The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-16 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Jan. 15.
The Dungarvan inquest was resumed yesterday
morning. Major Wombwell, Lord Hastings, Sir
Nugent Humble, and other wi tuesses were examined.
Major Wombwell deposed that the troops broke
away to go down the quay. He cried to the trum-
peter, " For God's sake sound the assembly ! " He
was frightened lest the Lancers should hurt the
people. Ile told them not to use the points of their
lances. The inquiry is still proceeding.

John Clancy, the shipping clerk, arrested at
Kingstown some time ago on acharge of Fenianism,
was released frome Mountjoy Prison yesterday in
compliance with a memorial from his employers, the
Messrs. Palgrave, Eden-quay, having given the
required security.
Mr. Joseph Whelan, a publican, of Marlborough-
street, was arrested yesterday, charged with having
attempted repeatedly to administer the Fenian oath
to a man named Healy. A new rifle and bayonet
were discovered in the prisoner's house.
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At Drogheda, Judith Bagnall, a woman of 70,
and Mary, her daughter, aged 37, were committed
for trial at the assizes by the Drogheda magistrates
yesterday for having arms and ammunition con-
cealed in the apartment which they occupy in an
almshouse. Bail was accepted for their appearance
when called on.

On Saturday, at Cashel, Constables Reddick and
Ahern arrested, on suspicion of complicity with the
Fenian crganisation, two Americans who came by
Bianconi's mail car at a quarter to 1 a.m. They
gave their names as Michael Murphy and Michael
Morrison. The former, on being searched, was
found to have a revolver and ammunition, and a
number of greenbacks. The other had £32 in gold.
They were unable to give any cause for visiting
Cashel, and stated they came from New York, and
arrived at Queenstown on Wednesday. The Hon.
Mr. J. Ffrench remanded them to next petty ses-
sions, on Wednesday.
On Sunday, Dr. Bernard, the newly-appointed
Bishop of Tuam, was consecrated in the Cathe-
dral, Armagh, by the Primate. The assisting pre-
lates were the Bishops of Cork and Kilmore, and
the preacher was the lion. and Rev. William
Conyngliam Plunket.
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The general court-martial, under the Presidency
of Col. Stuart, C. 8., reassembled at the Victoria
Library, Royal Barracks, yesterday morning, and
proceeded with the trial of Private Murtagh, of the
85th, who was charged with that he, having come
to the knowledge of an intended mutiny in her Ma-
jesty's forces, did not communicate the same to the
commanding officer. Lieutenant and Adjutant
Drage prosecuted, and the prisoner was undefended.
He pleaded not guilty.
Private James Meara, late of the 85th RO9

meet, and now of the 43d Regiment, gave evidence
as to the mode usually adopted to promulgate
Fenianism in the army, and recited the oath alleged I
to have been administered. lie also said that one
of the means adopted to spread the organisation in
the army was by appointing persons to make in-
flammatory speeches to the soldiers on the history
of Ireland. In referring to the oath administered
to members of the brotherhood, the witness said the
latter portion was " unfit for publication."
President—l think we had better hear it

through.
Witness—l only remember it imperfectly, sir,
but it was to this effect—"A person taking the oath,
in case he revealed any of the secrets of the brother-
hood, or betrayed any of his associates, he ' pro-
nounced' himself to death, forfeited all claim to
Heaven, and deserved all the torments of Hell."
President—Did you ever hear the oath admi-
nistered ? _ _ _

Witness —No ; they never allowed a third
party to be present when the oath was being given.
In case of a rising, all Irishmen (soldiers or civi-
lians) who would not take the oath would be shot.
The arms of the loyal soldiers were to be rendered
useless by cramming bullets into them, so as to
give Fenians time to form. The forage yard was
also to be set on fire to create confusion, and the
horses were to be disabled. He did not know
the
.prisoner. He got the knowledge of Fe-
nianism by becoming a Fenian himself, in order
that he might give information of the conspiracy.
He heard several Fenian agents deliver speeches.
Privates Atkinson and James gave evidence
similar to what was given on the previous trial of

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in having th© opportunity of proposing a vote of
thanks to Mrs. Halliday, and also to Mr. Walsh for
the terms in which he had made the communication.
It would be hard, indeed, to over-estimate the value
of the collection. He understood that it included
14,000 separate works, most of them of great Irish
ecclesiastical and antiquarian interest. They were
selected with the discrimination and scholarship that
so eminently marked their late lamented brother
member. In fact, it was in every way a most valua-
able contribution to the library.

The President (Lord Talbot de Malahide) said he
was sure there could only be one opinion as to the
importance of the donation, and of the feelings
which they ought to evince towards the lady who
had been so kind as to carry out in a complete
manner the wishes of her late husband. Ile had sat
at the council for many years with Mr. Halliday,
and he was bound to observe that he Dever met any
one who had the interests of the Academy so much
at heart.