The New York herald., 1868-03-21
ENGLAND.
Fcnian Trials and Legal Embarrassments-Ths
Volunteer Observation-Disclosures Assault on

Volunteer Observation-Disclosures Assault on q
Clergyman.
The London Times of the 4th instant contains q
special letter in which the writer expresses hope
that the prosecution OF the American Fenian Nage
will be abandoned account OF the nceties OF In
ternationa law which it involves
The trial OF the seven London Fenians threatens
to be one of the longest and most complicated in the
annals Of the Old Bailey These prisoners were finally
committed for trial on the Sd instant and removed to
Newgate.
There was another supposed Fenian outrage in
London on the Sd OF March, desperate attempt
having been made to murder two policemen In Fins
bury.
OF London and the South of England Is to be held
this year at Portsmouth.
den, England. The Rev. Mr.. Plows, the incumbent
OF the parish Mrs. Pows and several Of the servants
were attacked on the night OF the "a inst by suitor
OF one OF the maid servants, who had been dis
charged on account OF his visits. Armed with a
hatchet and pistol the man made furious attack
on Mr.. Plows and frightfuly mutilated him about
the head He next attacked the female servants and
q housemaid was shot dead. The murderer then
armed himself with an iron poker and proceeded to
q bedroom in which Mrs. Plows was lying and where
she had recently given birth to child. Stripping
down the bed clothing he fired at Mrs. Plows, but
the ball did not take effect. lie next attacked her
savagely with the poker, infctng some severe scalp
wounds, breaking her nose and otherwise injuring
her. While in the act OF striking another blow at
her his arm arrested by neighbor. Mr.. and
Mrs. Plows renamed In precarious state.
The Irish Church Disrnelps Dimculty.
[From the London Times, March Al
The political game has given us Premier, and q
political task awaits him. Several millions OF our
fellow SUBJECTS amounting, may be- to a sixth OF the
population OF these isles, remain yet to be brought
into tolerabe working harmony with the rest Of US.
That their condition might be raised that they might
be assisted by exceptional legislation for the purpose
and that they might thereby be made happier and
better citizens, Is possble but that is not the matter
in hand, which, as we have observed, Is political
not an ordinary social difficulty. BY ordinary
medal legislation, generally Of phianthropic rather
than progressive character, we have done wonders
for Ireland. 1t Is true events have worked With u.s.
but III one way or another, the advance has been
gained, and it would be impossible to name a coun-
try and a people which have improved rapidly
In all material respects as Ireland and the Irish.
In their houses, their food, their clothing; in
power OF bettering themselves; In their relief from
great burdens; In order and security OF life;
incredible TO those who did not know the Ireland OF
the last generation II we could, therefore, feel
selves in the case OF Pharaoh, charged with the
great task OF employing and feeding some millions
OF slaves, might be entirely satisfied with our
selves and indeed point riumphantly to the result.
But the animal whose physical condition we have
improved Is not more ainenable to the old methods
OF treatment than he was-indeed, rather less
The Irish party is quite as powerful quite as ag.
gressive and quite as factious as ever-nore So if
possible. II is natural this should be so. When men
have not even bread and cheese they will cry for
bread and cheese and cry till they get II. When they
have got bread and cheese-and more than all, when
they have got enough OF II and to spare-they Will
have many more wants, and wants more dlnlcult To
be satisfied; and having now food, leisure and
strength they will clamor more Justify and with more
success. Oppression, uke persecution. ~ order 70 1e
eGectd must De complete. must not retent. II
II yields an inch 1t will have to give up It's ground al
together.
Thus il Is that the Irish so much bettered and
advanced in all material respects and even In men,
tai culture and knowledge, not only want more than
they ever did but demand It with more power and
seem more likely to get IL. They demand new land
arrangements more suited TO the peculiar genius and
circumstances Of their race and also entire religious
equality. Each OF these two leading demands Is to
be weighed In the political scale. We need not speak
OF the first demand now; but the demand Tor reg.
lous equality Is very difficult afalr IN the scale OF
pure reason, must assume that II Is not very
strong. The Irish Catholics are able TO pay their
clergy, TO build everywhere handsome and even
magnificent churches, and TO send large contrDu-
tons to their spiritual chief besides subscribing Inn
mense sums for the promotion OF their own cause
They hardly worse of than the Presbyterans In
their own island and not even SO unrecognlzed,
unassisted and unbefriended as more than
Their number Of Dissenters In this Island. island.
In reason, the claim for religious equallty
extends only all the inhabitants OF these Isles,
but TO the whole Christian world Such claim can
never be an affair OF reason with Roman Catholic
Is then. not the reasonable but the political weight
OF the demand we have to think Of, and II Is mpos-
that . Te s y great s aha are M no
otner men are Thep are more OF the same blood
| ana common stock, and they are more uniform In
their circumstances and habits, than any other peo-
PIE IN TINS part OF the world. They are as the
branches OF one tree. They are thoroughly organ
lied and ruled 10y body Of clergy educated, 1t may
almost be said expressly for the purpose. Thatthey
are only peasants and not proprietors, and that they
nave NIUE other resource than employment on the
lana, s circumstance greatly tending TO intense
sympathy one with another and want OF sympathy
with other classes. Then there comes in the ugly
look OF things-the endowment OF the few rich and
| the disendowment OF the many poor Even looks
count for something. Then too, the common cause
which In politics our own nonconornists will always
make with the Irish Catholic, not for equality OF en-
| dowment, but for disendowment aud abolition OF
privileges.
| TO envy the success OF political career he may be
| consoled with the reflection that he has not this
| enigma to solve All sentiment, all preference-nny
| reason itself-must now be discarded In order that
this question may be regarded In Its simplest poit
cal bearings aud for Its simplest political issues The
government Of this country must be carried as ad
vantageousy for all parties and as honoraby for the
whole as Is possible under the circumstances. A
section OF the people, strong In its case stronger still
In fact and as able AZ 1t is ready to impede egsia
| ton and to meet with actual mischief alleged
wrong must be brought into a closer union. II Is
not necessary that this should be done In the very
way urged by the compainants themselves,