The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-28 00:00:00

PENIANISM IN LONDON AND THE PROVINCES.

CAPTURE OF A "SERGEANT" AT DOWLAIS IRON-
WORK', —The exciting capture of a Fenian took place at
Dowlais Iron-works on Christmas night. The police had
previously been informed that an Irishman, a tinker,
named Coffee, alias Hegarty, had administered the Fenian
oath to William Casey. Coffee's house was accordingly
searched in his absence, but nothing was found implicating
him. On Christmas night, about eleven o'clock, another
attempt was made, and a force, led by Mr. Superintendent
Wrenn, proceeded to the house, where they saw half-a-
dozen men and several women assembled, the beer flowing
freely. After a while, a seditious song was struck up by
Coffce, the burden of which was :

Dear old Ireland,
Brave old !related.
We will xt 300 trio.

The sentiment of the whole song was to the effect that
some pray for peace, but we for war, as that would be
Ireland's opportunity for revenge." Some of the women
interrupted Coffee, and tried to dissuade him from the
course be was pursuing ; but he persisted, exclaiming,
" I am here in defiance of any man, and let any
Peeler attempt to take me, and I will brain him, at the
same time flourishing an ugly-looking weapon. The
premises were closely watched for some time, and
after a while enough was heard to justify a capture, and a
rush being made, the valiant tinnsan Coffee, who was
armed with his formidable hammer, was arrested, together
with Casey. There being no actual proof against any of
the others, only of their having joined in a seditious song,
.these two only were taken into custody. At a special
Court on Thursday Casey turned an informer, and deposed
that be was induced to join the Fenian., by Coffee ; that
the prisoner Coffee was a sergeant in the Fenian army
when he first spoke toViiro. Prisoner said, We are getting
very strong now in mauyplaces, and we shallsoon be strong
enough to free old Ireland. Me administered the Fenian
oath on a catholic Prayer-book, and told him that he would
have to pay twopence per week to strenghen the funds,
and also subscribe :14. towards getting a revolver, which
would be given to him on paying that deposit. In reply to
the magistrates Casey deposed to being sober at the time,
and when the oath was administered no one was present
but hin melt and Coffee. Prisoner was fully committed for
trial on the charge of administering an illegal oath. When
prisoner was taken the Prayer-book used for swearing in,
and two copies of the Irishman newspaper, were found.
PR El 7A UTIONS AT PORTSMOUTH. —Considerable
anxietylis still felt at Portsmouth with respect to tiosaible
or suspected Fenian outrages, and every precaution is being
taken by the authorities to meet any emergency that may '
arise. There can be no doubt, however, that this feeling
of alarm is attributable in a large degree to the very pre-
cautions which have been taken ashore and afloat, and
which exaggerate the dangers that are apprehended.
Special precautions, however, hare been taken on board the
ships in harbour; the dockyard polioe have been armed
with cutlasses, and the Portsea Island gas works have
been placed under the direct surveillance of the borough
police. Extra guards have also been placed over the
various magazines in and around the garrison of Ports-
mouth. Another detachment of the Foot Guards arrived
yesterday, and proceeded to Osborne to relieve the guard
previously told off for duty at the royal random.

ARILLIT AT SOIITHAMPTON. An engineer of one
of the steam packet companies has been apprehended at
Southampton for endeavouring to persuade two of the 60th
Rifles, stationed at the government powder magazines,at
Marchwood, on Southampton Water, to take the Fenian
oath. The prisoner met the soldiers at the Wheat Sheaf
Inn, at Southiunptoe, on Thursday. The latter reported
the matter to their corporal, who was in Southampton at
the time, and the prisoner was apprehended the same
night. The Mayor was sent for, and his worship bums-
diately. reported the circumstance to the Secretary of State.
The prisoner was examined before the magistrates yester-
day, and was remanded. The police-station is strongly
guarded.
AuREST AT LEAMINGTON.—Yesterday afternoon
a man named Roger Stanley Moseley was apprehended at
Leamington, on suspicion of being • Fenian, in conse-
quence of his declaring that a box he had engaged two
men to carry to the Great Western Railway contained
revolvers, and that he was a Fenian to the backbone. The
box only contained his clothing, but a letter relating to
Fenianiam was found in his possession. He has been
engegeil at a building in Leamington, but gives his addreas
as Baker-street, London.
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PRECAUTIONS IN SOOTLAND.—The Lord Provost
of Edinburgh and the Provost of Leith have received in-
structions from Mr. Gathorne Hardy, her Majesty's Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department, to swear In
special constables, and otherwise to make such provisions
as may seem expedient for the safety of the in-
habitants of the respective towns. In accordance
with these instructions, special meetings of the
magistracy of Edinburgh and Leith were held
on Thursday, at which it was agreed to swear
iu special constables, and order • sufficient
number of staves for their use. The Leith
authorities resolved that the local volunteers num-
bering nearly 900,should be called upon to come
forward for
enrolment Yesterday. A number of the Leith policeforce
have been armed with revolvers. We believe that orders
have also been received by the military authorities in this
district from his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
to withdraw all furloughs from officers, non.conuissioned
officers' and privates belonging to the various regiments
during the Christmas and new-year holidays. On Wed-
nesday night, from information previously received by the
Renfrewshire authorities, special precautions were taken by
the police and other officials to prevent • rumoured rising of
supposed lonians in the village of Inverkip. For some tune
past a number of paekruen have teen seen about the vil-
I lege end vicinity, who seemed to be on intimate terms
' with the navvies presently employed in that district.
From subsequent information obtained from reliable
sources, it was stated that the navvies proposed having a
procession on Christmas night ; and, in order to prevent
' any such demonstration, about eighteen constables belong-
' ing to the county force were sent down on Wednesday
afternoon, under Superintendent Bowden. At present
there are about 200 navvies employed at various new works
in the vicinity of Inverkip, a good number of whom had
been overheard in "their cups" to express sentiments of
' disloyalty.
SPECIAL CONSTABLEI3 ON Du/v.—On the 26th,
intelligence having been received from the officials of
Somerset-house of a threatened attack on that building,
after communication with the police authorities at Bow-
lstreet, it was arranged that the specials of the Covent.
garden division should be summoned. More than 600
summonses were issued in sn hour and • half, and although
it was Boxing-night 217 specials assembled do the division
in less than two hours after the receipt of the sum-
mons. These gentlemen, under the commend of
Mr. John Fincllater CorsCeden, superintendent, were
subdivided into sections of twenty-five men each,
and from 6 p.m., the 26th instant, till 6 a.m. 27th inst.,
!in constant relief every two hours, kept guard inside and
outside of Somerset-house. The men behaved admirably.
The premises which were formerly the "Old Hum-
mums" Hotel, but which are now the vestry offices, were
made available for the occasion, the rooms being allotted
to the various companies in reserve. In some the occu-
pants were sleeping, in others smoking, and others again
quietly awaiting their duty. The strictest discipline was
enforced. no man being allowed out without a written
pass from the superintendent. Refreshments were pro-
, vided for the men as each section was relieved ; and a
Irma efficient system of patrolling and guarding was en-
forced throughout the night. Yesterday Mr. Henry
White and Dlr. J. G. Stillwell eat at the vestry offices, and
at 4 o'clock the number sworn in reached 737. The same
justices will sit to day, from 11 till 4, when it is expected
the number will exceed 1,1100.

THE WALRUS IN THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
Poor "Jemmy," the Imbue, the last pet of London
sight-seers, has died, and joined the sea-bear in the
happy hunting grounds, if any such there be, of departed
sea-manirnalia. He had been uneasy and ailing for some
days, and on Thursday, the 19th, died suddenly. "I went
up to the Zoological Gardens on Thursday, Deo. 26 (says
J. K. Lord), when,at my particular request, Dr. Mu:lamest
kindly permitted me to see and examine for myself the re-
sults of his carefully and skilfully conducted post-mortem
examination of the defunct walrus. From out of the
animal** stomach numbers (past counting) of small, roun-
dish, white parasitic worms had to be taken. Bomeidea of
the number of these eotozoa way be gathered from the fact
that, put together, they fill every large glue bottle, which I
should say, at a rough estimate, held from two-and-a-half
to three quarts. I believe lam under the walk as to the
size of the bottle, but lam writing only from guess. The
worms, so far as I could judge by looking at them in the
bottle jumbled together, would measure on an average
each about one inch in length. The genus and species
to which these parasitic entozoa belong is at present
undetermined, but I trust to be in • position to give
an account of them in next week's number. Several
curious speculations are opened up by the discovery of
these parasites in the stomach of the walrus. Whence
did the animal get them? From the food he obtained prior
to his residence on ship board ? From the food he obtained
from the sailors? or were they inherited directly from
the parent? An examination of the mucous lining
membrane of the animal's stomach is quite enough to
prove beyond every doubt or question that Jemmy mast
have had these worms in his stomach long prior to his
arrival at the gardens, because the mucous membrane is
completely destroyed here and there, in large patches. and
the cause of this destruction is chronic ulceration, brought
about by the presence of the parasites. And we may, with
grad, show of reason, assume that the existent state of
disorganised tissue could not have taken place during the
short time the walrus has been in the society's gardens.
That the mischief caused by these parasites was the cause
of the walrus's death there can be no doubt whatever. He
was observed to be simply ailing during the Tuesday and
Wednesday preceding his very sudden and unexpected
death on thursday."—Land mid Wake.
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