The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-20
Of Americas Outward Bound
St0m mer0.
THE FEMIANs.
OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENCE.

THE FEMIAMS.
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OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENCE.
Public Opinion Of the Lender How the DAM
ger Was and IL Magnihcd-SirenGth and
Position Of the Irish Population In England
Its Once Hoiders-Thc Army. Police and
Catholic Clergy for the Crown, &C.. SC.
LONDON. Dec 20. 1886
Two days all that remain Of the year 1885, and yet
there lie no sign Of Fenian outbreak in Ireland
than Of the fulnlment Of Dr. Cummings predictions
prophecy James stephens has not shown himself. and
millennium that he promised TO his native country is
no nearer than before. Cries have been heard: "Lo,
here and TO- thereIn but OF all those who for different
reasons and with different objects wonld be glad TO
come across him, find trace Of bis foot
steps His Kingdom is far messianlc that .cometb
with observation"
One would suppose that the men who on this shore
Of the Atlantic have formerly put confidence in this
man as . capable and honest leader, by this tmo
shaken In their opinion Perhaps they begin to think
with General" Mlen that be will turn up In tho
South OF Fancs; for he has given sign Of preferng
either the south north Of Ireland he may be fond
Of warm climate in the cold season; but the green
island would 70 BE- now much too hot 10 hold him.
The friends Of public order and Of peaceful way Of
going WORK TO political evils and redress social
grievances plainly enough that persons utterly IN
capable Of conducting disanected rising may yet per-
petrate much mschief and innic great deal OF misery
and suffering, they get chance Nobody whose judg
controls his feelings however can discover any
greet cxuse for alarm Of nsugent chiefs who
mot merely differ among themselves to the way In
which would be best TO TO work. bat speak Of each
other in terms the furihesI from being complimentary.
According M,llen, who ought to know Stephens 10
s,thev knave foon He must BE- BOTH II il 10 true
only that be spends the money OF his countEymen
Idle pleasures and luxurious living but also thinks
feasible project TO erect cannon foundry in the city
Of Dublin and get parks Of artillery out Of before the
government can discover and stop him. But b. no
knave o. bs he fool, they cannot be Solomons Who
swallow such schemes.
10 mind it appears impossible that earnest
and unstic rebel would sat his enterprise By adver
tsng The whole world Of is approach and even an
pouucinY the government which he sought TO over
throw the very day whom they would nnd themselves
derosed. This has been done by others besides
stephena Between Cork and London, for example,
| there il close connection In the provision market
BY this means became known that . certain day
| there would b general rising One who In the
and meant TO take prominent part In the
mens kind enough 10 spprse his principal in bust
OF the impending storm All the In the me-
ropolb OF the Irish butter market be seized and
the proprietor. pns under s arrest, NOS to death But
Be spared, though even his Tenisn foreman, with
all his influence. could mot promise him sxemp
s property We. not ,nl. nice wsy 81 sssp
! ping into his masters shoess II need scarcely
the favored merchant and ali bis fellow citizens IN the
same line Of business both alive and free remain
tuba Nay. more, The ropcisd vessel ofwsr which had
bear ordcred round from tho mouth at the shannon into
NE Cove q Cork SuHd 20 . % 40 there shat she
extreme North. s.s.
West The sight Of her mailed hull mad strangely
ssSan 10 think Senseivss Si before they we're hurt
some who are on board, . condition 70 ssate
that captain and officers hsvs had nothing less plea
The dirrsni places Where hcy have touched ana dive
them sailors welcome In return In like manner the
Tssr Vii 1--WE coaadepce 10 he msresps,ls No,S ana
IL 10 ~ hoped keep In cheek that hot Protsstants
snd explosive oansssm which are ever too apt 70 create
where they DO not exist and to aggravate them
when any have really aSison.
Mind NO wise onlcoksr pretendr that danger what
ever does cxist but only behoders not wise fall
the Of magnying the pesilous circumstances into
general rising en- the point Of bursting forth There
have Just Of Dissatisfaction the state Of the
church and the land question: and various social
scod ana EVEN sasu ns ons SsVss
insa eiemeu, n me population o tagsS iovns some
OF the arrests thss have been made imply certain
%snss chiefly o. partially irish and there .r. r.. e
IN" sss ma soos o %
town and county police although would b hasardous
without an ofhcial return 70 estimate ths extent 70
which irishnsn have received appointments II these
found. 30 should suspect Fenian n IL wen known,
however, thai IN az public establishmenia. whether
civil military which hnd smpoynens fos Of In
times IN rcss numbsn The clergy Of the Roman
Catholic Church mertoriousy active IN promising
situations for the lea we'll 70 do Of their adherents
a.
10 political motive, no 0systvs pensie in the matter
Considerations such these present 10 the minds
Of those who responsible for the public peace in
IN such towns Liverpool Manchester Glasgow Hull
and other iaros places the coast the eh
sute email percentage OF the population, and herd
while. therefore military precsuion on the pars q ke
government and the absence of any adequate prspara
fious on the part Of the Fenians and fair security
an - y. %css mo,s ucss
sslvsS ana ssoh other, thss BY simutAnscus though
scaissed movements The FsnAns and those whom tksy
might lnsusncs have 10 helr power 70 excite vss>
nischief before they could b sGectualy guelsd =
when sPrss1sntn RobeFu ogncludss fShe utter hol-
tewns u The rsnian movement against Ireland IL
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