The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28

n mn,Sn was . signal for renewed aLrgoIties on
iss Part 9f w VissPcy proeisimsd The eoSnasss
r., RS" Province A ' q Ulster. yhIS6, a. GrSttan AZ.
S SrnySnc SS OF Ireland OF high treaSon.n This and
,he aofest on May 10 of w. u. Ponsonby's
motion t b,rsment OF the Catholics, thoroughly
SisenSted tho liberal minority In the House and
&. Idod so them e; T shake OF tho a dust oS of the Sc
malls of legislative prostitution" forever.
Es,isisps wS SSS T me- Bliti.h FNsiPI hI.stryi 10 from m
sT pn Ktse 81 tho country praying for reiicSt, The
Prrotestsnt inhabitants q Armegh and Antrim
met do 70 nrSISsss tSr bar Of ireland drew up an
address In q similar strain, and even tho con-
s EiNg foS reform. Tho governments answer
was a proclamation on May n ordering the
military TO disporse any assemolaEe 81 persona
GG n,stiIsu and 70 faithfully were tho ~instrnc-
lions carried out that even o meeting convened
Kildare, to- adopt a petition against tho pro:
posed parliamentary union OF England and
ireland was summariiy pal TO an epd.
genera elections could result only In the return
Of candidates pledged to carry out the wishes Of
Of The regular troops and the ncwly organized
by the operation OF the Convcn-
Of tie habess corpus and the savage attitude Of
the orangemen, tho patriots felt II useless to At
ton OF time.servers and bigots only too willing
and anxious to perform tho work for which they
The general situation OF tho country at this
moment Is hest described In the words of Lord
MORA IN the British House OF Lords my
Il have seen in ireland the most absurd as well
as disgusting Tyranny that any nation ever
Lords. who 10 not able to BIO taken out OF
his house either Of the day or night
to f 3soa tsP' with IT f' Si1sa s s9erhs" and insult,
yet !, meyer HSsroa sSnow. the crime Tnnn With vi 1D,, which
tainted; when thoy recovered picEeted again
Till they tainted; recovered again, and again
In order to eEtort from tho tortured sufferers a
confession either Of their own guilt or Of the
E ,r,s,r Of m their b, nsiS SssS Sa, PIT b.I ! Ssn .n even tbsss 60
that punishment repeated, to induce Thorn TO
charged. . e He who states these things
should be prepared with proofs. lam prepared
In the meanwhile the United Irishmen had
not been idle. Even though the Insurrection
act provided the penalty of death for those con.
w viSieS d Hs smmsn IsW WYil iSS e Orr. a rs,o Oesn; 10
citizen OF Carrickfergus. fell the first victim in
October, the leaders continued to make nctive
preparations for an guthrie X. It's central Execu-
tive Directory was composed Of Ave intelligent
nnd energetic membsrsILord Edward Fitz-
o'Connor. a nephew OF Lord Longueyille. and
former member of Parliament; Thomas Adds
h Eols@ss'; w eHHhnSr jane. q, ~ %sc aStsfmaf r. ph ,a J
and %ltngnist. and Oliver Bond. an Ulster cloth
% oysr hoIn the Oh bi shis q plaoe on l tbe m ndwHrd il, Tt III
'9s. The Rev. F. p. Kavanagh. the most popu-
lar Catholic writer on that eventful epoch,
Retrieving the characters OF the United Irish
chiefs" he says we must admire the oxtrn9r,
heroic. fortitGide and perseverance, Of Nelson.
tho C %ivalrous honor OF Rowan: but N the noble
Fitzgerald we behold a union of all tho qualities
A romantic halo certainly envelopes the entire
career Of this young champion. SO we'll fitted by
nature, BY temperament, and early associations
to lead his fellows in the struggle for liberty.
Tall and handsome, graceful OF figure, aud arts.
He subsequently entered Parliament in Dublin,
then settled in London. where his personal
made him a prime favorite with women. But
Of a, restless deposition. much like that OF
Lord Byron, he soon tired Of q life Of LUXURY
adopted his theories, and returned to England
with him as his wife the charming Pamela. &C.
cording TO Sir Bernard Burke. n natural dnugh.
leans. sarnamed Philippe Esaiitd. That That a a. man
adventure should eSentuslly drift into the os
estranged from all his aristoqratic connections
"French Republican" and that be had further.
more been struck OIL the army lists as unworthy
to wear the Kings uniform.
Among the papers seized ut the time OF Lord
EdwnHd's arrest was a list which gave Us 276.
2a6 the number OF men enrolled in tho Society
10000 were in Protestant Ulster. over 100, OOC
In Munster, and the Others distributed over the
o of'i K Fl fhs e0 "na W GekII1SSl"F Thd In s sS9 S9un "Iso
possessed n well.Garnered treasury and numer
GUS depots Of arms and munitions. 1t had been
a1rarEEfnI n RnrnlINnF many nrTnr t-n nra No
piiine the rank and Hie. The drills and nd man
way places, sometimes even In under
ground vaults and cellars, but in certain parts
tho n, men: in order to inspire each Other with
in the open daylight under preteSt OF indulRinG
in pastimes or athletic sports. As an evidence
may be remarked that the great national weak
ness for indulgence in drink was almost entirely
habitants distinguished themselves "by habit
OF unacc9stomed end, 1t might be said. i'm
psssiOned sobriety."
the, unfortunate country, only seemed to grow
darker. For n moment IL was hoped thnt tn,
CarhRnpton ms Commander-in.Chicf might Leaf
to betterment. but this hope was short'lived
declared that within these twelve month
every crime. every cruelty that could be com
mitted S by ecss ana o or F Sf,R 81 Ks has f.sse sfe he so "a
nous order stating that the very disgraccfu
frequency of conrtB-mhrtiRl and other CON
plants had too unfortunately proved tho arm
10 DO in a state Of Righteousness that mus
render It formidable to every one but the err
envy" On March 80 the Commnnderin.Chie
received Instructions TO crush the rebellion b
the most rigid measures" Tho order came off
cially from the Viccruy; il was in reality II
spired by the Infamous Castlereagh while ten
porarily occupying the Secretsryship. A pc,
sonal inquiry on this gallant soldiers part 81
cited the opinion: They lord Camden and hi
Cabinet have declared the country In rebellio
when the orders OF his Excellcncy might be ca
ried over the whole country by an orderly dr.
COON, or a writ executed without any difficult,
a few places in the mountains excepted.
Nut AheToromhic had had enough OF Castle d,
plicity by this time. Disguised beyond measure
gave up his command, to be succeeded by Gerar
Lake. who had already distinguished himso
for his barbarity and disregard OF law while
NINA in Ulster the year. previous. Simu
tnncously with Abercombic's withdrawal, Il
Secretary for ireland. Pelham, retired fro
office and WAS replaced by CnstlereHch.
These new actors. each well prepared for h
particular role. having entered upon the seen
the curtain then won't up on ono of tho mo
sombre dramas of modern timosl
"ATHALIE" At CAMBRIDGE.
Harvard Students Who VIII Be supernumeF
ries In the French Play.