The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-03 00:00:00

Ilabal ants Military.

AMIMALTY, JAN. 2. APPOINTMENTS.—Lien-
tenants F. de V. Sanders, to the Irresistible, for ser►ice in
tenders ; F. A. D. Raddcliffe, to the Bellerophon.
Masters W. W. Riddle, to the Asia, for the Royal
Alfred ; 0. Patterson. to the Bristol.
Paymaster( J. N. Robinson, additional, to the Britannia:
A. F. Gain, assistant to the Fiagard, as supernumerary.
Naval Cadet (nominated), N. Maclean.
First Class Assistant Engineer A. S. Tout, to the bra
sietible.

THE WORKING Male OF CHELMS?ORD and MR.
Beionr.—An address to Mr. Bright, 51. P., was forwarded
to that gentleman a few days ago from the working men
of Chelmsford, having been signed by nearly 250 of their
number. Having reviewed hhi past great services to the nation,
the address went on to express the confidence of them
who bad signed it in Mr. Bright's leadership in the agita-
tion for political reform. Mr. Bright, in acknowledging
the receipt of the address, says : " I have re-
ceived the address, and I write to express my
thanks to the working men who have signed it.
I value their good opinion very highly ; and were it not
that they are so far off, and that I have so much to
occupy me here, I should be glad to have an opportunity
of meeting them to discuss the question of reform with
them. The question of a wide extension of the suffrage is
making way. The address says that ' nearly 100 millions
in the United States and in Germany are in possession
of the franchise,' and they argue from this that the cause
cannot be withstood here. I believe they are right in this,
and that we shall oome up with the nations moat advanced
in the theory and practice of representative government.
The working men throu.ghout the United Kingdom
are becoming interested in this great question, and
their organisation is becoming more complete. Their
I power, added to the power of the liberal middle-class,
will be too great for those who now monopolise the
influence of government, and a great change cannot be far
off. In every town and village the question of working
class emancipation should be discussed. Societies should
be formed, information should be spread, and thus opinion
will be created and combined so as to bear down all
opposition. Do not imagine because you cannot bring
together a vast multitude as has been done in Birmingham,
in Manchester, in Leeds, and in Gizmo., that iie have
no part in the great work. Every town and ' may
do its part, and the efforts of all will be needed, ut the
cause is great and good, and the result is certain. Thank-
ing you and your friends for both letter and kind address,
I am very truly yours, JOHN BRIGHT."
THE FENIAN ARNY.STS AND BEIZIIRES AT BELFAST.
—Yesterday evening the police authorities made cer-
tainly the most important arrests and seizures which have
as yet been made in Belfast in connexion with Fenisnism.
About ten o'clock last evening, Head-constable Jacques,
in company with a number of the local constabulary force,
Proceeded to the house of Charles Carroll, a tailor, 34,
Hamillotreet. and having surrounded the house, kncked
at the door, and were refused admission. Constables Adams,
Haverty, and others, proceeded simultaneously to the
back door of the house, which was opened, but imme-
diately shut on the inmates seeing that the back of
the home was also surrounded by the police. The front
door was then broken in, and one of the inmates, named
Donaghy, rushed at the police with a pair of tongs, and
'truck Constable Adana on the head. The police, not-
withstanding the opposition which they received, forced
their way in, and found a pan of boiling lead at the fire, a
bullet mould close by, and a tin can pturtly filled with
almost red-hot bullets. There were over six dozen bullets
in the can. One of the policemen stayed in the kitchen
while the remainder made a search in the rooms above, and
there Constable Enright and the others engaged with him
in the search found another bullet mould and a nail

bag containing large pieces of lead—about a hundred-
weight altogether—all of which were seized. Seven
misoners were also taken in the house, some of whom,
we are informed, were engaged in the manufacture
of bullets when the police arrived. The most im-
portant arrest is said to be that of Michael Hanlon,
holding the rank of " colonel" in the Fenian Brotherhood.
The following is a list of the names of those arrested :
Michael Hanlon, Skigoneil, gardener to Captain Thomson,
Castleton ; James O'Leary, 6, liamill-street, weaver ;
Michael Donaghy, 36, Hamill-stmt, labourer ; Patrick
Reilly, 17, Hanilll-street, sweep ; John Levison, 18,
Winetavermstreet, labourer; Daniel Higgins, Springtiew-
street, heckler ; James Reilly, 8, Hamill.strect, labourer.
•

In consequence of information received during their
visit to the above house, detective officers Thomsen,
Cluigan, Canty, and M'Mabon proceeded to the house. 22,
English-street, off Milford-street, occupied by John
Letson, and there found in a room upstairs 16 cart-
ridges in the course of preparation, as used for the Eng-
lish rifles, one set of mandrils, 200 cartridge papers, cut
according to military pattern ; one haversack, and 100
other cartridge papers of different patterns. The follow.
Mg arrests were made in this house:—John Letion.
English-street, blacksmith ; and James Laverty, 22, Eng.
Dab-street, labourer. The authorities consider these
arrests to be by far the most important yet made in
Belfast, and others, it is expected, will immediately
follow in consequence of information gained through the
seizures of last night.—NorrAern WAio of Wednesday.
EMIGRATION or PAUPSIII. —Among the inmates
of our workhouses there is a numerous body classified
as "able-bodied paupers," each of whom does not cost the
pariah less than 2.. V. a year in board, lodging, clothing,
and management. The " work "he does from one year's
end to another may either be called trifling or absolutely
useless. What he does he does grudgingly, because he
does not receive the reward of his labour, but is in much
the same position as the beasts that perish. If,
therefore, these men were offered " labour and
freedom," Is it not likely that many would ac-
cept it? The colonies can absorb every hard-
working, healthy pauper, and at the antipodes they would
become part and parcel of three rising communities, and a
blessing to themselves. The cost of passage and outfit
would amount to little more than one year's keep in the
workhouse. We do not advocate indiscriminate emigration
of paupers, we would rather bold it out as a reward to the
-.ell-behaved sine- the Nor would we allow the

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TAX Tir PLATS WORKERS AND JAPANNERS AND well-belayed ft-1°1'g•poor• - -- -----. we allow s-
TAX QUEEN.—Some weeks ego we reported the proceed- Vard!tiiiiinittoth: ship "_ a man off because he is " trouble-
roocultiteeieblmeans
lugs of a meeting of the tin plate workers and japanners wine. •
-nemwtonamtheeh against which
w"hicbeh before
of Wolverhampton, at which an address was adopted to ‘''''"C
the queen on the ooeusion of her Majesty's visit to this portatison (under a
town. The address was forwarded by Captain Loveridge,
into careless manner that too often distinguishes our
of the Merridale Works, to the Eight Hon. C. I'. Villiers, De of reaching a land
M.P., the senior member for this borough, with a request were not such establishment exists, but before he sinks
te:Fig himself. At all events, we cannot go far astray in
t.il:toew:i&s.,njanuofftelyrett protested.
that he would take the necessary steps for having it pre-
m making the experiment. We urge the emigration move-
poor, we would give him the opportunity of at once bet-
tentnentedittrattnepliyier..
Mr. .feywalionclays,
nafowChtathptaintheLovfallenriningdge
men upon our guardians on the score of economy ; we
civilisation ; we
urge it upon the public on the score of humanity and
is • copy :—' 39, Sloane-street, Z2nd Dec.,lB66.—My dear
urge it upon Mr. Hardy as one of the
Sir,—r beg to enclose the letter of the Secretary of
State who submitted the memorial of the tin plate workers
sad j nen (that you forwarded to me) to her Majesty
. The memorial was vet, aneroriviaW and wail ways of solving the problem he has before him, and as •
beraslldrawn, and so her Majesty was pleased to consider it. —I step that will not only benefit England. but help the
colonies, and prove a permanent bleating to poor humanity.
remain, my dear sir, very faithfully yours, C. P. vmumus.
Henry Loveridge, E'en.' The Secretary of State's letter is I —New Zealand Examiner.
in the usual form, stating that he had had the honour of ! CRYSTAL PALACI. OHS SHILLING DAY.—
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