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Cardinal Culleri has issued another pastoral bitterly condemnatory of Fenianism. It is allied, he says, with Orangemen and interested land agents to prevent useful legislation. A demonstration of tenant farmers of the county Leitrim, was held on November 23, at Carrick-on-Shannon, the Earl of Granard in the chair. Resolutions favoring fixity of tenure and condemning absenteeism were passed. On November 23, a procession of about four thousand Fenians passed through the city of Cork, headed by a band playing the "Dead March in Saul." This demonstration was in honour of the memories of the three men who killed Sergeant Brett, of Manchester in Septemqer 1867. The Commissioners who inquired into the disturbances. in Deny on the occasion of Prince Arthur's visit have sent in their report, that it is now in the printer's hands. It is understood that they have recommended the cessation of the outdoor celebrations, and the substitution of constabulary for the old city police In an article headed "Self Reliance," an lri.°h contemporary discusses the chances of an insurrection at great length ; the force of the English gaarison is estimated ; the number, means, and spirit of the disaffected classes set off against them.; the military capacity of British officers treated in. contemptuous terms, "and contrasted with Americans, who are ready to 1 plage themselves at the head of a movement in Ireland ; and the issue of a struggle predicted with confidence. A tenant-right meeting was held in Dundalk Court House on November 29. Lord Bellew presided. About 50 persons, specially admitted, composed the attendance. Five resolutions declaringfor tenantright -were proposed together, formally put, and declared carried. Just as this was.done an immense howlingmobstormed; the plaice^ and stopped further proceedings, in spite of the expostulations of several priests. Lord Bellew and Mr Callan, M.P., endeavored to speak on the amnesty question, but the mob drowned their voices with yells of "Rossa!" "God save Ireland !" " Amnesty !" The gentlemen then: retired. The meeting proper lasted only five minutes.. On the occasion of the election on Nov. 23 of .a dispensary doctor for Murroe, in the County of Limerick, it was found necessary, to occupy the village by a force -of 200 police, three companies of the 70th Regiment, and a troop of Hussars—forming altogether a; small army of 500 men, under the command of resident magistrates and their respective officers. The soldiers, we learn, were posted in the police barracks and ;the surrounding grounds with their arms "stacked" and the horses ready saddled .for active service :at a moment's notice. The police were drawn up in front of the dispensary, the causa tetenima of the. impending battle being the choice between two village doctors. One can conceive how .pleasant all this must have been for some old woman, perhaps waiting; for her pills, yet only allowed to .take them with ' ' all the pomp and: circumstance of war." . The following "order hi coiincil" by the Ribandmen was posted on the chapels of Laragh, Lavey, Clifferna, and Carrick- : alien on the 21st of -November :— " Proclamation! — Whereas it has come to our •knowledge that several Catholics are in the custom: of having work done by Proiestant. millers, artificers, and others, we do hereby give notice to such parties, and -all others concerned, that we liave cognis : ance of the abuse ; and, as it ispuni&hsble in no bther court but burs, we do distinctly charge our officers to report the names of all Catholics who go to William Mitchell's mill of Killyconnell, near Stradone, to have their, work done there, ;or any other artificer ;6r tradesman, in order that weimay define the amount of punishment:; and we have; given orders to disperse this our procliraatipiir in order that no Catholic may -plead . igMr&nt .of dur | will;. and command. : We further give notice to all heretics i'fof "every: denomination and damned Orangemeri, that vre have given orders, should^they transgress our lawsy that we will consume them by night in their houses. Remember Wild Goose Lodge and Scullibogue barn and tremble. Done at oxtr Council Chamber, Nov. 20, 1869." At the annual Colston Festival, which was "held-at Bristol on. .November 13, (Mr J. Stansfield, M.P., in referring to the land questun, said : — (t I proclaim and j maintain the difficulty and the complexity of that, question. But there can be no greater mistake than to suppose that a sense of responsibility meant weakness, •or that a perception of the difficulties of ;that task which has to be performed, and ■which shall be performed, meant a faint heart or an uncertain mind, I can tell you nothing of what details will be. It is not permitted to me at this moment to tell you etfe'ri iwhat the outlines of that measure may be, -But I : can,tell.you gome* thing of the spirit iw* which :it w-ill be conceived and produced ; and! tell you this, that the. same honesty, the same courage, • the same conscience, the same mastery at ouce of principles and of details, the same

comprehensive grasp, the same untiring labor ai)d energy which conceived and passed the Irish Church Bill, are at work at this moment in the conception, and will remain at work in the elaboration and the -defence, of a measure in reference to the question of the Irish land. I ask yon, do you feel faint hearts with reference to the | question ? For one, I say that 1 believe that the faculties, 1 the devotion, and the courage which, produced success in the case of the Irish Church, will ultimately reap for us some reward upon this question too." The following appears in the liish Times of November 6 : — ln consequence of a speech, delivered by Mr G. H. Moore at Navan, in reply to The O'Donoghue's letter to the Amnesty Association, The O'Donoghue sent a hostile message to Mr Moore, demanding a meeting in France or in Belgium. Mr Moore replied, naming Major Lynch as his friend, and stating that Major Lynch would proceed at once ; to the Burlington Hotel, London, where-, he would await the arrival of The O'Donoghue's friend for the purpose of arranging a hostile meeting as proposed. On November 3 Major Lynch received a letter from Mr P. J. Smyth, on the part of The O'Donoghue, asking him to appoint a place of meeting. On the same day Major Lynch wrote to Mr Smyth, appointing Boulogne for the purpose in qnestion, and stating that he would meet Mr Smyth at Boulogne. Upon ..this' Mr Smyth expressed_to Major Lynch a wish that an interview should take place between them for the purpose of avoiding, if possible, the necessity of proceeding to the Continent. Mr Smyth expressed his willingness to withdraw The O'Donoghue's letter to Mr Moore, in case an arrangement could be carried out between them ; and Major Lynch agreed in the same case to withdraw Mr Moore's letter in reply to The O'Donoghue. These preliminaries having been complied -with, Mr Smyth asked for a withdrawal of certain passages, referring to The O'Donoghue, contained in Mr Moore's speech at the Navan' meeting, and Major Lynch having drawn his attention to the expressions in The O'Donoghue's letter to the .Amnesty Association, which Mr Mo^re- believed were intended to apply, to him, and to which that speech was a reply, MrSmyth assured Major Lynch that The- O'Donoghue's letter to the-Amnesjty Association was not intended to apply |ij>. Mr Moore personally. Major Lynch, on'; the part of Mr Moore, ;had no hesitation in declaring that if Mr i Moore . at the Navan meeting used words ■ calculated to impute dishonorable motives to The O'Donoghue in the discharge of his public dutyj he did not consider him justified in making such an imputation, and as for his allusion, to The O'Donoghue's Irish distinction, Mr Moore disclaimed any intention of casting a sneer upon the ancient family of The O'Donoghue. (Signed) P. C. Lynch, P. J. Smyth. Burlington 'Hotel. London, Nov. 5,1869. In a telegram forwarded early on Nov. 38, the London correspondent of the Irish Times says: — "Wijbhin the last 48 hours information, which places the matter beyond doubt or question, has reached the Government that the man who paused as ' Colonel' Kellyj and who was rescued at the Fenian demonstration in Manchester, when Sergeant Brett lost his life, was the identical person named Martin who came by his death a few weeks since in London from the overturning of a cab en route to a Fenian gathering jn Drury Lane. The source. from which, this statement comes justifies me in describing the identification as authentic and ,in every respect reliable." An elaborate placard was posted in; Waterford, denouncing the Act of Union with England, andr,*alling on the electors; to reject both Mr Bernal Osborne and Mr Grubb in favor of "Captain Mackey." "If you will have a representative," it stated, "return Captain Mackey, now a ' convicted felon' in an English dungeon. Thus will you prove to England that you deem parliamentary representation a farce, moral force a humbug,' and that the cause of Irelaud can best be served on the hillside of our native {land. Vote, then, for .Oaptain.Mackey. His return will place him. and you-inyqrir proper colors before the world." The election has terminated in the defeat df>!Mtr;3ernal Osborne, his opponent, SirH. >?inston Barron, having a majority of only 3.6. Sir H. W. Barron sat for Waterford from 1.832 to 1852, and again from 1865 to.' the close of the last Parliament. At the general election he was signally defeated, being 143 below the lowest on the poll, and 355 below- the highest. On the present occasion ..Sir ; Henry polled fewer than in November last. ;' A flacard.extensively posted in Temple-; more announced that O'Donovan Rossa would be put forward as a candidate for ( the representation of Tipperary. The r nomination of this distinguished convict was very warmly taken up by the national; journals, who told the electors that "the eye? of all Ireland, of the Empire, of the world, were on them" 'on this memorable occasion. The Irishman challenged " the English Government to open the < prison gates as the- Emperor opened the frontier to Rochefort ;" anfL asserted that^if ihe contest should reßulfc in the return of O'Donovan Rossa, the election would be' such an epoch in the Irish history-as th 6 Clare election of the non-emancipated O'Connell was. The nomination for Tipperary was held on Nov. 22. O'Donovan 1 Rossa, Gill, D.-. C. Heron, Q.C., and Crean, were nominated. The show of hands was iv favor of Rossa. Gill and Crean retired. A prill was demanded for Mr Heron, and the election took place on Nov. 25, when O'Donovan Rossa was\ elected, the gross poll : being : ; — O'Donovan Rossa, 1132 j Heron, 1030. The following is the detailed polling: — O'Donovan Rossa— Cashel, 142 .; Thnrles, 414 ; Tipperary, 497 ; Nenagh, 34 ; Clonmel, 45. Mr Heron— Cashel, 132; Thurles,lso ; Tipperaryj JO ;: Nfenaghj 609 ; Clonmel, 129. Heron's and Barry's (Sqlieidor- j General) effigies, were carried about and abused through the -town. On Nov. 27, Rossa was declared duly elected by ithie ; High-Sbcritf at-€lonmel,. and in the Government Gazette; of> Nov. 30, the hon. member is " duly gazetted." In referring to this.subjoct a contemporary says :,' *'* It maybe pointed out that it will be impossible for O'Denovait Rossa, a convicted, felon, to become a member of the House of Commons. That assembly, which: re-, fuses to allow a baukrupt to remain a member of its House, and which expelled James Sadleir for having fled from justice., could not tolerate a convict. The highest authorities, from L^qrd Coke downwards,, have held that a man convicted of treason or felony is disqualified not only fj*om sitting in. the House', '-but also from being elected, unless he has cither received a

pardon under the Great Seal, or has served i out the term of his punishment. Not to go back to the times of Wilkes and his contests in Middlesex, it will be sufficient to quote the precedent of 1848, when Smith O'Brien, having been convicted of treason, Lord John Russell, then Prime Minister, moved, ' That it appears that William Smith O'Brien has been convicted of an offence which necessarily incapacitates a person, hitherto a Member of Parliament, from remaining a member of this House 1 ." Smith O'Brien being thus civilly dead, inoapabable of retaining his Beat,; and equally incspable of being elected, a new writ was at once ordered for the county of Limerick. In the present instance, we maintain that although Rossa has a majority, Mr Heron is the elected member for Tipperary." The Rev; Mr Ryan, in proposing Crean, said the landlords were frightened out of their jackets because people had given up the old system of taking revenge, and were acting on a new, patent, and most successful principle, which he was not binding to, because as a priest he was a man of peace ; but now the tenant would not trust father, brother, or mother with the secret of what he intended to do ; but went out, took his revolver, and "tumbled" his landlord. This assertion was received with loud cries of " Bravo !" prolonged cheers, and demonstrations indicative of the fact: that the speaker's meaning was understood;^ . ._,.„,...'•:■.,...., „.>.., - -