New-York tribune., 1867-02-19

to recommend IL. IN tnlS mONcncnO NY o. Jvlu
by the mercantile classes, who suffer neayly y from
the existing system of mismanagemenI: Inc llhes
meeting and crossing and branching OH are oNheu a
ANYTHING but harmonious, and between them
the times and the fares are so manager
as practically to make travelling as 6oSIiHy 6eoSStIH
merchant stated at one of these meetings
that when sending goods to Sligo, in the northwest
| them first to Liverpool and have them reshipped
there for the Irish port! Railway, charges IN TINS
country are in fact very much higher than they are
anywhere else in Europe, and this state OF thlngs
| operates very unfavorably upon trade, ana calls
loudly for change. In taking the lines into ITS own
hands. the Government would not be doing anything
novel or wonderful in several parts of tho con-
management G e % Of the State Neither would it be max
whatever that the lines, under more liberal system
of management would yield fair return. IL IS sald
to be the intention of the Goyernment 10 p9rchaSo %
the English as well as the Irish railways only they
will propose to begin with the latter III they effect
this conversion they will do good thing; but they
hardly flatter themselves that the esui1 % t VIII
| TO make n beginning in that direction, what tney
have to do is to bring in good bill for regulating the
relations between landlord and tenant.
A rnmor has obtained certain degree of currency
that il is In contemplation to purchase residence III
Ireland for the Prince of Wales in which he OF solne
other members of the royal family would spend some
porton of time every year. This would be- Oh course
by way of cancellation" but in truth II woud mayo
but little of conciaory effect ne eiasS;S
cooses From them and them alone proceed the
gqments, pleas, and prayers for sGch PGoceeiGs irs
Sapers wn,cs Difpe" you believe them, nothing i
| driving the Irish people into conspiTacles anu
rebeons but the want OF an occaslonal RnInPS%o % v,
the "spendor of royalty" The, stuff written ana ma
spoken by those people about the splendor and the
brightness and the sunshine of royalty runs TO the
yery hight of the ridiculous. It's only wonder they
don't talk of the heat and the refreshing dews, ana
the cooling winds Of royalty. Depend on II the po
tical sentiments of the Irish people VIII DO III DO
way affected by the proposed system or sending
members Of the royal family on flying visits to
| Ireland. rIJ
is 10 expire twenty-one days a1ter the assem-
| Hing of Parliament. VIII il be renewcdf lVenluTe
! 10 saw II will. Notwithstanding the utter squash Oh
lanes Stephens and the consequent paralysis OF tle
| Fenian organization here, the Government VIII pe
afraid TO LET the TepIeSoYc powers gwen then py .,
at lapse from their hands; Bpt now 1g gndsed - ~
H. duration is 10 be until the Irish race here ana III
America shall cease to give England any cause oil UNI
| eblncss. . . -. - .o4o, Loro
Il, thc refusal of the Government TO increase. by Il
SIM of $500 per annum the small grant possessed py
| he Royal Irish Academy. Some few years ago =
myal commission. which inquired into the Affairs OF
nie scientific. artistic. and literary lnsitut,ols ol
Dublin recommended in their report t9at @ ,ns .o % II
| year which it then possessed 10 tl,JU Inc
late Government did not act up TO this rec0nnenda-
ton but they increased The grant Dy iO; iiolg .J
requirements OF the institution c0nsIeraDly IhcreGsu ~
| since then. noticing with what liberia! hahu the
| present administration have been auOcatlng mOnty
ior similar purposes in London, and mindful OF the
fact that the Dcryitcs their accession 10 ONCE
intinated that they meant 10 act generously to"Il
Ireland in monetary matters tno h'i.iHS 3 ieooti,S
! advance which would sull leave tn1
grant less than the sum recommended by the fOSHi
commission. The application has Pteh curly II !,
might be said. uncivilly. refused. lhere In hot Hl
enlightened man in the country who does not reRte'
this. Many speak of 1t in terms OF Indi 2nati9n. Eoi
TO mike the injustice 10 Ireland more marked ana
| manifest there stands the fact that within
the past few months the same Government has
| given new grants, amounting To- tn''V1 i0i
5i;,rt, of Ike nature in London. The Royal Irish
| Academy il an institution ia which every freshman
| should feel an interest It. museum contains ibe
richest treasury Of Celtic antiquities III tho NOrld
aud IL. stock in this respect ~ beng continually n
creased 10y the acquisition OF articles newly dlsSoF
cred in yrions parts OF the eountIyanclent goid "r
aud so forth. Presentations of curiosties are also
continually reaching IT, sent hy lushmen from
all parts OF the world. Then 1t possesses
"A priceless collection Of ancient Irish manuscripts
and a fine library of works in general Literature
Papers eruditc and interesting are read by lts mem
hrT, at the periodical meetings OF the Society, ana
thereby much Is done for the promotion OF the
study of antiquaries, science and polite htera
ture. But the smalln,@s oil the grant OF Whieh
il il in the enjoyment greatly restricts the
| usefulness of the Society. The rooms require
10 be- enlarged but there il no money wherewith 10
10 it; several of the papers read by the members
ought to bc printed and Illustrated, but there Is no
mean. Of deimying the cost the library Ought 10 be
rendered accessible 10 the public, but the society IL
|
who would be required IN that case. Can any one
suppose for moment that IN Irish parliament would
not deal moIc literally with this deserving insti-
tuition " -.
The annual official volume Of Irish criminal sais-
tics has lust been published. and il presents very
favorable view of the condition OF the country. AS
The state of the may best be Judged OF 10y com
parison the compiler of the volume has taken pans
10 show how stand the fienres for Ireland and ioI
Engnnd in reference to tins subject. There were
fnur pcisons executed in Ireland during the past
year and twenty in England. The yerdlcts OF cor
onis urics for murder were 30 IN Ireland ana 2o IN
| England II the English ratio Of mianticidcS were
to prevail IN Ireland the number OF cOTOners
vcnlicts for that crime during the past year
wOSld have been 80 1t was only ~ IL the
number of indictablc OfrnseS cOmmltcu IN lfelahll
were in proportion 10 those committed IN England
IL would be - per cent higher than II actually IL.
And ii the criminal classes IN Ireland bore the same
proportion to the population that those classes 90 III
| England their present number would be more than
| doubled. So that Old Ireland shows up well III tms
comparison In political oflenses the Irish stand at
| the head of the list. but every one knows at whose
door the blame OF that fact II to be lald; Ireland
need not blush for it, Those statistics teach, among
other things this lesson: that the political troubles
| in Ireland not the Nagaries OF "a turbulent ana
laWeSs people but the result OF greyous oppres,
sion, laid on people who are naturally peaceful
Mr.. William Dargan, the eminent railway contract
or lies dangerously ILL., and Is not expected to re-
| cover. q,
with a report of the speeches delivered by The ODon-
| Oghue and John Bright at meeting of RciOrIneis
last night AT Manchester The meeting was helu ior
the express purpose Of hearing statement from the
ODOnOghuo on the Irish question: ana tlic import
ancc of the union between English and irish Reform
| crsr The chair was occupied by Mr.. Bright who
commenced the proceedings with short but very
effective speech on the subject OF the evening. Adj
vcrtmg TO the Fenian party lac said
"Tlere s you all know who read the newspapers or
associate with Irshmen in England, very considerable
party In Ireland hostile to England and hostile to the En-
these men, for think In conscience that nothing can
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