The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-15

DUBLIN, May IL, 1879
O'Brlen aud McNanus- The Rate ia Aid-S,s-

You will receive by this mail the London papers.
giving account of the proceedings in the House
Of Lords on the writ OF error; and you will be
much surprised any one, even the crown
officers themselves. at the sudden and unexpeced
termination of the appeal against the sentence Of
the Irish judges, and the consequent ruin of the
sanguine hopes OF Messrs. O'Brien and McManus
| and their host Of friends. The House OF Lords
| have confirmed the judgment passed in Clonmel,
/ and the State prisoners only await the final
! orders of the government for their removal to
Spike Island and from thence to their destination.
to become exiles and convicts in a foreign land,
| and probably never more to behold the land they
| love, their own ''sea-beaten shore" When the
| news OF the adverse decision, Unexpected. ar
| rived, Mrs. OBrien was present, and the scene
| that followed, am told, was melancholy In the
extreme; but, OF course, can easily be conceived.
| MIR. Martin has petirioned the Lord Lieutenant 10
allow HIM TO share the fate OF the other State pri-
| soners. He is, am happy to state, convalescent
| On Saturday last, a Medical Board, composed of
| Sir Philip CHAMPION, Sir Henry Marsh and Dr.
| Corrlgan, attended at Richmond Brideweu, pur-
| suant 10 order from government, TO examine
| and report upon the state OF Mr.. Martins health;
the result OF the inquiry has been that the medical
report have stated il to be their opinion thai the
unfortunate prisoner is not capable, without injury
| to his health, OF beng removed from this country
| MIR. ODohery, who, it will be remembered, was
convicted editor OF the Tribune II is understood
| is not TO be transported.
The opposition to the rate in aid measure has
| not subsidized IN Ulster yet large and influential
| meeting held in Bufort on Monday last,
| Edw. ODonnell, of Genarven Castle in the char
The chairman stated that he felt very strongly that
decided move was requisite, in order to show the
| government, and more especially TO convince the
| House OF Lords, before whom the rate in aid mea-
sure now stood, that the public feeling on this
question has not IN the least varied. He felt as
/ IN as In he ory
| the more this question had been looked into the
more palpable appeared the evils to which it must
give rise, i carried into effect. He believed
that il the bill should pass, the levy of the rate would
be very difficult, and in many impossl-
| BILE, and would most seriously obstruct the local
carrying out the provisions OF the Irish Poor Law,
and would cause the Ulster rate payers to yield
reluctantly payment even OF the sums required for
| the support of their own poor, although hitherto
the rates had been cheerfulIy met with. The chair
man further. stated that he thought they should
phatcally against this bill, and by peutoning the
| House of Lords to reject it. A resolution was
| passed to that effect, passing unanimously. Lord
| Clarendon has received summons to go to Lon
| don on Saturday, on urgent business, which bss-
| ness, however, has not TRANSFERRED, and, as you
may imagine, rumor sends forward many reports
and It would be idle to enumerate them. His
| Exceency enterains a large dinner party to-
morrow, on which day the anniversary of Her
Majeslys birth is to be celebrated, by review in
| the Phoenix Park, on large scale. A curious
scene occurred in the Court of Queens Bench,
| Jews days ago, IN the cause of lessee Green vs..
Maginnis An eectment was brought on the title to
| recover possession of some lands near Finglay,
county of Dublin.
evidence on the part Of the defendant when he was
interrupted by
The CHEF JUSTICE, who said-Mr Armstrong you
have no right to address the jury.
| Mir. ARmsrRoNo-.O yes my lord, for the plaintiffs
counsel have gone into q rebutting case.
The CHIEF JusrcE--I think not.
| Mr.. MoDoNAcu-lndeed they have, and we per-
| it. We insist on our right to do So
The CHIEF JUsTIcE-I shall not hear you.
M MsDos1sM lhmy,1 i insist upon my right
not hear counsel for the defendant in this case
MIR McDoSAcH lresuming his seaD-Ot course, my
lord, you can do what you please here
The CHEF JusrIcE-Yes; can do what please in
this court, provided It is not against law But it is
duced the last witness the purpose Of contra
diction. and not as rebutting case.
Mr.. McDorAeH again rose and said-My lord, they
did conne themselves to the contradiction of Mr.
McKeown: they have proved by the last witness two
demands for possession, which is clearly matter;
The CHIEF JUSTICE Qnterrupting)-I have made up
my mind
The CHIEF JUsTrcE (peremptorily)-Yes; cannot al
low any further discussion on the matter.
Mr.. McDoNAGH-Very WE'LL that is satisfactory, in
deed for the course of justice
The CHIEF JUsrIcE- don't know whether 1t is salts
factory to you not, but 1t will be satsfac-
every who knows the rules and practice Of
this cesa,t.
MI REPRESENTATION if your lordship rules that,
a1 sorry say which certainly did not anticipate
that you do not know the rules and practice Of the
court.
This remark, which was delivered by the learned
counsel with great emphasis and self excited
marked sepsation amongst the members of the bar
and the public present. but did not elicit any direct
reply from the court After short pause,
The CHIEF JUSTICE taid-I recolect that the
plaintiffs counsel proved two demands Of possession by
their last witness; but it done with the intention
of Mr. MKeown by showing that his state
ment improbable. MIR. Marley, do you think it
necessary to say anything to the jury in this case!
MIR MARTLEY-Yes. my lord, will make q few obser-
yatons on the evidence The learned counsel then re-
Piled at some length on the part of the plaintiff
In the Court OF Exchequer an action was brought
by man of the name Of Delany, ladies' boona-
ker, of Wellington Quay, against an officer of the
I'd foot, for assault, in having struck of plain
lifts hat in concert room, because he would not
remove his hat when the orchestra struck up 'God
the plaintiff of E3 DANA es and Sd. costs.
The Society of Friends relief committee have
just published report of their proceedings since |
they commenced, and as the greater portion of the |
America, subloin you copy OF this report, which |
am sure will be gratifying to large portion of |
the American public. send you also report Of
the proceedings of the general relief committee of
the city of Dublin, which will tend to show you
how matters now stand. A meeting was had |
lately of the Presbyterian Synod of Dublin Rev.
Jehn Drill, OF Clonmel, stated that to his own |
knowledge, in the Union of Cashel, II 900 persons
were receiving outdoor relief, and 5000 in the |
workhouse, and that subscription is now being !
raised for Archdeacon Lafan (of notoriety). In
this days paper there is account of gentleman
with a small fee simple property, obliged, in con-
sequence of Encouragement Of his rents, to seek out
door relief Cholera, am happy to say, is on the
decrease in the western parts of Ireland this week;
lnasloe out of population Of 5000, 100 day were
carried off,
Emigration flows on as quickly as possible.
Within the last few days, several first-cass sailing
Ia Loft n,hl forN Mo- Vpvk a,,,,n
as many passengers as they had accommodation
for, and several more are daily making prepara-
ton. The last packet ship-the Eolus-that left,
brought out several M mbers of the law and medi-
cal professions, shopkeepers, graziers, and farm
laborers, a great number of whom brought with
them their families and so respectable were the
second class passengers, that Capt. Driscol who
commanded, made no distinction between them