A wretched pauper, by name John Reilly, was in attendance
during the whole of Wednesday in tile Dublin Court of Exchequer, expect- ing to he committed as a tithe "rebel." His miserable appearance excited the compassion of a reporter, who gave him a trifle ; and others followed the charitable example, so that the poor fellow for the first time in his life became possessed of' a few shillings, lie was not ex- amined on Wednesday, but was again sent to gaol, and brought into court OH Thursday; when Baron PENNEFATHER, for very shame, could not send him back again, but said to the counsel for the plaintiff, the Dean of Ardagh, Dr. MURRAY—" You had better let that man go." His debt was three years' arrear of tithe at 3s. 4d. a year. For this sum of ten shillings he had been in prison for six weeks at the suit of a Dean ! Of course he was liberated ; saying, "Lord bless your honour ! but for the money the gentlemen gave me yesterday, I should never be able to get home."
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