24 JUNE 1848, Page 2

The O'Connells are fairly beaten in Ireland by the more

ardent rebels: the Confederates having taken the management of Re- peal affairs out of his hands, Mr. John intimates that he retires from public life. Peace go with him 1 It is not likely to dwell among those he leaves behind him : he leaves a Mr. Dillon boast- ing that the Confederates have made the Queen tremble on her throne, and Lord Clarendon lie sleepless in his bedl