New-York tribune., 1867-03-08

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been working hard to keep the ball moving, but
suspect all their labors viii be, they have been, In
vain. But If there should be another stir somewhere
in the south before the expiration of eight or ten
days, / certainly would have no right to feel sur
rpsed There are, however, hundred chances to one
against such an occurrence. The Fenian organiza-
on is too attenuated to be able to hold ground any
where for day i'll face Of the troops without the
operatod of the populaee. and the popuace are not
likely at present to engage in desperate enter
prise. They are deeply dsaffected, and hostile to
| the Government, but they are shrewd enough TO
know that they are not able to contend under
present circumstances, with the English army and
| navy.
| The Fenian organizers claim TO have about 5000
| swern men in the County of Kerry. But those men
arc scattered all the entire surface of the coun
try; they cannot be easily brought together. and
| separated they are pOwerless
No doubt is entertained that some of the party who
turned out for action under Gen. OCOnnOr are still
moving about successfully eyadng the search OF the
mountains known as Mctiillicudy's Reeks. The hu-
man habitatons there are few and far between, and
afely ahe means seaSv 0 s%pPd WpPdes how the
unfortunate fellows manage to subsist while
the, roads and passes are 50 well watched ss;d"s
as they by the soldiers and police whose officers
have been furnished by the local gentry with power
full spygsses the better to enable them to survey
| the ground around them. Yet it is reported that
received by the Brotherhood in Dublin, and supplies
| sent for into Killarney and successfully pro-
| cured The favor of the peasantry is; OF course,
! what is SAVING those men from speedy capture.
When Qh5stIChed by Inv, military parties their
information is certain to be tDen =; will mislead
| them and no doubt they aid the boys ~ every
way they can. Still the latter must have plseraDle
time of il, hungry and cold and footsore and scrow
full the mountain tops during those chilly days ana
cold nights To-day telegram has been received in
town stating that IN Killarney there was rlmor TO
the effect that of the Fenans found dead on
Glencar mountain, apparently from exhaustion.
A correspondent of The Cork Herald was taken into
custody at Killarney on charge OF sending false
news to his journal. There is no such crime known
TO the law, but that is small matter in Ireland,
where the authorities can make law for thcm-
selves and do as they like. The correspondent
walked into the telegraph office with a written
message which he intended TO have sent IL
was headed Ramored dsaQecfion among NE
miHtdry-Thc soldiers singing sediiiop songs"
The telegraph office being under Government sur
yeillance, the message was at once handed to
Magistrate, Two or three other magistrates were
assembled Immediately, and n consultation was held,
the result OF which was; that the gnlncky pur-
prison. The strong remonstrances of a military
officer il is said, alone saved him from the ndig-
nifty of handcuffs These magistrates are some Of
the local gentry of whom have before written,
some of the shOneenD class the same who ran for
their lives. like hares when the first news of the
Fenian rising reached them and whose vlgor anu anu
courage since the collapse OF the affair are absolutely
tremendous. -
Two arrests were made in Dublin to-day which
SuppOseu
those whose function il is TO watch the arrival and
departure Of vessels that two men quilted coal
vessel which had arrived at the mouth OF the r1ycr
and that they went board small boat and
r0wed for the south wall, where com
paratiyely few disembarkations take place
Tie f9hce station in that quarter having peeh
sgnaled 10. PREPARED 10 receive the visitors per,
ceving which, the latter changed thelf course anu
clynbered bOar, a collier lying in the river Inc
police then took boat Towed OUT TO this vessel NM atn
captured the two men. who gave their names as WI
liam Jackson and John Phillips. and admHted tha'
they had only recently returned from America. go,
Arrests but not in any great numbers, arc sim
being reported from yarions parts of the country.
The police affect Ia believe that all these captures ie
Of importance, the men being leaders 0i one grade UT
another i'll the movement - =.
Last Sunday DR. MoI1arty, Bishop of Kerry,
preached u sermon in the Catholic Cathedral M
lamey, on the subject of the attempted rrDelnGn ri
which had taken place in. his diocese His lordshIp
was unmeasuTrd in his denuncation Oi II, ana more
especially Of those leaders of the movement, Who he
said hide in Paris and New York and send better
men than Themselves to destruction. In reference to
those leaders lac made use OF words which nave sur
as well ms Catholics lie said in concluding ms ois
"' iTsacod 20 you last Sunday on tue ETERNITY 1is
tOrnlcuis Human reason " inclined IN sny, VI y had
word and Who IAN bear II T. but when look down into
Frnsn conspraey We must ncknow ledge that eternity Is
not enough. nor hell hot enough TO punish such mis-
These are astounding words to be used by any
Christian clergyman they SAVIOR strongly Of proian-
ity il not al something worse. They were probably
nnnent; but Il So they 5tght g Se Sfologzed for
uasnIucn ~ their effect on the public mind has been
IoSyr ny'"'pbs been ' known as as the most thorough
'SWest BritOn among the irish Blsll-
ops. Next TO the Catholic Ch1rgh The be- thing Inns
tion md of all governments on earth the greatest.
he most glorious and the best In his eyes Is the
English AS for the QuceTwell, ne Stops s'iol' m d oi
cared the faults of the British Constitution TO De
like the spots, on the sun 50 tnShi ~ TO v we
der he was set nearly frantic by lhe fact
that of an parts of Ireland, the filst armed out
break of Fenianism should occur III ms diocese.
Yet hc did Justice, in some respects to t'e Young yg
men who took part in IT, lie dwelt upon the faet that
thcy committed no acts of pillage, aud INJURED no
one in person orrroprry to me yniue on
them To be- against the policemen ana the ecist-
guard station. IL Is reported that during lns aei,u, VIZ
and nrittc,l the cahcdrul As politician his lore
shis il and has long beeB very unpopular WIN
great portion of his floek. lie was hissed sy mem
time 100 The object OF the meeting was 10
raise funds for the relief Of the distress then eA-
isting among the Lancashire operatives, nut theIe
was nj the same time, aud had been short
while previously, dire distress ~ Kerry Tor ihe reiiel
Of which no local meetings bad been got mp so ms
peOplc seized this occasion 10 give nm Di. OF
their mndr Were he to appear NJ any pubic
political meeting just now, / fancy his reception
would be avery rough one.
An individual hitherto unknown to fame and who
reoices in the title OF the Earl ot Essex, achleNeu
some notoricty for himself ON M9naa& IN 'hg nN,5e g
lin feared flat il q rebellion should break ont III
Ireland. military officers would feel themselves
restroined from acting with "Nigor by u
fear of legal consequences: ana ne
wished that the Government should set their
minds nt rest OH that point and leave those gentle
men free scope for vigorous and effective action Ills
rords had n plain reference to the prosecutions now
nendIng against Gov Eyre aud Lieut.. Brand for the
murder of Mr.. Gordon and others dnring the recent
riots in JnInaica. Such shameful and bloodthlisty
language was disuiace to the House of Peers Lord
Derby answered his lOnships questions, but regret
10 say did not at all ieproys his sentiments. -
The presence OF his Eminence Cardinal Culleii mt
the lord Mayors banquet in the Mansion House oil
Tuesday evening is decidedly one OF the events OF