The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-08-10

-, Iv the Metronolitan Police of this CITY
Nj work was too disty, no danger too hazard
ons for this force But not W hat ndiny their
fa,,hfnl service thew have b.en soand nIously
Md ghev hays NOT leen maid nearly as well
IA the I,ondun police. We'll. for wears they
hav Leen cnn,apt with remonstrntipp petit
t;onin1 and taking sncb mild measures to OBJ
tain nm increased OF salary from their masters
Bnt the remonstrnnces and the petitions hav-
ing been treated with contempt, they at last
MT Ionu lastNtbreateDed to strike en- masse.
without giving notice, and this has brought
the Government to their knees. So peremp-
tory was the tone of the policemen's round
mands without waiting till the time at
which they said they would call at the
Castle for a final answer The increase of sa
lurv granted will amount to in round numbers
go. 900, no trifie when it is considered that
the Finance Minister is the stiugy and hate
full Lowe, and the recipients are freshmen. or
plv the places of the authors of the threatening
letter. they would have lot the men go dis
missed them on the spot ; or had they felt
themselves in aympatby with the people they
as a demand and backed up by palpable
threat to 90 unrebuked. But they were not
able to supply recruits in sufficient numbers,
and, as for their being in sympathy with the
inteliig enco of the people, they knew very we'll
til at they ruled Ireland by means of the
police. .
/ am not sure now whether in my last letter
alluded to the fact that the Summer Asaizes
which are now being held in the various couu.
ties of Ireland, disclose an almost total ab-
sence of serious crime in the country. In four
widely distant places the calendars have been
perfect blanks, while in most places the num-
Der of prisoners for trial does not exceed three
or four. Everywhere the judges nre forced to
address the grand juries in terms of warm con-
graduation. Yet in several counties au extra
force of police is mai utained, the cost of which
is not torno by the Imperial Exchequer as is
that of the ordinary force, but by the people
of the various localities. Thus in the North
Riding of Tipperary not one man or woman has
at this assizes been sentenced to even one
bours' imprisonment, vet the people are taxed
to the extent Of &c 500 for the support of an
extra force of police. Many are the ways
truly, England has Of pauperlzing the Irish
people and crushing their national spirit!
II is to he feared that the government have
got hold of an informer in Cork. 1t is only a
week or two ago that the police of that place
recovered, apparently, without the slightest
the militia barracks ut Bandou. On Tuesday
last they performed n somewhat similar feat
A steamer had come from London and w as ly.
IN ~ beside the quay. party of police wen,
on board, and found concealed on the fore par,
of the ship four parcels, without any direc
ton, each containing five stand Of arms
with suitable bay onets. No person, however
has been arrested in connection with this
seizure. Now all this could never have beer
accomplished by mere chance. An informel
must have aided the police. Indeed, I may
say that the magistrates have practically nd
mitted tho fact /; for at the Investigation held
into the case of the men charged with com
plicity in the raid on Bandon barracks, they
would not let the represen tatives of the news
papers be present on the ground that Their.
| were certain witnesses whose evidence if pub
lished W ouId expose those witnesses to dan gel
pending the assizes. And if there DO an in
| former in the M latter, it is possible at leas
| that an extensive conspiracy has been discov
cred. But we shall soon Know, for the tria
of the accused is to take place next week a
| the Cork Asaizes the proceedings of whict
| will not, of course like those before the mag
istrate, be private.
| A movement started some time since in the
eral very large meetings havc already beer