ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA PANAMA.

Marlborough Express, Volume III, Issue 109, 28 March 1868, Page 2 (Supplement)

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA PANAMA.

.> . The P.N.Z. and A.R.M. Co.’s's.s. Mataura, G. E. Bird, R.N.R., Commander, arrived :in "Wellington at 1 p.m. on the 26th. She i left Panama on the morning of the 27th hi! ultimo at 8 - 30 a.ra., with the European mails and passengers from Southampton, ( Much arrived at Colon by the Tyne, on the 26th ultimo, four days behind time. The following is extracted ffcom the T-V;Panama Star and Herald, of February ..I 26th r—- : LONDON. '-Ei.- . January 20th. - i Tne Fenian excitement has somewhat r employees of the Magnetic Telegraph office at Belfast, who were recently arrested -w! for alleged Fenianism, have been set at V liberty, nothing being elicited in their ex- ; animation to sustain the charges against them; The Fenian officers and men who were t.ifarrested on the 31st of December at Mer- , • ' thyr-Tydyil, in South Wales, have been ex:ri{iamined and committed for trial on the charge of treason. - y,- Mike Marratt, who it is now claimed is known to be the party who fired o ;> jthe fuse at the Clerkenwell explosion, has v <, been arrested at Glasgow and brought to this city in irons. A Fenian manifest was found yesterday . morning posted on the walls of the Mansion .House, where it had been affixed despite the vigilance of the police, who have no , .pitie to the perpetrators of the daring act. ; A man named Clancy has been arrested ,/ in this city, charged with firing upon the .police. . ; A phial of explosive fluid known, as “Greek fire” was thrown on the 16th . instant, at one of the witnesses for the Government in the Fenian trials at Cork. The material failed to ignite, and no injury was ‘ done. N° due has been obtained to the ’“perpetrator.

Dr. Waters, another editor of the Dublin • -Irishman, has been arrested, but upon what --particular charge is not stated. It is sup--'posedj-' however, to be complicity in the : : \Fenian'moTement.poUce of Idmerick have made a „.j >: sei*ure< of> guns’ and ammunition found in theshbpsof that city, to'put them. out of i-thc; reach of .the. Fenians.

:' ; It is ! reported that Lord Bloomfield, the ::, c British Minister to Austria, and Lord Cla- ! f tendon, have; gone,bn a ■ mission to Rome, to . tequest the Rope to use; his influence with -: r ti£e inhabitant? of. Ireland -for-thesuppres-•ion «f the Fenian agitation/

Considerable excitement has been occasioned in this city by the announcement that the Fenian Deasy, who, with Kelly, was rescued from the custody of the police at Manchester some weeks ago, had been captured. The police on the afternoon of the 16th inst. overhauled a man near Waterford, Ireland, who answers completely to the description of Deasy. There were other strong circumstances in the case which warrant the belief that the authorities are not mistaken. The prisoner, under strong guard, has been sent to Manchester, where he will be confronted with the fellow prisoners of Deasy for recognition. The government officials are very active and vigilant. Yesterday, two Americans named Barret and O’Neil, were arrested at Glasgow and imprisoned. Papers found on their persons indicate beyond a doubt that they belong to the American wing of the Fenian organization. The motion recently made in the Court of Queen’s Bench for a change of place of the trial of the Fenians Burke, Casey, Shaw, and Mullany, from Warwick to London is likely to be granted. The Cunard steamer Scotia, from New York, arrived off Queenstown on the 18th inst., and the police went on board of her and arrested the following passengers:— Messrs. G. Francis Train, Grinnell and Gee.

It is understood that these gentlemen were taken into custody on a charge of being active members of the American wing of the Fenian organization.

These proceedings naturally enough cause considerable excitement both here and elsewhere throughout the kingdom, and especially among the American residents. A strict search of the baggage and person of Mr. Train disclosed no proof or complicity with the Fenian movements, or justifying his arrest by the British police on suspicion of being concerned in Fenian plotting. Mr. Train asserts that he came over to Europe as the special correspondent from Ireland for a New York paper. He has formally protested through the United States Consul against his detention, and declares he was arrested upon no other ground of suspicion than the finding of an Irish paper in his trunk.

February 10 th. One of the gates of the city of Cork was blown up by a band of Fenians on the 4th inst. At the same time all the telegraph wires leading into the city were cut. The prompt action of the police prevented any further demonstration. The Times in an editorial on the arrest of Irish American citizens admits that the arrest and imprisonment of George Francis Train was a mistake, but says it should be distinguished from tne arrest of Irishmen who come overfi’om the United States with the secret intention of creating a revolt against the Government.

A man named Chatterton was shot in this city on the sth inst. The assassin was instantly arrested, and proved to be a halfwitted Irishman, named Jem Meddles. From his declaration it is evident he mistook Chatterton for James Bird, the milkman, who is an important witness for the Government in the affair of the Clerkenwell prison explosion. At a great meeting held at Birmingham, on the 4th instant., John Bright made a speech in wnich he pleaded the wrongs of Ireland in part extenuation of the late Fenian outrages, and begged for Church Legislative Reform. He said there was nothing the United States Government could do if Ireland were part and parcel of the United States that England could not do also if she would.

Cable despatches dated this morning have been received. Napoleon has objected to Spain sending troops to Rome.

The Italian Minister in London has tendered his resignation to the King. The German Customs conference is likely to promote a re-union of fatherland. Fenian riots, attended with deadly assaults with police, took place in the streetsof Cork. Warwick, England, was in active precaution against a Fenian surprise. Early on the morning of the 4th instant, a body of Fenians were discerned near Macroon Castle,, 20 miles west of Cork. They were preparing to make an attack on the Castle, but the police speedily dispersed them. Late advices received here from I the British forces now operating in Abyssinia for the purpose of effecting the release of the English captives is very discouraging, and forbids the hope of a successful move this season.

The Roman Catholic.clergy of Killarney having refused to say masses for the repose of the souls of Allen, Larkin, and Gould, who were executed at Manchester for killing a policeman, have ceased to receive any money from their parishoners, who refuse to contribute to their support or that of the church until the required masses are said.

The notorious Fenian, Capt. Mackay, was captured in* Cork, on the 7th instant While the officers were taking him to gaol his friends rallied in great force, and attempted to rescue him. The police made a gallant fight of it, and succeeded in lodging their prisoner in gaol.

February 14th,

On the 11th inst., an attack was made by a band of Fenians upon the police in the streets of Cork. The police were armed with muskets, and, fixing their bayonets, they charged upon the disturbers of the peace. A desperate fight followed, in which several of the Fenians were bayonetted, and the rest quickly fled, leaving their dead behind them. On the following day the troubles were renewed, and several policemen were badly beaten, in various parts of the city. The Fenian prisoner Lennon has been acquited of the charge of murdering the policeman Kelly, but has been found guilty of felony and treason.

The British Parliament assembled at 4 o’clock on the afternoon of the 13th inst. In the House of Lords there was a full attendance, but Lord Derby was not present, being ill with the gout. After the preliminaries incident to the re-opening of the session, the House adjourned without transacting any business. The great tragedian, Charles Kean, is dead. Mrs. Charles Kean has received from the Queen a letter which expresses in the most gracious terms the sympathy awakened in her Majesty’s mind by the loss Mrs. Kean has sustained. In the House of Commons Mr. Lefevi’e gave notice of his intention of calling up the question of the Alabama claims on the 4th of March.

Lord Stanley said that no despatch on that subject had been sent to Washington later than the one last published. The American newspapers, containing the report of the Congressional proceedings on the matter of allegiance and citizenship have been received.

The comments of the English press are generally favorable to the views recently expressed in the American Congress in regard to the rights of naturalized American citizens in foreign countries. A deputation of the loyal Irishmen of this city have waited upon the Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, and presented him with an address, expressing their devotion to the British Crown. The Home Secretary replied to the addi'ess, thanking them for the manifestation of loyalty. It is reported that the Pope has declined to enter- into negociations for a revision of the Austrian Concordat, and that Prussia has made advance for closer diplomatic relations with Rome.

The latest advices from Abyssinia say that General Napier is pushing on the advance of his force, and that the hostile forces are drawing nearer and nearer to each other. Reports had reached Annesley Bay that skirmishes had already taken place between the British advance and the forces of King Theodore, but no particulars of the fighting are given. London, February 15 th.

Consols for money and the account open this forenoon at 93 to 92|-, and the United States Five-Twenty Bonds at 72.