The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-25 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUB LIN, Feb. 23.
The Rev. Dr. Lloyd has been appointed Provost
of Trinity College by the Lord Lieutenant this day.
Inspector Corr arrested two men this morning,
who, it appears, had been transferred from a coal
vessel, just arrived in the river, to a fishing smack.
It was stated that one of the prisoners bore a strong
resemblance to James Stephens. The men give
their names as 'William Jackson and John Philips,
Irish Americans. They were noticed leaving the
coal brig and going on board the smack. Informa-
tion was at once given to Inspector Corr, who, ac-
companied by some of his men, proceeded on board
the smack and took them into custody. They were
conveyed to Sackville-lane Police-station, where
they are detained at present. Considerable impor-
tance is attached to the arrest of these men, as it is
stated their mission was on "-urgent private affairs."
A special telegram to the Freeman's Journal
states that four prisoners were arrested at Cahirci-
veen, two of whom are supposed to have been en-
gaged in the attack on the Coastguard station.
" The Episcopal policy" is a new phrase which is
coming into vogue in Ireland in connection with
politics—and it is connected with a new questicn,
which has been raised in Cork, and which may yet
give some trouble to the Roman Catholic hierarchy.
It is asserted by the Roman Catholic supporters of
Mr. M'Carthy Downing and Mr. Vincent Scully
that when a vacancy occurs for any place where the
Roman Catholics predominate a selection is made of
the candidates. that offer themselves by Cardinal
Cullen in Dublin, in consultation with other bishops.
The choice is announced to the priests of the dis-
trict by the bishop, who summons a meeting of them
all for the purpose. The majority of votes decides
for or against any candidate, and the minority are
bound by the decision. There are two or three new
features in this policy. First, it is secret; second, it
excludes the laity; third, it compels
priests who
dissent from it to support the adopted candidate, or,
at any rate, to support no other.
This policy secures
unity, but at the expense of liberty ; and it gives to
the clergy a dangerous power. It is true it has this
excuse—that it puts it an end to what Roman Catho-
lics call the disedifying
spectacle of priests haran-
guingagainst priests in the same diocese, and per-
haps against their own Bishop. It accounts, how-
ever, for the sudden retirement of candidates, which
excited so much surprise at Cork. Mr. Smith
Barry, a young Protestant gentleman, with
£40,000 a year, landed property, was adopted by
the bishops, provided he signed a resolution which
was submitted to him by a deputation. If he re-
fused to sign, Mr. Downing was to be the man, Mr.
V. Scully being obnoxious from having spoken in
Parliament against the Pope's Irish brigade, and
for other reasons. The moment Mr. Downing
learned that Mr. Smith Barry had been preferred he
resigned, and though Mr. Scully made a long speech
denouncing
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last moment.
instead of being
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be would not have had a chance, and even so it
would have been a very doubtful chance, unless he
could have done as he said—put all the attorneys
and their clerks in prison, gagged the press, and sent
the priests into "retreat" till the election was over.
It so happens that the diocese of Cloyne embraces
two-thirds of the county of Cork, and Dr. Keane, a
determined tenaut-rightrnan, and one of the founders
of the National Association, is its Bishop. Mr.
Scully spoke of him as the " distinguished prelate
who so ably presides over the spiritual concerns of
the diocese of Cloyne and over the temporal affairs
of the county of Cork." The following is the
principal resoution adopted by the Cloyne priests
at Mallow on Saturday, and which Mr. Smith
Barry was required to sign :—" 1. That we, the
clergymen of the diocese of Cloyne, will support no
candidate at the approaching election who will not
be in favour of compensation for unexhausted im-
provements made even without the consent of the
landlord, provided such improvements are pro-
nounced suitable to the condition of the farm
by a competent tribunal appointed by the Legis-
lature; of denominational education, a satis-
factory solution of the Church question, and a good
Reform Bill ; and who will not vote against any
Government refusing to make these measures a por-
tion of their Ministerial policy."
The Rev. Dr. Croke stated that he and two other
priests waited 011 Dlr. smith Barry with these re-