The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-29 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, June 28.
A court-martial was engaged yesterday with the
trial of Private James Burton, of the sth Foot, for
not having given information of an intended mutiny
which was alleged to have come to his knowledge
at Castlebar in February, 1866. The prisoner, who
was assisted by counsel, pleaded not guilty, and
said he had no objection to the court. Colonel
Henry, Royal Artillery, presided. The Hon. Co-
lonel Fielding, Assistant-Adjutant .General, prose-
cuted. In stating the case he said it was inexpressibly
sad to be obliged to prove that the hateful seed of the
Fenian conspiracy had been sown in a regiment so
deservedly distinguished as to that to which the pri-
soner belongs. The offence in his case was somewhat
aggravated by the fact that the company to which he
belonged was sent to Castlebar in order to assist in
restoring confidence and a feeling of security in that
part of the country. Head-Constable Talbot was
examined as to the nature and objects of the Fenian
conspiracy. He stated that the Fenian meetings he
attended were generally presided over by a sub-cen-
tre or working B. The members sat round a table,
and information was given as to how the society was
working, and of the news from America ; accounts
of the number of adherents of the society in every
county and also in the army were brought by special
messengers, as the Post-office was not trusted ; they
assembled just according as it answered ; sometimes
they went to the place of meeting in a body, but
most generally in twos or threes. They always knew
who were Fenians for 20 miles round. A centre
always introduced witness to strangers, telling him
what their rank was in the Brotherhood; sometimes
he was introduced as John Kelly, a brother of Col.
Kelly, who had replaced Stephens in command, and
at other places as a respected water-bailiff of Car-
rick-on-Suir. Declining to answer a question, and
being asked his reason, witness said it was that he
had been informed that there were shooting parties
or Black B men at present in Ireland who had come
from America for the purpose of shooting persons
who gave information against the Fenian movement,
and also their friends. He believed that the man
who stabbed Warner in Howth was of those parties.
At 4 o'clock the Court was adjourned till to-morrow
morning at half-past 10.

The trial by Court-martial of Private Johnßeilly,
of the 10th Hussars, commenced yesterday at the
Royal Barracks. He was charged with not having
given information to his commanding officer of an
intended mutiny which had come to his knowledge
at Dublin in January, 1866. He pleaded "Not
guilty," and was assisted by counsel. Capt. Whelan ,
the prosecutor, stated the case. Lance-corporal
Fitzgerald, of the same regiment, was the first wit-
ness examined. Ile deposed that the prisoner intro-
duced him to a man named Devoy, who wanted him
to take the Fenian oath, which he declined. Devoy
had told him that O'Reilly spoke several times to
him about him, and said that he should like to get
him. He asked Devoy who was carrying on this
affair. He said Stephens. He asked were there any
arms or ammunition ? Devoy said they were getting
lots every day from America. He asked who were
to be their officers ; and Devoy said there would be
plenty of officers ; he said it was so carried on that
privates did not know their non-commissioned
officers, nor they their officers. Private 11`Donald,

10th Hussars, was also examined, but he avoided
saying anything criminating the prisoner, though
reminded by the President that he was on his oath.
The Court adjourned till this morning.
At Limerick, on Tuesday, in pursuance of a
general order, the troops in garrison, comprising
No. 9 battery, 9th Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery,
a troop of the 12th Lancers, and the 73d Regiment,
assembled in review order at the military grounds,
King's Island, to witness the distribution of gra-
tuities for long servitude and good conduct awarded
by the Horse Guards, upon the recommendation of
Lieutenant-Colonel Burne, 73d Regiment, to a
colour-sergeant and private of his own corps. The
troops were formed into three divisions, closely
concentrated, and Lieutenant-Colonel Burne then
read the Horse Guards' circular and Royal warrant
sanctioning the gratuities about to be presented.
Colour-sergeant Robert Whitley was ordered to
the front, and presented with a gratuity of £l5 for
long service and good conduct. Private John
O'Grady was next called forward, and presented
with £5, sent from the Horse Guards with the sanc-
tion of the Queen. In each case Colonel Burne ad-
dressed the recipient in a most gratifying manner,
eulogising the conduct which had won for him his
gratuity.

In reference to the cattle plague, the Privy Coun-
cil have issued the following order :
" That from and after Wednesday, the 27th day of June,
1866, every person coming into Ireland known or believed
to be a drover or dealer in cattle, or a person frequenting
markets, slaughter-houses, or dairies, or places where cattle
are kept or collected in Great Britain, or coming into Ire-
land to purchase cattle, or who has been employed as a har-
vestman or farm labourer in Great Britain during the pre-
sent year, shall submit to such disinfecting process as may
be ordered, unless he shall satisfy the proper officer ap-
pointed to see the said disinfecting process carried out, that
he is not wearing or bringing into Ireland clothes which
have been worn by him or any other person in an infected
district or locality while in Great Britain or elsewhere."

A most barbarous outrage has been perpetrated
in the county of Dublin. Mr. William Taylor, of
Woodside, found 35 of his sheep dead or dying, and
it was supposed that they had been poisoned. The
Government ordered a post-mortem examination,
which was superintended by Professor Fergusson,
from whose report it appears that the animals were
cruelly put to death by means of a long sharp in-
strument introduced through the rectum, and
piercing the viscera. It appears that Taylor had
received a threatening notice for having taken pos-
sion of some land from which another person had
been ejected.

The Electric and International Telegraph Com-
pany have this week opened their second line of com-
munication with England. This consists of a very
heavy submarine cable, which has been laid be-
tween the coast of Down and Portpatrick, in Scot-
land, with a series of new laid lines extending to
London, Liverpool, Manchester, and Glasgow.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

MANCHES T ER-THURSDAY.

Our market this morning was moderately attended.
There was only a limited demand for either wheat or
flour, but holders required the extreme prices of this
day se'nnight. In other articles no change was ob-
servable.