The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-03-09
VOLUME vi.
Morning Star and Catholic Messe niger
RW eRLEANs. SUNDAY, MARCH Q. Is1a,


NEW ORLEANS. SUNDAY, MARCH 9. 1873
From Our Own Correspondent.
OUR IRISH LETTER. ----'-'
DUBLIN, Feb. 18th, 1873
This has been very exciting week with u
mere IN Ireland The Galway prosecution
O:Kelly for, the Georgo's street murder ha
taken place, and tonight Mr.. GIadstnne is ex
planning to a crowded and anxious House O
Commons, and, through the telegraph and thu
InIewspapers, to the Irish people aud the rest o
tho Empire, his long promised, long-expectet
plan Tor the settlements of that crucial cues
flon-the question of University Education il
Ireland. Let me deal with these three tonic.
In the order in which have enumerated tbem
On Monday last the usually far from crowded
Hall OF the -Four Courts presented an 5nimat ted
but Il aes ass ae s ssys ss5s in il
OF courssssxgected 10 get into the Court OF
2ueena BENCH. But TO get in there was on
ton OF crush, end no doubt also to make a
demonstINtEono of force, an they ara often fond
OF DONG, TO terrify the people, the police au
force Of po1es ssd .h an large
preventing any and every ono who had not a
permit from sub-sherif, or was not reporter,
S t Juror or narrister from entering with
IN the coveted precincts The conseq uence was
epsa aas every az ' ms ths9
n Mnlie thousands were unable to obtain adms-
sion. The scene inside the court was also I'M
usual; The Chief Justice was there, looking
as pale and emaciated as ever, but with q
snaie upon him which denoted to my mind
pleasure at having tho opportunity Of hammer
ing away at the priests of Galway, if not to
sentencing them to imprisonment as spisde
Rean AM iurning to the bar, We find the
near his counsel. The Rev. gentleman looked
ABOUT forty years of age, wore shortcut, busby,
lron-gtay haIr, had dark complexion, was Of
idea that he had gone through and was still
t able to sc. through, hard missionary work.
~ ne conhse! who appeared were Mr.. Butt, Q. c.,
That, old man as he is he never looked to me
SO fresh and active and determined to feht ont
ms case to the last; Mr.. H. H. McDermott,
rising young Catholic lawyer, who cot his
education at the Catholic University. is a SLIGO
man, and was one of Captain NoISn's counsel
a. me trial OF the election petition in Galway,
TsteT w wb Eaieen' another young Catholic bar
lister, VINO is making his way upwards On |
the other side were the "good Catholic Attor-
ney General, MI. Palles Sergeant Armstrono.
t Mno was captain Irench's leading counsel at
" Ine tr1al 81 the petition in Galway: Dr. Ball.
q T., and NJ. P. for Trinity College and Attor,
ney General under the last Tory aovernmeOt
ana Mnt. an obscure junior named Naiah. AS the
Nation points out, of these Mr. PalIes does the
paLt Oh the sucking dove and Sergeant Arm
SIrong that of the bully and the Glockhead
1 Inc Introduction Of Dr.. Ball was crafty piece
Tory, and the objects Mr.. PaIles and the govern.
menS had in view in bringing him to their as
1ls.ance we're to dsarm the hostility of the
IA the matter of the Galway prosecutions. and
70 induce the Protestant jurors to 90 readily
INTO the box. This is perfectly plain to eyery ;
one mere, though nobody says it openiv 80 |
ar for the chief personages Of the drama Nv .
The first business done was to empannei md :
wear Ihe jury. Twelve men were got readily :
'n1tagn, o4t severalIamongst them some Pro-
osSants-Vnough caued fines of ESQ did !
lot answer to their names. More than one of 8
hem, no doubt, being Professionals. did mot |;
hoiic 20 o,erHy anything to do with trying Ca
Use OF undue influence at an election. The =
we've empanneled consisted of seven Catbo0 =
It'll snpeS protsstants and two Quakers. Not
iInstanolng all Mr.. Palles efforts to weed ont r
ne Satnolic names from the jury list the ma n
orlty was largely Catholic. One of the three q
r r;H 49, am told, an apostate to Cathc
eProach: Clearly Father Lotus had not mncb y
hope for from him. Finally. one of Al -
won Won Cathohcs-a man named Michael Clarke es
1e course OF the trial created some merriment r
% Is an honest, respectable farmer of tbis r.
, ,eecSss VINO p5 YEA wears white neck-tie, knee
. long life was on jury before. He was the h.
'st juror called, and was about beinD sIyo-r, ot
'J nnn when he, With unfeigned 9odesty 4
as not ut for that position, His REQUEST ITns M
anted, and some other body was sworn fore. m
an. IN the course of the day, when luncheon CO
o,'t ISL on Mlchaei Clarke, with the rest, cit
msef afterwards said, Q penny " rowl D and te,
pint OF ale. A quarter of an hour yEas The | in.
ne allowed for refreshment, but Michael att
arke took nearly sixty minutes When the plt
oSe returned to court and found not ali the for
y present, he was, of course, yexed. had Dr.
chaei called on n fine of eco, and ane2l him bn
6n IN sum, and finally allowed another juror ha
sent M;oLHa1 OF MIN. while this juror was By
!. quite unconcernedly, and appeared in. lar
iteiy amazed when he found himself the oh yo,
OF the unpleasant attentions of the Chief un