The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-21 00:00:00

THE sufv, LONDON, TI-111711SDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 'EU.

LONDON, THU.RSDAY, SEPT. 21, 1865.

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Mr. BRIGHT appears to have had enough of
Reform agitation, for the present at all events, to
Judge from the tenour of his letter to Mr. GEORGE
NEWTON, of Glasgow. In this communication he
replies to an invitation which he had received to
attend a meeting in Glasgow for the purpose of
agitating the question of Parliamentary Reform.
Time was when such a call would have aroused the
lion. member as the trumpet-blast that summons to
energy
action ; but his
seems to have diminished
during the years that have passed since the subject
was last treated of. ne declares, however, that he
has as much interest in the question .
as he has had
at any time, and, moreover, he knows that " it
is advancing with most certain steps:, This
will no doubt be very welcome information to the
disciples of Mr. BRIGHT, for whose benefit it is no
-
doubt put forth, but it must be confessed that the
encouragement is rather luke wailn , and the hopes ex-
pressed do not rest oa any very decided foundation.
Mr. BRIGHT does not desire that the question of
Parliamentary Reform should be dealt with during
the life of Lord PAL3IERSTON, for he is, he considers,
" the only man connected with the Liberal party
who is at once both able and willing to betray it."
It is rather strange that Mr. BP.IGHT should ignore
Lord RUSSELL, who is a far more dangerous antago-
nist, because he is intimately connected with the
cause, and thus possesses much greater influ-
ence, for good or for evil. It is very
convenient to have a scapegoat, however,
and so Mr. BRIGHT fixes on the Premier to bear the
blame of the wretched failure which the Liberal
party has made of Reform. Some persons may
consider that Mr. BRIGHT'S memory is not very good,
for it cannot go back further than the 1860 on the
subject of Reform Bills being submitted to Parlia-
ment. It is, however, only too true that most, of
the strictures which the hon. member for Binning-

ham passes upon the conduct of affairs for the one
year will apply with equal force to the preceding
one, when Mr. BRIGHT says that the Ministry "pre-
ferred their places to their honour as public men,
and they consented to the greatest political fraud of
our times rather than leave the Treasury bench even
for a season." It is certain that such a description will
apply with equal force to the course pursued byLord
RUSSELL and his coadjutors in 1859, when the Con-
servative Government brought in their Reform Bill.
Mr. BRIGHT himself was caught in the trap so
speciously set by the great champion, of Reform.
It is to the lasting disgrace of all concerned in
the affair that the opposition to the DERBY
Reform Bill was inaugurated and carried on with
such strenuous deterthination. The fact was that
the chief conspirators in the plot were more anxious
to prevent their opponents from getting the credit
of carrying a reform measure than to see any bill
pass which might really be of benefit to the
country. They succeeded in their first endeavour
at any rate ; but as for the second, they made con-
fusion worse confounded. It may be very conve-
nient to pass over and forget all these transactions,
but when we find Mr. BRIGHT making grandiloquent
assertions as to the steady and select force withwhich
the question of Reform is advancing, it is impos-
sible not to think of the past, and to reflect whose
fault it is that the matter has not long before this
been settled in some form or other. It is no wonder
indeed, nowadays, that the constituencies through-
out the country should be quiescent in the matter,
because they saw the manner in which the question
was shirked by its so-called best friends and pre-
tended advocates.

Mr. BRIGHT comes out very grand on the ques-
tion, and declares that it is most degrading to a
Liberal member of the House of Commons to sit as
" a supporter of an Administration which repudiates,
and has betrayed, the first and greatest question or
cause upon which the whole policy of the Liberal
party is founded." This sounds very fine, and is
doubtless very true in its way ; but then we must
bear in mind that the tone and style adopted by
Mr. BRIGHT in Opposition and on the Ministerial
side of the House were very different. OTHELLO'S
occupation was gone when he had done his utmost
to oust from office those who had dared to
meddle with his pet motion. There is no doubt that
were the Conservatives in office now Mr. BRIGHT
would find plenty to say on the subject of Reform ;
but he can hardly make sweeping assertions against
all his own party, who are, in truth, the real
enemies of the cause. At any rate one thing is
certain, if the prophecies of the hon. member be
fulfilled, and there is a decided desire expressed by
the community at large for a speedy and compre-
hensive settlement of the question, no thanks will
be due to those who have asserted so much and yet
have done so little. Had Mr. BRIGHT and his
friends not made themselves so unnecessarily active
on former occasions, there would be no need for
them to find themselves in a false position now.

Fenianism is still the chief topic of the day in
the sister country, though very little anxiety is
manifested respecting the prisoners. It is notice-
able that those engaged in the movement are mostly
quite obscure persons in a political point of view,
and bear no name distinguished in the popular
annals. It does not appear to have obtained any
hold on the feelings of the people generally, and
the Irish press is strongly opposed to the move-
ment. Still the Government very wisely has not
relaxed its efforts, but is showing by every means
in its power its determination to suppress
Fenianism in toto. It is difficult to ascertain
exactly how far the ramifications of the party
extend, and it appears that the disaffection has
even crept into the army ; for, according to a tele-
gram in the Irish Times of yesterday, when the 99th
Regiment was on parade at Cork, the sergeant-
major was shown his name in a Fenian roll-book,
when he admitted his signature, and was taken into
custody. Two other arrests were made, so that
Fenianism in Cork is not yet fully suppressed. The
magistrates have addressed the Lord Lieutenant,
stating that they believe the safety of the country to
be endangered by the conspiracy. Lord WoDE-
HOUSE in his reply, addressed to Lord FERMOY, who
transmitted the memorial, declares the resolution
of the Government to uphold the law, and
informs the magistrates that the county and
city of Cork have been placed under the
Peace Preservation Act, and that as strong a mili-
tary force as may be required to support the con-
stabulary shall be at owe supplied. Accordingly
at Cork the garrison has been largely increased and
the police reinforced. Other regiments have re-
ceived orders to hold themselves in readiness to
move on the shortest notice whenever required, so
that there will be no unnecessary delay, as in the
case of the Belfast riots. Meanwhile, the Limerick
races have passed off quietly without the Fenian de-
monstration that was expected. Several arrests
have been made in different parts of the country ; a
reward of £lOO has been offered for the apprehension
of JOHN GEARY, said to be an active member of the
association, and on the arrival of the American
steamers at Queenstown the police search the
passengers' luggage for arms or treasonable
documents. All this seems very unlike Eng-
lish government and English life, but there can
be no question that the authorities have shown
great good sense in interfering with so much
promptitude and decision to arrest the career of
these would-be heroes and martyrs. Among the
cases tried was that of a man who was brought be-
fore a Dublin magistrate on the charge of inciting
another man to join the Brotherhood. The evi-
dence against him was heard and the case remanded.
It is very important to stop the proceedings of men
like this, since there can be no doubt that half of
those who have joined the association have done so
owing to the arguments and solicitations of some of
those men who are anxious for the glory of being
leaders. At all events there is no reason to appre-
hend that Fenianism will obtain any formidable
position, and indeed the only thing which could
give it importance was the assistance it might
receive from America. The authorities seem to be
well on their guard, and consequently we may soon
hope to hear the last of it.

the tragic The
Itiepgnibelic has of late been shocked by many of
occurrences that have taken place, but
conspicuous among them has been the sad affair at
Brompton Barracks. The murder of Major DE
VERE was one of those startling events which are as
aare shocking, and one is divided be-
tweenstrng.e a
horrors theya at the crime and as
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what could have induconlyed
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desperate deed. The
alleged seems to be that CURRIE cherished vengeance
on account of his having been several times sub-
jected to punishment for disorderly conduct and
sulky demeanour. He refused to work when his
working pay was stopped, and was therefore put into
the cells, during which time it is presumed that he
planned the scheme which has brought forth such
deadly consequences. If anything could add to the
enormity of his offence, it woull be the fact that
he has exhibited no sign of sorrow for his cruel act,
nor expressed any contrition for the calamity he
has caused. It was in all respects a cold-blooded
murder of the worst designed character, and no pos-

sible extenuation can be urged on behalf of the
offender. It will never do if any toleration is
exercised on behalf cf those who are too vehement
and intolerant to bear the penalty of their
offences against the law, and it is to be
wished that the execution of the extreme
sentence of the law upon this criminal will
serve to deter others from treading the same path
which he has taken. It is not the question whether
or not the prisoner was harshly treated ; for it would
be indeed a dangerous precedent to assume that the
greatest tyranny or injustice can at all palliate such
deeds of violence and bloodshed. It is not likely
that any one in a sound state of mind would pro-
ceed to such extremities as CURRIE has done without
being led to its committal by real or imaginary
wrongs, and therefore no life would be safe among
those who are compelled to exercise authority, un-
less the most stringent measures were resorted to
as each individual instance of the kind occurs. At
the same time, it will only be a wise and beneficial
course to pursue to render the service as little irk-
some as possible, and thus to prevent the growth of
such inimical feelings as conduce to dangerous re-
sults. All that tends to produce excessive irritation
should be avoided if possible ; but it is unfortu-
nately too true that some are more apt to carry out
their own views, without regard to the feelings of
others.

A great deal is being said just now of a good
water supply, and every one is urged to remember
the old proverb " Cleanliness is next to godliness,"
if they would escape the visitations of cholera and
typhus. Yet while there is no great difficulty in
preaching in this case as in many others there are
several obstacles in the way of practising. Of
course such advice is usually addressed to the
denizens of small houses, and to the poorer classes
who live in dirty crowded places, and under condi-
tions where it is absolutely necessary to make
some exertion to attain the desired end. Yet
the system on which our water companies are
conducted is not calculated to encourage the poorer
classes in .their efforts to keep themselves or their
houses clean. Cleanliness is impossible without'
water, and, according to old tradition, Sunday
should find everything put decently in order.
These two theories are quite irreconcileable with
the practice of the New River Company, which
supplies no water from Saturday morning till
Monday morning. The interval of 48 hours may
be a matter of perfect indifference to the occupiers
of large houses, where the cisterns are of propor-
tionate size, and the daily demand, thanks to car-
peted floors, stairs, and passages, &c., is compara-
tively small. But in houses of lesser pretension,
and still more in those let out to three or four
families, who wash their own clothes, and must
scrub their floors and passages if they wish to keep
themselves decent, the fact of having one day's
supply of water instead of two is a very great evil
in hot weather. It is always difficult enough for
the poor to be clean, and they very often do not
trouble themselves to attempt it. It is therefore a
very great pity to put needless impediments in their
way, and to discourage the traditional Saturday
cleaning which all respectable housewives cling to.
Idleness and dirt on the Sunday are already too
tempting to the overworked labourer and his family,
and if they are short of water, there is little chance
of getting the children to school or themselves to
church or chapel. In the more crowded parts of
London especially, where four or five families live
in one house, plenty of water is indispensable to
health. Surely, then, it is time that this system
should be altered, and that the company should be
called upon. to give a second supply on the Saturday
night, which would carry people comfortably over
the Sunday. By the present arrangement every
can of water is obliged to be carefully doled out,
while on Monday the cisterns are dry for several
hours. This is really a popular grievance, and
should be remedied without loss of time.

LONDON OMNIBUSES.—There are about 620 of
these vehicles belonging to the General Omnibus Com-
pany, and 450 owned by private proprietors. The passer-
by in tho street may suppose there are many more, because
the numbering of omnibuses begins at 6,000. Each pays
an annual tax of £3, and a running charge, in addition, of
ld. per mile, large and small " busses" alike; yet the three-
horsed carriages carry almost twice as many passengers as
some of those with two horses only. It has been suggested
that quarterly season-tickets might be issued on all the
lines to the great convenience of regular and constant tra-
vellers, and insuring an appreciable saving of time to the
drivers and conductors in taking money, giving change,
tc.

A COURAGEOUS LADY.—The St. Maio journals
record a courageous act by a young lady of that town,
Madlle. U. P-, who was the means of saving the life of
a lad, the son of M. Ilamon, one of the editors of the
Progres. It appears that young Hanlon, when bathing on
the beach, got out of his depth, and was being carried out
to sea by the retiring wave, when the young lady heard his
cries for help, and swam to his assistance. She managed
to keep his head above water for some time, until the youth
in his terror clung to her, and rendered her perfectly help-
less. They then both sank together. At that mcment two
of the bathing men arrived in a boat, accompanied by a
foreigner, who immediately dived and brought up the two
young persons in a state of insensibility. They were, how-
ever, soon revived by the use of the usual means, and have
since perfectly recovered.

JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES.—At the Judges' Cham-
bers on Tuesday, before Mr. Justice Montague
Smith, an application was made under the 35th section of
the Joint-stock Companies' Act to remove a shareholder
from the register. Mr. Gibbons, who appeared as counsel
for the company, opposed the application as unusual. His
lordship doubted whether it was intended to give power to
a judge in chambers to try such a question in a summary
manner. Mr. Gibbons said if a shareholder could come
and be relieved from his liability because he heard some-
thing which did not please him, then his lordship would
have enough to do. On the part of the applicant a case in
Chancery was cited, and it was alleged that the capital was
to be used in a way not expressed in the prospectus, and
which he disapproved of. Mr. Gibbons said the prospectus
referred to the deed of association, and every shareholder
was bound to know its contents. No doubt it would be
better if all the objects intended wore expressed in the
prospectus. His lordship declined to make an order, re-
ferring the applicant to the Court. His own impression
was that he had not the power at chambers to try such a
question as that raised.
PALMERSTON A PRESERVER OF THE PEACE.—Pal-
merston fought gallantly against such of the anti-
ministerial charges as were directed against their foreign
policy. He concluded with one of the most incisive and
telling speeches he ever delivered by contrasting the Tory
efforts to maintain the cause of despotism in Europe with
the successful endeavours of the Government in the pursuit
of a more liberal and enlightened policy. " The former sup-
ported Don Miguel up to the last moment, and now gave
their countenance to Don Carlos, who was the author of the
assassination decree of Durango, and believed by all Europe
to be intent on establishing the Inquisition as soon as he
arrived at Madrid. The Ministers, on the other hand, might
boast of the moral support •they had given to the cause
of national liberty in Spain ; of the part they had taken in
the emancipation of the Greeks; of the free constitutions
of Belgium and Portugal, which had grown up under their
auspices—and if he could contribute, however humbly, to
the establishment of the same state of things in Spain as
existed in Belgium and Portugal, be should esteem it a
source of personal satisfaction to the latest hour of his life."
And a few days later, with justifiable gratulation, he con-
trasted the general condition of peace which England and
Europe had enjoyed since the advent of the Whigs to
power with tho general expectations of men universal at the
time of their elevation :—" In 1830, was there one man
h es
i x who
monthse xi,re se
belonging to the present Opposition who believed that
peace could bo maintained ? Was there one man among
them
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confidently state t
longer?thatd
peace opinion
couldhi
This
declaration notin beu icw maintained
only in conversation across the table of this house ; but on
one occasion, when sitting beside an hon. member on the
same bench, was I not warned in these deliberate and pro-
phetic words:—`lf an angel were to come down from
heaven to write your despatches, even that interposition
would not prevent you from having a war within the next
six months ?' Now, no angel has come down from heaven
to write our despatches, and yet we have succeeded in
maintaining peace, not for six months, but for six years
4 from that clay."—M-Vilehrids Life of rameroon,

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

TURKEY,
THE CONVERSION OF THE TURKISH

DEBT.

CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 13.

The check given to official business of all kinds
by the confusion consequent on the fire has sensibly
affected the operation of converting the internal
debt, the total of all classes of stock presented for
verification during the week only amounting to
£778,946, as against £1,249,807 in the preceding
seven days. In London and Paris, however, the
operation proceeds with increased success.

AMERICA.

NEW ORLEANS, SEPT. 8.

Cotton firm, 44c. to 46c. Sales to-day 500 bales.
Sales of the week, 10,000 bales. Stock, 89,000
bales. New York Exchange weak, at ato per

cent. discount.

THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 21.

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company's steamer Ceylon has arrived with the
heavy portion of the Calcutta, China, and Aus-
tralian mails. She brings 122 passengers, 19
packages of specie, value £28,946, and a general
cargo, including 2,264 bales raw silk, value up-
wards of £150,000 sterling.

The Ceylon experienced fine weather throughout
the passage. On the 10th she spoke the steamship
Nyanza, and on the 16th the steamship Tanjore.
The Egyptian fleet and a French and Sardinian
corvette were at Alexandria, and at Malta H.M.S.
Hibernia and Caradoc.

GIBRALTAR, SEPT. 16.
Her Majesty's ships Skylark and Redpole are in
the harbour.

Exchanges are quoted at—London, 90 days' date,
49i ; Paris, sf. 23c. ; Marseilles, sf. 23c. ; Genoa,
sf. 24c. ; Madrid, eight days' sight, 1 dis. ; Cadiz,
1i to 2 dis. ; Seville, eight days, par to dis.
The Egyptian steamer Dakahliet arrived here on
14th from Southampton.
The Ceylon has only reached here.

THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.
SUEZ, SEPT. 21.

The Candia, with the above mails, anchored
here at 8 a.m. to-day (Thursday).

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Sept. 20.—Two o'clock.—The market
is depressed, and quotations lower. A report
circulated yesterday that the Minister of Finance
had been replaced by M. Magne is again talked of
to-day. Threes, for the Account, have declined
171 c., viz., 68f. 50c. For cash, they are quoted at
68fr. 45c. The decline on Italian Fives is 221 c.,
viz., 66f. 271 c. Credit Mobilier shares are doing
at 468 f. 75c. Old Mexican Loan is very firm at
52. Consols show an advance of if. Three
o'clock.—The market has improved, and left off as
follows :

41 per Cents 96 40
Do. end month 96 50
3 per Cents. 6B 45
Do. end month 6B 60
Credit Mobilier
Do. end month
Bank Shares 3595
Credit Fonder 1330
Italian Loan 66 20
Do. end month 66 35
.

Ditto Threes
Roman
Mexican Loan slf
Do. Bonds 335
Russian -
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt
Deferred

852 50
- - 1092 50

matter, and, at the same time, what may be your
proposals and ideas upon the most efficacious mode
of attaining the object in view.
" The Minister, NATO "

The Fenian Movement in Ireland.

DUBLIN, Wednesday Tight.

A telegram from Cork, in the Irish Times, states
that to-day a sergeant-major of the 99th Regiment
was shown by the colonel a roll-book taken from
one of the Fenians who was arrested, containing a
list of names certified as having passed his drill in-
structions. The sergeant-major at once acknow-
ledged his signature, and was taken into custody.
A private soldier of the same regiment was also
arrested.

This occurrence is said to have caused great ex-
citement, and a run on the Cork banks is reported.

Notwithstanding that Tuesday passed off with-
out any additional arrests having been made in
Dublin, we (Freeman's Journal) cannot say that
there is no news of interest or importance to re-
cord. The metropolis continues free from all ex-
citement, or the manifestation of any symptoms
calculated to create apprehension. The authorities
are, however, in various parts of the country, but
more particularly in the county Cork, and espe-
cially at Queenstown, acting with great vigour and
vigilance. On Monday a man named Crowley
was arrested near Kinsale on a charge of
high treason, and having undergone an examina-
tion, he was committed for trial. On the
same day, on the arrival of the American steamer
the City of Limerick, we learn from the Cork
Reporter that a person named Robinson M'Rafferty,
who was a passenger, and is represented as a mili-
tary man, was arrested. When he was searched
documents, it is alleged, of a treasonable character,
were found on him. He was then taken before a
magistrate and formally committed, on what charge
our contemporary does noeinform us. The luggage
of a number of passengers was also examined, and
we are told that a quantity of small fire arms was
found in it. It appears that the police have received
directions to search for such matters on the arrival
of each of the American vessels at Queenstown—a
precaution the prudence of which has been quickly
established. Yesterday evening it was generally
stated that Mr. James Murphy, the citizen of Boston
who was arrested on Friday last and charged at the
Head-office with the other prisoners with having
been engaged in a treasonable conspiracy, was yes-
terday discharged from custody. This, it was added,
was effected through the instrumentality of the
American consul here, Mr. Murphy being an Ameri-
can citizen, and we understand, engaged in the
IVar Department at Washington. How correct
this statement is we are unable to determine, butwe
have heard it on such authority that we are inclined
to look on it as accurate. We perceive by the Cork
papers, received last night, that the asserted disaffec-
tion of the soldiers forming the Cork garrison is
strongly doubted, if not positively denied. The Gazette
of last evening contains proclamations in reference
to the disarming of the county and city of Cork. All
persons having any description of arms are called
upon to produce them at the appointed places on
Saturday, the 23d instant, and non-compliance
with the terms of the proclamation subjects the
offenders on conviction to a sentence of twelve
months' imprisonment. The Gazette also publishes
the proclamation offering rewards for the apprehen-
sion of James Stephens and John J. Geary, of Cork.

. With reference to the arrest at Queenstown, the
Cork Reporter of Tuesday says :—" Yesterday, im-
mediately after the arrival of the City of Limerick
from America, and as soon as the passengers had
disembarked and gone on board the steam tender
to be conveyed on shore, the tender was suddenly
boarded by several of the local police, and a search
instituted. In the possession of one of the passen-
gers, described as an American, who gave his name
as Robinson M‘Rafferty, a number of documents
said to be of a treasonable nature were found, ana
which are also said to have special reference to the
plans and projects of the Fenians. The party
arrested was at once brought before the magistrates,
who decided upon holding a private investigation
into the accusation. This investigation was held,
and the result was that the magistrates committed
tho defendant for trial. In addition to this, small
firearms were taken out of the luggage of a number
of the other passengers. We give this information
exactly as we received it. In these days of rapid
movements and excitement an amount of exaggera-
tion often attends the communication of matters
such as we are now referring to."
The Cork Herald says :—" Queenstown is in a
state of great excitement, owing to the arrival of a
party of American officers, one of whom, an officer
in the Confederate army, has been arrested, with
treasonable documents. The prisoaer brought with
him certificates accrediting him to the Fenian
organisation in Ireland. The town-hall is full of
marines. Further arrests are expected to take place
during the night."
The Cork. Constitution says :—" An arrest was
made on Monday at Queenstown. On the arrival
of the steamship
City of Limerick a party of con-
stabulary went out as usual in the tender, under the
command of Sub-inspector Graves, for the purpose
of overhauling the luggage of the passengers stop-
ping here. Nothing attracted their attention till
they came to a very fierce-looking Yankee, carrying
as an appendage to his luggage a large bag. This
seeming to be unnecessarily bulky, he was asked
respectfully by Acting-constable Courtenay, who
was in attendance with another constable from the
city, to subject it to the common search. He replied
that he had nothing in it but his articles of clothing ;
but he was requested to open the bag, and on doing
so his clothes were subjected to a severe scrutiny.
From an inside pocket of a coat some papers were
seen protruding. These were at once seized, and on
examination they proved to be books and documents
of various descriptions, all relating to Fenianism.
The rules of the organisation in America were clearly
laid down in them. Many of those well-known
speeches that are daily read as delivered at the pic-
nics of the society were found in the books, and of
which there is no doubt entertained that he was
the compiler. A further search was made, and
the drill books—one relating to infantry and the
other to cavalry—were found on his person. Two
very villanous looking revolvers were also got on
him. When interrogated he stated that his name
was Captain John M'Rafferty, and that he was
in the Confederate service, and had lately taken the
oath of allegiance to the Federal Government. He
was in Canada for some time, but for what purpose
he could not clearly define ; but as to his sentiments
there could be no doubt, for the papers found on
him showed anything but friendly feelings to the
British Government. He was brought up before
Captain Seymour, Dr. Power, and Mr. Beamish,
and remanded for further examination."
On the arrival of each steamer from America at
Queenstown the police search the passengers' lug-
gage for arms or treasonable documents.

With reference to the state of the city of Cork,
the Examiner of Tuesday says .—" The excitement
in the city consequent on the arrests made by the
police on Saturday morning last has not yet sub-
sided, but no breach of the peace has taken place,
nor does it appear that anything of the kind is
likely to occur. On Saturday night the police were
under arms all night. A large number of them were
drawn up outside Turkey-street, but, as we stated
above, nothing occurred during the night to necessi-
tate their interference. There was no crowd in the
street except a couple of hundred persons, princi-
pally boys, who stood at both ends of Tuckey-
street, but whose only object in doing so appeared
to be mere idle curiosity. On last night also every-
thing was quiet, and there was no crowd in the
street. Mr. J. J. Geary has not yet been arrested,
although the police are searching for him in all
directions, and it is stated that a reward of £2OO
has been offered for his apprehension. On yester-
day proclamations were generally posted through
the city announcing that the Government had
under the Peace Preservation Act, proclaimed the
city and county of Cork. It is only right for the
information of those who may not see the procla-
mation, for us to state that the words " arms, &c.,"
are used ; the words in the act are " any gun or
gun, pistol or pistols, or other firearm or firearms,
or any part or parts of any gun, pistol, or other

firearms, or any sword or swords, cutlass or cut-
lasses, pike or pikes, bayonet or bayonets, or any
bullets, gunpowder, or ammunition."
The Reporter states that the second battalion of
the Ist Royals arrived from the Curragh by train
on Monday, so that we have two regiments in our
garrison that, from their names at least, should
be right loyal—namely, the Ist Royals and the
2d Queen's.

Lord Fermoy has received the following reply to the
memorial adopted at the meeting of county magistrates on
Thursday :—" Viceregal Lodge, Sept. 16, 1865.—My dear
Lord Fermoy,—l beg leave to acknowledge your letter of
the 14th, transmitting the memorial adopted at the
meeting of magistrates of the county of Cork, representing
that the tranquillity of the county is endangered by the
Fenian conspiracy. You will have learned by this time
the steps which the Government has taken in Dublin and
Cork to repress the seditious movement. By a procla-
mation issued .this day the county and city of Cork have
been placed under the provisions of the Peace Preserva-
tion Act, and the constabulary will be supported by such
a military force as may bo necessary for the maintenance
of tranquillity. I trust that these measures will re-assure
the loyal and well-disposed inhabitants, and will prove
to the disaffected that the Government are fully deter-
mined to uphold the law.—Believe me, my dear Lord
Fermoy, faithfully yonrs, (Signed) WODEHOUSE.—Lord
Fermoy, dm"
The constabulary of Ennis having received instructions
from headquarters to seize all copies of the Irish People
that were publicly exposed, for sale or otherwise, proceeded
to the railway station on Friday evening, at which time the
parcels of the Dublin weekly journals generally arrive ;
but, singular to say, they did not come in'the customary
manner on this particular evening. Head- constable
M'Loughlin, with Constable Alexander and another mem-
ber of the force, again attended at the station next morn-
ing, and awaited the arrival of the 11.15 a.m. train, but on
its arrival the messenger from the agent specially appointed
for the sale of it was told that the parcel had not come.
The police then went away, but in a short time afterwards
the parcel was discovered along with others in the guard's
van, and was sent with other newspaper parcels to the
agent, Mr. P. Byrne, of Jail-street. The head-constable,
hearing that they had arrived in this manner, proceeded to
the agent's house, and finding a dozen of them exposed
for sale, at once laid hands on them and took them away.
He also proceeded to the establishment of Messrs. John
Considine and 'Sons, High-street, who carry on a very
extensive newspaper agency, and there found seven copies,
which were forwarded to them through the extensive and
respectable firm of Smith and Sons, newsagents, Dublin and
London, which the head-constable also seized. Those
effective seizures on the part of the efficient head constable
prevented the rebel politicians of our town from perusing
the pernicious columns of an organ which is now, happily,
defunct.— Clare Journal.

The authorities of the city of Waterford appear to be
adopting very wise and proper measures to suppress this
illegal and foolish band of young and inexperienced persons.
On Monday two large field pieces were transferred fromthe
Artillery barracks to the Infantry barracks, where the
major portion of the left wing of the 53d Regiment is sta-
tioned. A company of the regiment was despatched from
the city on Saturday, to garrison the Fort at Duncannon.
Another company was under orders to proceed to Temple-
more on Monday morning, but have been countermanded
on, w,e have heard, the representation of the city magi-
strates. It is also stated that a confidential representation
has been made by the magistrates, asking for an additional
number of military. Though there is no reason to expect
anything like a formidable demonstration in Waterford, it
is a step in the proper direction, to show that such would
be as futile as it would be absurd.— 'Erato:ford Mail.

FENIANIS3I IN LIVERPOOL.—The Fenian ex-
citement continues unabated in Liverpool. The
rumours of the arrests that have been made of the
ringleaders in Ireland, and the knowledge that the
police are closely watching suspected persons, have
caused the greatest consternation amongst the
" centres " in Liverpool, the members of which
appear to be for the most part as cowardly as they are
clumsy in the work of conspiracy. It is also said that the
leaders are by no means unanimous in their councils as to
the best means to be adopted in the present crisis of the
movement ; that it has been whispered that there are some
of them likely to " make hacks" at no distant period, leav-
ing their duped countrymen in the lurch ; and that in con-
s .quence of the ill-feeling that prevails among the principal
liberators, more than one truly Irish " shindy " has taken
place. On Tuesday night, in the portions of the town
chiefly inhabited by the natives of the sister isle, groups Of
excited labourers and artisans might be seen congregated
together discussing matters relating to the Fenian move-
ment, or listening to the newspaper accounts of the arrests
that have been made in Ireland. It is only justice to say
that the Roman catholic clergy in the town are doing
everything in their power to prevent the members of their
congregations joining a movement which must be apparent
to every reflecting man as fraught with danger to all con-
cerned in it. This well-timed and judicious advice will no
doubt be acted upon by the vast majority of the Catholic
community, and the movement will be mainly confined to
a few rash young men, and the scum of the Irish popula-
tion, who are always ready to endorse any scheme, how-
ever wild, which has for its object the humbling of the
Saxon.—Liverpool Mercury. •

Great Luxembourg Railway.

MEETING THIS DAY.

The half-yearly general meeting of this company was
hold at the London Tavern to-day, the Hon. F. Scott,
chairman of the company, presiding.
The Report, which has appeared in The Sun, having
been taken as read,

The OHAlltmAx moved its adoption, and expressed a hope
that the shareholders were satisfied with its contents. He
trusted that next year still more satisfactory results would
be realised, as the prospects of the company were improv-
ing. He explained that the great increase in the coke and
mineral traffic not representing a corresponding increase
in the profits was owing to the company having been
compelled to reduce their rates. The consequence was,
that great expense had to be incurred, which would
have ben much larger except for the policy of the
Government, which had reduced the duty on coke
and minerals, wisely believineithat an interchange between
the North and South of these commodities would be most
beneficial. Their traffic had accordingly received a great
stimulus, and they had not to encounter the same losses
they would have had to sustain under different circum-
stances. He adverted in detail to the other items in the
report.

The motion was agreed to, and the proceedings termi-
nated with a vote of thanks to the chairman and board of
directors. 0

MARKETS—This Day•

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The supply of beasts here to-day was moderate. Ge-
nerally speaking the quality of the stock was inferior, and
the trade ruled quiet, at about Monday's currency. The
few choice breeds on offer realised os 4d per 81bs. The
supply of sheep on sale was tolerably large. For most
breeds there was a steady demand, at full quotations.
Prime Downs and half-breds scld at Gs 8d per 81bs. The
veal trade was firm, at fully late rates. In pigs there was
a steady demand, at quite previous quotations.
. . _

Per Slb to sink the offal.

s de d 1 8 ds d
Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 4 4 0 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 10 6 2
Second quality do ..4 2 4 8 Prime •,3'tliciown 00.6 4 6 8
Prime large oxen ..4 10 5 0 Large coarse calves. 4 4 5 0
Prime Scuts, dEc....5 2 5 4 Prime small d0......5 2 5 6
Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 6 5 0 Large hugs 4 4 4 10
Second quality do ..5 2 5 8 small porkers 5 0 5 4

Lambs....Os Od to 0, Od.
Su ;Ming calves, l 9 to 23a; and quarter-old store pigs, 25s
to 30s each. _ _ _ _

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
Beasts 1,21c Beasts . 8 0
Cows. .. 130 Cows.
Sheep and lambs 8,14 Sheep and lambs
Calves 626 Ca ves 33
rigs 470 Pigs