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NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY,. FEBRUARY 28, 1873.—TRIPLE SHEET. “PRIESTLY INTIMIDATION.” British State Prosecution of the Irish Priesthood. BENCH V PULPIT. Specimens of Irish Feeling Against Judge Keogh. THREATS OF VIOLENCE Parhiamcatary Endorsement of the Hated Magistrate. THE TRIAL OF FATHER LOFTUS. Right of Clergymen to Influence and Advise Their People in Elections. A JURY DISAGREE. Popular Rejoicing and a Prophecy of -Irish Independence from the Discharged Prisoner. DuBLIM, Feb, 6, 1873, Tn my previous letters I have detailed the causes which led to the intense dissatisfaction of Ireland at.the judgment of Judge Keogh in the Gal- way election cases, At first the judgment was received in a silence like that which precedes thunder, Inetwo days the storm broke. The Freeman’s Journal appealed in an extraordinary address to the people of Ire- land to subscribe to a vindication fund, which would at once save Captain Nolan from ruin and mark their honor at the insults heaped upon the clergy by the learned Judge. Those who were best acquainted with Ireland supposed that this fund, to which the Freeman itself subscribed £50, would at most reach to a couple or three thousand pounds. But feeling was deeper than any one imagined; and when the fierce onslaughts of thy Judge upon the priests were thoroughly under- stood, the whole Catholic people became furious)y excited, and talked and resolved and wrote and gave money ina manner altogether unparalleled io the history of agitation. The Archbishop of Tuam subscribed 100 guineas, Mr, Mitchell-Henry, Captain Nolan’s old opponent, gave a similar sum. For months not a day passed but brought hundreds of pounds to the vindication fund, and this without anpéal or organization, or pressure or energy of any kind whatever. The movement once started was earried to a wonderful conclusion by the sponta- neous will of the people themselves. There was aot a village of consideration in Ireland that did fot send up its quota. Meetings were held not for the purpose of gaining subscriptions, for that was unnecessary, but for the purpose of denounc- ing the Judge and the judgment and taking meas- ares to procure his removal from the Bench. Peti- tions were signed al! over the country. Letters of the most inflammatory and wicked character were daily published, and usually from clergymen. One Magistrate was dismissed from the Commission of the Peace for the violence of his language, and 0 less a person than the Earl of Granard was re- @oved from the Lieutenancy of the county of Longford for his denunciation of the Judge. That anfortunate gentleman was assailed in the news- papers of the party with a _ virulence and, indeed, a brutality which no provoca- tion could excuse. The pictorial prints were foremost in lawlessness, and it is not too much to say that many of them contained what might be fairly construed into ineitements to as- sassination. His wayward career and personal diniculties were denounced in language which was devoid of the faintest shred 01 charity. Every day brought a new discovery of his inlamy. All the | Sadleir transactions were retailed and no lie or | libel was too gross for application to Judge Keogh, | He declared from the bench that he had privately | received “the most terrible denunciations,” His house and person were guarded night and day by Policemen. His wile received once through the st aud once in her very carriage a widow’s cap. have been toid that he found @ threat of assas- | sination under his napkin at his own dinner table. In railways he wes accompanied by detectives. He was burned in efigy in the streets of Dublin half 8 dozen times and the valid winked at the delin- uents. He was burned in es ef in seventy towns throughout the country, hanged in the public mar- ket place, flung blazing into rivers and no man was made amenable to the law. There was not, | from end toend of the country, a voice raised in his behalf, save by Urangemen and tories, whose advocacy and applause but increased tenfold the popular indignation. he storm was carried INTO PARLIAMENT, | The Irish liberal members repaired to the House of Commons laden with a people’s rage. Three or four motions for his removal were withdrawn in favor of something like an impeachment, drawn up yes Butt, The government were worried night | er night by questions as to their intentions, and Judge Keogh wentto England to detend himself with those on whom he mainly relied, I have iton the best authority that his levees—for they were little less—were only inferior to those of Mr. Stan- ley, the discoverer of Livingstone. He stayed at the Langham Hotel, and dukes and duchesse, earls | anc countesses, lords, baronets and ladies, bish- | ops, commoners and publicists, hastened to assure him of their sympathy and support. In Ireland there prevailed a notion that he would stay the fury by resignation; but the thought proved iittle | knowledge of Judge Keogh’s temper. He was an | nounced to go circuit with Judge Lawson, and I know tor a positive fact that Judge Lawson re- ceived a letter telling him not to sit or ride near Judge Keogh lest he might be shot. But the two Judgee went round circuit together. It was in Ul- ster, and every grand jury presented him with an address of congratulation and cordial sympathy. Meantime, the most imposing precautions were taken. A pilot engine containing soldiers ran in advance of the train in which he sat surrounded by detectives, Atevery station these got ont and re- mained at the door; so that an assassin should have shot half a dozen men and been arrested to a certainty even in an attempt to reach the Judge. But he was burned in efigy by the Catholics in sev- ‘al Of the assize towns under his very window and is his very presence, And he showed no signs of fear. He came back to Dublin and walked about the streets quite unprotected, J should mention that the JUSTICE OF HIS DECISION eas thoroughly admitted ; fault only was found with jus language. which there is. nodenying was wholly | upjudicial, oiten unjustifiable and always unneces- sary. The clergy of the metropolitan diocese un- ger the presidency of Cardinal Cullen censured the language and demeanortof; the Galway priests, while they called upon Parliament to remove Judge Keogh trom the bench. And the same distinction ‘was generally observed, with this grave excep- tion, that the language employed in denouncing him was usually quite as furious as that for which they condemned him. But we have nothing but superlatives in Ireland. Meantime PARDIAMENT was occupied in naifess than three debates on the | question of nis removal. Mr. butt introdaced the question in a speech which Is generully regarded 46 the moat notable failure of his life. Judge Keogh was defended by Mr. Henry James in perhaps *he best speech delivered in the session. The govern- mea! announced ite intention of prosecuting the Bishop of Clonfert, Captain Nolan, Mr. Nolan and Iwenty-one clergymen, and this announcement ‘Was justly regarded a@ an endorsement of Judge Keogh's decision. The hint was not lost upon the liberal ranks, and Mr, Butt, with hardly a score of Supporters, was utterly defeated. Immediately after this Parliament rose. The anxiety about the prosecution directed the Popular teeling Away from the Judge, and at the end of sour monfhs he was allowed to be at peace. The Galway viadication fund, started by the Sreeman's ¥ «ral, reached the astounding total of £16,000, ¢: which ali save £1,000 were received at th \ ee of the Journal, Hl qhen Imention that Captain Nolan was almost | unknown in Ireland, that he was not popniar where he was kaown, that his Po i ‘ is Portacarron resti- ution was regarded as a political atroke rather tie remorse of good nature, you will gather this large sum of money nea: aut Dothil thax A national protest against the manner of the | Jamous judgment. PLAN OF THE COMING TRIAL OF THE PRIE I shai} now brietly explain the manner in which ‘the prosecution may be carried out, ‘1 pace a@ misdemeanor. The Attorney wan: er proceed by sending, in the ordinary way, a bill to a Grapd Jory, or he can file what (A known as an ex ofteio iniormavion in the Court of Queen's Bench. In this latter provedure his’ tiling that information 18 equivaien’ to the finding method chosen by Mr. Attorne; gerald m the case of the Rev. Mr. Conway, who Was tried for this same offence in 1957. I have already told thal of this prosecution’ and its result. ‘The infermation must be filed or the Grand Jury bill found within @ year of the transactions out of which the indictment arises, As the ordinary Galway Assizes will not take pluce withm that time a special commission must be sought if the Attorney General proceed by indictment. In any case the venue must be laid in Galway, and this, orney General rocee! tion in the Court of Queen's Bench afd then apply to have the triai in that Court. ‘A TRIAL IN GALWAY would be simply an absurdity. The application to have the trial in Dublin will be made and granted, and will take place before Lord €hief Justice Whiteside im the course of the term which opens on the 2d of November. It is possible the Court, when granting the application for a change of venue, may order a trial at bar, the effect of which would’be that the full Court of four J 8 would sit and the trial could be proceeded with on any any in or out efterm. This was done when 0’Con- | nell was indicted, It has been held by more than one Judge that the constitutional method of pro- ceeding Would be to have a jury brought from Gal- way to Dublin; but the motion has never been in favor. Lord O’Hagan’s Tory act comes into force on the 1st of January, and it is within the range of possibilities that the Crown may delay 80 a& to secure a jury pobarneny chosen. On the other hand, Parliament sits in February, and Mr, Gladstone could not allow the Attorney General to be away in Ireland, and the prosecution would suffer immensely by his absence. On the whole, I believe the Attorney General will proceed to the prosecution durin; iovember, and, by way of ex oficio intormation, I may mention that THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE , is known as a little infirm in matters religious. On the other hand a trial at bar, before the full Court, would bring to the accused the presence of three Roman Catholic Judges—O’Brien, Fitzgerald and jarry. ° For myself, I believe there is nothing in all this. I have now given a brief history of a contest and an agitation which, taken together, covered a pe- riod of some seven months, Such protogomenon was absolutely necessary for the proper under- stonding of THE MOST IMPORTANT PROSECUTION ever undertaken in Ireland by the English Crown. General, Fitz- The Trial of Father Loftus. DUBLIN, Feb, 10, 1873. | At last the prosecutions arising out of Mr. Justice Keogh’s report on the Galway election petition have been begun. It will be remembered that the Judge, in reporting to the House of Commons, named @ score of Catholic priests, including the Bishop of Clonfert, as guilty of undue influence or intimida- tion under the Corrupt Practices act, 1854. The Attorney General, Mr. Dowse, recommended a Prosecution. He has since become a Baron in the Court of Exchequer, and Mr, Christopher Pailes, Q. C., has succeeded him in the office of Attorney General, and, therefore, in the duty of prosecution. Several motions have been made in the Court of Queen’s Bench on behalf of tne accused, some praying for a trial at Bar (or before the full Court), and some seeking to be tried in the Court of Gal. way. All these motions, so far, have failed, and, after considerable delay, five cases have been fixed for trial, the first of which commenced to-day. The Rev. Messrs. Loftus, Quinn, 0’Grady and O’Brien, will be tried forthwith; and the Lord Bishop of Clonfert, Dr. Duggan, will complete the batch for this term. It need hardly be said that the utmost excitement prevaHs in the city. The arrangements at the Court of Queen’s Bench are exactly similar to those made for the State trials of Fenian prisoners, The police surround all the Precincts of the court; admission is only granted to manifestly respectable persons—to clergymen and officials; the proceedings are characterized by a gravity which could not be exceeded were the traverser (Mr. Loftus) on trial for his life, and acuridus and excited mob crowd the vast hall from morning until night. The method of select- ing the jury has never been tried in Ireland before. Lord Chancélior O’Hagan’s Jury act came into force on the 1itn of January, this year. Under its provisions the whole panel for the county | of Dublin was called over—amounting to some 760 names, The Crown and the traverser chal- lengea in turn until the number was reduced to five and twenty, and that number came into Court and twelve were selected therefrom. This morn- ing the Lord Chief Justice (Whiteside) directed the jury to be called the first time on fines of £50— an unparalleled proceeding. Eight gentlemen were fined, one of whom stated that he could not get through the crowd outside, but His Lordship im. | poeee the fine, leaving the juror to make his case ereafter, The twelve men were selected in as many minutes—seven being Catholics, three Prot- estants and two Quakers. In this composition there are certainly all the elements to insure a dis- agreement, FATHER LOFTUS’ OFFENCE, It may be well here to say a word or two as tothe rt taken in the great election contest by the Rev. r. Loitus. On turning to the judgment I find that he probably outdistanced all his colleagues in sup- porting the cause of the Catholic canuidate, Cap- tain Nolan. Heis alleged to have been guilty of intimidation on four several occasions, and Judge Keogh, beyond question believing in his guilt, em- loyed concerning him the most extraordinary language. He called him “a deliberate perjurer—a wretch (for I can call him nothing else), who never can have climbed a father’s knee or embraced a mother’s neck,” aud then says of a witness that he was “called to vamp up the debauched evidence of that dreadful priest.” Judge Keogh further spoke of him as the companion of “the rene monster,"? Patrick Barrett, whose son, er Barrett, was tried four times for shooting at Captain Lambart, and finally acquitted. To decide the charge founded on the evidence, which Judge Keogh cen- sidered sufficient to justify this denunciation, the resent criminal prosecution has been instituted. ir. Loftus is detended by Mr. Isaac Butt, Q. C., M. P,, and G. Mews, Carton and McDermott. ‘The Crown is represented by Mr. Palles (Attorney Gen- eral), Sergeant Armstrong, Dr. Ball, M. P., and Mr. Nash. Considerable interest centred in the opening STATEMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. It is well known that the duty cast upon him is most irksome to his feelings. He isa devout Cath- oilc, pledged to all Catholic aspirations; a man of sterling honor and unfinching principle. That the Crown have determined to see fair play is suggested in the fact that they have Tesorted to the extraor- dinary safeguard of associating with Mr. Palles Dr. Bail, the tory Attorney General under Mr. Dis- racli. In Ireland, where everything is miserably and contemptibly sectarian, every move is watched With jealousy, and it is openly debated whether Dr. Ball is employed to give Protestants assurance of justice or to watch the leanings of Mr. Palles. So far as the opening speech went, nothing could be mere satisfactory. He stated the case against Mr. Loitus with singular impartiality. The traverser is Catholic curate of the parish of Dunmore, in the county of Galway. He is charged with having been guilty ol intimidation on four occasions—twice on the altar in his chapel, once in Dunmore and ence inTuam. Tne Dunmore and Tuam offences were committed while mobs filled the towns, and there is considerable variance between the statements of witnesses for the Crown. This difficulty has been to @ great extent obviated by the terms of the ex aficio information lodged by the Attor- ney General. Itis not necessary to prove the ver- bal accuracy of the language imputed to Mr. Loftus. For his conviction it wiil be sufficient to establish a general tenor and purport in his speeches; but this ‘ity will tell as much in his favor as against him. The chief of the four cases and that on which the Crown mainly relies, is said to have occurred in his own chapel in presence of the congregation. Among his parishioners was 4 family named O'Loughlin, The father had espoused the cause of Captain Trench, and his two ; Sons were employed as paid canvassers, On the Sunday in question one of the sons (Charles) sat in the chapel beside aman named Monagha Mr. Loitus, from the altar, pointed out that this “young Le O'Loughlin, had the audacity to canvass Ais parishioners,” that his Henry O'Loughlin, father, “was a drunken bully,” and that the whole family might turp over to Mr. Lyons as soon as they pleased. Mr. Lyons is the Protestant clergy- man in Dunmore, and this challenge is relied vpoa as intimating that the conduct of the O’Loughiins in supporting Captain Trench really ostracised them from the Catholic communion. But Father Loitus Jurther stated that all who voted for Trench would “go down *o their graves with the brand of Cain upon their brows, and their children after them." This, if established against him, must result in his conviction, fur it comes within the definition of UNDUB INFLUENCE, as construed by the authorities. Mr. Loftus said that a circular had been issued by a Mr, Griffiths, a land agent, and then, cerrecting himself, said there Was no My. GriMiths, bu Mrs. Master Griffiths, who wore the breeches, and there was not a tailor in the town could Gt ber.” This sort of vulgar declamation would seem to be thought nothing of in Galway; for Mr. Charles O'Longhimn, on being asked if Mr. Loitus had said thing offensive personally to Im, replied in the ative, adding, quite casually, “Oh, no! he only called me a biackguard!” This from a solicitor, a respectable, intelligent man, is sufficient to dis- cover the amenities which prevail tn the great archdiocese. Every witness produced, save one, swore that Mr. Loftus used the expression ce cerning the orand of Cain; and it was further tes tifed that at the conclusion of an address in Irish the people beat their breasts and behaved io the most excited manner. Mr. O'Loughiin’s heuse was attacked and bis family threatened in various Wi {tus on other occasions denounced the landiofds, crying, “Down with the tyrants! Down with the persecutors!” and Mr. Barrett, a landord and magistrate, saw him on the polling day, at the head ofa violent mob, “shouting and raging in the wildest manner imaginabie.” A rather comic and quite characteristic — inci- dent was proved to have occurred on that occasion, Mr. Barrett and a couple Of others were the only persons in favor of Trench the whole mob were for Nolan, Mr. Barrett, 0 coming Warmed, stodd upon a car and read the @awand Jury upou theiy outs, ilyy was tug Mol act, calle Upon JO PEOPIC 10 disperKe—Lp himself being the only person threatened. Out of Ireland such a circumstance would be impossible. ‘This same Mr. Barrett gave a sketch of his rela- tions with his » Bot at all unsug- ative of * which seridom 8 still carried on in the wilder parts of the country. Mr, Butt very strenuously forced Mr. Barrett to answer the question whether & certain tenant would not have voted for Nolan had he not been influenced by him. Mr. Barrett re- plied with great maiveté that the man was left to himself altogether; that he had his own iree will; that no one pressed him; and then added, “Except myself, of course.” Finally he admitted that had the man been left alone he would have yoted for Nolan, and that he had induced him to vote for ‘Trench. Mr. Barrett aiso described how a tenant of his—an old man—had gone down on his knees to him, kissed the ground and prayed to be allowed to Ho away irom the polling place; that he was aMicted with epilepsy, and that crowds were a horror to him, Mr, Barrett confessed the man’s abject slavery was hateful to him; but the fact re- mains that in Ireland tenants do such obeisance to species, é denouement of the business was quite in keeping with the m{scrable features of the story. Next morning the epiieptic oid man and his two fons drove to the poll and voted against Mr. Bar- yett’s wish, and, as they say, “ACCORDING TO THEIR CONSCIENCE.” ° During the hearing of the evidence Chief Justice Whiteside threatened to clear the Court if any laughter followed the answers of witnesses. Lordship was in @ very crusty hamor, which found vent at the prolonged absence from the box ot a pee who, during luncheon time, had lost his way in the neighborhood. The Chief fined him £20 for having delayed the Court, a8 he did, for an hour, whereupon the poor juror replied that he was ‘out “ating a rowl, fe he was hangry, and that it was a dear bite him.” Aiter hali a dozen witnesses had sustained the charges against Mr. Loftus— their direct examination remaining quite un- shaken—the Court adjourned. ‘The trial will prob- ably conclude in a day or two more, DuBiin, Feb, 12, 1873, Very little evidence in addition to that sum- marized in my last letter was produced on the part of the Crown, Mr. Bowles, a landed propriec- tor, testified to hearing Father Loitus cry, “Down with the landlords!” at Dunmore and at Tuam. He also heard him cry, ‘Well done, Pat Barrett!” that individual having hurled the filthiest language at the landlord party. I regret to say that there is little room for cavil as to whether Father Loftus committed himself to words of the most repre- hensible and indescribable character; but the case against him did not rest on questions of taste or decency, and this feature in his offence may there- fore be dismissed, A Mr. David Rutledge, a gen- tieman of position in the county, dared a good deal in his answers to a flerce cross-examination by Mr. Butt. He very candidly stated that he now swore quite differently from that which he swore at the trial of the election petition in Galway, for the sufficient reason that his opinion of Mr. Lottus had changed totally since he had read the evidence which that gentleman gave on that occasion. The effect of Mr. Rutledge’s change of opinion was that he would not believe what Mr, Loitus swore. This declaration from a Catholic gentleman took the Court rather by surprise, and astonished Mr. Butt into considerable anger, But Mr. Rutledge held to his ground firmly, and swore as to the filthy language of Barrett and its approval by Loftus, who cried out, “(Well done, Pat Barrett! Down with the landlords! To hell with the land- lords!” It should be observed that at the election petition trial Mr. Loftus swore he never used those words, and that in this particular matter he was contradicted by several witnesses. With Mr. Rutledge’s evidence the case for the Crown closed, and Mr. Butt proceeded, in a speech of two hours’ duration, to state the delence of Mr. Loitus. Mr. Butt was never more beneath his reputation. He labored paintully to show that whatever Mr, Loftus had said was justified by the jurious character of the contest between priests and landlords, and, in point of fact, admitted much of the language and endeavored to paliiate its effect. He applied himself to the particular case in which the words ‘brand of Cain” were alleged to have been used, and argued with some in- genuity that the ignorant peasants who heard Father Loftus believed simply that the “brand” meant personal disgrace and nothing more. ‘The one good stroke in thé speech was made in vindi- cation of THE RIGHT OF CLERGYMEN TO ADDRESS THEIR PEOPLE FROM THE ALTAR. He quoted trom a judgment reported in the books, wherein it was laid down that it was a small matter whether language complained of in cases of this kind was used in a place of worship or not. Hereupon Chief Justice Whiteside im- 1 Permaualy demanded the Judge’s name, and said | he would not accent that as a judicial decision. Mr, Butt replied that the judgment was reported, and proceeded to quote the Judge—“1 recognize | fully the rght of the Catholic clergymen to address their congregations, to teil them that one man is for the country, another man against the country. Nay more, 1 would not hold a very hard and fast | line as to the language used in excited times by Catholic priests—it may be iznpetuous and zealous and doubtful provided it don’t operate to the ex- tent of what is known to be ILLEGITIMATE INFLUENCE.” The Lora Chief Justice bere insisted on having the name of the Judge, and Mr. Butt, amid suouts of derisive laughter, cried out “Judge Keogh.” The anger of the Chief was ill-concealed, and Mr, Butt, as is common with him, rose irom this mo- ment to a higher eloquence and more impassioned appeal. But when he resumed his seat the opinion was general that he had but lamely done his part, -He cailed but two witnesses to prove that in ad- dressing his par®hioners Mr. Loitus had used words which, being omitted by other witnesses, considerably altered the character of the address, ‘These two gentiemen, Mr. Martin McDonnell and Mr. Stephen McDonagh, agreed thathesaid, “Any one who will vote for Captain Trench, against his conscience, will go down with the brand of Cain upon his brow.” The words “against his con- science’? were relied upon as qualilying the whole tenor of the observation, but it was subject of re- mark that of 200 persons in the chapel but two were produced to establish this allegation. Sergeant Armstrong then addressed the jury for the Crown and Mr. McDermott replied on the } Whole case for Mr. Loftus. The Lord Chief Justice | then charged the jury. From the interests invoived in the trial, the character of the offence, the posi- tion of the accused, and the well known tendency of His Lordship’s min«, his remarks were keenly watched by counsel for the defence. His Lordship spoke fer a couple of hours, He stated the law as to intimidation, and replied to Mr, Butt’s stric- tures on the statute by saying that the pith of the law was simply this—that if anybody by himself or through another in any way influenced or coerced a voter in his desire to vote, either BY TEMPORAL OR SPIRITUAL THREAT, | or by arousing fears for the present or the future, | that man was guilty of undue influence. He then told the jury that if they believed what witnesses had sworn as to the language in the chapel they must find Mr. Loftus guilty; if putting witness against witness they believed those for the Crown, they must find him guilty; but, as this was a criminal prosecution, if they had a just doubt they should lean to. the accused and give him a verdict of acquittal. In reviewin; the evidence of the Dunmore transaction His Lord. ship said if the jury believed that cars were placed across the read by the mob headed by Father Loftus, and that this was done with the intention of hindering voters on the opposite side from pur- suing their way, then the case against Father Loftus was proved. He concluded by warning the jury not to shrink from their duty but to prove themselves independent of threats and fears and possible persecutions, When the jury had been in consultation three- quarters of an hour they came into Court and the foreman asked if they believed the witnesses as to the Dunmore transaction what verdict should they find, The Chief Justice Oy bees @ verdict of guilty, Mr. Butt here called upon His Lordshtp torecall that expression, which he said amounted to a direction against the accused. He insisted upon the question being left to the jury, if they believed the witnesses as to that matter did tne conduct of Mr. | Loftus amount to intimidation? The Chief Justice said he would not instruct the jury on this int. They understood the esues perfectly well. Mr. Butt, with great warmth, demanded that his objection should be put, and the Chief Justice retorted that in civil cases he bad given up answering questions altogether. In this case he had left the issues plaimiy, and he would not disturb them, DISAGREEMENT OF THE JURY. At this point the jury came into Court, and the foreman said they could not agree; eleven had made up their minds unanimously, but one gentiec- man differed. His Worship sent them back, and they remained locked up fer three hours, when, the same condition of things remaining, the: were discharged. This was atter ten o'clock P. M. POPULAR REJOICING FOR MR, LOFTUS’ VICTORY. Meanwhile the crowd in the outer hall had grown to vast rs and the utmost excitement ee. hen the announcement that the jury ad disagreed was made the scene became at once grotesque and dangerous, Such screaming and yelling and shouting and dancing were hever betore heard or seen in ‘or near & court of justice. The meb literal danced in scores, while they vociferated will terrific vigor for Father Loftus and Mr, Butt. Of course, any attempt to clear the hall would have been attended with diretul consequences; and, in- deed, when counsel for the Crown appeared such a hooting began as threatened to end in jot. Father Loftus then maue for his hotel, about half a mile, and was followed through the streets by thousands of men cheering and displaying their Satiafaction in the most extravagant manner. At length they halted under his window, and the rev- erend gentleman addressed them in stirring words, thanking them for his victory, justifying his conduct, proclaiming its innocence and declar- ing his own readiness to act his part over there should be need. He prophesied a Partia- ment In College Green before he saw them again, and called for cheers tor Mr. Butt, the leader of the Irish people, The mob dispersed avowt midnight, and thus abortivety ended the first of the prosecutions } @gaiust the priests Of Galway. « jain if | J REAL ESTATE MATTERS. INAUGURATION OF SPRING TRADE. The Celebrated Carman Estate Sold Yesterday— Nearly One Million Dollars Redlized—Un- heard Of High Prices Obtained—Boulevard Lots Beyond the Reaeh of Human Cal- oulation—Spirited Selling and Active ’ “Bidding—Extensive gale at the Brooklyn Real Estate Ex- change—The Smith Estate Disposed of for a Total of $392,200—Private Trans- actions in Property. It is @ pity that yesterday’s sale of west side property had not been advertised to take place on the 4th of March, as the result would have noted another event besides the Presidential inaugura- tion, As it is, the commencement of the Spring trade tn city real estate takes date from yesterday, and Muller, Wilkins & Co., auctioneers, must take the head of the list in being the first to indicate to what an immense extent property on Manhattan Island is to be driven during the ensuing period for building, Very extensive advertising through the press, posters and catalogues, which has brought the fact. to public notice that the large amount of property belonging to the Carman estate would be sold on the 27th instant at auction, by order of the execu. tors, tended to gather one of the largest assem- blies ever congregated at the Exchange. Among the spectators were many well known moneyed gentlemen and some of the largest property owners in the city. The prices realized were, to say the least, simply enormous, especially for lots located on the Grand Beulevard. The figures reached were so high that a gentleman present at the sale facetiously remarked that il thus sale was acriterion to go by, and was the basis upon which is to be established standard value, he would at once commence to solicit subscriptions with which to build @ ten story elevator so a8 to reach ruling prices, Everybody present was astounded at the spirited bidding on lots in every direction, Punctually at twelve o’clock Mr. Adrian A. Mul- ler, pére, started the sale with the four story brick store No. 34 Beaver street, 23.13¢x56.344 and 26,9x 56.5 feet, on a bid of $10,000, which was rapidly increased until the price reached $23,000, when it was knocked down at that figure. Mr. Muller called for tne name, which was responded to with “De Witt.’ At the announcement of this name a general mur- mur went around among that vast Assembly, and exclamations of “Oh, this is a put up job,” “The heirs are buying in this property,” “It’s too thin for ope of the lawyers to bid at this sale,” and nu- merous other ejaculations, which plainly showed thar the audience labored strongly under the im- pression that Mr. De Witt, the senior attorney tor the Carman estate, constituted himself a purchaser, when the gentleman who had bought this piece of real estate qualified his name by prefixing “Alfred.” This at once set existing doubts at rest and confidence was again restored. The next sale was the four story brick building, 46 Beaver street, 18.6X97X19.7X28.5X7.9X60.3 feet, which brought $17,500. The auctioneer then advanced uptown- ward even faster than any rapid transit could con- vey him, and _ disposed of some _ prop- erty in West ‘rhirty-first street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues at moderate prices, when he arrived at the northwest corner of the Grand Boulevard and 151st street, for which a grand struggle took place. Mr. John B. Dye led the bidders, and trom the first he appeared determined to become the owner of this lot, meas- uring 24.11x100 leet, ana frame stable thereon, His bidding $18,600 secured the coveted prize. The same gentleman purchased the lot on the south- west corner of Grand Boulevard and 152d street, 24.1175, for $11,250; six inside lots fronting on the Boulevard, three 25x100 and three 25x75 feet, for $10,500 each; also three lots on 152d street, 75 teet west of Boulevard, with a two anda half story frame villa thereon, eacn 25x99.11 feet and two 25x 99.11 feet lots adjoining, fronting:on 15ist street, each of which was knocked dewn for $51,000, The plot thus secured 18 alinost square, being 200 feet lront on the Boulevard and 100 feet each on the 161st and 1é2d street. The whole amount paid tor this plot by Mr. Dye Is $108,150. The next import- ant but very cheap purchase was the Riverside Hotel, a five story building, with about seventeen lots and & most valuable water right, between 152d and 163d streets, made by a Mr. E. L. Ford, for $98,000, Other sales of lesser importance but at highly inflated prices occurred; the catalogue was finally exhausted at three o'clock precisely, ‘The assembly, Which by this time became weary and hungry, dispersed, every one vowing that the sale just closed was tne most important ever held at the Exchange, and in every way tending to settle prices of west side property for the coming season, The very best humor prevailed throughout. Mr. Muller kept his word when he promised to conduct the sale at a2:40 rate, His spirit inspired his auditors, hence the “good time” made and ex- cellent prices obtained, It 1s needless to mention that the progress on the Riverside Park and tue certainty of obtaining rapid transit by the “New York” and the “Gilbert” elevated railroads have been the cause of the “‘Carman” property selling at suchimmense advance rates. It is not out of place here to state that various other sales of real estate advertised by other auctioneers to be held yester- day were severally postponed, as all interest of the spectators was centred in the Carman prop- erty. ‘Atinexed will be found the detuiled statement of this sale at the Real Estate Exchange, 111 Broad- way :— 4s. Dk. b BY MULLER, WILKINS AND CO. d 1. 34 Beaver st., «.8,, 65.9 tt. ¢. Broad st, x 26.9x55.8; Altred’ DeWitt. -.......... 823) t., 102 tt. ©. of the abo: ; Arthur Gillender «and plot of ground, 146 and 148 W. ze of plot 49.6x68.9; G. B. Jot is 6x97x19 | 70, 71) ad). Liot (No, 65)' sw. corner 24.1376; Jobn B, Dye « 8 lots (Nos. 66, 67, 68) ad). abo e.. h d 3 lots (Ni w. Boulevard, ‘ ‘81,500 27), 8. 1520 st, i 8x81 1; 2 lots (Nos. 73, 8. 16lat st., cach 11; Jno. B. Dye ‘25, nd 3 lots (Nos. 124) 8, 8, 152d st. ;3 lots 7) nos adj. above, each Louis Stix. ree F 8. fh, and 3 lots (Nos, ii9, 120, 121)'«. s. 1824'st"and frame stable and 3 lots (Nos. 78. 79, 80) n. 8. L5lst st. adj. above, each 25x¥.11; Richard Mortimer. 2 lot (Nos. 118, 81) ad), above, “saine size i yi + . a the above, same size; Terence Farley. 2s, fh. and 3lots (Nos. 112, 11s, 114) &, a 182d st. and 2 lots (Nos, 86, 87) n. & list st, adj. above, same size; J. R. Brown... 17,800 1 80, mer Bowievard and 186d #.,Sh1ix, sides (os L. Soulla 4 Slots (Nos. 2, ad 11 (No, 1) w. corner Boulevard and Iiid st., 2411, A. L. Soullard....... eee eee Ms. f. bh. and |. (No, 9) ns, Lad st., and 11. £3 4) 8. Ss, 153d st, 100 ft. w. Boulevard, each 25. sign: 11 (Wo 1), I, same size; George kt, Read... 4 -. 6,800 2% 8. f. h. and 3 lots o&. 12, Band I) n. Sad st, and 3 tots (Nos, ao cae 61) s s. 158d st., iots same 5,400 10,200 |. No. 17) in. “a “i620 st. arid lot Wo. st, adj, above, lot same size; C. 8, &. Isdd st. ‘and’ 1 Tot (No. same size ; C. 8. Thayer. 1. 152 st. id 56) &. 8. 153d Thayer.. Lot (No. 18) bo 10,500 Tot (No. 63)'s.'a! 168d saa st. ind 2 tots (Nos 86 ia . above; John Adriance.... 9, 4-21. (Nos. 24 and 2)'n. 's, Ls2d st. and 2 48 and 49) 5. 8, 153d st. adj. abov Adriance.,. ‘ : 5s. bk. b. (Riverside House) and plot of t Nos. 31 to 42, inclusive), together with water right, located om 152d and 153d sts, fronting Hudson. Riyer, size of plot 208.3x215.1x199.10x1. BL. i ray 98,000 Py ncn 18d ses ad) whover BE: echie oe 9.a00 . at, ad ve; B. P. Pair 2iote (Nos. 27 and 28) nex aad sk. and 2 lots and 46)». 8. 15id st., adj. above; B. P. Fairehil 1 lot (No. 26) n. 8, 152d st. and 1 lot (No. adj. above; C. A. Briggs. 3s, Dk. house and lot, n. corner 10th st., lot 2111x100; R. Grearson. 88, Dk. house and lot, adj., lot 29.6x100 #. Dk. house and lot, 4 bk. house and lot, bk. house and lot, ad! bk. house and loi, 8, bk. house and lot, ‘The above sale was not the only exciting ti tion in real estate that occurred yesterday. neighbors over the Kast River likewise 3 38 3s. 3s 8 our «| Bore i highly important “auction feast,” pret over by iets. Sonaocm Jr., of this city. The public sale took place at the new Real Estate ent 399 and 401 Fulton street, Broenten and embraced the valuable estate of ex-Mayor 8. Smith, In the fol- lowing will be found the particulars :— LYN PROPERTY—RY J. JOMNSON, IR. WT iavingston sk, cor. Gallatin’ place;# nRO Th, and 1, b place 2,690 | wasa yery good boundary, about seventy yards, | ees) i On sithgy Bidg of tae traps, and pinety in frous, Tlie | one Ab wall hide a goou tiung, 9,900 9,900 9,008 . 187 Livingston ‘st., £: Sea, se trescnsece 1h. eh. Livingston at., hand 1 iff Livinigaton “si oe whl ete ‘ 2h. and 1., 188 and pine R.B. Buck, Th. and 33 Smith a) 20 Ga 1h. and 1, 19 Gallatin plac 1 lot, cor. Fulton and Smith sis. : 1 lot, Fulton st., near Smith; J. F. ‘Levit S72 ‘witon st: John Graft dd. (DK. f.), 368 and 370 Ina Fulton st.; Samuel Ins- Is and (ki), .G. 1m. and 1.. 16 Smith st.; J. J. Bough Liot Smith st, 0 fe from Livingston si 5,500 bins 2lots, Smith st, 751t. trom Livingston st. llot, n. 5. Smith from Smith st. Among the private sales reported to us yester- day of east side property was one by V. K. Steven- son, Jr. of two lots, 50x102.2 feet, on the south side of kightieth street, 225 feet east of Madison avenue, for $21,000. Also the follewing sale effected by Louis Soin :— A four story brown stone high stoop house, south side of East Sixty-second street, between Lexington and Fourth avenues, 20x50x100 feet, for $27,500, The following are the names of property owners on the Eighth avenue, between Fifty-ninth and 10th streets, who have so far signed the Fomses to the Common Council in favor of cuiling the same “Central Park avenue,” being nearly two-thirds of the proprietors:—Messrs.George W. Poillon, John W. Pirsson, Philip G. Weaver, Henry ''. Morgan, Homer Morgan, John W. Mitchell, Joseph H. God- win, J. Harsen Purdy, 0. Angevine, Frederick Hornby, R. M. Shaw, Lewis J. Philips, James Rufus Smith, E. Oppenheimer, David Dinkelspiel, Henr: Hyman, John Adriance, Thomas M, Barnes, Jaco! Vanderpool, Judge F. W. Loew, P. W.'Turney, W. R. Morgan and Thomas A. Nyse, Jr. GRAND INTERNATIONAL PIGEON-SHOOTING AT MONACO. MONTE CARLO, Feb, 10, 1873, The third and last day’s competition toek place this afternoon, when the enclosure was again crowded with the fashionable worid. The prizes were the Grand Free Handicap of Monte-Carlo of” 100 francs entrance, with 3,000f, presented by the Monaco administration. The second best man received 750f. and 35 per cent of the entrance fund; the third, 500f. and 25 per cent, and the fourth, 2001. and 15 per cent. There were forty-six competitors, who had three birds each al- lotted them, at handicap distances, On perusing the scores it will be seen that Mr. Jee was again the hero of the day by carrying off the first prize, amid loud cheering. M. Moussy (French) took the second, Sir William Call the third, and for the fourth prize there was an exciting finish between Sir John Rae Reid and Mr. Raoul Beding- field. Amongst the shooters who killed, but iost, were the Comte de Galve, Captain Nevile, Baron Merck, Comte Ed. Lambertye, Comte de Jaracziowski, Captain Anderson, Mr. H. M. Thomp- son and Signor Cassa Ploy. During the three days’ shooting twelve prizes have been decided, ten of which were won by Eng- lishmen and two by Frenchmen. Appended are the particulars of to-day’s pro- ceedings : Prix DE Monte CaRLO (Grand Free Handicap) of 000). (£120), presented by the Baths Administra- tion of Menaco, added to an entrance of 100f. (£4) the second to receive 750f, (£30) trom.the prize an 36 per cent of the entries; the third, 5001, (£20) aud 25 per cent; the fourth, 2001. (£10) and 15 per cent. ; three pigeons; 46 subs. x . (The asterisk denotes that’ the bird was killed with the second barrel.) Mr. J. Jee, V. C., C. B., 29 metres—1, 1, 1—Killed, 3 M. L. Moussy (French), 22 metres—1, 1, 1—Killed, 3 Sir William Call, Bart., 36 metres—1, 1, 1—Killet, 3. Mr. Raoul Bedingield, 25 metres—9, 1, 1—Killed, 2. Captain Shelley, 27 metres—i, 1, 0—Killed, 2. Mr. Reginald Herbert, 27 metres—1, 0, 1*—Kiulled, Sir John Rae Reid, Bart., 27 metres—1, 1, 0— Killed, 2. M. Pintael (French), 27 metres—0, 1, 1*—Killed, 2, Captain E. C. Nevile, 27 metres—1, v, 1—Killed, 2. Captain J, B, Anderson, 27 metres—-1, 1, 0O—Killed, Mr. Aubrey Patton, 263; metres—1, 1, 0—Killed, 2, Marquis Caumont “de la korce (French), 26 metres—0, 1, 1—Killed, 2. Mr. H. M. Thompson, 26 metres—1, 1, 0—Killed, 2. Prince Louis Esterhazy (Austrian), 26 metres— 1%, 0, 1*—Killed, 2 Mr. F. G, Hobson, 254¢ metres—1, 0, 1—Killed, 2. M. John de Speyr (Swiss), 25 metres—1*, 0, 1— Killed, 2. . Mr. P, Milbanke, 25 metres—0, 1, 1*—Killed, 2, M. E. Dehsynin (French), 23 metres—0, 1*, 1— Killed, 2. Captain Truman, 23 metres—1*, 0, 1*—Killed, 2. | Pine’ de Castries (French), 23 metres—0, 1*, 1— illed, 2. Comte Kinski (Bohemian), 23 metres—0, 1, 1— Killed, 2. M. Cainille Blane (French), 23 metres—1, 0, 1*— Killed, W. H. Willats Mr. 25 metres—1, 0, 1*—Killed, 2. Duke of Hamilton, 253, metres—1, 0, 0O—iilled, Mr. Arunde Yeo, 2844 metres—1, 0, 0—Kulled, 1 Mr, W. S. Saiting, 27 metres—v, 1*, 0—Killed, 1, M. J. Hottinguer (French), 28 metres—-1, 0, 0O— Killed, 1. Mr. M. P, Treherne, 2714 metres—1, 0, 0—Killed, 1. Mr. A. J. W. Martin, 27 metres—1, 0, 0—Killed, 1. Mr. T. E. Walker 26 metres—0, 1, 0O—Killed, 1. Comte Ed. de Lambertye, 25 metres—1, 0, 0O— Killed, 1. a (French), 2433 Comte Maurice de Ferritre metres—1*, 0, 0—Kiiled, 1. Baron St. Clair (French), 24 metres—1*, 0, 0— Kilied, 1. Lord Hopetown, 24 metres—1*, 0, 0—Killed, 1, Marquis Raggi (Italian), 23 metres—0, 1, O— | Killed, 1. meer de Cartier (Belgian), 23 metres—1, 0, 0— tiled, 1. Signor Cassa Ploy (Swiss), Killed, 1. The following failed to kill:—Mr. Henry Rae Reid, 273, yards; Comte de Galve, 2634 yards; M. Jourdier, 26 yards; Mr. D. Lawier, 26 yards; M. Du Bos, 2433 Meatpd Signor G. Bessara, 24'5 yards; | Comte de Jaraczlowski, 23)¢ yards, and Mr. Rob- bins, 25 yards, TIES FOR THE FIRST PRIZE—BIRD FOR BIRD, Mr. J. Jee (first prize, 2,665f.), 29 metres —Killed, 1. M. L. Moussy (French), 22 metres—Kille¢, 0. Sir Wiluam Call, Bart., 26 metres—Killed, 0, TIES FOR SECOND PRIZE, gin Moussy (second prize, 2,3001.), 22 metres— ilied, 1, . sir William Call, Bart.’ (third prize, 1,500f.), 26 metres—Killed, 0, | TIES FOR FOURTH PRIZE. | Mr. Raoul Bedingfeld (fourth prize, 900f.), 25 | metres—l1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1. Sir John Rae Reid, Bart., 27 metres—t, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0 M. Pinatel, 27 metres—1, 1, 1,1, 0, 0. Duc de ries, 23 metres—l1, 1, 1, M. E. Dehaynin, 23 metres—1*, 1, 1, 0. Ss Truman, 23 metres—1, 1, 1, 0. Prince L, Esterhazy, 26 metres—1, 1, 1, 0. Captain E. C Nevile, 27 metres—1, 1, 0, Mr. P. Milbanke, 25 metres—1, 1, 0. M. vamille Blame, 23 metres—1, 0. Mr. Reginald Herbert, 27 metres—1, 0. uis Caumont de la Force, 26 metres—1, 0. |. M. Thompson, 26 metres—1, 0, Captain Shelley, Mr. A. Patton, Mr. F. G. Hob- son, and Count Kinski fatied to kill. SWEEPSTAKES OF FIVE LOUIS EACH, AT THREE BIRDS EACH, TWENTY-SEVEN MBTRES RISE—TWENTY-ONE SUBS, Prince Louis Esterhazy—1, 1, 1—Ties, 1, 1. Comte Ed, de, Lamvertye—1, 1, 1—Ties, 1, 1. Mr. Henry Rae Reid—1, 1, 1—Ties, 1, 0. Mr. Aubrey Patton—1, 1, 1—Ties, 1, 0. Mr. H. M. Thompson—1, 1, 1—Ties, 1, 0. Mr. Reginaid Herbert—1, 1, 0. ‘The remainder of Na arora either killed 22 metres—1, 0, 0— 1, one each er failed to ki! Prince Louig Esterhazy, who shot with a Charles Lancaster br joader, and Comte Ed. de Lam- bertye, divided the 108 aad the last-named com- shooting with a Purdey breech-loader. Pome. ‘prince Esterhazy, Mr. Reginald Herbert and M. J. Hottinguer were the stewards, and M. Dennetier ably discharged. the duties of umpire, For the Grand Free Handicap young Hammond trapped 196 first class rocks. an of these 106 were killed and ninety missed. There were, however, several dead but lost birds, which fell just over the boundary and within fifty yards of the shooter. ‘yhese internationai contests will be continued at Cannes to-morrow (Tuesday) and on the lollow- ing day. INTERNATIONAL PIGEON SHOOTING AT CANNES, FRANCE. me fegunasinmnee Cannes, Wednesday evening, Feb. 11, 1873. The international matches were confinued at Cannes this afternoon, when forty-five competitors, representing the best shots from nearly all nations, took part in the proceedings. The ground selected was in @ valley surrounded by mountains and hills studded with elegant villas, the drive from Cannes occupying haif an hour, The weather was beauti- fully fine, and the arrangements reflected great credit.on Colonel Wheatley, the Steward, who bad superintended the getting up of the meeting. There } money. traps were pulled by s man as Indicated by a num- ber exhibited by @ small machine, something re- sembling that used for roulette. The man, how- ever, who was watched occasionally, disregarded the numbers thus indicated, which caused & coin~ aint to be made to Colone! Wheatley, who imme~- @igtely instructed him to mind what he was about. t Wij be observed from the scores that the first Prize—aii ete, at £100, with a3 won by ley, who killed nine out of ten Wil Lancaster's breech-loaders, the s°¢0) to Sir John Rae Reid, with one kill le: J 1s flown 124 were killed and 99 missed. spells There were some very good seconds made by Mr. Clay, Mr. Yeo, Duke of Hamilton, Mr. Ba- thurst, Captain and Mr, Wagatha, the last- named gentleman making the most brilliant second of the day at a quick and awkward flyer. Captain Nevile was uniortunate, by two of hts birds falling dead a yard beyona the boundary, and those who lost Dirds under similar circumstances were Sir Charles Legard, M. Hottinguer, Mr. Suttie, Mr. Bedingfeld, M. Jourdier and M, Pinatel. Captain Shelley, who, it will be remembered, was singularly unlucky at Monte Carlo, was loudly cheered on be- ing proclaimed the winner of the cup, and Sir Jokn Rae Reid also came in for an ovation on taking the second prize. Appe GRAND PRIX DU CERCLE NAUTIQUE, &1 object of art of the value of 3,5 0!. (£100), added to a sweep- stakes of 50f. (£2) eucn; the winner will reeeive 50 percent of the entries, and the second 40 per cent; 7 pigeons, at 27 metres; 45 subscribers, {fhe asterisk denotes that the bird was killed ‘with the second barrel.} Captam at en 1, 1, 1*, 0, 1, 1—Killed, 6. Sir John Rae Reid, Bart.—1*, 1*,1, 1, 1, 0, Alle Mr. A. Bathurst—1, 1, 1, 1, 1*, 1, 0O—Killed, 6. Mr. Arundel Yeo—i, 1, 1*, 1*, 0, 1, 1—Killed, 6. Due de Castries—i, 1, 1, 1*, 1, 1, 0—Kiiled, 6. Marquis Caumont de la Force—0, 1, 1, 1*, 1, 1%, 1*—Killed, 6, M, Jourdier—1*, 1*, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0—Killed, 5, . Ey Denaynin—1, 1*, 0, 1%,'1, 1*, 0—Killed, 5. Sir W. Call, Bart.—1*,'1,'1*,'1,'1, 0, 0—Killed, 5. M. Wagatha—o, 1, 1, 1*, 1*,'0, retired—Killed, 4. eine ty wes Legard, Bart—1*, 1, 0, 1, 1,0, retired— 4, Mr. Aubrey Patton—0, 1, 1, 1, 0, retifed—Killed, 3, Mr. H. M. Thompson—0, 1*, 1, 1, 0, retired— Killed, 3. Mr, Henry Rae Reid—1*, 1, 0, 1, 0, retirea— Killed, 3, Hon. B, Villiers—1, 1, 0, 1, 0, retired—Killed, 3. Captain J, H. Anderson—1*, 0, 1*, 1, 0, retired— Killea, 3, Mr. J. Jee, V. C., G. B—1, 0, 1, 1, 0, retired— Killed, 3. : Captain E. ©. Nevile--1*, 1*, 1, 0, 0, retired— Killed, 3. Comte de Espies—1, 1, 0, 1, 0, retired—Killed, 3, M. de Marty—1, 1, 0, 0, retired—Killed, 2. Mr. Baillie Hamilton—i, 1, v, 0, retired—Killed, 2. Comte Ed de Lambertye—0, '1*, 1, 0, retired— Killed, 2. Mr, A. J, W. Martin—0, 1, 0, 1, retirea—Killed, 2 Mr. P, Milbanke—0, 1*, 1, 0, retired—Killed, 2, M. J. Hottinguer—i*, 0, 1*, 0, retived—Killed, 2, M. Du Bos—1*, 0, 0, 1, retired—Killed, 2 M. J. de Speyr—0, 0, 1, 1, retired—Killea, 2. Comte Manrice de Ferritre—0, 0, 1*, 1*, retired— Killed, 2. : Prince L. Esterhazy—1, 1, 0, 0, retired—Killed, 2. Duke of Hamilton—0, 1, 1*, 0, retired—Killed, 2. Captain Truman—0, 0, 1*, 1, retired—K. Mr. Reginaid Herbert—0, 1, 0, 1, retired. Mr. M. D. Treherne—0, 1, 1, 0, retired—Killed, 2. Mr, R, Suttie—0, 1, 0, 0, reuured—Killed, 1. Mr. J. S, Clay—1, 0, 0, 0, retired—Killed, 1. M. Pinatel—0, 0, 1, 0,. retired—Killed, 1. Mr. T. E, Walker—0, 1, 0, 0, retired—Killed, 1. Comte de Jaraczlowski—, 1, 0, 0, retired— Killed, 1. Comte Kinski—0, 0, 1, 0, retlred—Killed, 1. Comte de Caraman—0, 0, 0, retired—Killed, 0, Mr, Raoul Bedingfeld—o0, 0, 0, retired—Killed, 0. M. Moussy—0, 0, retired—Killea, 0. Signor de Cassa Ploy—0, 0, 0, retired—Killed, 0. Comie de Galve—0, 0, 0, retired—Killed, 0, Mr. P, Green—0, 0, 0, retired—Killed, 0, ‘TIES POR THE FIRST PRIZE—BIRD FOR BIRD, a feat Shelley (first prize—Cup and 1,125f)— ,* 1," 1. Sir John Rae Reid Bart (second prize—900f.)— 1, 1 1,* 0, Mr. A. Bathurst, 0. Mr. Arundel Yeo, 0, Duc de Castries, 0, The shooting will be continued at Cannes to- morrow (Wednesdgy), and on Friday there is to be 8 grand and special day at Monte Carlo. QaNNEs, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1873, There was again a numerous and distinguished company to witness the shooting for the Prix de Consolation, at three birds each, 24 métres, two misses ou, the entrance fee being 25f. The winners gf the Prix du Casino, at Monaco, and of the Prix du Cercle Nautique (Mr. J. Jee and Captain Shelley) were excluded. Those who were eligible t@shoot were the members of Hurlingham, the Gun Club, the Cercle des Patineurs the Société du Tir aux Pigeons de Cannes, and other gentiemen by introduction. ‘The general shooting was pretty good, and it will be seen by the scores that the Marquis Cap mont de la Force won the first prize, after tieing with Mr, Bathurst, who made some brilliant shots with a Purdey breech-loader and secured the second prize from M. Marty, who took the third ‘Those who 1ost dead birds were Mr. Arun- del Yeo (2), Signor Bessano, Mr. Bedingfeld, (2), Mr. Martin, the Duc de _ Castries, le Pinatel, M. Jourdier and Mr. Robbins. Some tell- ing seconds were made during the, day by M. Wagatha, Comte de Caraman, M. Du Bos, Comte @Espies aud M. de Marty, but the longest of the day was that made inthe tics by Mr. P. Milpanke with a Westley Richards’ breech-loader. ‘The following scores will show the skill displayed by the bad eek competitors, the asterisk de- noting that the bird was killed with the second barrel:— PRIX DE CONSOLATION, the product of a subscrip- tion, added to a sweepstakes of 25f. (£1) each; the winner receives 50 per cent of the entries, the second 25 per cent and the third, -18 per cent; 3 pigeons at 24 metres; 31 subscribers. Marquis Caumont de la Force—1*, 1, 1—Ties, 1*, 1*, 1—Killed, 6. r. A. Bathurst (second prize, 155f.)—1, 1, 1*— Ties, 1, 1, 0O—Killed, 5. . de Marty (thira prize, 93f.,—1, 1*, 1*—Ties, 1*, 1, 0-.Killed, 5. Mr: P. Milbanke—1, 1*, 1*—Ties, 1, 0—Kitled, 4. Mr. J.S, Clay—1, 1, 1—Ties, 1*, 0—Killed, 4 Mr. Robbins—1,'1, es, 0—Kiiled, 3. Hon, Baillie Hamilton—t, 1, 0—Killed, 2, Mr. Aubrey Patton—1, 0,1*—Killed, 2, M. Du Bos—1*, 0, 1*—Killea, 2 Signor Bessana—0, 1, 1—Killed, 2, Mr. R. Suttie—0, 1, 1—Killed, 2. M. J. de Speyr—1, 0, 1—Killed, 2, Comte d’Espies—l, 0, 1*—Killed, 2, Comte de Caramau—9, 1*, 1*—Kulied, 2. Baron de Cartier—1, 1, 0—Killed, 2, M. Jourdier—1*, 1, 0—Killed, 2. M. Pinatel, the Duc de Padone, M. de Pret, Mr. H. M. Thompson and M. Wagatha killed one out of three, and the following failed to score :—Mr. Arun- del Yeo, Comte de Sala, Marquis Crivelli, M. Maggi, Mr. A. Martin, M.de Villette, Mr. H. Crampton, Mr. M. D. Treherne and the Duc de Castries. The popular Marquis Caumont de la Force, on taking the first prize ef 1,310f. was loudly cheered. Mr. Bathurst and M.de Marty having killed five out of six each, then shot off their ties for the sec- ond prize, which Mr. Bathurst won at the first tie bird, and M. de Marty of course took the third money, For this event 97 birds were trapped, and of these 54 were killed te 43 missed. Two handicap sweepstakes of one louis each at three birds followed. ‘The first with twenty-three competitors, was won by Comte d’Espies, killing five in successi and the second, with twenty competitors, was carried off by the Marquis Cau- mont de la Force, who killed six without a miss, Mr. A. Martin and M. Pinate! shooting well up. THE SNOW STORM YESTERDAY. ‘The storm yesterday brought fresh color to the cheeks and a brighter glitter to the eyes of beauti> ful girls who ventured out, and it gave joy to baby faces, watching the whirling snow from the win- dows of warm rooms. It caused tne thinly clad to. shiver, it made the beggar look more miserable, and the itinerant newsboys, match pediers and Italian street sweepers to bend their heads low as. w scampered about. The elaborately dressed cougreres of ladies became dampened, loosened and ishevelled, while their shoes rapidly dissolved in the sleet-covered streets to the consistency of cream. Sombre weather prophets sallied forth under the shelter of umbrellas, and at street corners became temporary observatories and impromptu “meteorologica: bureaus,’ On the rivers the sailors and boatmen cursed as they brushed the snow from their saturated great coats, and longed, for the Vesuvian Bay, where they might dreamily lie and float Under the wails of Paradise. Street car drivers and truckmen were in a humer to witne: ‘car hook tragedy,’’ and drove reck- lessly past street corners, oblivious to the cries of frantic foot passengers, and only turaing to make wr: Lagat the hooting school! ¢ snow fall continued to increase In vorume as the day wore on, and towards evening, no rain mingling with tt, the faces in the street began to Wear a more cheery aspect. Some claimed 1% was the last squall of Winter, and though the withered. crone might shiver and pinch a little more, she would soon lie quietly enough under the flowers that Spring will scatter on her tomb, It brought a little more happiness to the happy, a little more misery to the miserable; it dresseM smooth lawns. and brown stone steps in fine linen, and it added to the filth and by tye of iy lanes and alley- ways. It made those who had warm viene more sensible of their conifort, an1 those who had little clothing more conscious of their wretched- hess. And above all, it woke in many images of far away scenes—of the coasting and skating day Of youth on the hills and ponds of the country, and of the picture at the other end of the lane of Iie, where there is a little grave and 4 ‘The snow is entolding itgently, As did birds the babes inthe ¥ ja. id and silver tankard, valued Capt Shel- one of Charies prize falling I the 223, Such ts life, and the best thing one can do {8 ty live well, so that when the snew comes dowm Ou