The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-14 00:00:00

'THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 14 1867.

time the court would consider what course to pur-
sue with him in regard to the wilful perjury he had
committed, and for the part he had taken in the
blowing up case.
The witness was then removed in custody.

:Mrs. Sarah Shaw, mother of the witness Shaw,
was then called, and proved finding under the bed
in. her son's room a can of gunpowder. She asked
him what he was going to do with it, and he said
Broadhead had given him and another man £5 to
blow up Hellewell's premises. She entreated him
to have nothing to do with such work, and he said
he would not. He afterwards told her that he had
sold the powder.
John Simmonite, in his evidence, denied having
ever purchased powder of Shaw.
Other evidence having been given, the Court ad-
journed until this morning.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, June 13.

At the Limerick Special Commission yesterday
the trial of Walshe, Bradley, and Riordon was
resumed. Evidence was given as to the attack on
the police-barrack at Kilrnallock. Michael Connor,
sub-constable, deposed that, having been sent with
despatches to Mr. Franks, stipendiary magistrate,
on the night of the sth of March, he was return-
ing when he met a party of men, who seized the
bridle of his horse, pulled him off, took the de-
spatches from him, and carried him prisoner into a
wood. They next brought him to Kilmallock, and
told him if he did not take a pike they would shoot
him like a rat. Their commander, Colonel O'Leary,
gave the word " Quick march," and then marched
up to the barrack and attacked it. The first shot
fired was by the prisoner Walshe, whom witness
saw throw some stuff up at the windows from a tin
can. Witness fired a pistol at Walshe, after which
he ran round, threw himself down, and hid. Ulti-
mately he got off, and hired a car for £1 to take
him to Limerick.

Patrick Walshe deposed that on the night in
question he met a party of 20 men who gave
him a pike, threatening to shoot him if he did
not take it, and go with them of bis own free will.
He saw \Valshe, the prisoner, give Dunne the
despatches taken from the postman, and read them
by the light of a lamp. lle also saw Dunne take
the mail bags. He saw Bradley near the barrack
with a revolver in his hand, and also the prisoner
Riordon standing beside Dunne when the firing was
going on. He saw a man named Carroll speaking
to Dunne. lie came back and told Dunne if he
went there again the police would shoot him. All
this time the firing was going on at the barrack.
Bradley went up to the men, and said that Dunne
had told him to direct the men to keep firing at
the barrack until they drilled a hole in the back
wall.
John Neill, the postman, deposed that he met a
party of 100 men, who took the mail bags from
him, and then marched four deep in the direction
of the barrack, taking witness with them. As far
as be knew no money was taken from the bags.
Henry and Daniel Holmes, brothers, gave corrobo-
rative evidence. _ _ _

James Rely, examined by Sir Colman O'Loghlen,
deposed to having been asked by the prisoner Brad-
ley to join the Fenian conspiracy, and to a number
of conversations held with several of the conspira-
tors, among others the prisoner Walshe. Ile saw
the three prisoners there that night. Riordon said
to Dunne, " Shoot that fellow; he is the cause of
my master's arrest." Ile said this of Carroll.
Mr. Bourne, the manager of the Union Bank,
who was shot by Captain Duane, Mrs. Bourne,
and other witnesses were examined, and identified
the prisoners as being present at the attack on Kil-
mallock police-station. The evidence on behalf of
the Crown was not concluded at the rising of the
Court.
Bills have been found against 22 other persons for
treason-felony.
The General Assembly brought its sittings to a
close yesterday, and adjourned to the 14th o-
Autiust, at Belfast.
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DUBLIN, Thursday Evening.
The trial of Walshe, Bradley, and Itiordon was
resumed this morning at Limerick. Mr. Coffey
spoke for the defence ; the Solicitor-General re-

plied.
Judge Keogh charged the jury at three o'clock,
and, after five minutes' deliberation, they brought
in a verdict of guilty of treason-felony. They were
sentenced respectively to 15, 10, and 7 years' penal
servitude.
Daniel Hennessy and John Sheehan were indicted
for a similar offence, and pleaded not guilty.

although there were 10,000 public and beer houses
open on Sundays in the metropolis.
The resolution, having been seconded by Mr.
GABB, was carried unanimously.

The following petition was read by the secretary,
proposed for adoption, and unanimously received :
"To the Honourable the Commons of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parlia-
ment assembled.
" The humble petition of the undersigned inhabi-
tants of this metropolis and its environs sboweth,
" That your petitioners have seen with great regret
the bill now before your honourable House, entitled
A bill for further regulating the sale of fermented
and distilled liquors on Sunday in England and
Wales.'

" That your petitioners respectfully call attention
to the fact that the question of closing publichouses
on Sundays has already been the subject of much
discussion in Parliament and of many decisions, and
further, that previous attempts of the same kind
were the cause of great public excitement and dis-
order.

" That the provisions in the last clause of the pro-
posed bill, as to the partial opening of the houses in
question, appear to your petitioners to be eminently
calculated to. produce disputes, and moreover to be
subversive of the evasion of the law to an extent
which would probably render it utterly inoperative.
" That, without going into the general question
of the inexpediency of such a bill, your petitioners
would respectfully call attention to the admitted fact
that there is a considerable decrease of drunkenness
both in town and country.

" Your petitioners, therefore, humbly pray that
your honourable House will be pleased to reject the
said bill.
"And your petitioners will ever pray, &c."
The proceedings then terminated with the cus-
tomary vote of thanks to the chairman.