The New York herald., 1868-01-06
GREAT BRlrAIN.

GREAT BRITAIN.
H.. a.aa4
Captnl and Its Returcs from fndia and
Mexico-The Iron Trnde-Feninnism and It's
Enerts-John Bright the Position of tho
Tories. Vote by Ballot and Ireland.
On the 3ist Of May next In conformity with the
quisiro twes months given In May last. the
torres, on India will DO reduced from I've to four
per cent and notice has been given In London that
the LIST OF January, 1862 further reduction will be
made TO three per cent
The report Of the directors Of the Mexican Railroad
Company had been read At a meeting OF the share
holders In London The paper states:-The receipts
thc Vera Cruz and Paso del Macho line forty. seven
miles In length, for Jcnuary February. eight days in
Earch and the month OF July, amounted TO fS2 24o on
the Mexico and Apxaco eighty-sx miles ~ length
f2 36l, four months and the Tacubaya Tramway
for months 10 f5e15. Notwithstanding the
Of the country there received between the LIST Of
January and the 30th OF June. OF the fifteen
pcr customs dut,es ELS o48 and Of
bond debt Obligations fl3.9 The board would lose
no time 10 sgain communicating with tho shareholders
nfter rece OF expected detailed advjces from Mexico
The London Times of the 25th Of December. speaking
of the Irish question and Fenianism, says:-"The
Established Church was At least as anomalous ten years
1t 10 now, Irsnnen did not in IL for
hostility 10 the Crown. But know that since the
conclusion of the American has set loose number
Of adventursrs the movement called Fenanism has
acquired importance. The CONCLUSION 10 obvious that
the enterprise is foreign conspiracy, taking Its ina.
which wanting in the Irish population.
IL need stop abe OF remedial legislation; but
should not the other hand force TO acts which
our better judgment condemns Nothing will be gained
BY procIslmng that Fsnanism has been the natural
effect OF British institutions or that II s necessary In
etrument in the hands OF Providence to Induce better
legislation. IL 10 consequence OF our acts, and our
ought not TO be, or appear 70 be, under ts
conpulsienn
An English trade report shows that the exports
Of railway ror, the United Kingdom consider.
ably Increased In 1857 Notwithstanding the competition
Belgian makers and other circumstances, the total
shipments in the ten months ending October 81 having
reached 5lso,l TONS compared with ASo i4l tons
the corresponding OF 1865 and 3s o52 the 0rst
months OF 1866. The exports to Russia In the
monihs ending October al 1857 amounted TO no less
5ls lons against S. 500 the correspond
tng period VI 1885, and 81 5s tons in 1885 The United
States took che large total OF TONS as compared
With 10 023 tons In 1885, and a. 055 in tue first
months Of 1895. To British India the exports reached
COG tons the ten months against III, 737 In
which Great Britain has had TO with Belgian
petition has been Russia, but with that country
much larger business than usual has bsen done this
by British nrms.
The annual rate OF mortality during the week ended
December m ~ was 70 per LOO m London ~ ID Eoin-
S3 Liverpool IS In Manchester 81 In Stafford, 20 In
sheffield 20 in Leeds. 81 In Hull % IN Newcastle
The Londan Star Of Decsmber "A says:-serQsant
Mcguire, one OF number OF Irishmen in ito Seventy
second HI gnent lodged al Of Messrs
Birey Il Co.'S cotton factories In Mancbe ter.
Saturday removed under sequence OF infer
NATION that be had beet communicating with persons
knowa be connected with movement in
city, and also that he had been attempting to promote
Penarism in the ranks II was reported thai soldiers
had been ia the Fsnxn funeral proce sions the
LIST OF Decembsr but the police bad failed TO detect
their presence and !. hoped that the report
uniouneed Subsequent facts, however, transpired
which show too plainly that even n the midst OF the
loyal ane gallant sevesty Hghlanders and WITH
many q the mes IN good positions, the dire disease Of
Feuansr1 has osen dscoversd.
large seizure OF gnnpovder was madc at Sunder
ON irishn an named Joseph Spear had a quantity OF
Runpowder stored about his premises and the officers
Ecll In With him as he was going to hs work He 1t
mt denied that hs had any gunpowder In bis posses.
ron But nrpn the onicers telling him that they had
q warrant 10 search his houso he took them 10 yard
adjoining hts own. where they found four hundred
pounds conlsped In thrss large begs In coal house.
spear said tLsshe had the sunpowdsr for blasting
peces
A despatch com PIynousn CEngland) Dockyard dated
the Htn OF December says:-Tte precautions adopted
n ths por Sainss tae rnaehiEalions Of Fenanism
nave invofyof large amount OF additional
labor, especially the part OF the naval and mill
tary forces Today the hasssr Attendant proceeded
the paddewheet gieamus Avon TO every ship harbof
and impressed oEthe commanding ocers tue necessity
for ezra vigilance at this Al under
arms That portos or the watch not active duty tie
down IL their clothes The guaboat Redwins with ta-
ditional marines, has been moored Tho Goating
store Of live she'll IN H. Germans The land
forming the northern portion Of KeyhIn steamysrd
DOW guarded by the Military. Bags OF Gand haze been
laid near az those parts Of the cockyard most exposed
20 attack by Greek Ore.
10 Liverpool, December a. q party o, the detective
force were enployed In watching she Branch Bank or
England the possibility of some fcnisR attempt being
apprehended Nothing aranspred.
Our correspondent in Southampton wrtes:--eThs
paddle steam vessels HeIcon en1 Vivid have left Ply
mouth sound on special duty in tie channel Il is
supposed that these ships like tho Gladiator Mcdusa
and Grower gone 10 ook for strange armod vessel
not possessed Of any legal papers.
The Warrior iron frigals fas dropped down under
steam 70 an anchorage OF Osborne rhe captains and
comusndefs OF all ships IN commission have been 10.
sructed 10 adopt necessary precaniop egpecia y
BY night 70 protect their ships som insidous attacks
from dusk until gnt guard Noosi 10 round
each ship ia Hamosze, two steam launches will cruise
about each gusrd will lave twelve tOaded rileA II ap-
pears that what the government m0s apprehend s the
dropping OF torpedoes down the stfsam. All sbips n
commission also TO keep watch uNhsrbor the came
IL at On board tue BeIerophonA Prince ConsOrt
Achilles &c., wsapons are kept on dsck, constantly
loaded
Dir Gladstone has accepted lnvtotlAn 70 ban
quet 10 be given by the Liverpool CAsmtAr of Com
inerce 70 himself Lord stanley AMI some other mem-
bers.
The London Tiass in q leader ssys;-ws hear on all
voted 10 the sda,ra 0, Ireland
John Bright ON Reform and the Situation III
Ireland.
numerouely attended public meeting was held IN
the theatre OF Rocbdse December 20 tor tie pur.
pose Of presenting an address 10 Mr. Jacob Bright
brother OF John Bright congratulatng him upon his
election for Manchester. The Mayor tdr Whitskerl oc-
cupied the Guar, and among those present were br
John Bright NJ. r., Dir. r. B. Potter, w. ~ Sir 81 Ash
WOrth, lir ,. Robinson, Mr II. KelsGl, MI Aldermen
Ieak, Mr W Fenton, Mr.. Alderman latham &c The
Chairman opened tie proceedings after whcb az ad.
dress tie ADOPTION Of which was moved a. length