The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-13
From Our Own CorrespoQdenS.l
OUR IRISH LETTER,
DUBLIN, Jan. 18th, 1876.


DUnLlN, Jan. 18th, 1876.
The most conspicuous and ablest assailant of
the system by which the once patriotic Bar of
Ireland has been seduosd to the side of English
power in this country, is beyond all doubt Mr..
A. 81. Sullivan, M. P, editor of the Nation.
With view to the publication of the bar he
has for some years braved the obloquy Of
many memb of the profession and even the
disapprobation of some of his own political
friends in an effort to reduce the number of
jadgeships and other prizes by which England
has corrupted it and keeps it in it's service
The anger against him has been intensified by
the fact that he has been, to some extent,
successful, and has won to his eide the L ondon
Times. Only the other day he published in that
journal vigorous protest against the sppoint-
ment OF second judge in the Landed Estates
Court as further pieoe of corruption, aud "the
leading journaln has twice echoed his COM
plaints. Well, this week or rather last week,
the bar had its revenge. Mr.. Sullivan who
has been g. law student for three years, applied
last week to be called" to the bar, that is
admitted to practice. In his memorial, he
stated that he had kept all che required terms
both in London and Dublin that he had at
tended all the lectures in Dublin except those
which were delivered during his compulsory
absence in London, that is, in parliament !;
but that to make up for the omitted lectures
he proposed to attend the lectures of the ensu-
ing term and had taken up four subjects in
stead of the required three at his final examin-
alton and that ut this examination he had
secured the second place amongst all the can
didates. may add that in two or three of
those ubjeots-in constitutional and criminal
law-certainly he came ous first, Tango interral
10, and on remarkable high per centage.
Under snch circumstances, Mr.. Sullivan's petit
ton, it might naturally have been expected
would be granted. BIT it was rejected by the
Benchers-that is, the governing body of the
bar. After warm discussion extending over
two hours, IA Gudges and Queens counsel) vo-
ted for admission, 16 Judges and Queens
counsel) the other way. 1t was openly ated
that the majority were Influenced by Mr. Sui
ivan's public conduct and once twice the
contention wa1ed warm that the words
spoken were heard, though indistinctly, in the
passage outside the place of assembly.
Amongst those who voted for Mr.. Sullivan
were the Lord Chancellor, the Master of the
Rolls, Baron Desry, Mr.. Justice Fitzgerald, the
hord Chief Baron, Mr.. Justice Morris (who is
Pless), and, in fact, most of the leading
judges. ALI the benchers who took part in ex-
aiming him, also voted for him; and 80 did
every bencher who has sat with him in the
House of Commons. The two who stood most
warmly by him were Baron Deary and Mr.
Justice Fitzgerald-the very two judges who
sentenced him to imprisonment in 1868 for So
ditious writing in the Weskly Ne,cs andN Nation
honn hnSa -,1,n IL =
by Judges Keogh and Lawson-the two Judges
on the bench who are notorious for their par
tiality and who alone had special grievance
OF their own to avenge on this occasion. Keogh
and AaWson-but especially the former-have
received terrible and thoroughly deserved
hagellation at the hands of Mr. Sullivan, In
the NGtio" and in parliament; and on Satur-
day they retaliRted. But now, men of every
political party are crying out against the de-
oision of the benchers. The Conservative and
Protestant newspaper, SaEAder's NesCslstter has
been IS prompt and forCIble in denouncing it a. |
the Liberal and Catholic Frespuan's Journal. The
pretext upon which Mr.. Sullivan's petition was
he had not complied with the |
OF attending consecutiyely the full
number OF law lectures-is secuted as both die |
honest and absurd, because only last month q |
man was admitted to the bar who had not |
attended lecture at all and who had no such |
claims to exemption as were urged by Mr. !
Sullivan. According to the benchers, Mr.. |
Sullivan, because he missed few lectures, !
must begin his course e. noSO, and the three |
years he has already given to the business Of |
preparation for the legal profession (as well e.
- the money! have all been thrown absolutslJ
AWayf Isthere no remedyR am inclined 70 /
think that the decision of che bonohess will bo
-sVerSed. The affair has crested such iuteusS