The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1862-07-03 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

AGRARIAN WIRD), RS IN IRELAND.  Perhaps crimes of violence and murder are as numerous with us as they are in Ireland; but in England we do not beer of murders committed in open day, and afterwards see the murderers escape through favour of the bystanders; or, if apprehended and acquitted by a condoling jury going forth from the tribunal of justice, bailed by the cheers of sympathy in their crime. Yet such is actually the ease in the sister isle. Ifs gentleman has been "decreed" to death by a midnight conclave of half-savage, semi-civilised ruffians, because he has ejected some lazy improvident scamp who would not pay his rent, and the decree has been done, and the murderer is taken into custody, the officers who apprehend him, the witnesses who give evidence against him, the jury who weed his guilt by their verdict. and the judges who prono.ince sentence of death against the violator of law, discharge their several duties at the risk of their own lives. In the case of Beckham, one of the ruffians recently tried for the murder of Mr. Fitz..;erald, neither the witnesses nor the jury hesitated to do their duty; bet in some other cases tried by different jiffies the opposite was evidently the result. Thomas Beohara was seemed of firing at Colonel Koos. Tips jadge regarded the evidence of idenfilication as "clear, precise, and strong," and undonbtedly it was in some respects more positive than in Mr. Fitzgerald's case; yet the man was acquitted, and his release made a matter of popular rejoicing bemuse the "Government had been beaten." Nor did the popular sympathy with Bonham rest here. On the following Sunday be had a grand ovation at Templemore, while at Thad. Colonel Knox was greeted with groans, and a 'grand juror was hissed and pelted with mud. It is thus that the Irish people, while on the one hand they show their contempt of law sndjustice, on the other hand evince their admiration of those who have been charged with the most serious crimes. The result of the trial of Hallows' is • still more eineplebs triumph to the lawlemeness of the Green late. In this case it was not an attempt merely. the murder was actually committed. Halloiali was accused of the murder, and as he stood in the dock the prisoner could not conceal his anxiety, for, although cireumstimtial, the evideuce cisme exceedingly close to the feet, and the defence was positively weaker than in either of the preceding oases. But the contest for the acquittal or ounvitition lay In the management of the murk and this was apparent from the They tactics displayed the lawyers who conducted the defends, ehaliseged every one callel into 11)* *l%ll , from kaOWO sentiment 'or opinion tiers bellowed 'append to the popular proftle,dull dinurder.aud the result was this priemiees acquittal, also with load menifietatises of popular joy. Now; no ow Ought to Marl fault at the verdict of a jiffy, provided it were honestly given, but the worst part in ttie business is the revelation of the popular sympathy with crime which these trials have brought out. It is a state of society which is a scandal to civilisation, and while things remiin as they are,thirre•is, we fear, but little hope for Ireland But what is the cause of such a feeling existing? for cause there must be, *sing we have the effect. The question is tort linty worthy of the gr mist consideration, for unless the cause be kuo wn it will be impossible to effect a cure. The moral sense upon which respect for the law rests is obviously wanting in a largo portion pith. Irish population; nor can we wonder ... . ' - 'recollect the teachfrom the Catholic Ainnally inveighing . Without doubt she YoPerf.  Pf this  ing Prifih.°°4.  when  , many of thwa.rwesivo A-W*l6°od, who sro cot agaiwah lbw Oodorwnwet, grist sirlitleVill'Afr#'  cone