New-York tribune., 1867-01-01
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
DIfIilIIN.

AT THE vIcEREGAL LODGE-ARRESTs AND
DISCOVERY OF ARMS IN DUBLIN.
srom Oar Special Correspondent ,o,.
Some foolish persons in Dublin, and perhaps else
shere 10 Ireland took il into their heads that Thurs
siay last the 18th inst had been fixed by James Ste
shens for the rising and in anticipation OF 1t they
Semaned up all night. They listened tremblngiy
fOr the hOTrid noises of the conflict
The bursting shell. the gateway wrenched asunder
The rafting musketry, the clashins blade
And ever and anon n tones Of thunder.
The diapasOn Of the cannOnade
yut no such sounds came to them. The quick. light
,ootfall of an occasional paSser,by, the measured
heavy tramp of the policemen, ana the SHARP l fa!te
That disturbed the small hours of the night. lhe
morning of the 14th dawned and found Dtpllh WeaI
ng its usual aspect No barbados & Were reod Gr naye
bnent And 80 one night of danger passed harinieSSy
bway To-day, in the leading article OF one OF our
weekly papers iu UoT a t rNn@ WAS to Commence
bn Thursday the l3th-the precise date at when we
Write Possibly we may have someIhng @ SPICY serrad 70 1
H. was based upon some words spoken by james
Stephens at Of his last meetings IN New orki or
tather upon msepprecaon 9l 'USe wous snoech hv
enme ausOn To the prisoners in Canadh, who had
heen sentenced be hanged on the 18th and his re-
ply was that no one need be under any Apprehension
That the sentences in their cases would be
karried out to which he added that hy that time
Ehere would be news that would startle the Canadian
authorities and the Fcnians toe. But to prevent any
fn;stake ms In his meaning "mindp said he, Il do
not say that there will be fighting by that tme hdt
only promise by the LIST of January; but say there
will be news by the 18th that will give the Canadian
Government something else to think about beside
hanging their prisoners NotwnhstanuhR Ine .tS. tx
acitness of his words the notion got ont here that
ehe to be made on the night OF the l5h ana
tence the alarm above alluded TO- can ada that
thigh up Fenians who were well aware tnat james
stephens did not promise to be fighting III Ireland on
hhe 18th of December yet so impressed win MS
sleclaraton that something startling to occur on
<,ra fhatd dntp forward
most hopefully. The amount Of faith some Of those
Inen have in the promises and abilities OF James
Stephens is really amazing The only notable thlng
That occurred about the 18th of December was the
hrrest and Imprisonment of some OF the honest en-
thusiastc but very credulous persons to whom nave
Since that date there has been a.manifest decrease
in the panic feeling of Dub lin. If we had Q
l. frightometer constructed TO show the rise and fall
of the public alarm. il would mark to-day several
segrees lower down than the point at which 1t stood
three days ago One reason for the variation would
in house at Ballybough Bridge, and then described
rs "Greek fire. destined for Fenian uses Is now de-
ared to be nothing of the sort 1t turns out to be
nothing more terrible than concentrated sulphnric
acid used in the preparation OF bone manure ana III
the manufacture of which MI Smlth, VINO was
ARRESTED on the premises. had long been engaged.
Such is the statement now current in the Dublin
Journals. If mistake not intimated in my last let
Ter some doubts of my own to whether the COM
pound was what the police had supposed it 70 be. 1t
syas only Yesterday the Dublin papers had the correc
tion regarding which have jnst mentioned oo bt y
GONE from the chemist to whom the Government sent
hhe stuff for analysis They do not say and can
pick up no trustworthy particulars relatihg 10 the
Then that suspicious vessel detained by the Gov
prnment in the Medway: 1t turns out the remains
Sbave no claim on her either She is named the Boh-
VAR and is the property of the Republic OF Columbia
This fact having been established to the satisfaction
of the Government they withdrew their marines and
guard ships from her, and made her over to the par
Ties in charge of her for the owners These clrcum,
stances have tended very much to aay the terror OF
III Eo,,,o ,.ch ha1 fakp
yninds here. They notice that all the efforts OF
the police and the detectives and the spies and the
TRAITORS have not brought to light single tact tend
1Dg TO show the possession OF any elements OF real
strength any considerable resources by the re.
ians. The SO rifles seized in Cork the feW cases OF
erms seized more recently at Cardiff the half-a-dozen
bullets seized in the pocket of Mrs Stacks dress and
he few rifles and Ievolvers seized to-day in the
house Of Mr.. Dennis Downey these. after all, do not
konstisute very terrible armament, and even If
they are regarded as indications of similar snug
yings and hidmgs in other places yet when con,
which England has at her command, the probable
stock ought hardly to be enough TO frighten people
nut of their But account for IT how we may,
from one cause another, or from 80 causes com
bned feeling has got abroad through this city that
the Fenan crisis is passed. and that there Will DC no
It is alleged, for one thing, that the military gem
tlenlen who came TO visit US from your side OF the
water all making the best of their way back
ssap If such were the case, il would not be very
sNpg, for military men are Just the persons VINO
M ppreciate the situation here, and understand
sh might of England at preSeit on Irish soil-that
T., surprising them TO know the facts truly, and
5udgcA them calmly and nationally. But soldiers
who are at the same time political enthuslasts-who
set their lives upon cast" and are willing TO
stand the hazard of the die may not be quite so
fcrupuous. FgTeatly doubt that the reported rush
Df Irish American officers from our shores is matter
pf fact. Such OF them as have come hther WILL !
think, wait out for James Stephens and the first Of
We had four arrests in Dublin to-day They were
Hr Denis Downey, proprietor of the tailoring estab
lishment No. TTnity-st. his brother, Mr.. Christie
pher Downey, John Darcy, porter and Thomas
ney's house except the proprietor himself who was
taken in the law courts, whittier he had been sum
inoned as juror The police searched the house
bengtb, In the t0pstOry, discovered number of rifles
nnd rcvovers concealed in the woodwork around the
doors and windows. They also discovered some very
Eleverly seereted In the cornices and holdings of
xhe shop Then Tecolecting that the pace had been
recently fitted mp, and knowing the carpenter who
Had done the work-a man named Turner-they pro-
Eeeded to hs house and arrested him also. l should
have said the arrests were five IN number and not
four as above. This discovery of arms will send up
the "frightometer" little warrant; but as it oc-
rurred this evening the effect cannot yet be noted
lrecenty mentioned the getting in, of water-pipes
pre- now being taken at the Yice-regal lodge in the
Phenix Park the private residence of the Lord Lieu
tenant. New and strong doors being put up At
she entrances in place Of others regarded weak
yor such times as the present the window shutters
nre being strengthened with bolts and bars, and
ozeps of water buckets have been procured for tho
premises Lights are kept burning iii the house all
hight. watchmen retained there and take their
regular turns of duty and there is double guard Of
soldiers at the gates So it is plain that whatever
James Stephens may do in January, 1867 he has the
lrish Executive III precious fright IN December
aS6G
l have spoken of the reported flight of the Irish
american officers. There is much truth in the
report of hegim of British officials magistrates
and landlords. To such length has this gone that
even the loyalists themselves complain OF the deser
tiOn of their posts by who at this time, ought
no stand by them. As indicative of this state of
things, look at the following letter, which appears in