The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-21

FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS or "SLIEyE-
CANNON Since we recently adverted to the
new edition of "Slievegammon," brought
out in Ireland, we have received further
intelligence, which brings to light some
curious Developments, and explains what
seemed heretofore vague and obscure. The
greatest excitement exists among one
class, in consequence of the action of the
government while the conservative press thinks
it has not gone far enough, and calls upon it to
demand explanations from our government
touching the proceedings of Col. Ryan and the
other members of the Phoenix Society in
America" The Northern Wing informs us that
the arrests in Belfast have created an amount of
political and sectarian excitement which was
hardly equalled amidst the great riots of AT and
of the last year. Another Belfast paper informs
us that trepidation has seized large numbers, and
under its influence they have fled to the United
States and other countries. The same panic ex-
tends to the South, and many have escaped from
Bantry Bay. What increases the "reign Of ter
ror'' is that the Lord Lieutenant has offered a
reward for the conviction of any persons in any
wise connected with the Phoenix societies. 1t
appears that some forty-iive persons in all have
been arrested in the North and the South
In the counties of Kerry and Cork thirty pri-
soners have been committed for trial. For some
of them every substantial security was required"
and for others bail to any amount vas refused;
so that tie case of the latter may be regarded as
inv Alvin t.,
Belfast all the prisoners, except one, have been
committed for trial, without BAIL One of them,
lawyers clerk, has turned informer; and what
makes his case extremely ludcrous is that in the
beginning the sympathysing portion of the press,
and the lawyer for the defence, earnestly pressed
for his admittance to bail, for that protracted
imprisonment would kill him, as being in an ad-
vanced stage of consumption. Both in Cork and
Bellast the investigations were conducted inside
the walls of the prison, which is calculated to
add to the prevailing terror.
Thus have the unfortunate men been deluded
by patriots" And what gives an air of proba-
bility to the whole matter is the circum-
stance of an Irish militia regiment of this city
having made arrangements to visit the Green
Isle during last fall, for the ostensble purpose Of
a tour of pleasure; and coupled with this was
another circumstance of formidable import
That one of the branches Of the revolution
airy organization made preparations to give re-
ception to the American regiment upon its arri-
val on the Irish shores. And what adds to the
alarm is the alleged discovery, just made, that
large numbers of the Irish militia are disaf-
fected, and were prepared to fraternise with
their Irish-American brothers. And then it is
stated that reasonable correspondence with GER
tain Irish patriots in the United States has
been intercepted by the government.
The whole Of this affair would be good farce,
were it not for the tragical consequences to the
unfortunate victims of the law in Ireland, and
to their unhappy families involved more or less
in their ruin. This will probably be the last
Irish rebellion for some time to come