The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-15 00:00:00

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THE FENIAN MOVEMENT.

CORK. THI7IIIDAY.

On the invitation of Lord Fermoy, Lord-Lieu-
tenant of the county, a meeting of magistrates was held
thin day, to consider mitten conmetted with the security
of the public peace. Lord Fermoy presided, and more
than one hundred and fifty magistrates were preeeet, in-
eluding the Earls of Bandon and Shannon. The pro-
ceedings were private They resulted ih the adoption of
a memorial to the government praying for an immediate
increase in the police and military force of the county,
which was unanimously adopted.
The existence of a secret organisation dangerous to the
public peace was generally admitted, but it was considered
that the adoption of the proposed steps would be sufficient
to maintain the public passe.

Then is one peculiarity in this Fenian movemest that in
some degree distinguishes It fermi any of the old sedition.
that hays from time to time distracted this unhappy is/and.
It seems to be entirely without leaders of respec-
tability, at but in this country. It is said that
the wan by which It Is premed see sent from Americo,
sad that it is to 11011 i• enthral authority in hawks that
the Irish Neilidl look for eoenssl and 1111111661M016 This
want of • better class of leaders is very evident in the
literature of these rebels. Very different from the
lyrics of WOarthy and of Darla are the absurd hYeds
that the skeet &pestles et elat " neetromenr promulgate ;
heaths kilter appeal probabiy nub ginaltar loses Ile
the instincts and -the prejudices of the dames of whom the
" Fenian army" is to be entirely composed. But it most be
remembered that these cheese are, to a great
extent, unable to understand that it im from a
feeling of pity sad oestempt that they are al-
lowed to proceed so far in safety, sad there is a
danger UM they may attribute their security to the
Ignorance or to the timidity of the governmeat. AthmPi
on. clue of penmen it is especially important that a whole
acme spirit of appeehensiou should be inspired. We hero
that in many of the garrison towns el Ited there is
to
be fooled men wearing the Queen's widows and marching
under the Qasen's colours, who openly rejoice in the cheap
patriotism and notoriety of calling thensselvss " Fthiass."
If it be true that " &sideline is the life of the army,'
this ought not to be tolerated fora moment. It, of come,
is only at pethent to be foiled sinoopt those who \eve
been lately recruited from the localities when those
mischievous Yeakee missionaries have established
themselves ; bat if it were allowed to go abroad
that there are signs of disaffection woo opt the Queen's
troops, the morel effect, both on the soldiers and on the
simple country people, would be very prejudicial.
We °snidely have no wish to magnify the contemptible
bluster of this foreign pgragerid. into the proportions of •
national rebellion, and ws doubt not that tbegovernmeot ars
already fully informed of the extent and of the particu-
lars of this sedition. We would but suggest that these
ignorant dupes should not be allowed to disturb or theca-
venisoce quiet, peaceable people in their homes, sad that it
would be, perhaps, more merciful to the unfortuests deli*.
quanta thecuselve• to visit a few of them with summary
chastisement for their offences, while they are still king-
nificuit, than to allow them to go on until they have com-
mitted themselves is • rsth moment to acme pave crime,
for which no light punishment scald be awarded.

The Trolee Chronicle of Tuesday nye :—"On Sunday
last the suer-gemimi end parish priest of Vales, Falba(
Maws, addressed hie dock with great eariisstoese and Un-
pressiveaess, reepeotiog the proosediogs, program, and coo.
temptations of the Venire organisation, He warned his
coogregation, especially the young men, against per-
mitting themselves to be ieveigled into a eonfederatioo,
the objects of which were anti-religious as well as anti-
social, and which aimed at revolution, through slaugh-
ter, and at the dominance of the laity in all things, es well
is those relating to education and faith as to politics. He
condemned their proceedings as realms, sod be warned
the thoughtless to beware, Ns the authorities, aware of
everything that was being done, would pounce upon them
whenever they became &ingenue, and would of imam have
as their instruments of punishment the very men who were
most active in propagating the iniquitous syetem Wiest
which the venerated pastor wasted tikes. Father Maws
bad one topic in his discourse ooasolatory. He assured his
bearers that the leaven of Fenienimo had net penetrated
the well-ordered or the repeated portion of the com-
munity."