The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-02

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WHOLESALE ARRESTS OF YESiANs.
Upwards of ono hundred arrests were made In Dublin
on the 1Tth ut, principally strangers; among Others
Colonel John william Byron, Of the federal army
Many moro arrests werc expected 10 take placc.
PREVIOUS PROCEEDINGS or THE AUTH0RIrIRs.
dublin tFee. 10, corespondence Of London Post
.ors o. the @ police @ 70 ustrs.s S their evil designs
are naturally the subject Of many eommuncs-
Ds 2 the DSsn ,s us ams own 2, cS[rs'pSTs cSTs
Head Centres and the Ike and this morning one Of
Fan bsaen fires bsasd Ae Atu tops vis,be from M "
On s sy q 1sse Tine people or that
pised and they sas up unit. next morning Persons At
distance may laugh at such fears but they should
collect that In this city, where there s strong military
tors are daring enough to establish manufactures OF
pixies and rine cartridges
man named Fitzgerald, who alleges he is an officer
On the person Of the prisoner found pocketbook
containing the Of six other soldiers The mags
reference to the names found in the pockc,book but
with what result Is not known. II s said the soldiers
Another double Of Stephens has turned up In the
county OF Kilkenny. Ho carried wallet stuffed with
hay his address was sinEuary polished and gentleman
the chm, and slightly fringed with gray ut the end s
hands and feet remarkably small his height nve feet
his forehead quite bald Everything soemsd 70 indicate
that he the Head Centre Stephens himself who
thus wandering about the country in disguse. He has
tho head police Once yesterday man VINO gave his
name a. John carey. but who is supposed 10 be sul
CORR wss Oro"sns up on charge q fs Being susn i%p
Gated In the Fenan conspiracy The prisoner had been
pointed out TO tho constable In Dame street the pre-
vious day person against whom warrant had been
amined and Identified the prisoner the Centre" for
Mallow, county OF Cork. He also proved that he saw
him frequently attending Fenian meetings In Cork, In
the house OF John g. Icary and on one occasion he
know Of him 70 bring subscription Of 81 from Aaiow
and give It 70 Geary. He was remanded.
THE TRIAL or GUNNER FLOOD.
dublin Feb lY correspondence London Postl
DUBLIN, Tuesday Morning
Tho court martial upon gunner Flood, Of the Royal
artillery, charged with writing letter 70 tho IiA Pec
sat again yesterday All the evidence In the case, how
ever had bseu taken on the preyoos day. and This sitting
was for the purpose Of enabling the prisoner address the
court His defence was, Of course written for him by Mr.
Conoannon hts counsel and clearly pointed out the weak
relieve Flood nom tho charge Of writing ssditicus
letter 70 the Ppe and the court could only arrive at
1s 81 ION
ssid:"rhe honorable and gallant Colonel Fielding has
expressed hope that the court would nnd sufficient
punish6ent which they may bo able 70 award, bu. in
ihe hope thar the proceedings OF this general court
he e h1 s.so Of sss
above Ill suspicion q disloyaly and dsansct,en.
But am quite surs that the honorable and gallant
svss unlmportant member Of Tie service should bs
convicted any evidence that has mot been fu com.
q would = sshsp re s9rss ss
loyalty e The Army y the faars % prove that even
Having declared that the evidence VI an informer
ought not 10 BE- relied upon, be FATTY Dc
% vas found 90 os. @ Of q ns "a - S,S ss. ~s s''sn ssa
name attached 70 10 THE Letter was wntlenn he said
hsd ever sss,ssinsa Tsnan sensmen.s have Isu Sesn
SURE 10 have spoken something st ons time auothss
giving evidence Of my feelings; and u had been
likely sAss n the very wsy, and 4 ,hs very time ne
when . disclosure must prove most dangerous,
language attributed 70 me wosd in ssf show that ruy
realised the risk incurred BY person writing TO tho
paper, pep Tss litter Utter ~ = nss = mine and respectfully
suspic ous circumstance thai The postmsrk the en-
veope and the date OF what produced the enclosure
mo 70 clsar up ths difficulty; but confident that
the viii consider well deserving Of oousders
ton Flood dwst ., length uPoa The danger
identity Of his handwriting with that IN the letter 'hc
members Of this honorable court Ain he argued
has boon shs most opposite swearing on this very
sub3ec-the swearing, too, not of persons destitute Of
the skill 70 form correct Judgment tudg
meat can be formed about u OF on whose vercity any
imputston VA thrown bat persons of unusual exper-
enco and unqnesioncd truthfulness Indeed the
rous fact ths4 thousands of pounds have bccn paid
In the banking establishments Of the country forged
checks, purposng TO be signed by customers whose sig
Of examining, and Which Il was his peculiar duty 10
know the genuinene Of h. perhaps the strongest proof
how little reliance can be placed on this sort OF evidence
The prisoner concluded by sayng:-T am not charged
with conspiracy aud title or proof has not been
offered 70 the court 10 connect with the Fcnan
ganzaton, and respectfully submit that II In rcpugnant
every rule OF law contrary TO every princ,ple
OF justice, that should be held In any way responsible
fort sor The acts O. persons 70 whom am and ever have
frth IePi. newspapcr evidence against me 10 should be
proved tfa had sanctioned and adopted H. and bad
done something 70 disseminate u 10 the prejudice Of mill
tary discipline In way contrary my duty a.
soldier loyal citsen. Otherwise would b. just
and legal to give IN evidence aga n me the writings Of
any one In any quarter Of the globe.
ArTExrrixa TO SURPRISE THE sEsrRrKs AT TIM
MAGAZINE FONT, DUBLIN.
From saunders Dublin News Letter, Feb 12l
An eye witness informs Us Of somewhat strange
occurrence which took place At The Magazine Fort,
PhUnx Park one night last week. u appears that
time near midnight the sentinel whose post Of duty Is
the entrance gate heard footsteps approaching
the gate the outside, and his moving towards 10
look ous, the parties, evidently more than moved
stationed on the works, who .ays be dstinctIy
saw four men. whom he "chsllenged," but re
ceived no answer. The men outside At the
g ne se~finets, ~ho IN turn challenged ne nvan0>u and
aiar~ed ne esayds AVID ,n~a,es ef he Jrf, when the
ntrudcrs probably thought that they had carried their
Reconnaissance far snocgh for nish and scampercd
on, and were not again seen, notwithstanding every
search made through the park by parties of sry
AID constabulary I'll FAR In the morning Hovcyer,
rayonsmes wsrs ssnf ns Flooring morning, and spea
orders orea ., guard dgain'f supns, naf ssmar
p>y,msrf sA>ftev ~ (vossc " eavrea c al yrol
bfy cmr,ncs IA parties sAo ,r>yezfed " ns,
ptdes af 0.rPe.dsr dangeros piaytAsng tw chaden
o Jois ard as ies eA>y snf. yfers wsfA atA> b1rsr
THE DUBLIN YESfAs FACTORIES.
fnublin Innd0n Ttusea
With respect 20 the scixnre Of Fenisn munitions of
war which reported by telegraph last night there In
little 10 be sdded II s tho most extensive and
important discovery of tho kind yet made and taken In
connection with the three other factories shows how
formidable have been the preparations made BY the