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The Fenian movement makes no progress. The Brotherhood' display little

energy and no military skill, the weather has declared in favour of Queen Victoria, and the only insurgents in the field are hiding in the mountains, very cold, very hungry, and very much dispirited. . There is, of course, great alarm still in places, and Government has been pressed to declare martial law, but has wisely abstained from that dangerous and oppressive measure, and contented itself with a Special Commission to try the leaders. A rumour of a "Fenian fleet." appears to haviobtained official ere..

deuce, and a squadron sailed on Friday for the Irish coast, but this is probably only a measure of precaution, Fenian movements cannot be estimated like those of sane beings, butt() judge fhes* appearances the rebels are collapsing.

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