The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-27 00:00:00

The Fenian Movement.

The Freeman's Journal of yesterday says :
" Although we are not called on to-day to record
any arrests as having been made in Dublin yester-
day, the letters from our provincial contemporaries
prove that the attention and vigilance of the autho-
rities are not confined to either the metropolis or to
Cork. In Kerry, Tipperary, Cork county, and even
in Dungannon, the stronghold of Orangeism, the po-
lice have, within the past few days, added consider-
ably to the roll of prisoners now in custody, charged
with participation in the alleged 'treasonable conspi-
racy.' In Clogheen two suspects have been taken
—one a shop assistant, and the other a returned
American and a reputed captain in the United
States army. In Killarney also five arrests have
been made—two of them being rather remarkable.
One of the captured was clerk to the Crown Prose-
cutor of the county, and a second an employe in
the local post-office. In the county of Cork arrests
have taken place in Clonakilty, Glandore, and
Roscarberry. In the first mentioned place a man
named Deasey, who represented himself to have
been for three years a lieutenant in the Federal army,
was taken into custody, and all his documents, &c.,
seized. Archdeacon, who was arrested in Liver-
pool, and Morrissy, who was taken in Parsons-
town, were yesterday brought before Mr. Stronge,
and remanded until Saturday next. In reference
to the remands generally, the Dublin Mail of
last night informs us that there is nothing to pre-
vent the examination taking place at an earlier
period should Mr. Stronge be able to complete the
arduous preliminary investigations in which he is
engaged. Should the examination terminate in the
committal of the prisoners, they will, in all likeli-
hood, be tried at the commission of Oyer and Ter-
miner, which will open on the 25th of next month,
and at which the Lord Chief Baron and Mr. Justice
Keogh will be the presiding judges. The Mail also
states thpt it is rumoured that one of the persons
arrested has turned informer, and has given a con-
siderable amount of important information. We
learn from the Cork. Herald that public feel-
ing in that city continues unabated. When the
telegram announcing the overhaul of the American
ship Hannah appeared in the local papers on Satur-
day the excitement was much heightened, and
speculation was rife as to the real state of the case,
and what would be the next move. The watchful-
ness of the Cork force continues unabated, and sus-
pects are energetically sought after, in pursuance of
warrants placed in police hands. It is thought that
some of those marked individuals have absconded. It
is expected that a further military detachment of 100
men will be sent to Middleton, in Cork. The Consti-
tution announces that the order confining the men to
barracks has been revoked, the men being allowed
out twice a day,before and after dinner, and in some
instances passes are granted to them to remain out
until 12 o'clock at night. But civilians are still pro-
hibited entering the barracks unless it pleases the
provost sergeant, who has charge of the gate, to
admit them, and even then all business must be
transacted under the surveillance of the military
police who are told off to perform that duty. The
Kerry Post reports a case which happened recently
in that county, and in which a magistrate acted
with such firmness and decision as to deserve
approbation. It appeared that Mr. Coltsman,
D.L., was on the Shinnagh Railway platform, wait-
ing the train to convey him to Knocknagree fair.
The platform was crowded, and whilst there Mr.
Coltsman heard a man named Kelly boasting of
being a Fenian, and shouting out that 15,000 were
coming over to free Ireland, Mr. Coltsman hear-
ing him speak in this manner arrested him on the
spot. He appears to be a returned American. Mr.
Coltsman remarked during his evidence that he
knew he was quite safe in arresting Kelly, as the
people of Kerry did not sympathise with such people
as Fenians. At the same court a man got six
months for singing Fenian songs."

Shocking Can of Cruelty to a Wife•

At the Clerkenwell Police-court, yesterday, George
Price, a well-dressed man, of respectable address and ex-
terior, was charged before Mr. Barker, the sitting magis-
trate, with causing the death of Frances Price, his wife, ou
the 22d August last, in the parish of St. Mary, Islington.
The prisoner exhibited much nervousness and restless
anxiety duziog tue whole of the protracted investigation.
Mr. Chippedleld appeared to conduct the case for the
prosecution, and, in opening the facts to the magistrate,
stated that he was instructed by the Marquis Townehend
to submit the case, which would be found to be of great
importance. The prisoner was charged with having caused
the death of his wife, not by any immediate act of violence,
but by a long-continued series of acts of cruelty and bru-
tality towards her. The prisoner was by profession a line
engraver, in which he earned not less than £2 per week.
The deceased lady, his wife, had been the mother of five
children by the prisoner, and in May, 1864, the prisoner,
his wife, and children, were living together at 7, Offord-
road, Barnsbury, in the parish of Islington. It would be
shown that about that time she was attacked with violent
pains, and these continuing, medical advice was sought for,
and Dr. Sewell was called in, who discovered the existence
of a deeply seated abscess. He directed the nurse, a Mrs.
Rice, to continue the application continually of linseed
meal poultices, expressing his fears that if the abscess burst
internally it would produce fistula and other still worse
effects. Tho woman would prove that she could not obtain
even ld. from the prisoner to purchase the linseed meal,
and the result was that the abscess did burst internally,
and that both fistula and cancer followed, the poor lady
suffering excruciating torments. The nurse, Mrs. Rice,
had remained with the sufferer six mouths, and would
describe several acts of violence committed during the
whole of that time by the prisoner on his wife, such as
seizing her by the wrist, trying to drag her out of bed,
pushing her head against the wall, leaving her hair en-
tangled in some nails, and at other times throwing her
back with great violence upon the sofa on which in her
sufferings so reclined. But the cruelties dated from the
month of gay, 1864, and continued up to the date of
her death. Her mental anguish was increased by the
brutal language used to her by the prisoner, who did
not hesitate to tell her that ho wished she was dead,
that he would light candles to show her soul the way
to hell, that he had measured her grave, and that the cer-
tificate of her death was already drawn up and prepared.
Dr. Sewell attended her for nine months, and at last Mr.
Gowland, the eminent surgeon of St. Mark's Hospital,
was called in, and pronounced the case to be one of the
worst of fistula ho ever saw. During the whole of this time.
it would be proved the prisoner used language to his wife
which was perfectly horrible. Further than this, in sup-
port of the present charge against tho prisoner, it would be
shown that a person labouring under such severe and cruel
disorders required a largo amount of generous nourishment
and stimulants to prevent the disease from passing into
the system with increased rapidity,but instead of supplying
these necessary and essential wants, the prisoner expended
his own earnings in drink for himself, and ono week all he
gave to the nurse for her and his wife's sustenance was
is. 11d. It would be proved that the unfortunate deceased
was constantly calling and craving for food, and on one
occasion it would be indisputably establiShed that the pri-
soner took from his pocket a ss. piece, and holding it up
jeeringly, asked her if she would not like to have it, and
at the same time refused her any food. Towards the latter
part of her life, a neighbour, Mr. Lynch, and her brother,
were in the practice of leaving money with the nurse to
procure and provide for her wants in the way of food,
wine, and brandy, as ordered by the doctor, but it would
seem that these provisions were consumed by the prisoner,
although they had been provided and prepared for the use
of his suffering wife. He (Mr. Chipperfield) should con-
tend that all these facts tended to strengthen and support
the charge now preferred against the prisoner, but there
still remained unnumbered acts of brutality practised by
the prisoner towards his wife ; for instance, she was
ordered the constant use of the hip bath in the course of
the last winter, and it became necessary that to have re-
course to it in the extremely cold weather she should have
the comfort of a warm fire, but though teals had been sup-
plied by her brother, still the prisoner not only refused to
have the fire lighted but actually raked it out after it bad
been lighted by the nurse in attendance upon the patient.
Now, lie should contend that, these facts being proved,
would justify and sustain a charge of manslaughter.
Evidence in support of the charge was then given, and
the prisoner was remanded, bail being refused.

A RETREAT AT ALDERSHOT.—Yesterday, at a
field-day of the troops of the Aldershot division,
Lieutenant-General Sir John Pennefather carried out the
details of a sham fight and a retreat on an extensive scale
in the presence of several distinguished visitors. The
troops formed up at half-past ten o'clock on Eelmore-hill,
and marched past immediately on the arrival of visitors
about that hour. They then took ground preparatory to
resisting the attack of a supposed enemy advancing from
Portsmouth, and who had occupied a strong position avail-
able for a descent on the camp. The manoeuvring of the
troops lasted some hours, and was of a very interesting
nature. Tho weather was piagnificent throughout. Some
interest was attached to the proceeding; as it is believed
a
this will be the last field-day Sir John Pennefather will
conduct at Aldershot, his command expirin stortly.