The Sun. — London, England, 1867-12-31 00:00:00

Mal!! I t A , /4 L t : - jg 4* • THE FE NIA N 0 U Opera—EVANS' to -40 = •s. - 4 V- KN4:11111 :"-- EVANS' to SUP. ig I I . rE.4 ; * 4 1;••• • .EVANS' to SUP, • fo r . yo . 1- 14+% • • r - "*-- 1 11 t posse e ssi 3r olr n of in p g art S i t :u r la r :s P O l i tB a t c h o a n t spir e t t o il destroy the Atla; 'nUrcei • EVANS' to SUP. .* 4 tr., 4 .. 1.11 : 1 7' i /- 4A. EVANS' to SUP. , ilizort.tY" N&" ti EVANS' to SUP. \"ir • ;• _ ' . • <- .—..-.EVANS' to SUP. • 40' ' 4 I orde , EVANS' to SUP. 4 ~~ i L , , vr, 4t r aNies. F-4' ;,k) . , ;.;ti AFTER Covent-garden SUP. After Drury-lano Theatre After Haymarket Theatre After Adelphi Thtetra After Olympic Theatre After Strand Theatre • After New Royalty Theatre .—..., After St. James's Theatre After Prince of Wales' Theatre EVANS' to SUP. ...don Singing and. Supper Club, EVANS', Covent-garden. Voce, Entertainment at Eight. antic cable. Military and naval rei. imepjs heti been ordered to all the forts on the Lower Shannon, to be commanded by a field officer. Military have also been Ted for Mitchelstown. The marten," towers at Kings ,;own and Sandy Cove, near to Dublin, have 'been rein forced by marines from the Royal George. The same paper gives the following details received by, legraph of the extraordinary affair at Cork : THE SUN, LONDON, TUEDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1867. PRICie.... 4d. STAMPED sd. No. 23,573 MAISON DOItEE, THE NOW FASHIONABLE RESTAURANT AND ON and After the Opening of the Queen's Theatre, Long-Acre, EVANS' to SUP. ' • •' After Queen's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. • After Queen's Theatre EVANS' to BUP. LONDON SINUINU AND SUPPED. CLUB - .' AT EVANS' COVENT GARDEN VOCAL ENTERTAINMEXT, At Eight o'Clock. . NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR - OF - ST. . OLAVE'S. On Friday, January 3, in 3 vois., • JEANIE'S QU, I E'l' L I E. By the Author of "St. Olave's," "Alec's Bride," &c. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. UHN GOSNELL and CO.'S . CHERRY TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the, teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enrmel from de cay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price is. 61.—Red Bull Wharf, tr.l, Upper Thames-street, London. ments to the advance 'of au expedition may be overcome, or at least evaded : NEW ZEALAND. " Dublin, Monday Evening. " The latest telegrams from Cork state that at ten minutes after nine, while Mr. Allport, gunmaker, was inside the counter, his nephew and shop assistant being in the shop, eight men suddenly entered,-advanced on th. 6 Messrs. Allport, producing each a revolver ready cocked ; presented them et each of the shopmen, and stood 'notion less. One of the assailants, a tall, younglJol-.ng man, well dressed, of military bearing, and good address, still holding his pistol presented to Mr. Allpert jail, in a voles which had a decided American accent, We want your revolvers, sir ;' and then, turning to the nephew and the shopman, continued, Now, gentlemen, we do not intend offering you any violence whatever, but if you offer any resistance to us we will certainly shoot you ; so remain quiet for a time.' While this affair was being enacted another of the band, after coolly surveying the contents of the shop, proceeded to scan the revolvers displayed in the window, upwards of sixty of the finest construc tion, and varying from six to twelve chambers. The stranger jumped up on the window - board, the contents of which he proceeded deliberately to select. Having made his choice, he gathered up the revolvers,a;xl handed them out in bundles of six or eight at a time to the nearest confederate, who disposed of them conve niently for removal. The revolvers having been all chosen, the two men placed - them in a sack which they bad and left, their six cOinpanionli still keeping guard. After a very few minutes both returned, bringing the sack, and then, - gbing the ammunition cases, searched them thoroughly. The two searchers succeeded in gathering together about "It must be borne in mind that there aro it great many more roads or paths through these countries than those followed - by travellers. The best of the roads, as Mans field Parkyns says, are merely tracks, and it is probable that, wherever there are villages, communications exist between them. Travellers never seem to have found any difficulty in deviating from their course when political or other reasons compelled them to do so." (Front a Correspondent of the Times) WELLINGTON, Nov. 8 LUNCHEON BAR, GLASSHOUSE-STREET (One door from Regent-street), CUISINE FRANC &ISE, &c. The Fifth .Edition, revised, price Bs. 6d., by post 41 stttmpg, „tN SMOKY CHIMNEYS, their Cure and Pre vention. .ByEnEiticy.c EDWARDS, jun., author of ,‘ Our Damestic Firs-places," Loudon : 192, TIL2 first question which the colonists generally ask on the arrival of the English 'mil " What is the price of wool ?" To many that question has been sorrowfully answered during. the past few months, very heavy losses having been incurred by the increased depression which prevails in the home market for this staple article of onr produce. But the appointment of the new Governor has, never theless, been the more absorbing question lately. A newspaper telegram by the Suez mail informed us that the coming man was to be Sir G. Bowen, of Queensland, and subsequently the following de spatch was received via Panama : "Downing-street, Aug. 22, 1867. • High-class Wines at wholesale prices. Spirits and Beers, &c. Private room for Parties. HAMPERS PREPARED AND SENT OFF TO ORDER. Terms, CASH. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 v01i4., E R ' S W 0 It .K. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Acts of Parliament. FIRE DEPARTMENT. '. Policies should he renewed within fifteen days from the 25th i ns t. Receipts may be had of the Various agencies and branches, and at the Head Office. London: 61, Threadneedle-street, E.C. „ West-End Office, 8, Waterloo-place, S.W. December, 1567. - By n M iS. DUFF US HARDY. • Mrs. Hardy has written so well that her book will pleaie a numerous class of readers who like to be addressed by a woman. of kindness, good sense, and rcilnement, and who ha v e not lost all ,taste for pictures of worthy people and peaceful English homes. Compared with the ordinary run of modern neves, it is as pure as the newly-fallen snow.".. The Times, Dec. 26:-, "A powerful, interesting, and well-wrought novel."—Athe rueum. - "The reader's interest never flags throUghout"—Post., Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street: Oa and after MONDAY, Dec. 9, SUPPERS frorrrNine Imo, to Ono aau. Manager, CHARLES CASTLE. -ENFIELD'S PATEN 1: PICKLES are per , feetly pure and uncoloured. To be had of all dealers, And wholesale of JOHN BURGESS and SON. 107, Strand (corner of Savoy-steps), London. Dr. Belie is still of opinion that the "key to Abyssinia" is to be found in the valley of the Hadas. ;n February, 1866, this explorer went with his wife up the dry bed of the river Iladas, turning about ten miles below Tohonda by the pats of Shumfaito. From the head of Anuesley Bay to the tablelaud of Abyssinia it is, he states, little more than twenty geographical miles.as tile crow flies, and at Halal. they could hear the firing of cannon at Massowah. It took seven days to make the journey, and four in return. " Such are the difficulties and dangers of penetrating into Abyssinia," is Dr. Beke's com mentary upon this exploit. Colonel Merewether's letter of the 12th of November, 1867, .made it appear probable, as our readers will recollect, that the.route taken would be b z ,T Senafe and the Hadas. The following extract from a letter by Dr. Beke is, therefore, interesting : " The ascent to Senafe from the east and north, throngh the district of Buro, is __said to be equally good with that by the way of Tohonda, the former being the direct road from the great salt plain of Harho, which supplies Abys- LL WHISKY. --- DUBLIN EXHIBITION, ANL Tnis celebrated OLD IRISH WHlSfir gained the Dublin Prize Medal. 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Bearing in mind that the only previous intimation was an incidental remark of three lines, the manner of Sir George Grey's recall has been such as no Governor of some four-and-twenty years' service ought to be subjected to. Sir George Grey has not received one line of explanation. Ile has not been toll whether he is simi ly relieved through effluxion of time, or whether he is to return is disgrace. A very largely increased sympathy for his Excellency has, in' consequence, been evoked. It is not the change, but the manner of the change, that we find fault with. The colony is fully prepared to wel come the rising sun. Much that we hear of the newly appointed Governor is in his favour. We hear, with especial pleasure, that he is frank and open-hearted, which will not only be a pleasant - contrast to the wiliness with which his predecessor has always been credited, but will, under the cir cumstances, be considered a virtue covering a mul titude of sins. 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The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the benevo lent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. _ _ Contributions aro received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Hanson, and Co., Abchurch-lane; also by Messrs. Coutte and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Berries and Co.; Ransom and Co.; Piescott, Groto, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Barclayand Co.; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co,, Berme-Woes; and at the Hospital, from 10 till D. • CANTERBURY HALL.-NEW MANAGEMENT. V —W. HOLLAND, Sole Lessee, late Proprietor of Weston's Music Hall, High Holborn, HAS NOW RE-OPENED this favourite OLD-EST ',.BLISHED MUUSIC HALL. Great Alterations and Improvements are being made, and an entire new Company, comprising most of the popular artistes of the day, will have the honour of appearing. W. 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A Blue-book under the above title has been pub- lishel in accordance with an order of the House of i Commons made on the 26th of November hest. It consists of a compilation from the writings of various travellers in Abyssinia, int( n led to show the character of the country, the roads by which it may be entered, and to give an account of the social and political condition of the people. This some : what laborious work• has Veen done:Ma2r the super intendence of Colonel James, and the chief facts that were known about• Abyssinia prior to the pre sent expedition are gathered together in the Blue book before us. If, as is stated, a company of Sappers were sent out from England with no supplies of warm cloth ing, it was not because the necessity for such arti cles was not known at the War-office. All the tra vellers whose experiences are here related found that in the highlands the cold was often very severe, but none of them record so low a reading of the thermometer as our correspondents recently stated had been experienced. A temperature of 55 deg. appears to be the lowest which Bruce encountered at Gondar, and Major Harris found it 41 deg. at Aukobar, the capital of Soha, 8,200 ft above the sea. Stendhe.r, who accompanied the King of Abyssinia's army in 1862, noticed that the natives were glad to get under cover at night—the officers in tents, the natives in grass huts. The Sappers appear to have been sent out under the influence of the following fascinating description of the high lands by Major Ilarris :—" Each fertile knoll is crowned with its peaceful hamlet. The cool moun tain zephyr is redolent of eglantine and jasmine, and the soft green turf, spangled with clover, daisies, and buttercups, yields at every step the aromatic fragrance of the mint and thyme." Un fortunately, it is not always May in Abyssinia. From Masso wall (which lies 380 miles from Aden) to Magdala or Debra Tabor the distance is 350 or 400 miles, and to Gondar 300 miles. From An nesley Bay the distance is about 15 miles less. The route from the desert to the mountains we have already heard about from our correspondents, but according to the experience of ether travellers the actual difficulties of the journey commence in the highlands. The greatest obstacle of all, the Taranta pass, may be evaded, as was pointed out • by Dr. Beke, by taking the caravan road through Antalo and Socota—and this appears to have been decided on, the' Umtalla" mentioned by our occa sional correspondent as destined to be " post No. 3," being doubtless no other than Antal°. No two persons spell Abyssinian names in the same way, and hence Colonel James acknowledges that ho has found some difficulty in tracing certain places on the map. Debra Tabor is, or was, the residence of King Theodore, and near to it—at Gaffat—his European workmen lived. Adowa is the capital of Tigre, and the second city in the kingdom. An talo is another of the principal towns of Tigre, but, according to the French travellers, Ferret and Galinier, it contained only from 200 to 300 houses. . The road from Autalo to Magdala is described by comparatively recent travellers. Drs. Beke and Krapf both traversed it in 1812, and as Krapf is with the expedition now his knowledge cannot fail to prove of great service. The routes vary, but they seem to correspond nearly in one feature —they are all rugged and beset with difficulties. Krapf speaks frepently of the inhospitality of the natives, but, as Colonel James reminds us, he travelled with very little money, and that is a cir cumstance which toes not always invite hospitality in the most highly civilised countries. Travelling in April, Krapf wrote enthusiastically of some por tions of his journey, especially of the country around Totola : " The whole scenery is so beautiful that I cannot recol lect ever having seen such a fine sight in Abyssinia. You can scarcely imagine that you aro in Africa. The cool climate—the fresh and healthy air—the green plaint watered artificially by acqueducts from the river—the activity of the inhabitants in cultivation—the quantity of cattle grazing, and the multitude of travelling mer3hants whom you meet on the road with their goods—all these, _ and many other things, give the place an European ap pearance." ' But he warns the traveller to beware of certain troublesome tribes when Lasta and Agan are ap proached. They are called the Ana and the Raia _ Gallas, and they have never been subjugated by the Abyssinians "on account of their mountains, which appeared from a distance to extend to the very sky." A remark made by Colonel James . . suggests means by which these rind other impedi- sinieriritirth Mr. Salt was in Abyssinia he made many inquiries about this road through Ba e, which his friend Ras Walda Sela sye assured him was the best approach from the cdast, it being only four days' journey to Antalo, his capital, and well supplied with both water and cattle." A considerable amount of information concerning the rulers and people of Abyssinia has been collected by Colonel James. The government is feudal in cha racter, each chief ha;ing absalute command of his own territory, subject to the condition that he makes war with as large a force as he is able to muster. According to Dr. Belie, the Emperor claims autho rity by virtue of his descent from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. This pedigree may not be strictly accurate, but it is known that the Abys sinians possessed a native copy of the Scriptures as early as the fourth centry. For many years past the Emperor has been invested with merely nominal authority, the chiefs lording it over him iu any manner they pleased. The empire is divided into three principal provinces—Tigre, Am hara, and Shoa, and some minor ones, among them being Lasta and Waag. The governors of all these provinces have been in rebellion against the King, and their feeling towards the new invaders of their country has not yet been ascertained. Our letters, however, recently informed us that the chief of Tigre had professed himself friendly to the expedi tion. Tigre and Shoa have always been in a state of quasi-independence. The Abyssinians are principally Christians of the Coptic sect. " They hold," we are told, " many of the tenets of the Roman Catholic faith, such as priestly absolution, fast, worship of saints, conven tualism," &c. Upon these observances they have strangely grafted some Mahomedan rites, and the trace of Jewish institutions is likewise perceptible. They are very superstitious, the priests have unchecked influence over them, and their Christianity is, as may be'supposed from modern accounts, a mere name. The Emperors are crowned by the " Abuna," cr head of the Church, who is consecrated by the Patriarch of Alexandria. But the present Abuna once, in an evil moment, confided to the missionaries his impression that Theodore's mother was not really descended from the Queen of Sheba, and this slur upon his family connexions so wounded the sensitive Monarch that the Abuna has ever since been out of favour. Nevertheless, it is said that any man whom the Abuna chose to crown would:be recognised .a.a.King lay the people. ,Aaulang, the saints in the Abyssinian calendar, which is ex tremely extensive, are Balaam and his ass and Pontius Pilate and his wife. They fast so often that two-thirds of the year are assigned to absti nence. The Bishop of Jerusalem, Dr. Gobat, de scribes them as " very immoral and licentious, priest-ridden and bigoted, but hospitable to tra vellers, and with no cruelty in their disposition." The Shohoes, of whom late letters have frequently spoken, hold the Mahomedan religion, in common with many other tribes. The number of men which a King of Abyssinia could bring into the field against a foreign enemy is very uncertain, on account of the divisions be tween the chieftains. Major Harris, in the year 1840, accompanied a military expedition which started from Shoa, and observed that in advance of the army were borne a copy of the Bible and the ark of the Cathedral of St. Michael. Next came the King, then the band, mounted on donkeys, and after them the followers of every degree. There was also, according to Major Harris, another curi ous feature in the procession : " Forty dames and damsels professing the culinary art, with,elabomtely crisped beehive wigs, greased faces, be daubed with ochre, and arched blue eyebrows, were muffled in crimson-striped robes of cotton a demure assemblage, rigorously guarded on all sides by austere eunuchs, armed with long white wands. Beyond, far as the eye could penetrate the canopy of dust which hung over the horizon, every hill and valley swarms with masses of equestrians and pedestrians, henchmen, and camp followers, sumpter horses, asses, and mules, laden with tents, horns of old mead, and bags of provisions. Throngs of women carrying pitchers of beer and hydromel at their backs, and lads with glittering sheaves of spears upon their shoulders, leading gaily caparisoned war steeds —all mixed and crowded together in the most picturesque disorder and confusion." Theodore once had 60,000 men around him as an army, but now it is thought 5,000 would be an ex treme estimate. Considering that he sometimes butchers them at the rate of 2,000 a week, thi s great diminution in his army is not surprising, but of course the chief falling off has been occasioned by desertions. Mr. Duf ton asserts that in 1863 about 20.000 men carried percussion firearms, and the remainder swords and spears. The irregular army, some have thought, amounted to 100,000 men: Part of the following passage has been thus far borne out by the news which we have published from Abyssinia : " Monsieur Legean considers that it is important that no cause should be given to the population to believe that the war is of a religious character. If Theodore could excite this belief, he thinks that the whole country ould join him. To a Christian army all Tigre would be friendly, and the country people, if they once get con fidence, would be glad to furnish all sorts of supplies. They have a character for honesty and for keeping to agreements." Theodore is now about 47 years old, his real name being Kassa. He assumed the name of Theodorus because of an old prophecy which sets forth that an Emperor of that name would raise the kingdom of Abyssinia to a pitch of glory never before known. He has constantly been en gaged in warfare, and said to be " a man of great talent, courage, and energy." His complexion is dark, but his features are European. He drinks much without being a drunkard. That he is a cruel monster at heart is proved by numerous accounts, especially by those received from time to time by the captives. Sometimes his victims have been carefully sown up in wax clothes " and burnt like candles." Dr. Blanc wrote on the 18th of June , 1867 : " In the history of the world there is no parallel case. It is true tyrants and despots have wantonly spilt human blood; great conquerors have overrun large tracts of country : out of 3,000,000 inhabitants be has destroyed more than a third by war, famine, and , murder. Nero, Attila, Tamerlane, were lambs when compared to Theo dorus. No man was ever so false, so treachwous ;no man held friendly or family ties so cheap. His own son, Ras Meshisha, is in chains. Ras Tags, whom Irs left in charge of his camp during his late expedition, was chained—a re ward for his fidelity on the return of his ungrateful master. We are not, therefore, astonished when we dai l y hear of fresh desertions." Mr. Flad also stated, in a letter of the 2d of July last, that within six weeks the King bad put to death 4,000 persons. instructions, and as they are not to be sent until the 2d of October mail, he has written to say that he will land in Wellington about Christmas. Sir George Grey will before that date retire to his pri vate residence at Kawau, where he expects to re ceive a visit from the Duke of Edinburgh when the Galatea calls at Auckland. The change of Go vernors at this particular moment is very unfor tunate, and will seriously interfere with the pro gramme of the Prince's reception. It was Sir George Grey's intention to escort his Royal High ness overland from Tauranga, through Tango, to Wellington. The lake and hot spring districts would have afforded novel and enjoyable travel, and the effect of the Prince's presence at the great intended gathering of natives would have left a lasting beneficial effect on the peace of the country. I hear this morning that, in consequence of the letters which Sir G. Grey has received from Sir G. Bowen, he intends leaving for England on the Bth of November, but no certainty can be placed on his present intentions. THE EARTHQUAKES AT ST. 7HOMAS The West Indian newspapers received by the pre sent mail contain some interesting particulars in relation to the terrible earthquakes that recently devastated the Island of St. Thomas when the de structive hurricane bad ceased. After the tidal wave and the earthquakes had destroyed the town, for about five days bread was very dear, the loz. loaf selling for 25 cents. The Government was com pelled to take decisive steps so that selfish traders might not, by the imposition of heavy charges for articles of daily consumption, add unduly to the severe distress of the community. Finding several stores had been closed and the merchants refused to do business, probably with the intention of running prices up to an exorbitant figure, the chief authorities ordered out a detachment of 100 soldiers, and in due order opened the closed buildings, took away to ;,he court-house such necessaries as the inhabitants needed, and had them sold there under proper supervision. Rob beries were of daily occurrence in the town, and thieves were caught stripping copper from the wrecked vessels. On one occasion at night some scoundrels got up a sudden alarming cry, " The sea roller is coming 1" Numbers of the inhabitants rushed wildly from their shelter, calling for mercy in the agony of fright. The authors of the alarm thereupon went into the vacant dwel lings and plundered everything they could find. The packet ships were obliged to anchor off the town on. account of the difficulty of navigating the harbour because of the great number of wrecks there. In many places were to be seen masts and other ships gear above water, while all along the beach lay wrecks and portions of vessels. Every lighter in the har bour, as also every wharf round it, had gone to pieces. The damage done by the earthquakes was estimated at £30,000 —quite as great as that wrought by the hurricane. A ship of large tonnage, wrecked, was sold for $64. A 64-pounder gun was blown from the fort on which it was mounted, and, making a circle, carried away the mast of a vessel anchored some distance from the spot. The number of ives lost by the hurricane and earthquakes toge ther is put down at 700—at least so many corpses ,nave been interred. A number of dead bodies in the last stage of putrefaction were gathered from the harbour. So great was the consternation that many persons had left in droghQrs for the Leeward Islands. No intelligence whatever had been received from the other islands. Business in St. Thomas was almost suspended. Provisions, however, were no longer very scarce. g NEW AluslC.—Another issue of new music, both vocal and instrumental, has just been made by Messrs. R. Cocks and Co., of New I3urlington-street, which will be particularly acceptable at this festive time of year. Amongst the new ballads we must specially mention— " Sunshine," by Miss Montmorency ; " Far Away," by Miss Lindsey ; and "My Mother's Name," by the prolific song writer Mr. Wrighton, which will certainly secure many admirers, as they are very graceful melodies, and, at the same time, very nicely arranged. Amongst the new instrumental music we have the " Brighton Quadrilles," by Liebich, "uighlrnd Home," by Lemoine, both being highly effec tive, and particularly lively. There aro also two admir able fantasies—" Home they brought her Warrior Dead," by Kuhe, and "The Gipsy Countess," by Rockstro, of more than ordinary brilliancy. The new addition to the music for the pianoforte is particularly well-timed. It will prove a valuable addition to the repertoire of every instru mentalist possessing judgment and good taste, and will at the same time form a very acceptable New Year's gift. 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When the two men had been gone a few minutes with the second prize, the six, with a ' last warning' to Mr. Allport not to follow, left the shop with out the slightest hurry, and then, quickening their pace when they reached the street, passed down Frenchchurch street, and disappeared. Mr. Allport, hastening to the police-station, gave information of the outrage, whereupon a sub-inspector and some magistrates proceeded to take measures for the pursuit of the Fenians. The whole affair did not occupy more than ten or fifteen minutes. No arrests have been made, and no clue to the perpetrators has as yet been obtained." The Cork papers give some details of the romantic attack on the martello tower at Fota, or Foaty. It seems that there are two towers at Foaty Bay, which is at the north side of the Lee, opposite Passage. One of them is situate at Reivelly, commanding a bridge which connects an island, called the Great Island, with the main land. The other, which was the object of the recent attack, stands on a tongue of land near Marino, at the entrance to the bay. Its garrison consisted of two gunners, who had wives and children living with them. Cu Thursday evening, about five o'clock, one of the artillerymen was sitting with his family at tea, his comrade being in an adjoining room, when five men quietly entered, three of whom had their faces concealed with large mufflers round them and their caps pulled clown, while the other two were undisguised. It is supposed that a more numerous party remained outside. The usual means of communica tion with these forts is a ladder, which is let down during the day and drawn up at dusk. Whether the strange visitors obtained admission by this ladder, which the gunners may have neglected to raise, or climbed up on the shoulders of their confederates, as some conjecture, is not known. Their ebject was soon revealed. The leader of the gang, advancing to where the gunner was sitting at the table, presented a revolver at his bead, and told him not to stir, that they did not want to harm him or his family, but .to take the " stuff " that was in the tower. The other gunner on coming into the room was seized and prevented from communicating with his comrade. His wife was alarmed and begged that their lives might be spared, but was calmed by the assurances that she need not be afraid. The party then rifled the tower, taking the guns and swords which were suspended on the walls, and placing sentries with revolvers to keep the gunners in check while they searched for ammuni tion. They removed a number of 81b. cartridges, containing altogether about 2501 b. or 3001 b. of . ex plosive materials, besides a lot of fuses and other appliances connected with the working of artillery. They coolly made an analysis of the shells, and seemed much interested in examining their construction. After ob taining all . the information and steresethey could in the magazine, .they, proceeded to . the _ armoury, the a _eta t aa a , - of Which disappointed thein, as it only contained two old carbines with sword bayonets, which they took possession of ; but the most singular part of the narrative is that, after completing their work, the five armed men sat down, we are told, and had a friendly conversation with the artillerymen and their families. One of them related his adventures in the American war, another discussed Fenianism, and a third exhibited one of their 12-shooters, and, in return for the information which they had obtained, explained its construction to the gunners. It appeared to be a breech-loading revolver, and in taking out the cylinder one of the bullets fell to the ground. After remaining in the tower over two hours, and ad ministering a form of oath to the soldiers that they would not identify them in case of their being arrested, at the same time warning them not to leave the spot until daybreak, as they would be in the neighbourhood and would shoot them, the gang withdrew. The artillerymen, finding they had gone, brought up some reserve cart ridges which had escaped notice, and, after securing the entrance to the tower, fired five shots from their gun on the roof, and waved a light as signals for assistance, but although passengers on the Queenstown Direct Railway, which was near, heard the firing, no attention was paid to it. Several shots were afterwards heard in the locality, which appeared to be discharged by persons practising with small arms. It is believed that the Fenians landed from boats. The story of the Fenian privateer off Cork is doubtful, but, as told with circumstantiality by the Cork Examiner, it is that, on the morning when the strange ship, or ships, were observed outside Queenstown Harbour, Captain Lynch, master of the Newfoundland barque Sarah Ann, reported having • seen six boats, filled with armed men, rowing out of the harbour seaward. "He took them for men-of-war cutters." The ram Research, according to the tale, was in pursuit either of these boats or of the vessel to which they belonged, and a naval officer from her boarded the barque, and inquired vshether her captain had seen the mysterious boats or heard shots. The Research and the Helicon went next morning to sea. Orders have been received directing that the arms ana ammunition in the martello towers in the Cork district shall be collected in the Haulbowline stores. By direction of Major-General Freeman Murray, the military guard on duty within Chatham Dockyard has been augmented, and the troops retained within the esta blishment the whole of the night, instead of leaving the dockyard at sunset, as has hitherto been the practice. Within the last few days a strong military guard has been posted within Fort Amherst, at Chatham, and the guard house removed within the fort, for the protection of the stores of Snider cartridges and other small arm ammuni tion stored in the magazines at the fort, a line of sentries communicating from the heights on which the magazine is built with the garrison both by day and The military guard at Hampton Court, as was expected, has been increased at the Royal Palace. A full company of the 56th Foot has arrived from Portland, and has taken up its quarters there. The day watching is principally left to the civilians, but at night sentries are placed all round the Royal Palace, and in all the approaches. After dark no one is allowed to pass without giving the sign, and, if not known, is not allowed to proceed without a guard with him. That part of the Palace which faces the river is most carefully guarded, and heavy iron gratings have been placed over the mouths of the sewer. The watch men and sentries are so arranged that there is a complete cordon round the whole place, and no one is left unsup ported. The Western Morning News reports that the utmost vigilance continues to be observed in Plymouth and Devon port and the neighbourhood to guard against any incen diary or hostile measures, or the landing of combustibles. At Bull Point, where in the capacious Royal powder magazines nearly five hundred tons of gunpowder are stored, these precautions arc incessant, and very harassing to the officers and men so engaged. The mayors of Ply mouth and Devonport have received a circular from the Home 0 ffice,suggesting the swearing in of special constables. The locks have again been removed from the rifles in the Plymouth volunteer armoury. The coastguard are pro vided with their pistols and blue lights for signalling ; but the police have no arms except a wooden mace, and are, moreover, on duty in the open air for fourteen hours at a stretch. A matter requiring the most prompt and serious attention of the authorities, says the Western Morning News, is the large quantities of gunpowder which are stored in the neighbourhood without any efficient protec tion. At one place, we learn, as large a qutintity as ten tons of gunpowder are deposited within five miles of the citadel, without any guard, and accessible to anyone who chooses to break open a door. If the authorities can not or will not take.cognisance of these matters, the General commanding the district and the Port Admiral would do will t4l4ce up the fittPle.'e42 • ~' #