The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-10
Our Irish Correspondence.

Singular 7rial-Derees of the Synod of IHarles-
Death Of the Provost of Trinity Coilege--Banqwet
of the Lord Lieutenant-Bea Root Swgar-Irish
Letters for America The M,rdrgs of Mr. Bate
som-Fxt~re Prospects.
In my last letter, com municated some Of the
peculiar modes of supporting government, adopted
by our Lord Lieutenant, Lord Clarendon, and
brought to light in the interesting trial of Birch
Sir William Somerville. Another very singular
trial has taken place here since that time, and don
good deal to drive the squabble between the 60
vernment and their political organ out of head.
This case of Matthew HARRY. SC occupied the
Court of Exchequer six entire days, commencing
on the morning of Thursday week. The plaintiff
young man who has graduated at Trinity College,
with much credit as student, having q couple Of
years since obtained scholarship. He never could
learn wha his parents were but told that he ha
been born in Monmou.hshire, in the west England
He was educated at the expense of the defendant,
DR.. Harty, an old and highly respectable medical
practitioner of Dublin The plaintiff suspected that
DR.. HARRY was his guardian, and had been left
by his parents some properly to be disposed of
for his advantage; and he complained Of being fire.
'quenty treated with great harshness and severity
by Dr. Harty. He has suffered greatly from de-
preston of spirits and i'll health and had in
consequence been obliged to abandon private
tuition to which he had been forced to have re-
course for the means of supporting himself. DIR.
Harty had got him confned while he was in this
state, in Swifts Lunatic Hospital A thrill went
through the audience when DR.. Hariy's advo-
cate, in the course of the defence, said he was
authorized to declare hat the young IN IN was an
illegitimate son Of the defendant. DR.. HARRY him
SELF in the witness box, attested with sorrow and
humiliation, the truth of the statement The jury,
after deibeIation of about fifteen minutes, found
verdict for the plaint,f, for El 900 damages and
sd. costs. The announcement OF this verdict was
received with bursts OF applause from all parts of
the denselycro wded The de rees Of the Synod
of Thurles in the hands of the clergy. They
are comprised in han tsoHie octave volume of about
eighty pages. They relate to the administration
OF the sacrament, the duties and discipline of the
clergy the Queens colleges the National schools,
Sc. Of the nine DEGREES connected with the Queen's
colleges, relate exclusively bishops, priests,
and other clerics. With respect to the aity, the
Catholics frequenting the colleges. They do not
contain any declaration that it is sinful to atead
them. But they express an opinion that, on account
of the apprehended danger to faith and morals,
the colleges ought to be avoided In fact, they
Xeave the matter to the conscience Of each per-
son, whilst, at the same time, they hold out
ming OF their danger. The decress do
net say one word about Trinity College, or the
London University, or the medical schools of Dub.
lin, Edin burg, or Glasgow. So far rs the DEGREES
of the synod are concerned, it is manifest that Ca
tholcs may still frequent those universities they
have hitherto done. The st .tutes come into force
necessary for the laity to know, were read in Eng
lish divine service in the different chapels here
last Sunday
The Catholic Defence Association have chosen
by ballot, as their secretary, the Rev Mr. WILDER
force brother to the Bishop of Oxford, and one OF
the late most distinguished Oxford converts to
Roman Catholicism. The salary. We believe i,
$500 per annum Mr.. Wilde rforce is a mar.
ried man, and, of course, cannot be received into
the Roman Catholic priestnood but in travelling
through this country, in which he has been for
some time, he has delivered various lectures in the
Catholic ch spels in ferent parts, and chiefly upon
the conversions which have been going on in Eng
land for some years back.
At the ordinary monthly meeting of the Catholic
University Committee, held last week, it stated
chat the amount Of subscriptions received since the
twelfth OF November, G92S, of which G375 10 8
had been transmitted from America.
DR.. Sadleir, the Provost OF Trinity College, died
suddenly on Sunday evening. tie l4th inst. He had
been slightly indsposed for somc days previously;
but Sunday afternoon he drove out in carriage,
and on bis return retired early to rest His death
must have occurred very shortly afterwards for he
was found dead in his bed about nine o'clock. He
was in his seventy fifth year.
DR.. Sadlier was man beloved and esteemed by
all who knew him consistent and undertaking
friend OF civil and religious liberty, and an active
and constant supporter Vt the charities Of this city
Religious bigotry never held back his hand where
the of benevolence and charity was concerned
He was elected, as early as the year 1918, Fellow
of Trinity College In 1887 be was appointed by
Lord Melbournes government, Provost OF the nj
versity, which honorable post he continued to occu-
by, in the enjoyment OF that general respect and
affection to which his admirable qualities and
gentle demeanor em,nently entitled MIN, up to
the period Of his disease The funeral took place
upon Wednesday. His romans deposited in
the vaults under the chapel OF Trinity College, ;,
The Chairman and Directors of the Midland
Great Western Railway, connecting Galway and
Dublin, entertained Lord Clarendon and a numer-
Gus company at the Broadstone terminus, last
Tuesday, to celebrate the completion Of their great
ia arr me
on q scale of hberallty and splendor seldom sur.
passed in this city. Lord Clarendon's health was
well received, and IN reply he expressed the plea
be had felt in being III position to co operate
with the dire ,tors in fur therng this important line
of railway, and he trusted thai now, when Ireland
had begun TO feel that her eseneration must come
from herself in the resuse,tation Of Irish industry
that that regeneration had already commenced, and
that her future was full oi hope and PROMISE. The
noble Earl concluded By proposing "pros perity to
the Midland Great Western Railway which was
enthusiastically received
When indeed, line OF steam packets begins to
ply between Galway ard New York; wnen the
electric telegraph is completed TO Dublin from Gal.
way, and a sub marine telegraph LAID down from
King ston to Holyhead. "A iumense npetus will be
given to Irish trade and prosperity may come at
last TO our unfortunate country The darkest hour,
we hope is past; and notw hstaoding the terrible
ordeal of the last few years. ana the defamation Of
the Irish people, If they are inoeed faithful to them
selves, and the government not altogether blind
and infatuated, something may yet be done for old
Ire land, by the sons sh, has still lett
We have always anticipated that the free inpor-
tation OF foreign would soon induce orr asri-
cultural classes, j. assisted and directed by those
above them, to culti ate those articles OF produce
best suited to their soil aud climate Already the
fax culture has been much exteGdeo aud great
impetus given TO the linen manutactufes OF Ireland
We low observe growing disposition 10 cultivate
sugar beet, and to introduce the manufacture OF
beet-root sugar into this couuty lord Clancirty,
we informed, intends sowing City OF sugar
beet this season, and il is very probable manu-
factory may be established at Balinasloe. large
portion Of the requisite machinery for the mauutac-
ture VI beetroo sugar has arrived at Mountmellck,
fron Antwerp, and stan 0; engine ANA assistants
are actively engaged N the erection OF the engines
s.Sypg house il e. b. ard
employ mt nj will be Afforded upwards OF hundred
persous, chiefly Of me female and juvenile male
class Some Of the large land owners especially
in the grazing districts have bCstated nj Cherto To