The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-21 00:00:00

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Southern towns should not be taken as an index of
the state of the population generally. In the towns
excitement spreads rapidly, from
the gregarious
habits of the people, who spend
much of their time
in the streets in fine weather,
listening to loca
agitators, who misrepresent and exaggerate political
and religious matters, with the more effect because
a great many of the labouring classes are unem-
ployed, and suffering more or less from poverty and
privation. The conduct of the jurors and witneFses
during the trials at the Special Commissions in Dub-
lin, Cork,and Limerick proves that the heart of society
is not so unzound as might be supposed; and, with
few exception 3, the classes who possess property,
and might b.; expected to poPsess the franchise, even
under a lieform Act, might be relied on to discharue
their duties to the Constitution fairly and in a loyal.
spirit. In closing the Cummission at-Limerick yes-
terday the Solicitor. General spoke in the bightst
terms of the conduct c,f the jurors and of the wit-
nesses, and especially of the constabulary, who
showed so much courage, intelligence, and fairness
between the Crown and the people. At 10 o'clock
the Judges took their seats on the bench. The
court was densely crowded. The prisoners con-
victed of treason-felony, but not sentenced, were
ordered to be put forward. Chief Justice Monahan
then passsed sentence as follows :—Hennessy and
ISheahan to penal servitude for seven years each ;
Sullivan, penal servitude for five years ; Michael
Riordan, who pleaded " Guilty," two years'
imprisonment at hard labour. Michael Grogan%
who had only been married on Shrove Tue,sda
and next morning, Ash Wednesday, left his
house and joined the insurgents, and Carroll,
were sentenced by Judge Keogh to two years'
imprisonment at hard labour. Edward Cahill,
a respectable young farmer, and of gentlemanly
appearance, was then put forward, and arraigned
under the Whiteboy Act. He pleaded " Guilty,"
and, with the consent of the Crown, he was allowed
out on bail, himself in £2OO and two sureties
in £lOO each, to keep the peace and come up
for sentence when called on. The following pleaded
" Guilty" to appearing in arms, and were sentenced
to periods of imprisonment varying from 12 to six
months, with hard labour :—Daniel Murphy, Thos.
Ahern, Patrick Barrett, Thomas O'Donnell, Patrick
Pigott, Patrick Warde, Patrick Maguire, Michael,
Foley, Thomas Begley, Patrick Crowly, Michael
Daley, Daniel Curly, Michael Walsh, Robert Rior-
dan, Thomas Meehan, William Turner, and Mi-
chael Hogan. The trials of five prisoners in cus-
tody were postponed to next assizes,
and eight
others were discharged by proclamation. The
Solicitor-General then rose and delivered an do.
quent address in reference to the evil consequences
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of the Fenian conspiracy, instancing the baneful r©.
sults which had followed from the movement.

At Waterford a subscription has been commenced
for the mother of the young man who was killed,
and who was her sole support. The constable
who is accused of inflicting the fatal wound is an
object of great popular hatred. So also is a woman,
named Dalton, who volunteered to give evidence in
his favour, stating that she saw a number of per-
sons beating him, and that she heard him cry for
mercy. For the moment the deceased is treated as
a martyr, but the excitement will soon subside.