The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-09-04 00:00:00

THE POPE'S IRISH BRIGADE.

MORE VICTIMS.
On. Saturday evening, about twelve o'clock, no fewer
than forty-four yoting Irishmen arrived at Lime-street
station from London, en roiste from Rome to Dublin.
Their care-worn, haggard, and desponding aspect favoured
the assumption that they had travelled far with a.scanty
wallet; and on being questioned as to how the world
fared with them; their reply, was in every case burdened
with harsh words against gonie pergori or persons ; and,
on being pressed closer, they deClared therriselves to be
another detachment of the enthusiasts who lidd amid
fair promises and priestly benedictions, set out to guard
the Holy Father from his enemies, but whose enthusiasm
had been turned into grief through suffering almost
incredible. The poor. fellows, once arrived, speedily
betook themselves to lodgings such as their limited
means could afford, and on Sunday might be seen wan-
dering about the Clarence Dock, in disconsolate bands.
On entering into conversation with them, one could not
help being struck with their general intelligence; but, with
the natural reserve of one who has been "done," it could
easily be perceived that they Were unwilling to recount
all the calamities that had befallen them. The story of
the "Excursion" is unrelieved by a " sunny side," from
the moment they left Hull until they arrived in London.
One young gentleman----a gentleman in manners and
education—has furnished us with a short sketch of his
experiences, which we will lay before our readers in a
concise form. In company with about a hundred others,
he started from Dublin, and proceeded vial Hull to
Antwerp. Most of them carried trunks, or bags, con-
taining clothing and other necessaries, but they were
told by the agent that those superfluities must be left
behind, and that they must proceed to Rome with;
nothing more than what was on their backs. Travelling'
through Prussia and Austria, they reached Loretto,
where, it may be said, their trials in reality began.
Here also they met with the famous Father M'Laughlan,
whose name stands out conspicuously among the deluders
of the fiery youths. " From Loretto it was necessary to
march to Macerate, and' of ()purse it 'was equally neces-
sary that money should be provided wherewith to pur-
chase food. To this end five coins, equal to about 24d.
in English money, was doled out, in addition to the
luxuries of a glass, of, sour wine, or black coffee, minus
milk or sugar, and a piece of stale beef about an ineh
square. This sufficed; or was supposed to suffice, for
the :daily subsistence of a young man marching, under
Loretto,compuls
compulsion, thirty
they ty miles
per day. Before leaving
were obliged to put on uniform,
and also to sell their own clothes for whatever they
could fetch. This, by many, was felt to be a hardship,
hut their spirits were kept up by the brightening assu-
rances of Father M'Laughlan, whose interest in them
was truly astonishing. After a long day's march, he
tolcl them not to eat too much ; it was not good for
them ;* and the people of Italy did not eat so much as
those of Ireland. The assiduous Father, in company
with Lieuts. Cronin and Sutler, attended his flock the
entire way to• Macerata, in a carriage and pair remind-
ing them that a glorious future was in store for them
after their long pilgrimage. There he told them they •
were at head quarters, at home, and called upon them
to give three cheers for " ould Ireland." The call was
very faintly responded to, however, the humorous, and
patriotic element being by this time considerably dried
out of each of them. Previous to their departure
for Rome, the Father called them together, and
indulged in a long harangue, concluding with
the words, "Now boys, we must go to see the
Holy Father, for he likes the Irish, boys." It
was one distinctive peculiarity of Father M‘Laughlan
that he always spiced his sentences with the endearing
epithet " boys." At Macerata they were each provided
with a heavy musket, and with this additional burden
they each set out for .the Eternal City, and after six
days' marching, night and day, with blistered feet and-
aching sides,. they arrived at the banks of the Tiber.
Here no food of any kind or quality was to be had, and
in the emergency the Father invested in two sheep,
which were killed, hastily cooked over a few burning
sticks and voraciously devoured. The course to Rome
was equally marked with hardship, and thankful they
were when they first set foot on the ground consecrated
by the presence of him for whom they had *endured so
much. Even in Rome, with its tumble-down buildings,
accommodation was scanty, and the emigrants were
obliged to accept the somewhat welcome shelter of a
prison, into the cells of which they were huddled,
bundles of straw being served out wherewith to form
bats. When about a fortnight in. Rome Dr. M!Laugh-

lan called them together, and said, "Now, boys, you
are recruits, but you will be soldiers to-day when you
sign this paper, and if you sign it you will get your.
bounty. I cannot give you your bounty now, but you
will get it at the rate of a scudi (4s. 2d.) per week."
The paper , alluded to was the attestation paper
requiring each to bind himself over to the Ape for

four years. This the entire company, with two ex-
ceptions, refused to do so, saying that they had come
nut as volunteers, and that only as such were they
willing to serve. Finding that no impression could
be made on them at Rome they were marched to
Spoleto, whence, they were told, Major O'Reilly had
set out in order to provide beds and accommodation.
Experience had by this time taught them that the Father
was rather lavish of his promises, and they were there-
fore not much disappointed on reaching Spoleto to find
themselves thrust into an old chapel scantily sprinkled
with straw, with a stench from the dead bodies rising
from the vaults beneath. From thenco they were con-
veyed to the citadel, where they were made into parties
of twenty, that number being thrust into cells 21 feet
long by 11 feet 8 inches wide, every cell being in a state
of pollution and swarming with all species of vermin.
Here the attestation paper was again produced, but they
were firm in their refusal to adhibit their names, and the
guardians over them assumed the character of gaolers.
If they required to leave the cells for a few minutes,
they were constantly attended by Italian soldiers with
fixed bayonets; and the soldiery made capital out of
their prisoners by superintending the commissariat and
plundering them on every opportunity. Their misery
by this time had come to so great an extremity that
many of them cried out to their guardians to shoot them.
During the five weeks they were in confinement they were
changed into other cells, down the walls of which the damp
ran in rivulets, and the atmosphere was so oppressive that
several of the men fainted. They called out for the
doctor, but they were told that they might doctor them-
selves. At last they demanded why they were kept in
prison, and after considerable delay they were marched
out, told to divest themselves of their uniform, and old
clothes of various shapes and hues were thrown to them.
They then under a strong guard of Italian and French
soldiers were marched to Civita Vecchia, whence they
Were to embark for home. On the way many of the
poor fellows, owing to the sores on their feet, were
lagging behind, when they were pressed on by the
bayonet and subjected to all manner of indignity. In
some instances the more healthy of the party were
obliged at intervals to carry a prostrated companion,
but a brighter prospect opened before them \alien they
reached Civita Vecchia. Here they were formally
handed over to the "agent," who shipped them to
Marseilles, whence they travelled by Paris, Boulogne,
and Dover to London, where, our informant says, they
eat the first dinner they had seen or tasted for four
months. Even in the metropolis they were made the
victims of an imposition. The " agent" who was
entrusted with forwarding them to Liverpool repre-
sented that they would arrive in, sufficient time to meet
the steamer for Dublin, whereas before they reached
Lime-street, it weuld haNe completed about one half of
its voyage. The consequence was, that many required
to be content with a frugal meal on Sunday, as their
esources were anything but flourishing. Many more
details could be furnished, but troubles came so thick
upon the poor fellows that to single instances out of the
heap is an unwelcome task. The party (forty-four)
sailed yesterday for Dublin per the steamer Eagle.

LIVERPOOL .-POLICE dOURT.---SATuRDAT

o:fefore Mr. RArrLEs.)

His Worshi sat Satufday morning at nine, In ordfr to
dispose of the business as.early as possible, so as to allow the
puklic who Might have had, business in the court) and the
poliee.to Eitten3 great review. The number of prisoners
*Si emsill, beingk of alf ela'ssi,s. The entiie was dis-
posed of by eleven o'diodic, ft;e oittrf: adloitiried;
, :

WHO HUNG TIM ItiAN f
Catheline Shields, who might have been,a ".fairer". dgughter
(aud it would have been an improvement) of Eve, was charged
by William Gilroy. for
,`! mobbing" km. - The complainant
said he had prosecuted the son of the, prisoner on Friday, and
give hiin a month's imprisonment. ,When he went( hothe
from the court he saw a crowd about hir door, and the rtrisoner
in the centre, and she making use of robst obscene and bias.
fitteniods langtfage towards Win. Mr. Raffles : What was she
saying f She said I Was a spy and an informer, and that I
Bung one men and transported anerther In Ireland by false
swearing, and that I Was paid with blood money from the
Castle of Dubliti, and I only a poor ..hard-working man.
Prisliner ;• Oh; aye, you are a fine hard-Nprking man catcher
4s thou! Mr. Raffles : But you must not annoy and insult
in this way. Prisoner: I never operied my. lips to him
bti Were Wan to Adam. In answer to the magistrate the
bridewell-keepef seld! the woman was drunk. 'She was fined
ss. and cautioned not to go nee the complainant again.
THE kNltt. •

John Mangan was charged for having stabbed John M'Guire.
The defendant met, the prosecutor and asked hind for some
money, which he alleged he owed him, and when he told him
he had not the cash, the prisoner knocked him down and
stabbed him with a small knife in the thigh. Surgeon War-
burton said there was a punctured wound in the inside of the
complainant's left thigh. In reply to Mr. Bluek (for the
prisoner) he said he did not apprehend any danger ; the man
would be stiff fn tfe 14tia% for some time. The prisoner was
remanded. ,
THE WAY A WAitti WAS SERVED

gamnei Tamilson, a water bailiff; charged a cooper, named
- • James Hanna, WWla • h v,ng assaulted his perSeri and inaltreated
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his hat, and lavated (not -I,7:th the purest Pike wefter)`anumber
n the Aforesaid headof warrants that had occupied a place . i
edvetifift. The appearance of the chapati
laughter, and whefi the remains of the warrants were held flp,
liiiaritt was increased. In addition to this, the poor
fell"' right' s,ye appeared anything. tilt right, for it had a
selvage of purple that looked titiyttfing Mit natUral. It
appeared that the prisoner had formerly occOAd hoh'o in
Dansie-street, but left, and is now living in Ilatfleid-street. A
warrant was issued against him for arrears of water rent for
Dansie-street, and the complainant made several attempts to
levy the amount on Hatfield-street, but failed. On Friday
evening, about. eight o'clock, he went ta the house, and the
door was opened by the prisoner. " What do you want 7"
says he. "The water rent," says I. "I'll give it to you,"
says he, "and a trifle of interest also," aid at the same instant
he gave him a " tap" (not a water tap) on the eye, mllich pro-
duced aforesaid garnishing-, and knocked off his cveheeir (hat),
.in which were a number of documents—warrants against other
defaulters. The prisoner, seeing such an excellent opportunity
of doing good towards his neighbours, snapped up the warrants,
"crumpled" thent in his hand, and flung them into a privy.
This act of benevolence having been duly performed, he
rettirned to the hat, and eXereitted the apex of bis right boot
bn that article, until it became a piettire for painters to
study. One would have thought that Mr. lllmia, the cooper,
should have been satisfied with his won.derftil exertions, but
it seems he thinks there are only two ways of doing things-
-one iniperfect, and the other the superlative or perfect ; so he
applidd himself with redoubled industry on the "corpus" of
ilie poor water-biiiliff until he nearly reduced him into a state
bordering on "niash," and but for the almost miraculous
appearance eir a polideinan—Which, in case of necessity, is as
rare as the appearance of a comet or an omnibus going the
road you want it. Mr. Kebce said the only question in the
case was whether the prosecutor should have gone at the hour
stated to lay the warrant. Mr. Raffles said he had a right to
go at all reasonable hours. The prisoner said he did not think
he had a right to pay the tax of a house he had left. Mr.
Raffics said whether he had or not, it was clear he had no right
to beat the poor bailiff. He' fined fined 75., the value of the
hat, and £2 for the assault, or two months' imprisonment.

YESTERDAY.
(Before Mr. RAFF4LES.)

The number of persons brought before'Mr. Raffles yesterday
morning, charged for "being drunk and disorderly," and
" drunk and booked for safety,4' was unsttally large ; more
than double the number generally brought dp oil ordinary
iktonday niornings. The bridewell keepers stated that this
ardse from the "review," as the majority of the prisoners
were out at that great sight, and between the excitement and
the liquor, they were overcome. In most cases, particularly
when the parties had been in prison from Saturday night or
Sunday morning, Mr. Raffles discharged them.