The Sun. — 1868-05-29 (London, England)

GRAHAM. Mr. MILL created some amusement by declaring that if all places had their rightful  The political excitement in the United States, which may be expected to reach its height in the months of June and July, is to affect, it would seem, the interests of others as well as American citizens and voters. The great Fenian leader, President O'NEILL, intends to seize that favourable opportunity to revenge the wrongs of Ireland upon Canada. A circular, forwarded by that worthy to the Fenian centres, shows that the rhodoraoatade of the head centres is not exhausted, nor their desire for mischief and plunder diminished by the flight of time, the failure of their enterprises, or the general condemnation of mankind. O'NEILL's feelings have been deeply hurt, and with reason. Malicious and self-constituted agents have been busying themselves in promulgating the statement that the Fenian leaders are " too virtuous " to revenge the death of the martyrs of Manchester. This very needless fear Mr. O'NEILL effectually dispoies of in his circular. His brothers are told to "believe it not." He is ready to shed rivers of blood—a pleasant intimation—for the Canadians, and he is firmly convinced that rivers of blood will have to flow before Ireland can take her place among the nations of the earth. His virtue only extends so far as to refuse to sanction " the dagger of the assassin ;" but assassination on a wholesale scale he has no objection to, even although to ordinary minds the connection between Canada and Ireland is not very clear. Revenge sure and certain is at hand for the murders of the Manchester martyrs and the cruet treatment of the Irish patriots pinin3 in British dungons. how about the Clerkenwell martyrs pining in hopeless infirmity ? All is to be done in " fair and honourable fight," we are told, so that if O'NEILL's programme is carried out we shall be introduced to a new phase of Fenian warfare. This wise and valiant leader thinks it necessary to caution his followers against political tricksters who want to join their organisation for their own selfish purposes, and who have done much mischief in the past. All Fenians must obey the Fenian Constitution, to be defined, we presume, by O'NEILL himself. All who form independent circles are not Fenians. What a prospect for the Emerald Isle when her liberation is effected and the rivers of blood have flowed in her cause that there should be divisions in the camp of her leaders. 'Who shall decide when head centres disagree ? We hope that some external authority will be found who will dut a stop to all this mischievous nonsense before it causes any more loss of life and limb.  We are requested to contradict a statement to the effect that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has consented to dine with the corporation of the Trinity House on Trinity Monday, Juno 8. No invitation has yet been issued to his Royal Highness,the banquet having been deferred to a day subsequent to Trinity Monday, when it is hoped that his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, the Master, will have arrived, and be enabled to preside.  number of members Glasgow should have six.  An attempt was made to combine the counties of Sutherlandshire and Ross, which provoked a spirited speech from Lord R.