The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-26 00:00:00

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LONDON. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 26.

Tam. great house, the "Executive Mansion" at
New York, with its clerks, and " all the machinery
"of a regular Government," are destroying -
nianism in the United States, and it is not impro-
bable that the cause itself may Taniah in a vulgar
riot. Already the New York newspapers which
fostered the Fenian delusion are threatening its
leaders with the terrors of the city police, but the
quarrel which has broken out between the members
of the Fenian Government may yet anticipate the
action of that force, and render it unnecessary.
It seems that the latest offspring of the revolu-
tionary spirit is no more exempt than older
Governments from the machinations of sedition
and the attack of destructive passio A
formidable notice has appeared in the New
York journals, being nothing Less than a pro-
clamation by " President " O'ht.ixonr warning the
citizens of the Irirh Republic of " traitors " in his
own Senate, and announcing that "he would know
"how to punish domestic faction." After this terri-
ble announcement, which in energy exceeds anything
issued from Dublin Castle, who can doubt that the
Fenian haves real government T But admonitions
are not enough ; there must also be trials, and in
the present constitution of Fenianism these make
• game which two can play at. It seems that the
quarrel arose about money, nominally about the '
bonds of the Irish Republic, and it has now re-
sulted in the " impeachment "of all the persons
originally concerned in the " Government." The
Fenian Senate have impeached President O'Mx-
BONY, and President o'3ls.uoNY has impeached all
the members of the Senate who took action against
him. Each party declare that they alone are con-
stitutional, and they charge each other with
" abusing the confidence of the Brotherhood, with
" misappropriating, squandering, or dishonestly
"using its funds, and with base and treasonable
"betrayal of the cause of the Irish Republic."
Nothing worse than this has been alleged against the
Government of Queen Vicrosia. These gentlemen
ought to know what they are saying. Their candid
opinion of one another was not needed, perhaps, to
enlighten the judgment of impartial observers, but
it may be useful to those who have hitherto fur-
nished the funds over which the Fenian Presi-
dent and Senate are quarrelling. It seems that
about three weeks ago the Senate, which had
served summonses upon President OWAHONY and
R. D. KILLIAN, the Secretary of the Treasury of
the Fenian Brotherhood, to appear for trial on the
charges on which they were to be impeached, pro-
ceeded to try those persons. 014.suosr and
KILLIAN, who had disregarded the order to appear,
were "found guilty," and the Senate expelled
them from office. W. It. ROBERTS was then ap-
pointed the new President of the Brotherhood.
O'ManoNY, however, was equal to the occasion,
and met this proceeding by serving a letter of im-
peachment on the senators, and declaring their
offices vacant ; so that now the Fenian have two
Presidents and two Senates, at open war with one
another. We are told, and can easily believe, that
Irishmen in all parts of the Union are taking sides
in the contest. Perhaps this intestine quarrel
may satisfy their instinctive combativeness, as well
as the more sanguinary encounters with this
country and its dependencies, of which we have
beard so much. After this struggle, however, it
will be difficult to reinstate Fenianism in its old
importance before the world. For some reasons
we could have wished that the display had been
postponed for a month or two. Our Government,
our press, and our judges have been treating
Fenianism as a very serious thing, and we are all
committed to that line. We cannot suddenly
change ground ; Mr. Justice KEOGH must be kept
in countenance ; whereas this ridiculous demon-
stration suggests to the world that we have been
making too much of an absurd imposture. This,
however, is a matter as to which we have no
choice, and perhaps on the whole it is better
that Fenianism should visibly collapse amidst the
laughter of the world, than owe its suppression
entirely to stern justice.

THE BRITISH Muset; n. —A refreshment room
has just been opened at the British Museum for the con-
venience of the general public visiting that establishment,
in addition to those recently set apart for the of and
the readers. The purveyor, Mr. R. H. Muffit, has been
appointed by the trustees, upon the express condition that
be should supply light refreshments of every description. and
of the bast quality, at a moderate cost. Visitors from
a distance have long felt the want of this acoommodation,
which formerly was only to be obtained outside the walls of
the museum. This addition to the oomfort of visitors has
been procured for them by the principal librarian, Mr.
Panizzi. The entrance to the public refreshment room is
from the Greek and Roman galleries.
THE "REuICY DOE UM " DISTRIBUTORSHIP. —We
have been informed on authority that it is not the inten-
tion of government to fill up the office of distributor of
Actium Donnm made vacant by the decease of the Rev. Dr.
Montgomery, and that the payments to the ministers will
henceforth be made through the paymaster of the civil
service. A like course will, we believe, be adopted in
regard to similar offices when, in course of time, they lapse
through the decease of the present occupeata.—Northera
ROYAL COLLEGE OF St.-aGeoNA.—From an analysis
of the calendar of this institution just published, it appears
that there have only been five baronets on the council of
the college since its establisbmest in 18(3, viz-, Sir Reared
Home, who filled the office of Presideat in 1813 and 1821;
Sir David Dundee, who filled the same office in 1819 ; Sir
Astley Poston Cooper, In 1827 and 1830 ; Sir Benjamin
Collies Brodie, in 1844 ; and the recently appointed Sir
William Fargusson. And there have only been four
knights, viz., Sir Charles Blithe, Sir James Rale, Sir
Wiliam Blothrd, and Sir Anthony C.srlisk. From the
annual report of the college, it appears that the income
during the pest year amoonted to 11,634/. 4s. 84., end the
expenditure to 12,0 -V. 18i. 51., being as excess over the
former of 451/. 13s. 6d. There are about 14,000 members
on the list. and nearly 1,400 fellows of the college. Mr.
Thomas Wormald, the senior surgeon to St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, is the President.