The Express. — 1849-07-20 (London, England)

REYNOLDS—The charge of the coroner was no excuse for the murders. The wretched dermas of these murder' were not only calcu'ved to harrew up the feelings of every Christie n man, and to reflect disgrace on this civilised country, bet to reflect discredit upon the authorities. If a Geiranger had wino into the present assemblage, he would have thought that they were assembled to pronounce a pan. gyre on Lord Roden on the one hand, and of the military on the other. It occurred to him that the author of three murders was Lord Eeden. That might be exceedingly unpleasant to bear, hut he believed the facts would tine out to be so, that ho invited 1,500 men to his grounds, that he sppoered in the dues of an orangeman, that he read extracts from the Holy Bible ; that he regaled tLem with beer, porter, and whi-key, and that they were directed to go • circuitous enures and • had road, b:e use the immediate district of Dowbray was inhabited by Roman Caseolies. They determined to go to the buses of their neighbours to insult them; they hod a troop of Enaiakillen dragoons riding before them ; and two temperer, of infantry upon their rear ; they were guarded in flank by Orange police, and after a shot from the van of this murderous cavalcade, they commenced the work of bane. The police immediately joined in rursuit of the peep's, who were moot hype, perly called ribbor.mec, • name which was car. Tied by the enemies of tle pee; le, as a set off against orange. men. He hi hi in his hmrt a letter wane:. by a gentleman of chancier end respectability, who 'pent the entire day in the district where the murders were cumin tted, and who had siren the names of the parties whose houses were burnt. The catholic priest's house was burnt, they rubbed the catholic chapel, they robbed the people of their property, they took a grocer's shop into their polleeslion, and hiving burnt the house took away the man's property. It was impossible fen any Irishman who for d his country, who was anxious to see religious distinction cease, to restrain his indignation on the contentplaner of this awful event. Lewd Rod .0 was • magistrate ; Lord Roden was a privy coueciilor! Mr. Ben, the magi, trate, who encouraged these bloodhounds, was also in the power of the government. Did they recollect uow the whir government dealt with C.,lonel Verner, member for Armegh. He proposed the battle of the Diamond at one of these July hangover', and Lord Normanby, to his eternal credit, deprived Colonel "Verntr act the commission of the pear, for having given that toast. On a similar occasion Col. Black, who appeared with an orange sash. was deprived of the commission of the peace. Hr knew what the government did with Mr. Watson of Carlow. Was there any doubt as to what was to be dune with Lord Roden ? lt Lord Roden wu permitted to retain the commission of the pest., or he • privy councillor, then he said that there was despotism in Ireland ; then he said that orange ercendancy was ram. pant in Ireland ; and then he would tell his countrymen, 'e You can have no confidence in the government." It was hetet sickening to read the evidence before the e eroner's inquest. lie intended, on the earliest oecasion, to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether these magisterial delinquents were any longer to retain the commission of the peace. Dr. NICHOL trusted that hon. members would recollect that this most lamentable, most disgraceful proceeding had only occurred within a store period, that government had been pledged to examine it, the probability was teat judicial proceedings would be instituted, and nothing ought to be said or pass which could in any way prejudice the question. Capt. ARCHDALL was understood to say that he treated with scorn and contempt the observations which heti been made by the hen, member for Dublin as to the Orangemen of Ireland. Mr. MOORE withdrew his motion.