The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-09

total absence of violence, force and tumu Recolect,
which have instructed the people of Ireland is that all
the ameliorations and Improvements in political nstu-
able and legal course and cannot be obtained by any
orcble means if they could be got by forcble means,
he contrS worse than thew found IL This great exper
ment of improving Ireland by peaceabe means is what
we have in progress We have hitherto blessed be
God had all efforts marked by perfect peace and tran
guilty. Let there be deviation whatsoever from that
peaceable and tranquil conduct want that everybody
should remain in peace and at home during the coming
trials, and unthey completely He is an enemy
who would violate this request Of mne-if indeed any
body should be found vile as to violate it, which do
not believe. cannot conclude without once again adl'
ring the people every where not to be rrtaed excited or
provoked by any event whatsoever or OF whatever nature
that event may be; but to continue calm, peaceabie
tranquil and loyal; and if this advice be followed
anticipate and think can promise that the result Of
these trials will be eminently useful to the repeal cause
Butatend to meifherc be during the trials the slight
outbreak of violence in parish it will be my duty
Immediately to abandon the Repeal cause and to orsake
people who at such critical period the present,
would not follow the advice so earnestly give them
however have my counsel will be disobeyed
confidently expect that the people will not njure my
and the cause of Ireland by dsregardng advice
BE- @ n Quiet % Sya the a
of God. You will thus mortify and dsappoin your enc
mics. Those enemies speculate upon provoking you to
some act of turbulence. Disappoint them
by the inhexble observance of quiet OF calmncs OF
peaceable and legal conduct Follow my counsel and
you thereby will the and crafty the heart OF
~ DANIEL o'CoNNELL
DECLARATION OF THE IRISH CATHOLIC Bishops
AGAINST A STATE Provision FOR THE CLERGY
The Roman Catholic archbishops and bishops OF
Ireland, now assembled at their annual conference
in Dublin have deemed it their duty, for the third
time within seven years, to publish most decided
declaration against State provision tor the clergy,
| in any form whatever. They have issued the FOL
| lowing resolutions
At general meeting of the archbshops and bishops of
Ireland, held in the paroehial house, Marlborough
Tho MocfR Rev Dr following
Resolved That alarmed at the report that attempt is
likely to be made during the approaching session OF Par
lament make State provision for the Roman Catholic
clergy of Ireland deem it imperative duty not to
rep obation of any such attempt and Of unaerable
determination to resist by every means in our pow er
measure faught with mischief to the independence
d'purity of the Catholic religion in Ireland.
At general meeting of the archbishops and bishops OF
held OH dR e s The Mo ReS
DR.. MHale in the chair the following resolution was
unanimously adopted =
That his Grace the Most Rev. Dr. Murray be requested
to call special general meeting Of the preates OF all
Ireland in that he shall have clear proof or we'll
grounded apprehension that the odious and alarming
scheme of State Provision for the Catholic clergy of
this portion the empire contemplated by the govern
Of the archbhops and bishops
Ireland held in Dublin the 18th of November, 1913
the Most Rev Dr. MHae in the chair was proposed by
the Most Rev. Dr. Murray and seconded by the Most Rev.
Dr. Slattery, and unanimously resolved =
That the preceding resolutions be now repubshed in
and to all others concerned that firm determination
on this subject remains unchanged; and that unan
mously pledge ourselves to resist by every influence we
possess every attempt that may made to make any
State Provision for the Catholic clergy in whatever shape
| or form it may be offered
| All ewes are turned of course in this quarter
upon the prosecution of Mr.. OConnell and his fell
low defendants It seems to make little progress,
and that little is not propltlous to the government
The 18th November. was the last day allowed for
pleading to the indictment, and on that day Mr.
O'Connel appeared In the Court OF Queens Bench,
but instead offs saying not guilty, ne gave the Grown
lawyers taste of his quality as special pleader by
plea in abatement-not to the substance OF the IN
dictment but to a matter of form.
The foundation of this was the manner OF swear,
ing the witnesses who appeared before the grand
jury. They were sworn, It appears, In the Jury
room, whereas, by an act OF Parliament, passed In
the reign of George the Third, they should have
been sworn open court, before going to the jury
room.
The Crown lawyers met this technical move
ment by counter technlcaty-the objection that
it was too late for the reception OF anything but
plea in bar, This was argued at length, but the
Court decided in favor of the defendants. The
Crown lawyers then demurred to the plea IN abate-
ment, and insisted proceeding at once TO the dis
cusson. But the defendants claimed due notice
of the argument, and the Court granted them four
days. ~
; The immediate legal effect of Mr. O'Connels
movement, if successful, would be, we presume, a
quashing of the indictment and all the proceedings
subsequent to the arrest; leaving the Government
at liberty to go before another grand jury, on the
same information, and without a new arrest. But
the moral effect would doubtless be great advan-
J ment in very awkward predicament. The defeat
being only on matter of form, the government
would feel unwilling to abandon the prosecution,
because by so doing it would seem to admit great
doubt of its own proceedings, and tacitly acknow-
f ledge Mr.. OConnell's superior knowledge OF the
law; while on the other hand, there would be OBJ
vious discredit and disadvantage in proceeding at,
ter defeat which, though only technical, would
he r1ed hv thousands as substantial and would
thus give Mr.. O'Connel the prestige of a triumph.
Ii was rumored, in the last papers we received,
that the government was meditatng suppression
of the Repeal Association meetings, as 1t had done
the great Clontarf meeting but if any such design
was entertained-which we think by no means
probable-it has not been carried into effect. AT
, the weekly meeting held on the 7h of November,
/ two movements Of considerable. interest were
agreed upon. One was the adoption OF resolu-
.ion 10 make greater and more general effort than
rent" or compensation fund, on the 10Th, This
is the donation made every year to Mr.. O'Connell
by the people of Ireland as compensation for his
devotion of his whole time to their service, and has
amounted to as much fl5, 900 in some years.
The other was the PRONUNCIATION of an address to
the Queen, which is to receive signatures In every
parish of Ireland l; its tenor is mainly protest
against the suppression of the Clontar meeting,
and generally against the military preparations OF
the Government.
The Rev. Mr. Tyrell Gone of the traversers,) in
secondng the motion, defended himself and the
repealers generally, from the imputation that while
they preached peace they meant war. Such a
thing II was impossible for Mr.. O'Connell, Ro-
man Catholic, TO do, for him (Mr. Tyrell, a Ro-
man Catholic priest, TO sanction Ulear)
Motion agreed TO.
The Dublin papers of November the 10th say
Her Majesly's steam ship Volcano arrived in
Kingstown harbor yesterday morning, with six hun
bred of ball cartridge and two light field pie
ces, with suitable ammunition They will be con-
veryed to the ordnance stores.
The barrack master of Castelar, has received or
ders get the barracks Of Banarobc ready for the
reception of cavalry
The Limerick Chronicle of yesterday says-The
shop windows OF bookseller and statoner in a
central part of this city are filled with pictorial de-
signs of the siege of Limerick and the various con-
1icts on breach and rampant between theWilllamite
and Jacobe troops. This new and extraordinary
spectacle may be truly deemed sign of the times,
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