The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-02-13
m,sczIIANEous IRISH NEWS.
(Continued.)

Priests and Pe0pte..-Ine Nel'y ieteyIoI" Io-
ioices over what is called revolt of the Ca
tholics of Longford and Tpperary against the
authority Of the Catholic clergy. We have no
doubt whatever that the scenes IN ~. IapRerar r
Orange print. 1t has been for long time
calling the Irish a priest-ridden people, ana II
mages that at length they are aSops s Se ths
day when there will be o severance Oh uas
Sogarth Aroonn and his flock. few unrniy
persons may advocate such en-, &c LEES found
rallying around their truest friends the p,ous
and patriotic Catholic clergy, who nave syol
been their f a,aea the bondage
of their tyrants. The Telegraph would IKE 10
see such state of things, but it is not gong
to be gratiiied pd'estS thonsand Times on
political matters, but the oppositioh p oa"
of the people gave was no' ul.eou1 "ar ~s in
Louth of this nature at contested elections,
but the priests and people have always oeel a. on
| cordial and friendly terms. There was a oes-
perate quarrel at the contest OF 1884 but IL Vas
| forgotten in a month, and the contehalng
narties became friends again; the priests
maintaining their usual influence among tae.r
| decks And hero, in Dundalk, were not the
two last parish priests-Dr. Coyne and the iate
iamented Prmate-opposed by a large section
of their people, in 1s47, 1859 and 100. anos9
| who opposed them considered that the cana ~
dates they espoused were not proper men 20
represent q commercial town. and that was tne
cause of their resistance; but when tne ~
III,
people obeying the clergy.-DanddK Democ'@''
The Dyumaloor Mufder-The second process
of the legal proceedings consequ ent on Cne
recent outrage in County Cavan was orou ig,t
To a close on Friday by the commlttai OF elSnG
prisoners now in custody on the charge 90, oa
wilful murder. On the previous Tuesday me
taking of evidence was concluded, 20 M %a.
O'Donnell. R. M, the presiding magistrate t ae
cided to exclude the press, but we lind IN n tne
anglo Celt q copy of the testimony OF Roy
Patrick Daily Citrate of the parish OF anna r,
turning from the Cavan meeting on the ntSt 10 oa
q November: The most material part OF the
Rev gentemnn's depositios is in the statement ut
that the people moved along the road not In
PROFESSIONAL order, hut regularity" that ciosely
. watching the conduct of the people, ne hearo
i no offensive expressions used, anu saw no
9 tGs hmse Of Thomas Hewitt, he heard a man
u on on the bank call out " Here they are now,
n boys is your time d-n your souls s siap
;r which followed these melting words tnat the
shouted the bank aboye Father DAILY ay VIA va.
IN Anqlo-Celt is informed that one OF Tue inI i
ID in custody is identified by two witnesses as th'
" man who fired the fatal shot. On last friaay
~ Mr. Armstrong, solicitor for the prisoners, ap
M plied to have two of them, Hewitt and Brown
IN who were not named in the warrant OF tn
10 coroner discharged end admittea 10 nL,' na
an .. separate <he case of one prisoner from ~
q. other" nor take upon himself the responsibiii
in ty of accepting bail, ana che result o o
ON ted to the Cavan Assizes on the charse
he wilful murder.
mt The Case of Peter Ba1ett.-The motion t
Oy change the venue in the case OF Peter 'arre!
o. (accnsed of "feloniously shooting" at Captai
he Eambert). from the county of Galway to til
no county of Dublin, was heard in the court
Queens Bench, last Saturday by all the Judge
I'd, urged forcibly the fact that "this was the tr
Dr.. instance in which the Crown had sought
~. change the venue in the case of an indlctmer
y, for felony to distant county-the rule bein
he that while q fair trial could not be had In tt
ep county in which the offence occasioned IT,
an trial, it should take place in the adjolnin
M en- away, and the trial brought to Dnoii
i've where the Crown had "en undoubted adv al
tage" The Lord Chief Justice delivered jud,
irs ment, stating the attack on Mr.. jackson as
on reason why the trial should be removed fro
ion Galway, and, passing by the argument whis
we have quoted from MI Heron, to grant Il
change Of venue, his Lordship even hint.
Sir that any interference with jurors or with wi
,ov- nesses might cause trial by jury to be supe
live seeded by ''another and sharper system OF lnve
heir tigation, which he should be sorry they shou
nds ever be obliged to avail Of" We congratnla
ny his lordship the juvenile vigor of this quo
ned cial sally, which shows, if it shows nothl'
res else that the administrators of the law w
the sometimes run faster than the makers OF 1t.
, to puu;shino Crime in Engidad.-To the Editor
Iro- the Nation Dear Sir-I have been reading
neia Bright's speech at Birmingham about dol
Justice to Ireland and puntSulns crltne he
'he Surely he does not intend to punish the erin
'uie of Government officials. l am Il Crown Pro
oois cutor, with wife and ten children. 1t is w
en- en- known regularly packed juries but 1T was
.ne the conviction of men the Government ha'
lers, -. IA ~ ,v,s ;nt;uated To me nv
heir Si'i. 80, .hn+J would he.x necte n do III
wen ~ 80. l., o,,r bnns. l.st nit.ht. In.
Nv. also very uneasy for he has frequently =
I,hS mrcd fraudulent panels, and he says Bris
' will now punish all without favor or ;.itectl
PIC .o NV wife says Mr.. Bright means by justice, T.
t"e. lish iustice-that is, those who have been
t, favor of England and against Ireland, will
i"ie' off scot free, and that only those will be p
l . ished who are supposed to be patriotic. L
s,on- only add, Heaven send this may be true-w
Sioh- do Won thinks Yours, etc,
A CROWN Prosecutor
sigh The Freemcn Commtssoh.-lhis stupsnu
,b0r- inquiry is still going on. Day after day
ward patient triumvirate resume their ugly TASK
dissection and though the public-grc
heartily weary of hearing the old story itera
DIS with some slight adornments of detail,
Canal gentlemen in the sccret-concerns itself
is line with other interests, yet each day adds
mpre, CHAPTER to the tale which is heavy with the
= arst | of the Frcemen. The chief result of the la
isposc days of the Commission has been to show
win. much as matter of course the pubiic-hllh
est v o, men who "signed gratnitous service>papt
there took the five pound notes of the wealthy ca
OF his date whose cause they loved so>mnch. Ano
ole as consequence of the inquiry-indirect but
tnble-may be seen in>the number of let
addressed To the daily papers, to say that t
Wy "arc not ;" norbare they ANY connection W
..s =, pcrsons of the same names examined be
re, Pa. the Comniission.