The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LuisL ON, AIONvAY E v ENING, NOVEMBER 19, 1866.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Saturday Evening.
The Fenian convict, Denis Dowling Mulcahy,
who was sent to Ireland from Pentonville on Wed-
yesterday brought before the
for the purpose of assign-
ing Bench,eosudratyofevclenuienegn,,swas
error on the record of his conviction. He was
dressed in the usual convict clothes, and his face
was no longer recognised by those who knew him,
owing to the large beard and moustache which he
formerly wore having been shaved away and his
hair being closely cut. The court was crowded to
inconvenience by persons anxious to see the con-
vict. Amongst others present was his sister, who
was anxious to converse with him, but was prevented
by the officers in charge ; but before he was removed
she succeeded in shaking hands with him—a scene
which caused some excitement in court. The pro-
ceedings O'Loghlen, junior
counsel
minctohemcaesnec,efd by Mr.
formally
yapplying that the pri-
soner might have " oyer of the record," and that he
might be at liberty to assign error, and that counsel
might be assigned to him, naming Mr. Butt, Q.C.,
Mr. Dowse, Q.C., and Mr. O'Loghlen. After some
purely formal proceedings the Chief Justice asked
Mr. Butt whether it was his desire that the case
should be argued during the present term. Mr. Butt
answered that he was most anxious, and that as a
matter of fact the prisoner had a right to have the
case decided as speedily as possible. It was further
stated that the Attorney-General had been furnished
with a copy of the assignment of error. The Crown,
however, was not represented, and Mr. Longfield,
Q.C., the law adviser to the Castle, alleged that
the Attorney and Solicitor-General had not yet had
time to consider the matter.

A " four-day rule" was granted, and the prisoner
was remanded to safe custody until further orders.

In the court-yard a large body of persons had
congregated to see the convict off, and who, as he
emerged from the judge's entrance door, pressed
forward to get a good view of him. They were,
however, kept back by the cavalry police, who sur-
rounded the van. As the convict ascended the step
of the van he turned round and saluted some
persons whom he recognised in the crowd. As soon
as he entered the van the cavalry police were
ordered to draw sabres and escort it. The
cortege then proceeded along Ormond quay,
up Capel-street, Dorset-street, and the North
Circular-road to Mountjoy Convict Prison, where
the convict was delivered to the charge of the
governor, Mr. Spread. The rule calling upon the
Crown to join in error will expire ou the 21st inst.,
but it is competent fur the joinder to be. put in
without delay, so that the convict may again be
brought up at any moment. The next step will be
to apply that the Crown join in a concillum, so as to
have the case set down for argument, which cannot
take place for four days afterwards, when the last
day of term will have been reached. If the Court
should decide in accordance with the arguments
made in favour of Mulcahylmany, if not all, the
convictions of the Fenian prisoners will be vitiated.
A meeting of the Roman Catholic priests of
Waterford, under the presidency of Bishop O'Brien,
has been held, and a determination arrived at to
support Mr. De La Poer, the Whig Ultramoutane
candidate. But clerical opposition cannot effect as
much here as in Tipperary, and the success of Cap-
tain Talbot is regarded as certain.
The vagaries of Mr. M'Meehan have caused great
amusement in Belfast, and some little excitement.
All that his candidature can effect is to create a dis-
turbance at the nomination on Monday next, but he
can scarcely entertain any serious intention of going
to the poll.

There have been great floods in Be!fast, attended
with serious damage to property.

FREE TRADE has, in truth, done wonders
for us. Under it, our total imports have risen from
£152,000,000 in 1854—this year in which the real value of
our commerce, as distinguished from the official, began to
be ascertained—to £271,000,000 in 1865 ; while our ex-
ports between the same dates rose from £115,00&,000 to
£218,000,000. And, again, while our aggregate revenue
has risen from .£52,763,t,0J iu 1845 to £67,812,000 in 1865,
the aggregrate amount of taxation repealed over that im-
posed is been £21,000,000.