The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-09 00:00:00

THE FENIAN OUTRAGES.

As already reported, the Irishmen of Dowlais have
taken proper steps to disclaim any sympathy with the ob-
jects of the men who were arrested there last week on a
charge of treason-felony. About 700 Irishmen, chiefly
workmen employed in the neighbouring iron and coal
works, were addressed by the Rev. Patrick Alillea, who
denounced Fenianism with severity, and entreated his
countrymen at Dowlais to have nothing to do with the
conspiracy, which was the work of a lot of desperadoes,
who, under the mask of patriotism, were doing incalcu-
lable injury to Ireland and the Irish people. The following
were the resolutions submitted to the meeting, and adopted
unanimously :

"That we, being Roman Catholics and Irishmen resio-
tng at Dowlais, are deeply grieved and affected at the
sadden and unexpected manifestation of Fenianism in this
town, which we considered to have been free from any
such organisation. That we hereby record our abhorrence
of those outrageous and diabolical acts perpetrated at
Clerkenwell and elsewhere, by which life and property
have been destroyed, and the peace and welfare of society
very much disturbed throughout the country. That while
we sympathise with the cause of Ireland, and earnestly
wish to see the evils that affect her people removed or
redressed by constitutional means, we hereby record our
loyal attachment to the person of her Majesty the Queen
and her Throne, and express our abhorrence of armed
violence in resisting the civil power. That, as members of
the Catholic Church, we feel bound to obey her teaching
and authority, and therefore we cannot but disapprove of
all secret societies (including that now called the Fenian
Brotherhood), and cannot be members of any associations
nterdicted by the Church and condemned by our prelates.''

The recommendation of the Northern Whig that all
Ti!enians caught perpetrating outrages should be whipped
".ke garotters, seems to have rendered it obnoxious to the
members of the Brotherhood, judging from a threatening
notice which it prints in its columns. This production is
professedly written by an illiterate person, but it may
have been penned as a hoax. The writer wishes, "as a
friael," to warn the proprietor of the Whig to be very
careful of his " concearns, as a party has been set to
destroy them," and he adds that " before 4 months goes
over his head he will sec Ireland a free nation." Those
who hanged Allen and his comrades, he continues, " will
rue the day, as the Fenians now make their own Greek
fire, and knows how to use it."
A few days since a young man, a shop assistant in
Mitehelstown, went into Cork,cwhere he spent a few hours
at a well-known Fenian rendezvous. After he Mt, the
police telegraphed to Mitchelstown to have him arrested
and searched. his arrest was effected, and, being taken
into a room, he attempted to throw two canisters of rl/4!-
volver ammunition into the fire, but was providentially

prevented by one of his captors, as, had he succeeded, the
house would have been blown down, and lives inevitably
sacrificed. .He was then searched for decuments, when
from within the collar of his coat was produced a paper
delegating the holder, Richard Kelly, "as a fit and proper
person to transact the business of the 1.R.8." The docu-
ment was dated " Bth December, 1867," and had twelve
names attached, the first being a "colonel." All were
residents of Mitchelstown. The police instantly proceeded
to make arrests ; but, it having become known that Kelly
was in custody, seven fled ; five were made amenable, in.
eluding the " colonel."