IRELAND.
The exciting incident in Dublin this week—and nowhere else out of Ire- land—is the trial before the Commission Court of Colonel Browne and some sixteen studentsof Trinity College for participation in the unseemly riots that took place when Lord Eglinton entered Dublin. The proceedings be- gan on Monday with On trial of Colonel Browne, the commandant of the police. He is excused of unlawfully commanding the police to assault the students; and the students are accused of unlawfully assaulting the police.
On Thursday the Jury, after a few minutes' deliberation, returned a ver- dict of "Not Guilty" in the case of Colonel Browne. It was received with applause.
An attempt has been made to murder Mr. Daniel Mather, a Scotch gen- tleman, on his estate near Ballinasloe. Mr. Mather bought lands there some years ago ; in consequence of introducing an improved system of agrirulture, Mr. Mather had to remove a number of tenants having trifling holdings, but, it is said, he acted very liberally towards them ; one man Pat Colohan' re- fused to give up possession of a house, and the law had man, appealed to in his case. On the morning of the 17th, Mr. Mather was riding over his lands ; a man concealed in a ditch, behind a bush, fired at him, and wounded him in the back, but not mortally. Mr. Mather was able to ride home. His labourers showed great apathy ; his cottiers and their children had remained mostly in doors on that morning. Mr. Mather got a view of his assailant as he was running away—he recognized him as Pat Colohan ; Colohan was arrested, and has been examined by a magistrate. He is a man of sixty. The Earl of Eglinton has paid a second visit to the model schools of the National Board of Education to assist at the examination of the pupas. After it was over he complimented the pupils, and warmly urged them to inculcate in those schools where in future they would teach the a principles they had learned at the model school; and above all
gate try to preserve good feeling and fellowship among those com- mitted to their charge, and lessen, as far as they could, those sectarian differences which exist.
Mr. W. W. Brereto ,n Q.C. a zealous supporter of the Derby Govern- ment, has been appointed Assistant Barriliter of Kerry,". in the room of Mr. M`Dermott. :14
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