The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-02-12
alorning Star and Catholic Messenger.
INV ORLEANS, SUNDAY. FEBRUARY ID, 1871.
MISCELLANEOUS IRISH NEWS.

0f the other political PRISONERS, c0hHheG
in Portland Convict Prison, In declining
TO accept a pardon on condition OF self -ex'
ratriation las had the effect of inducing
the Government not to insist on that con.
dition. The prisoners are to be sent out
Of the United Kingdom on the understand
ing that if they return they may be REIN !,
prisoned but they will not be compelled
futnre conduct; SO that, as MIR. Luby says,
If they do return to this country, they can :
NOT be charged with breaking their word OF
honor. On this understanding nine OF the
prisoners left Liverpool on Saturday last,
In the Cunard steamer Russia, Tor New
York. During the brief stay OF the vessel In
Queenstown Harbor, there were demon
strations of sympathy with the exiles SINH
lar to those which took place on the depar
ture Of O'Donovan Rosa and his comrades.
Round the steamer were several river
steamers and boats filed with people who
oheered the exiles Justify while on board
were several prominent citizens of Cork
and the representatives of the Amnesty
Association, by whom each of the prisoners
was presented with sum OF money and
some articles of clothing.
At the meeting or tho Irish Ambulance
Committee held on Friday week, an inter-
eating report was read, detailing the caus-
es which led to the formation of the
Ambulance Corps, and describing it's de-
parture for and its subsequent services in
France. A financial statement for the Pc
Rod from the establishment of the Commit
tee up to the end of last year, was also
submitted to tho meeting; from which it
appears that the contributions received in
that period amounted to the large sum of
81, s39 o. lid, of which f6,250 was expen-
ded-the balance remaining undisposed Of
at the opening of the year. Special atten-
ton was called to the fact. that the Irish
Ambulance Corps had not cost tho French
people O single sou. The Committee are
certainly to be congratulated on the results
of their arduous labors. The Irish Ambu-
lance Corps, by all the accounts which
have been received, is one of the most eff
cient bodies of it's kind now at work in
Franco, and has performed most impOr-
tant services for the gallant and chivalrous
but unfortunate people to whose assistance
it has been sent out.
The "Spectator' on the Irish Political
Prisoncrs.-The Spectator contains very
remarkable article on the Report of the
Government Commission appointed to In
yestigate the condition and treatment of
the Irish political prisoners. Our contcm-
porary opens Its article with an admission
which will hardly be palatable to tho bulk
of its readers: SIT is a sorry admission lit
says) to be obliged to make, but it is the
truth-and we believe that the policy, no
less than the duty, of those who seek to
reconcile the people of England and the
people of Ireland is to state the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth! on
AIlsAAestions ut issue between them-it is
the trath then, we are cory to say. that
the complaints SO angril- and pereistta sfiy
made in Ireland for the last three years re-
garding the treatment of Fenian pri-
soners detained in English jails have been,
their substance justified. Those state
ments, advanced in the House of Com
mons by members of Parliament, and in
memorials apdressed to the government by
Irish municipalities, in the most formal
and serious manner therefore in which
such charges could be raised, have invari-
ably. been met by the Ministers especially
himself with an indignant and categorical
denial. AT last, however, on the occasion
when Mr.. Gladstone promised to CELEBRATE"
these prisoners in the event of cessation of
the agrarian disturbances which prevailed
in three or four Irish counties last March,
he also consented to the appointment of n
Commission to inquire into tho charges
brought against the prison officials"
The "Saturday Rerie,c" on the Meath
Mt the conduct of the electors of Meath.
They voted for Repeater against an Eng
lish party man, and the Saturday comments
on the fact with ill-concealed chagrin.
Here is its reading of the meaning of the
election: "The election of Mr.. Martin for
the county Meath is disagreeable event.
His opponent, Mr.. Plnnkett, was the son
of q popular Roman Catholic nobleman OF
ancient family he received the support OF
the priests; and he professed to sympa-
thise with the wrongs of the Pope. Mr..
Martin is Presbyterian, only known by
his participation in the transactions OF
1s4s. He has not countenanced any more
recent attempts at rebellion and he now
describes himself simply as Repeater
The majority of that part of the constitu-
ency of Meath which voted at the election
intended to signify its disapproval of the
government of ireland by the Parliament
Of the United Kingdom. Fenians, Federal.
lists, NatiOnalists, and Repealers united in
opposition to English rule, leaving theil
internal differences to be settled when
their principal object is attained"
The Land Investment Company of Por
Royal at Work once More. - Father La.
velle has addressed the following letter tc
the editor of the Mayo Examiner: Gong
Jan. ID, 1871. Dear Sir-It may not be