The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-06
DOINGS AT DUBLIN.
AN UNEXPECTED DECISION BY THE
COURr OF QUEENS BENCH.
The Application OF the Traversers for
POsipouement OF Their Trials Re.
fused-The Suit Against the Er.
ening Mail Falls Through
Other Irish Notes.

gram was recently sent here from New
York, to the effect that several American
lawyers contemplated volunteering their
services for the defense OF the indicted
agitators. This foolish cansrd has greatly
excited the legal luminaries OF this city.
They ieeringly criticize the proposition, de-
nouncing it as an insult to the Irish bar,
and an assumption OF their incompetence
to manage the case in hand. They also
characterize it as an universal and inso-
lent interference, or dis olGy CT Qaixotic
ignorance Of the privileges and practice Of
Irish Courts, and violation OF profess
ional etiquette by tree-lance lawyers.
They say,that the Yankee pettifoggerS had
better demand that the trial OF the cases
be transferred to an American Court.
Tho applications OF Parnell and his fel.
lows for poetponement OF their trial was
another step in the programme intended
to Iced to final indefinite postponement.
The government is evidently much exer-
cised over the present aspect OF the case,
recognizing the impossibiliLy OF satis!aC
torily discussing Irish reforms with the
leaders OF the Irish cause either in en-
forced absence or debarrsd from discus
sion in Parliament OF the questions at
issue. The decision Of the Court OF
Queens Bench to-day, however, defining
tue position for postponement, still
further Complicates matters, and 1t is be-
lieved will prove very embarrassing toth9
Crown. There is general belief that the
government is not anxious 10 press these
prosecutions, and would be willing 10 dis
continue them il it could discover some
honorable way to do 30.
DUBLIN, December 4.-In the Queens
Bench Division to-day, an application by
Parnell, Biggar, T. D. Sullivan, Sexton and
trials until January 25th, on the ground
that the date fixed will interfere with their
constitutional right to be present when
Parliament meets, was opposed by the
Attorney.Gensral and refused by the
Court, with costs. The Chief Justice, in
giving judgment, strongly denounced the
state OF anarchy existing in the country.
The Chief Justice, in refusing the appli.
cation for a postponement, said that for
several months the country had been in
a state OF anarchy. A large portion OF the
people, instigated by the Land League,
had practiced a system OF dishonesty.
Owing to unauthorized conspiracy the
people were 30 terrified that they were
afraid to assert their rights. II lParnell had
to complain OF anything it was OF himself
and bis associates. He had endeavoTed to
procure alterations OF law by violent
speech and menaces, and he had nobody
but himself to thank il he was in an awk.
ward position in regard to his Parliamen.
tary duties.
The application ior an attachment
against the Erening Mail for articles preju.
dicing the trials OF the traversers was
heard in the Queens Bench Division to-
day. Lord Chief Justice May said he did
not think the articles were calculated to
interfere with the trials. lie referred to
the speeches OF Dillon and Parnell, and
said their language was such as TO incite
the people TO assassnRte landlords. He
asked whether it was not the duty OF the
press to take cognizance Of such state OF
things. He said the articles, however,
were on matter which is sub j,tdice, and
they were 10 bs deprecated. The court
granted an order intended to deter from
similar publications in the short interval
previous to the trials, but ruled that the
attachment applied for should not issue,
and that there be no costs. Justices
0'Brien. Fitzgerald and Barry concurred
in the Chief Justices opinion.
The order for an attachment was made
absolute, but the Court ordered that no at
tachment should issue. Tho effect OF this |
will be to prevent similar publications
pending State trials. Justice Fitzgerald |
said he would be inclined to make no
order at all. The position OF the travers.
ers, he said, would have been different il
they themselves had refrained from en-
deavoring to throw odium on the prosecu-
tons o! the Lsnd Leaguers. II the At
torney. Gsneral had moved for an attach
ment he feared the Court would haye had |
to attach the same traversers.
LONDON, December 5.-There was an i'm
mense Land League demonstration at
Waterford Sunday. Parnell was present.
ed with an address Of welcome by the cor.
poration.t The procession, which included
various societies with horsemen, escorted
Parnell to the place Of meeting. The
houses and ships were decorated with
flags, and the streets were triumphally |
arChed. Four hundred police, two hun
dred infantry and one hundred cavalry |
were drafted for the town. The speeches
were OF the usual character.