The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1883-01-26 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

THE ASSASSINATION CONSPIRACY. EXTRAORDINARY REVELATIONS.  The startling revelations made at the Dublin Police-court on Saturday by the informer Farrell will probably stimulate the hopo which has long. existed that the authorities would shortly bring to justice the aseassins of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr. Bourke. IrnhaPPilY this is not at present likely to happen, and we have good authority for stating this. The "inner circle" of the organisation described by Farrell is composed of assassins unknown to each other, and the authorities know that it was this inner circle carried out the Phoenix-park assassinations. Farrell knows nothing of the men who actually perpetrated the deed, and thus while the detectives have been on the right track their effort canuot prove successful, owing to want of direet testimony. It will probably be shown in the further evidenoe that the police believe they have the knives with which the , Phconix-park murders were committed, and other remarkable discoveries made by the detectives will for the first time be made public. It would appear that the plan of presenting a letter to the party to be assassinated as a signal to the assassins lying in wait has been frequently adopted. But it will be shown that, owing to mistakes by confederates, the intended victims have providentially escaped. It is stated that the authoritiel are not confining their investigations to Ireland in endeavouring to unravel the mystery hitherto surrounding ths workings of the alleged Assassinatiop, Society in Dublin. Active steps have been taken to discover, if possible, the head-quatt ire and rinleaders of the organisation in England, from whence it is known the weapons used in the various outrages have been obtained. During the last three weeks a party of Irish detectives, acting under the orders of one of the most experienced ot the Dublin police officials, have been making careful inquiries in all the more important Irish centres in the North of England and in the various meeting-houses in the metropolis. Toe result of these investigations has now been placed in the hsnds of the Home Secretary, and the information gained is said to be of a very important character, and it is considered probable that several arrests may be made on this side of the Channel in connection with the matter.  There 'siltle doubt that the Irish police are at last MI the track of the Plionix-park assassins, and it may turn out that the miscreants are actu illy now in custody. On Saturday the 21 men, who were apprehended a week previously on suspicion of conspiring to murder Government officials. were again brought up, and an approver named Farrell was exlminrid at some length. His evidence contained some startling disclosures. showing beyond doubt that Fenianism still survives in Ireland ; that for some time past an organisation has existed in Dublin for the sole purpose of assassinating Government officials and other persons obnoxious to the extreme Nationalist party; that this "assassination committee ' planned and carried out the murder of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr. Burke; and that it wai by more mischance Mr. Forster escaped the doom pronounced upon him. It was by the orders of this detastahle brotherhood, too that the murderous assault was made on Mr. Field, and Mr. Ja atics Lawson's life placid in danger. The Assassination Society is divided into "centres," from the bead of which the members receive their orders. Toe prisoners will be again brought up next Saturday, when further revelations are expectad.  _ There is nothing more nourishing and warming in cold weather than a cup of really good Cocoa, but the difficulty has been to obtain it pure. This may b 3 secured at a cost of one half-penny for a large breakfast cup by using Cadbury's Cocoa, which goes three times as far as the adulterated and starchy compounds ordinarily sold, the smallest packet making fourteen breakfast cups of strong cocoa.