We sincerely believe that if the people of Ireland could
be got to express their opinion of their Resident Magistrates without any fear of being taken to task for it by their local leaders, they would speak of many of them with cordial respect and gratitude. Seventy-five inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of Tipperary, chiefly tenants of Mr. Smith-Barry, have just signed an address to Colonel Caddell, on his departure from the district, thanking him in very hearty terms for his successful effort to reconcile them to Mr. Smith-Barry, and thereby to save Tipperary from ruin. A year or two ago, Colonel Caddell was severely run down by the Nationalists for his conduct at Tipperary at the time of the trial, and Mr. Morley, amongst others, criticised it sharply. Now, Colonel Caddell is regarded as the true friend of the people, as, indeed, most of the Resident Magis- trates have practically proved themselves. But for the cues given by agitators, the Resident Magistrates would be some of the most popular men in Ireland.
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