Year: 1859

foreign comment. And it is rather grave statement
from chief magistrate that ''the employment af money
TO carry eecons has become notorious and threatens
to become an increasing practice In the American Union
The system of wholesale corruption in the municipal sys
tropotan arena Of New York. and there is certainly
nothing to excite surprise if the like corruption should
spread further and reach higher.


The Irish Revolutionary Societies.
ANNEXATION TO THE UNITED STATES THE OBJECT


COLONEL RYkN's INTENDED VISIT THE IMMEDIATE


CAUSE OF THE TREASON REGIMENT OF NEW


YORK MILITIA ALARMS THE GOVERNMENT, AL


THOUGH STILL IN NEW YoKK-MoRE ARRESTS


dublin (Dcc. 14) correspondence Of London Times.


was currently rumored yesterday that special CON-
mission would be issued for the immediate trial of the
arrested in the South and North the charge Of
being members of illegal society. Nothing, however,
positive this head is likely TO be known for some days
until the preliminary investigation before the police
magistrates is completed Late yesterday evening was
reported that several arrests about to be made in
the city of Cork but confirmation of the intelligence
has yet reached Dublin OF the nine persons captured in
Kenmare three assistants in the employment of Mr.
Garrett Rordan draper Denis Shea, assistant in the
poyment of Mr. Daniel O'Brien Corkery, also draper;
Thomas Downing 10 former confidential steward In
the employ Of Mr. Hckson late agent of the Marquis
Of Lansdowne and four others They are all young men
them Of their flibustering propensties.


From the Belfast Mercury Dec. AL


There is little doubt that tho new organization is en-


rsy sedoqs and made up out Oh tne @ aregs Q. Young
porance TO the secret and criminal association Of such
elements To endcavor magnify the ncoherent schemes
Of few madmen into formidable conspiracy is rank
absurdty.


Respecting the objects of this Phoenix Club the Belfast
paper gives the following information


The club was preparing to receive with open arms the
regiment Of American militia which we lately heard
much about coming to Ireland to their
native land. This the ostensibe object for such
unprecedented visit from the American militia; but
coupling their avowed intention to with the fact Of
an illegal society being established in Ireland to receive
them is evident to that they only wished to feel
their way ''Coonel Ryan, was TO command them, and
their stay Ireland TO be something about weeks
During that time they to encamp (tha the mill
tary word employed) in the south and in the north
Great things were doubt, expected from these Yankee
nrdders ro trod hare endearored TO spread as much DIS
affection and disl0yaly possible in the breasts Of the ig1o
rant people ,oh0 ioould hare ocked round them In fact,
there doubt of the object Of their intended
menl has very properly put stop to their Ginning and
they have been stopped the Lord Lieutenant of Ire
land has issued proclamation against Illegal societies,
and the recent arrests Of the members Of the Phoenix
Club have closely followed the proclamation.


The number of persons now in prison charged with
being members of an illegal society is seventeen one
having been arrested late on Sunday night in his owa
house. understand that the information which applied
the lodge meeting in Widow MKays public house in
cuded the OF two other who have not yet
been taken into custody and the police supposed not
be of members OF other lodges meeting the
neghborhood of Smthed and the Pound. The greatest
excitement prevailed in these districts when it became
known that arrests had been made, and the more
the precision with which the police acted in making the
arrest leads almost Hressby to the conclusion that the
informer must have been an active member, when be
could take not only the names Of those who would be
present. but also their residences. The prisoners all
lived within few minutes walk of the public house
in which they held their Sunday evenings as
sembly, and it is therefore presumed that the
lodge, whose deliberations were so unceremonous
ly interrupted, is but one Of several with which
VIC are favored in the Northern Athens" The most alb
surd rumors in circulation regarding the affair." but
most of them utterly unworthy Of notice IL is
markabe fact however that both here and in Skibbe
reen lawyers clerks found to be most deeply imp
Gated am informed that one of the Roman Catholic
Dripef n
day evening, after the arrests made against having
anything TO do with such illegal societies is almost i'm
possible to believe that society with ramlcaons so
ensve the Phenx could exist unknown TO the priests
but this at least they limited at it until it
Combinations cannot exist contrary to their permission
At the police court this morning Mr. Tracy, resident
gistrate, who made out the commtals mentioned that
great deal Of the crime OF Belfast To be attributed to
drink and that this the Of the trouble into which
many people had got the previous night and out of
which they were likely TO get in haste No further
examination has yet taken place that am aware Of


from the Cork Constitution, Dec 141


There have been nightly and daily drllngs pixies have
been manufactured, arms have been imported, and the
use them has been taught All this not for nothing
and government minute carly in interfering;
but did wisely in waiting until satisfactory evidence was
obtained The very day after the arrests, however,
rarty of about sixty observed in a field near
Durrus As person approached in his gig they lay down,
but when he had passed, and was supposed not TO be
observing them, they resumed the attitude out of which
they had been frightened and went on with their maneu
vres If rumor be correct shopmen In Bantry and SKID
bereen not the only shopmen who were awareof what
was going on, and people who until THURSDAY last sup
posed themselves safe feel very uncomfortable in the
prospect Of disclosures that may affect them.
hundred militia left yesterday for Bantry, and body
Of militia or of military will for the present, be dis
trbuted through the west Of the county But why should
this be temporary Would not be well tor
the magistrates memoriaze for the permanent location
of military forcey Except at Kinsalc there is not SOL
der in that tract OF country The police fow and
the coasguard fewer And sec the consequences Arms
have VIC understand been securely landed from Ameri
ca and few weeks ago vessel it stated into Dun
manway bay and landed cargo Of tobacco, which
carried off, and the ultimate destination of has not,
believe been asccraincd We cannot blame either coast
guard police for this for they too few in number
and too far apart, for the duty to be done Now how
ever, that preparations for insurrecton have shown
government how little appearances TO be relied In
Ireland and that they find portion Of the population in
correspondence with brother dsaectonsts in
America the country ought not to be left dependent
feeble a protection


From the Cork Reporter, Dec 14l


large detachment Of the Staiordshire militia, about
120 men, will proceed from Cork this day TO occupy the
temporary barrack recently hired at Banry We under
stand the army contractors for provisions have been


ced to be ready with large supplies for the western towns
upon the shortest notice. The artillery at Ballncog are
held preparation for movement should necessity arise
at an hours warning


from the London Post, Dec. 1871


Whence comes this Phoenix Society the object ofwhcn
is said to be the invasion of Ireland by Irish bnsters


from the United Sates9 Between the years 1879 ana 1900
no less than ,747 $50 emgrans from Ireland nave ar
rived the United States These feel their position
In the country their adoption far from agreeable Inc
native Americans have secret society OF tner own
1.-The Know Nothngsthe object OF when rs 70 enore IN
America both the political and religious influence oil the
Irish population Under these circumstances tne rsh em
grants have banded themselves together have their secret
societies and their separate militia regiments, and, under
Tho leaaershin of such men as Mr.. Mitchell and Mr.
Meagher they hope more 10 return TO their country
in the character Of successful traitors We believe tnat
lantc and proof Of the nveterate hostility TO England
which sl animaics large portion OF the Irish
The origin Of the dsarectou must be traced TO the sb