The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-07

Of Mr. OConnell were as follows Lord Grey ar
rived al Dublin quite unt xpectedly on the 9th Early
next morning rrivy council was held, and the re-
suit was the issuing OF a proclamation for the sup
preston OF the Clontarf meeting, signed by the
Lord Lieutenant and Privy Council.
GovERNMENr PROCLAMATION
BY THE Lohp LIEurtNANT AND Council OF IRELAND
lDE GREy-Whereas Ut has been publicly announced
that meeting is to take place at or near Clenarf on
Sunday the 9Th of October instant for the alleged pur
pose OF pettoning ailiamen for repeal Of the Legsla
tive Union between Great Britain and Ireland
And whereas, advertisements and placards have been
printed and extensively circulated calling those per-
sons who propose 10 attend the said meeting horse
back to meet end form in to march to the
said meeting in military order and array
And whereas, meetings of large numbers Of persons
have been already held in different parts of Ireland under
the like pratence at several of which meetings
OF sedtous and inasmmaory nature has been address
ed to the persons there assembled calculated and intend
ed to excite discomfort and dsaection in the minds Of
her subjects and to bring into hatred and con.
tempt he government and constitution of the country,
And whereas at of the said meetings such sed-
tieus and innsmaory language has been used by per
who have sgnded their intention of being
at and taking part in the said meeting announced be
held at or near Clontarf--
excite reasonable and well rounded apprehension that
the motives and objects Of the persons be assembled
rights and privileges but to bring into hatred and con-
tempt the government and constitution of the United
Kingdom as by law established and accomplish alt ra-
tons in the laws and constitution of the realm by intm.
dation and the demonstration of physical force
Now we the Lord Lieuten ant by and with the advice
OF her Majesys Privy Council being satisfied that the
said intended meeting proposed to be held at or near
Conarf aforesaid only tend the ends Of
factious and sedeus and to the violation of the
public pesce do hereby strictly caution and orewarn all
persons they do abstain from attendance
at the said meeting; and do hereby give notice, that
shall take place. all persons attending the same shall be
proceeded against according to law; and we do hereby
order and enoin all magistrates and officers entrusted
with the preservation Of the public peace and others
may to be aiding and assisting the execution
Of the law in preventing the said meeting, and in the e
fectua dispersion and suppression of the same and in the
detection and those who after this notice
shall offend in the respects aforesaid
Given at the Council Chamber in Dublin, this 7th day
EwARD B. SUDDEN, C.E. BLAxxNKr,
DoNoUGHMoKE, FACE. SHAW,
ELIeT, T. B. C. SMITH,
Con SAVE TINE QUEEN!
As soon as this proclamation was known, Mr.
O'Connel called special meeting 81 the Repeal
Association, which was numeronsly attended, the
result OF whose deliberations was the Issuing of the
GLOWING counter prOclamation:-
NoT1cR. Whereas. there has appeared under the
signature of E B Spgden, Donoughmore Eliot,
+. Blackburne, p Blakeney, Fred. Shaw, T. C.
Smith, paper being, or purporting to be, procla
NATION, drawn up in very loose and inaccurate
terms. and manifestly disappearing known facts,
the object OF which appears to be to prevent the
public meeting intended to be held to. morrow, the
9Th instant at Contarf, to petition Parliament for
the Legislative Union:
"And whereas such proclamation has not appear
cd until late In the afternoon OF this day, Saturday,
the 7th instant; so that 1t Is utterly impossible that
the knowledge OF Its existence could be commune
Gated in the usual official channels, or by the post.
in time to have its conts known 10 the persons in
tending to meet at Clontarf for the purpose OF petit
tionlns as aforesaid; whereby ill-disposed persons
may have an opportunity, under color sf said pro.
clamallon,. to provoke breaches of the peace, or
commit violence on persons intending to proceed
peaceably and legally to said intended meeting:-
I'VE; therefore, the Committee of the Loyal Ma.
tional Repeal Association, do most earnestly re-
quest and entreat, that all well disposed persons
will, Immediately on receiving this ntimation, re-
pair TO their own dwellings and not place themselves
In peril OF any collision, or OF receiving any i'll treat
''Aud we do further inform such persons, that
without yielding in anything to the unfounded al.
legations in said alleged proclamation, we deem it
prudent and wise, and above all things humane, to
declare that said meeting is abandoned, and s not
tobe held.
'Sisned by order, DANIEL O'CoNNE1L.
Saturday, 9TH Oct, 3 IL P M, 1913"
Extensive military precautions were taken on SUM-
day. The Guards at the places where they are
usually stationed in the city itself were doubled ;
and with the exception OF the soldiers required for
that purpose, and tor reserve force stationed in
Aldboroush House by ten o'clock, the whole garri-
son was drawn up at Clontarf, and the guns OF the
Pigeon house, which was garrisoned by several
companies of foot, and artillery were turned so as
to sweep the road to Clontart The infantry
on the ground were commanded by CO.
and troop of horse artillery by Colonel Gordon
Higgins. The approaches to Conquer Hill were
crowded by peodle from Dublin, Westmeath, XII
dare, and the adjoining counties The troops, how
people from passing off the road, TO which all pas.
sengers were strictly confined and all persons were
compelled to keep moving, SO that no accumula-
ton OF crowds was permitted. The scene was
ofYl mo- md mann ItaR In h. at,A
OF Clontart, about two miles from Dublin and
halt mile from the place of meeting, the
multitude became very dense indeed and the
many cars and vehicles proceeding to the scene OF
action, made their way through with much diff
Guilty. Advancing few hundred yards further, the
brass helmets of the Dragons gittered in the sun,
and orderly Police, endeavoring to clear the path
and keep an open space along the road, were visible
over the dense mass OF fritze and broadcoth that
occupied 1t The picket was supported by all the
disposable force OF their regimen.-the Fifth ORA
COON Guards, about l50 strong, who were drawn
up In double flies either side Of the road.
10 support OF these appeared the whole of the 54th
Infantry, who, their arms being piled, ounged along
the p6rapet wall, (Which protects the road from the
sea- or anus ed themselves by throwing pebbles
to the while their officers were taking it easy
ana smoking their cigars on the curb stones -
anen appeared tho red and white tufts of the
Filth Fusileers the majority of whom, Judging
from rheir physiognomes and the touch OF the
0rogue In their conversation, we would say were
lrlshmen, as indeed many OF the men, boh of the
Dragons and 54lh Foot also appeared to be- The
tul force OF this Regiment was also on the ground;
and directly opposite to them were the whole
amount of the County Constabulary, TO the number
OF 800 or 400, with musket, bayoHet, and thirty
round OF ball cartridge These green. coated gen.
d'armerle seemed TO incur the particular hostityo
the populace; the manifestations of which they
bore with great good humor.
Immediately in the rear of the Fusileers yawned
the mouths Of two more pieces OF artillery az
pound howltzers), around which some fifty of ,ns
mounted artillery in blue and red calpacks were sta
toned, aad in support of which were drawn W the
whole OF the lllh Light Dragons (Pnnce Albert's)
en- biuonrac, under the command OF Lord Cardl
gam The place selected for the meeting was a large
field with a gentle elevation, lying TO the left OF
the seaward wall of Clontarf. and said to have been
the place whereon the great Irish Scion, Brian Bo
roihme, defeated the Danes and their Irish allies,
though with the loss OF his own lite The appear
ance OF SO large force. numbering at least 300 or