The Irish standard., 1891-12-05


the title of martyr for precisely the
same thing. But though Anthony Ma.
lone was stripped of his prime sergeant
ship and Henry Boyle Was removed
from the privy council for The part the,
had played in opposing it, the deluee
did not come, the castle was not stormed
even the statue of King William in Col.
lege Green remained intact. The truth
was. the Cry Of "indepsndent OPPOSE
tion'' was more sound and fury. with
nothing behind it. The masses of the
people did not believe In it then any
more than they believe IN it now, and
in due course skepticism was justified
for Henry Boyle was created Earl OF
Shannon, and sent to adorn the House
Of Lords, and Anthony Malone was
made de facto chancellor Of the exche-
quer, receiving the emoluments, while
another performed the duties and bore
the title. And Malone is generally
spoken Of as the father of the school of
''patriots" OF the Plunkett type. The
Hannibals of Irish history, who, hav-
ing sworn their prosperity to eternal
hatred OF English rule, usually wound
up by accepting the first snug place
that offered under the detested govern
ment. But they were all honorable
men, and SO are we today.
Worthy George Faulkner was pru-
dent journalist, for although IN this old
number he duly notes the then recent
arrival of the Marquis of harrington as
! viceroy, and chronicles the fact that
Henry Boyle, Anthony Malone, land
other persons of great consequence. !"
waited on him at the castle to offer
their congratulations, llo makes no allu-
sion to thepolitical event which brought
them all there. The example of DIR.
Charles Lucas, who had Teen forced to
fly cut of the kingdom, with price for
his capture, was manifestly not without
its deterrent effect upon him; although
he was, for the time, bold journalist
in his way.
It was only just eight years after the
battles Of Fontenoy and Culloden had
been fought when this "abstract and
brief chronicle of the tinue'' saw the
light yet the diligent reader might
search in vain through its column for
any clue to the existence OF az Irish
brigade or JacoDlte movement. Only
one modest little hint about the neces-
sity Of finding employment for the un-
employed agricultural population puts
on the track of the redoubtable brigade.
GAS many of our natives" it begins,
''are seduced into the French army,
and others forced to 60 to England to
labor" Grand Jurles are recommended
to hurry on with the presentments for
road making, SO as to give enough work
to keep possible emigrants in the coun-
try until harvest work commences, as
the heavy rains make ruts and cutters
in the roads. Not syllable about the
ruts and cutters which these gallant
emigrants were more addicted TO plough
ing in the ranks Of King George troops,
wherever they met them face to face on
level terms on the battletields Of Europe.
No one in the world would dream that
only little time before KING Louis had
pithilY observed when his minister,
D'Argensin, complained that 'Those
Irish troops give more trouble than all
the rest of your maiesty's army" $50
say nv enemies, monsieur" When
even Frenchmen disliked to talk of the
brigade, good old George Faulkner
might be excused. We have that use
full institution. the Royal Dublin So
ciety, with us still, alive and aourishing,
and in those days it had already nearly
attained the majority. Its existence is
noted in more than one place in this
fossil newspaper, and it's transactions
of that day reminds us In way of the
brigade and the lost cause OF which
they we're the representatives abroad.
The society was addressing itself to the
laudable task of reafforesting the coun-
try, after it had been denuded~ of its
notable groves of trees by the greedy
and needy Cromwellians and Villa
mites. There is a long list of premiums
awarded to various persons for the
planting of specified numbers of differ
ent sorts of trees. and further list of
additional prizes offered for perseye-
ence in the useful work. One Kerry
proprietor made e27.0O0 by cutting
down and selling the timber on the es-
tate which had been handed over to
him; another 100000. and so on. This
policy of devastation was resorted to, in
the fear that some. fresh turn OF the
wheel of 20 itical fortune might result
in restoring those estates to their law
full proprietors. In their insatiah ,..esire
to convert the Irish woods into L.e is!
money, some of these proprietors, when
timber was drug in the market, were
actually known to have sold five forest
trees at six pence each, so that in time
there was no timber left in the country
to build either ships or houses. And.
Notwithstanding the we'll meant efforts
Of the Royal Dublin Society, we have
hardly budged an inch from the posi-