, 1870-04-08
IRELAND.
The Coercion Hill.

The New York Worlds London correspond
cnt gives the following synopsis Of Tie Irish
Coercion bill:
7nx maKr 70 BEAR Aaxs.
No Person in Ireland nhall be allowed TO
carry afms unless he hlA license granted him
for that purpose; md any person Carrying or
having" xrlus Nitbont such license eh14 be
imprisoned for two ysars- The olecs Of this
viii ba that any Magistrate may grant licenses
10 his oHn party to 60 armed WITH guns Or
his district, sending whoever may be guilty Of
having gun or pistol TO The pcmtentiArJ for
two yet5a.
BEAnuHNn FOR ARhB.
"1t shall be lAwful foz any parsons 70 whom
any warrant il given to search for and seiza
FROM tbs time it is issued, and 1t such timed
And ~ often Is thcy think At, To enter into any
house or place" in order 10 execute it. and II
entrance be refused TO force their way in-
BK1l1Na dUHPoNDER AND ARNs.
II my person sells, gunpo~des to any one
not having Z GcsDAe, he ia to hA dned E5 Tor
eyeiy se1s il he sells or even repairs gun
OF pistol for petson not having this license,
he IL to bc fined ESQ.
COMPELLING TIE G1v1Sa or TESTIMONY.
When felony or misdemeanor h1s been
committed in &ny district, although no person
may be charged with such offence, my Justice
Of the Peace may SUMMON before him any
perron whom he may ~belicve7 to know boue-
thing .bout It, and i this pcrsen resusea 70 AZ
swer frch qucstions a. may be put 10 him, the
Magistrate may send tainl 10 iA0 Tor Ei1 months.
How viii this work. 4 landlord, Tor in1tance,
is ghnti the Magistrate "believes" that Patrick
sronFht % l,efore lin Inn e Swho VIII shot M - he land.
lord:' asks tLo Magistrate. 'shu5e, and
foW can know, your Honor says pauicZ-
'.Tlsat il no Anarer," ssys Tho Magistrate,
"and send yon 70 jaa for six months" :"
Patrick goes to jail, although ho lnows no
moso slout The murder than your correspon-
len. does ind meanwhile his family statyes-
SEARCHING ToR THREATENING LETTERS
It my opc goes befure magistrate and
rtatcH That be "suspccts" soueboay else has
written threatening lctte:, and that il h:s
house is searched sone other document IN bis
handwriting may be found, the magistrate n,ay
ie&ue ws17aut for such se&rcl, and this 1nzy
b. executed IL any tiine.
ARREST or PERSONS TAXING MOONLIGHT WALEa-
"4ny constable, peace officer, or other peg
cons" msy nSress End bring before Aagia-
t1zte any one rho, ''nnder suspacinps cirrutn-
etanccs," ah11l DO found III tic fields, etEoets,
hikhwayx, :6r elsewhere ont Of Lis dwelling,
from dnt hour Rfter sunset un61 sunrise !" the
rersou thue arrested must 10 sent To jail until
Ee cen be brought before the Justices nj Petty
scBsicrs; and thtn, unleea be Tan prove to thei1
Satisfaction thst "he was cut Of biz house
IRON bis Ian ful occasion Of business" he may
&c cent 10 JUL fur liz monihs. A beneh Of
Orange Ju1tices would certainly decide that =
E:5n rio had been TO SEQ priest At 8 O'Clock
~as not on "lrwfnl bunincHs, a bench o,
csussy bachelors night decide that going te
| see I sweethesrt At night was not II lawful
ereasion, and the Oppression that may "
| tttinated-
E7BANGEBs 10 pk ARRESTED.
Any Jnttice Of tho Peace, Constable, rcacs
eficer, OF other person may arrest tan,
stranger eojourping Or wandering" !" ho ma!
flsen Ge brought before N=gistzste, mho ahas
stode, from whence he came, his manner O
livelihood. md his object Of remaining o
coming into the county, city, or town in Hhict
Ec pEau he found !" and, unless he shall an
swer to the e.tisfaction Of such Justlce," h
shaA te cent to jail, there to remain until b
To 1eleasc him. Imagine, fos moment, wha
1ray rot bo done under a1ch = provision a,
tl-is- There viii 10 few tlu1ists III Ireland Til
FEE u.cr, fancy; and E5h.l 50 thithe1
Eust take ca1e to providee n5bcif with >!
birds OF aaie conducts, passports, and ccrua
Gates of 6ocd chA1aetC{.
I Il fn1aI Hr JCKY ABOLISHED
| Wher pe:Een is accused Of Any OF the oil
feftfi trt fertk in . scLcsuie attAehea 10 TIL
7 III, ard Which embraces u long list Of nc:
coE:lacfcd ias,oeeht ssEhefe. else. he M
I not d msrd ju1E trial, hut tue Justices q
Abe rcaec shau nit as jusrmcn as we'll q
Jrdsea, and, at their pleasure, ,<nay 6na th
rtcuetd Eclsy, AID seE1 Lin 10 jill foz Fl
c.sctLs
| sCr~nESSI1'o SEvspArEEs-
Where al.y Eewr1oTer printed in Irelan
contains arg tEea.cnable or ecditious ensrs,
ing. nattrr> u e1Ittssicrs, OF any ine;feueut
tn tac ecu hitting cf euy felony, or any CT
ErsvsHTt matter CT csI rcstious having -.
ttney to foster, encourage, c. propagate tge:
| sen or eett.ttf6h. tho entire spllnt' at sur
rsreE. its rfeeses, tyres, engines, Ae., :.sha
te forfeited to Her Majesty" The Lord LEX
tenant is to grant h's warrant for the se;zu1
ef the TrcrertT, sna any Terson resisting il
s-sen'len fh24 se tesnsd ssi:tE of fe!on.
I'd PUNISHED seeersliosly. Tho p.opsiets
tEs Fs7eI may bring N action Of damages
Lut TUG tuta.n Of prcof nlust lie On his shou
did ret contain tre1eeo.hfe ARTICLES, or article
having teEdt ncv to incite t-eaSe.. and, Il
faila in t1ds, lc viii set nothing. The EnsEs
jercualn, IN o1de7 to ant fitting ce1as1eots Q
this provision, lava only to turn task the:
iilet and lnctc n hat they said about the pes
censorship in France, and the suppression {
Newspaper in tie United states during tho II
| belhou.
rlcop MONET.
Where t stau appear tiAt ,eny person h,
been murdered, maimed, or Otherwise iujuret
and that the crino w1s Of an agr.rian chara'
ter, the grand fury Of the cesnty ehalt order
tCm Of money to the rc.ror 20 injured, or l
his family, il he be killed, '' having rcgzrd
tic xack, degree, s;tu1ticu, and ndcircuIastances
Ct tho Individual and this SUN ebAn be raise
ly general tax on tho county, barouy.
township.