The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-23
IRISH MAIL NEWS,
dublin Nation, July1.I
REPRESENTATION OF LEITRIM.

| IDuohn hation July IL
REPRESENTATION OF LEITRIM.
The progress of the contest in Leitrim
gives assurance of a popular victory. Only
! two candidates are now in the feld-Mr.
Loftus T0ttenham, representing the Ultra
marine interest, and Captain O'Beirne, who
leads the united forces of the popular party;
and between two such combatants the issue
can hardly be doubtful.
On Friday week Captain O'Beirne was
selected as the popular candidate at a meet
OF Catholic clergymen and other electors for
Carrick-on ShanDOn; whereupon Mr.. Nc.
Mahon. who had also issued an address,
osteDsibly, at least, in the same interest,
withdrew somewhat reluctantly from the
| night. Mr.. MCGOWAN, local tenant farmer,
| still persisted, however, in pressing his own
claims upon the constituency but, as far
| as we know, this gentleman has not since
| taken the step of issuing an address to the
electors, nor done anything else towards
| dividing the ranks of the people, and SO
playing the Tory game. Ga Friday week,
also, Captain O'Beirne's candidature re-
ceived the important endorsement contained
in the resolution of the council of the Home
Role League.
(The. telegraph this week informs us that
Capt. O'Beirne was elected by a large ma
jority.)
IRISH BILLS IN PARLIAMENT.
The Irish legal bills of the Government
are not making very rapid progress per-
maps, indeed, it would be nearer the truth
to say that they stand in imminent danger
of being included in the usual s.massacre of
the innocents." On Monday the Civil Bill
Courts Bill was brought on for second read
Ing in the House of Commons, with q view
to having it referred to q Select Committee;
but when the Solicitor General moved in
the matter it was within ak or seven min
utes of the time when, by the rules, the de-
obi
course, talking for Eve or six minutes was
nothing to Sir Colman O'Loghlan, who OBJ
Jects to the measure, and who, accordingly,
"talked it out" A much more justiHabie
opposition was raised by Mr.. Bait at the
close of Last week to the further progress of
the Judicature Bill. A vital question, in
deed, was that which the Home Rule leader
brought, on the occasion referred to. under
the notice of the House. In the Euplish
Judicature Act great portion of the rules
or procedure were settled by the Act itself
that ia, by Parliament; in the measure
for this country the whole of the rules a-e to |
be settled according to the discretion of the |
judges, 30 that, as Mr.. Butt pointed ont. |
the Irish judges might actually abolish trial |
by jury! Mr.. Butt moved that what was |
done In the one case should be done in the |
other, and he was supported in spirited |
speeches by several of his colleagues. But
he was oppo ed not only by such Govern
ment men rs the Solcitor-General, MT.
Gibson, and others, but also by the Whie
Mr.. Law and Sergeant Sherlock, aud on a
al vision he was defeated by msiority of
244 to rs The motion to go into commit
tee was not, however, carried on the even.
Ing In question, owing to what the Pail
Matt Gazette calls &" the implacably factious
resolution" of the Home Rulers, and, al.
enough the measure has since advanced
stage, it would not be at all surprising if il
too were ultimately to become one of the
" innocentsn
The Government have once more foundj
1T expedient to throw over F cit upon" and
otherwise humiliate it's little Irith follow
ing; and great and bitter has been the rage
OF % the party" in consequence. In the
matter of the Jury Bill the Government, in
opposition to the wishes of the Irish party,
Insisted on retaining f5U insteati of s4O as
the aaification for special jurors, A day OF
Two afterwards, however, the Irish mem
oers continued the battle, and SO pertina-
cioosiy that at last the Government gave
way and accepted the very proposal that
had been rejected on division hurried
conference, 1t appears, took place between
The Solicitor General and the .Obstruc-
'ioniets," and the thing was done {! Ard all
'hle, apparently, without thought OF the ,
effect on the feelings of the Ultramarines
No wonder that Mr.. Bruen uttered the bit
.er wall that he did, at the treachery of the
Chief Secretary; but then he should have
remembered that, after all, thirty members
can hardly be as powerful OF !
Influential III the long run as sixty.
An unhappy mother was yesterday found
~ funeral party at Green wood lying
With her fOur little children huddled ahont 9