The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-15
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE HERALD.


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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or THE REnAtu.
mo New Year-FcnanIsm Rnmpant-Ciyil
War In England-The Case Of Colonel
BIrke-The Naturalization Question.
LONDON, Jan. !, 1858.
The old year has gone and the year has come
In amid renewed reports or Fenan outbreaks ourages
and The matter has become very serious;
the country in fever Of nervous excitement: the
government does not know what 10 do. Speaking 40
cordng 10 The standard by which John Bu has always
judged the affairs OF other nations. England mast now
DO pronounced in state OF revolution.
Look for moment at the condition OF the country
We have the regular police forco increased
the soldiers constantly under arms; hundred
thousand special cons,abes TO- Is this peace
civil WARP The police armed with cutlasses and
walk their beats in pairs afraid alone. The Fenans
whom they hurried or secretly to places of
confinement the locations OF which are mystcriously
concealed. The old days Of Venice are revived IN
London.
Bee, TOO, how readily tho Fenians defy the forces
arrayed against them Prisoners released; prison
b bosn up; gas works attacked; 10 Ireland
teilo tower is captured and gunmakers shop sacked
boats loaded with Fenans arc seen or the coast;
Fcnian sailor declares himself on board the Queens
qua dshp at Cowes Fenian missiles sent through
iho Post Olce aud thrown into post boxes; ncen-
diary materials into public and private dwell
ngs; the managers Of The British Museum dare NO.
allow parcels Of books to be left the premises for
fear Of Fenian Illuminating machines; Fenans arc
arrested in peaceful Wales: Englishman feels safe in
his property the Queen at her country
ID guarded by spies; nobody knows where wnen the
next blow 10 fall This is q reign 0f terror. With
their small means the Fenans hold the whole
Ii the United States weyo friendly to Feninnism IL
Asnereans sympathzed heartily with the movements
secretary Seward desired 10 take advantage ccum-
STANCES and press Alabama rclDy to q salts.
1actory tcrnlnaton il The that little material
ala would rcnler the Fenians really dangerous. The
British press has insoently asserted that who
ara causing all the present troubles here Yankees
not ir'shmen If they were Yankees and were backed
by the Yankee nation. We should make short Of
government like ibis. ~ IL fortunate for England
She Yankees have never AIKEN hold OF this Fsnan busi
ness and carried ihreugh In thef prac way. But
the ques on whether the Americans ought MOTTO take
bold OF IL ID beginning TO invite discussion. II lew
Irishmen SO inadequassy supplied, accomplish SO
much, what could be accomplished by American
leaders supported by strong organization Civil
xreadS exists here anu the United States have
temptation take sdss England had during gu
esyn war. viii they do it2
Il has been noted that the places Of confinement Of
fhc Fenisn prisoners are kept inform you
positively, however, that Burke and Casey Mnl
bank Barkes counsel is allowed 70 see him ~arder
with loaded biunderbus5 keeps guard the
along which the coils Of tho FcnIans located On
entering are led about for timo up passage
aud do another before being Burkes cell;
bus this rigmaroe dece nobody an eye for
locality Burke's cell is really not very far from tho
3ectly cool and very pa rotc without being ran or
monemaniac The government have secured
strong evidence against him. and, OF course before a
LONDON jury he viii 10 convicted He is an American
easi4en by naturalization and has money, friends
hcre and no relatives except ter Funds needed
10 employ competent counsel Tor him. his lawyers
~ Is cen str OF, London will sub, ptlons
subscription paper vi he started among tue Ameri
cans in london The United States embassy hero has
been appealed TO- but refers all appiican to Washing
ton- All Eat burke asks Is u fair trial, and, an
American citiztn he ought TO havo u Al any cost
Agatnst tassy, VINO 5 Shut UP with Burke, there
Nae evidence mat he will prob4by be discharged after
Barxe rs convicted
Quecn Victoria the Feninn Panic md Her
Personal Safery-Br.aastuns Trade In
1867.
- no Fenan excitement continued 70 progress in
England
Tue inhabitants OF towcs, Isle OF Wight, for
she safety Of the Queen, communicated with CaIonei
Grey, Offering their services in any way tina; might
STEM desirable Ibis oGar has Ell cited interesting
repay.
Colonel Grey writes for the Queen as follows;-
Her Majesty commands Ins TO say tina, she is deeply
toeened by ihese loyal assurances bc OF her
he,sc never entertainod the slehtet appeheDsios
ky,ng her sanction he precautionary measures which
to consider wae,her anything % more 'D IS
fore, by he Majesty IA forwarded your letter
ahe TO ke advantage Of M osr .. their sersses by he
loyal Inhabitants OF Gowes.
Her haJssy waks and dr. YES abO IL tho island, 3
usual, " thout any guards Two hundred picked men
the scots Fusiier Guards Chartered In temporary
barracks In East Cowes PARK.
The local authorities at Liverpool investga,ed m
alarming rumor that an attempt had been made to
des roy her haesty's snip Donegal Ia Tho Aersey by
means OF q torpedo; and the story sustained
Tue year 1857 closed with considerable buUyaocy in
tho English grain markets, and wheat again adj.
vancing IN price,
Tue bark Lane Express OF the Goth ult In its rovew
81 the corn trade, says:-Foreigu shipments
forth cease he reduced to tue minimum, aud should
farmers in the hope of better prices IN tho spring. limit
tber supples-which CONSIST 5g of q none, ed
class, they will be able TO do--hoders OF gfail will
proosby demand Increased prices 1t Is significant
feature es 10 the PROBABLE pemsnency OF present
snst al sucn an mac I've period tho present prices
shotll slli be pointing upwaic Although little more
tban onefourth Of the cereal passed We And
snort deliveries every week, aud complaints that some
Already sold out
The British Board OF Trade returns for December
and the eleven months ending November 80 were
Esgod. They show n continued thoufh not verv
serious falling OF the trace OF the country both to
exports and nports The declared valuo OF srlsh cx
ports for the month o. November 10 GA $40 Ts9 against
Ei5 0so 40 Novenlber, 1860 aud fl5 50I7 A2 the
anne month Of lSo5 Inc tots tor the eleven
Of this " .67 e3i 375 ainst Ei73 9I3 222 and
alSo SA FOR the corresponding periods N 1850 and
SSo5 respecuvaIy.