The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-05 00:00:00

IREL AN D.

DUBLIN, June 4.
The Fenian landing at Dungarvan has caused a
sensation in that part of the country. The coast-
guard are always on the look-out, and, from their
elevated positions, they sweep the whole surround-
ing sea in the range of their telescopes. Those sta-
tioned at llelvick, in the county of Waterford, ob-
served a strange vessel, which was hovering about
the coast. She pressed a hooker into her service,
which brought 40 or 50 men to Cunnegar, a tongue
of land standing into the bay. The men had to wade
up to their waists in order to reach the shore. They
then dispersed in various directions. Information
of the fact was conveyed to the police, and without
delay, says a correspondent of the Irish Times :
" All that were available were deep ached to Hel-
via on cars. F)ur men were arrested, and the
saturated state of their clothing bore out portion of
the coastguardsmen's statements. When searched,
some documents, the nature of which has not trans-
pired, were found with them, and one had in his
possession a revolver. An order has been issued for
the presence of the police from the country stations.
There is a guard of eight fully-equipped soldiers on
the bridewell, and all the other soldiers are ready for
immediate march on the ramparts. Though Dun-
garvan preserved itself from Fenianism throughout,
on this occasion there appeared to be a marked ten-
dency in favour of the Fenians among the roughs,
who hissed the police, and endeavoured in every
way to obstruct them. They succeeded in arresting
26, who are lodged in the bridewell."
The Dungarvan magistrates were sitting when
the news came ; they immediately adjourned, and
proceeded to the scene of the landing, and in the
confusion caused by the movemmt the prisoner be-
fore them made his escape. He was not a Fenian.
The Michelstown magistrates have stint for trill
live men for the assault on a picket of the 6th Re-
giment, in a publichouse in that town. The soldiers
were part of the flying-column that arrested the two
rebels now under sentence of death, and shot a third
at Kilclooney-wood.

It appears that a considerable number of the Tip-
perary " boys" who were out on Shrove Tuesday
night have managed to evade the vigilance of the
police ever since. But, finding that sort of life in-
tolerable, and, being reduced almost to a state of
starvation, about 20 of them came to the police bar-
rack at 'nudes ou Monday, and gave themselves up
to Sub-Inspector Malarkey. They were removed•
to Templemore, where Mr. Gore Jones, R.M., ac-
cepted bail for 14, to appear at the next assizes.
One of the prisoners, named Stapleton, having been
with the party which destroyed the Roskeen bar-
racks and murdered the boy Tracey, was detained
in custody, bail being refused in his case, and the
remainder were set at large. The surrender of others
was highly probable ; but some, it is believed, will
never voluntarily give themselves up. Of these is
Capt. Joseph Gleeson, who would be put on trial
for high treason and murder if he were once amen-
able, and one or two other "captains," whose offences
are of a dark complexion.
The Dublin Corporation yesterday, after an angry
discussion, caused by one member calling another
ostentatiously disloyal, voted from the borough
fund the sum of £3OO towards the expense of hold-
iug the cattle show of the Royal Agricultural Society
in Dublin.

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
in Ireland meets this year in this city. Last evening
the proceedings were commenced in the Rutland-
square church, when a sermon was preached by the
outgoing moderator, the Rev. Dr. Wilson, of Lime-
rick. The Rev. R. Montgomery was unanimously
elected moderator for the ensuing year. Ile is a re-
turned missionary from India. The Rev. Dr. Kirk-
patrick had been nominated by the Presbytery of
Dublin, but ho declined on the ground that he had
served in the office before. The new moderator then
took the chair and addressed the meeting, which
shortly after adjourned. The members of the As-
sembly are to be entertained at a series of public
breakfasts during the week.

The annual meeting of the Irish Medical Associa-
tion was held yesterday, iu the Albert-hall, College
of Surgeons. Dr. Kickesy, president of the associa-
tion, in the chair. The annual meetin—
g of the Royal
Medical Benevolent Fund S)ciety was subsequently
held in the same place—De. Batcher in the chair.
There was a large attendance of members of the
medical profession. The annual report, which was
submitted to the meeting, was of a satisfactory cha-
racter. . ,

The West Cork Railway, into the affairs of which
a committee of investigation has been prosecuting
inquiries, furnishes a good illustration of the mode
in which railways ought not to be constructed. It
appears that at the time the works were commenced
all the money that had been contributed by the
shareholders, on a proposed capital of £320,000, was
£5,420, of which £5,103 had tees expended in Par-
liamentary costs and attempts to carry out a con-
tract. Not only so, but liabilities to the extent of
£4,000 had been incurred in addition. With nearly

£4,00,0 on the wrong side of the cash account a con-
trac t was entered into, and the works commenced.
W^e can scarcely wonder that they are still unfinished,
th at the company have been unable to work the
cx mpleted portion efficiently, and that " accept-
rances," "renewals," and a " seizure and sale" of the
-rolling stock of the company figure prominently in
its history.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

NORTH BRITISH.

A special general meeting of this company was
held yesterday in Edinburgh, to consider a bill for
creating pro-preference stock.
Mr. STIRLING, the chairman, defended the pro-
posal of the directors, as being the most practicable
and advantageous:of the schemes suggested. It had
received the assent of 85 per cent. of the share•
holders, and had passed the referees and the Com-
mons' committee.

Mr. BLACKBURN protested against the measure,
but would not divide the meeting on the question.
Mr. WILsoN moved a resolution to pay their
debts on the principle of a terminable annuity.
Several hands were held up for the amendment,
but the chairman's motion was carried by a great
majority.