The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-30 00:00:00

Church restrain the Press ? No. True, the Church
condemns what men print, just as it condemns what I SECOND EDITION„

men say, but it merely condemns by saying, "This
is contrary to Catholic truth." The Church just
puts the label " poison" on what it knows to be
poison. It merely says, " This is Christianity,
that is heresy." But if I give the Press liberty, it
must give me liberty too; if the Press is to be free,
let the Church be free ; if the Press is to sit in
judgment on the Church, let the Church do the
same, and then see whose judgment God will ratify.
Dr. Marshall concluded by saying, "In the name
of good society I protest against any idea of fetter-
ing the Press. Liberty I love, and tyranny and
licence are its opponents."

SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocK.

SAN DOMINGO.

Adviees from Domingo to the sth state that rein-
forcements were constantly arriving from Havana.
The losses on both sides were great. The nephew
of the Captain-General had been killed and general
Gandara mlrdered. The rebels were fortunate in
cutting off the Spanish leaders.

Fatall Stabbing „by Manilla Men.
A frighttl case of stfatbidg took place in Liver-
pool on Christmas night, by two Manilla seamen,
named Naricz Vrumea and Lorenzo Carpus, belong-
ing to the brig Florriana, lying in the Dock.
From a statement made by a young man, named
Thomas Gallagher, it appeared that ho and two
men, named Joseph and William MiGrath (cousins)
the former 22 and the latter 25 years of age, were
drinking together, at the counter in Mr. Eolden's
publichouse, in Lower Frederick-street, between 10
and 11 o'clock on Christmas night. william
M'Grath, after drinking, laid the grass on
the counter, and said he would not have
any more drink till next Cnristmns. Re was
rather drunk, and staggered back against
the coloured seamen, who were passing behind,
a

THE BRAZ ILS.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)
(By telegraph from Lisbon.)

RIO DE JANEIRO, DEC. 9.

be time. This made the seamen very
angry, and one of them said he would haver evengo.
Gallagher said to him, "My good man, no one
wishes to offend you," but the coloured man (Carpus)
repeated that he would have his revenge. The two
coloured men then went out, but it would seem re-
mained close to the publio-house door, for when the
cousins M'Grath went outside they were seized hold
of by the Manilla men, one of them (Carpus) stab-
bing Wm. M'Grath in the back between the shoul-
ders, and the other coloured man stabbing Joseph
M'Grath several times in the abdomen. This state-
ment is borne out by that of a sailor who witnessed
the occurrence, but it differs from what is said by
Police-constable 92, who arrested Carpus. This
officer states that he saw Joseph M'Grath running
away from Carpus, and saw that the former cropped
and moved up the street, when he was sti.bbed by
Carpus. Joseph M'Grath fell down immediately,
and Carpus, who was about to repeat the
stab, went with much violence against the wall.
Just then Carpus observed him (the officer) and ran
for about 20 yards, when he turned round, and
seeing the officer still in pursuit he ran a short dis-
tance further, when the officer came up with him
and seized him. The prisoner dropped the knife
when taken hold of by the constable. It was after-
wards picked up, but there did not appear to be any
blood upon it. It was, however, very dirty from
being in the mud. Both of the coloured seamen
were taken to Bridewell, and the two injured men
were conveyed to the Southern Hospital—Joseph
M'Grath on a bearing barrow, and William in a car
—wh are they received every attention from Dre.
Wollaston and Hamilton.

On Saturday morning the police authorities re-
ceived a note from Dr. Wollaston, stating that
" Joseph M'Grath is suffering from a wound in the
abdomen. I think there is but little chance of his
recovery, and that it would be well to take his de-
positions. Wm. M'Grath is suffering from a wound
on the back. Both, of course, are not fit to appear."
Mr. Thomas Mills, one of the borough magistrates,
accordingly went to the hospital on Saturday
forenoon, accompanied by one of the magis_
traces' clerks, and in his presence the following
statement was made by Joseph M'Grath, and
taken down in writing :

" I am a dock labourer, living at No. 2, Forrest-
street, Liverpool. On last night (Dec. 25) at about
half-past eleven o'clock, I was with my cousin Wm.
11I'Grath in Lower Frederick-street, and we went

into a publichouse there (Hoiden's), and on coming
out we saw a row. The two prisoners and other
coloured men like them were engaged in it. We
stopped to look on, end one of the two prisoners, I
cannot say which, but am sure it was one of them,
turned round, saying, This is one,' and the other
prisoner pulled out a knife and struck me with it in
my left side, the lower part, and caused the wound
lam now suffering from. I fell when I got the
stab, and the two prisoners ran off, followed by
some of the crowd, who shouted, ' They have killed
a man.' I had seen the two prisoners before that
night in a public-house. They were drinking
Tether. I did not speak a word to them, and
Lever gave them any provocation. I think they
;_us have taken me for another person. I was
aoau Alf drunk. I knew well what I was doing.

I did not see Wm. ll•Grath stabbed. I cannot say
whether tee person said, ' This is one' in English
or not, but he pointed to me, and I understood him
to mean that I was one. There were other coloured
me❑ near me when I was stabbed, but only the pri-
soners were very near. One of the prisoners only
ran at me, and I saw the other run towards William
INl‘Grath ; and the one who seized hold of me had a
knife. I saw it in his hand as no held me."
This deposition having been interpreted to the
prisoners by a sworn interpreter (Mr.. Peter 13,g_
giano), Carpus replied through the interpreter. c, I
will swear by the cross of Christ I never sawnot the
t
man. I never done the deed. I had no knife.,,
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