The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-06-04
MISCELLANEOUS IRISH NEWS.


MIscEILANEous IRlsH NEWS.
| Progress of the Coercion BiN.-Tbe CO.
| ercion Bill passed, as might have been ex-
pected, very rapidly through the House Of
Lords. On the evening of Thursday week
it passed through Committee without any
alteration, after virtuOusly indignant
protest from Lord Redesdale and Lord
Granville against it's being supposed that
| the Upper House was more ready to pass
Coercion Bill than the House of Commons.
In justice to their Lordships, it must be
said that, on the whole, both Houses have
shown nearly equal alacrity in passing
measures of coercion for Ireland. The
third reading was taken on the following
night, when Lords Oranmore and Clanrl-
carde renewed their attempts to include
| Mayo within the scope of the measure.
The arguments of the former malignant
incapable, indeed, pointed to the extension
| of the operation Of the Bill to the whole of
Ireland while Lord Clanricarde benevo-
| lently suggested that the Government
should introduce yet another bill to deal
with outrages in Mayosand other disturbed
| districts. But the Earl of Kim erley, on
the part of the Government, and the Duke
of Richmond, on the part of the Opposi-
ton, saw some very grave reasons against
adopting the statesmanlike proposal OF the
two Irish peers, and recOmmended Its
| withdrawal. Lord Oranmore and Browne
| thereupon withdrew his opposition, and
| the Bill passed. On Monday it was intro
duced into the louise Of Commons and read
second time. The Government, it APP
pears, thought to get it through the Lower
House with the same indecent speed with
which it passed through its various stages
in the Upper, and, accordingly, fixed the
second reading for Tuesday; but some
| Irish member or members unaccountably
came to the conclusion that plenty of time
should be allowed for the discussion of such
Bill, and got the second reading post
dozen of the Irish Liberal members met in
the Conference Room of the House of Com
mons to decide upon their course of &C
ton. The proceedings of the meeting were
private, but it has transpired that even
among the few members present unanimity
with Mr.. Mccarthy Downing and Mr.. John
Martin that the rejection of the whole Bill
should be moved, others with The
O'Conor Don, that only that clause OF it
which provides for the continuance of tile
| Coercion Act of last year should be OPP
of MIR. p. MacMahon's view, that, before
proceeding further with the Bill it was
"expedient to inquire into the cause Of
| agrarian outrages, and to remove those
causes, if they were found to be the conse-
quence of existing legislation" If all the
| lrlSn mem uSTS aSEecU 10 oppose ZIG Dsii III
its entirity, it Is almost certain that 1t
would nevertheless pass; when not even
one fifth of their number could agree SO to
do, it would of course be childish to sup
pose for a moment that the progress of the
measure through the House could be
stopped.-Nation, May ID.
Pranks of the Militia..-We may expect
rough and disorderiy characters in every
newly raised regiment, drawn together rs
they are from various quarters and differ
r ent positions, till they are whipped into
! shape by discipline. Tie Waterford
Militia, we are sorry to say, proved no ex
). ception to this rule on Sunday last, wheI
an emeute which would have done credit t,
Falstatf's regiment occurred. On that da.
T a number of militiamen were drinking at
3 public house at the Milepost, and one O
a them, having imbibed quite sufficient, dis
u played his munihcent spirit, large hear
= and full pursc-a rather novel circum
stance, VIC apprehend - by demandiR
4. several gallons of beer. This being re
=. ". fused, he commenced in high-hande
~ manner to insult the landlady, upon whic
Ii. small boy who was present observed tht
ly he might use different language if he wei
f. dressed in his own clothes. This arouse
te the ire of three of our brave defender
- who set upon the poor lad and commence
y to beat him numerically. A countryma
go disguised with such an act, demonstrate
~ with them, Whereupon, gao 10 measu
US their strength with a nobler foe" they a
m tackled him violently. His friends came
off his assistance, aud the three militiam'
"a were reinforced by their comrades.
nu regular battle ensued, with varying su
'at cesses on both sides, till the militant
rat drew their heavy belts, when, of cour,
Sc victory inclined to their side. They stru
savageIy about them, aud blood flow
freely even some citizens who interpos
in received severe bruises. These - Il;
to sujerin " gentry, who imagine that VII
they don the Queens livery they 4
yes amenable to no civil law, should be taut
that they cannot bully civilians with Il