The New York herald., 1866-04-14

and the public are 10 be excluded from
the trials and the evidence suppressed The prisoners
cannot be rescued by the habeas oopus for when
It Is sued out II the Court decides that there is just
reason for holding the prisoner he be remanded to
jail and kept there Indeed the bill creates regular
"tar chamber" where man has NO redress under the
law. Sach am informed, Is the Alien bill under which
1t Is sad Murphy and his associates will be held The
fact yesterday at the trial the press and public
excluded looks like determination the part Of the
authorities hold Murphy and keep the public in dark
ness TO the proceedings upon which be will be ac-
Quilted convicted This creates much Indignation, not
only among the Fenian sympathizers but among loyal
men, who fear this s innovation upon the right which
every man has under the fair and impartial trial
bya jury Of his fellow men.
SYMPATHY FOR THE PRISONERS
While there is but little openly expressed sympathy for
Murphy and the other prisoners the general feeling
seems to be that the government should have permitted
them to leave the province and would be fortunate If
they returned But should they return, the gov
ernment would then have tangible evidence upon
which to act which 1t Is believed at present they do not
possess Tho only suspicious circumstances connected
with the prs to be that they destined
Eastern Cities point where Ia said the American
Fenans congregating that they oil armed and
that on Of them found cipher the contents Of
which not enlightened upon. Great importance Ia
attached 70 this cipher. which may have been pro-
duced with view OF selling or deceiying the
government and creating excitement In the province
Mr. Murphy is well known In this city Q man OF good
parts, good neighbor and industrious man, who has
wild notions about Ireland and everybody regrets that
he should have got into this scrape, which, is be-
heved, no invited, and courted notorety He has Al
ready suffered in his business for his connection with
A.
customers; but that Murphy Is vicious at heart one
who would engage In acts Of violence against peace
fu citizens OF the colonies processes 70 believe
THE ExuTnKn PROVINCE
Over these and the daily dispatches from the
Maine frontier 10 very great; but, as q Hbernian 70
marked yesterday "they won't scare this time worth
D." The people and the government have 30 often
bcan necdlcssy alarmed, and at some points panic
stricken, that they heartily ashamed Of themselves.
and everybody refrans from starting rumors CAL
culated excite commoon and drive citizens from the
provinos heretofore. These periodical alarms, has
been found, DO not pay; they paraiyze business and
benefit nobody but ambitious volunteer ofncerx Tho
government, however, do not sleep, and watching.
with lynx eye. every move made, and when danger
actually comes will not be found unprepared.
IDEA INVASION
The impression is gaining strength that the blow will
fall upon Canada and not upon New Brunswick. The
hoax about the sailing Of vessels for Campobelo is be
evsd have been concocted a Union square, and the
dispatches from Maine believed TO be put forth by
agent Of the ONahony party a Portland for the
pnrpose Of deceiving the colonial authorities 10 tho
real DESIGNS Of the Brotherhood To the authorities
here It seems very unlikely that O'kAhony, with his
well known sagacisy, would attempt with few
thousand men, an attack upon the ssaboard coast where
British men-of-w could sink his transports and inter-
cept his retreat In the event Of disaster That Is
fsint 10 cover some mysterious designs upon Upper
Canada evident 70 the minds OF the authorities here
the fass that fsr nom drawing on troops
the military posts on shs Niagara aaA western frontier
are bsins materially strsnsfhsa.A
ms TRIAL sHssDy.
The arrest Of shcsdy, the secretary reasurer Of the
Toronto Hbsrnans. prompted BY the fact that bis
name found attached 70 the cipher discovered upon
the person Of Murphy. The following s the Globes
port oe sheedy in the polios court yesterday He
Is 70 bs taken 10 Cornwall to-day for Trial with his
ciatea
The yoans uan, Thomas shesdy, arrested on Tuesday
for piracy against tho Of Great Britain
and Ireland was brought up yesterday morning before
Alexander nacNabo, Esq, police magistrate The court
room denseiy and the audience seemed 70
taks Q deep interest In every word thas was uttered
A<r the usual routine Of d-orderes had been disposed
or the prisoner sheedy brought ou OF the detective
freck and pan and during the investigation quiet
y perased copy Of tho Cute
Mr.. james J. Vance appeared for the prisoner.
Tho Police Magistrat-The case is not ready against
you sheedy, and will have 10 remand you until to-mor.
Mr. vance-would your Worship allow TO the
Information upon which the arrest has been madcs
His worsbip-Perhaps Mr. Nude, the police clerk,
show you the Information.
The Clerk-I have Information In my possession.
The magistrate then asked Captain Prince TO produce
the information, but that gentleman knew nothing
about t.
Mr.. vancs-wsll, can't see the warantf
His worshlp-I don't know anything about tho war
Mr.. vancc-This seems very much as II there q
suspension Of the Habeas Corpus act Can't your Wor-
ship inform upon what authority the prisoner has
been arrested or how he Ia detaiDedf
His worship-f understand thai there had been tele
gram received from the Mayor VI Cornwall Tor his deen
lion until the arrival VI an officer 10 him
Mr.. vance-Am l 10 understand from the Court that
there other authority for the detention OF
the prisoner than this telegram spoken or
HIS wofship-No other authority that am aware of
MI Vance-is the detective here who made the ar
restf
HIS Worship don't IN nix %. He came mo for q
pass 70 Cornwall last night
Mr. Vance, alter speaking with prisoner, said:--I
have been informed 70 the contrary your Worship and
that the detective not leave here last night but
this building hour since, and by TIE prisoner
would suggest that before the commitment In made
witness should be produced, or authority shown
for the detention Of the prisoner.
HIS worsh PIT 10 not long 70 wait until morning, and
it Will do no harm 70 the prisoner 70 be RENAMED.
Mr. vanceAs there appears " be authority for his
Arrest AK the Court for ths discharge OF the prisoner
and hope that your Worship will not establish prece-
dent that without information warrant other author
ty within ihe knowcdge Of the Court the liberty OF the
subject can be thus tnnsd with. I am not aware,
inflammation ref,ofts Of