The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-08 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, SEPT. 6.
A week ago all the Sligo papers announced the
capture of Hayes, the murderer of Mr. Braddell.
This announcement was made in the most pro-
minent and distinct manner, and one of them alleged
the authority of a sub-inspector of constabulary for
the statement, which has turned out to be without
any foundatiou. He is still at large. But the police
are confident that he has not left the country, and
that he cannot ultimately escape. They are on his
track night and day, and they have driven him back
from the mountains of Kilcommon towards his own
residence, where his numerous friends have formed
a body guard for his protection, and are ever on the
alert to prevent his arrest. The constabulary have
found the chase very harassing, but they are un-
wearied in their exertions. A few days ago he was
actually seen by two constables in !plain clothes.
As they approached they were recognised, and the
brother-in-law of Hayes made a signal by throwing
up his hat in the air, The police were within 400
yards of the fugitive, but he was immediately sur-
rounded by 40 men, who seemed determined to fight
in his defence, and they saw that it was vain to at-
tempt the arrest against such odds. " A Sub-In-
spector," writing to the Daily I xpress, says :
" Capture became impossible, and the constables
retired a short distance towards another party of
poi- ce, also in plain clothes, who were in the vicinity ;
having met with them, all the constables returned to
the place, and found a very large number of the
country people still collected, but they could not
again see Michael Hayes. A man was seen at the
some distance on horseback, who may have been the
culprit. The result, however, was that, one of the
police having been sent for a reinforcement, a large
party of constabulary arrived, and made search in
the place and the adjacent county for Hayes, but
without success."
This reminds us of the anecdote of Sir Philip
Francis, who repeatedly interrupted the intermin-
able story of a Royal Duke by the interjection,
" Well ?"—" Well ?" " Well !" exclaimed his Royal
Highness, "What do you want ?" " Want ?-7-tt
result, sir," answered Sir Philip. Here we have a
"result" which is nothing. It is natural to ask
why the two constables could not make a signal as
well as the friends of the culprit, so that their party
in the vicinity could come to their assistance. A
man was seen riding off on horseback, which might
be, and probably was, Hayes. Well, there are
mounted police, who have good, well-fed horses,—
why are they not brought into requisition for the
arrest of this great and daring criminal ? Daring
as he is, he is but an old man, and it is really very
disappointing that so splendid a body of young
athletic men, with such resources at their command,
should be so long baffled in such a pursuit. They
are sore at the comments of the press on their failure
in this case, and their advocates say they could de-
fend themselves, if it were proper for them to reply
in newspapers. But such a defence would be un-
availing. " Not words, but deeds" should be their
motto. Their only effective defender will be Hayes
as a prisoner. It, is now 38 days since the murder
was committed. Of course, it is impossible that
the criminal could escape arrest so long, if the coun-

try people generally did not befriend him, and make
his cause their own. The Government have just
made another attempt to break down the combina-
tion, and induce the peasantry to betray the man
whom they are so infatuated as to regard as their
champion. The Gazette, published yesterday even-
ing, contains an announcement from Sir Thomas
Under Secretary, that the Lords Justices have of-
fered a reward of £3OO to any person or persons
who shall within one month give such information
as may lead to the arrest of Michael Hayes.
The murder of Mr. Fitzgerald has been terribly
avenged. Two men have died on the gallows for it,
and the mother of one of them (Walsh) has lost her
reason, and been sent to a lunatic asylum. While
he was hiding she was constantly on the watch,and
it was chiefly through her vigilance he escaped so
long. When arrested she exerted herself to get
him accepted as an approver. On the day of the
sentence she was seen the whole day passing up and
down before the Courthouse in a state of distraction,
crying "My son !my son !" When all hope of his
life failed her mind gave way, and she is now in the
Limerick asylum in a state of confirmed insanity.
An attempt to commit an agrarian murder, very
nearly successful, was made on Wednesday at
Strokestown. Mr. Walpole, who has charge of fi ye
or six farms in that neighbourhood, has a steward
named Breheny, whom he was commanded, in a
threatening letter, to dismiss. He did not comply ;
and, in consequence, the steward was shot while
entering his own house. The charge consisted of
slugs, which penetrated his neck, back, and other
parts of his person.
The linen trade in all its branches flourishes in
Ulster, and there is a brisk demand and good pay
for labo'ir in connexion with it. The troubles in
American have redounded to the advantage of the
linen manufacturers and flax-growers. The Northern
Whig of this day observes :
" A very marked improvement has taken place
during the past week in the legitimate and trade de-
mand for linen goods of all makes. Up till the pre-
sent a good deal of the excitement which has existed
has been owing to the eagerness of the speculation
rather than the sober influence of healthy trade.
Now, however, it is apparent that the staple manu-
facture of the north of Ireland is destined to flourish
and enjoy a season of prosperity from the very
causes which paralyse the trade of Lancashire.
Linen yarns are substituted for cotton yarns ; linens
are being substituted for cottons; and the fearful
deficiency in the supply of the one material
is endeavoured to be mitigated, to some extent, by
drawing upon the limited resources of the other.
Should the experiment succeed, prices for linens,
especially the coarser fabrics, may confidently be
predicted to go higher, as the comparatively re-
stricted manufacture of Ulster would be a mere
morsel in the maw of the cotton trade. A strong,
steady, continued upward movement has prevailed
throughout the week in all descriptions of yarns,
and, notwithstanding the previous enormous rise in
prices (fully 40 per cent.), the past week has wit-
nessed a greater advance than had taken place n
the same space of time since the movement
20
com-
menced, being on the range of line wefts about
p:r cent. since this day week, the numbers,s beingsay
60,8
now
to 100's, which we then quoted at os.,
firmly held, and soma sales have be
en made ath 6s.
Manufacturers, however, buy sparingly, ey
have as yet realised no prices for their cloth to
warrant then purchasing yarns at these unpree.
cedented figures. The advance on tow yarns dur-
ing the week has not been to so great an extent,
being not more than from 3d. to 6d. per bundle.
Even at the top figures, however, of both line and
tow yarns a good deal of speculation still continues.
Spinners are reluctant to increase their c;:ntrc cts,
being in general
glutted with orders, and the
market remains firm and buoyant. A considerable
advance has taken place in prices of foreign flax,
as stocks of the old crop are becoming nearly ex