New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-28
IRELAND.
Catastrophes-Improv of the Country
Cosr-sPoud-uos o. The \. Y. Tnbuae.


Correspondence o. The s.Y. rnbuHs.
DUBLIN, Friday, March IL, 1853.
IL has been the common talk about the sea-
sons that they not what they were in the good
old times ;" and we had rather a stish frost, and
toleraby copious euson of snow, by way OF remind
Ing Us that things were not utterly altered And was
full sure should be writing, by this time, OF something
stirring in European affairs to revive the recollection
of the days when you to bed with Majesty re.
ceivng the most friendly from all the Pow
and nothing likely 10 disturb the peace OF Europe
and awoke 70 hear Of war in half dozen places, and
inEurrectiou in many more.
Awhile AGO nothing could US from French in
yntion ana would add few millions to our debt,
rather than not have our deenses brising in wahike
array al, around the coast and Channel fleet IN con
slant Trim ready TO pour her bToadsdes at moments
weruing Where are the invaders Gone-nowhere
the French forces reduced 10 the Of twenty million
rcRcs and deensCs are all suspended, ortresses
lett OFT midway to completion end our brave mitamen
taken 20 the pillow and spade again.
There is an Old saying ANY one may be deceived
once. but IL s every ONT own fault II he ~ taken ia
second time" 1t would be curious calculation, how
often the Ih people have trusted only 10 be betrayed
Their love OF nationality go nyeerate, that you have
only 10 appeal TO it, aud the most absurd scheme Is
dipped in rainbow hues and their love for 1.-THE old re-
Ii. ion" is only second-perhaps not secoud-to their
love Of nationality, that if you add the hope Of its
regsnirg It's asceBdGpcy, they are blind to all mprsctl
liabilities OF mesns dszzled with the glory OF the end
To 80 20 further back than the era Of OConnel.
Evc successive agitation was 10 effect the object has
see ms entwDed with the heart bres OF every lrsh-
men-natOnal independence. Precursor, concihation.
Repetl. monster meetings; and the failure OF any
one give me but two millions Of signatures, and a
artbinR head from the population and PaTlsInsat m
College Green sure within six months, as that to-
morrovs sun shall rise" And still the cry was Be
CORA u give him tie other shilling and II YOuog
lidand Lad let him alone, and his powers remained
uuimpsired, il would have gone on till this day.
There was some excuse for trusting Connell lie
had achieved emancipation. There was prestige ap-
pended to his name. He added to superhumsn sbi-
ties superhumsn industry. But what shall we say OF
the who have succeeded MIN, and their plans, the
results Take the last elections. There
cteu ent eXceeded-en organization the most et
tectus-snd the pledges suggested by the leading eau
ddates themselves such that they had fear Of oppo
siiior cxcop: from the Orange psrty-such az OConnel
hns Il dreamed Of-Got merely 70 seek for shar
men Craword's Tenant Right Bill the Repeats OF the
Titles Act aud the Abolition of the Irish Church Estab
lishmeut-nOt merely TO oppose any Administration that
would not give them fair plsy-aow their advocacy 20
be pressed England, by discussion in Parisnen; and
! out OF Parliament, by meeongs petitions asi
the lkeoT that would make the remuneration Of them
a sins qua OF oGicebut TO oppose every one thiI
would axe them cabinet questions, the carry
! ing Of them term OF their own office.
And sixyy were so returned--and some have taken
oce-sud others cory they had not the opportu-
uity snd the rest about halt the number, meet, aud
come 10 the conclusion that they shall sic where they
pesse spesk they choose and vote as they Ike And
The Couserv atYe- that had fsnced Ireland gone
have taken heart Of grace, formed central orzanlzs
ton" from recovering from the Liberals the seats a.
they become aud consider Ireland as their own
Nothing a the meter OF the loss OF human Life, that
has occsrred for eng time has created ~ deep and
| widely didused senssiion, as the Sx4mile bridge
! daughter and the wreck Of the Dublin Couipany's
steamship Victoria on Howth. Both likely 70
iergo sitting INQUIRY AZ the last Clare election,
party OF the 3lst Regiment escorted body OF the cleo
tors The mob closed in attempted 70 carry them ot
-, IN, fhatr he
trs:e at Their head-tEough he had given Orders-aad
TIE men, were pronounced guilty OF murder BY the
Coroners Jury tst the bodies OF the eight per
sons who were shot down. This verdict vas ia the
teeth @. the Coroner charge The melancholy event
could not have been murder the evidence went 20 show
il unnroidab; therefore not granddaughter bat Jas
tfdbs kCmictds The soldiers must either All Or De
Allied SO said the Coroner
Two priests Burke aud Cune, were indicted for In
stysting and keadng the not hn led 10 the catastrophe
The late Attorney General, Napier applied to the
Queens Bench 70 have the "inquliEion OF the Core
ners jury auasheJ beng contrary 10 law and the
evideLce But he made move respecting the priests
The Judges could not grant the motion, there being
precedent. Whist then, was 20 be donet II the 1s
Government had stood there would have been prose
cutiou OF the soldiers but the law would have taken rs
course regarding the priests.
Bur the new Government succeeded The Ear Of
Aberdeen was asked what be meant 70 do. he an
swersd: Deal out equal justice soldier sud civilian,
Oseric sUd lac. 80 the Assizee came on But ns risn
Attorney Geseral did not fInl the promise, for the
GraE1 Jury Ignored sOo-rtsI o@sct
examining more than twenty witnesses Then the AT.
torney General Brewster put them their tra before
common Jury on the ground Of the "irquislnon' Of
the Ccronets Jury They wers Of course acquitted,
for there evidence; he called no Witnesses But
| thes lie did not prosecute the priests.
80 now Nsper on the 18th win bring the whole mat
! ter before the Commons. He will show ttst IL re
right and the Judges of the Queens Bench wrong And
iUrthsrnore, that Judge Perrin-who presided az the
Glare Assizes and charged the Jury unayoraby 70 the
solGerswss wrong On the other hand, the eoqrse OF
the present Government both IN prosecuting the sol
dies end reusng TO prosecute the prie-ts-es well AZ
ne law Of the Quecns Bench and Of the going Judge Of
issize-win be indicated and il supposed the mat
ter vii be entrusted TO keogh the present Solicitor
General, who viii thus have opportunity Afforded
him CT showing the advantage Of bis taking Office and Of
making hs peace lot with the brigade at least win
the Clergy ard the country.
The Victoria lies where she sunk close by the ight.
house Il is stin unknown how many persisted There
thick storm ihs night she was iost yettnere
no lookout tie bowsprn and no one beside the
s the wheel TO watch the compass And the light
house people were ts careless the Captain Neither
keeper nor sItsndsrt the watch And TO crown
the csisosue Of reghgeneies the Ballast Board with
iSnos "a Tie sment 81 $4,000 IN hands had neg ectea