New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-15
GREAT BRITAIN.

TIE PROSECUTIONS FOR sEDITIoN IN IRELAND
SPEECH OF MIX. SULLIVAN.
The Crown prosecutions of the men who took
the prominent part in the late Fenian demonsra
tons Dublin proceeded with the SOth Of Deem
Der Sullivan, editor OF The Nation newspaper Thos
BrackeD clohier and Michael ORey, grocer appeared
at the head polce-once, Dublin, charged with forming
part of an unlawful sedtous assembly the 9Th inst
James Jennings, clother W. Sanbridge and George A.
F. Gille charged with breach Of the Party Pro
Mr.. A. NJ. Sullivan addressing the magistrate, said
Had the oclas OF the crown adopted toward me III me
OCCASION and had they not adopted the singular course
pursued the former OCCASION, / should not have
troubled your worship with any observations whatever
because OF the 5000 persons who the h OF De
eember publicly lawfully peaceaby demonstrated their
protest against what they believed 10 be denial Of the
law. and an injustice should waste no public time in
this preliminary investigation, but admit the facts,
you perceive do to-day and hasten fast as could do
It, the final decision of the points at issue between and
the Crown But, as intend in my remarks to contend
IN Y are enF as ss not bona @ oP nd al
proceeding but being made INSTRUMENTS OF to carry out
made such instrument Of What was the course
9th OF December Just clearly the 29th that
openly and publicly participated in that demonstration
had before them as much they have today, or as
much they win ever have affecting Inc, because what
ever course take in public affairs In this country con
ceal nothing-I take it publicly openly and deliberately,
satisfied TO abide the consequences; and whenever II
his vacilang law officers TO characterize my acts or my
opinions illegal sedtious, heretical doatrous, or
chance of their being able 70 find jury sufficiently face
or stupid to carry out their behests against me- But
they did summon me as principal, but rs Crown
witness against some OF my personal and dearest
friends. And now, because the parties who did that
prosecute me. The Attorney General, whose word
j most fully believe and frankly accept in the
matter dsayOwed the act by putting IL from his own
door Where did he lay the blaInel Upon the police
What is the meaning Of that He does not mean TO say
Of Tho pSE1O
exercise vicerega functions Who then Is the person To
whom he andesi How many degree, above 1 or below
who possessed such that he could exemption that
lhe meaning cdS nor do H. Who was he that drawing the
line between John Martin and his friend A. NJ sullivan,
subpenaed him here Crown witness There are at
this moment convinced without doubt In Ireland
Fepian Centers, who would get the word from their
employers to spread throughout Ireland the next day
that was here to betray my associate 1Tah na rt or
prosecuted They have the legal right to prosecute me
violating the law Bnt whatever decision your worship
may arrive at shall respect II as the independent 1udg
ment Of an Irish gentleman and a magistrate Having
referred to the correspondence between Sir Heygate
and Lord Mayo Mr.. Sullivan continued 10 say that,
as yet no breach Of the Party PROFESSIONS act had
been proved against the defendants He met the Crown
plainly and frankly on the issue whether the motive
II was simply protest against the death OF the men at
Manchester as attested by the almost universal sentl
ment OF Ireland Were they be told that IL Illegal
10 doubt the policy Of execution Were they to be
told that men had never been put to death now
wrong verdct Would Mr.. Murphy read his ancient and
modern history backward. and tell them that had
never been executed on wrong verdietf Perhaps In
the Castle editions OF Hume and Macauay facts so hete
rOdOX scored out Perhaps they would be told that
1t their duty loyal subjects believe that the
Government never yet erred-never put 20 death
a wrong verdict, or In moment of national passion
immolatei innocent II they wanted 10 maintain
this prosecution 10 would be necessary 10 put up this
theory But he challenged them TO prove this theory TO
be law and 1t law as 1t was not the judgment OF
Christendom would regard outrage aud coercion
Of conscience which Caligua himself would not have
dared TO attempt. Mr.. Sullivan in conclusion said they
maintained that they had committed oifense They
challenged the Government now TO the issue Let them
try them by jury; but they had wider tribunal 10 appeal
tO-they had their own cOnsciences and the Judgment
OF humanity.
THE BISHOP TENNESSEE.
The Princess Mary OF Cambridge PXpcess Teck laid
the foundation stone OF church at Old Brentord,
near London the 3Oth Of December. At the dinner
subsequently, the Bishop of Tennessee in responding
tho clergy dated in very happy upon the init
mate relations that must always exist between the Els
tablished Church Of England and that OF America He
believed that there was not all the world over body Of
more faithful, earnest, hard working than tho
biskops and eergymeb 0f tho Church Of England spd