The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-03 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Jan. 2.
The police made some important arrests on Mon-
day night at the house of a man named Michael Han-
lon. Shortly after two o'clock Constables Canty,
Thompson, Clingen, and Acting-Constable En-
right, of the detective force, with a numerous body
of the regular force, all armed, proceeded to Han-
lon's house, where they found two barrels contain-
ing ball cartridges, a third containing loose gun-
powder, a number of rifles and swords, and some
bayonet-swords. In the course of their search, the
police also found on the premises a number of bottles
filled with Greek fire. The whole of the articles
have been conveyed to the police-office. Earlier in
the night they went to 34, Harrild-street, and ar-
rested seven persons, all engaged in making rifle
bullets. The police, being refused admission, broke
open the door, and while doing so one of them was
struck on the head with a pair of tongs. On the
police bursting in the back door, some of them, who
remained in the kitchen while the others pursued
the prisoners, discovered a pan of lead boiling on
the fire. Close to the fire was a bullet-mould.
and on the floor was a tin containing six
dozens and six bullets, which were evidently
only just cast from the mould ; they were quite hot.
Acting-Constable Enright, of the detective force, on
making further search in the kitchen, discovered
another bullet-mould, quite new, and of the same
pattern as the other. It also appeared to have been
recently in use. Ile also found upwards of a hun -
dredweight of broken lead in a coarse nail-bag
lying in the corner of the kitchen. Michael Hanlon,
one of the prisoners, is said to be a person of some
note in the " Fenian army." It is stated that he
holds the rank of colonel. He has been for some
time back employed as a gardener to a gentleman
residing near Belfast. Owing to the information
which has been for some time in the possession of
the authorities, his movements were narrowly
watched up till the hour of his arrest last night. Of
the other persons, one is a sweep and the rest are
labourers.

The following letter has been received by Captain
Bailey, High Sheriff of the county of Fermanagh in
reply to one enclosing a copy of the series of reso-
lutions passed at the recent meeting of the inhabi-
tants of that county, held at Enniskillen

" Dublin Castle, Dec. 28, 1866.
"Sir,—l am directed by the Lord-Lieutenant to acknow-
ledge the receipt of your letter of the 21st inst., enclosing a
copy of a series of resolutions adopted at a meeting of the
county of Fermanagh, held at Enniskillen on the 19th inst.
"I am to state that his Excellency has receivedthese im-
portant resolutions with great gratification. He learns with
satisfaction that the measures which have been taken by
the Government for the preservation of the public peace
have received the approval of so influential a meeting as
that which assembled at Enniskillen. His Excellency feels
confident that no aUempt at disturbance will now be made,
and hopes that the feeling of alarm which has lately pre-
vailed will soon pass away.
"I am further to state that his Excellency fully agrees
with the opinion expressed in one of the resolutions as to
the good feeling which exists in the country, and considers
it to be a matter of congratulation that the events of the
last few weeks have shown that a great majority of the
people of Ireland, comprising all classes and creeds, have
manifested a firm determination to assist the Government
in its efforts to discountenance and to repress all treason-
able practices, and to secure forthe country the blessings of
peace.—l have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant,
"Naas."

The Fenians no doubt expected Stephens, after
dining in the Castle on Christmas-day, to ride
through the city in triumph on the first day of the
new year. Instead of that we have had our time-
honoured procession by the Lord Mayor and the
Town Council, the people thronging the streets as
numerously and cheering as loyally as ever, though
the snow was falling fast and the cold was anything
but pleasant.
A considerable time before the procession was an-
nounced to leave the Mansion-house crowds of well-