The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-08-01 00:00:00

IRELAND.
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[The followicg is from our Second Edition of Tuesday
last
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Mr. Smith
O'Brien, but he left Dunlin, it will be seen, for Wexfcrd
on Saturday. The clubs " talk" otreseuing their leader.
We shall see. The squadron under Sir Charles Napier
bas been ordered for service on the Irish coast, to co-
operate with the authorities.

The Irish Privy Council have proclaimed the county of
Kilkenny, city of Kilkenny, county of Meath, four baro-
nies in the county of Waterford, and thirteen baronies in
the county of Cork.

The (it-; of Waterford is still fearfully e7;,--ited
reinforcements of military have a;rivo. q" Strong
tenant's proclamation, enr.'.llo
, wt" Lord Lieu-
" God s.-- - " '"•
vim ictucen,-- Las the usual phrase
counter proclamatioa, sign," been posted over with a
" God save the People." dT. F. Meagher, and ending
instructions, tore 0- . The police, according to their
ceived every Kw-. .own the latter, and in doing so re-
are several r _Able annoyance and obstruction. There
the young ~mithies hard at work making pikes; and all
pike-b- 0 ash trees near the town have been cut down for
jar ..idles. The Waterford Chronicle says that the
..vence of such of the Roman Catholic clergy as do not
.4nction the clubs has been declining apace, and their
admonitions are without effect.

THE PlKEMEN.—Within the last few days a sturdy
application was made by some persons, in the adjacent
town, for a small piece of iron, and a bit of steel, to
make a few pikes, to a Quaker gentleman in the iron trade.
The merchant, more kind than merchants usually are,
gave the poor applicants iron and steel sufficient to make
two thousand pikes ! Honest quaker, that, say we.
Other gentlemen in the same neighbourhood volunteered
to supply handles gratis for the pikes, and now, we under-
stand, there are nb less than 4,000 armed men ready to
take the field with arms weli calculated to turn the tables,
and what's better, without much drilling.—Watetford
Chronicle.

It is said that informations have been sworn against
Mr. Doherty for a seditious speech.
Infantry and cavalry are daily arriving at Carlow, Kil-
kenny. and other places. The Rhadamanthus steam fri-
gate arrived at Waterford on Friday.
The sale of pikes, guns, blunderbusses, anal pistols, is
still very brisk in every town in the disturbed districts.
Mr. John. O'Connell has issued a letter to the repealers
of Cork, again advocating his moral-force doctrines.

The Agricultural Show in Kilkenny is described as in-
differently attended, in consequence of the unquiet state
of the times.

The accounts from nearly all parts of Ireland, received
this week, represent the potatoes as in a very flourishing
condition. _ _

Mr. M. T. Baines, M.P., being nailed as a member of
the Dublin Election Committee, has been prevented, so
far from attending the northern circuit as usual.
Several parties have been arrested in Drogheda on a
charge of " training and drilling." Amongst these was
the editor of the Drogheda Argus, and Messrs. Hart and
Drew. The parties were subsequently bailed, and were
met by a crowd, who shouted " the Queen and Repeal ! "
As the sentry at the barrack-gate in Youghal was
walking his usual post on Monday night, he was fired at
by some miscreant. The adjutrnt saw the flash of the
intended murderer's piece, and the sentinel at the same-
time heard the ball whistle by him.
A person named Flanagan, a noted pike-maker, has
been arrested in Dublin. In his house were found swords
and cutlasses. In the houses of other suspected parties
were found various weapons of warfare, as well as bullet-
moulds, wadding, and ammunition, and also documents
showing the conrexion of the parties with the clubs.
Some of the country banks are refusing discounts upon
the most solvent securities. A gentleman possessing pro-
perty to the extent of £5.000 a year, has been refused ac-
commodation by a bank in the province of Connaught.
In consequence of this refusal be was compelled to sell, at
great disadvantage, a vast quantity of live stock in order
to meet his engagements.
TIIE CLUBBISTS' AMMUNITION.—On Thursday a large
parcel was delivered at a mercantile establishment in
Dublin, directed to a clerk in the house, who is connected
with the clubs. It was marked " with care" on the out-
side. On account of suspicious appearances the proprie-
tor opened the parcel, and found that it contained several
pounds of gunpowder, which he at once delivered to the
authorities.

ASSAULTS ON SOLDIERS.—On Tuesday, at the head
police-office, Dublin, two persons were summarily con-
victed of aggravated and unprovoked assaults on two sol-
diers, one a sergeant of the Enniskillen Dragoons, the
other a private in the 55th Regiment. One of the pri-
soners was fined £6, and the other £3, or two months'
imprisonment, and the fines were paid. These cases
exhibit the growing feeling of hostility against the sol-
diers amongst those classes infected by the revolutionary
mania.

On Thursday, at two o'clock, a car, containing five
persons, was stopped at the Blanchard's town turnpike
gate, by a constable and one of the police of that station.
On examining the car, they found three guns, three
pistols, two bullet moulds, and two pike heads, with a
large quantity of ball cartridges, loose powder, balls, &c.
The parties were arrested, and the car taken to the
station house. The prisoners gave their names at
McKenna, O'Rorke, Hayes, Lee, and Fahy. They were
escorted into town by 12 mounted police of the reserved
force, at four o'clock next morning.
The Dublin correspondent of the Times, writing on
Monday, says :—" A well-circumstanced estate in the
west of Ireland, producing a rental of £7OO a-year, was
put for sale in the Master's-offices on Saturday last.
There was not a single bidder, and the sale was adjourned.
without a day being named for another trial. Negotia-
tions for loans, which last week were about being made
on the faith of solvent security, have been suspended
within the last twenty-four hours. Lenders button up
their pockets, and look to the chances of a transfer of
their persons and properties to countries more likely to
afford adequate safety to both."
NEW POTATO'ZS.—Scarcely at any season, and during
the most plentiful years, were there more potatoes to be
seen in market than on Saturday. They were remarkably
fine, and free from discoloration or disease. Really good
ones were purchased at so low a figure at 74d. per weight
of 2111); inferior ones were disposed even at 6d ! It is
some years since new potatoes could be bought. at this
season of the year, at similar prices to the present, and
there is every probability of their being lower—many are
inclined to think that they will be sold so low as 4d. per
weight generally. In a few of the country towns, on Sa-
turday, the top price was 6d. per weight.— Cork paper.

. .
AN- IRISHMAN'S NOTION OF CRIME.—At the. Cork
Assiza, I..st week, the following colloquy took place be-
tween a counsel and witness ;-1 was in the dock before
now, but it was'nt for much. Mr. Wallis—What was it
fir Jerry ? Witness it was only for stealing a pig. (A
laugh.) Mr. Bennett—Did you ever steal a pig since ?
(Loud laughter.) Witness (shaking his head at his Lord-
ilip)—By dad, my Lord, many a good man stole a pig
before n (Great laughter.) Court—What ! Do you
mean to say that good men steal pigs ? Witness—A good
man, my Lord, might whip away one pig if he did'nt go
higher. (Lolid laughter.)
MURDER.—On Sunday the 23rd of July, a man of the
name of Timothy Sheehan, of Garnavella, near Caher,
left his house for the purpose of going to mass in the cha-
pel of Caller; when within a short distance of the town he
was joined by another man, whom he knew, named Gilli-
gan, and while both were walking on the high road, a man
leaped over the hedge, with a pistol in his hand, and or-
dered Gilligan to go on. He then presented it at Shee-
han and fired. The contents of the pistol were lodged in
his abdomen ; and when the villain perceived that he yet
lived, he drew the butt of the pistol and struck his victim
on the skull, saying at the time, " There's Leamy's
ground for you. The poor man was killed on the spot.
This occurred in the presence of several persons who were
on their way to the chapel. We have not yet heard whe-
ther the murderer has been arrested.— Clonmel Chronicle.
THE NEW ACT TO SUPPRESS REBELLION IN IRELAND.
—The new act to suppress rebellion in Ireland (11th and
12th Victoria, cap. 35) has just been printed. It contains
three clauses. The preamble declares that a treasonable
and rebellious spirit of insurrection now unfortunately
exists in Ireland, and therefore for the better preserva-
tion of her Majesty's most sacred person, and for securing
the peace, the laws, and liberties of this kingdom, it is
enacted by the first clause, " that all and every person
and persons who is, are, or shall be, within prison within
that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland called Ireland, at or on the 'lay on which this act
shall receive her Majesty's Royal Assent (25th of July
instant) or after by warrant of her Majesty's most Hon.
Privy Council of Ireland, signed by six of the said Privy
Council, for high treason or treasonable practices, or sus-
picion of high treason or treasonable practices, or by
warrant signed by the Lord-Lieutenant or other chief
governor or governors of Ireland, for the time being, or
his or their chief secretary, for such causes aforesaid, may
be detained in safe custody without bail or mainprize
until the Ist day of March, 1849, and that no judge or
justice of the peace shall try any such person or persons
committed, without order from her said Majesty's Privy
Council until the Ist of March, 1849, any law or statute
to the contrary notwithstanding." By the second clause
it is provided that persons to whom warrants are directed
shall detain persons so committed in safe custody. Per-
sons charged with custody, as also the place of detention,
may be charged with warrants by the Lord Lieutenant or
Privy Council. The third clause directs that copies of
such warrants respectively shall be transmitted to the
Clerk of the Crown for Dublin. This Act passed the
House of Commons on Saturday, the Lords on Monday,
and received the royal assent on Tuesday, when it came
into force—the quickest possible time of legislation in the
annals of parliament.
The following letter, dated " Waterford, July 26th," is
important :
" Sir Charles O'Donnell, who has a special commsnd
in this district, has received an application for reinforce-
ments from Carrick-on-Suir, where Messrs. Smith O'Brien
and Meagher have for the moment established their head-
quarters. The request, which was founded on the excited
state of the town and the immediate danger of an out-
break, was at once complied with. One hundred soldiers
were landed from the Rhadamanthus steamer in the har-
bour, and marched without delay for the spot where their
services were required. They took their departure
amidst the hearty cheers of their comrades, to which they
themselves as heartily responded ; and thou4h the move-
ment created some excitement and infinite curiosity
among the inhabitants, not the slightest attempt was
made to impede them in their progress. The men were
full of alacrity anti zeal, and at a later period of the day
were met half-way to Pilltown, proceeding on their route
at a smart pace. Carrick is inhabited by a wild and law-
less race, ripe for any scheme, however desperate, and
likely when called on to fight with steady ferocity. Though
the population is tot more than from 5,000 and 6,000, the
neighbourhood is densely peopled, and within a very short
time its own natural resources for an outbreak would be
swelled by the sanguinary peasantry who surround it.
For days and weeks past it has been in a date of incipient