The Comnaissioners who appointed to inquire into the circumstances of the loss of the Regalia of the Order of St. Patrick which recently disappeared from Dublin Castle have presented their report, and it ie a strong condemnation of Sir Arthur Vicars, who has in consequence been deprived of his office as " Ulster", otherwise Ulster King of Arms—a successor being appointed in the person of Captain N. Wilkinson, We feel bound to report," say the Commissioners, that in our opinion Sir Arthur Vicars did not exercise due vi or proper cat the custodian of the Regali n.|they enter into elaborate particulars which certainly seem to show an extraordinary laxity of system. Sir Arthur, assisted by his half-brother, Mr. Pierce O'Mahony, has entered upon along and violent protest against the decision; and he certainly puts forward some considerations which seem to show that the laxity was not altogether his fault, But his reasons for refusing to make his defence before the Commissioners still appear totally inadequate, and, therefor has suffered an injustice he would seem to have himself principally to blame, There is no doubt @ good deal behind the case which has not yet come to light. Sir Arthur has revealed the fact that he was taken to task for "associat ing with a man of undesirable character," and his defence is that if he was deceived as to the man's character 60 were the Duke of Argyll and other distinguished personages, but who this "undesirable" was has not come to light, nor are we told whether he is suspected of any guilty knowledge concerning the regalia. Sir Arthur claims that there is an irregularity in his deprivation, and refuses to acknowledge it, but as the police have take charge of his offices and excluded him, his refusal has hadino practical effect. Mr. Birrell, too, has flatly refused his demand for inquiry by a Royal Commission endowed by Act of Parliament with powers to administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses.
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