The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1882-11-03 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

WET)  TEE STATE OF IRELAND.  A Dublin paper of Tuesday says that Earl Spencer, Lord-Lieutenant, with his military escort, went out on Saturday to hunt with Mr. Brooke's barriers; but near Clonduilkin the hunters were 4 stopped by a number of farmers, headed by Mr. Lynch, of Springfield, who stated as the reason tor doing so that some of the gentry present were members of Kavanagh's Eviction Company. The hunters then went to another locality. Judge Barry, at the Dublin Commission Court, on Tuesday; in sentencing three garotters to live years' penal servitude, said it was men of their class who had made Dahlia notorious throughout the United Kingdom as an emporium of crime. One of the prisoners said, "Thank yom, my lord; that is a grand Christmas-box." (Laughter.) At Wicklow Quarter Sessions on Tuesday Mr. Parnell, M.P., obtained decrees for possession against three tenants who are four years in arrears with their rent, amounting to £197. At the sitting of the Dublin Commission Court on Tuesday, presided over by Mr. Justice) Barry, Mr. Stritch, who was instructed by Mr. Concannon, applied, in the cases of Patrick Joyce, Petrick (Shaun) Joyce, Thomas Joyce, Michael Casey, Thomas Casey, Patrick Casey, John Casey, Martin Joyce, Myles Joyce, and Anthony Phalan, who are charged with the murder of John Joyce, Michael Joyce, Bridget Joyce, Margaret Joyce, nen., mut Margaret Joyce, jun., at Maamtresna, that their trial should be postponed. After some discussion it was decided to proceed with the application. Mr. Stritch then said the application was grounded on the affidavit of the solicitor for the defence, which was to the effect that the counsel could not properly undertake the defence until they had visited the scene of the murder, and carefully examined the ground. —Mr. Stritch then proceeded to say that it was necessary for counsel for the defence to visit the locslity, because the Crown witnesses alleged that they traced every step made by the accused persons betore the murders. '[he murders were commi,ted about August, and in the ordinary course of events these men could not have been tried betore March next. They might indeed have been tried in December, at the winter assizes, under recent arrangements.—His Lordship : Why was 110 t notice served on the Crown, immediately after Oct. 25, stating that these men were not ready for their trials? Why did you wait till now to make this application 7—Mr. Stritch said because Mr. Concannon was endeavouring to obtain counsel, but was unable to do so. Ile came to him (hr. Stritch) on Friday last, but he could not then go down to the scene of the murders. Its served the notice on ihe Crown at the earliest moment that he knew he could not be ready. Immediately after Oct. 25 Mr. Concanuon came up to Dublin in order to try to make other arrangements for the trial, but failed.—Mr. Murphy, Q. 0., said that he, together with his friend, Mr. O'Brien, was instructed to oppose the application, and he most respectfully submitted that it could not be granted, having regard to the circumsiances of the case. It was perfectly patent from the affidavit made by Mr. Concsulnon that every opportunity for preparing their defence was allowed to the prisoners. The solicitor for the defence was perfeetly aware of every feature in the case.—After a long argument his lordship remarked that, as to postponing the ease until next commission, there was really no cause whatever shown for it, and he would feel great difficulty in transmitting it to another judge. Let Mx. Stritch consider what time he would be ready to go on during the commission, but to postpone the case until December, simply because counsel for the detence was not present, would be unprecedented.—Mr. Suitt% : Well, what day would your lordship say ?—tlis Lordship: Consult with Mr. Bolton upon that subject, and it can be arranged between you.—Mr. Stritch: Very well, my lord;—The matter then dropped, and the trial of the city prisoners was proceeded with.—At a subsequent period of the proceedings it was arranged that the trial should be postponed ' until next Tuesday.