New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-04
GREAT BRITAIN.
THE FENIANS.

TIE FENIANS.
Tie police claim TO have made two important
arrests one IN London OH the night The 18th January
aad the other in Scotland.
The former gaye the name Of Clancy, and arrested
in the ncieEborhood of Bedford-sQuare. He gave th
officers trouble, and fired twice at them with re
.rovcr. lie was, however oyc-powered He Is said t.
hc a geutemaniy looking man, and answers TO the de
scrptoE OF the person who shot and killed Mcdonnell
The BandsDan some few months ago AFTER o1S12 Iiiil
the pOCetaii0n, Sergeant Chown went 10 the mouse
~ Coegest where lhe prisoner had Oeen lou-l15, an
searched ms rooms severn .p'1Nts were u4stoNcIOu
which, IL said leave 10 doubt that the prisoner IS an
American and had served IN thc Federal army great
quantity oil ammunition re yoINcs' buiicts' pune iv>
lead. cartridges caulsters of snpO"dei ana daSael
were also discovered
On the morning of the goth Of January Clancy was
brought before sir Thomas Henry at BOV, ana charged
with deserving from the Royal Engineers few years ago.
that being The only charge against him which the Gov
erment were at present prepared To proceed with The
only evidence gwen as to MS capture. Tor al the e@-
animation Ge charged NOT with deserving, bnt With
having shot at Two policemen with intent 10 murder
them After the details had been gwen lie was iemnGed
Tie arrests made in Glasgow arc OF two men named
fired the barrel 80 CicrkeuwCN They both arrived
n London, IN charge of the police on the I'd OF January
the residence Of the Lord Mayor the 18th OF January
me Driy Acirs thus describes IL;
On Saturday afternoon, between and O'Clock, a
Fenlan pacrd or proclamation Wa posted IA front OF
she Mansion House, and within PAGES Of several OF
the police. who invariably duty i'm front of the
sSd tn rfd this extr6TdiraIy eiiDsion had caused
stOppage W blocking up the pavement that the attention
of lie police was ca to it, The document consisted
fairly executed penaudn sfe.ch Of the Irish harp
rounded 10y ainrocks. oyer tins were The figure lss
rarity in ordinary writing and partly IN capital i'ttcrs
very well written, the following
y ls lr'l ~ s ~ Az e ''s ll' '{.ao,.
Unite forward Y iesT,ss SOUS OF ireland
Oh that TO lugi and nailed Ireland shoua 5e.
Preserve O. r gr-en aas OF liberty
immediately underneath ths second separate Sin O.
paper had been pasted with the words also written but
Ia
several Of the readers Of tins eiuson turned It into rid
Guile and others attempted 10 pull % down. but II WAS not
until the arrival Of the CONSTABLE that 4 was removed
At this Junctme llr. seWcA OF me LOid mayors Once
came upon the aud having been shown the paper
which mad Just beeh removed ne dFecte0 me OiIc, 10
place II ~ the hands OF Col fraser Chiei superintendent
~ the City Police.
THE ARREST OF G. J. TRAIN
The telegraph and other papers give long accounts of
Nj Trains arrest and Of his Boston speech" The Dub
liu correspondent Of Tie Pal liaH gazette says:
The arrest OF George Francis Train 40 Queenstown
caused nsderabe surprise II Du0nUAere the busting
protector Of tramways is remembered IL was considered
y MD act OF the Coycrnmcnt as Tram is
an American citizen Train would seem 10 nave been Of
late nroynIncnt sympahizer with the Fenian cause ia
the United States and American papers containing lcc
lures" 10y him. in his customary manner were received az
f6r irish newspaper Offices on saturday Oy the Scoa
hayiug A hy-sheet Enclosed. headed "Clear the line
Train H. cOnil :" and containing political cpgrams and
other rhasOdies purely American than American
IRISH All American Journal thus forwarded. Ie B0SOn
Pilot Of December 2s had tho report OF lecture by Train
IN and fund for the families oi American citizens IN
British prisons the Of which with the irish pOpu
lace is eOwngy described. The audience, which filed
fhe building from floor 10 To0 cheered IIah repeatedly
especially when he denounced Con. Grants candldaturo
for the Presidency and talked Of fighting England
The reception he had met WITH ne attributed ehrey 20
The credit OF th0brave men IN English prisons, and the
noble Warren ithe Fenan con{lc,li whose family ne
spoke for lie \ reported Dy re I"Ot 70 nave co.lh
ned "Thc time for talk has passed more long letters
no more o2latehcs' no lnole s1ly ia! % no more "tp
tratOn letters, no more wshy Wa>Iy Paragraphs N the
President Message. short dispatch Ike tins sent over
the cable to England, Pay the Alabama claims or
night hbeiate Meany, warren ana me other Aneilchh
citizens 10 the knife" Let rs ofer he added
buy Iceland for the Alabama claims" There also
much denuueation in the speech OF tie monalches VI
Europe.
TIE Standard refuses 70 accept the argument that,
granting much in the right in a matter
f this kind all the shsuld ready 10 Justify
ourselves before arbitrator There in public
rs IN private life on which 10 man or state can hOnOraolv
ODdesccnd 10 justification. If accuse o. unfrendli-
ness OF insult asking 10 dinner AS enemy C. win GER
AL, 10 his table what guests he ple3ses so national
policy not subject Of International rcsponsi-
blity. To submit question TO arbitration is to
admit that it is upon which we may he rightly
asked 70 Iusufy orr conduct toward foreign Power.
suppose the American Government wer0 to call us 10
account for hanging on implsonlne remains VINO claimed
American citizenship. ought We to submit 70 arbitration
our right 70 hang traitors and lbusters And, again. u
would be impossible TO carry on the Government Of the
Queen with honor and Independence II we were not reo-
lutte in asserting Immunity from any foreign com
plant on interference ID respect OF acts OF policy -
pOints-hrst. whether unconditional arbitration, III
udng recognition OF the Confederate States is in IL
self reasonable; secondly whether unreasonable
pOut The Times argues with "Hsoncs" that IL % very
unreasonable that Government, having proclaimed the
existence Of evil established blockade Of ports
the possession OF tie Insurgents and exercised al the
rights OF bclligcTcnts against neutral States,
should now avail Itself % the plea that no war,
IN tnc legal sense ever existed az all. and
that in recognizing It's existence, with all the
consequence of that fact. Te committed an act OF
wrongful Intervention On me second point me I'Wts
holds that there are two classes Of motives winch must
De resOgtey put aside before arrive ~ any sound
conclusion "A question OF national responsibility On
The hand must F-e above the bind instincts or
pride and Jealousy Ga the other hand We must DsIsii
with less hrnIness Unin.Xcd with Indignation,
those motives OF fear 70 which Lord Hobart appeals.
The T7aes regards Mr. Seward's demand ar paipa-
Dy grOuudcss. but IS unwilling 10 believe thai the
government, and unable 10 believe That inc people,
OF the United s:ates far committed 10 Il AZ 10 af
Dor the desg1s winch Lord Hobart fupntes 20 them II
Is natural that Mr.. Seward having once taken his stand
an Nntenabie position, should adhere 10 II with moro
o. .han Lord Stanley dd 70 mat OF his predecc ssoi
nske allowances 700. for the pressure 81 pOiiu-
'es especially az tic present crisis OF American
po'na ,onsslaerlrg these circumstances, me Itmts
~ % e UTMOST patience aud fOIbcarance on the part
oo nnent, but prepared counsel sub
,i "1le unishloD, instead promoting reconcile
nation. " WV w. ~ ~
A letter from Mr. Stern to clergyman in England has
been published II Is dated Maydale Nov o. Mr. stern
''"pi~"' Oh CALLING letters which oncirce his limbs