The following proclamation was issued by the Irish Govern- orient

on Saturday last.

" ET THE LORD-LIEUTENANT AND COUNCIL OF IRELAND-1 PROCLAMATION.

• JINGLESEA.—Whereas, by an act passed in the third year of his present Majesty's *len. entitled ' An Act for the more effectual Suppression of Local Disturbances and 'Dangerous Associations in Ireland,' it is, amongst other things, enacted that it shall *and may be lawful for the Lord-Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland. with the advice uf his Majesty's Privy Council in Ireland. at any time after the passing of the said act, and from time to time during the continuance thereof, as :suasion may require.lo issue his or their proclamation, declaring any county. county of a city, or county of a Wan, in Ireland, or any portion thereof, respectively. to be in itush a state of disturbance and insubordination as to require the application of the ' /provisions of the said act. 'Now we, the Lord-Lieutenant, do, by this our proclamation, in pursuance and exe- ;Nation of the said act. and by and with the advice of His Majesty's Privy Council in Deland, declare the county of Kilkenny, the county of the city of Kilkenny, the city • Eilkenny, and the liberties of the said city, to be in each a state of disturbance and in- -subordination as to require the application of the provisions of the said act. And we do, by this our proclamation, warn the inhabitants of the said county of JEilkonny, the city of the couuty of Kilkenny. the city of Kilkenny. and the liberties St the said city, to abstain from all seditious and other unlawful assemblages, proces- sions, confederacies, meetings, and associations, and to be and remain in their respective habitations at all hours between sunset and sunrise, from and after Wednesday the 10th day of April instant; of which all Justices of the Peace of the said county, and sounty of a city, constables, peace-officers, and others whom it may concern, are to take ototice.

"Given at the Council Chamber in Dublin, this 6th day of April 1833.

"ROSSE, "JOHN RADCLIFFE, W, M'Mancee, "Jona. DOHERTY, " W. SAURIN, "F. BLACHBURNI, "R. H. VIVIAN. "God save the King."

The Suppression Bill, then, is not merely to be held in terroretn Over the heads of the Irish disturbers. Lord PLUNKETT'S "strong hopes that it would not be found necessary to enforce it in a single instance," go for nothing. The intelligence that the Royal assent .had been given to the bill was scarcely a day old at the Castle, 'when Lord ANGLESEA. resolved to exercise the powers which it *conferred upon him. We shall now have an opportunity of ob- serving how far the anticipations of its supporters will be realized ' by the practical working of the measure.

So much for the acts of the nominal rulers of Ireland ; now 'for the decrees of the virtual Sovereign. Mr. O'CONNELL hasalso issued his proclamation, elated London, April 4th, to the People of Ireland. In this document, which is only the first of a weekly series, he strongly enjoins his fellow- countrymen to obey the laws and eschew Whitefeetism,—to agi- tate peaceably for the repeal of the Union, and thus set "Angle- sea's gagging-bill" at defiance. He reminds them that although the Volunteers cannot hold meetings, still they may continue to exist as a body, and wait for better times. He promises to keep up their spirits, and regulate their actions by constant exhorta- - lion. He will cooperate in the good work of promoting "rational arbitrations among the people, and keeping them away from the Petty and General Sessions. In other words, he will take the administration of justice out of the hands of the constituted authorities, and confide it to sundry satellites of his own. All this, he affirms, the bill cannot prevent. He then proceeds to lay before them some of the heads of the "new agitation" which he is employed in organizing. The first element, and the leading principle of that plan is, the proper use or the elective franchise.

" This is my first position. It is absolutely necessary that the People of Ireland should render the elective franchise as available as possible.

'The first step in the new agitation is, to organize the elective frinchise in every county, city, town, and borough in Ireland.

" This species of agitation has these two great recommendations. First —It is per- fectly safe. Secondly—It must be eminently useful. " It may be said that we are only in the beginning of a Parliament, and, therefore, the advantages to be derived from the organization of the elective franchise are remote. "This is not so. There never was a Parliament so likely to be short as the present. "In the first place, the age of the King, and the precarious state of his health—mat-

ters to be spoken of with respect and regret—enter as ingredients-in our calculation of the duration of this Parliament. "In the second place, the disconnected and heterogeneous materials of which the present Ministry is composed, render it neat to impossible that they should remain long in office. I anticipate the dissolution of the present Ministry, even before the end of the present session."

He then gives sundry good reasons for his belief that the Ministry cannot stand; and thus continues- -Believe me, this Ministry cannot stand. They will shrink out of office amidst the shouts of indignation of all parties. This Ministry must soon be dissolved. "It is impossible to go back to Toryism. We are one hundred years, as years reckon in political life, beyond the possible restoration of Toryism.

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' Let us, then, be prepared for the event. The dissolution of this Ministry necessarily leads to the dissolution of the Parliament.

"Let us, then, and from this moment, prepare for that event.

This is my first step in the new agitation. I must be the prime agitator myself. Without cooperation, of coarse, I should be powerless; but with the aid of a few honest and active men in each locality, the people can and shall be ready for a new election— Lo promote their friends, and to punish their enemies. "My first step is, therefore, to organize the means of serving and sustaining friends, and/tinging or enemies. Let us, Bien, begin the new agitation with the organization of the elective Iran- shise." The letter concludes with some- ridicule and abuse of the new Secretary, Sir JOHN HOBHOUSE, and his prophecies of' the benefit which Ireland is to derive from his administration.

This letters is an instructive commentary. on the Suppression Bill; which Earl GREY -SO- emphatically and repeatedly declared, in his opening speech, was introduced principally for the purpose of putting down agitation, and quelling the cry for the Repeal of the Union. It is impossible not to see that the power of °Vox- NELL to carry his point is increased instead of being weakened by the bill. Of this he is fully aware. The more the People detest the Government, the greater is the submission which they pay to him. No doubt, we think that if Mr. O'CoNNem. were really the friend to Ireland which he professes to be, he would endeavour to cooperate with Sir JOHN HonnousE in his promised measures of amelioration : he would use his influence to prepare the minds of his fellow-countrymen for their favourable reception, instead of endeavouring to excite a prejudice against their author by vulgar abuse. But O'CONNELL follows his vocation, and cannot or will not see his duty as we see it.