The New York herald., 1867-03-09

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That there are very disturbing elements at
work in England and Ireland just now is quite
manifest The reform movement Is keeping
England in hot water, which probably may be
made little hotter by the Fenian spirit which
apparently exists in tho manufacturing dis
tricts. The Fenian conspiracy in Ireland looks
troublesome and embarrassing. The dragons
teeth which the omnipresent Stephens has
sown are springing up, In accordance with the
old fable, into armed bodies Of men in all
quarters of that island, north and south, west
and east These may be only feints to bewil-
der the government in conformity with a pre-
arranged plan, or they may be nothing more
than spontaneous movements Of the organized
masses who cannot be kept in control, owing
to the fever heat which the people have
reached The telegraphic news which, of
course, is modelled TO suit the will of the Eng
lish government and, therefore, must be taken
to represent the mildest form Of the state Of
affairs in Ireland, announces rising at various
points and the result Of several collisions be-
tween the insurgents and the military, in one
Of which, near Dublin, the Fenians succeeded
in mastering and disarming the garrison. after
. sharp engagement
The government cannot be unaware Of the
danger which threatens the peace of the
country, and they may flnd themselves COM
PEELED to adopt such measures Of reform in
England and q fair settlement of the land
question In Ireland as will appease the wrath
of the people; or they may decide to crush
out BY the most violent and cruel means, the
Irish movement in order to strike terror into
the English and Scotch reformers There is no
doubt that in adopting either Of those policies
the British government will be guided by the
expediency Of the hour. sr
II appears by our late dispatches last night
that proclamation, pufporting to come
"from the government Of the Irish republic"
Il published In many Of the English
and Irish papers alike, which IL signii-
cant fact, considering the severity Of
the bonds which newspaper proprietors
are obliged to give to the government re-
stricting them from publishing reasonable
matter Armed bodies of Fonians are said to
be coming into frequent conflict with the British
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Limerick, in the South, and the counties Of
Down, Wicklow, Louth, and Dublin in the
North and East Incendiary fires In the
city Of Limerick and throughout the county
of Limerick are also reported, showing
that the insurrection ID not confined to
one district, but has spread itself almost
throughout the entire island. The London
Times states that the insurgents are rationed
and takcn good care Of In the matter
Of supplies by the people, and supported by
numerous Irist-American officers, who keep
them in thorough discipline. Our telegraphic
news states that troops are being despatched
from all available points in England to Ireland.
This fact may be an incentive to the English
reformers to adopt those "other means OF re-
dress" which John Bright alluded to in one of
his late letters. Looking at the whole condi-
ton Of things in the British empire at the pres
snt moment, there appears to be serious apprc-
hension Of Q general revolution.