THE FENIAN MOVEMENT.

Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 750, 15 December 1870, Page 2

THE FENIAN MOVEMENT.

The Irish Fenian sentiment is by no means dead. Every one who knows the country, and can read the meaning of slight but insignificant occurrences, has been aware that the skeleton of the orgauisatiou was ready to bo clothed anew with life arid vigor when the • time*; for resurrection arrived. A correspondent says : —" The Fenian and pr.o-lonian party are of opinion that the French Republic will favor the enterprise, and are loud in their support of it. Many of the subscriptions given in the provinces to the exclusive French Wounded Fund are the donations of persons who hope to benefit ultimately by laving France under a new debt of gratitude. They have two wishes—that France should triumph in the war, which they profess to think still possible; and that the triumph should be gained by a Republican Brotherhood, who would be a menace to England in the Irish interest. These views are to bo traced in

certain journals in the National interest, veiled in the peculiar forma of language which by long practice in iiujeuious and safe terms of phrase they have obtained a mastery of. The outward and visible signs of this revival of Fenian sentiment are as yet few, but on the least encouragement the centres would again go to work, and Fenianism may give trouble in Ireland during the coming winter by a succession of irritating projects devised for the purpose of harassing England and keeping the popular mind in a ferment." The constabulary in Cork have distinguished themselves by the discovery and confiscation of a large collection of concealed aims and an immense quantity of ammunition. Acting, doubtless, on private information, the police proceeded to the house of a ieather merchant, named Coghlan, in the main street, which they thoroughly searched, and in a bed-room tenanted by a young man named Adams, their exertions were rewarded by the discovery of thirty-nine excellent Snider and Enfield rifles, with bayonets, all new and in the best condition. They were concealed under a bed. In the same stiange repository was also found several thousand pounds' weight of ammunition. Coghlan was arrested, and has since been committed for trial, heavy bail being accepted, but Adams has not yet been taken. We learn that the fact of large quantities of Enfield rides, guns with bayonets to match, having been smuggled into. Cork, and distributed amongst the disaffected, appears undoubted. The number discovered in the lodgings of Adams were merely a portion of a consignment of 100, recently received by A (lams for distribution. The arms from their appearance cannot have left the manufacturer many days. The immense quantity of Suider cartridges found would seem to indicate that the Fenians do not confine themselves to one pattern. They are kuown to have large quantities, of revolvers also in their possession. It has transpired that documents of an important character have been found in the rooms occupied by Adams. Some of these pipers are said to have disclosed a design on the part of the Fenians to sack the premises of the Bank of Ireland in Cork, with the object of securing their contents. It is moreover reported that the documents were likely to implicate many persons living in Cork.