New-York tribune., 1868-01-18
GREAT BRITAIN.
THE TENIANS

Our Special Correspondent
No more outrages to report. The Fenlans, perhaps
on account of the stringent preventive measures
adopted by the Government and perhaps also on
account of the expected arrival Of the Mercury,
which sailed under Danish cOlOrs from New-York
have shifted their base of operations from England
10 the south of Ireland. The daring seizure of
from the gunmakeTs shop in Cork is the last excite
ment and whether the seizure was effected by
Fenians by burglars, 1T has been made the
basis of thousand rulnors as to plots and
cOnspTacles. IL has brought the Commander
tn-Chef of the English forces in ireland to the
south. and Lord StrathnaiTH has his head
quarters in Cork, and from there directs the opera
tons of the army against the FenianS Tor burglars,
and the navy against the expected arrival from New
York One of the numerous TumOTs which agitated
the people well as the authorities OH New-Years
Day, was that a Fenian armed vessel had entered
Valentia harbor, steamed detantly round
the gun-boat stationed there, and passed out at
the other entrance. Another Iumor III Cork was
that house near the city had been attacked
by American Fenans. one of whom fell from shot
by the defending party within, and was carried off
by his companions corpse. These and such Like
caDaIdsfOr they have turned out to be nothing else
have caused the Government 10 crowd all the public
buildings Cork with armed men, 10 the great ter
TOR Of the inhabitants. Az Queenstown the precau-
tiOns taken have been of the extreme character
Steam launches with armed marines overhaul all
boats that are supposed to be of suspicious chaTac
Ger. At Haulbowline a very vgilant watch is kept
up and several gunbOats are at anchor between IT
and Rocky Island. An explosion said to be
house at Kirush, and at the same place an attack
was made ION yacht belonging to Col. Vandeleur,
and the ammunition on board of it carried away
In England there Is still general feeling of inse
curity both on the part of the Government and the
people while the latter seem to be getting tired OF
the scare and the uncertainty and look anxl0nsly
for climax of some sort At Woolwich the ROYAL
DOckyards and Arsenal have been carefully guarded
by extra detachments of artillery. While steam
launch. heavily feighted with soldiers, has been
on guard duty in the river the town land side has
been protected by 1900 bran-new special constabes.
At Windsor, in addition 10 the infantry and cavalry
always stationed there, the inhabitants OF the town
and the servants and dependents at the Castle have
been sworn in as specials, and sentnes patrol the
streets Of the town and the lanes Of the negbbOrhOod
day and night. AT Canterbury Winchester and other
garrison towns, similar precautions have been taken,
and In London, of course, all the Government and
public buildings Under military well police
surveillance In Wales the Irish quarters" at all
the iron works said to be in state of ferment.
Several arrests have taken place at Merthyr Iydyil
and Dowlais and the Brotherhood is said TO be very
strong III the mountain region. aud il is well known
that large Numbers of lrishmen drill every night
among the hills Up TO this date nothing
has been heard Of the Mercury from New
York. and "a the Government received the
Gable telegram Oh December II, announcing
ner she ought TO be by this time somewhere
near the coast: At least half dozen men-of-war
are looking after her The delay either indicates
her loss OF that the Government has been duped or
possibly that she may have proceeded direct to the
coast of Africa to obtain letters of marone from
King Theodore. Late dispatches from the country
inform us that from information received the
round the person and property OF tho Prince
Of Wales in Norfolk with an extra detachment of
military. Dispatches FROM the Channel Islands
Jersey and Guernsey tell us that a panic prevails
there, and that all the militia and volunteers of the
islands wefe under arms To-day Burke, Casey, and
Mulady were again brought before Sir Thomas
Henry at BOw-st OH the charge of treason felony.
The wives Of Burke and Casey were admitted to the
court during the examination II was. however very
short, owing 20 the non-arTivai of q new witness
who was expected from Birmingham, but did not put
In an appearance. The prisoners were again re-
manded until Thursday, the 9th of January
The London Times, in the mild form of letter from
correspondent signing himself A BritOn" pub
1ished on New Years Day " feeler' q subject
which has been quietly talked over at the Conserva
tive Clubs for some time past viz A proposition 10
suspend the HAbeas Corpus act IN England. The
cepon given 20 the suggestion by the press generally
on the following day will most likely prevent the
Government from attempting 50 extreme an inter
ference with the liberty Of the subject. At meet
ing recently held in WarwickshiTe resolution was
proposed asking for some special legislation" but
the way in which il was received by tue meeting in
duced the d. P!s for the County Messrs. Newdegate
and Davenport Bromley Conservatives though they
are to rise and repudate all sympathy with the mo-
uon, aud II was at once withdrawn.
=, IM Telegraph, violent are its denuncat0Ds OF
1enanisn IN all forms condemns quite strongly
TINS new project Of Tory violence and vengeance IL
says: Such counsel TO the Government and Queen
Victoria Is the counsel of cowsrdice. Not only is
ess no such necessity as that suggested but no
,,viesgn murder and felony will drop of without the
''oTaIIIy TI surgery proposed by "A BrtOn.'' i
r. gt'y - hNfs ~ language not less strong, but OF
cnIse . oi more digniiied character condemns the
,snggestmP II says; q Freen,en hate martial law
NJ ugo, y z Npltfary; honest men because IL tram
s,s upyp .ie securities for JUSTICE humane be-
nsn han - essentially brutal aud savage; and wise
hasigD" '"o "edAhesS VI "ni'n ~
IhsStar says:
''"'' p'S'sD' a most humiliatng spectacle TO the