The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-07 00:00:00

FATHER

PENDED.

A correspondent of kcaunders' News, writing
from Galway, on Sunday, says :—This town is in
the greatest excitement, owing to the Rev. Peter
Daly having been denounced from the altars of
the several chapels from acting as a clergyman.
The facts are as follows :—During the early part
of the past week Bishop M'Evilly sent an order to
the Rev. Peter Daly desiring him to withdraw from
the public boards. This notice is said to have been
unattended to by Father Daly, and the result.
was a second order, which was more peremp-
tory than the first ; and stated, should he attend
the meeting of public boards for the future he (the
bishop) would suspend him. This notice is said to
have been received by Father Daly on Wednes-
day or Thursday last, prior to the meeting of the
Town Commissioners, of which he is chairman.
He, however, attended the meeting, and took his
seat at the table as chairman as usual. This act
seems to have decided the course of Bishop M'Evilly,
for he at once suspended Mr. Daly. However, still
determined to hold his position, he celebrated mass
in his chapel yesterday morning. Orders were then
issued to the several priests of the parish to an-
nounce publicly from the altars of their several
chapels that the mass celebrated by the Rev. Peter
Daly was null and void, and that the Rev. Peter
Daly was prohibited from celebrating mass in
any chapel ; also that he could not hear
confessions or administer sacraments, or other
rights of the church. At 12 o'clock the parish
chapel, which is situate in Abbeygate-street,
was crowded to excess, and the approach thereto was
impassable, owing to the number of persons who
were anxious to hear the cause of the rev. gentle-
man's suspension. Father George Usher, at twelve
o'clock, came forward and denounced the acts of the
rev. gentleman amid the murmurs of the congrega-
tion. As soon as he had concluded the Rev. Peter
Daly came out of the vestry-room, and took his place
at the altar to address the audience. The Rev. Mr.
Usher requested him to retire; but the cries of the
people, who seemed ferocious for Father Daly's ex -
planation, decided the matter in his favour, and he
then proceeded to address the people, referring to
the late discussions at the public boards as
being the only crime with which he was charged,
and read the request of several, members of the
Harbour Board, and their names, as having
memorialised the bishop to have him withdrawn
from the board. He exonerated the ecclesiasti-
cal officials as having anything to do with his sus-
pension, and stated that he did not blame the bishop
for what he had done, but those by whom he was
instigated. The rev, gentleman concluded by in-
forming the audience that he was about to leave for
Rome for the purpose of visiting the Pontiff and
stating his case, so that he might have his decision.
The crowd collected in such force outside the chapel
for the purpose of chairing the rev, gentleman that
a large force of police under arms were requisite to
preserve order. The excitement continues to be
still very high. It is feared that personal violence
will be offered to the gentlemen who petitioned the
bishop for his removal. The people are gathered
in knots throughout the town discussing the pro-
bable Issue of this day's proceedings.