The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-21 00:00:00

Desmond—Did I not say to you that I did not care for
man, woman, or child. Witness—No, certainly not.
Desmond—Did I not say that I could face anybody;
that I bad nothing to do with this affair!
Witness—No, certainly not.
Desmond—Did you tell the magistrates that you wren a
deserter!
Witness—No.
English—Was not the meeting where Father O'Connor
was speaking ?
Witam—No.

O'Keefe—Did you not see a number of tailors at that
meeting?
Witness—No, I did not.
O'Keefe—Did you ever see me pot down any money at
those raffles?
Witness—No, I never did.
O'Keefe (to the mairistrate)—l don't think there is suf-
ficient evidence to keep me or send me to prison.
Sir Thomas Henry—That's for me to judge.
O'Keefe—Have you heard of the reward offered for
the persons who blew up the prison?—Witness—l have.
O'Keefe—Do you know the amount of that reward?—
Witness—Yes.

Mulvany protested his entire innocence.
The prisoners were then remanded until Monday.
Pursuant to notice that had been given on
Thursday from the Mansion-house, the Lord Mayor and
Alderman Sir Robert Carden attended yesterday in the
Comptroller's-office, at the Guildhall, for the purpose of
swearing in special constables, with a view to protect the
City of London from any outrage that might be attempted
by the Fenian.. Several other aldermen amongst whom
were Messrs. Wilson end Hale, Stone and Censtoo, were
also present during the day anxious to assist in the duty
that had devolved upon the chief magistrate of the city
to Mks) proceedings for the protection of the citizens. Mr.
Oke, the chief clerk, was in attendance to go through the
necessary formalities and to adzoiniater the oath; and Mr.
F. Brown, the City Marshal, who, by virtue of
his once, is also High Constable of the City
of London, was likewise present. Among the offi-
cials of the corporation who first offered themselves
to be sworn were Mr. Brand, the Comptroller ; Mr.
Corsi', the Remembrenoer ; and the whole of the
clerks attached to those offices. All classes seemed to vie
with each other in their desire to assist in upholding the
law, and the first batch of gentlemen who were sworn in
comprised a great number of clerks from the Bank of Eng-
land, and she from the following banking establishments
in the City : the Alliance ; Roberts, Curtis, and Co.;Smith, Payne, and Co.; the Union Bank of London ; the
Metropolitan ; the London Joint Stock, and the Consoli-
dated. The greater portion of these were young and able
men whose services would, no doubt, be found most vain.
able in the event of any outbreak being attempted by the
Fenian/. A great number of clerks belonging to the
custom-house were also in ettendanoe and were enrolled
among the specials, as were also the whole of the vergers
of St. Paul's Cathedral, and a great number of the clerks
attached to the different mercantile houses in the City,
and every one of the gentleman to whom the oath was ad.
ministered was evidently actuated by a Wong and enthm
deistic feeling to eupport the law, and toad in the prevention
of similar dastardly outrages to those that have recently
been committed by the Fenian' in the metropolis and
other places. It was a noticeable fact that in the course
of the day a very considerable number of the members of
the Court of Common Council attended for the purpose of
offering their services as special constables ; and among
those who were duly enrolled were Mews. Gibbons, the
Chairman of the Markets Committee Bengough. R. Cox,
Paterson, Webber, Wheeler, Bonnewall, and a number of
others. The Lord Mayor took occasion to remark that the
principal object of the present proceeding was not so much
to repel any antidpeted act of public violence on the part
of the Feuians as a measure of precaution for the protec-
tion of property, but, of course, if their services were
required in any other form, they would, undoubtedly,
mistily respond to any cell that might be made upon them.
By arrangement with Mr. Peacock, the assistant solicitor
to the Post-office, a considerable number of the officials
connected with that establishment attended and were
sworn in during the afternoon.
Yesterday afternoon Prince Arthur, attended by
Dr. Jenner, physician in ordinary to her Majesty, viidted
the patients lying in the Royal Free Hospihl, Gray's-ion-
road, suffering from injuries received through the late
explosion at Clerkenwell. Him Royal Highness was con-
ducted through the wards by Dr. J. H. Hill, and Mr.
H. C. Hopkins, house surgeon. The sufferers who re-
main in this hospital are all progressing favourably, with
the exception of the old man Humphrey Evans, who still
lingers in a most precarious state. Mr. Gant, on paying
his daily visit, thought him a little better than he was on
Thursday.
The vestries of St. Clement's Danes, Hackney,
Greenwich, and other places, have followed the example
of similar bodies in the metropolis in expressing abhor-
rence of the outrage, and a readiness to offer every facility
for the swearing in of special constables, a process which
was being effected at nearly every police court and vestry
yesterday.
The government have, it is said, ordered that
the gates of Somerset House should be locked, as •
precaution, and Thames police-boats are placed to guard
the building on the river side. The fire-engine stations
are also guarded, and'at night members of the brigade do
sentry duty, wearing their "side arms," the fireman's
hatchet.

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SUSPECTED FENIANISW AT MANCHESTER.-OD
Saturday last, two men stopped at the Crown and Cushion
Public-house, Failsworth, having three large brown paper
parcels with them. The men left by the 10 minutes to
three p.m. omnibus for Manchester, but omitted taking
one of the parcels. One of the men discovered the omis-
sion at Manchester, and desired the guard to bring it by
the next journey, and said he would meet him and take it
from him near the viaduct at Knottmill. The guard
complied, but no one being at the viaduct, it was ultimately
taken to the county police-station at Newton-heath. The
man who directed the guard to bring it cautioned him to
handle it with care, as there might otherwise be danger,
and on the parcel being opened at the police-office, it was
found to contain a fuse, about six yards long, and attached
to it was a stick at either end. Some experiments led to
its being accidentally ignited and burning away, singing •
policeman's whiskers. It is naturally supposed, at • time
like this, it may have been for use by Fenian/.
It is stated that one of the sergeants of the staff
of the Ist Royal Lancaster Militia has just been placed
under arrest, charged with being implicated with the
Fenian movement. Re is an officer who has seen 2:1 years'
service, and it is rumoured that be has been making im-
portant disclosures whilst under the influence of drink. It
is also stated that he is implicated in the Wolverhampton