The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-02 00:00:00

ALLEOND FENIANISM IN LONDON.

At the Thames Police-court, yesterday, Michael
Butler, aged 53, of No. 2, Vine-court, Whitechapel, shoe-
maker, and Thomas Farrell, 30, of No. 45, High-street,
Milnend New-tows, boot and shoe maaufacturer, were
brought Wore Mr. Paget, charged " with prosuring and
permed*, at the parish of Whitechapel, John Farrell, a
private soldier. to desert from her Majesty's 6th Carshisuer
Onside, for the purpose of taking up arms with the Fergana
in Indeed easiest the government of Great Britain ; also
with hawing in their possession, and not giving a satisfactory
acceunt of the same, a gun bayonet and case, seven leather
pouches, air leather belts, two an of boots, • pair of
spurs, two stocks, and three bushes, supposed to be the
Zif of her Majesty's War Department.'
irrt3harisa Young, solicitor, defended the prisoners.
John Farrell, a tall sod intelligent man, who gave his
evidence with great correctness and propriety, said—l am •
private in the 6th Oarabinier,,Ciruwds, quartered at Ken-
eington Patine. On Saturday afternoon I had leave of
absence from my barracks, sad was taking a walk in Ken-
sington, when I met with • man I bad seen before. I don't
know his name, but I know him by sight. He asked me if
I was on leave, and I told him I was. He took me by rail
to the Oity, and from theme to a house in Whitechapel. I
know it well. 1 saw the prisoner* and eight others there.
They were all drinking. It, made sore of the house,
and pointed it out to the police again. I was introduced to
the pruioneis and others by the party I met at Kensington.
They were all drinking whisky, mid giving out touts
to the grand idea. Farrell drank to the grand idea,
and then handed me a glass of whisky. He was
beckoned outside the door of the room. The prisoners then
took me up stairs, and the man I met in Kensington
sconsaipanied me to the room. Butler went to a drawer,
and took out a quantity of civilians clothing, which he put
before me. I asked him what he meant. He said, If
they don't fit you we can get more • put on a suit of men's
clothes ; join your brothers in Ireland." I refused to put
on the clothes, and they said I had better do so. I insisted on
leaving the room. I said, " Allow me to go out
of the room. I will not put on the clothes.' The
man I first met with, and who made his
escape, took out • book—it appeared to me to be • prayer-
book—and offered it to me to take an oath upon. He
said, "Take it in your hand; rei.eat after me ;" bat I did
not do so. I made • rush towards the door, and Butler laid
hold of me, and told Farrell to pull the clothes off me and
not let me go out. Farrell said he would change my eel-.
form immediately, and seed me away to Ireland. At nine
o'clock on the following morning I made my way out of the
house into the street, and made it my banners to look for
a policeman. After • short time I gave Farrell in charge
to • police-constable in the street He made his escape, and
I pursued him and caught him again.
In cross-examination by Mr. Charles Young the witness
said—l am an Irishman. I have been nine years
in my regimeet. It is now stationed at Kee.
sington Palace. I had leave of absence on
Saturday from four o'clock in the afternoon until one
o'clock on Sunday morning. I did not meet the man in
Kensington by appointment. I was taking • walk, and
met him. I don't know his name. I had three glasses of
ale with him. He was like an Irishman in manner and
dialect. I should say he was an Irishman. I thought I
was going on • spree with him. I never thought of de-
serting. I went from Kensington station to Moorgate.
street. The prisoners offered me raw spirits. I received a
glass, hut did not drink it, and put it down again. I should
say all the people in the house in Whitechapel were Irish,
and they appeared to be enjoying themselves. I could not
make out what they were at first, but when I (lid find them
oat I got out of the house as soon as possible.
I have beard of Fonianiam in Ireland. I thought
what the prisoners said to me was more than a
joke. I thought at first, when I saw men drinking, that it
was • family affair. The attempt made by Butler to pull
my clothes off was not • lark. He pulled off the shoulder
knot from my uniform.

Mr. Charles Young—That will come off very sully. There
are only two or three threads of cotton. Did you not think
the whole transactioa a lark'
Wither—l could not believe it a lark to induce a soldier
to desert. lam °pendent that was what was meant. I
will not swear all the party in the house were drunk. Some
of them were drunk. I will not swear the prisoners were
the worse for liquor. I do not believe it was a song-
book on which the third luau offered. to ■wear
me. It appeared like a prayer-book. I believe the
prisoners intended to detain me against my will. When
they had me upstairs they bad a great advantage over me.
I have met with my fellow-countrymen before, sod enjoyed
myself with them, but they were not Fealties. I bad met
the third man before. I know him, but am not acquainted
with his name and address.

Potter William Dunaway, a detective aerresnt, No. 11
H, said thati on Saturday night he went to the house
No. 2, Vine-court, Whitechapel•road, with the soldier sad
several police constables, and in a back room on the lint
floor he discovered the things mentioned in the charge
sheet. There was a soldier's kit and stock marked R.11.A.,
the initials of Royal Horse Artillery, and some other
things marked No. 5, 8.R.A., meaning No. 5 battery,
Royal Artillery. He took Butler into custody, and told
him he was charged with endeavouring to induce a soldier
to desert from the army. Butler said he knew nothing
about it.

Mr. Paget—Were the prisoners sober'
Dunaway—Both men were perfectly sober.

Inspector Holloway, of the rH
division, who ordered the
house in Vice-ooart to be searched directly the prisoner
Farrell was in custody, said that person delivered to him a
pocketbook containing a 51. note, 21. 106. in gold, and
some memorandums relating to military affairs.
Mr. ?eget saked for the papers, and was informed by
the inspector that they were locked up in a cupboard at
the L•man-street station-house. The magistrate said he
muss see them, and directed them to be sent for, but
finally ordered that the memorandums should be produced
on the next investigation.
The prisoners ware then remanded, bail being refused.

THE FENIAN TRIALq. —At the Cork Special
Commission, on Saturday, Michael O'Regan was fonad
guilty and sentenced to seven years' penal servitude for the
crime of attempting to administer the Fenian oath to •
seaman. Patrick Barry was then tried and convicted on
the charge of administering the oath to a soldier in Cork.
He wu sentenced to ten years' penal servitude. The lan-
g•age and demeanour of both prisoners were most objec-
tionable.

DEATH FROM EXTOSTRE AND NEGLECT.—AII
inquiry was held at the Middlesex Hospital yesterday by
Dr. Lankester, relative to the death of William Farmer,
aged one month, who died suddenly at ter taking two doses of
a medicine called "Specific for the Hooping Cough."
Eliza Farmer, residing at 109, Great Tichborne-street,
deposed that she was mother of deceased, who with two
other of her children wu suffering from lumping cough. Ou
Friday she gave him • does of medi&ne. She bought •
bottle of medicine at a shop in St. Paul's-churchyard, and
paid Is. lid. for it. On the bottle were written directions to
repeat the dose a second time. She did so, cod shortly after
having gone near him in the bed to give him the breast, she
found him dead. The doss was to be repeated an hour
after being tint taken. The decea:.-d appeared to be very
well when she last saw him alive. Mr. Wadsdele Watson,
M.RC.S.. deposed that betook poeseszion of the bottle of
quack medicine, obi,* was labelled "Specific for Hoopla(
Cough." It had neither taste nor smell. He suspected there
was antimosy ie it. but found nose. He did not think the
child had been poisoned. The deceased had not a particle
of clothing on him, was dirty and emaciated, and the room
in which the family lived was filthy. In his opinion, the
medicine would not kill the child. He believed exposure
to the cold to have been the cause of death. Charles
Leech, in whose house the parents of the deceased lived,
gave an excellent character of them, stating they were
poor but very attentive to their children. Dr. Watson
said the condition of the brain, helm, and lungs of deceased
might be accointed for by suffocation. The coroner said
with regard to these quack medicines, the worst was no one
knew what they wars. The jury returned a verdict of
" Accidental death." '• 4%4
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Loss OF Two Livssroot. SHlPs.—The late storms
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yesterday evening, and the last 11C0300,9 report her to be a
total wreck. The ships Rathfern and New World put back
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little strained, but the New World has lost her sails, her
bulwarks have been carried away, and she is otherwise in a
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