The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-01-21 00:00:00

THE FENIANS.

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A very Important Fenian arrest has been made near
Glasgow. Two men, named Michael Barrett and James
O'Nsile, were apprehended on Tuesday on the public
road near that city, the polio* having been attracted to
the spot by the mond of pistol firing. There being
reason to believe thst they were Feeians, a warrant was
granted for their detention, and the London authorities
were communicated with. Four detectives arrived in
Glasgow on Friday, and at ones identified Barrett as the
man who set Are to the fuse attached to the barrel of
gunpowder which caused the disastrous explosion at
Clerlsenwell prison. O'Neile is also believed to be
deeply implicated in the Fenian movement The
prisoners were heavily ironed, and on Saturday were
taken to London.

DITICTIVIII SHOT AT IN LONDON.
On Saturday night two detectives arrested • man in
Bloomsbury, Louden, on seeticion of being • Fenian.
When they approached bins bo turned round nod
discharged the contents of • revolver at them, but
fortunately they escaped uninjured. The man hoe been
recognised as • compositor.

MTIMMIons Dt AAAAAA 1•11 CI 011 • CLZIGni•I.—Tb•
Her. B. Spoke, incumbent of llawlish, • brother of
Cent. Bpeke, the Afri..a,n explorer, and the sou of Mr.
Spoke, of Jordan., where the family have resided for
many yeara, left Ilminster railway station on Wednes-
day week, with the view of proceeding to London to
midst at the wedding of a relative. He did not, however,
present himself at the hones of his friends, and, his
absent* exciting alarm, detectives were employed to
search for him, ...I other means were used to obtain
tidings of him. The only fact, however, that has been
learned respecting him up to the prawns time is that
he went to a hatter's in Warwi.k-street, London, and
purchased • hat there.

SAFETY OF DR. LIVINGNTORL -011 r readers will be
gratified to learn that the story of Dr. Li. ugstom's
murder was concoted by the Johanna men who accom-
panied him. The expedition sent in search of the
Doctor has returned. and the members of it report that
they followed the great explorer to within • few miles
of where it was reported be was murdered, and there
found that he and his" boys" we ferried over a
marsh lake by Marengo, but that the Johannna men
under Moose. made • detour round the lake end returned
next day to Illgrengai,, saying they had deserted
Liviagetone, and ahould return to the coast. as he was
leading them into a country where they were likely to
be murdered. The expedition hail interviews with
luggage five days' journet
native poiters, who had carried Pr. Livingstone's
was alleged he was killed y the Merits.beyond the place where it
TER ABYSSINIAN EXPIDITION. - The Dalhousie
arrived at Moo, December 29. front Annesley Rey,
bringing intellipnee of the captives at Magdala up to '
the 11th of November, when all were erelL The com-
munication between them end the King's camp is still
cut off. A recoonaissanee in fores has been made to the
front (Senile), where Bripdii•r-General Morewether
awaits the Commander-in-Chief. He had called ap all
the European troops, as several natives were prowling
about for loot. At night half the force wax kept
eontinually under arm.. The 33rd Regiment had up to
that time been kept on board the ship., as they bad
not warm clothing to proceed, and a company of
sappers from England were, it is said, In the same
plight. The mortality among the horses and other
animals had decreased. The Euptions appeared
determined to wild a mission to King Theodore, much
against the advise of Brigadier-Deneral Merewether.
This, it is supposed. will be a great drawback to our
plans, es up to that time the proclamation of the
Ijoininander-in-Chief had made everything smooth.

Tax VoLorrain FORCE • SHAM.—Lord Renelagh
has addressed a letter to the Times, in which be still
adheres to his previous declaration that, under its
present organisation, the volunteer force is a "sham."
He declares that he used the term with "premedita-
tion," because be is prone to call things bT their right
Dame., and, therefore, he has not miscalled the
volunteer army. He admits the constitution of the
volunteer army as a feasible and practicable force,
ready, if need be, to prove the efficiency and good
training which characterise the entire body, but which,
as indeed all elite pecuniary or otherwise, have heen
thrown away in the absence of necessary organisation.
He regards the volunteer force as the tire cot a wheel
without 'pokes or axle, and to send it, at at present
organised, into the field would, he lam be to enact
Mentana over again, on a larger scale of failure and
disaster. The remedy is simple, and not only simple,
but perfectly inexpensive. If the proper authority be
ceded, he will undertake that the volunteers, as an army
of reserve, shall he prepared for any duty or emergency
at the shortert reasonable notice. Lord Ranelagh
contends that the views he entertains are equally patent
to all thinking soldier, both here and on the Coutinent.