The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-01 00:00:00

IRELAND.

D ÜBLIN, May 31.
Capt. P. J. Condon and Mr. Dominic O'Maliony
were tried for treason-felony at Cork on Wednesday
and yesterday. They pleaded " Not Guilty." The
Attorney-General stated the case fully. Ile said
no more important case had yet been brought before
a jury. In the course of his speech he produced a
letter from Col. Kelly, chief acting organiser of the
Irish lt,Tublic. The letter was written in an enig-
matical manner, to deceive the authorities if opened
at the Post-office. It was signed " William S.
Gordon," which, it would be proved, was a false
name used by Col. Kelly, and was addressed to Col.
Fariolo, and was as follows :--
" London, March 5, 1867.
"My dear Friend,—Your letter received, and
finds me unable to comply with your request pecu-
niarily, as I have made expenditures of money for
emergencies since you left which I had not antici-
pated ; however, as I will soon realise, I know you
will be prepared to economise until I receive another
remittance, besides if you run short you will be
supplied by my broker, to whom I gave you
the address. You have, no doubt, found him out
by this time. I had a letter from Vif to-day, in
which he says the cause of his absence is the want
of money. I have sent him some, and expect him
here on Thursday. I also received a letter from Mr.
Paul, who is doing a thriving business. I judge
from his letter he is quite a lion in Paris. I antici-
pate his adding some novel features to the exposi-
tion before it closes. Do you think you will be
able to finish your report this coming month ? I
know you must feel very tired of that dreary coun-
try you have been ordered to. This devilish turmoil
they keep up there is enough to make us so dis-
gusted with them that there is a growing sentiment
in England in favour of cutting loose from them
just to see if, instead of cutting ours, they would
not cut each other's throats, just because they are
so fond of fighting there when they should be so
completely exhausted at that kind of thing.
We could just step in and enjoy another century
of quiet with no cost but that attending the
transportation of troops, although we have but
20,000 there; however, you will find that they will
be more than sufficient to keep the beggars quiet.
I was stationed there some years ago, and liked the
country well, that is the northern part ; but things
have changed since then. However, your being a
Frenchman, they will likely attach themselves to
you quicker than they would to me, an Englishman.
When you see Cleburne tell him the necessity of
sending a remittance as soon as possible. It is not
pleasant to run one's face for his men's bill. I shall
be much obliged by a look at your report of the
military bearings of Cork ; and by mentioning my
name to the lieutenant-colonel commanding the
garrison he will afford you every facility in his
power for making your observations. As I have yet
to write to Mr. Paul, I must close by wishing you
every success in your arduous undertaking. Good
bye.—Yours faithfully,
" Old address." "WILLIAM S. GORDON.
The Attorney-General said that letter, which re-
ferred in plain terms to Cleburne, Massey, Cluseret,
and other men known to be connected with the con-

spiracy, was evidently written for the purpose of
giving its recipient secret instructions. The At-
torney-General then referred to another letter found
at the same time as the foregoing, written and ad-
dressed as follows :--
" Cork, Italian Hotel, March 5.
" Sir,—The short time allowed for my sojourn
here, though a rapid visit to Ireland, has prevented
me, to my great regret, from calling on you in per-
son, and I beg you to allow me to repair this omis-
sion through this letter.
" At the same time, I wish to request you to take
charge of any letters or goods that may be sent to
this hotel in my name, and which M. Thomasini
has been directed to hand over to you. As I have
no fixed residence in England, should any be sent,
the sender, General Cluseret, U.S. Volunteers,
should write to you to cl.tim them.—l am, Sir, with
great respect. your most obedient servant,
" O. FARtoLo, late Col. U. S. Vols., and a
citizen of Louisiana.
" To the United States' Consul, Queenstown,
Cork, Ireland."
Unusual interest was excited by the examination
of Massy. The Cork Examiner remarks that in his
cross-examination by Mr. Heron he became fre-
quently much agitated, and gave utterance to ex-
pressions which betrayed distraction and remorse.
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don, he said, swore him in a Fenian. O'Mahony
exhibited at intervals during the day symptoms of
y o examined, and gave compromising
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of
whom, Con-
great excitement, and more than once interrupted
the progress of the case. Corroborative evidence was
given by several witnesses, among whom was Pas-
quale Thomasini, proprietor of the Italian Hotel,
examined by Mr. Exham :
" I heard Massy come to my hotel in February.
IberfeonrieemsbherNe Tuesday,roF,ariol
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coming to my hotel the Friday
which
day
he
went
away.
Ile didn't pay the bill before going. (Laughter.) I
got several letters from him from London, which I
week,
gave to Mr. Hamilton. I recognise Fariolo's revol-
verwneed yesterday morning
Judge now coming to the
close
case, which he left in the house after him."
Vtheyoaps it would be desirable to
op
ened
now
close, if possible, the commission this week, the
Bench proposed to divide the remaining business be-
-1
oe f the Keogh the
said
Court
andas
be-
tween the two courts, which accordingly would both
sit to-morrow. Ile would wish to know if there was
any objection to that course. The Solicitor-Gene-
ral said not. The trial then proceeded. The Crown
produced evidence to show the finding of documents
and other things at Thomasini's hotel, implicating
the prisoners, and the arrest of O'Mahony on the
IGth of March. The case for the Crown having
closed, Mr. Waters addressed the jury for the pri-
soners. He urged that there was not the slightest
proof showing Condon to be connected in any way
with the Fenian conspiracy, either in America,
London, or elsewhere. Mr. Heron followed on the
same side, and was replied to by the Solicitor-

General.
A telegram announces that a verdict of " Not
guilty" was returned by the jury, after three-
quarters of an hour's deliberation. A large num-
ber of the other prisoners were then arraigned, and
pleaded " Guilty" to offences under the Whiteboy
Act. Sentences were deferred.
M'Afferty has received no intimation that the
Queen's mercy has been extended to him as well as
Burke. Yesterday Dr. Carte attended at Kiltnain-
ham and admitted 46 prisoners to bail, who were
then discharged.. There are 40 more prisoners still
untried, who are likely to be admitted to bail also.
The reply of the Lord-Lieutenant to the deputa-
tion from Clonmel has caused some uneasiness as to
the fate of the prisoners still under sentence of
death. Ills Excellency said he was unable to give
a definitive answer on the matter to which it re-
lated. It would be the duty of the Government to
consider each case as it cane before them on its own
merits, and it would be very satisfactory if it should
be pm:We to find grounds for extending to any
and to all of them the same mercy which had been
granted to the prisoners whose sentences had been
already commuted.
The authorities have deemed it advisable, under
existing circumstances, to relax to a great extent
the rigorous discipline which has been maintained
in the various barracks in Dublin, and have reduced
the different pickets to a nominal guard.
The cattle show of the Royal Agricultural Society
for Ireland will be held this year in St. Stephen's-
green, in the month of August. The Farmers' Club
are making the necessary arrangements.
FRIDAY EVENING.
The Cork Special Commission closed this morn-
ing. The following sentences were passed :
Kearns, 15 years' penal servitude ; M'Swiney,
Lombard, Downing, Alter, Cummins, and Moriarty,
seven years ; Coughlan and Geary, five years.
The Judges departed at noon by the mail train.