The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-29 00:00:00

DETENTION OP 4 CHILD FROM ITS MOTHER.

In the Court of Queen's Bench, Deblin, on
Wednesday, Mr. Purcell applied on behalf of the prosecu-
trix in the ease of " the QUID at the prosecution of
Mary Reilly v. the Rev. James M'Mahon and Ann
Byrne," for • writ of habeas corpus directed to the defend-
ants, orderiog them to bring into court the body of Mary
Reilly. The affidavits to found the motion stated substan-
tially that the prosecutrix is the widow of John Reilly,
formerly of Kingscourt, in the county of Cavan, and who
died in 1836, leaving her with • family of four children.
On the 27th of February, 1861, she committed her child,
Mary Reilly, aged ten years, to the care of the Rev.
James M'Mahon, the parish priest of St. Michan's, in
Dublin, to be educated in the St. Joseph's Female
Orphan School. In the month of May last she called at
the school and saw the child, and asked her to be given up.
The matron of the institution, Anne Byrne, stated that she
could pot comply with the demand without having the
authority of the Rev. James M'Mahon, under whose orders
she was bound to act. The prosecntrix then called upon
the Rev. Mr. M'Mahon, at Balaton-street, and asked for
the child, but the rev. gentleman refused to allow her to
obtain the custody of the child, and, according to the sffi
davit of the prosecutrix, threatened that if she went to the
school again she would be taken by the police. The prase-
cutrix went away and subsequently ascertained that the
child had left the school, but she did not know where
the child bad gone to. Subsequently a correspondence took
place between the attorney of the proseentrix
and the Rev. Mr. M'Mahon, in the course
of which the rev. gentleman said he bad
legal grounds for detaining the child, who had returned to
it after leaving in fear of being carried off by her mother to
be educated as a protestant. The Rev. Mr. M'Mabon also
expressed an opinion that this was one of the nefarions at-
tempt' to traffic in the souls of catholic children, incited by
parties behind the scenes, but whose names and addresses
were well known. Subsequently the Rev. Mr. Iditabon was
required to state the legal grounds for the detention of the
child, and it is alleged that he referred to the decision of the
Court of Queen's Bench in the case of Mary Mathew, an
infant, and said be would not give up the child until
the court directed him to transfer her to the
prosecutrix, to be handed over by her in turn
to the parties who were instigating her in the
present proceedin The learned counsel submitted that
the facts disclosed brought the case within the authorities
under which the court would grant an absolute rule for a
habeas corpus. The Chief Justice said the court would
grant a peremptory order. There was no case ruled in that
court which would justify the Rey. Mr. Mlif shoo in detain-
ing the child from her mother, the father having died with-
out appointing a testamentary guardian. He wished to
mention also that the court had repeatedly stated that they
could not in any way deal with the question of religion. The
COWS directed the writ to issue, the return to be made on
&turtle) next, and copies of the affidavits to ground the
motion to he served on the defendants along with the order.

INFANT ORPHAN Aar Luta. —A general court of
the governors of this asylum was held yesterday at the
London Tavern, to receive the report and elect forty chil-
dren. Yr. Erase presided. The report stated that forty
candidata were to be elected at this meeting, ten of these
in special commemoration of the late royal marriage. This
addition will make the whole number in the institution
597. The receipts for 1862 bad been 15,9371. 17a. sd, and
titer meeting the expenditure • balance of 2764 2e 9d. re.
mained in the bane of the treasurer. The report was
adopted, and the election was then proceeded with.
PARLIAMENTARY INBTRIIXTION.—UntfIa reference
may be made to portions of the evidence set forth in the report
of the select committee of the House of Commons on the adults.
ration question. The eternisation of Dr. Letheby elicited the
important information that, " not only In London, but In Parts,
and all the mat capitals of Europe, It is generally recognised
that no att to adulterated to a pester extent than cod
Liver Oil; end • prevailing opinion exists that lii. de Jamb's
Light Brown Cod Liver Oil produceaa verydlfferent effect from all
other kinds." In explanation of this circumstance, Dr. Letheby
"One Impediment to the administration of the ordinary
Cod Liver OR 1., that after • short time the patient becomes
gala seat cannot endure it: when, Dr. de Jonah's 011 may be
taken fer • lengthened period without any such tendency,
cartel* acrid principles which disagree with the stomach not
being present In Dr. de Jonah's Oil, probably from lbs ears used
in preparatton."—Dr. de Jongh's Light-grows Cod Liver 011
L sold only to welded imperial ball pin* b. Id.; pinta.
es 9d. goats, a, by his sole consignees, Ansa,. Ilsrierd. sad
Co., 77, Strand. London ; and by respectable shemleis—
LAdvsetJasnienta