New-York tribune., 1867-02-23
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cutipn stated that the ACTUAL prosecutors were Mr..
John SIarf Mill The member of Parliament for West
minister, and Mr. p A. Taylor, the member for Lei
ceSter, both now present, Inc name OF 10Y @ nyIe
was not at the present moment within the JuTls-
dictiOn of the court There was no dOnbt, however,
that he would be ready and willing TO meet the
charge and they had an intmation from his solicitor
that he would attend upon due notice lie was de-
srOus of doing perfect justice to all parties and must
therefore state that Mr. Eyre had shown the most
honorable and courageous determination to meet
most fully and fairly every responsibility properly
devolving upon him. He (Mr. Stephensl was sorry
that the great questions at issue cod not DE Hecueo
upon less grave charge than that OF murder, thc,
parties who instituted the prosecution beng actu led
solely by motives of public justice, and not " any
petty partyOr personal l-teGlng Bnt he -hould con-
of murder and not of macslauccnter The deliberate
putting Of man 20 death Illegally was murder and
was not excused either by the good faith or the ig-
pcance of the parties or by the argument that they
acted under order of superiors. Mr.. Stephens went
into an elaborate statement of the motives of the
prosecutors the facts and the law of the case con
tending that the question at issue was whetner the
Sovereign had power in time OF febeion to suspend
all laws, and set up military deSpotism with abso
lutte power over the lives 81 the subjects of the
gs TsEfabts tsTT were St asn issued against Col
it is understood that he is willing to attend when
and wherever required. Lieut. Brand, r. N, was
brought up at BQW-st Police Court on the Sth, hav-
ing been arrested upon the warrant issued Thurs
day. Sir T. Henry explained to the prisoner that he
was charged with hayiSSss as President of q court
mart0l, held in Jamaica, signed sentence Ior tne
execution of G. w. Gordon, which s6nSSnce 1t was
alleged was without legal authority, and, tnero,ore
his execution not justified. Mr.. Shaen for the
prosecution, brought forward evidence TO Justify
remand, and Lieut.. Brand was then bound i'll two
suTeties of GOO, and his recopizance of E5OO,
20 appear on Tuesday the 10Th of February. In con-
senting to take bail Sir Thomas Henry said, 1t is
not usual in cases OF murder but then this Is quite
an exceptional case. There is no precedent may
say, for it. and l am prepared to deal with 1T ex-
ceptionally in that respect with regard to bail"
THE REBEL COTTON LOAN.
The London Times in its city article of the 7th inst
says: "The Committee of BondhOlders of the Con-
federate Cotton Loan have presented to-day memo
rial to Her Majestys Government on behalf of their
claims accompanied by the opinions of Mr.; Fleming,
Queens Counsel, and Mr.. j. H. Lloyd. The fact of
this loan having special hgp0thecdOn Of cotton which
was forcby taken by the North they consider places
their stock in different position to an ordinary
THE GREAT EASTERN.
The Great Eastern had been partially replaced on
her gridiron in the Mersey, and IT was hoped she
would be fully restored to her original position on
the day the Java sailed She had remained perfectly
upright. cr'N '~sVs =. e ~
THE cAPTTvEs N ABYssINA.
A letter has been received in London from Alden
stating that intege had reached that city from
the Abyssinian captves up TO the 18th of Decemb
They were all well, but stil in chains.
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF IRELAND.
Cardinal Cullen has been receiving addresses from
number of religious and educational societies con-
pected with the Catholic Church in ireland. The
ladies and gentlemen presenting them had the honor
Of kissing the PASTORAL ring In one of his replies the
Cardinal referring to the Irish Church, said they,
the Catholics did not seek to enrich themselves with
the spoils of the Establishment They would ac-
cept no fetters from the British Government, be they
of brass or silver or gold; but they demanded that
the enormous sums now devoted TO the maintenance
of Protestant ascendancy should be set aside TO
form a special fund for works of charity and religion,
and for the development Of the talent and resources
OF the island" --Ss ."