The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-10 00:00:00

" RETURN OF CASUALTIES.

" Major Hill, wounded dangerously ; Capt. Jones,
wounded slightly ; Captain Williams, wounded
slightly ; Sergeant C. Evans, wounded slightly ;
three privates, wounded dangerously ; Irregular
troops, 20, some dangerously wounded, and others
slightly.

" The Sierra Leone Militia behaved in a most
gallant manner."
From Bathurst River, Gambia, we learn that Mr.
Rees, the colonial engineer, died on Dec. 24. Col.
Smith and 100 men of the 2d West India Regiment
were to embark on Dec. 27 in the Dover, and pro-
ceed to Lagos, there to protect that town. There is
no important news from the Coast of Africa.

FATIIE_R DALY AND THE EXCITE-

MENT IN GALWAY.

GALWAY, TUESDAY.

In consequence of the great excitement which
prevailed in this town yesterday, and the arrival
of a large body of military and constabulary to
keep down any disturbance that might arise, no
doubt your readers will be anxious to learn the
state of the town to•day. There can be little doubt,
judging from appearances, but its peace was in a
very precarious state, and the arrival of the mi-
litary was most opportune. The fact of Mr. Pierce
Joyce's carriage being attacked on Sunday, and
the windows broken, along with the fact of the
mob following and hooting Mr. Murray and Mr.
Burke, proves unmistakeably the bent of the
public feeling ; and the fact of the chairman at the
meeting on Monday requesting the people to dis-
perse quietly, and not to burn the seven gentle-
men in effigy who signed the document to the
bishop, as was intended, proves that something
more than mere public speech denunciations were,
at all events, under discussion. I was not aware
yesterday when I wrote, that the day was a holiday
in the Roman Catholic Church, or I could easily have
accounted for the crowds who attended the meeting,
and who afterwards loitered about the streets, dis-
cussing the matter in excited strains. To-day the
town has resumed its wonted quiet business appear-
ance, few being seen standing at the corners, and
fewer still now troubling themselves about the
issue. The fact is the bishop has a strong party
at his back, even of the lower orders; and this
prevents the unanimity of feeling and action that
might be anticipated, were the lower classes of one
mind in favour of Father Daly. Threats are still
held out that satisfaction will be taken of the me-
morialists. To contest the field with about 300
soldiers and 200 constabulary would have been no
joke; and I feel quite convinced that the affair has
now blown over, and that we shall have no more
great demonstrations, nor the threats that have
been pronounced against bishop and laymen car-
ried into effect.
The facts and circumstances which led to the
issue of the letter of suspension are stated to be as
follows :—Father Daly has been for many years a
member of the Boards of Town Commissioners and
of Harbour Commissioners, at both of which he took
a prominent part. There have frequently been very
angry discussions at the Harbour Board, and a formal
document, signed by several members of the board,
alleges that in these discussions the Rev. Mr. Daly
was conspicuous by at least the warmth of his
manner and the strength of his language. It is
charged that he had altercations with several of
the most respectable members ; that he reviled
them in terms which a layman would not be allowed
to use with impunity ; and that, in short, protected
by his clerical character and his advanced age (he
is upwards of 70), he treated and spoke of some of
his brother members in a manner that was a scandal
to religion, and grossly insulting to others who had
no redress but in an appeal to the authority bound
to take cognisance of him as a clergyman, and
empowered to control him as such. Verbal com-
plaints were made to the bishop, but he declined,
from respect to Father Daly's position, to act upon
these statements. Ultimately a memorial, signed
by seven of the Catholic members of the Harbour
Board, was presented to the bishop, setting forth
that Father Daly had assailed members in a way
that could not be borne, and that, for the sake of
religion, they called upon his lordship to effectively
prevent the recurrence of such conduct. There-
upon the bishop wrote to Father Daly, enclosing
him a copy of the docnment, and entreating
of him for the sake of religion to absent him-
self from the meetings of the boards of which he
was a member, and by so doing prevent the re-
course to what, having regard to his advanced yerrs,
would be most painful. I have further heard that
this was early in December, and that no reply was
vouchsafed. After this Father Daly attended a
meeting of the Town Commissioners, and the bishop
renewed his request and remonstrance, and informed
him that the care of two parishes required his un-
divided attention. To this there was no reply, and
towards the close of the month the bishop wrote,
commanding non-attendance at the boards, and
stating he should exercise the authority vested in
him. Father Daly then lodged with the bishop an
appeal, and cited him to appear before the Holy
See, This followed by the letter suspending Father
Daly in the exercise of his functions as a priest.
The- discussion at the Harbour Board, which im•
mediately gave rise to the memorial, was,in refer-
ence to an application under Milner Gibson's Act
for a loan of money to be expended upon the im-