New-York tribune., 1869-06-19

,rbile Earl Spencer and the rest of the gentle
men were faring snmptuously, yet the lovely
Countess and her ladies could hardly have
been permitted to share the fate of the unhappy
natives.l The ceremony ofInvestiture was no
doubt stately scene. There was flourish OF
trumpets, and Earl Spencer, IN his part OF
Grand Master of the Order for that night only
entered the apartment with his procession
while band stationed in the adjoining room
played the National Anthem with excellent
effect. Then the Grand Master, with the Aides
de- Camp in waiting and the Aides-de- Camp
not in waiting, and Sir Burke, c. b., Ulster
Kng-at- Arms, and the Right Hon. This,
and his Excellency That, and the Sword
of State-an implement with which
the Irish people are well acquanted-took their
seats at the blue table. Then, more trumpets,
or, as the Jenkins we are drawing upon beau
tifully puts it, the tIumpet-call was heard IN
" the distance Then enter more PROFESSIONS
in pomp and state. Then the newcomers
make the customary reverences. Then the
Grand Master asks for more. Then to please
him the formalties are repeated, and the
knights are led in one by one, and invested
in accordance with the customary usages."
| Then the Grand Master gave them bOnny blue
ribands And badges of the order. And admon-
ished them And congratulated them. And made
them sit down at the blue table. And the farce
| ended by the whole noble set getting away
from Ireland as soon as they could to stay for
a couple of months.
The effect upon the prosperity of Ireland OF
these iudicious measures was at once made evil
dent. The ceremony was on a Monday and
ATr Of
| County Wexford, was called up for trial. Mr.
Furney had bought some landed property in
the Landed Estates Court. A poor labOrer
named Whitly lived in a wretched cabin on
/ the estate. Mr. Furney wished WhitlY to leave
| his cabin and live in his gate lodge, Wmtly
taking care of Furney's herdsii Whitly's wife
| and family taking care Of the lodge. Whltly
| did not like the work he was set at
and he and his family went back to their old
cabin. Then Mr.. Furney requested him tc
leave. Whitly said he would go when he
could find a place to go to. Mr.. Furney, like
| n nobe-hearted landlord, ordered Whitly's cabin
to be pulled down, and pulled down it was
over the heads Of the family. Whitly's wife
! said she would allow the cabin to fall on heI
before she would leave. But Furney, in the
goodness of his neaTTtt, had her pulled
out first. st. Patrick, being at that
time at the Viceregal Lodge, could dc
nothing for these wretched people. But
they managed, for a wonder to get Furney
prosecuted, and he is to be tried at Quarter
Sessions, perhaps. Meanwhile he was admitted
to bail on his own recognizance for ego, and
the Whitlys are probably looking out for q
| nIoce IN cover their heads Meanwhile, if then
Excellences, the Knights Of the Most lllustri'
Gus Order of st. Patrick, while sporting then
blue ribbons in England, should hear that Mr.
Furney had been found dead on his owl
grounds. budgeoned or shot by some unknown
hand, how surprised they would be that al
their efforts to please the Irish had proved Of
| no avail