The Sun. — 1866-04-19 (London, England)

IRELAND.  DUBLIN, April 18.  Mr. Byers, the innkeeper who was shot in the neck by Mr. Sutcliffe, at Glasnevin, some time ago, appeared yesterday at the Capel-street Police-court to give evidence in the case. Mr. Sutcliffe was also present, and surrendered to his bail. Byers declined to prosecute, stating that he conscientiously believed the whole occurrence was accidental. It is said that he has received pecuniary compensation for the injury he sustained. Mr. Sutcliffe was then discharged. The two men in custody for shooting a man named Brophy in Thomas-street were again remanded by Mr. Allen yesterday, the wounded man being still in a precarious state.  From a report furnished to the Government by Dr. Neilson Hancock on the deposits in joint-stock banks in Ireland, it appears that the increase of £2,628,376 during the year 1865—viz., from £14,422,176 in 1864 to £17,050,552 in 1865—was greater than the largest previous increase in one year—viz., of £2,510,233, from £7,263,091 in 1851. to £10,773,324 in 1852. It also appears that the increase of £4,083,821 in the last two years exceeded the withdrawals during the four bad years, 1860-63, by £1,008,412, so that the deposits, £17,050,552, at the end of 1865 exceeded by £1,000,000 the previous maximum of £16,042,140 in 1859. The deposits of £17,050,552 are more than twice the amount in 1850—viz., £8,268,838, and three times the amount in 1840—viz., £5,567,851. Considered with reference to changes in population, the deposits in 1840 were 13s. 7d. per head of population ; in 1850, £1 2s. ld. ; in 1860, £2 14s. Id. ; and in 1865, £3 35., or nearly five times the amount per head of population as in 1840. As an evdience of absolute progress in wealth, and of the recovery from the effects of losses in recent years, these figures are more interesting. They show, too, that there is no want of Irish capital for the improvement of land, or for any other legitimate Irish enterprise. Upon the larger question of the wealth of Ireland, as compared with other portions of the United Kingdom, the extraordinary advantages which England and Scotland enjoy over Ireland in mines and minerals, and consequently in manufactures, have led to an equally remarkable accumulation of capital. One bank—the London and Westminster—holds for back deposits, circular notes, and other money payable on demand, no less a sum than £12,224,571. The Irish returns include deposits alone ; but if even the cash balances were added, the sum in all the banks would not much exceed what is held by one English bank. A soldier named John O'Leary, returning to the depot of his regiment in Ireland, last nighteeiu a either committed suicide by leaping overboard ito Dublin, th Nymph steamer, bound from IToi y or was drowned by falling overboard ; accidentally it has not been clearly ascertained which. Efforts were, it is reported, made to save him or to find the body, but without effect. It appears he left a wife and children on board the steamer. Copies of the following document, written in a bold hand, on slips of paper about the size of an ordinary foolscap page, were found posted on Sunday morning at the entrance to several of the churches in Cork :  --,-,lrishmen,—You are earnestly requested not to go to the Races, or to go Maying. It is too soon to Forget Those that Sacrificed their Liberty for you, in Their endeavour to Right the Wrong. It is those fat-gutted fellows that's getting up the Races for your Oppression. Remember the Banished—John Lynch, Bryan Dillon, O'Donovan Rossa, &c. " God Save the Green !" (A sketch of four croppy-pikes crossed.) The police removed the placards immediately on their attention being attracted by them.  " Old Fritz," who raises pigs and cabbages somewhere in Queen's county, appeared before Judge 11— as witness :—Question by the Court : " Your name ?"—Answer by Fritz :—" Veil, I calls mineself Fritz. But may be so—l don't know—it is Yawcup. You see, Mr. Chudge, mine moder she have two little poys ; one of them was me, and one was my proder, and t'oder was me ; I ton't know which, and my moder she .ton't know, and one of us was named Fritz and t'oder Yawcup—or one Yawcup and t'oder Fritz, I ton't know which ; and one of us got died ; but mine moder she never could tell which it was, me or mine proder who got died. So, Mr. Chudge, I does not know whether lam Fritz or Yawcup ; and mine moder she ton't know." A bill in the New York Senate, prohibiting the issue of free passes by railroad companies, has passed to a third reading.