New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-28
LONDON, Dec. Il, 1861.

TIrEATER-ROwING BISHOPS.
From Own Correspondent
LONDON, Dec IL, 1867.
About the blowing down Of Clerkenweu
prison wall, have facts TO add to the 1ull ac-
count which send you from another correspondent,
who writes after personal inquiry into the lacts ana
an examination of the scene of the outrage And as
for comment why need add my voice TO the gene
raj shrek which runs through the London papers
this mornngl Ono feels inclined to initiate, at
respectful distance Calylos abstinence in the mat
ter of the SeptemJrisaus of the French Revolution
Instead Of contributing to theS very proper horror
which proper persons feel over such calamltes' why
might not one proGtaby set himself to consider the
real meaning Of such phenomenon Fenanismhas
gone through the successive stages of neglect rlul-
Guile contemplation Of sudden and violent repression
bv armed force Yet foraught one can see, it to-day
amore vital active, and dangerous force than ever.
Ii commits deplorabe excuses. no doubt but II has
succeeded in convincing the most stupid people that
il is in earnest How many more years before 1t VIII
compel England TO at least attempt some just settle
ment Of the Irish question: Meantime, let me say
that this effort to rescue imprisoned Fenians by blow
ing in pieces prison wall and houses and people
about it, seems TO me stupid and savage crime. l
do not Tecollect one more stupid or more savage
since the British Government slowly stranged 20
death three men illegally convicted of political OIL
tense. at Manchester, on the sd Of November last
past.
The bringing mp Of Burke and Casey ut Bow-st
this afternoon occasioned an extraordinary scene
If ever these men stood in need of counsel 10 is at
such a moment rs this, when public passion would
connect them rightly wrongly with the effort made
for their release. 1t is precisely the moment when
barriser OF courage and fidelity and who understood
the punctilous scruple Of his profession toward
client would rejoice 10 face oboquy and insult, if
need be- IN order TO defend him. II is this moment
which Dr. Keuealy the counsel of Burke and Casey
chooses to abandon his clients and not merely 10
abandon them but TO insult Them and TO do his ut
most 70 prendice their cause. DR. Keneay stated in
open court that the proceedings of last night had de-
cided him TO withdraw from the case. " IIo did not
intend he said TO impute that the prisoners had
opv coopiictv i'm the crime Of last night, hut could
not disguise from himself that those who instructed
him may be probably supposed 10 sympathze WIN
that outrage and that 10 was their duty 70 satisfy
him that thov at least were not concerned IN that
act. As they had not done So he must commit The
defense of the prisoners 10 other hands " prisoners
trN hare counsel meg must not mare recourse 10 iOitht
Triolnce IS used cy cannot hare me at least !0T Her
C0ppaClw
The magistrate on the bench. Sir Thomas Henry;
eteod of linking this shameless, deserlOn declared
that he must say the sentiments EXPRESSED by the
learned doctor aid him great credit. Burke made .
manly speech which showed him unaware OF the
I0ceupgg
the examination proceeded, the prisoners neIhB
wholly undefended. Really one might ~ well eX-
pect fair trial for a mad dog rs for Fenlan IN
British Court under the influence Of panic
Good authority reports that Lord STANLEY responded
70 Minister R0uheT's declaration that Italy should
never" go 90 Rome with final refusal TO share
i'm the Conference. IL must be supposed indeed, That
The EloDer0r had abandoned oil hope Of getting his
conference agreed TO- before he pulled from under II
the real basis of discussion. In England. as else
where even the journals which have been advocates
Of the NanOleGuiC policy have resented the insult
publicly offered by Mr.. Rouher, and pronounced
against the Congress project which they had preyi
The Cnnard postal contract has been overhauled in
the House and the gross fayOrtism shown IN the
case of this powerful company so clearly exposed that
il may be more difficult for the GOyernment next
year to repeat the job. Mr. AyTtOn and Dir. GOtchen
pr0duced figures and facts 10 show that the $4,000
which the POst-Oicc has agreed 10 pay the Cunard
Company good as thrown away. public
competition opened and tenders were solicited
from the different companies The North German
LlOyds, the Hamburg and American. and the lnman
Companies sent in offers. The CuuaTd company sent
none. The NOrth-German Ll0yds proposed 10 sail on
Tuesdays from southampton, the liambnrg Com any
Fridays from the same port. aud the Imam as now
{ on Queenstown on Thursdays. They oil undertook
10 do the service for the postage only. There is
really no reason whatever Why the bid of the Ham
burg company shOud be rejected, aud in place Of ID
the Cunardcrs solicited to do the same service at a
much higher rate. The Cunard ships do not run
more regularly more swiftly. The popular notion
that they make better time than other lines is pop
ular fallacy. The average speed of the lnman line is
better than the average Of the Cunard. IL appears
from the record published in Liverpool journal that
from the Sd November 1906 to April g. 1867, the
age passage OF tho Cunard ships was II days 81
hours, 81 minutes; the average OF the nman line was
II days IS hours. IS minutes The difference in favor
Of Inman over Cunard is hours II minutes on each
voyage and this during the Winter which is the se
verest test Of ships and tho most unfayorable for
speed. TIE Daily Necs at the end Of strong article
against the bad management OF the Government
"Inmsns steamer CITY Of Paris has inst made the pas
Kingdom
/ aud hours-congdeTahly the quickest passage
made. How then can this exceptional and mischevous
contract with Cunard be ustfedl It's without surprise
that we observe that the contract Is signed Cunards
have advertised two OF their cargo boats the Tarfa
and Siberia which have carried the full mails
fore, 10 carry those mails These boats beaten In
heavily subsidized Cunard boats which are visited by no
penalty for exceeding their time, have been beaten by
the nnm boats which only receive the sea postage, aud
ara abe 70 penalties Tor exceeding their time BY tins
arrangement the Government does its best 10 deprive the
the beautiful competition OF the companies"
The Cunard Company promised in this new con-
tract a weekly instead of fortmghtly mail to New
York If they mean TO redeem the letterof this prom
$50 by running freight boats like the Tarifa and
Siberia IL is tOoraby sharp practice 10 say the least
For tho present the result seems to be that mails will
leave England on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Satur-
days, as heretofore The public gains nothing, The
Cunard Company puts GsOCOO IN rs pocket the other
companies get the sea postage which Is estimated at
El5O00.
Miss Kelloggs prospects are not materially effected
by the burning Of Her Maestvs Theater. The recent
extra opera had bnt five nights 10 run at the
time Of the fire. one Of which would have been Miss
Kell0ggs benefit The regular season begins at
Easter and II is usual for artists engaged IN London
10 spend the Winter IN the Continental opera houses
In anticipation of her fight and perhaps in the hope
that Mr.. Mapleson would be unable to make arrange
ments for next season Mr. Gye is said 70 have made
rapid descent on Miss Kellogg with offers of an en-
gagement for COvent Garden Bnt Mr. MapesOn
has no intention Of letting go hisprze. His contracts
remain unCanceled, Miss KellOOgs salary continues
and Mr. Mapleson has engaged Drury Lane for next
year
A new edition Of "Men of the Time" IS ont this
week and advertised as entirely rewritten The
hOnk la now. as formerlv a cafohnennr niiair of