The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-18

this would have been unnecessary Moreover there
much talk about contributing the funds, which looks
the Irish peasanry avshed of thousands of pounds
in weekly pence At the time, the explicit promise
of the Irish republic looked like intention attempt
something al 1s can do Is to stand prepared and,
shoud the Fen'dns try ne Mredfened game, gtue them
cdrm reception and short shritt.
Opposition OF the Roman Catholic Clergy.
dublin correspondence London Post, Sept 5
The bitter of the Fenians are the Roman
Catholic hierarcy and the priests In the People the
cognised organ of the brotherhood there Is long
count Of controversy between Of its agents in the
provinces and his bishop Finding the agent would not
give up selling the People, the bishop denounced him
from the altar comparing him with OF the great
sinners of history but as 1t is part of the creed of the
Fenians that the clergy have authority them
except In things purely spiritual and doctna the agent
paid heed to the bishops denuncations The bishop
then sent for the agent when the latter curty informed
and excused his seeming rudeness by aludng to the
threats Of the bishop This led his ordshp finding the
agent who positively refused stop selling the Pc pie.
wOrdy contest ensued when the bishop, loOsing his
temper called the agent many Names and told him the
flesh would drop off his bonesas II did from those Of
Fenan in neighbOrng parish-fOr thus defying the
church. His lordshp wound up by telling the agent to
become Protestant at The priesthood have them
selves blame for what is occurring; for their
purposes they kept the country in state Of agitation for
taken the bit between their teeth.
THE CATHOLIC PRESS CRYING DOWN THE MOVEMENT.
That the organization exists and has it's officers its
meetings and its moonlight paradings there is abundant
evidence to establish. The most skepca if they would
weigh it fairly, could not deny this much The Roman
Catholic clergy it will readily be allowed have pecu-
liar and reliable of obtaining information on the
subject and il s not groundess fear that has
them, from the altar and through the press heartily
to denounce the brotherhood and impIore the people
not be led away by them II significant 10 find
such paper as the Cork Examiner whose proprietor,
Mr. Mcguire p stands well with the hierarchy of his
Church, again and again calling attention conspa-
cy The persistency with which he following up tn
attacks fact places beyond doubt the by which
I'm 10 ctncpt
alludcs the organization: result that we ex-
pected from the Fenan movement is begin
unfortunate young men are being picked Off
by the police and sent jail, with the
prospect before them Of Imprisonment possibly of penal
servitude. Every day are beginning to hear Of
arrests-more persons consigned to the abode Of the
criminal more dragged away from their families,
leaving misery and desOlaon behind them They risk
this doubtless under vague notion that they
serving their country, as II the country were to be
served by futile demonstrations such bring those
wretched consequences upon them In Dundak, as we
learn by the papers, swoop has been made. Here in
Clonakty some halr dozen are arrested the Endm'ner
considers the movement is magnifed. "We know and
depore the existence of the orpanzaton but we know
that its extent and ramcations altogether exagge
rated In localities probably the members of the
body numerous enough but there wide and popu
ons districts where not single individual could be
reckoned as member TO frightened maginatiOns the
appearance Of half dozen young marching and
crying halt is sufficient to suggest the belief that the
mnJie a COUNTY hiy ID ssep,ng upon niue tne n,acn 70
ton like every other that has existed here is plainly
visible to the eye OF the authorities and those who fiat
themselves with the belief that they secret leave
Of calculation all the lessons Of experience -
Dublin Castle "knows all about it,,
(From the Belfast N0rhe,n Whiql
We have TO believe that the authorities in Dub
lin Castle are in poscsson Of all the particulars relating
leaders, Names the number Of the Centres and
everything necessary ~ enable them to pounce upon the
leaders in every part OF Ireland Doubtless in this
all similar cases. every centre has its detective
former surely 1t has its secretary other official
m, s ,b proDao tno govcrnmsnt acts upon tho hope
having substantial basis IL may fall to the ground
without splash or disturbance This is what should
an desire both for the sake Of the country and
who, led away by mistaken enthusiasm, suffer them
selves TO be trapped into this species OF folly Once
again. would fan impress upon the dupcs Of this
ganization the utterly irrational and hopeless OF
the schemes supposed to be meant to further Once
again. would ask them TO cast their eyes back upon
the past to note how often hopes been raised a.
high ss theirs organizations far widely spread,
leaders Of higher mark and greater ability choscn and
yet how failure the unaereble result. Is there
more honor in vain outcries and organizations mis-
chevous only to those who belong 70 them than in sv
stances which IL is vain 10 hope To aerf
Arrests by the Police.
From the Dublin Evening NALL
special court held Wednesday, in Clonakilty
Sy nr r., Fitzgerald t NJ Tor the purpose Of receiving
Hodnett and Jerh. Mccarthy, two young men who
charged by the police with Illegal marching aud drilling
The offence with which they were charged occurred in
Mltown the 9Th ult On that day the accused and
four others-Mcbae Mccarthy, Isnel Hurley, Michael
Collins and Charles Barry-marcbsd past the police sta
tion at Mlltown deep, and epng the military step
After passing the station Hodne stepped from the ranks
and cried out "hatn an order which was instantly
Obeyed. They afterwards commenced singing songs,
alleged of IA scdtiOus nature. II turned out that the
men were drunk. The policeman who arrested Them
being asked what songs they sung said, 81 could not
say but one OF them ended with the words Fenian boys
hurrah,' and another something about 'bobbies' u
(Laugher) The men were sent for trial.
FIVE PENIANs SENT TO PRISON WITHOUT BAIL.
ftOrrcSpOndcncc London
The five young men Of the Fcnian corps who were
(as informed you) arrested last week for Illegal drill
ing at Blackrock, near Dundalk, brought before
the magistrates at petty sessions IN that town Sat
urday Their names are Joseph Quigley, Thomas
McKeown, John McCourt Michael Toolc ana Pat Court
ney The scss ona crown solicitor, Mr.. Carraher,
specially sent down by the government to prosecute.
He stated that he proceeded against them under the
10th George Ill. cap l. which prohibits drilling or
the practice Of military exercises by persons duly
authorized The facts Of the case were that on sunday
last party OF men, numbering about hundred march
ed from Dundak TO Backrock, after reaching which
they dispersed into smaller parties, and entered various
public houses. After some me leaving those houses,
they formed into two paresone OF about seventy and
another of about hundred and twenty The prisoner
Quigey who a corporal in the Louth Militia got
them into ranks OF four and six, and used military
pressons, such ''Close up, Forward Grange in
sections Of fou" and the like. On giving these words
he was obeyed by party OF seventy MReown
was also militiaman, and he and Qugley therefore
committed the additional crime Of violating their oath to
tho Queen. Constable scallin deposcd that he
Quigey the evening question In front Of public
house, with about ifty sixty beside him, stand.
ing IN regular sectional formations He had short
stick In his hand with which he arranged them proper
distances calling them to 'Cose up which thoy did
He also called toa company OF upwards of one hundred
to "Doube up aud TO "fa In behind which they did
He afterwards gave tho word Forward and they then
all proceeded towards DundaIk Witness afterwards
within few yards OF him. and heard him call upon them
again to "Douhle up sharp which they did Witness
also saw John McCOurt another Of the prisoners few
perches this side Of Mrs Carros public house about
twenty minutes past O'Clock and heard him order
party OF forty fifty to Form In fours." d" The
party made attempt to do so, but the police game
up they getting into lump Other constabes gave
similar evidence with respect to the other prisoners
Their attorneys said that the attaching
undue importance TO a matter of very little moment
the foolish freak Of drunken and half drunken men The
magistrates however conmitrod the prisoners trial
the asszes and refused TO take bail their appearance
Opinion of the English Tories on the
Matter.
From the London Herald Sept g.
This drilling and marching OF Young ireland, with
green wands and sedous songs, cannot M ft unnoiced