The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-24
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The Fenian Prisoners Application fer Z Rule
20 Set Aside the Verdict In the Case or
Slavin-Rumered Seizure Of the steamship
China BY the Fcnians ON the Outward
ToRosro, Nov. %, 1866
In the Court Of Common Pleas to-day, before the
Chief Justice and Justices Adam and John Wilson, VI.
Mckenzie applied for rule calling upon the Attorney
General TO show why the verdict should not be
aside contrary to law and evidence and trial
had In the case OF the Queen Slavin, one Of the
Fenan prisoners at present under sentence Of death
the old JAIL The objections were then argued IN sera
tim by the learned counsel and the court At I'VE
o'clock Their lordshps viii deliver Judgment tomor-
row. II II generally rumored that the rule will be
granted
great deal Of nneasness was felt here to-day regard
ing the fate OF the steamship China In the morning
rumos were current that her trip she had been seized
by Feniana and that fighting had already commenced in
Ireland What gave rise TO these rumors is unknown,
but certain " il that they prevail that much anxiety
10 manifested ~ to tho truth OF them.
Experiments with Shot and Shell-Tempo-
rary Successor 10 Lord AIonck--Thc Fcnian
Prisescrs At Bedford, sc. EI
HosrasAI, Nov. %. 1863.
Experiments were made to-day with the Pauser shot
and she'll and Firth steel she'll One nneinch Palliser
shell fired at target $500 yards distant composed
OF eghtnch plates and eighesninch teak back.
ing; the shell went through the iron and teak setting
IRE TO the latter causing destruction ct the back
q the target than anything heretofore witnessed.
Another series Of experiments will be made week
The next meeting Of the Executive Council will be
bald in this city In the FIRST week Of December when
General Mitchell win be in to act administrator
OF the government during the absence OF Lord Monck
the Governor General who goes to Europe 10 attend to
the confederation scheme.
The Crown authorities have decided that the Fenan
prisoners confined az Bedford shall DO removed TO Sweets
osry for trial There Ia not much bitter feeling mani
- one meets with in the upper provinces. There Is
great excitement among the lower classes know the
fate OF the Fenans The authorities will find 1t difficult
matter TO empannel jury to try them
'sPossihility Of Trouble with the United
>tates"-DisRstr0us Floods, &c.
MONTREAL, Nov. %, 1855.
Dispatches received here by the Governor General
from England state that the possibility Of trouble with
the United States renders vigilance ndspensa
BILE on the part of the Canadian authorities.
Heavy rains have occurred in the eastern townships
causing disastrous foods
General Averili the newly appointed United States
Consul General, has arrived.
D. McNiver prominent citizen fthis place. has been
held for trial on charge of committing extensive
forgeries
The imports last week were $50 900 less than for tho
same week last year. Canal dues for October exhibit
slight increase over last year.
Breach Loading Arms for the Volunteers.
TORONTO, Nov. 49, 1866.
The gunboa Hercules has gone into winter quarters
Kingston
Seventeen thousand stand of arms-Peabody breach
loaders-have been purchased by the government for
the volunteers, and being distributed among the
different artillery aud cavalry corps Of the Province