The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-06 00:00:00

THE IRISH SECRET 80C11111118.

The following are some further particulars in re-
ference to the arrest of another member of a secret society in
Belfast, referred to yesterday. The Norther', Whig says :
" On Monday night the public excitement which has been
so intensely felt in town in consequence of the arrests of the
12th of December, was still further increased by another
captain made by the constabulary. It appears that the
authorities have received pretty extensive information—
whether based upon sufficient data or not remains to be seen
—of the existameof several secret societies in Belfast ; and
mons the premises pointed out as CMS of the places of mea-
-1 hag of • body of this ch.racter was the public-honse of •
person earned Bernard Boyle, situated in Barrack-West,
sad almost immediately adjoining the Belfast Distillery.
" Boyle wee some time ago a dam-drawer, and in that came-
-1 eity was employed in some of the factories in Belfast. He
then visited Glasgow, and on returning to Belfast entered
into partnenhip. as a publican, with his brother-in-law, •
e named Wilson, who had formerly • toarding-honboarding-hone.Lmn
the neighbourhood of the quays. The prisoner Boyle
took out the license for the present premiers at the last
quarter sessions • the business was carried on in his name;
but, being unmarried himself, Wilson and his family resided
in the house with him. The pennies' are somewhat exten-
sive, and there was accommodation for • considerable
number of occasional boarders, who remained in the hone
for a week or a fortnight at a time, as suited their circum-
stance.. It may also be mentioned that during the tote
of last year Boyle was in a position to accommodate some
seven or eight members of the constabulary, who were then
upon extra duty in Belfast.
• The *nest of last night was effected under precisely shahs
circumstances to those which had previouely taken place
Head-constable Madden and Coeinble Canning were armed
with the necessary authority, end was directed to watch tea
premises during the course of the evening. They wen staked
as civilians, and, in that ninny mowda lhaletaiklen—ss"
penally after dm o'clock—theingassenoe did not excite the
least suspicion. About seven o clock they entered the shop,
Boyle was present, and he was almost immediately arrested.
In the meantime& body of police, ready for any exigency
which might arise, was stationed in Bunch-straw,
while another party was plead in the lane run-
sing in front of the • Mill-dam.' The importance
of this latter arrangement will be seen when it
is stated that the rear of Boyle's premises fronts the dam,
and that no party could poseibly make their escape while the
premises was in this way guarded. The house was searched
by Head-constable Madders, but we believe that no docu-
ments of any importance were discovered. The police, who
were fully armed, and numbered altogether about forty, was
thee, samembled hi Barrack-street; Boyle was brought
and, in the midst of this farce, and attended by an
crowd, he was taken to the police-office. While the pri-
soner was being brought to that station, there was not the
slightest manifestation of political feeling on the part of the
crowd; but great astonishment appeared to be, very na-
neatly, felt over this farther apnea.
" Contrary to the order of proceedings adopted in the pee-
'ions cases, there was no magistrate in attendance when the
prisoner strived at the police-office, and there was, therefore,
no examination of any kind, and no order of committal. In
the usual charge-sheet of the court the name of Bernard
Boyle, his residence, and the name of the complainant, Heed-
constable Madders, were simply entered, a blank being left in
the column usually devoted to eating the name of the
charges, preferred against persons in custody. The prisoner
was placed in one of the cells of the office, and it will re-
main with Mr. Tracey to order his committal this morn-
ing. About half-past eight o'clock the crowd had almost
completely dispersed, but in the neighbourhood of
Barrack-street and Mill-street the event was discussed
with apparent eagerness by groups of peruse who
thronged the corners of every street. For about an
hour and a half two bodice of police patrolled this dietria,
but their peewece was altogether unneceseary, inasmuch as
there did not seem to be the least desire on the part of say
one to disturb the peace and tranquillity of the locality.
" With respect to the recent examinations hied fa the
county jail we believe that Hughes is not yet out on bell, bet
the necessary managements are being made for the purpose
of effecting his temporary liberation. We are now in pos-
session of • copy of the warrant made out for his extemattal
foe trial at the conclusion of the examination, which le
similar to that of each of the other ceses. It 111 be seen •
that it is laid upon the informations of John Kelly sad
Hugh Carotin, the two approvers, • and other credible wit-
nesses.' The following is a copy of the document :
" • Petty &nine district of Belfast, county of Antrim.
"'The satther of William Madden, Head
_ . -

Queen __J prosecution
Constable of Constabulary, complaisant ; James Iluitios, &-
fondant.
Whereas, a complaint was made, on the 31st day of
December, 1868, on the oath of Hugh Carotin and John
Kelly and other credible witnesses, that said Jam Hugh
le, and has been for some time pest, a member of an Merl
society, which is so constituted that the members thereof
▪ known to each other by secret signs and pees-
wards, by way of question sad =ewer' and that,
r smelt member of sold moiety, he had know-
ledge of, and was connected with, a certain meet-
ing of said society, hold at Helfer, in the county
Antrim, on 12th December, 1858, contrary to the provisions
of the statute in that case made and provided. This ie to
command you, to whom this warrant is addressed, to lodge
the said James Hughes, of Belfast, in the gaol at Belfast,
in the said county of Antrim, there to be imprisoned by the
keeper of said gaol, as follows, until the trial of the said
James Hughes. for said °dr& at the next arises at Bel-
feet, comity of Antrim. And for this the present warrant
shall be a sufficient authority to all whom it may concern.'
"It is now becoming month= ever eviden t—notaithatan4-
lag the other credible wharves,' referred to in the
warrant—that the case will hang on, the evidence of the

SW?OV:.

ATTEMPT 7V MURDER ON BOARD SHIP.

Captain John Binnett, of the barque Express., now
lying at Queenstown, has been charged with firing a loaded
pistol at Joseph Worthington, cementer of the vessel, what
whom there is a crone charge of insubordination. The charge
!against Worthington Ines first proceeded with. From the
captain's evidence it appeared that, on the evening of the
23rd Dec., Worthington quarrelled la the cabin with him and
the steward, and wee greedy impertinent end insubordinate,
saying that he had supreme authority in the ship, end re-
fusing to leave the cabin when directed to do so. The cap-
tain then took a four-barrelled revolver, belonging to a par
tenger, and said he certainly would use it, if neceesary, for
his own protection. While in that position, with the pistol
in his hand, Worthington knocked him down, took the
pistol away, presented it at him, and pulled the trigger
but it missed fire. He then went out of the cabin, anrethre:
captain beard three shots tired successively, one after an-
other. Then, when the captain was sitting in his cabin.,
some person whom he did not see, but whom he susted
to be Worthington, fired a shot into the cabin. Heropro-
duced the steward and a boy to support his statement, but
their evidence was not substantielly corroborative of it. The
charge against the captain of firing a loaded pistol at Worth-
ington with intent to murder him was then gone into. The
evidence to sustain it was. that when the dispute occurred
between the captain and Worthington, the former took up
the pistol, and threatened to blow the lattet's brains out.
Worthington on this ran out of the able to the forward part
of the Teasel, crying out to the men that the captain wee
going to shoot him. One of the seamen, named Hinge, War—
ms him, said, "No one shall shoot anyone here," end ran
into the cabin and said, " Captain, what are yon going to
do P" I'm going to blow the carpenter's brains out, wee
the reply. Worthington then went into the cabin and,
made
a rush at the captain to take the pistol from him. Rings ran
between them and caught them both by the cellar, holding
them as far apart se possible. Whit.. doing this the captain
fired the pistol, and the shot passed through Rime's waist-
coat, which, owing to Lie stretching back to keep the
parties asunder, wee partly open, and lodged in the bulk-
head at the height of four foot and a half from the floor.
Worthington then ran over and knocked the captain down,
taking the revolver from him. Rine. said to him, " Worth-
ington, give me the pistol." " I will not," said be. "Well,"
said Hines. "go and fire it over the bulwarks." To this
he assented, and fired the shots into the river, keeping pewee-
;eon of the pistol. The leeward, who was very dtunk, ran
out then and made a blow of a knife at Worthington and
Hines einpped boil. Hines afterwards asked the captain it he
had any more weapons, and on receiving a reply in the nega-
tive, said, " On to rile berth, and I'll take isre no one shall
insult you." This the captain did, and Rine* locked up the
steward, thus putting an end to the disturbance. The bench
decided on dismissing tho charge against Worthington, and
took informations against the captain, returnable to quarter
...ions, but directed that he should he allowed out on bail
on giving two sureties In 251. each, and himself in 1001.

ROBING IN COUNTY CotßTs.—We are delighted
to leant that the attorneys practising in the County Canna
are recognising the propriety of our imggestiou that they
should make it a rule to wear the professional robe. in thorn
courts, so ea to distinguish duce from the sham lawyers
who haunt their precincts, end who !so often impose them-
selves the ignorant suitors as reel lawyer.. We are
informed that at the Delimits County Court, on the 22nd of
December, all the practitioners appeared for the uret time f
their robes, with the marked approbation of the judge. We
hope to receive a like report from the other courts. Al-
though a small matter in seeming, in its effects ft will
be a very great one. The robe not only Onion respect from
others, it soraetitues makes men :respect themselves.—Lose
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