4 JUNE 1870, Page 3

The Government appear to have received information that the Feniaus

threaten an attack upon the Dockyards. According to the Globe, the authorities at Portsmouth have issued strict orders to guard against fire; at Gosport, Marines have been embarked on the steam reserve, apparently to " patrol " the harbour ; at Chatham, the Queen's vessels are specially guarded, and in Devon- port and Keyham elaborate precautions are taken against fire. The precautions are all reasonable, but we suspect the Fenians find anonymous letters more manageable than any other weapons of offence. The Fenians will do well to remember that the torch, though an annoying weapon, is one which exasperates, and that Parliament, once driven out of patience, will not think much about constitutional law.