The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-30
I III E DISPATC
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THURSDAY MORNING ... DECEMBER "a Isss
The Arrests in nIreland-Outraxes ON
Property.

The foreign mails by tho Asia bring some par.
tienlsrs OF the arrests n Ireland which have bee
briefly noticed by telegraph. The following ia
from the Cork Rramssaer, of Thursday, the Eth
| inst:
"Fifteen young men were to day committed 10
tho Cork county saol, on O charge OF being con,
rscted with an illegal society, called the .PInpix
oioo' They arc principally from skibbereen aud
ts neishborhood, and aii seem TO belong to classes
aoose TIE eommoh peasantry, being we'll dressed.
an'eiiigent looking, and apparently we'll educated
ovan, Murty Moynshan, Daniel Mccarthy. jeremiah
or'scoil, hngene Mccarthy, Deuuis Downing. TIM
0thy Dogan, Patrick Downing James Stark Tbos
oShea, "m; o Brion, Jerenlish Culnane, Dennis
sullivan and Timothy Mccarthy Three of thers
are said TO be clerks to we'll known solicitor al
htgh standing 10 Skibbereen; another ia a clerk in
Aore~ery, and all vi them of some occupation or
pursuit which Indicates the possession OF at least
good Ehglisb education. What the nature of
the evidence against thcm is has not trsnspired
as whatever Investigation took place has been DR.
'Ate, ont there seems to be little doubt that 10
'he western point OF the county of Cork, this le-
sat eiuo or society counts q great many members
and the authorities there have been for the Iast
lew months on the 9uf oiut. IL appears also that
the prisoners are charged With lleg al drilling with
hrearms, pixies ana other weapons, 80 that their
designs, however foolish and insane must be of q
reasonable and wicked character, and requr the
exercise OF energy and vigilance the part of the
authorities 20 suppress them before serious mis-.
cAief may arise from them"
The neghborbood of Strabane has lately been
the scene OF much destruction of property In
the towulaud of Camns, the property of James
Greer, Sr., one pike Of hay, and on another farm
a second pike OF hay and two stacks of oats have
been burned to the ground. At the distance of
about quarter of a mile, pike of hay bslcn nging
| to Mr.. Robert Gordon, on the estate of the Mar
| quis OF Abercorp, was also malciousy destroyed
| on the same evening. An attempt was made to
| set fiEsto the outhouses Of Mr. John Brown, on
the same estate. In the outhouses were seventeen
head of cattle, but the fire having died out little
| Injury was done. No motive can be assisned for
| these wanton ousrages.
! fsw days ago Richard Lynch. a laborer, OF
| Tipperary, received notice through the Post
| Once. The following is a copy of the nefarious
| d0cument:-"Sunday. Dick Lynch, Ii you drive
hilhles horses with corn any more, take your cof
| I'm Here i0ows a rude sketch of a coffi o.. When
| came 10 see my men this day, they complained
| that you were trespasshg on the carmen for the
| old Peotesiant.-Iorrs, the agents, "Captan Com.
| met" The local paper describes how Guilfoyle
has excited the ire of his Ribbon neighbors by
| hiring horses to perform the extra work Of his
| master.
One hundred men of the North Lincoln militia
| arrived at BsDdon on the e0th ut., from Water
ford. 80 occupy the barracks. lar ge police force
has also been scattered over the southwest OF
| Ireland, and it is rumored that the government
| i1tend sending troops TO Skibbereen and Bantry.
The London Star, commenting upon the fifteen
arrests Of the members of the "Pheuix Club
says:
| There was a sworn information against tbs NJ
given by one Sullivan, who was member of their
| body; aud the report goes that the prisoners are
| accused of endeavoripg to promote fIlibustering
invasion OF ireland the 6ilib1sters of course being
the adventurers of the United States At the fir
blush, such statement looks like an absurdty
yet, remembering the tone and temper of such q
| man as Mr.. Mitchell, who has taken up his abode
| in America, it may easily be supposed that ardent
young patriots, allowing their enthusiasm to e
too far may have communicated with their friend,
IN the United States, and may have inquired whe
ther the services of Gen. Walker, of that country
would not be more proftably employ ed in Irelauc
than IN Central America. We may expect the
| story all to come out presently, whatever may b.
| its meaning or its import.
letter from person in New York to frient
In Cionmel, Ireland, is said by local paper t.
contain the following significant passage:
81 am sorry to tell you will not be able to car.
ry out your suggestion to visit the Old Countr,
with the Sixty-ninth Irish Americans, as, ewing
to the 'liberality' Of the British Government, *
many men carrying arms, would not be allowed
| to land in Irele nd ="