The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-26 00:00:00

THE FENIAN MOVEMENT IN IRELAND.

Saunders' News of Saturday says :—" Yesterday I
three individuals were arrested in a house in Harold's-cross
where they had been lodging for some time, and one of them,
named Patrick J. ooodoo, stated himself to be the bolder of a
sommiasion in the Federal army. The men captured at Pils-
worth's publio4souse, on Thursday night, still remain at
Chancery-lane Station, awaiting the order of the Lord Lieu-
tenant for their committal to some of the city prime. It is
believed that the soldiers will be handed over to the
military authorities. The tampering with the army
is decidedly the most important feature of the Fends
movement, and the fact that they have succeeded is
seducing 1101119 of the troops from their allegiance shows
that the designs of the Fenian leaders were deeply
laid, and that they have been carried out with • con-
siderable amount of skill, or cunning, end perseverance.
It is now, unhappily, beyond • doubt that stow British
soldiers have foresworn their allegiance to their Dome*
to join in ono of the moat atrocious conspiracies that the
world has ever known ; but there is no remn for belie,-
iog that disaffection in the army bas proceeded to any
tent worth speaking of. We learn from our Limerick nor-
respondent that private Dillon, of the 17th regiment, ar-
rested for participation in the resent attack op the police in
Tipperary, has beets identified by three children who slept
in Ryan's house on the night to question, as having been
eogaged on that occasion in drilling the men present ; sad
they further state that when the police demanded entrance
it Iva Dillon who pis directions to fire at them. Be has
been fully committed foe trial. Gamy, who fired at and
wounded head constable O'Sulliven, at Newcastle West,
Limerick, is still at large. A person named Captain
O'Connell, late of the Federal army, who was known as an
Intimate friend sad companion of Chary'se has been ar
rested."

The Dublin Evening Mail of Saturday says:—" A per-
son named athearthy, d Oloaskilty, was arrested at Crook-
haven to-day. He is reported to be one of the working
B's, and was out on bail. Five additional arrests of sus-
pected Fenian' were made yesterday evening at Oork.
Three of the parties had only returned from America on
Thursday last. Their names are Gregg, Dobesy, and Fitz-
gerald. On the latter nearly 4001. in gold sad cheques
wee fated. No arms or documents were toned io their
palmation. The names of the other two men arrested are
Jeanine and Saunders."
The Evening Premium says--" About two o'clock this
day • box of head grenades, Orsini shells, evidently in-
tended for a street attack, was discovered on board one
of the steamers at the North-wall, that bad arrived from
Liverpool. The box wee duly addressed to a permit whom
it would be now premature to meatiest, and was marked se
"hardware." The angina would be capable of pro-
ducing sad havoc in a crowd ; and it is feared that
a number of similar consignments have been imported in
various disguises, without attracting the attention of the
polies. Some time since the custom-house officers dis-
covered abox filled with amain this Dublin SteampacketOom-
peny's stores, zed addressed to so lam a perms thee Patrick J.
lll'Doneell, the locate renew of Stephen., and the Finnan
maim of Dublin. It would be most desirable that
the strictest supervision should be exercised at the landing
of all geode ' inwards,' otherwise haod-grenades, Orsini
shells and other agencies for the destruction of life and
p pert' will fi d th • ito th hoods of d
ard detLminedumen.eirfisvey n apikelields were discovered
this day by some civilises in the neighbourhood
of the North Lots, and were given up to the
police, in whose omission they sow are. Ex-
tensive arrests are cootemplsted, es the polioe have
been actively mgaged in providing accommodation for pri-
'osiers in localities where they can be strongly guarded.
Siam the arrests of Thursday night military discipline has
been very strict in the garrison, end no soldiers are per-
mitted to leave their bonsai save them who are remarkable
for steadiness and good conduct. It is rumoured that it is
the intention of the authorities to have the public-houses
closed at an early hour each evening. The prisoners who
had been confined in Chancery-lane station were conveyed
this evening under a strong mood to lionntjoy prison.' A
Roman catholic student in the monastery, at Tallow. has
also been arrested. Tremonable documents were found in
his passes don

Housimass Pool la THA Msraoroma.—We are
informed that snmacinents have been effected with the
Commissionen of Police, by which the wards occupied by
the casual poor is the various workhouses in the metro-
polis will be visited by the isspectors and sergeants of
police doing duty at the nearest station to the workhouse.
The supenntee&nte of the division will also see the
orders of the commissioners effeetlvely carried out. This
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plan will undoubtedly much improve the condition of the
deserving poor and at the same time tend to diminish
vacancy. —Herold.
THE LATE SUICIDE AT GUILDFORD.—The body
of Mrs. Wesley, the young woman who committed suicide
at Guildford under the extraordinary eireunmetanceedeallsd
in the Express of Tuesday let, was sot recovered from the
river nein yesterday morning, when it was found about •
mile dieting from the spot where the uoforterste warners
was seen to jump in, and about 100 yards within the
boundaries of the borough, The hoods were tied together,
apparently with a garter, thus showing the deliberate de-
tertninatioa with which the deceased committed herself to
the river. She had on a black silk dress, but her crinoline
and hat, as previously reported, were found on the river
bank, and her stays in the bedroom where she slept the
night previous to the suicide. Much surprise is expressed
in the neighbourhood that an effort was sot made to save
the women from death. II is alleged that there were a
somber of men on the town bridge as she passed under It,
floating on the surface of the water, and there were boats
lying close by which might have been made use of for the
purpose of reusing her. The body has been conveyed to
the Railway Arum and the inquest will moat probably be
held to-daL by Mr. Capron. the borough emcees.
THE PAT OF CUSTOM-HOUSE CLIIRKS.—The
Treasury, we beer, has arranged the new plan ca whisk
the clerks in the Custom-house are to be paid ; and the
announcement has ocessioued no small disappointment
among those immediately interested. The existing ex
classes, comprisiog in all 141 individuals, are to be rent,
canned in three. At present the lowest clue begins at
751. sod rises to 1001. a year salary ; end is the others,
✓ectively, she maximum advances to 1401., 1701.,
9061., 2601., mid 3001.—the highest. Under the new
scale, the Junin elms will race from 801. to 1401., lbe
maximum in the two others being respectively 2201., and
3001.—still the highest salary for the officers involved in
the fresh arrangement It is to be observed that the
change aegineets the salaries of the youngest members,
but leaves the pay of the seniors where it was ; and, at a
first glance, it is sot obvious that the reform will yield
much more rapid promotion than the plan which it super.
wales; while it appears to contemplate no reorgunatiou of
duties, with a view to reduction of numbers or greater
efficiescy of exeentien.—Tekgropt.
Burnam Coat Remain Lear MONTIL—The total
exports of coal from the British and Scotch ports during
January were 637,935 lons, being as increase over the same
month of the previous year of 25,662 tons. The various
exports were sa follows :—From the northern ports! 218,928
teas ; from the Yorkshire ports, 15,850 ; from Liverpool.
46,173; from London, 3,692; from the Sewers port.
196,5511; and from the Scotch porter 36,663. As compered
with Jaunty, 1865. these returns show a decrease in the
exports from the Yorkshire sad Severn ports, sod from
London. Daringthe ease mouth, Maws. 11. and
00. report the following export', coastwise 67 5, being a
demon as compared with January, 1866, of 2,417 tons.
During January of this year the total imports coastwise
into Liverpool of South Wake sad other coal were 7,881
teas. beige • dearer* of 5,145 toes as compared with
January, 866, Of au bore* male there were inspected
into London last smooth 21913,015 toes, beteg • decrease, as
compared with the eau' period last year. of 102,061 tone.
This eppareet diminution of the coal supply of the metro-
polis was partially made up by the raileraye, which canted
268,0145 toes, "hewing an Junes*, as scampered with
January, 1866, of 12,844 teem
The Havre journals state that the body of
Owe& Stepan" of the Loglieb brig William Ash,
whose sodden disappeannos vas reported a fortnight mime,
haa_inst been hand is the Valetas desk. at that pert.
DOTAL F=EE HOSPITAL, Gealea-nre-soae.--Tbe
' number of patients relieved at this hospital threes the
week miffing February 24, wee 3,660, et width 1.358 were
, sew emu