The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-31 00:00:00

DUBLIN, SUNDAY EVENING.
The accounts received by trains from the South this
afternoon report everything quiet. There was news
this morning that a party of constabulary, about 50
in number, under the command of I.iout. Trent, were
surrounded on the common of Kilcoolcy, and had
taken refuge in a slate-house, from whence the com-
manding officer had sent an express for rein-
forcements to rolieve him. In consequence of th.s,
the 83rd Regiment left Kilkenny about 10 o'clock
on Saturday night, for the relief of Lieut. 'rrant and
his party, but returned this morning, not having
heard any tidings of them. There can be but la le
doubt that the party succeeded in retreating upon
Nome of the neighbouring poste. There is 11.3
confirmation of the report that crowds of people, with
scythes and every kind of weapon they could lay
hold of, were proceeding to Urlingford, where
it was said Mr. William Smith O'Brien had
arrived, accompanied by a civil engineer. The
last accounts of Mr. O'Brien, upon which anything
like confidence can be placed, are, that he had
attempted to form a sort of camp at Ballingarry, but
wit: driven off by the priest, after which he wan-
dered about. the country, with a guard of some one
or two Aoudad men, miserably armed, and for
whom he bought a little bread and milk at a vil-
lage. Ile subsequently left his army, and laid him-
self dean in a fiat, apparently exhausted front
fatigue and physical weakness. As all the
police detachments have been called in, the reports
resetting the rebel leader's movement, are not vety
satisfactory. All statements, however, agree in repre-
senting his whole appearance to be completely
changed, and the eccentricity of his manner
to be such that the people had lost all confi-
dence in him as a leader. Those who will
cling to his desperate fortunes do so merely in the
hope of preserving him front arrest. Major-General
Macdonald, with nine companies of the 74th High-
landers, has left town by the Great Southern and
Western Railway for Tipperary, together with a
company of the GOth Rifles and two batteries of artil-
lery, and is to be immediately followed by the 85th
Light Infantry and another division of the Rifles.
The 55th Regiment is also in orders. An order has
just been issued to the local pensioners, directirg that
dy .o hold them elves in re. diness for garrison duty.
The grand juries of several counties have adopted
addresses to the lord-lieutenant, praying him
to take rigorous measures (such as have Leen
already adopted) for the suppression of the clubs
and the rebel agitation. The following is the ad-
dress of the grand jury of the Southern Riding of
Tipperary, unanimously adopted by that body :
The grand jury of the South Ridiag of the county of.
Tipperary, ass mbled at thonmel, fur ffie summer assizes,
deem tl.at it is incumbent on them most resin Welly to call
the attention of the lord-lieutenant t the at its of that part
cf the county wish which they are counected by property
and other ties
The greatest alarm prevails among all climes of her
rasjisty's loyal blihjata at the relaxation of clubs in
aMa It every parish, systematically organised by de-
puties from a central body. ma prinelpks and views
of these clubs are of a most treasonable and revolu-
tionary charac cc. The eve 'throw of the government, the
appropriatioa o f the property of the calary, and the repeal,
by the violent means of an armed force, of the legielativ,
union between Great Britain and this country, are openly
and avowedly advocated and encouraged.
We arc fully pet:wieded that it is absolutely necessary
for the peace, prosperity, and security of -the United
Kingdom, thet the treasonable attempts which are now made
by infatuated and misguided men to involve this coun-
try in misery and confusiou, dismember the empire,
end sub', rt the authority of her majesty. should
be met by the moot decided and energetic measures; and
we, therefore, most humbly pray that your excellency may
he ph seed to take immediate wits ter the suppression of
these club.; and that, if the powers of existing laws be found
Madequate, your excellency will apply to the legislature
for such further powers as you in .y deem neci wary to
meet the greatn.ss of the dancer with which the kingdom is
threatened.
While we thus make known our opinion, we feel our-
selves called on to express our reliance in the firm and
vigor nu &ministration of the existing laws by your excel-
lency, and earnest desire manift,ted on every to
take ouch step* as nifty afford security to life and property,
and promote its welt as and prosperity.—Grand July-room,
Clonmel, July 24, 1418.
A letter, dated Clonmel, July 29, says:
No outbreak has yet occurred. The proclamation from
Dublin Castle, effering r, wards for the apprehension of
Smith O'Brien, Dolt ny, Mt agher, and J B. Dillon, arrived
this morning, and was posted up in ell directions, without
hindrance or disturbance. The leaders have cast therm Ives
upon Tipperary, where their only hope seems to lie. Since the
truffle: s appeal to the Carrick-on-Suir clubs to stand by him,
Smith O'Brien, Dillon, and ',Amy, have been
hovering about, one day at Sli veuamon, another at
Mullinahone. It is confidently stated that testerday a troop
of the Bth Hussars were passing through Killenaule, and oar
their approach a large body of the rebels there, headed by
O'Brien and Dillon, turned out to meet them, under
the impression that they had warrants for the
arrest of the leaders. A barricade was thrown
up, and on the top stood O'Brien, armed. Ile in-
quired the object of the soldiers, and was toil they were I
merely peraina through. lie then asked the c dicer. on his
honour as a gentleman. whether he was come to take him.
The officer said that he held no warrant for the apprehension
of any man, and that if he did, he would not be afraid to de
his uuty. The batr;iade was thin cleated away. and the
Rumors passed t,.rouffi. The rebel chiefs still re-
main about K Fethard, and Ball ingarry
perhaps the most lawless district in Ireland. It is
the current report that they will tat surrender
without snaking all the resistance is their power. The pre-
p mations made by the authorities here are extraord nary
the imm rise body of horse and foot soldiers and constabulary
are kept incessantly to their duty. A number of field-pieces
of artillery are exp. Geed here this evening.
A letter dated Carrick-on-Suir' July 29th says :
The search for arms COMMI octal here yesterday, and was
submitted to by the people wi h most exemplary reeignation.
Very few weapons were found, but the moral effect was
manifested by the c rest-fallen appearance of the populace,
which wait most striking. The mode adopted for prosecuting
the search was this—a niece of artillery. was p anted at the
end of the street, the military took posiess:on of - II the avenue s
leading into it, end the police then corameeccd the examina-
tion of all cusp. cted pia. el. Smith O'Brien is some vibe re in the
neighbourhood of Multnahone, Wowed by some des rate
r..garnuffms variously estimated from 30 to 100. Ile has
been refused assistance in alino4 all quarters. We here a
reteart that a troop of Lancers, who arempted to take Smith
O'Brien yesterday, were forced to retire.
At pat-hoar last night Waterford was tranquil.
A gentleman writing front that city remarks :
Our walls are covered with proclamations suppressing our
clubs, end offering rewards Re the aepreliensim of 01;6,
Meagher, Dillon, Doheny, and the othem. The presidents
of the clubs have vatted permission to ssaemble the several
bodies under their command in order to their formal dissolu-
tion. This the authorities have refused. The search
for arms hu not commenced here, but when it
does it will net be resisted. !f3 ime five hundred
men of the marine artillery arrived yesterday, with three
field-pieces, and 300 mere are expected to-morrow. The
second division of the 3rd Bulfs also •ed yesterday, and
to-day the entire regiment has been melted up the country,
with the intent probably of taking part in a combined move-
ment, under General Aacilmiald, upon the neighbourhood
of Mullinhone, by troops from Piltown, Clonmel, Cashel,
Templemore, Kitlo any, and some of the less important
stations.

ARRE;TS FOR SEDITION AND TREASON IN BEL-
rAsT.—To.day, at the police court in this town, says the
Banner of Ulster, in a bulletin published on Saturday, P.
Kane, • comp:sitor in the Northern IVhig, office, was
brought up, charged with filing pistols on Friday night last,
in Smithfield, to the terror and alarm of her majesty's sub-
jets in that neighbourhood. He WAS arrestod by Constable
Shine, who, after having him taken him to the police ritice,
searched him and dicovered upon his person two pistols and
a ticket of membershio of the John Mitchel Club in Belfast.
The magistrates, after conferring trgether for a length of
time, stated that they would suspend judgment until
Tuesday next. Application for bail was applied for, and
granted; the bench, however, refused to let him out on his
I own recognisance; he was required to find hail, himself in
1001. and two sureties in 50/. each. William Downing, a
re-pectable tailor, residing in Castle-place, wits text
charged with using seditious and treasonable language
against the statute. The expression he made WC sof was
"To h-1 with the Queen." Ile was also remadried tit]
I Tuesday, but was admitted to bail, himself in 001., and two
I sureties in 201. each.
TIIE CLUBS IN BELFAST. The five rebel clubs
which we some time since stated to have had a being in Bel-
fast, departed this life—at least ostensibly so—on Friday
last,—Bulletin of Batistes of Ulster.
CONFEDERATE LEADERS IN LIVERPOOL. The
principal Confederate leaders in Liverpool, like those of
Dublin, have not been seen of late on their accustomed
walks. Dr. Reynolds has disappeared for the present, and
Mr. M'Manus and others went to Dublin on Monday.
They were, without knowing it, accompanied by a " detec-
tive," and Mr. M'Manus was traced to his hotel in the
Irish metropolis. On the Irish officers inquiring for him in
an hour or two afterwards, he was not to be found. In his
travelling bag, however, they discovered a splendid military
uniform-green, with gold facings. Was it a fancy dress ?
ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINART.—Not a little gossip
has just been occasioned in the neighbourhood of Stockton,
by the elopement of a clergymen of the established church
(a near connexion of the highest legal functionary of the
realm) with the lady of a wealthy squire. The parties took
up their abode for some days at the Adelaide hotel, London-
. bridge, but have since departed for the Continent, their
destination being said to be ldrussels...Yetreastle Guardian.