The dreaded 12th of July passed off in Ireland withont
an insurrection. There was a riot or two of course, and two or three lives were lost, and a few Catholic schools were sacked ; but in Ulster those are trivialities. The apprehension was very serious, and a friend writes to explain why it was not realized. The whole tone of the administration in Ulster has been suddenly changed. There is justice there at last. Even in Lord Clarendon's time the administration was "liberal, but Protestant. Of Ulster magis- trates 99 per cent., of police officers 80 per cent., were Protestant. An Ulster jury would be sure to convict a policeman who shot an Orangeman of murder at least. Now, a Catholic Chancellor is breaking the hearts of Orange Lords-Lieutenant by insisting on their making Catholics magistrates Catholic stipendiary magis- trates are stationed at some of the principal points of the pro- vince, and the number of Catholic police has been greatly in- creased." The private policeman, usually a Papist, would be delighted to use his breech-loader, if need be, impartially, and the Orangemen knowing this, at least realize the superior beauty of moral force. Impartiality, in fact, is producing order.
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