hon. Wm. Waldegrave,
Robert Pettett,
H. S. Wilaon,
Thomas Burton,
C. Champion,
It. Stuart,
C. Williams,
A. Crofton,
J. Brernet,
W. Monier,
When the minutes of they last
Taal very interesting circumstances were
and the sum of S93L was voted to the relief of

Nightingsli,
Andrews,
Drew,
Cole,
Thompson,
Surgeon Bromley,
Pursers Lethbridge,
pownall,

Hoyper,
Willey.

were read and confirmed, ie.
,bt before the committee,
1 cues.

Thanks being voted to Captain Browell, for his impartial conduct in
the chair, the meeting adjourned to the second Monday in April next.
The above society, since its establishment, has done infinite good. and
deserves every encouragement.