The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-05-28
nav ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING.

MORNING, MAY 90, 1871.
Huscz11.AH1ous 1RlsH NEWS.
The Neso Coercion BiH.-This bill was
read q second time in the Honse OF Loros ,
Lord Kimberley. 1t may be described as :
general suspension of the Habeas Corpus ;
Act throughout the kingdom, as regards All :
persons who may be suspected to be men, ,,
bers or agents of the Ribbon Socle.y.
1t empowers the Lord Lieutenant to de-
clare the Act in force in any or all OF GER
tain districts which are named. A copy OF J
each of his Excellency's proclamatl9ns
| must be laid before each House OF farna-
ment within fourteen days after its Issue,
| if Parliament be sitting; and, if it be is
sued during the recess, within fourteen
days of the next subsequent meeting OF
Parliament. Any one resident In any OF
the districts thus proclaimed, and VINO may
Ribbon Society,"" or Of aiding and abetting
its designs in any way, is liable to Do ar,
rested and kept In prison, under the LORD
Lieutenant's warrant, until the lst june,
1873, without being brought to trlai. nu ~
this is not all. Any person saspecteu or
being q principal or accessory IN ieiony;
/ or principal in misdemeanor, "committed
: under the direction OF influence OF the
Ribbon Society,"" may be also arrested anu
kept in prison till June, 1873, wlthout
being brought to trial, if believed to have
t been in any proclaimed district at the time
= Of the commission of the outrage, even
|, though he be not a resident there. inns
Q precious Bill appropriately concludes WIN
a provision that thu Coercion Act OF last
wear shall continue in force as long as IL
, self-ttas ais, till June, Is73.-Nat'o",
n May 6.
k The Licensing BaL-Two demonstration
one for and one against the new Licens-
n ing Bill-have been held in Duonn Wltnln
M
~ tions ever presented greater contrast.
r On Friday week the Licensed vicenalers
d Of the city met in tie Commercial Build
to ings to protest against the Bill. NOT one
ID was not engaged in the liquor traffic, ana
Id the principal argument used in oppositlon
tn the proposed enactment had reference 10
~ the pecuniary injury to the interests OF tue
~ trade which it's enforcement may poss.n,iy
he work. Wholly different, indeed, from TINS
We tame demonstration was the one Whlch
If took place in the Ancient Concert Rooms
on wednesday night. At this meeting
respected merchant of this city took the
chair, and he was surrounded oy EepIesT1n'
sx- tatiye men from almost every part OF Ire.
til land. Several thousand respectable anu
to Intelligent persons were present In tie
of Rooms-the building being crowded IL
every part, and several thousands more
ar who sought admission were den ,ie ~ ~, ,o
er- want of accommodation. The audience wa
on not only numerous, but enthusiastic In th'
is extreme. The various speakers-amongs
pod whom were the Rev. Father O'Ferrai, Sd.
re- the Rev. James Morrow, Methodist Gler
20 gvmau: Mr.. j. N. Richardson, Mr.. VIM
tne Spillane, J.P., ex-Mayor of Limerick; Mi
his A. NJ. Sullivan, Mr.. Richard Allen, an
nes, others-were listened to with the utmos
ira attention and cheered to the echo. 1t wa
con- altogether most significant demonstra
-. tiou. and contrasted, as we have SAID, MOI
h'A strongly with the selfish and intereste
was action of the Licensed Victuallers.
Union Rating.-The Guardians of I'll
North Dublin Union, at its meeting
F. Wednesday, adopted, on the motion OF M
Q of A. NJ. Sullivan, a resolution in favor of I'll
rent adoption of Union Rating. This fact
oint noticeaue hit" pnard ia one of the ye
the few large and important Boards which
the promo unced against the present system
art rating and secondly, because the groni
upon which Mr.. A. M. Sullivan advocat
the a change-namely, that it was not rig
ap that the towns should pay for the suppt
tary of paupers driven in from the country
-. the action of the land laws-was o
niS- which both parties in the Board cot
rphy thoroughly understand and appreciate.
ana The Homo Rule MoUement.-A spec
rs OF meeting of the Limerick and Clare Ear
ID an er's Club was held on Thursday, Z9th
ovan In the Club-room, Wards Hotel, to ms
preliminary arrangements for the deilv'
pre- Of a lecture on the question of Home kG
tilted by Isaac Butt, Esq, &C. William .
,ught sters Esq Fresioen1, occupie ans O,Sia
4 LOT PIP, Bulgaden; Messrs: James stark I
! that w. Ii. O'Sollivan, Robert b. Jones, y.
at he ucane, William Carroll, DENIS MN Gua
eriDg a.C Ln9 9s,1 " Dony J"senl Gubbins.
J. b. Kennedy, Esq, Honorary Secret;
mated s.stad that the meetiug was called for
seven purpose Of determining the reception
Mr.. Isaac Butt, who had promised to