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THE FENIAN TRIALS. The proceedings in connection with the trial of Burke, Casev, and Shaw were resumed on Thursday morning at the Central Criminal Court. When Mr. Baron Bramwell and Mr. Justice Keating took their seats upon the bench, the former, addressing the Attorney-General, said, as the result of a 'consultation with his learned bruther, he wished to ask whether the hw officers of the Crown thought there was sufficient evidence against the prisoner Casey to press for a con- viction. To this it was answered, that it bad been proved that Casey when at Birmingham was found in close connection with Burke, then engaged in procuring arms, and had also lived with him in London, from which circumstances it must be assumed that he was fully acquain'ed with his designs and the way in which they were carried out. After further discussion, in the course of which both the learned judges expressed a strong opinion a3 to the faintness of the evidence, the Solicitor-General intimated his determination to withdraw the case against Casey, and the jury, under the direction of the bench, pro- nounced a verdict of not guilty,' the foreman remarking that the course adopted by the law officers of the Crown was one that he and his colleagues fully approved. Mr Lewie, who was counsel for Casey, intimated that he bad witnesses in attendance who were prepared to prove that his client was engaged at Messrs Pickford's at the very time that he was stated to have been asso. ciated with Burke. Mr Baron Bramwell remarked that though it might be hard upon Mr Lewis's client to be prevented from If-CW- ing that he was innocent, all that could be now done was to act upon the verdict of the jury that he was not guilty. Casey was at once ordered to be discharge^rom cus- tody, there being no other indictments againsrhim, and he left the dock immediately, without saying a word to, or taking any notice of, either Burke or Shaw. Mr Ernest Jones, who appeared for Burke, then pro- ceeded to address the jury, admitting that Burke had been engaged in the purchase of arms, but contending that there was nothing to shew that they had found their way into the hands of the insurgents, or had been pro- cured for the purpose of the Fenian conspiracy. Mr Pater then addressed the jury for the prisoner Shaw, poiuting out that the only particle of proof that he bad ever been in Liverpool, or passed under the name of Mullady was furnished in the testimony ot Corydon. No witnesses were called for the defence, and the duty of replying upon the whole case on the part of the Crown was performed by the Salicitor-General. After the Learned Judge had summed up, the Jury found both prisoners guilty. Burke was sentenced to 15 and Shaw to 7 years' penal servitude. • NEW MARKET RACES. THK Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES, by subscrip- tion of 100 sovs each, half forfeit, for three-yr-olds colts, 8st 101b; fillies, 8st 51b'; second saved stake. Rowley Mile (1 mde 17 yards). 101 subs. Mr Crawfurd's Moslem, by Knight of St. trick—liesika, 8st 101b (T. Challoner) f w.o. f Mr Graham's Formosa, by Buccaneer— j divided Ella, 8st 51b (Fordham) t Mr Chaplin's St. Ronan, by St. Alban's -Eispeth. 8st 101b (Custancc) 3 Betting rt to 2 agst Formosa, 9 to 4 agst Green Sleeve, 8 to I agst Rosicrudan, 100 to 12 agst Vale Royal, 100 to 12 agst Le Sarrazin, 12 to 1 agst Pace, tOo to 8 agst St. Ronan, 14 to 1 agst Moslem, 50 to 1 agst Chelsea, 50 to 1 agst Harvester, 50 to 1 agst Banditto, 50 to 1 agtt Sunstroke, 50 to 1 agst Ironmaster, and 100 to 1 agst King Alfred. They got off at the first attempt to a beautiful start, all the fourteen competitors lying in a line across the course. When they had fairly settled down to their work, Formosa and Moslem got slightly in advance, the pair running side by side, suceeeded by Rosicrucian and Gieen Sleeve, who were at either side of Moslem, in the centre of the course, Sir Joseph Hawley's pair being level with each other, and King Alfred on the right. Banditto, Ironmaster, and Le Sarrazin were lying just in advance of Harvester, Pace, and St. Ronan, the latter lying at the quarters of Rosicrucian. After going about a quarter of a mile, Challoner, improving the pace, took a slight lead of Formosa, the most pro- minent of the othars being Vale Royal, Sunstroke, Le Sarrazin, Green Sleeve, Harvester, Pace, & Rosicrucian, St. Ronan heading the others, who were all together. Before reaching the Bushes-hill Le Sarrazin gave way, md the next to disappear was King Alfred, while the moment the Bushes were reached Yale Royal was also in trouble, and a few strides farther on French was )bliged to oall on Green Sleeve to get her to keep her place. As it was, she dropped to the rear of her stable sompanion, and Rosicrucian was enabled to take third place, though not more than a head in advance of the •uck, and fully a length and a half behind Moslem and Formosa. Approaching the Abingdon Mile bottom, Daley called on Pace, but the horse was beaten and St. Ronan drew out, lying at the quarters of Rosicrucian to ;he bill, where Rosicrucian was beaten, and Wells ceased to persevere. Moslem still retained a slight advantage )( Formosa, and it was apparent at the dip that the race was a match between the pair, who were three lengths clear of their horses. Fordham rode the mare in the most artistic manner, closing on Moslem inch by inch; and the brother to Knight of the Crescent, diverg- ing slightly from the direct line which Challoner had jingled out for him, Formosa got cn even terms with him a few strides from the chair, a splendid struggle terminating in a dead beat between the pair. About rour lengths in the rear of the dead-beaters was St. Ronan, third, not more than a neck in advance of Green Sleeve, who was just clear of her stable companion, whom she headed in the dip. Chelsea was sixth, Har- vester seventh, and Pace eighth. Then came King Al- fred ninth, Le Sarrazin tenth, Banditto eleventh, Sun- stroke twelfth, and Vale Royal thirteenth. The abso- lute last was Ironmaster, who, served by his fine speed, retained a position in the front rank for half a mile, when he retired. Immediately after the jockeys had weighed-in a notice was posted at the Cesarewitch Stand that the deciding heat would be run off fifteen minutes after the last rape, but in about half an hour afterwards it was taken down, and by an arrangement between Mr Graham, the owner of Formosa, and Mr Crawfurd, the owner of Moslem, it was agreed to divide the stakes. Moslem walking over. THE CLERENWECL OUTRAGE.—The sheriffs Have fixed Tuesday, the 12th of May, for the execution of the prisoner Richaid Barrett. PIRATES IN THE ARCHIPELAGO.—Pirates have appeared in the Cyclades, and the news of their presence having reached Smyrna, has lert to the departure of the French steam dispatch boat Forbin for the spot. THE POST OFFICE.—A parliamentary return has been published, shewing the revenue and cost of management of the Post Office irom 1838 to 1867 inclusive. It appear* that in the year ending 1837, before the introduction ot the penny postage system, the cost of management was £ 687,000, and the net revenue £1,652,000. In 1836-the last complete year before the general reduction of postage —the figures were very nearly the same. On January 10, 1810, the postage on all inland letters weighing not more than half an ounce was reduced to a uniform charge of one penny. The result was a great public convenience, bat a loss to the Treasury of a million sterling annually for several years. It was not until 1863 that the increased for several years. It was not until 1863 that the increased number of letters sent through the Post Otficeso counter- balanced the augmented cost of management as to pro- duce a revenue equal to that which had accrued lrom the higher rates. JfI that year Dearly £ 1,800,000 was paid into the Exchequer, after more than jE2,000,000 bad been appropriated to managing expenses. The largest amount of net revenue recorded to the credit of the Post Office was in 1865, when it was £ 2,195,000. Last year the gross receipts exceeded four wlllIonli and a halt sterling, figures never before equa))ed--but thet cost of manage- ment was more than £ 300,0C0 greater than in 1865, and the balance at the disposal of the Treasury was £ 70,000 less than it bad been iu that generally prosperous year,

A SPIRITUALIST'S SOIREE. The Glasgow Association of Spiritualists have held their annual soiree at a., temperance hotel in that city. The company, which included many friends, numbered about 200.—The Chairman (Mr ¡ J. Marshall) in his opening remarks, congratulated the members that seeds of spiritual truth were germinating, and said that he had no doubt that ere long a rich harvest would be reaped.—Mr Harper, of Birmingham, next gave an exposition of the 'elevating influences of spIrItualIsm. -The Secretary (Mr Cross) exhibited several articles said to have been produced by the agency of spirits they included specimens of 'spirit-writing,' water- colour drawings produced in a few seconds, &c. During the evening a Mrs Green, who had been referred to by her husband, the secretary of the Progressive Spiritual Association, as a testimony to the truth of spiritualism, was introduced. There then, says the Glasgow Herald. followed an extra- ordinary scene. When Mrs Green was led into the room the meeting was being addressed by Mr Harper. Immediately on that gentleman resuming his seat, Mrs Green, who was understood to be an inspired medium, started to her feet. She was well dressed, appeared to be a woman of between 30 and 40 years of age, and was evidently labouring under some strong excitement. She spoke with her eyes closed, and in a nervous, jerky manner, at times stopping for a moment, and then liur- riedly resuming. For a few sentences her remarks were coherent enough, but she afterwards began to speak in a confused, unintelligible style, and said the spirit was trying to make her use bad lan- guage. 'Oh,' she continued, 'bow much that spirit is trying to make me say samething that I L, cl would At this stage her husband, who was sitting beside, appeared to press the nape of her neck with his fingers, & in a second or two, with a kind of convulsive gasp, she seemed to come out of her trance. Her husband now rose & said they had here one of the most incontestable proofs of the spirit influence. They had a woman possessed by two spirits-one an evil and the other a good spirit. The evil spirit was Pope Hildebrant. Mrs Green, he said, held at one time a high position in the Church of Rome, and to the fact that she was now opposed to the creed of that church he evi- dently attributed the interference of the late Pon- tiff. While he was speaking his wife was con- vulsed as if with some hysterical or other nervous affection. She was forcibly held by one and some- times two men, and for ten minutes probably she appeared to suffer the greatest physical torturing. All this time her husband kept ou speaking in a strain which implied that be regarded this exhibi- tion as a convincing proof of the reality of spirit- i nalism, while the audience was greatly excited, and under-breath communications t, were made ex- pressive of the greatest annoyance and dislike for the whole affair. When a lull took place, the ifthairman rose, and, saying that the meeting had been protracted to a later hour than was intended, appeared anxious to bring the proceedings to a close. The secretary, however, rose to make one or two intimations before the meeting separated, and was about to do so when Mrs Green again started to her feet, and, ejaculating Tbe Great All-Father says, stay went on to speak in a style which was quite incomprehensible to ordinary in- tellects. She was still speaking when several per- sons rose and left the meetiug. Mr Cross here ex- pressed a hope that friends would remain to bear the intimations. This interruption brought Mrs Green's harangue to an abrupt close, and she re- sumed her seat. Mr Cross said that before the company left he had to apologise for the exhibi- tion they had seen. He felt sorry that the thing had come before them in the form it had taken indeed, he had not only felt annoyed during the whole pioceedings. but also somewhat disgusted. There were two sides to spiritualism there was the good and the evil, and they ought always to be able to keep out evil influences. They had had inspirational addresses, but still he thought their friends had not been quite satisfied. This last ob- servation elicited cries of Hear, hear,' and shortly afterwards the proceedings terminated.

It is appointed unto man once to die, and after that the judgment.' No sooner shall this house of flesh, wherein the immortal soul doth now in habit, be shattered in pieces by the hand of death, but in the same moment the departing soul shall be conveyed by the Angels of God before His judg- ment-seat and this is called I The Particular Judgment,' that shall pass upon every person in particular, immediately upon his death When the dust shall return to the earth as it was, then shall the spirit return unto,God that gave it, to give an account of the works done in the body, whether they be good or whether they be evil.' Tbat grand enem^ of man, the devil, awaits thy soul's departure hence, to dog tbee to the great tribunal of Heaven.' In this life he fawns to seduce, but in the other he will roar to devour as a lion over his prey to this end he will vehe- mently accuse thee, aggravating all thy miscar- riages through his suggestions committed, and claiming thee as one of the subjects of his king- dom of darkness: saying to the great Judge of all as several Fathers observe, This person (Thou Judge of the world) though be be Thine by crea- tion he is mine by depravation he is Thine by na- ture, but mine by sin, for he has obeyed my sug- gestions, and disobeyed Thy laws and therefore, though he belong to Thee by right, yet he is fallen to me by default: he is Thine in respect of his workmanship, but mine by the rebellion of his will, and disorder of his affections having yielded him- self to follow my temptations, and to forsake the paths of Thy commandments.' But it is not the devil alone that shall thus accuse thee when arraigned at the bar of Divine Judgment; but as Saint Chrysostom saith, the heavens and the earth and the sea, the sun and the moon and the stars, both nights and days, and all the creatures thou hast abused shall bear witness against thee; but, above all, thine own conscience Z, shall be as a thousand witnesses; for being then freed from this clog and damp of the cor- ruptible flesh, all thy imaginations and deaires, all thy words and works spoken and done in the body, shall appear to thy conscience in their native, genuine, and proper colours, without any ignorance or oblivion, mispersuasion or mis- prision, which now blinds the minds of many thousands, to their eternal ruin on that day. Oh, who shall then be able to answer Thee one, of a Thousand (Thou most worthy Judge Eternal) if Thou shouldest be extreme to mark what is done amiss, and Thy great mercy intervene not to mitigate the rigour of Thy justice. But in Thee have I put my trust: Thou shalt answer for me, 0 Lord my God.' I have no other advo- cate to plead my cause, but my righteous Judge Himself, from whom, in my daily prayers, I have required that they, even mine enemies, should not triumph over me,' when I stand to be judged before the tribunal of Heaven. — Dr. judged before the tribunal of Heaven. — Dr. Sherlock, i

FENIANISM IN NEW ZEALAND. A correspondent of the Times, writing frotn'Wef.. lfngton, March 7, dwells on the spread of Many educated Irishmen are heard to express their sympathy for the men executed at Manchester, and to speak in no measured terms their opinions of oppression to which they say they deem their country to be still subjected. For some time past I has been known that Fenian societies, having more or less of organisation, existed in almost every towo in New Zealand, and from some of them contrib, tions have been frequently forwarded to the societies at home. The gold diggings on the West coast of the Middle Island were the most prominent centre*, as what was done there was done openly, elsewhere it was always covertly. The fact tbat such and such an amount had been collected Hokitka and sent to Ireland has from time to been chronicled by the press and a newspaper C3'J( the llokitika Celt has weekly endeavoured to foster the leeling that it is the duty of Irishmen ever,j' where to maintain a spirit of undying hatred toward8 England by every,means in their power. At Charles- ion, on the same coast, a mock funeral was got op a month since; but it was so small everyone at the apparent failure when they read the sivgle paragraph recording it. At Hokitika a siffi'K demonstration was to take place on a large and scale. On the 2Sth of February a meeting was he'<* in the Roman Catholic church there, under the chart* manship of the Rev. Mr M'Donogh, the reside": priest, at which were passed resolutions expressive0 sympathy and condolence with the fate of the tb**6 Manchester Fenians, and favouring a in favour of those men. The committee have laboure" at their work with enthusiasm, and a funeral P1?' cession was advertised to be held on Sunday, 8th of March. Scarves, sashes, and other nalia are supplied to all those who cannot oth##'8? get them, and the Town Council had been req»es!e to grant a special portion of the cemetery for deposit^ the coffins, The New South Wales papers announce the in that colony, in January last, of John Shaw the last of the convicts concerned in the celebrate1* Cato-street conspiracy, A SCENE OF HORROR.-A t a meeting of the Ed.ir burgh Association for the Improvement of the dition of the Poor, held on Friday evening, the Dr Manna gave the following account of what. called a 4 scene of horror' which lately occurred 'j* Edinburgh :—" A father dies, leaving three sons. By membership in two friendly societies <b«J became entitled to receive £ 10, which was spen^ drink before burial. The sons then took father's clothes, pawned them, and spent Nvba, they got for them in drink. The mother bav remonstrated, she was told that if she did not h hei: tongue they would do with her as they had do" with the dead and they did it. They took clothes, and pawned them, and sent her to bed. came the pawning of the furniture, which they d'* ptited about and, in order to settle the disp0 j what did these men do 1 They dragged the body from the coffin, set it up against the having previously agreed, when it was shaken, head fell in this way the one was to gain, and •' fell that way the other would be the gainer I" has a CAPTAIN BEDFORD PIM.—An act of justice haS j last been done by the Admiralty in the promot'o0-_ Commander Bedford Pim to the rank of CaP** Before attaining the rank of lieutenant Capta'j1 I gf served in all quarters of the globe, but this, h's .J step, came by seniority, and, moreover, be P3f,«- the best examination of his day at college. Me 1°}*" leered, and was employed in three Arctic exf>editio^ and was the connecting link of the North-west sage, saving from starvation and death the office and crew of Her Majesty's ship Investigator, hopelessly beset in the ice. He afterwards se.rVerf with distinction in the Russian ani last wars, and was wounded on three occasions, severely, once receiving six bullet wounds- 0{ Pirn is favourably known as an author and e, considerable ability. He has devoted much energy, and money during the last six years t° great project of opening a transit through and which is now in a fair way of being carried 0 In addition to this, Captain Pim has taken quI sof lead in the development of the commercial resource 0 Central America, and to his business ability, organization we are indebted for the successfnllll t of duction of more than one undertaking in that par the world.— United Service Gazette. HORRIBLE BRIGAND TRAGEDY.—A Florence c°^ respondent reports the reappearance of the neighbourhood of Rossano (Calabria citet'°rej:/0( "Maio's band, of which nothing had been heard some time, mad a haul of some twenty Pe%«s at a village called Scalaretta. The caPjLy were carried off into the woods until ]t reached Guardia where the band made a-ha^o- had been determined to make an example' 0 «<al' of tbe poor wretches. The victims were named g cone and Serra, The brigands and their c«P j^]- formed a circle round the place of execution* de' cone was to suffer first, the office of volving on a man named Salvatore Caravetta, a signal given by the Captain, stepped } fatal ring armed with a gleaming cutlass, blind: was jestingly reminded that the eyes of all tbe that were upon him. and that it behoved him tosilovv tbo, his right hand had not lost its cunning durife^e repose of the winter recess. Jealous of his f«i,I,e seized poor Falcone by the hair, and severed the g from the body in two blows amid the enco° ■ shouts of his comrades. The head was then ,dt: over the mountain side, and speedily bounded away till' of sight. Now came Serra's turn to suffer, and -t & reeking instrument of death was handed second ruffian, one Pizzutti. Serra threv*" h1 upon his-knees, by turns imploring mercy r c„t' mending his soul to heaven. A stroke fr»nl tfoi- lass was the only answer to his entreatIes. whether from a refinement of cruelty, or froe's, wardness. the blow had to be repeated ten ingS ot" and still without patting an end to the sU^Lnd9' the helpless victim. Derided by the other 8 says the narrator, 'Pizzutti threw otb' famished beast upon the body of the still Serra, plunging a dagger into every part of It was the most terrible scene ever witnessed, tliio with this Serra was not dead. At last the saw fit to interfere, and a revolver dischargei ear of the mutilated wretch brought the rea c, r e tbefi ceedings to a close. The other prisoners fact? set at liberty. It is needless to add that the ^g]e have spread consternation throughout*'1 ,«.« province. We have, furthermore, the newls s„r encounters with brigands, with the ca^XeCoO^ render of four others. In another part of to*^ two presented themselves of their own accoirrgp0rte(i syndic of San Vittare. The second in a private despatch received by the took place at Mignano, in Terra di Lavore» Printed and Published "1>y tbe Proprietors, t„etf LLKWELMN and THOMAS WHICHKB ^AVJ,Ejnt Office in High-street, in the Parish o» In the County of the Town of Friday, May 6, 1868,