The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-05 00:00:00

IRELAND

DI BLIN, JrLY 3..

The terrible consequences of the dub. system in
Paris have caused much alarm, le cause of the
organisation of a similar confederacy in this country.
The connexion of the clubs with the proposed league
of Young and Old Irelanders has been cart ful'T kept
out of view in the terms of amalgamation circulated
amongst the Roman Catholic bishops and clergy
who are members of the Repeal Association ; and,
with comparatively few exceptions, those prelates
and clergy have given their adhesion to the league.
But the leading Confederates blast that the dubs are
to be the mainstay in working out their revolutionary
system, and, under such circumstances, it is not sur-
prising that many of the clergy now hesitate about
committing themselves with so perilous a mot ement.
In fact it would appear that the new project of agita-
tion is looked upon with disfavour by some of the
Roman Catholic prelates who had been considered
favourable to the Repeal whilst advocated on the
"moral force principle." And hence the following are
the resolutions adopted at the late meeting in May-
nooth, the substance of which was ccnveyea in yes-
terday's letter :
I. 'l' tat our chapels are not to be used in future for the purpose of
holding therein any public meeting, except to eases corinested with
charity or religion, and that we do hereby pledge eureelw ri to Carp
this resolution into etfeet in Sur respective di g.eas. 2. That, whilst
we do not intend to interfere with the civil rights et those entrusted to
our rare, yet, as guardians of religion, justly appleheialins that its
peneral interests, as well as the honour of the pi iethosl, would be
compronased by a deviation from the line of emilitA • bit h we marked
out for ourselves, and impressed upon the minds of our rangy, in our
pastoral address of the year Is 30, we do lwreby itedge ourselves, on
our return to our respective diovess, to I,llllla Our lt Igy of the
issti unions we then oddremed to thorn, and to reconirm nil to them
mist earnestly, to avoid in future any al. wien at their 1/11.4 puns
tisd subject., and carefully to refiain from connecting themselves
with political clubs —artiag s chairmen or secretaries at political
meetings, or moving or seconding resolution• on such occasions; la
order tout we exhibit ourselves in all things in the char.., of our
mem] calling, as ministers of Chri,t, and dispensers of the nip:trim
of Mr/MAT, Arebbithop.
The meeting at which theso resolutions were
adopted was attended by fourteen bishops, including
the Most ltov. Dr. Crolly, It. C. Primate; Archbishop
Murray; Dr. Browne, Bishop of Dromore ; Dr.
Ryan, Limerick; Dr. Hely, Kildare and Leighlin ;
Dr. Denvir, Down and Connor ; Dr. M'Oettigan,
ltaphoe ; and Dr. J. P. Browne, Elphin.
The remains of Mr. Steele were depcsited to-day
in Glassnevin. His friends wished that the inter-
ment had been more early and more private. Four
Tipperary men insis'ed on the privilege of placing in
the vault the body of the "head pacificator."
No meeting took place to-day at Conciliation-ball.
It is rumoured that Mr. O'Connell will make another
effort to stay the dissolution.

ILLEGAL TRAINING AND DRILLING,—The Commission
Court sat at eleven o'clock this morning, the Chief
Justices of the Queen's Bench and Common Pleas
presiding. After the disposal of a few unimportant
cases, the foreman of the city grand jury came into
court, and stated that the jury bad found a true hill against
Thomas Devin Reilly, on a charge of illegal training and
drilling. The traverser's solicitor then applied to the court
for a copy of the indictment, and the application was at
once acceded to. At a lab r period of the doy the tra-
verser was called to the low and indicted by the clerk
of the crown, Mr. Alley, for having, on the 21st of May
last, at Belleview, in the city of Dublin, attested a meet-
ing of a nature dangerous to the peace azisi security
of her Majesty's subjects and government; also for hoeing
then and there practised military exercises, movements, and
evolutions; and, lastly, for having then and there trained
and drilled certain persons, unknown, then and there assem-
bled, in military exercises, &c., without lawful authority for
so doing. The clerk of the crown then called on the traverser.
to plead to the above indictment, when his solicitor requested
of the court that Mr. Reilly should not be celled on to plead
until the following day, on the ground that he had but just
then obtained a copy of the indictment. The court granted
the applicatien.
Mn. BALL HAS ISSUED HIS ADDRESS TO THE ELECTORS
OP SLIGO. lie bases his claims on his " thorough devotion
to popular principles," and a determination to labour in pre.
mating the rights and defending the interests of all, "never
forgetting the poorer classes." Every measure ant pro.
raises " a little good" he will support, but Ire will not be
content without the " full measure." In order to reconcile
the repeal party, be calculates on a sperdy attainment of "an
annual meeting of parliament in Dublin "—a fair Registra.
tine Bill—a proportionate expenditure of the public money
in our national establishments—and a Tenant Right Bill.
In conclusion he justly observes, " I see no reason why, if
Irishmen be true to themselves, Ireland should not rise from
her present dejection, and attain peace end pro.perity." Of
Mr. Hartley, " thlmercliant prince," the Freeman of to-day
says : " Mr. 11. is just the sort of man we should wish to see
attached to the cause of progress, and, once attached to it,
just the man we would like to see represent our interests in
the senate." But Mr. Hartley, like Mr. Ball, is not a
repealer.