The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-03-12 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

Portman Raspiness —The last but one of the
meson, took Oboe on Teasley evening. when a
capital programme was well sustained and listened
to by an attentive audience.

ATTOIPTED EWA/ I Of • Cosvurr.—On Saturday
the convict gun was fired and the usual signal hoisted
that a convict had *soaped but before many people
were aware of it be bad been re-captured, be having
hidden himself among some stones, where be was
discovered in about 110 minutes.

INDEPILPDENT CIIIAPEL —A leotare on "Common
fiense" was delivered is this chapel, on Thursday last,
by the Hew. B. T. Vern', of Poole, being one of • aeries
of lectures which hove been given during the pest
season. Tim subject wee well handled, and we should
like to ham men • larger audience. The rev. lecturer
would not, Ow • moment, pot my slight on 110114111130.111
or reereatiou, es he remembered the good old saying,
"All work and tin play makes Jack • doll boy," but
"All play and no work would give Jack • ragged
shirt." They mast not exposit anything very elaborate
as be wa, only going to may • few words about common
sense. The lecturer may
John Stuart Mill as
being • most beautiful and clear-sighted writer, but a
Christian man would have to think twice before being
able to agree with all the opinions. The great aim of
intellectual training foe the greet mass of the people
' should be the eultivation of common sense. He was
not goior to lecture out of the Bible, but oat of John
Stuart MilL Now be
!the lecturer) comddered that the
meaning of the words common sense" very difficult of
proper definition. He had connilted various texts, bet
maid not meet with oat of safileiest breadth of meaning,
and had made the following delluliMe, j.. " Discretion
to know what to do and how to do it." What would
*common sense enebie as to do and what not? It would
never enable us to attain anything without intellestaal
education. Many children were mot to school, and so
mush had to be oransmed into their heads as if they
were boxes, and same sway WA intelligent than when
they mitered. He did sot like the system of cramming,
bet was not going to dwell on education. As an
Instance of want of *ominous seas., the Drawer Instanced
a circumstance which °marred during the Crimean war.
The troops at Salado's were dying by dosses from
starvation, end • railway was needed to convey pm.
vision, to the earnp. Medicine was also wash seeded,
and the Home GOVIDTIIIII.IIi MA Out the memeary
rails, but pet the medicine chaste in the Use vowel
with the rails, the latter at the top, end the come-
liness** was • broken cargo, whieh had been jerkei in
..1 bow. But cowmen mese was not equivalent to
la•Ttsieg. They often beard ignorant pewees decry
learniep—..prriose who had prospered le the world
WWI. "Whit', the mas ef leireshM? see bow I have

got on without It." Why this wu like 00e individnal THE FENIAN INSURRECTION.
aabiag you to have your lees sot off because It seems certain that the nad. rising now atitating
he had none himself. Cotnnson sense would not
teach us to do without learninj. 1.1-e , I seed Ireland is of • more serious eh .raeter than any that has
- men that country since 1848. The accounts, both
the land were an accumulation common nerl.t. olleiel and private, leave no doubt of the extent,
Then they might ray look at the glorious uncertainty of the audacity, and the earnestness of the insurrection.
the law. They well knew the law of precedents ire' Nor would it appear the' the plan of the operation', so
veiled, as one learned judge would refer to see chat far no we can judsie of it, bas been unskilfully untrived.
decision had been given in • prior but aintilar cane. Tbe forces, no Coubt., at preseut distributed throughout
Again, as to mathematic.. Take up Euclid, opt nin the yraja,ad sad ...rating the chief strategic centres will be
middle of the book, and It they had out a previone easily successful in mastering the rebellion. But if, as
knowledge of it they would abet the book op as con- is Probable, ruddier' who have served in the Arnericon
taining something utterly unintelligible—horrible. All ci,ll war h.,e the direction of tips rea..., we cut
the eetehinettees of mathematic.'" built up of • steady ha dly expect to err, h the revolt, es we have done
perseverence of common sense, coupled with • apecial before, with • few policemen In • cabbage-garden.
training. The rev, lecturer continued with many and The Fenian plan, no doubt, was for a siniultaneous
varied illustrations of esnromon stn.*, taking no the Tieing in the home counties and th• south. Away
basis "Trial by jury," and "The Times." Ti,. late (into Cork sod Tipperary were to take the lead,
:sird Palmerston Ike considered as • most illustrious while Clare, Limerick, and Waterford were to eardet
emblem f 0011,11100 eerie., who, they Imo. Gould pleat.' in amino employment to the soldiers and constabulary.
both Liberals and Conservatives, and at ;he annt,, time
and a diversion at Drosheda, north of the capital, we.
massaged to sustain the balance of Dower, but he did not to alarm the Governmoht for the safety of Loath and
r
consider him • man of deep convietions. Referring to
Meath.
the Times, the lecturer compared that wonderful paper For some days a ferlini of vague uneasiness had
to a person who shouts with the majority, and illua pr.:vaned in Dublin, wl.ich the frequent arrests and the
trued his meaning by referring to that scene in Pick- manifest poi ular excitement did not tend to appease,
wick, who, when at the elution, became 'servo., and i Boon after dusk on Tuesday evening the southern
on telling Sun to about with the mob, the latter replying ,eberbe of Dublin were startled by the usemblage at
that there were two mobs reordered Pick wick's instruction. various co inte on tit) road. leading to the country of
to shout with the biggest. The rev, lecturer continued bodies of young men, chiefly artisans in appearance,
in an amusing attain until the close of the lecture, when and laboueers woo seemed to waiting for wine signal or
a Vote of thanks was awarded him. the Re,. T O. some leader. Toe imlice naturally took the alum ,
Bereridge remarking that he was sore that all felt de' and &fur sonne necessary delay troops were &snatched
lighted with the very able and interesting discourse. from the ban acks at Portobello to the scene of the

gathering. But the insurgente—for such it was clear
, they were—had gone off in • south-westerly direction,
it was conjectured to tske shelter in the mountains
CounrY Perry Suntona, Tuesday.—Before the lying on the he'd :re of Dublin aad Wicklow counties.
No..time the roue. bad .a.,...tud nnmbers of teen.
Rev. 0, V Garland (chairman), the Earl of Eldon, most of them rudely armed with roughly•fashioned
end N. Bond, Esq. George White and Edwin knives, pikes, and other weapons. A canto' watch was
White, labourers, were summoned for trespassing kept upon the main rewis leading out of the city, and
iii search of game on the Orange Estate. on Sunday, some remarkable seizures of ammunition and arm.
the 17th of Fehruary.—There was not sufficient were made. The number of the iosureents who had
evidence to convict, and the bench dis- made for the country wax estimates! at 1,500, and it
minted the case.—Charles Cobb, of wood. was ascertained that th.y had halted at 'fallaght, •
bury Rill, wu charged on the information of P.C.
alit°2l°2B°47se sin miles l
tlOotr!l°Bs°tra"tilli-nwair;rit of
Dublin.
At
William Adams with riding in a weggon asleep, on
Thursday, February 14,b.—Ele guilty. the For In Ireland. accompanied by a. strong detach-
ill°••-y. •^0 of thefiflod Regiment some spnadrons of the Scot.
was fined 6d. and 7s. 6d. Onlek —Ann Keats, of Greys and Lancers, and a demi.battery of the Royal
Langton, was summoned by Hannah Shockley on • Horse Artillery, from Portobello Barracks, passed
charge of assault. —Fined El, including costs, but i*rough Cremlin in pursuit of the Fenian'.
allowed a fortnight to pay. I The polies at Tellaglit station, which le about seven
miles outside Goblin, observed between :even and eight
o'clock, several bodies Of men, who were rapidly making
: their way in the direcrion of Tallaeht Hill, which is
three or four miles' distance from the polies station at
Tallaght; they endeavoured to stop them, ant hal consi-
derable success. In one instance some 50 or 60 men were
passing an out mention of the Dublin polio* at Rathgar.
ITwo of these fellows were carrying • boo of considerable
weight, while the otbos were acting as • sort of guard.
There were only two policemen at the station —Serjeent
Keegan and countable Penrose. Keegan hailed the
party, and order them to stop. They pained and best.
(uteri, when he sheeted. "Guard, turn out." Imme-
diately the fellows took to their heels and fled, leaving
behind them the hot, which was full of ammunition.
Several others were arrested or turned by the police On
their m• ch out to Tallaght, and the 14 eonstables at that
station, under the orders of Subdnepector Burke, pre-
pared to received them. Burke, with two of his UM,
proceeded down the road, when he heard the tramp of
advancing men. A party of about 60 were soon
accompanying • art. The subdnepector Gelled num
them to stop and surrender. A man, who seemed to be
their leader, armed with • sword, made a dash at one of
the constsbles, bat the officer parried the attack, and
ran him through with his sword bayonet. The party
than ran away, carrying their wounded lewter with
them, and the tart, which contained several hundred- ,
weight of cartridges, fell into the hands of the polish ,
Subs quently two parties, cash estimated at about 800
men, came up, but Burke and his little natty challenged
them, and they each retired. A third of about the same I
strength subsequently came up, and also retired; bat a
short time after • fourth party, which from its aim
was suppoeed to be itompoeel of the three previous
parties, approached. They came up in a sort of
military order, keeping step. Burks drew up Iris
little party across the road, and ordered them to
hos I upon one knee, in firing position. and to hold
their fire until he gave the word. When the insurgent
approached within 20 yards he called upon them in the
Qoun's name to lay down their arms. The answer
was an irregular volley. It is estimated that from 80
to 100 shots were fired against the constabulary, but
owing to their kneeling position, and the confusion of
the rebels, no one shot took effect. Burke know gays
the order, and the little band of constables poured a
steady volley Into the thick elan of the insurgents.
The shrieks and curses which took place then told how
effectual the volley had been. The whole body turned
and fled, carrying off uveral wounded with them, bat
leaving two upon the ground, one of whom, Stephen
O'Donoglote, died shortly afterwards. Several other
wounded men in the course of the day presented them-
selves voluntarily at the hospitals, among them •in •
who had been wounded with the bayonet, and of wire*
recovery there is very small proven:4. One man stated
that his wound was received from the hand of his own
captain, who shot him for insubordination in refusing
to fire at the pollee when ordered. Amongst the arms
the retreating Yenning threw away were found about
twelve rifles, several bayonet., revolvers, pikes,
swords, dirks, tn. The smnienitlon seised consisted of
several hundred weight of ball cartridge, percusaion cape of
which there was an enormous quantity in canisters,
which were placed in boxes, begs, and beakets. The
police arrested 65 of the party, and filled the little
station. The fondest of Sub-Inspector Burke and his
little hand is beyond all praise, and had consequence%
for beyond seen the deed itself, for the 4,000 or 5,000
men who had already assembled upon Tallaght bill,
heering of the defeat of this *colonies of their friends,
end of the lore of the ammunition upon which they had
relit'', lost heart, and soon began to disperse, each men
seeking to return nnnoticed to his home. At an early
hour the troops already mentioned arrived under the
personal command of Lord Strathnairo. The caviar,
piciod up and brought in trt stragglers. Lord Ste**.
nairn, with a troop of the Leman and • «mummy of
the 52nd Regiment, persuel • body of the Fenian. who
had succeeded in making their way to the mountains.
In all 208 priaoners were marched into Dublin from
Tallaght.

A body of about 300 Fenian', who bad assembled at
Dundrum, about four mile* frem Delano, attacked the
polies station eta plea. in the neighbourhood called
Stepuide. It was occupied by four constables, Sheridan,
Doren, Galvin, and Relly, who surrendered, and bound
with their own handcuffs were marched off "prisoner.
of war." The Feniano took from them their cutlasses
and revolvers, which were banded to thaw) who were
unarmed. The prisoners were guarded by oikemen,
diamond nix before and six behind, • man with • riffs
walking on either side. In this order they moved for-
went towards Glencollen. When at Golden Ball they
attacked a bakery, from which they stole 150 loaves. On
the road the party halted three times to consult as to
whether they would not shoot their prisoners, hot on
each occasion the persuasions of an American, who am
peered to be in commend, and who wore • feather in his
hat, prevailed, and they desisted. They prooseded next
to Gieneulleo, and celled on the eonstabulary to sur-
render, plaiting their prisoners in front, and declaring
that if resistance were made they should be shot. 'llls
party also surrendered and were disarmed. and brought
on Se prisonen to the Grean-bills, which was the
mustering ground. A few of the men were armed with
pikes; several wore uniforms, and others carried banners
of a disloyal character. From the farmers' house' men-
Mooed nothing but bread and other eatables were taken,
and no violence or insult wee offered to the inhabitant&
From Mr. Keegan, • farmer, near Boniskerry, they
married away • horse. This body of men appeared to
break up after this, and dispersed in the direction of
Menem.
At Drogheda, 23 mile@ north of Dublin, about 1.000
Fenian' took possession of the Market-square. The
allegation is that the Fenian, were the firet to Sr. on
the %Venal& of the police, bet without • single shot
taking effect on the latter. The constabulary fired in
return, whin several were wounded. The Fenian,
retreeted after the second volley, and, in running away.
Installers of them !allover one another. Twenty-five of
them were taken into eustody, many of them with anus
in their hands. A number of rides with bayonets
deed, pistols, and swords was taken by the police; also
4,000 rounds of bell cartridge, eanisters of powder, a
large quantity of percussion saps, aod parcels of bandages
neatly made op for leg or arm wound., with lint, ha.
There were also found numerous bottles of Greek Sr.,
whichwere separated in censor water reedy for use. Some
of the polies remark that the Felliall4 came prepared like
any military body going to the field, and that no idlers
were observable in the throng. A quantity of blood
was obarmai in some of the lanes throngb which the
Fenian* had retreated, and numeroue conical bullets
(quite new) were picked up at and near the erne of
action. The arms used by the Feniens in firing were
Mini& rifles
The Fenian' collected on the fair green in Midletan
to the the number of about 50. and marched through
the town in military order. They were well armed,
and had haversacks of pro-Tilden& At the end of the
town, near Copingeerbridge. they were met by an
armed police petrol of four men, and a sharp skirmish
took plates. The police, who were greatly outnumbered,
had et length to Sy, leaving behind them Sub-oonstable
Sheedy bleeding to death from • wound in the cheet.
Some of the officers took shelter in the Imam of Mr.
Green,al which a vslley or two were fired. The insurgent.
then took their departure from the town. Two urge band
grenades, with bees attached, were afterwards
found on the footpath, together with some patent
cartridges made by "Gladstone and Ca, London."
The Fenian' marched from hlidleton to Castleneartyr,
leaving the pollee barrack at the former town unmo-
lested. On the route they were joined by several parties
of armed mess, and arrived in Cestlemartyr with • force
about SOO strong. Daly. the Fenian leader, drew up his
men in frontal the pollee-barrack, which had been closed
and barricaded on their approach, and called on Its
occupants to 'amender. The policemen, who did not
exceed six or seven in number, replied by • well-
directed fire, killing Daly and wounding several of his
bend. 71te remainder than retired in the direction of
Killsegh, to which plans small parties of men were seen
making their way from ulayno, Youglud, and several
Weer plasm during the night.
In the neighbourhood of Cork a considerable number
of men assembled at midnight and marched toward.
Carrignavar. They attempted no enterprise daring the
night., and appear to ham dispord in the morning. A
sonipany of the 67th Regiment, was despatched in
pursuit of this fares, sod shout 15 men were captured in
small partied on the reed. The men were all from the
neighbourhood of Co.k.
, A band assembled at Bally Knoehin, near the Ores
Southern and Western Railway, and proceeded to the
police•barraik, where they made the um.' demand of
Hui...der. The polka, who had received natio. of the
approach of the insurgent, from Mr. Purcell, of Mien-
bet, were barricaded in, but the at making party ;deem
meow er mod the walls, and set the house on fire.
is were compelled to surrender, and with
dittoed', escaped from the derma through the wiadow.
Thar mom were taken from them and they were
released- The insurgents made off in the direction
of the Gorrignavar Utile, where they were to have
joined the Cork tioutingent. One of their body meempd
Dom another during their attack on the barrack an
aceidental abet, which is believed to be mortal. no
wow. to Cork, and is a fine young fallow. Ho was
swat aftervards In a home DOM the burping baildiag.

A eompany of this 71s1 Foot was dispatched from
Mallow (where there is • large reserve forge) in pursuit
of the band which bad retired to the Cexrignavar
At six o'clock on Wednesday morning, the Milled-
lock barrack was attacked by about 200 armed Feniana,
who fired int, the building from under cover. T.ere
were 14 eoustables, who maintained the defence with
steal bravery for three hours, firing from the window
upon their aosailsnta. The rebel. hoisted • green lan,
and had Greek Are. About nine o'clock • reinforce-
! meet of 10 policemen came up and took the aesailante
in funk; toe garrison then d out, united with the
relieving party, and drove of the Peniaes, who left two
dead men babied. A medical strident was also killed.
There is some doubt whether he was a Fenian. Four
women were in the barrack during the whole siege. and
were sheltered behind the thickest w.II. Fortunately,
they were uninjured. One constable was slightly
wounded. Throughout the elm* the tzesseople
m sypathized with the Penises. It is sup that
lof the latter must have been wounded. Thirteen
prim:mere made by the constabulary were brought into
Limerick on Thularlay. Mr. Boren, the msnager of
the Union Bank at Kiirealiock, was .bat by the rebels.
Thin's strange men in green uniform went to the bows
where Sir. Boren resided. Ile name out, and one of
them demanded hie arms He replied that he would
only yield them with hie life, open which one of them
shot him in the neck with a revolver. They then left
the house without doing any further injury, and the
young man fled acmes the fields to give information,
A deplorable eircumstanoe happened during the attsck
on the police barrack at Kilosallock. Dr. Cleary was
going out of the town to present his tinter, who designed
to 001110 in on business, from entering during the melee, ,
and, whether by • chance shot or from the polies min.
taking him for one of the Fenian', was shot and killed
by • bullett from the barrack.

sides by the oppression of labour. Remember the past
look well to the future, and avenge yourselves by living
liberty to your children in the coming AcamiL
human freedom. Herewith we proclaim she Irish
Republia—Tlig PIOVISIOSAL GOVlllaltElre."
It is very remarkable that while the Irish executive
I have derived much assistance from the information asp-
plied by their skilled detratives they have even more
I been sided by the receipt of anonymous letters informing
I them of purposed movements. We are able to trate on
the highest authority that in no Instance, has this anony-
mous information failed the government, in no instance,
has it proved false, or even IWTODOOOI. It Irah-111111 It
well might be—from Um* to time lecomplite, but it
failed to put the authorities at Dublin oast)* upon
the rieht track. On Sunday and Monday they received
numbers of these communications, and were therefore
able to make thole masterly arrangements which have
already nipped the rising in its very bud. It ia a fair
Inference, therefore, that not a few persons have been
compelled to join the traitorous plot by as organised
terrorism, and that these have no rympathy with, at the
least, the means taken by the Fenians to widely' their
nefarious purposes.
It is said there has been no Fenian council meeting of
any importance—though there may have been district
meetings—at which the detectives if the Irish grevern•
ment have not been present. Now Him believed in most
infinentiel crafters that the Chief Council of the Fecian
movement is not at Paris, not at Dunkirk, not in
Brumeh, not in Jersey, not in Rotterdam—all of which
pluses have been sarmiaed—bet in Lom Ion; and that too
within two miles of the Palace of Parlament.
The vitiate of Hilteely, about 13 miles from Limerick
Junction, was occupied in force by the insurgents on
Thursday. They took away the arms kept by the well. ,
disposed inhabitants, sad compelled many of the young
men to join their ranks Some of the party got drunk,
but they paid for all they consumed, and emsialitted no
personal violence. The Fenian leader wore • blue
uniform. The population generally fraternised with the
insurgents, who remained in the village till seven o'clock
In the evening. Troop' veil sent from Limerick and
from this station on Friday morning, but the Penises
had dissppeared.
Parties of insurgents were been on Friday morning on
the Galtee rause°, mountains near Tipperary.
The Fenian' are still in the mountains, and artillery
has been sent to dislodge them on the Devil's Bit, while
the Soots Greys are scouring the Dublin mountains. The
weather otintinues very cold ic Ireland, and this pro-
bably will have a great effect on the spirit of the in-
surgeote.
Of the large and formidable fore* which began in the
South the outbreak on Taradey night, there now remain
only a few disorganised end disheartened bands, seeing
before small detachments of military and polio@ sent in
pursuit of them.
Several of the insurgents are dead in Dublin hospitals.
Ample arrangements have been made for defending
Dublin Castle in the event of any surprise being
attempted. The side gates were closed, sad the shot'
proof platinp, with musket embrasured, which some
time ago were provided in the expeetation of an out-
break, were pleated in readiness to be adjusted in a
moment should °cession require.
Several polioeinen and coutguardsmen were prisoners
to the Fontana.
It is said that many Penises fully armed, with Hires
days' provisions, had left Cork and the country towns
with haversacks and commissariat carts.

On Wednesday morning it was found that the mails
from Cork and Limerick were delaved, and that
telegraphic communication with those cities had been
out off. It was subsequentiv discovered that the railway
connecting the south with Dublin had been torn up and
blocked at the point near the town of Thtules, in
Tipperary. It seems that at about midnight the track
of the Great Southern and Western Railway was torn
tip near Knocklong. The up mail train from Cork
came on the damaged part of the line without perceiv-
ing the injury, and aeverol of the carriages were over-
turned, the guard being injured. The down train fared
better, and we& brought to a stand-still in front of the
place from width the rails had been removed. The
line was cleared and repaired in four hours, and the
down mail arrived in Cork at six o'olock. Subsequently
a large body of Fenian, desoended on the line at
Rathduff, and destroyed both track and telegraph wires
for a sinviderable Mater oe. The 8 o'clock morning train
from Cork was, in consequent*, unable to proceed
beyond Rathduff, which was in possession of the Fenian,.
A special train was sent in at mid-day with platelayers
and labourers, escorted by a eompany of the 87th Regi-
ment to repair the line.
Over the entire counties of Clare, Tipperary, and
Limerick armed beads of Fenian* have appeared and
skirmishes have taken plate at several points between
the Fenian@ and the constabulary. At Croke-bill, In
Limerick, twenty volley's were exchanged before the
Fenians retired, and Mr. the Germ, the resident UlailiS•
trate, narrowly escaped being captured. The Coast-
guard station a Kilyheach, near Kellen/li, was rilled,
the polioe station at A rdagh wee also attacked.
In Lin.erick an incendiary fire tacit plane. It was
a ruse to draw out the police and military, but it eora•
pletely failed, the troops remaining at tt sir posts. No
outrage way committed in the city, beyond the plunder
of a gunsmith's shop by • mob, and no armed beads
appeared in the streets
In Cork,. where, ae in Limerick, the authorities had
• large forth under arms, the utmost tranquility
prevailed.
. . . .

A specific commission will it is expected be issued
immediately for the trisl of Fenian prisoners.
Despatches from Cork state that Fenian, to the
number of thousands are still on the hills, but the
encampments were broken up. Several bed returned to
the city. sing the rest were assailing the farmers in the
mountains for provisions. _ . .

The assizes now toing on at Cork have been pro.
longed for the trial of the insargenta
A Cork telegram of Saturday morning reports 3,000
Fenians marching on &Siamßig, where extensive
powder mills are situated. Troops went out later to
perm. them, and tht Fenian* then fled.
The bills in the neighbourhood of Limerick Junction
are infested with Fontana.
Saturday night passed quietly in Dublin, Cork,
Limerick Tipperary. and Waterford, An attempt we.
made to injure the WI&low Railway.
Several arrests were made in Dublin on Saturday
evening; the parties are maid to constitute the Fenian
war eounciL Eleven of the prisoners were armed
desperately.
1.200 reward it offered for the arrest of Captain
Donna who commanded the Fenian attack at
Eilmallock. . _

Near Kelfemile,eounty Umerick. the military met a
body of Fenian*, killed one, woundod several, end took
31 prisoners, including their commander, C.ptain Lane.
Tbe Emly police barrack was attacked without smarm.
Large bodieo of insurgents were seen on the mountains
above Abed... _

150 armed Fenian, pseud Groupe police-station.
Eleven pikes were captured, and one man taken prisoner.
Mr. Maguey. of Kingswell.house, wee taken out of
his residence by the rebels, but was allowed to return
again unmolested.
At Clommel on Wednesday night about 300 Fenian*
were attacked by • company of the 31st Foot, with a
party of sonstabulery. Several rebels were killed, 18
made priaoneis, and 150 stand of •rms captured.
A perun who gave his name as Godfrey Maury, and
who is described as • general, was arrested by the polies
at Limerisk Junction, and transmitted, under the Lord
Lieutenant's warrant, to Dublin. When "General"
Musey was taken he swooned away, and remained in a
dead faint for ten minutes, only reviving after liberal
applications of ,old water. Massey is said to have been
the Generalimirno-dedgnate of the Fenian army. He
had two revolvers in hie pockets when captured ; and
of course be may have swooned, not from mortal
fright, but from mortifieatioc at so ignominious an
end to his martial outer. Hie arrest is regarded
with some importance For some days past he has been
travelling in the western district, of Cork and Kerry,
and it is alleged lie has been engaged organising an in.
surrecrion. lie is now in Ifountjoy Convict Prison. He
had served in the Federal army, and had returned to
this country from America. John Morriraey, well known
U an American prise•fighter, and now a member of
Congress, was arrested at the same station on Monday
night.
On Tuesday night the ship Canada, belonging to Mr
Pun, lying between Puaage and Olenbronk. was boarded
by a party of Fenian. in • boat. They burst in the sky-
light of the cabin and threatened the watchman that if
he did not surrender all the arm. be had, in el.. name of
the Irish Republie, which bad that night 'Jaen all over
Ireland. they would kill him. The poor man Mal quite
terrified when he found kilurself in the hands of 'four
desperate men, holding large bowie kniees in their hands,
which they mid they would use on Wm, and did not
offer them further resistanee, bet told them he did not
know where the arms were, and that if they watched
the ship they might be sathfied. They did search the
ship, but in • very cursory manner, and left without
taking any arms.
At Temp lemore and Thule,' there were considerable
witlidiawals of depoeits and demands fir gold by the
people on Wedneedily and Thursday.
The insurgents milled at the house of most of the
resident gentry, and forced them to give up their arms.
All the men who had formerly been arrested under
the Habeas Corpus Suspension Art, and who bad been
Let out of prison, were absent from their home. in
Limerick, and had evidently gone to join the Fenian
ranks

—+Tie—po-iTo.e barrack of Mount Meflick was attacked on
Saturday night. The police killed two of their as-
sailants.

Mon military ben been sent to Umerich Junction
sod to Limon* city. Mellow is also being strongly
garrisoned.
Special commissions will be honed at ones for Dublin,
Cork, and Limerick, to try the Fenian prinnen
Up to one o'clock on Monday morning, Dublin
remained perfectly tranquil. Patrols of military and
pollee wen, however, out,., it was undentood large
idies of Fenian, when anemblvd in Mahoney and
Finglia within four miles of Dublin.
A moveable column, under the command of Colonel
ITHeill, 48th Regiment, left Tipperary on Sunday
morning for the Galen mountains, where Indian of
Fenisos are said to hays taken refuge.
arround Mallow, on Friday night, several farm.
houses and other residences were entered by the
insurgenta who took away arms, but committed no
other outrages.

Troops sere sent on Saturday from Mallow jnoction
to Mal-street, County Cork, where an attack WWI
etpented that night; the Fenian', however, did not
appear.
Troops have passed through Limerick junction on
Sunday from the Currigh, ex routs for Ennis and
Clare.
Three mileemen employed upon the railway at
Limerick junction were arrewed on SeSurday for having
joined the insurgent.. They my that they were (creed
Into the Fenian ranks.

The -Fenian, do not seem to mete any stand at any
point, and it is reported that Lord ffirathnairn says he
wants no more form to put down the rising.

Senna! litres.

SATURDAY the 13th of April is fixed for the Oxford
and Cambridge boot ram
Tez expensee of Yr. Raiisaro's mission to Abyssinia
are estimated at 0.1310.

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liar Ilejesty remained in town on Wednesday night;
and aa each telegram arrived at the Irish OfEee, or at
the llome Odic*, at the private residence of M. Wal-
pole, cook. of it were taken and at onee forward to
Buchinehain Palace and to the Conninander-in•Chief.

LORD CARRINGTON has announced his intention of
paying, in three instalments, to hia tenants, the entire
amount of their lo.ses from cattle plague. His lordship
has already paid the first instalment.

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It Is o curious cireunistance that all the persons
arrested were supplied with bread and meat.
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Tan death is announced of the Rim. Dr. George Oliver,
a sentl. man who has devoted meaty years of his life to
the advencement of the principles of Freemasonry, and
who has at various times held high office in its ranks.

The Fontana made no ;secret of their p'ans. They at-
tempted to coerce several persons to join them, and
rifled a few oonotry bonen of arma, but no outrages on
private individuals have been reported.
The mails to Dublin are to be sent by sea, owing to
the irregularity of communiastion by land.
It is stated to be the intention of the Government to
bring General Blaney to trial for high trearrn with am
little delay as possible. It is also stated that be formerly
held a cionsurracion as lieutenant In Her Majesty's
service.

ML DISRAELI AID ML BRIOBT.—The Oia state.
that Mr. Disraeli has been "n communication" with
Mr. Bright as to the details of the propound R-form
BILL The Globe diem-dila the statement, and the Times
authoritatively denies it.

Ten repeal or reduction of the duty upon malt will
be egain brought before the notice of the House of ,
Commons on the 26th instant, Colonel Berttelot having ,
given notice of his intention to introduce the subject
en that day.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDRItT. —A young man named Robert
Symons vu welkin, across an engine-room at Cam.
borne, Cornwall, ten Tuesday evening, when one of his
feet slipped, and be became entangled in the machinery,
and in an instant the top part of his bead was est
completely off, and fell to the giound.
THI threetorr of the Bank of England made no alters
Mon on Thursday in the rated discount, nor was any
iieptated. but it was remarked that the di-canine was
loop, then usual, and in name quarters this was
attributed to • potation arising out of the doubtful
poeition of a large railway company.
RENA= allLi A OCIDINT. A carpenter, named
Greaten, was at work on Wednesday afternoon at the
New-Exchange-building., Liverpool. directing a piece I
of timber against a circular saw, when eometeing fell
open bine front the scaffolding above, threw him on
to the revolving instrument, and hie bend and face
ware instantly cut in two. He was killed on the spot.
MIL CYRUS FIRLD.—The Atlantic telerraph has
brought the news that bath Houma of Congress have
unanimously pawed a resolution thanking Mr. Cyrus
W. Field for the serviees he ha rendered to his country
In connection with the succeedul laying of the Atlantic
telegraph, and ordering a gold medal to be struck in his
honour and to he presented to tin, together with soapy
of the joint resolution.
Toe CRAIG! 00 AIN= LORD RiDWID•t IR —The
report of theatrical committee appointed to inquire Into
the sharp brought against the Chairman of Committees
in • pamphlet written by Mr. R. S. Franoe, entitled
"Lord ktedesdale and the New Railway.," of having
Improperly introdueed a claw* into the Mold and
Denbigh Junction Railway (Extension) Ant, 1865. have
r. ported that they are of opinion the charge ia without
foundation.

A carouses inquest was held on Thursday in Dublin,
on the body of one Stephen Donahoe, who was killed in
an affray with the police at Taillight. The jury returned
• verdict to that effect.
Limerick Junction. is a moot important strategic
point, at whiab the lines of railway connecting Cork,
limerick, and Dublin converge. This place is now
occupied by the 62nd Regiment, and may be regarded
as secure. In the sum way a strong garrison has been
thrown into Athlone, the central station on the line
joining Dablin with Gales, and the Went, and one of the
chief military magazines in Ireland. Under these
cutustanom, and remembering that the troops in Ireland
are under the *Gormand of • most active and vigilant
eoldier—perhaps the hest cavalry officer in our mmiee—
we need not fur the slightest shook to the English
power in Ireland.
The Trius correspondent speaking of the captured
Fenian', aseemblrd in Dublin Castle yard, prior to being
marched off to prison between lines of police and
cavalry says :—" Anything more miserable and con•
temptible than the appearance of thou e dwarish ill•
clad, and starved looking wretches I never saw. They
seemed tn be the very dregs of the lowest operative
class, nab as journeymen tailors, shoemakers, tinkers,
and persons *ids no employment, like the roughs who
kneel fairs and races. Most of them were young, and
ILMODe the.. all there were not half a down worthy
from their 'Ware and bearing to be sailed men. Corn.
pared with the polies and the millitary, they were like
pignsies beside giant"; and the idea that any -
'pent with snob defenders could be overthrown by
such assailants appeared absurd. They did not seem to
be worth any sort of serious ponishment—even support-
ing them in gaol would be a wears of the public
resources. But these permns who were so euily
captured, were no doubt the shabbiest part of the
Fenian army. More than 100 young men from the
drapery estebliehments called "Monster houses," at the
north side of the city, had disappeared on Wednesday
morning, and it is probable that there are many
superior young men among the insurgents whom the
militiary have not yet been able to catch."
The following Fenian proclamation has been issued :
—"l,R,—Prodamatinn.—The Irish People to the
World.—We have suffered centuries of outrage, enforced
poverty and bitter misery. Our rights and liberties
have been trampled on by an alien aristocracy, who,
treatiog us as foes, usurped our lan& and drew away
from our unfortunate country all material riches. The
real owners of the soil were removed to make room for
cattle, and driven across the ocean to seek the means of
living, and the political rights denied to them at home.
While our men of thought and action were condemned
to Ices of life and liberty. But we never lost the
memory and hope of a national existence. We appealed
in vain to the reason and *ammo( justice of the dominant
' powers Oar mildest rimonstrumes were met with
sneers and contempt. Our appeals to arms were always
unsuccessful. Today, having no honourable alternative
left, we again appeal to force as our last resource.
We accept the conditions of appeal, manfully deeming
it better to die in the struggle for freedom than to
continuo as esistene• of utter serfdom. All men are
born with equal rights, and in emaciating together to
protect one another and share public burdens, justice
demands that tuts simulations should rest upon a
basis which maintains equality instead of
It. We therefose declare that, unable longertoaterZunre
the germ of monarchial government, we aim at found.
leg • Republic, based on universal sufferers, which
shall secure to all the intrinsic valise of their labour.
The soil of Ireland, at present in the Poeteeel.n or "
oligarehYs bsiortie to us, the Inch people, and to us it
!nest be restored. We 4-cl•re, also, in favour of
absolute liberty of conscience sal the complete "ewe-
tinn of Church and State. iVe appeatito the highest
tribunal for evident,, of the justice of our cause.
History bears testimony to the intensity of our sugar-
Ines, and we declare in the face of our brethren that we
Intend no war against the people of England our war
Is against the aristocratic lociusts, whether English or
, Irish, who bare eaten the verdant of our 6elds .• spinet
the aristocratic leeches who drain alike our blood and
their.. Republicans of the entire world, our cause is
your Mill*, Our enemy is your enemy; let your huurts
I. with a& As for you, workmen of England, it ia
not only your hearts we wish, but your urns. Iletnest•
her the iikarration and degradation brought to your ere-

" A GOOD A 1111 OLD 13111101111 RICONDENDATIOW:
The correctness of this proverb is proved by purchasers
recommending any erticle of domestic consumption that
II truly cheap as well as good in quality. The perfect
purity and cheapness of Horniman's tea bu secured its
valiant law sale and onnatant recommendation from
family to family. It is obtainable in most town, but se
there vre spurious imitations, it is needful to see that
Horniman and Co.'s signature is on each paozet.

PMOFOIIIOII J. BUCKMAN, of Bradford Abbas, read as
article on "Stone roof-tiles of Roman date," at the
meeting of the Archinol.stieal Institute on Monday. It
was accompanied by • one example split from one of the
leas hen. in the °nutty of Somerset, in the form of an
irregular peatagon, and weighing laths. The writer
referred to the tiles found in Corinittm and in several of
the pirepurn co•nifea, and trented of their (4)010(144
etrootare and sdaptitbility for rimer g purposes.
Tag Great Eastern will leave the Mersey for New
York on the loth loss. Tho “Ittli shin" he. now berths
for no fewer than 3,000 passengers. The 'paws oornapisd
by the Atlantis) Gable tanks has been fitted op with
cabins, berths, and state-rooms for passengers. The
deck saloon is saMviently large to admit of UM persons
dining ether, and altogether 2,000 persons may dine
on board at onoe. The vessel has been supplied by
Messrs. Forrester, of Liverpool, with .0.4
launch 301 t. by 20fk wide. (the will commence running
neat month between New York and Brest, under the
&motion of. French cotripany formed for the purposte.

A MINTING of the bond, debenture, and shareholder,
in the Attauter" end Great Western Railway was bold on
Tuesday, when the financial conditton t,f the uedertak-
log came ender discussion. A committee was arp routed
and invested with power to send not • commiseion to
Ai:wettest and take ell other steps that might be deemed
neeerwery for the promotion of We Halted' of tb•
oompeny. Sir Horton Seto boldly stated that in all his
trampretions with the compsny there had been nothing
inoendatent wish the highest honour end the mort
perfect intevity. His opinion with everted to their
property won the same as it had always been, seri the
beet evidence in proof of this was that his firm stood as
creditor. to the company for £300,000. fair Horton
•Itritsuted the undue depreciation in the nine of their
stook to the nefarious preotieve resorted to teal year by
aapriacepled parties.

FATAL ACCIDINT TO • FNAINIUL—Ou WeanlOW
last Ye. Marisa Wintoringhani, the well koown tzsimr,
gisg giahmood, in soossagoome of iejlartell resolved
by an saxidect on Beadily morning. He was returning
from the Richmond training ground, Adios his two.
year-old Ally Castaway. Abaft &hundred yarag hog, am,
Ballets'. (Mr. Watson's training 'tibial) the Ally
stumbled sod fell, rolling Oft? Ism rider, 'The Injuries
received were principally internal, sad. in Mite of all
that goodies' skill could do for him, ha grodnally soak,
and died 011 Wealteldky durcooa. Ha was wfill-koown
in Me spurting community, and IWINI mil nue
respected. The fret hone be bad node hi. cars woo
glands Glory, bet hie fame as a trainer was obtsised
by Ben Webster, Neville, Goorluda,,d.prnnin& Pa"'
of Denmark, Clown, My Mary, do. Hr. Wintoringlisin
was in his 40th year.
ELINIVIAZY EDUCATION. Kr. Hubbard oast
Friday will sob the Viss•Presideot of the Committee at
Council on &taxation whether it is the intention of her
Majesty's Government that the grants votad to propane
elementary *duration be administered in strict omfor•
wily with the wineiples sod regulations of Me revised
code, whether the number of scholars now considered
adequate to maintain a school I. grantor or loss than this
number, thirty, for whom school plans have beat pro.
sided by the Committee of Council oft Ednontiam.
Whether familia, interested in • proposed school will bo
allowed to decade for themselves the suitability of the
relirions denomination under which Ills to be founded.
And whether, in the mind of • denominational 'Mod
not being eeeeptablti Tb all the families locally inter-
ested, its maitability will be determined by reference to
the asjority who can, or to Ms minority who asaaok
maintain it.

COLLISION IN • RAILWAY Tinned.— On Thursday
afternoon & fearful enlliskn took pleas in the Bowling
Mend on the Laneashire and Yorkshire liailway near
Bradford. When nearly half way the Mule something
west wrong with the engine arid it stopped. A Leeds
train was due 15 ninnies later, sod it should have isis
stopped at the entrance of the tunnel by the signalman,
but he neglected his duty and it dashed into Use other
train ha-endue the carriages sod odiously injuring
amoy of the paserepara After the accident no light
amid be procured, and lb. abeam nureased the dark-
nen of the tunnel. The screams of the eounded and
frightened pueengers seri fistful. Mr. Harrison, the
datioemaster at Bradford, and Kr. &mem and Mr.
Lodge, surgeons, wens soon oa the spot, and the hajered
were at once attended to. It Ives found that Charles
Gooderich, the engine-odd+, who wee under the engine
toying to ascertain the muse of the doppage, bad bees
killed. Four or Aye injured persona had to be seat to
their plasm of resideame. Assam these are Mr. zu
Wilkinson, Huddersfield, Mrs. Horded+, Bowling,
Mrs. Morton, Cleekheaton, and Mrs. Booth, Hulling-
worth.
Duni in run NINDLIL—A dory wide& went lb.
round of the papers a few years ago will be remembered
by some of our readers for the mixed impressions of
sensational interest and utter inoredeliay which it
excited. It was briefly this. A men in the act of
...luting a young woman to whom be was &Stashed,
clasped hot in his arms; shortly afterwarda be became
faint and died. It was found that the young woman
indulged in the perilous habit of sticking needles in the
front of her drew, and that one of Winn had pierced
the heart of bra fond but unfortunate, layer. A case
which occurred the °Met day would lead one to think
that the story possessed some degree of probability. On
February 11, • woman of rather intemperate habits
died repidlyt with symptoms of fainting, After death
the pericardium was found full of blood, which had
cleaned from wounds in the aorta. The gentleman
leaking the examination picked his finger with a
common +firing needle, which was lyins: in the pert.
cordial cavity, and which wile doubtless about the laet
thing he expected to find in such a situation. There is
no history to show bow it came there. The needle may
have been swallowed, but as Me woman was in the
habit of using the front of her dries, in the situation of
the heart, as a cushion for pins and needles, it is very
likely that whilst falling about she drove the little
weapon through the wall of her Meat. —Thse Lewd.
AN ODD PITITION. —lt may not be known to sumo(
our readers Mat the Committee on Public Petitions, in
printing those petitions which they select for their ap-
pendix, scrupulously follow both the spelling and the
punctuation of the original dowanseet. Whim errors
occur an asterisk loused, and at the foie of the column
are the explanatory words. ' sir in orig." A pemiliarly
unfortunate specimen of defective orthography pours
In the report keyed. The petition referred to prays for
the opening of the British Museum three evenings in the
week, and at premeds from a public meeting held at the
Lambeth Baths on the 27th alt. The doesteesd starts
with a a mistake, to +Lich the first remoreelses uteri*
is added. "Eibeweth" is spelt "Bliewith." Then we
have the following slips : --"lntelleetiusl;" "their" for
" there ;" "organised" spelt "laced;" "where" for
" wets;" "waters" foe "centre;" proving spelt with
an "ew before "tog ;" " dought" for "doubt;"
" givened" for "glees ;" " treasurers" for "treasure, ;"
" teethe:" (twice), " facilties," "balding.," " anfileent,"
" ineoured thoirby," "definability." and " secleet."
The petition was sieved out behalf of the meeting by the
Bari of Shaftesbury, ehairusan ; but It need not be in.
(erred that his lordship was either Its author or its
reviser. [His lordship writes that Me petition was
read aloud at the meeting, and be darned it without
observing "the shape" of the words in which it was
expressed.]

BELGIAN VOLUSTZZIS' RSCIPTIOII. —A meeting of
the general committee for making the arrangements for
the reception of the Belgian volunteen at the forth-
coming Wimbledon meeting was held on Friday. In ths
board.room of the South.Weetern Railway Company,
at the Waterloo Station, for the purpose of reesi•ing
the report of the en-comusittee, and for the dispatch
of general Moaner. Lord Bury presided; Yr. Cock-
raft (hon. me.) annomicsio that letten had been received
Inins the Mayors of Sheffield, Portsmouth, Woroester,
Weymouth, Cardiff, Bridgnortb, espremiog
their •pproval of the objects of the committee, and
promising their 'rapport. The Mayor of Portsmouth
desired that the Belgians should be taken there and
ishown over the dockyards. Other letters have been
received from the amnicaoding officers cf vu nutter
eorps in various parts of the oonntry, waiving their
claims to local visits in favour of a greed emmentrated
national reception. The noble chairman ameouneed
that the sebootnesittee bad gnus into various details
regarding the proposed reception and entertainment of
the Belgians, which would be condueted on the most
liberal male, and which they bad no doubt would suffice
to enable their gusts to pass their time here most
agreeably. The report of the sub-committee was
received and adopted, and arrangement, having been
made lon the vigorous proesention of the farther
arrangements necessary, the promedinp terminated
with the oustomary votes of thanks.

Quay Weenies RaILWAT.—The half-yearly general
melding of the proprietors of this railway was held on
Friday at the PadJinston static's, Sir D. Gooch, Bert.,
M.P.. in the chair. An sketreet of the report has
already appeared. The Chairman regretted that the
directors were not enabled to present • report of • more
°Dowling character, sad Meowing a more primperooe
state of affairs, but still he felt that there was mush in
that document favourable to tb• fitters of the eonoern.
He on the previa°, day had an opportunity of disease-
ing with name fifty of the largest shareholder, of the
eompany as to what was the best poliey to pursue on
that °cession. The remelt of that eceferstas was a
recommendation that they should adjourn the preeent
meeting to the 29.1. March. The °lmams quite non'
°erred with that reocui mendatloe, and they hoped tbal
they would then be enabled to give the proprietors a
more pert et and full information regarding the tn.noeu
of the company, than they did at preeent. From no
fault of the directors the Ansness of the company had
been brought into eliffieulty—(" Oh rand biases). The
souses of these difficulties wens the fact of other nil grey
companies becoming melons!) embarrassed, the eon.
Bequest distress on the part of the public' le all railway
aompanies, and the want of conililence shown by de•
beaters-bolder, and also the decision given by Sir H.
Cairns. The latter wan really the principal sane. of the
embarrassment with which they had to deal. The divi.
dent now recommended was, 1,. coed aware them
safely, an honest on.. and he saw every peebability, not-
withstanding the difficulties to which he bad referred,
of that dividend imroving. lie hoped that the pro-
prietors would look at the unavoidable position of their
affairs like men of bueinea., and do their utmost to aid
the directore in remedying them. He would not advise
entering into any discussion to-day, and he would there-
fore move that the meeting at it. rising adjourn to the
29th March, and that they then aserenble at one o'clock
at the same C A. Wood, the deputy.
chairman, seconded the motion.—Tbe motion for the
adjournment of the meeting wee carried by a large
majority.

HUTH OP knesmaa WARD. —With meal regret we
I have to anncomos the death, at 10 nrinotes pest four on
Wednesday afternoon. at Kindle?, Hotel, Southampton,
of Kr. Browne, the American humour-in, better nown
throusbout the United States, as well se le Ude country,
w Artemes Ward, at the early age 01 33 years. Shortly
after he •as compelled be advancing illness to relinguiah
_tempnearile ma was then hoped—the enterteinmenta
be was nightly giving in London. with inerewing wooer
and popularity, he removed to Southampton, intending
as soon as his health would permit to robins borne to
America. The beet medical skill daring that time was
called in to the aid of the patient, but his illness, which
was most painful, increased to such an alarming extent
I that for the last week or two little or no hopes had
been entertained of his recovery. Several distinguished
literary men, including Nr. Bayard Tgylor, the
known American writer, rutted their 'offering frieed
during his illness, and Captain John Brittou, the
United States' Consul at Southampton, was unremitting
in his attention& The respect in which Mr. Browne
use held, and the anxiety entertained as to his ulti-
mate reerinry, was manifested ty the constant isquirien
at the hotel by all glares or the community, and the
intelligence of his early death, will he received with
sorrow by tbowands of persons In England end
America. Mr. Ward was a native of Maine, in the
Uoited States. About ten days before his death, being
oonvitred that be should not recover, he settled bin
wordly affairs. He med. hie will, dictated a simple
epitaph for bin tomb, and prepared for the event which
be was tionecious was approaching. He expressed his
firm belief in the great truths of the Christian religion,
aed humbly said that he was not afraid to die. Front
his last understood words bis thoughts appeared to be
dwelling on his native co intry. He was nooonselous
for into. time before his death, and was, therefore,
spared much guff erng. He was peal* and kind to all
who approeithed him in bin alone, and everyone
atanti'd an love him. His ash. relative is en aged
mother in the United States. of wham he spoke with
mews and affection. HY body bee boss
plated in • vault at Hensel-green Usiatitr:=lo,
his will expressing a desire that his remains sheeld he
ultimately transported to America. By Ins will he
leaves the bulk of his property to his mother, whow
age is Si. A noble library, formed by his uncle, Calvin
Brown is belosathed to the beet boy in the 'shoot of
hi. nat*ee .111.0. Waterford, Oxford County, Maw. of
Maine. Ile provide. that his Me, an intelligent lad,
sbnit be pot to a printer's—the And in Ametioa—for
twa years. "to learn the value of learning," and to
6.d out what he Lae missed; and that afterwards h
shall receive • col Peat., edawation. The property
beqaeathel to Mr. Brown's mother is o. her death to
revert in trod to Mr. Horace Grimly, of New York.
to be applied for the foundation of an asylum for seed
and decoyed printers, in haring himseff Waned to
their matt. Hit has appointed sie his winters Mr. T.
W. Robertson and Kr. K?. Hisplos taw latter of
whom has simoispaided Ms la his Irate* steil has hese
for some Haw his sionitary.