The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-06 00:00:00

THE CAVAN OUTRAGE.

The accounts already published of the outrage committed
at Drumaloor on Monday evening were in substance
correct. A party of men, accompanying two Roman
Catholic priests of Belturbet on their way home from the
Cavan tenant-right meeting, were suddenly fired at by
persons lying in wait for them, and one man was killed.
Saunders's News Letter, a Protestant journal, "regrets to
say that the perpetrators of this atrocious deed are Pro
testants, and not Fenians, as was suggested." A coroner's
inquest has been held at Belturbet on the body of the
murdered man, Edward Morton. Six men—John White,
Alexander White, Robert Henry Hewitt, John Edward
Rea, Joseph Hewitt, and George North—were present in
custody.—The first witnsss examined was Thomas Hinch.
He said that he was coming home from Cavan on Monday
evening, about half-past five o'clock, on a' car with five
other persons who had been present with him at
the tenant - right meeting in Cavan. When they
got as far as Drumaloor they met a party of
men on • the road, amongst whom he could identify
Alexander White. White presented a gun down the
road near where witness was, but did not fire it. Wit-
ness saw Robert Henry Hewitt with a gun in his hand,
A man named George North was there, and seemed to
be very actively engaged in trying to keep the parties
quiet.—Francis M'Avinea deposed to having seen John
Edward Rea fire a shot at Morton, who fell after it. It
was between light and dark when the shot was fired.
Before he saw Rea, fire a shot, ho hoard four other shots.
Witness was about two yards behind Morton when ho
was shot. Could not say whether Morton was riding or
walking. Rea was standing at the end of Hewitt's house
on an eminence when ho fired the shot.—John M`Call
stated that when ho was on his way home to his own
house, on the evening in question, he called at the resi-
dence of an uncle of the prisoner Rea. That was after the
firing on the road. The prisoner Rea came into the house
with a gun in his hand.—John King deposed that he saw
John Edward Rca firing a shot from the end of Hewitt's
house. It was not dark at the time. Could not say whether
it was a gun or pistol ho fired. He was standing near
witness when he fired the shot. Saw nothing happen after
the shot was fired; but when he came to the road some
short time after, he saw the man lying on the road.—
Hugh Hinch swore that he saw the party on their
return from Cavan. Some of them were carrying a
flag. Heard -some persons shouting to put it down,
and heard another man shouting, "To hell with the
Pope." Immediately after that shots were fired.—John
Phillips deposed that he was the driver of the car
on which the Rev. Mr. Dunno and tho other clergyman
were seated. When the shots were fired at Drumaloor
the priests got off the car. Morton asked for a seat, and
as the deceased was getting up he was. shot in the leg.
The shot was fired by the prisoner, named White.—[lden-
tified prisoner.)—Dr. Thompson deposed that Morton died
from the effects of a gunshot wound in the left thigh.—
The Jury found a verdict to the effect that Morton
came by his death from a gunshot wound inflicted by
John White, at Drumaloor, on the evening of the Ist
November; and that John White was aided and assisted
by Alexander White, Robert Henry Hewitt, John
Edward Rea, Joseph Hewitt, and George North. The
Whites are tinsmiths by +rade ; the other prisoners are
described by a local correspondent as "rather comfortable
farmers.' The funeral of 'Morton, on Wednesday,
passed off without any disturbance—the only party exhi-
bition being a procession of about fifty men, all armed
with formftlable-looking sticks, headed by a person wearing
a green scarf.

The Dublin Express says the character of the outrage
assumes a different character when viewed in connection
with antecedent facts furnished by a correspondent
" upon whose statements the utmost reliance can be
placed." According to this correspondent, a procession
carrying green flags and other party emblems, set out in
the morning from Belturbef and district for Cavan, and
at Drumaloor, "a strong Orange colony," some of the
throng gave vent to their feelings in cries of "To hell
with King 'William !" The writer adds :—" The priests
endeavLured to prevent these
party expressions as well as
they could. Surmises of an attack in the evening, and a
wreck of houses by the party on their return, began to
spread, and heightened the excitement with which the
event of the morning had been viewed. Tho Protestant
clergy of the parishes in which the townlands are situated
visited the locality in the course of the day, and endea-
voured to allay the ill-will which had been stirred up.
counselling the people to keep in their houses and take
no notice whatever of the party expressions which the
opposite party might use ; and to
prevent, as it was sup-
posed, all danger of collision between the parties, two
informations were sworn before Mr. T. F. Kempe, J.P., at
between four and five o'clock in the evening, with a
view of having the troop of Hussars now stationed in Bel-
turbet Barracks sent out to the place. Most of the police
had been drafted to Cavan in the morning. Unhappily
before the troops could reach the place, that which had
been dreaded took place."

THE VACANT LORD JUSTICESHIP.—We under-
stand that no Lord Justice will at present be appointed to
succeed the late Sir C. J. Selwyn,and that the scheme of
elevating the Master of the Rolls to that position, or of
consolidating the offices of Lord Justice and Master of the
Rolls, has not been entertained. Lord Justice Giffard will
sit alone, pursuant to the power conferred by the recent
statute, while in cases of high importance it will of course
be open to the Lord Chancellor and Lord Justice Giffard to
sit together.—Law Journal.

An important atop has been taken by the iron-
masters of South Staffordshire. A few days ago it was
agreed to advance puddlers' wages 6d per ton, but great dis-
content was manifested in the other departments of milling,
shingling, Ice., in which no advance was granted. A
strike seemed as imminent as over. Business is no doubt
much improved. A London firm having advanced iron 20s.
a ton, and a similar rise having boon made by an eminent
firm at Dudley, the association of South Staffordshire, on
Thursday, agreed unanimously to advance iron 20s. a ton,
to raise puddlers' wages another 6d.-- making an advance of
Is. altogether— and to raise the millmen 10 per cent.
THE IMPERIAL TRAIN OF FRANCE.—The most
right-royal production in the world in the way of travelling
carriages is the imperial train of France. It is a veritable
train, not merely one carriage in a train. First, after
the engine and tender, comes a luggage-carriage—not an
uninhabitable van, but a structure which, besides ordinary
luggage, contains pantry arrangements for refreshments,
and accommodation for some of the company's and imperial
servants. Next is a carriage adapted as a dining-room—
or at least as a refreshment-room—with a centre table,
arm-chairs, and hinged seats ; and when, at night, the seats
are drawn away from the wall, they fall back so as to form
bedsteads for the attendants. Third in the list stands an
open or platform carriage which may be opened or closed
at the sides at pleasure, and used either as an open-air
look-out or as a refreshment room. Then comes the grand
carriage, the imperial saloon, with a retiring-room
attached, and doors at the sides and ends. All
that luxury can do is here done in the provi-
sion of couches, arm-chairs, febling.chairs, moveable
chairs, small tables and stands, curtains, wire-gauze blinds,
to exclude dust when the windows are open, a timepiece,
pendent lamps, and mirrors. The fifth is a sleeping car-
riage, divided off into seven distinct compartments; these
comprise a sleeping chamber or bedroom, two dressing
rooms, two rooms for the Empress's ladies, one for the
Emperor's valet, and a retiring room. The sleeping
chamber contains two beds, on opposite sides of a com.
partment nine feet wide. Next to the sanctum of the
imperial papa and manuna is a carriage for the Prince
Imperial, with numerous snuggeries for sleeping, dressing
and attendants. Lastly, there is a luggage-carriage, the
counterpart of the one at the head of the train. All the
carriages have doors at the end, and platforms which make
a convenient gangway from carriage to carriage; and there
are electric bell from the imperial saloon to all the other
carriages aml to the engine-driver and guards,—aihea.9
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