Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-12 00:00:00

THE PHCENIX CLUB
PROSECUTIONS.

TRALEE, WEDNESDAY.
The examination of Daniel Sullivan was resumed this
morning. He said He Came from Bantry to Skibbereen on
a Sunday, in the first week of December, and slept in the
phoenix room, at Murty Downing's, where he saw about
ten men, members of the society, being drilled by Murty
Downing Ou the 10th or 11th of October the witness was
in Killarney, and met Florence Sullivan in Doctor Lenni-
gan's shop, and asked him how the society was getting on
there. He said it was getting on very slowly, as the clergy
would not -allow them to take the 'oath. There were several
meetings at P. Stillivan's, at Kenmare. He heard from the
prisoner that there was a large meeting there, and
that two young men came from Killarney. Saw
the prisoner at several of the meetings which were
generally held at night, and at which there was always
speeching b.:letit the sobiety,and the Americans coming over.
The room in which the meetings were held was always
locked or belted; and it any one, not a member, came in,
the conversation ceased. Saw J. Sullivan in the room
during'these meetings.
Cross-examined by gr. O'Hagan : I trent on the 20th of
August to Bantry, and the next morning proceeded, with
five others, to the Priest's Leap, about five miles from
Bantry. The two prisoners, John 'Connor and Patrick
Hennessey, were alto at the Leap. Altogether there,were
eight people there. I had a pair 'of pistols. No one had
arms but me. I+e, pistols were nett'loacled by me that day :
,don't know whether Cullimane leaded them or not: they
-were not disehtrged by me. 1 sometimes carry pistols
with me through the country. T think Kerry is a peaceful
-county. Don't knew whether people generally go armed
or not. 'We --stopped at the ;Leap about two hours. The
,drilling that day lasted about ten minutes. We
marched dcwn the hill tvio deep. Were again chilled
"-on the high road, nesr Lord Bantry's gate, at
Glengdriff. The drilling mould have continued longer only
—that a'woritai passed, andrit was stopped. I don't think we
were ten n!inutes drilling. This occurred about five .or six
- .o'clock ilethe evening, let a bye-place of the road. On my
second visit to the Priest's Leap, there were about twenty
persons there. We rerkine,d about four hours at the top of
the -Leaf, for we waited a long time for :fie Bantry men.
When returning home, we were drilled on the Km-1y side.
The drilling lasted about half am hour. All who were at
the Priest's Leap onithe second day were members of the
Pliceni-s. Club, except Leary, -who had oily taken the oath
of seoresy. [The witness stated that he bad taken an oath
• of seeresy and brotherhood, and had broken them.]
The cross-examination was going on:at three• O'clock, when
the 'post left. There is no excitement in the town, or any-
thing to indicate the existence of feeling in reference to the
prosecution, except a placard which is posted soliciting
3 s ibscriptions to the Fair Trial Fund, which is being raised
throughout Ireland, for the defence of the prisoners.

THE REFORM BILL.
The Times- •Eays--Lord. John Russell's amendment on the
Reform Bill, it be adopted, must be fatal to the measure.
The Times arils—The next scene in the drama of Parlia-
mentary. Reform we Rood venture tot
anticiptheate. They talk
that
of
dissolution—much g may do Governmet
throws that last stake.
The Post remarks that Mr. Walpole was compelled to
resign on th 3 very principle which the Cabinet, in the first
moment of difficulty, have thrown overboard. Mr. Disraeli
was inflexible when it was merely a question of saving Mr.
Walpole, but he readily. gives way the instant that it be•
comes a question of saving himself. Mr. Disraeli, how-
ever, gets rid of only half his difficulty, for Lord John
Russell's amendment includes the question of a reduction in
the borough franchise.
The 'Herald, after noticing Lord John Russell's amend-
.znent,- says the sooner Lord Derby is enabled to obtain the
verdict of the electors, the better will it be.
The Daily Hews says it is possible that Lord Derby may
have made up his mind to take his stand on the ten pound
borough qualification, and struggle for its maintenance.
'But in the face of a large adverse majority, Ministers
can hardly resort to a dissolution of Parliament.

;ASTOUNDING ACCIDENT IN RUSSIA.
3,000 PERSONS DROWNED.
The following extraordinary statement we take
:.from the Cologne Gazette, but without in any way
pledging our own belief in it :
The Russian journals announce an unexampled catas-
. trophe at Taganrog, on the Sea of Azoff. Allured by the
mildness of the temperature, and by the purity of a cloud-
. less sky, about 3,000 inhabitants of Taganrog followed the
fishermen upon the ice. In that country, fishing is the
favourite occupation of all, younc, and old, rich and poor.
The air was so calm, that all advanced, without mistrust,
farther and farther upon the ice, in the hope of obtaining
a richer booty. Suddenly a warn? wind rose from the east,
which insensibly rose higher, whirled masses of snow, and
=finished by detaching from the shore the ice which adhered
to it. In a few instants the vast sheet of ice cracked, rose,
broke in several places, and the unhappy people who were
,upon. it saw themselves carried out towards the open sea.
Two hours afterwards not a trace of life was perceived
from the shore upon the surface of the waves. On the
following day, the waves drove ashore a floe of ice on which
were five of these unhappy people ; three were dead, and
. the others stupified by cold. The two last, a young girl
and an old man. The young girl died some hours after.
The old man survived, but from fright he had lost the use
,of his tongue. Ile gave in writing. a narrative of the events
of this frightful night. The number of persons who met
death in the waves amounts to 3,000.

A POPULAR HISTORY

OF TUB

WORKING CLASSES.

ADDRESSED TO THE WORKIXG CLASSES

THEMSELVES

CHAPTER THIRD.

PART THIRD.