The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-14

gave him, and he did spoke OF the fearful charac
Ter OF the weather as = was blowing very hard and
waS wSii2e Ter two gentlemen who had gone la the d.
recton OF Richmond brdewell, and IL is supposed now
that they were two OF the friends Of Stephens who had
gone to receive him after leaving the prison. and drive
him either to place Of conceament Of embarkaton
PLOT TO RESCUE THE OTHER PRISONERS.
Late on Sunday evening information conveyed 10
the that an attempt would he made TO
the other Fen ian prisoners confined within Richmond
hyjdewel II was also stated that stephens before he
let the IAN on Friday morning, mad organized plans for
the escape OF his co-conspIrators and that when
he had gained his liberty he would put his plans into
execution These and other rumors as vel, ne great
deal of general apprehension, prevailing through the
my nssoSNnnrn, Of the Eighth regiment consisting Of
ffty rank and hle, marched to the prison on Sunday
night, ana took up the position assigned them Scnfres
were placed on the ramparts at all the gates pcks
patroed within the outer walls. Twenty-Five Of tho
metropolitan police acting under the instructions OF In
spector Armstrong of the division also placed
DUTY wnn me Jan in charge Of the corridors In which
es ~nese inc aenlan prisoners were confined are
during The night and the greatest vigilance observed
10 prevent any surprise.
TWO SHIPS or WAR SENT OUT TO REcAPTuRE STE
PHENc.
The war steamers Liverpool and Achilles put 10 sea
from Queenstown the Goth with stabuary on board
the object OF their departure was kept secret but il
al once assumed to have something to do with the search
for Stephens.
Al ibe ast ndyjces The continued its search
after stephens, but without effect They boarded a
French ship ut Drogheda somewhat the surprise Of
the captain, who said that 1t was tres e1trcordindIe
REIoTciNGs OVER THE ESCAPE IN IRELAND.
The escape Of the Head Centre has caused no
prise among the Fenians They that they fully
pected t. and that by this time Stephens is safe at
Az Galway the news received with great rejoicing.
The proclamation Of the Lord Lieutenant offering 900
for the rccapure Of the rebel leader had in several
anres been covered with piacard in which Lord
Wodehouse Is styled Lord Log house, and is supposed TO
say that 81 600 will he given 20 miserable turnkey
or funkey' who will deliver Stephens into his s'mer.
chess ,aons but that the reward win be restricted to
one months interval nasmnch at the end Of that time
the bloody and DISCRIMINATING rule in Ireland VIII be
Terminated
PUNISHMENT OF THE PRISON OFFICIALS.
The governor OF the Jail from which Stephens escaped
and TWO o. the wardens had been suspended. A third
warden had been arrested.
STEPHENS SUPPOSED TO HAVE JOINED mitchell IN
PARIS.
Pans correspondent writes.-uA celebrated charac-
tor has arrived in Parishe Irish rebel John Michel
have not seen him. but am told that he looks
trcmely lila consequence partly Of his imprisonment
and partly Il Is said, OF the severe domestic bereave
ments he has lately sustained. Apropos Of Mitchelis
presence here viii be In POUR recollection that ne
released by the American President at the instance OF
Fenan deputatiOn. Has he come over here as Head
CcntreY cannot say. But | IL would be rather
curious he were TO meet in Paris with the escaped
prisoner. stephens. There was report on the Boue
wards this afternoon that this political Jack Sheppard
had landed on the French coast y
TRIAL OF THE DUBLIN FENIANs.
The special commission for the trial of the Fenans
was opened In Dublin on the 9th November and the
trial Of Thomas Clark Luby proprietor of the Irish People
charge Deng treds0n ana IetOny,
for which the maximum punishment is penal servitude
for life
At the opening of the trial the counsel for the defence
exhausted every conceivable plea for the pOspOnemen
Of the case All the objections were overrued In
choosing the jury long panel Of three hundred and
twenty names called and about hundred and
eighty answered The prisoner entitled TO challenge
twenty, and he exercised that right TO the full being,
indeed allowed to object to more than that number The
Attorney General Mr. lawson then opened the
behalf of the crown He stated that the offence charged
against the prisoner 'treason- felony, offence
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more encntlv than before crimes Of this character He
added that this was not press prosecution LIBBY
member Of conspiracy having for Its object
thronement of the Queen
On Friday the trial was brought to close The jury
retired at hapast and remained nearly two hours
in delibeatl0n. They brought In verdict OF guilty ON
al the counts Their lordshps then retired for few
minutes TO consider the sentence When they returned
the prisoner put forward and asked by the Clerk
the Crown what he had to say why sentence should not
be passed him.
The prisoner then addressed the court in calm, col
lected manner with much force and proprety OF Ian
guage He enphatcaly denied and repudiated tho allc
cations Of assassination which had been urged against
him and his fellow prisoners He admitted that accord
ing to the British law he guilty Although OF
no practical utility now still he believed that his words
would carry conviction and carry IL much than any
words Of the prosecutors TO three hundred thou
sand men OF Irish In England Ireland Scotland and
America He believed that II his guilt or innocence
were TO he tried according 10 the higher standard OF
etonal right and " the issue put to the country
the majority Of his countrymen would pronounce that
he noIa criminal and that be deserved well Of his
country.
Mr.. Justic Keoqh addressed the prisoner deploring
place and pointing ont the destructive consequences OF
revolution In this country The Of the Court
was penal servitude for twenty years.
Tho prisoner then removed, and In few minutes
was transmitted under military and police escort 10
Monntjoy Convict Prison.
While the Jury was celebrating. John 0'Leary was
placed in tho dock and arragned for the same crime
Another jury "a try him and the statement az
the Attorney General occupied the court till rising
During the the grand hills
0'Brennan HartIgap, o'Mahony, CIeary Roantree and
keane
Sig niffcance Of General L0gnn's Mission
10 Mexico-Mnxi milian's Notice to Quit.
From the London News, Nov. 29.l
President johnson has chosen singular time for
credtng Minister 20 the government Of Mexico
To Juarez President OF the Mexican republic pThe
fortunes OF tho republican so low asat
the moment Of making this appointment The French
and Belgian troops have been successful In hunting
down It's adherents that the Archduke Maxim an has
thought the time appropriate for announcing that In
future persons found in pretending be soldiers
will be dealt with bv his officers as robbers ana pirates
IL IL true that since he issued that notification one
Mexican city has been besegcd and another taken by
the republican forces and that the Arcbdukes mpr-
Of number OF French soldiers who captured by
the troops OF the national party But there some
country which the French have overrun, and through.
cut which they have overturned every symbol OF repub-
lcan authority And this 10 the time President johnson
has chosen for sending General Logan as Minister and
with him his private secretary represent Him
the ambulatory and almost fugitive court OF President
Juarez His appointment will confirm many In their
opinion Of the nveeraie ecc,ntricy Of tho American
character and the impossbty Of accounting upon any
rational principles for the acts Of the people and govern
ment OF that country. Most persons will agree, how
ever, that when the Americans dcvate most from
mon ways there Ia methed In their Madness
We cannot perceive however that this last OF the
American government involves any departure from the
principles which IL has publicly declared the policy
u has VIGOROUSLY followed for the lsft three years
Pvesiden yohNson Noine in xeseo 6x date of
bcocen M representatives, Of Ae Nation and ne French
and ether iNrdds, AND Ats appointment 70 nof(fcd-
fon fhdi IN ne opinion qf h oopsrnmsnt IN ia
field oberos M rights Of ~ kexsodms 10 Ae national
tndepeHdsnce rhich LoIis Ndpoleos and he ArcAduks
Maximian has been trying 70 make the world believe
that he Is at the head Of q government which has
superseded that Of tho republic but Mr. johnson con.
ccivcs that the United States have right to opinion