The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-08 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, JUNE 6.

There are rumours to-day that the late changes in
the confederate executive were induced by the
" leakiness" of one of its most prominent members.
Suspicion has fallen heavily on oae noisy patriot, who
boasted of the completeness of his domestic armoury,
stored with every variety of rifle and pikehead, as
well as of the fraternising spirit which he either
found or propagated among the soldiery. This gen-
tleman, with some others, is reported to have been in
constant communication with the police, and to have
revealed all the operations of the clubs. The " sus-
pected" have been weeded out, and the directory con-
stituted on a " safer" basis.

The division of the benchers on the rejection of
Dr. Gray was in the proportion of seven to five. Two
conservatives voted in the minority and two liberals
in the majority.
The Music-hall will be crowded to-night. The
clubs arc to march in procession, and a vast deal of
"open and advised speaking will, it is said, be
effused on the occasion. This, perhaps, m'ght he ex-
pected, as the labours of the confederation will hence-
forwa-d assume more of a pacific character.
The committee of the Repeal Association sat to-day
to discuss the prorositions for amalgamation.
The club system is spreading in Munster. Three
new centres of agitation have been formed in Mallow,
Fermoy, and Bantry.

LOYAL ADDRERSES.—THE NORTH —The loyal addressee
yet continue to pour in, more especially—or one might
almost my cxcluaively. -from the north of Ireland. "The
Wand Orange Lodge of Ulster " have presented, through
Grand Master the Rev. F. Mont, son of the Dish, p of Down,
Connor, and Dromore ; and their grand secretary has put
forward an addrois in very strong lasaf uage.

SCOTLAND.
Eetoncitou, JUNE 7.
Chartism is at a discount, and rational reform in the
ascendant in the west of Scotland. At a chartist
meeting, held in Greenock, the general feelirg was to
throw overboard F. O'Connor and his whole band of
organised agitators. One of the speakers mentioned
that the large meeting at which Peacock, the member
of convention for Greenock, was appointed, a warm
discussion took place as to whether he should be paid
2/. or 3/. a week, and which was settled by agreeing
to give him the intermediate sum, 505., per
week ; after all, however, wily some four or five
pounds had been raised altogether for his support ; in
fact, the man would have starved in London had not
one or two persons advanced money to bring him
home. The speaker looked on this as most heartless
conduct, •he mcney having been paid by working
men but little able to spare it. The idea of holding
demonstrations in Witsun-week, he added, was the
sheerest fully, as was iteler d all further agitation
under the present leaders. This was the unanimous
sentiment of the meeting, and does credit, adds the
Adrertuer, to the good sense of the tradesmen of
Greenock, who have to work too hard for their
money at present to afford to subscribe for the sup-
port of a few traders in politics, who are quite willing
to keep up disturbances and agitation throughout the
country so long, but only so long, as they find it to pay.
At Port Glasgow a requisition was sent to the pro-
vost, to call a meeting of electors friendly to Mr.
Hume's motion; and, on the meeting taking place,
resolutions approving of the " four points " were
carried unanimously. It was for some time a matter
nf doubt whether the petition should be sent to Mr.
Bouverie, the member for the district, or to Mr.
Hume, but ultimately it was arranged that the docu-
ment should be sent to Mr. Bouverie, with a request
that he would present it, if agreeable, to his views, or
if not, to hand it to Dr. Bowring, their late member.

PROVINCIAL.
LANCASITIRP.