New-York tribune., 1867-06-19
FOREIGN CORRESPoNDENcE.
DUBLIN.

DUBLIN
COMMUTATION OF THB SENTENCE on BtkkE-PoPULAR
KxCITl,NENr-rHE MEMORIALS AND DBPUTATl0Ns-
CONppCT or THE TORY PARTY-visIT or CARDINAL
CULLEN TO THE LORD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Articles OF "TnE TINS THEY ARE PLACARDRD IN
nsyRIE AND TORN DOWN BY THE PoLICE-LETTER or
vicToR HfjGO on THE PROPOSED RxBCUTIONs-SOME
pacrs About GEN BUKKE-niPOKTAST TRIAL IL
CoRK-RRPoRTED DRlLIINGS IN LIMERICK
From Our Special ones3oHdent
DUmIS, Jane /, 1867.
If the Government, after sentence had been passed
on Col Burke had remitted it of their free viii
and independent judgment. they would have won
come thanks from the public, who would then be
able to suppose that ghtened sentiments and hu-
name feelings were not quite unknown to the mem
bers of the Tory Cabinet BHt the result OF the
course they have taken is this They have shown
themselves capable and desirOus of committing
most impotie and brutal act and yet have not been
allie TO obtain for themselves the qualification OF
committing it, They have done worse than this
worse mean from what might be their own point
of view. They have 50 managed their business az to
produce great national demonstration of sympathy,
respect, and affection for man whom they wished
20 defane, TO disgrace, and 10 give over to an ig
nOminous death at the hands of the public exc
outiOner.
The announcement made by Lord Abercorn on FRI
day week that the Government had resolved to allow
bhS issN " i"ND IT'S tOulbc" III DNlkcS CaSt US
founded the whole country. No one had expected it,
The general feeling that there was about as
much chance Of Burkes being executed as there was
Of Robert Emmetts rising from his grave This was
the reason why the movement to obtain commuta-
ton of Bure's sentence made such little way pre-
vi0us TO the delivery of Lord Abercors statements
Bot after that event had startled the country public
opinion began to manifest itself immediately. Me-
MORALS and petitions were imprOyised in Various
parts OF the country and there was rnsli-ln which,
however, tie Fenians did not participafe-t0 sign
corporation meetings and meetings Of Town Con-
nlissOners, and deputatiOns appointed to bury
of with them to Dublin Castle. In this city there
was similar stir. Even from the old center OF
Orange ascendancy and exclusiyencss a voice went
forth TO ask that the fenian leader should not suffer
the penalty 20 which lac had been condemned. Mira
bile dieta Trinity College pettioned ia his
favor the Professors ieading the way ia
the movement Cardinal Cullen, who never before
could be prevsiied on 20 enter either the Official
the private residence of the Queens representative,
lay gentlemen to the Nceregal Lodge to interccde
for The prisoner with His Exceliency. No doubt his
VISIT Was regarded as somewhat OF an event by the
lord Lieutenant and his advisers who promised that
they would "a once inform LOId Derby Of t by tec-
graph, and make him acquainted with the wishes 0f
dis Bmincnce, and tho afRumen nts lac had urged AZ
the Chamber OF Commerce, which Is moi a renlaTka-
ply liberal institution, petition 10 the Qneen was
yfepared and nIimerCusly signed and LARGE posters
Ealing on the people TO add their names 10 the dOc
ment, were carried about the town. The petition n
vas announced would De taken mp by The Lord
pFJ~ aQ9 deputati0n on Monday night, sDd car