The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-12 00:00:00

(From the Liverpool Mercury of this clay.)

It has been a matter of notoriety to the authorities that
a large number of persons, chiefly Irish-Americans. have
lately arrived in Liverpool from different cities in the
United States. Many of the stranger rendezvoused at
public houses and other places known to be the resort of
Irishmen and suspected to be the meeting place of
Fenians. Notwithstanding the rumours that had been circu-
lated as to the collapse of Feminism and the impecuniosity
of the brotherhood, the suspected agents in Liverpool
pear to have funds at their disposal. There can be little
doubt that they have received contributions from their
misguided dupes in this country, and that the fellows
who live by the movement are as busy as ever at
their detestable work. The authorities are aware
of the movements of those parties, and acting upon
the information sent from Liverpool, some of the
suspected parties have been apprehended in Dublin on
showing themselves in that city. Those who profess to be
in the Fenian secrets assert that the current stories about
divisions in the camp are merely rumours circulated with
a view to deceive the English government. and, notwith-
standing the assertions to the contrary they declare that
Stephens and some of his misguided followers would yet
land in Ireland and raise the standard of revolt.

The news received from Cheater caused some appre-
hension among the police authorities iu this town. It was
not deemed prudent to send any of the police force from
Liverpool to Cheater. It was well known that there were
large numbers of Fenian, in this locality ; it was imagined
that the movement in Chester was a feint made for the
purpose of disguising their operations with regard to Liver-
pool serious results to life and property might have
happened if a disturbance had occurred here. Pre-
cautionary measures were therefore taken by the police,
but fortunately nothing arose to call for police interference,
and the newt, telegraphed at a late hour from Chester of
" nothing attempted yet " was equally applicable to Liver-
pooL

From 9 o'clock last night a special train was kept in
readiness at the Euston-square terminus of the London
and North-Western Railway by order of the Quarter-
master-Genera], and at half-past 2 this morning the Ist
battalion of Scots Fusiliers, under the command of Cap-
tain Filippa, left for Chester. The troops, 500 in number,
were marched from the St. George's Barracks, the special
train conveying them consisting of 27 carriages.
Seurat OP BALL CARTIUDOLS AT LLEDS.—Yestenlay,
as Police-constable 'ryas was on duty at the Wellington
Station, Leeds, he observed a lad loitering for some time
about the platform, and at length slink off with a bundle
of something bulky concealed under his coat. The
officer followed the youth, overtook him near the
foot of Basingball-street, and then discovered that he
was carrying a parcel containing 130 rounds of ball
cartridge. The youth, who stated that his name was
Thomas Fenton, and that he was a shoemaker, living in
White Hart-yard, Briggate, declared that the parcel had
been entrusted to him by a gentleman whom he had met
at the station, and who had ordered him to take it to a
house in York-street, which is a locality principally inha-
bited by Irish. It was at first thought that Fenton might
have been requested by some drill sergeant to take charge
of the ammunition, but, on examination of the cartridges,
it was found they were longer and more clumsily made