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    6 THE NORTHERN STAR. , Octobeb 7, 1848.

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    been summoned by the crown , but as he was one ofthe witnesses over whom he had no control , ne bezeedto sav that he would not be deprived ofns evidence because be chose to remain in _^ ourf . General M'Donald also was m court , and he _-Aished to know if there were any objection to his remaining in court ? Tbe prisoner said , that he had no objection to General M'Donald remaining in court , but he did ebtect to Mr Hodges remaining , as he had represented himself to be merely a reporter , and bad turned out to be a person acting in a very different character . He had come forward and sworn that tbe words spoken by bim were seditious and treasonahle , and any person who was prepared to take that course to aid the crown , was not a fair reporter .

    a _ . The Attorney General said , he would examine Mr Hodges merely aa a reporter he would be the first witness examined for the crown . Mr Hodges said , tbat he might retire , as his son was in court to supply his place . The prisoner repeated tbat , so far as he was concerned , he would not consent to Mr Hodges remaining in cour t ; he had departed from his character of reporter ; he had been treated as a guest , and had turned out a spy . He might be overruled in his objection , but he would not consent to Mr Hodges continuing in court . Mr Hodges then retired : bis son and Mr _M'Dermott , the other government reporter , remained in eourt to take notes of the trial .

    Mr Lynch then read tothe court and jury tbe substance of the indictment . There were six counts . The first five charged the prisoner with levying war against the Queen within the realm . The sixth charged , that there was a conspiracy in order to hring and put the Queen to death . The first count found that tbe prisoner , and others named in the indictment , upon the 17 th of July , and upon divers other days between that and the 30 th of July , at Bal-Imgarryicounty Tipperary , with a great multitude of others , wickedly , mab " cionsly , and traitorously , levied and mads war against the Queen . That count stated that they marched in and through divers villages , towns , places , and highways , erected certain

    obstructions upon the highway to prevent the marching of the soldiers , and made an attack upon a large body of constables by force and violence , to compel them to join them , and mideawarlikeattackupopa dwelling house at Farrinrory , and fired upon a large body of constables . The second count made the levying of war to take place upon the 26 th of July , at Mullinahone . The count stated that they marched in a warlike manner , and made an attack npon a dwelling-house at Mullinahone . The third count stated tbe levying of war to bave been upon the 28 th of July , at a place called Kiilenaule . The sixth count charged the prisoner with having compassed the death of the Queen , & c .

    The Attorney General then rose to address the court and jury on behalf of the crown . He said it was his duty to state to them the facts of the case , and the evidence which he would bring forward to sustain it . The prisoner was charged with the highest offence known to tbe law . Fortunately such trials were not frequent . Therefore , it would be necessary for bim to state the law of the case , to enable the jury to apply the evidence to it In the reign of Edward III ., an act was passed defining high treason . The present charge was grounded upon that statute , which passed in the year 1350 . The learned gentleman then read the passage in the statute defining the crime of high treason . The

    Question in the case wa 3 , so far as the first five eounts , had there been a levying of war against the Queen , and did the conduct of the prisoner amount to a levying of war ? It had been clearly established by Judge Foster and Chief Justice Tenterden , that the pomp and circumstance of military array aed regular warfare were not necessary to constitute the levying of war . An assembly armed and arrayed for treasonable practices , and arming ; itself , was a levying of war without an engagement at alL The numbers of persons who assembled were not material—but two things should be established to tbe satisfaction of the jury . First—was there an insurrection and rising in arms for a warlike purpose , which constituted a levying of war ? With respect to the compassing the death of tbe Queen ,

    the law had been established from the earliest penod . It was not necessary to prove that the parties contemplated personal violence against the sovereign . Tbe taking of measures to depose , imprison , or restrain the person of the Queen , through insurrection or rebellion , were overt acts of compassing the death el tbe sovereign . The actual rebellion , of which he meant to eive evidence , did not occupy a considerable period of time ; it occupied scarcely more than the last week in July , but that they might fully understand the object of the proceedings , and the circumstances under which they were had recourse to by tbe prisoner , it wauld be necessary for bim to trace the results which the prisoner really must have anticipated from a much earlier peried . It wonld appear that , as long ago as January , 1847 , anassocation was formed in the city of Dublin .

    Hr Whiteside here interrupted the Attorney General , and observed that in tbe language of Judge fester the prisoner was not bonnd to answer to the history of his life , and he wonld protest against the introduction of matter of which there was no hint in the indictment . Tbe Attorney General said tbat he wonld not state anything of which he had not evidence , and it was the first time he ever heard tbat evidence of a previous conspiracy would not be given to substantiate such a cbarge as the present . In the year 1847 au association was formed in Dublin called the Irish Confederation , consisting of Mr O'Brien , Mr Meagher , Mr Doheny , and several other gentlemen ,

    whom by the evidence he meant to connect with the design of entering into open insurrection , which did not _take place until July . He did not say that the plan was formed in January , 1847 ; but that as . sociationwas so formed and continued till July ; and in February or March , 1848 , they entered into a definite plan , by means of force or violence , to cause a separation between the two countries and establish Ireland as an independent kingdom . It was a matter of history that the French revolution took place in the February of the present year , and its success was held out as an encouragement to those who were anxious either to advance themselves or , from mistaken notions of advantage to the

    country , to embark in the project . It would appear that about that period meetings were held apparently for the purpose , and with tbe intention , of voting an address of congratulation to the provisional government of France . Mr O'Brien moved an address to the French nation , several portions of which it was impossible to read without coming to the conclusion that Mr O'Brien had settled in his mind the day had arrived when the Irish people , of whom he fancied himself to be the representative , shonld have recourse to arms to establish Ireland into a separate kingdom . In that speech the prisoner stated that , although upon some previous _occasions he bad objected to persons having arms ,

    he thought a change had taken place , and it would be advisable tbat the people should furnish themselves with arms . He called also upon young men of ability to apply themselves to engineering , to be able ta cut off supplies fiom the enemy . Another member of the confederation , Mr Meagher , made a a speech of a similar import , in which he said that he would advise the deputation to wait upon the Qaeen , and if they were refused admission , bundle np their court dresses , and swear that the next time they applied for admission it should be as the ambassadors of an Irish republic , or if the request was refused * up with tbe barricades , and have recourse to the God of battles . ' He mentioned this

    speech to show the object of Mr O'Brien in tbe outbreak of July . These matters occurred in the March of the present year . It might be suggested that these proceedings should have been sooner checked . They would see that from March to July there was a constant straggle between the parties engaged in that conspiracy to oppose and evade the law , and effect their objects in defiance of the law . It was right to mention the state of the law in March , _trhen these proceedings took place ; at that as atthe present time a party guilty of high treason forfeited his life ; but the mere delivery of seditious speeches , which did not amount to the overt act of levying war , was only a misdemeanor . The delivery of seditions speeches was an offenceforwhichaparty

    might be prosecuted , but not for high treason ; therefore he submitted that the prisoner and the other persons engaged with him , availed themselves of it . Mr O'Brien became the bearer of an address to tbe French nation , accompanied by Mr Meagher and Mr O'Gorman . One of the questions which the jury was to decide was , whether the real intention of the deputation was to congratulate the French nation or to make such arrangements as would enable tbem , in the event of an outbreak , to obtain assistance from tbe French . Be that as it might , in March or April Mr O'Brien went to Paris , remained there some time , and shortly afterwards returned . Another object contemplated was the establishment of a national guard—the establishment of

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    clubs , officered , and each district provided with its officer , so that at a given moment they might be prepared to rise . It was also designed to establish newspapers to circulate their plans throughout the country ; at tbat time the publication of seditious newspapers was a misdemeanor ; and upon the 22 nd of April , 184 S , while that violent agitation was going on , and had become so alarming from the success of the French revolution , an act passed Tendering it felony to compass tbe deposition ef the Queen , and giving expression to such compassing by open and advised speaking , or publications in writing . This would become a material ingredient in the consideration ofthe case .

    A prosecution for felony was instituted against a member of that confederation ( Mr Mitchel ); he was tried at the latter end of May , convicted of felony , and transported . Mr Mitchel was a member of this confederation , and one of those who attended the meetings of the association . The matter for which he was prosecuted and convicted was a report in his own newspaper of a speech delivered by himself at a soiree held at Limerick , a soiree which was given Mr O'Brien and Mr Meaghe / as persecuted patriots—these persons being at that time traversers who had been allowed to stand out after procuring bail , to appear and take tbeir trials in the Court of Queen ' s Bench for uttering seditious

    speeches previously delivered by them at different places of meeting . It would appear in evidence before tbe jury , from the mouth of one of Mr O'Brien ' s co-conspirators , that immediately before the trial of Mr Mitchel , discussions and consultations were held for tbe purpose of ascertaining whether , in the event of his conviction , they should at once effect a rising and risk the fate of their intended insurrection upon aa attempt to rescue Mitchel . There was , however , a considerable difference upon this subject amongst the leaders of the Dublin clubs . Some of these leaders thought that Mitchel should be rescued , even though tbat rescue could only be effected with an enormous loss of life , and that the

    rescue was to be made the commencement of the rebellion . Others conceived that that time would be premature—that the harvest was not ripe—that there was not tben sufficient food in the country , and tbat therefore the attempt to rescue Mitchel should be deferred . Accordingly , as he meant to show the jury , the insurrection was postponed until after the harvest was reaped ? but it was even then decided tbat , coute qui cmte , the harvest was to be tbe period at which the effort was to be made , In the meantime , they decided that clubs were to be organised all over the country , which were to be armed , and officered , and prepared to take the field on the shortest notice . Early in July , Mr Duffy ,

    another of the Confederates , was arrested for having pulished certain seditious writings in the Nation newspaper and it was intended to put him upon his trial early in the month of August . Evidence would be given to satisfy the jury that about this time a determination was arrived at by the leaders of the Confederate party ( including Mr O'Brien ) to the effect , that the rising which they were not pre . pared to effect in the month of May they should be ready to effect ia the August following . Accordingly , to prepare for this rising , Mr O'Brien and the other principal leaders visited various parts of the country for the purpose of completing the organisation of the clubs .

    Evidence would be given that Mr O'Brien attended in particular one meeting for the purpose of observing the state of the organisation of his men , and it would be further proved that on a subsequent occasion he ( Mr O'Brien ) stated that he had found at that meeting upwards of 2 , 000 men who were as well disciplined as any soldiers in her Majesty ' s service . Matters went on in this way up to the I 4 th of July , when , Mr O'Brien having returned on that day to Dublin , attended a meeting in the evening on the same day , the object of which was to apprise the members of the different clubs of the necessity of an immediate outbreak . There was a private meeting of the Confederates on tbe following

    evening , at which the penod , and time , and circumstances of the intended rising were fully discussed . Some of tbe leaders proposed at this meeting a reso . lution to the effect tbat an immediate outbreak should take place , whih others considered that it would be better to postpone it for a short time ; but that an outbreak was to take place at some future time , to be afterwards fixed , was determined on by all the parties present at tbe meeting . Immediately succeeding this meeting a proclamation was issued by the Lord-Lieutenant , proclaiming the city of Dublin , the effect of which was , that no persons should be allowed to have arms in their houses without licence , or carry arms from one club room

    to another . Under these circumstances it was discussed amongst the leaders and members of the clubs whether they would at once resist the proclamation , and make the attempt to seize their arms the period fora general resistance ; or whether they would conceal them , and hold themselves ready : o turn out at a moment ' s warning . Contemporaneously with the issuing of tbe proclamation the Habeas Corpus Act was suspended . Just previously however to the suspension , the council ofthe Con . federation , which then consisted of twenty-one persons , considering that if an insurrection was to take place that number of members would be too large , called a meeting for the purpose of electing a new

    war directory . Accordingly a new directory was formed , consisting of five members , namely , Mr Richard O'Gorman , jun ., Mr Devin Reilly , Mr T . F . Meagher , Mr Dillon , and another individual whose name he did not just then recollect . Mr O'Brien was not elected upon this directory ; but it was au extraordinary and providential circumstance that a paper was found upon the person of Mr James F . Lalor , which proved to be the actual balloting paper used upon the occasion of the election of that war directory . On Saturday , the 22 nd July , Mr O'Brien left Dublin for _Enniscartby , whither he travelled alone ; but it so happened that on that very day Lord John Russell moved the

    suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act in the House of Commons , and of course when Mr O'Brien left Dublin on tbe same day he was quite unaware cf wbat took place in the House of Commons . Intelligence that the Commons had suspended the Habeas Corpus Act arrived in Dublin on Saturday ni ght , having been conveyed by the electric telegraph ; and it would be shown in evidence that the editor of the Fbeeman ' 8 Journal , having received this intelligence , communicated the fact of the suspension to Mr Richard O'Gorman , one of the new war directory , upon hearing which Mr O'Gorman sent a despatch to Mr Smith O'Brien announcing the circumstance , which letter had been subsequently

    found upon tbe person of Mr O'Brien , and would be given in evidence . Mr O'Brien arrived at Enniscorthy on Saturday ' evening , and it would be shown that on the evening of the same day Mr Meagher and Mr J . B . Dillon , as he believed , left the house of a Mr O'Hara , who resided near Kingstown , from whence they proceeded to join Mr O'Brien at Enniscorthy . The three gentlemen quitted that town in company on the 23 rd July , and subsequently passed through the towns of Graigue , Kilkenny , and Callan , in which place they harangued the people , urging them to an immediate outbreak . From _Callaa they went to Carrick-on-Suir , where they

    arrived at one o ' clock on the evening of Monday , the 24 th July , and repeated the same language they had previously made use of at the other places he had mentioned . The party then went to Cashel . Immediately after the arrest of the prisoner he stated tbat he left a portmanteau with Mrs Doheny , in Cashel , which was found there ; and several of the papers found in the portmanteau would be given to them in evidence . It was then probable that on his way from Cashel to Mullinahone he passed through Kiilenaule . Upon Tuesday , between three and fonr o ' clock , he arrived at Mullinahone , and there commenced the actual levying of war . It was then that he commenced the offence with which he

    was charged . His arrival there was anticipatedbells rang—people assembled in arms from the surrounding country — treasonable speeches were spoken—people armed with pikes and guns were assembled , and drilling and inspection of troops took place . Had the matter stopped there—the marching , and drilling , the body guard , and the escort , of the prisoner—it would amount to a levying of war . It was not necessary that a blow should be struck ; the gathering and marching of the people was enough . The prisoner arrived there at mid-day ; strangers also came to the town . One of the persons who afterwards arrived was Bernard

    TereneeM'Manus ; he had resided in Liverpool for several years ; he arrived in Dublin upun the 25 th of July by the Iron Duke ; he wore a kind of green uniform , whether a military or political uniform he did not know , but it had the appearance of a military uniform—its colour was green . What his object was he could not tell , unless it-were to take a part in the proceedings in which Mr William Smith O'Brien was engaged . A _policeman . aw _$ cting his motives followed bim , but lost sight ofhim ; bat found in bis box arms and uniform , which he seized . This gentleman took an active , part with :. be pri . _soner . The prisoner went out to takr &' view of

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    the surrounding country . " He sleptlhathig ht ' at Mullinahone , in the house of a person namea Wright ; he assumed the right of quartering himself wherever he pleased . Drawing upon his imagination , he considered that Mullinahone was a , for tified town , and that the future king or leader of Ireland was within the walls of Mullinahone . On the 26 tb , the prisoner went to the police barracks , which contained only six of the constabulary . He mentioned their conduct with laudation . The prisoner came armed with a pike in one hand and a parcel of pistols in a belt , accompanied by some of the gentry who had followed him from Dublin . One of the gentlemen who came after him was James

    Patrick _O'Donohue , a law clerk , earning a respectable livelihood in Dublin . He was one of those who took the field with the prisoner , was constantly with him , and went with him to the police barracks . The prisoner asked them to join him ; promised them better pay and promotion . He wanted them to surrender their arms . He told them that resistance would be to no purpose . Did tbey not see the enthusiasm of the people , and the Humber of armed men whom he had at his command ? Was not that a levying of war ? Constable Williams told him he would lose his life sooner than part with bis honour , and neither he nor tbe five others yielded their arms to the force . The prisoner said

    he would give them an hour to consider the matter . He sent an armed body of hundreds of people from Mullinahone to Ballingarry upon that Wednesday , and went after them upon a can O'Donohue and the others had gone to Carrick—what brought them there ? They all got together in Ballingarry late upon that day . The prisoner told them the reception which he met with in the different places where he had been , and that it only required a rising in one place to have a general rising . The prisoner established a body guard . He quartered himself upon the house of John Kavandgb . Next day he sent in people , and proceeded with a guard about himself . The people were arrayed in a military manner , so as to leave no doubt that it was to be

    the commencement of the rebellion . The prisoner directed the people to seize any arms which the farmers might have . They went to Capoe , and afterwards to Kiilenaule , attended by armed peasants . Sentries were placed about the quarters of the general . Upon Friday the prisoner remained at Kiilenaule . Guards were mounted as usual—scouts apprised him that a detachment of dragoons were upon their march , and he thought it advisable to erect barricades in Kiilenaule . These barricades were erected across the high road into Kiilenaule to prevent the march of the dragoons under Captain Longraore , but that officer was merely changing quarters , and had no intention of

    arresting Mr O'Brien . Captain Longmore stated to the people that unless the barricades were removed he would force his passage through them . A gentleman , who by his description was believed to be Mr Dillon , came forward as an envoy asking if it were his intention to arrest Mr O'Brien , for if so , the tarricades would not be removed . Captain Longmore said that his object was not te arrest Mr O'Brien—the barricades were then removed , and the dragoons were allowed to pass , The prisoner again marched over the commons of Ballingarry , and slept at the house of Mrs Glacken ; he stated . there that he had defeated a troop of dragoons ; Upon the 28 th rewards were offered for the apprehension

    of the prisoner and several others , and on the 29 th the fact was generally known to the prisoner and his confederates . Mr Trant Awith a force ef forty or fifty constables , marched towards the commons to disperse the rebels . Several thousand persons armed with guns , pikes , and pitchforks , all of them hostile , appeared before him , and were capable of overwhelming his inferior force . He therefore thought it prudent to retire with his party into a slated house ; tbey got possession of the house , nailed the doors , put the furniture and bed against the door , and contrived by firing through the windows to protect themselves from any attack on the part of the prisoner . Mr Trant gave an order not to fire unless

    the men were fired on , but if the rebels fired upon them to protect themselves , as best they could . The _housewasatwo-storyone ; it was surrounded . The prisoner applied to the men to join him , offering rewards and encouragements to them if they joined bim . After some parley with the men the prisoner himself gave orders to his own men to fire , which was immediately obeyed . A fire was opened upon the constabulary . This would be proved beyond the shadow of a doubt . It would be proved that the order to fire was given by the prisoner , but , whether or not , it was not material . The prisoner was the commander , and held himself forward as the leader of a force of insurgent rebels . The fire

    was returned , and two of the country people were shot . There might have been a few more wounded . This occurred in the presence of the prisoner . Was not that an attack and a levying of war , and did not the object bear a revolutionary character ? This occurred at the house of the Widow M'Cormick . Mr Cox , with a party of constabulary who were expected , marched from Cashel to oppose the rebels and assist the party of Mr Trant . Mr O'Brien finding that the constabulary were to a man determined to hold true to their allegiance to their sovereign , arrived at the opinion that an end was put to his expedition , and accordingly from the time of the attack upon Mr Cox ' s party

    on the 28 th July he was nowhere to be found . He ( the Attorney General ) believed that he had by his antecedent statement established a sufficient amount of force and violence employed in the recent rebellion to amount to a levying of war against tbe Queen . The learned counsel then proceeded to state that upon the occasion of Mr O'Brien ' s arrest at Thurles several documents were found upon his person , and one in his portmanteau , which was discovered at Mr Doheny ' _s residence at Cashel . Amongst those found upon his person was an address , dated the 10 th of May , and adopted at a meeting of the citizens of Philadel phia , in the United States of America , ia which assistance and eo-operation were promised to the Irish people , in

    the event of an outbreak taking place . There was also the letter of Mr O'Gorman , announcing to Mr O'Brien the fact that the House of Commons had suspended the Habeas Corpus Act ; besides , an address to Mr O'Brien from the Mitchel Club , _Enniscorthy _, congratulating him upon his first visit to Wexford , and assuring him of their determination to aid tbeir countrymen in their struggle for national independence . In the trunk found at Cashel there was discovered a letter written to Mr O'Brien , by Mr Charles G . Duffy , the proprietor ofthe Nation newspaper , which in his mind showed in the clearest manner tbe real objects ofthe leaders of the Irish Confederation and clubs . This letter was dated 'Saturday , ' and appeared to have been written in July . Mr Duffy says : —

    _Mx dsai Sir—I am glad to learn that you ate about to commence _aserles of meetings in Muaster . There is no half-way houst for you . Yon will be at tbe bead of a movement loyally obeyed , and tbe revolution must be conducted with order snd clemency , or tbe mere ar arohists will prevail with the people , and a revolution become a bloody chaos . You have to fill La Fayette ' s plaoe , so graphically painted by Lamartlne , and , I believe , have fallen into La Payette ' s error—that of not using it to all its estent and in all Us resources . I am perfeotly well aware ttat joa do not desire to lead or influence others ; but , I believe with Lamartine , that tbat feeling , which Is a high personal clrto virtue , is a crime in revolailon . Oae might as well , I think , not want to influence a man

    who was going to walk on thawing ioe _, or to cross a fordless river , as not to desire to keep men rtebt in a political struggle _^ and to do it with might and main ' . mludor with such conns-l as I rained , a definite course for the revolution , and labour _inoes-antl y to _derelope it to that way . Por instance , your project to obtain afgna . _turestotherollofthe national guard , and when a . ufficlent number of signatures were procured , and not sooner , calling tbe Council of Three Hundred was ono I _£ ? _' ? : _^ 7 _, 0 B i _^ 1 _'^ Permitted to falllnto il ' 0 " _^ be **!« " * rtew . Our club

    _^ 'J _^^ ,, however , could take the place of the National Guard . If a definite number of clubs befermed the project would esch day adding items to it , and as the men we oouldin _fluenoe employed upon it . _Porgive me for Jging this so thTnnn „ _^ _Tn _^ bUiIfa _^ _™ _«>* the hopes Of tJZ J- P f * _£ the n " «"'« in which thetwo next months are _us-d . There is not a town in which you could not find a band of missionaries to organise _neighbouring counties . Every club bas aotive men fitted for this work , and it is only by employing all our ferces that we will succeed ,.

    The Attorney General then proceeded to read a letter _P- _^ _onWV ? _" ! been ffritten by Mr O'Brien on the 29 th of July last , just previous to the attaok whi « h was made on the constabulary at the widow M'Cormick a . It appeared that there were some coal mines situated near the town of Ballingarry , in which a number ot men were then employed by the 'Irish - n JS M _, ? Tn _- ' a - 8 w S ? . umbw ° _f who * kad joined Mr O'Brien in all his proceedings . Mr OBnen considered that perhaps the owners of this colliery might think it rather hard for them to pay the men who were not engaged in performing their work ; and accordingly he wrote to one nfr . hu a ™ nt «

    conneoted with the oolherythe letter whioh he was _abeut to read , the handwriting of whioh he was prepared to prove to betfiat of Mr O'Brien . The Attorney General tben read ( he letter in question ,

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    : whioh ~ "wfi directed to the director of the mining _T _» m _"* rttiy . _^ The _* rit _# _^ oum bentupon him to do all that lay in his power to prevent the inhabitants of the collieries from suffering _inooavealenee , h . 9 _ftould _saggeat _, that ' for the present , ' the whole of , the . proceeds arising from tne sale ofthe coals should be applied to the payment of tbe men employed by the company . He further suggested , that in order to ensure a brisk demand , thepriVe of the coal should be lowered , stating , that in oase of refusal , should the Irish insurrection , succeed , the property of tbe mining company would be confiscated ; whereas ,, if they supported the people during the period of their difficulties , their property Bhould be protected to the utmost of his _powers He

    ( the Attorney General ) would ask his learned friend who was to defend Mr O'Brien ' ,, what excuse' he coald make for such a dooument as that he had first read . The handwriting he would prove to be that of Mr Smith O'Brien ; and he would wish to know what right he ( Mr O'Brien ) had , aB the leader of a revolution , to dictate to the direotors of the colliery how they were to manage the mines nnder their control ? What power had Mr O'Brien te protect any one ' s property if he were hot to be a rebel leader f There would be two _questions for the consideration of thejury ; one was whether there had been such a rising as to amount to an aotual levying of war . If he had not drawn upon his imagination , witnesses would be produoed who ' would put the case beyond

    all doubt . The second question was , ' whether the objeot was to produce a revolution : and if he were to rely merely upon the letter which he had read , he had fully proved the oa ° e . Ho had no doubt that one of the objects of Mr _O'Briea was to esoape from the consequences of his aots , and the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act expedited the rebellion , and the followers of Mr O'Brien complained of having been obliged to take the field sooner . than they expeoted . Had there bten an open and general insurrection he doubted not that the military and the constabulary would have brought tbe country through its perilous positiom It waa a matter of sincere congratulation that during tbe whole proceedings not one of themilitary or constabulary lost their lives ; unfortunately

    some three or four , or more , ofthe people lost their live * in open field . It was consolatory that the less of life was not considerable . He had omitted , and he had been reminded of it , to mention a document found upon the person of Mr O'Brien . The document to whioh he referred was a pencil map of the localities which he had visited , and a sketch ofthe oountry whioh had been the scene of bis operations . If he proved thil case , he was sure thejury would find a verdict of guilty . John George Hodges examined . —Was a short-hand writer ; attended a meeting of the Irish Confederation , held upoa the 10 th of March . It was held in the evening . Saw the prisoner upon that occasion . Had a conversation with him with respect to the

    business tbat brought him there . Previous to the meeting , he requested au _interview with Mr O ' Brien . Was introduced , when he' stated to him that he bad been sent ] by tbe government to take notes of the proceedings , and to identify the . persons who were there . Mr O'Brien received him very courteously , said he placed confidence in him , and introduced him te the meeting in very fine language , and stated that he was there to report for the government . Felt very much obliged to him for his courtesy . Mr Meagher , Mr Duffy , Mr M'Gee , Mr Halpin , and many others were at the meeting . A speeoh was made that evening by Mr O'Brien . Got from tbe association the best position he could occupy . Took notes of the speeoh made by Mr O'Brien . , . . ; -i '

    Mr Whiteside , Q ,. C , here interfered , and _contended that it was not legal evidence to enter into a history of the Irish Confederation . There was no precedent in the criminal law warranting the introduction of masses of speeches as proof of an intent on the part of the prisoner to levy war against the Queen . Counsel referred to the oase of the Queen v . O'Connell , in order to show that all the speeches for which Mr O'Connell had been prosecuted were set forth in the indictment against him , and a bill of particulars was famished to him , whioh enabled him to prepare his defenoe j and in the cases ! of

    Hardy , and Tooke , the cbarges of conspiracy were stated to have been proved by various speeches and letters . In these cases there waB a definite course , and he contended that the _speeohes made by a dan during hia life , and net set forth in the indictment _, should not be given in evidence in such a case . The Attorney General replied that the speeohes were admissible , if not under the count for conspiracy , at least under that for levying war . The Chief Justice said that the Court were of opinion that the speech was not an overt aot ; it showed the intent of the prisoner , and was therefore admissible in evidence .

    Witness then proceeded to read the speeoh of the 16 th of March , 1848 . Mr Whiteside , Q , C , said he should have a copy of the speeoh , and any other documents . The Solicitor General said that the _dooumenta would be furnished . Mr Whiteside , Q . G ., remarked that that was no time to promise documents . Witness continued to read the report . Re-examined by the Solicitor General ;—I was present at & soiree which was given to Mr O'Brien upon his return from France . It took place on the 15 th of April . Itwas not a meeting of the Irish Confederation , but a meeting of the citizens of Dublin , held atthe Music Hall . I took short-hand notes ef a speeoh whioh Mr O'Briea delivered at that

    meeting . Mr Hedges then read the speech in qaestion , which was published in Saunders's News Lbiieb ot the 16 th of April last . Mr Hodgei then read a report of a speeoh deli _, vend by Mr O'Brien at a meeting of the Irish League , held , at the Musio Hall , on the 19 th of Julylast . Mr Hatchell . —Without reference to my notes , I cannot say whether Mr Doheny was present at the meetings of the Confederation at whioh the preceding speeohes were delivered ; he was at tome ofthe meetings of the Confederation ; he was present at a meeting which took place on the 23 rd of March , bnt Mr O'Brien was not there ; the meetings of the Confederation generally took place on Wednesday ; a meeting was held about onoe a fortnight ; I attended a meeting of the Confederation on the 8 th of June , and saw Mr Meagher at it ; Mr O'Brien was not there .

    Cross-examined by Mr Whiteside . —It is a very diffioult thing to report eorreotly the speeches of publio men ; I can't say that it requires considerable skill to report a speeoh ; if I was present at a publio meeting , and took no notes , I would not undertake to give a correct or any report of the proceedings after an interval of a month bad elapsed ; I do not think it conld be correctly done by any man . The _speeh of Mr O'Brien , delivered on the 19 th July , whioh I have read . I proved _against him on a former ' occasion when he was tried in the Court of Queen ' s Bench in Dublin for sedition . Tbe result of that trial was tbat the jury disagreed . I did not attend the first meeting of the League , and therefore did not hear the rules adopted for the guidance oi

    the body read at it ; I was not aware that they were drawn up by Sir Colman O'Loghlen ; I have heard , but do not know of my own knowledge , that a dispute arose between Mr O'Brien and Mr Mitchel , whioh resulted in the expulsion ofthe latter from tbe Confederation ; but Ireoolledthearing it stated at a meeting that Mr Mitchel and Mr Devin Reilly bad ceased to be members . Major General John M'Donald examined . —Reoollooted the arrest of the prisoner . Was at Thurles . Saw him immediately after his arrest . Saw him in the Bridewell about nine o ' oleck . Saw the prisoner give up articles , papers , keys , and other things , of which he ( witness ) made an inventory . Took care of them . He beard his name . Mr O'Brien put the artides into a bandkerohief , and he ( witness ) put them into a despatch box , whioh he looked and sent by Captain _Hemans , of the 41 st Regiment , direoted to

    the Under Seoretary of Dublin Castle . Had never seen them sinoe . Marked all the dooumenta that he ceuld mark , identified one of the papers whioh he had marked . Mr WhiteBide , Q . C ., said that the Grown oould not rely npon certain documents found in a man ' s pocket . If they relied npon all its contents they should produce all . Mr Soott , Q . O ., said that all the documents should be furnished to the counsel for the prisoners , although the Orown gave only some in evidence . There were seven papers marked—there wae money—there were various things , five keys and a ring , and _apenoil-ease and some postage stamps . Cross-examined by Mr Fitzgerald . —Thurles was his head-quarters . About the time of the arrest of Mr O'Brien there were a good number of soldiers in Thurles . Could not tell how many . The money found in Mr O'Brien ' s possession amounted to £ 1016 s . 2 d .

    The examination of the witness having crmoluded , the Court was adjourned . The trial was resumed on Saturday morning , when _Oapt . J . Heman , Capt . J . G . Jones , Sub-Inspector Cox , Mulrooney , a constable , and C . G . Bagnall , an engineer , were examined as to the receipt and rifling of Mr O'Brien's portmanteau . Cant . Jones deposed . — I recollect the night that Mr O'Brien was arrested . I saw him about half-past eight o ' olook in the bridewell of Thurles . I had a long conversation with Mr O'Brien . I got two letters from bim , ; one for Mrs O'Brien , and the other for Mrs Doheny . I trans mitted Mrs Doheny ' s letter to Sub-Inspector Cox , at Cashel ; he also spoke about a portmanteau , which he said was in the keeping of Mrs Doheny , at Cashel , and aBked me if I oould get it for him . Mr O'Brien then wrote a letter to Mrs Doheny to deliver the portmanteau , which I sent to Mr Cox , I subsequently received a portmanteau from Mr Cox ; and gave it tbe same day to Mr Bagnall , an engineer .

    To Mr Whiteside . —I am a stipendiary magistrate , and always keep my word . I gave Mc O'Brien a distinct assurance that ho would receive his portmanteau when I got it from Cashel ; but I did not keep my word with bim . The other witnesses merely traoed its transference from one hand to theota _* r «

    Having Recited The Provisions Of The 3 &...

    T . H ; Barke . —I know Mr Redington : I was with him in the lodge in the park , on Snnday , the 6 th of August , While there that day a portmanteau oame to him , delivered by a gentleman belonging tothe railway . When it arrived , I went to the castle . I brought baok a little parcel wrapped up in a handkerohief , which I found locked np in Mr Redington ' s offioe . Mr Redington took a bunch ef keys out of that parcel , which he gave to me . I had observed that the portmanteau was looked . I opened the portmanteau by means of one ofthe keys upon the bunch . 1 then examined the contents . There were several

    papers , besides books and clothes in it . I first separated the papers from the clothes , and then put the latter into the trunk by themselves . 1 marked some of the papers as I took them out , by placing a seal upon them . I initialed other papers whioh I did not mark on that night . I marked tbe remainder of the papers the following day , before they left my custody , ( papers handed witness . ) Those were the papers I marked and initialed on those occasions . I brought the _psrtmanteau with tbe olothes only in it , to Kilmainham , on the same night , and delivered it together with the key , to Mr Alison , the deputy

    governor . , _Cross-examined .-There were four men servants , aod he did not know how many maid servants at the Viceregal Lodge . Did not know how many deteotives were about it . Did not think that Mr Redington could know what was in the portmanteau before he saw it . Mr Robert Alison was deputy-governor of Kilmainham gaol ; knew Mr Burke , the last witness ; remembered his delivering a portmanteau to him about twelve o'olook on Snnday night , the 6 th of August ; brought it np to Mr O'Brien ' s room , according to his directions , and delivered it to him ; handed to him also the key whioh was endorsed in the letter of . instructions . He thanked him for doing so . Mr O'Brien kept that portmanteau . Various witnesses having been examined for the purpose of proving the hand-writing of Messrs

    Meagher , Duffy , O'Gorman , and Dillon , The Attorney General then said , that he proposed reading the doouments whioh had been found in the portmanteau of the prisoner . Mr Whiteside said , that no reason had been given to show that the trunk had not been opened while at Mrs _J Doheny ' s house , or afterwards , Mrs Doheny had not been produoed . The case of ' The King v . Hardy' ruled the point , and he relied upon it as an authority , to shew that the evidence was insufficient to connect the prisoner with the documents , The Chief Justice said , ' the court was of opinion that there was sufficient evidence to trace the dooumenta into the possession of the prisoner . . Mr Whiteside oalled upon the court to reserve the point . . Mr Justice Moore said that he had taken a note of it , and , of course , the prisoner would have the benefit ofit .

    The Chief Justice said , that when the duty of charging the jury devolved upon him , he would leave it to them to say whether or not the evidence connected the prisoner with the possession and writing of the documents . William Franklin . —I hold the situation of manager ofthe Provincial Bank at Limerick . Mr Smith O'Brien kept an account with that bank . I am _acquainted with his handwriting . ( Papers found in the portmanteau banded witness . ) I find amongst

    these papers a note marked , which is , I believe , in Mr O'Brien's handwriting . There is a letter which is signed William Smith O'Brien , the signature to which is in his handwriting , but the body of the letter is written by some other person . The document marked C , I will not swear to be in Mr O'Brien ' s handwriting , but the word Cahirmoyle whioh appears in it was , I believe , written by him . — The words , 'To T . M . Halpin , ' in the second dooument , are also , I believe , ia Mr O'Brien ' s handwriting .

    Robert Walpole . —I am an inspector of the Dublin police . I have with me here some papers which I purchased at Mr Grierson ' s , who is the queen ' s printer in Dublin . They are copies of the Dublin Gazbttb . One is a copy of the _Gassttx of Tuesday , the 20 th of July ; another of Friday , July 28 th ; s third dated Wednesday , July 26 th—a date intermediate between the two former ; a fourth is dated Jaly 21 st . I remember the 27 th of July . On that day 1 went to the house of a person named Keeley , at No . 1 , Eustace-street , Dublin , ( documentshanded to witness ) . I got these papers from Sergeant M'Curdy , who assisted me to search Mr Keeley ' s house . I did not see him find them . Eneas M'Curdy , —I am a sergeant in the Dublin

    police , and accompanied Inspector Walpole in his search at Mr Keeley ' s house . I found seme papers in a press in the lobby of that house , whioh I gave to Mr Walpole . ( Papers handed to witness . ) These were the documents . To Mr WhiteBide . —I went to Mr Keeley ' s house for the purpose of searching for arms . I found a great multitude of letters along with those produoed here . Mary Ann Keeley . —I reside at No ; 1 , Eustacestreet , Dublin . I know Mr Thomas M . Halpin . I remember the polioe coming to my father ' s house , and taking away some papers . I saw the papers previously at No . 9 , _D'Olier-street ; they were brought from D'Olier-street to Eustace-street by me . Mr Halpin wis the secretary tothe Confederation . He resided at No . 9 , D'Olier-street . Cross-examined . — When I brought the papers from D'Olier-street , I put tbem in the press on the lobby . James S . Dobbin ( an approver ) . —I reside in Dublin . I was a member of a Confederate dub in

    Dublin . It was called the ' Red-hand' olub , and was a branoh of the Curran club . It held its meetings on Constitution-hill , near the Broadstone . The Curran elnb met in _Capel-street . When . I became a member of tbat club , I lived in Linen-hall-street . I formerly followed the business of an engineer ; until latterly I have been a clerk in an attorney's office . There were blinds upon the windows ofthe 'Redhand' club , each having a red hand upon it . There were about eighty members in the Red-hand olub , and five hundred in the Curran olub . I have sees Mr Meagher at the meetings ofthe Curran club . Mr Whiteside here protested against the line' of examination which was pursued by the Solicitor-General . He ( Mr Hatchell ) was endeavouring to bring out the whole history of the Confederate clubs , without at the same time offering any evidence te show that Mr O'Brien ever had the slightest connexion with any of them .

    The Solicitor-General , addressing Mr Whiteside , said , yeur olient has pleaded not guilty , and of oourse you have been instructed to deny every single faot that we have been instructed to prove . I will presently show the connexion whioh existed between Mr O'Brien and the clubs , Mr O'Brien . —My lords , I olaim the protection of tbe oourt ; my honour has never been stained during the whole of a long public life , and I demand that your lordships will not allow the Solicitor- Generai to make any observations whioh are calculated to reflect injuriously upon my public oharaoter . The Solicitor-General . — If these interruptions were not made by Mr O'Brien ' s counsel , I should not have been compelled to speak as I did . Mr Whiteside considered he had every right to enter his protest when he perceived an effort made to conneot his olient with clubs with wbioh he never had the slightest oonnexion . ' -

    Witness—When first admitted , Mr O Brien wae sitting at the head of the table , with a book in his hand , in whioh all the olnbs of Dublin were registered . He oalled out the name of each club , and the representative of the olnb oame forward and answered . To a juror . —He said he was the representative of that olub . Mr S . O'Brien asked him what was the number of the olub—that is , the numerical strength ofit . The name ofthe Red Hand Club was not called that night . When the question was put to the representative of the olub as to the numerical strength , he told the number of it . Mr O'Brien then asked was the club organised , that ib , waa it divided into eections and sub-sections , with an offioer at the head of eaoh section . About three hours , at the very least , were occupied in going through those

    inquiries . , Prisoner . —Repeat that answer again . —Witness : I Baid about three hours were ocoupied in those inquiries . Was in the habit of going to the Confederation Council . Saw different members of the oounoil at that meeting . Could not _striotly know them all , but wonld state tothe best of his recollection . Mr Whiteside . —I objeot to that . Chief Justice Blaokburne .--You must be quite sure . Solicitor General—Did Mr O'Brien make any observation as to the organisation , or for wbat ( ifany ) purpose it was to be used ? -Witness : At the time he did not say , but it was to effeot the independence of the country , Mr Whiteside .-Mark tbat answer ; these wordB are his own .

    The Solicitor General-Did Mr O'Brien , at any time , use the words 'to effeot the independence of the country ?'—Witness : Yes ; at another time that evening . Mr O'Brien spoke of his tour to Cork and other _placsB , to _inspeot the clubs ; He said he had marched at the head of clubs at Cork , and saw their organisation , and that they were as fine a body as any in her Majesty ' s service . Chief Justioe Doherty . —Was it club or clubs he said ?—Witness : He particularly marked at the Cork clubs as being well organised . The Solicitor General . —Was there anything said about the state of their arms ?—Witness : There was a general conversation as to tho state of their arms .

    Chief Justice Blaokburne . —Did Mr O'Brien hear it ? _-r-WiinesB : Mr O'Brien most have heard it . The oonveruation was sufficiently loud to enable Mr O ' Brien to reply to questions on the subjeot . Trowton gave an account ef a tour in England . He said that men in England were ready to come over when the insurreotian broke out . Trowteu also Baid they had two swivels ready to come over . Mr O'Brien . —I did not hear the last answer . Mr Whiteside . —They had two _Bwivels ready . Chief Justice Doherty . —Am I to understand tbat Trowton addressed anybody t—Witness : Ha » _d-

    Having Recited The Provisions Of The 3 &...

    dreswd Mr O'Brien . _Hrmade the statement in th « form of a speech _reveftr person : in the roomoeol d hear bim . Solicitor General .-Dd you remember that Mr O'Brien made any observation ?—Witness : Itwas Baid as to the oannon ; the difficulty lay in the way of getting them over ; and Mr O'Brien , made a reply tbat he had been at _Bsntry , and saw a orew of men in a boat who _gayeThlfh , hearty , _cheere , and had . ths oountry wised by going ' _abroad to raise the people He said the clubs in Dublin should have * boat that would answer for that and 6 ther purposes ' . —Solioitor General : Did Mr O'Brien _sajr _anythlngfurtlier as to the state of the clubs '—Witness : He spoke for a considerable time as to the organisation necessary to effeot the had

    object they in view . He considered at that time the organisation was _notcoapleted _.-Soli- < citor _Oensral : Do you recollect hiB saying _anythina further { -Witness : He said he woald _Mthetaicend the gallows than that any _oneshouldrby a premature step , lose his life on his account by a failure . Mr O'Brien . —Repeat that answer . ( Witness repeated the answer . ) Chief Justice Blaokburne . —Repeat - what Mr ? % n 8 /? _ii . bout a P - » fa" > _step .-WitneBa " said , he ( Mr O Bnen ) would ascend the gallows rather than one should _Ioae his life _. dn his account . Witness begged to _csrrect his statement . It was mentioned also as to the rescue of the persona in gaol , and it was unanimously cried out , to have a rescue . Everyone said , m case they were oonviotedthewould have a

    , y resoue . Witness attended another meeting on the 19 & h of July , as representative of the Red Hand Club . Itwas a crowded meeting . Mr O'Brien was also at tbis meeting , but witness could not _say ' . _' that he was in the chair . The meeting ' wan for the purpose of defeating the Lord-Lieutenant ' s proclamation as to the Arms Bill . Mr Brennan movBd * that the insurrection should , take plaoe at once , as the people would not be in a better condition in harvest . ' He said the people would be dispirited , and the go . vernment would take up all tha arms they could . Mr Dillon moved an amendment to that resolution , whioh was to the effect that , the people should oonoeal their arms , and give passive resistance tothe proclamation Mr O'Brien said that a break-out at that time wonld

    be premature . Mr M'Gee made a speeoh also , and wanted to east lots to see who should advise the people that night to resist the application . Knew Mr O'Gorman . He was present at that meeting , and told Mr Dillon that the resolution was too vague and in * definite , and wanted Mr Dillon to define to the people ; heard it said tbat Mr Doheny was _crganisioe the oountry . Mr O'Brien was there at that time _, and , during the time he was there , Mr O'Gorraan ' s amendment was put twice to the vote ; there was a small majority , and the minority were dissatisfied Mr Dillon , on urging the resolution , said that all vrould wait till American and Frenoh aid came . He also said _thatthey would halt between two opinions and would wait till rifles were forged in heaven , end angels drew the triggers , and ' that they had the elements of the process within themselves , Mr . M'Gee said the members of the council had been advjsin »

    tne people to organise and arm , and atked them to draw lots for the person who would tell them : that night to resist the proclamation . He aaid that he would be oae of those drawn . Had seen the member ofthe Curran olub with arms , suoh as mukets and pikes . Knows Lawrence Hanlon , who was a member ofthe Red Hand Club . Saw him preparing arms ! piling , cleaning , and preparing them for work . The arms consisted of guns and pikes . He was what was oalled a . ' bandy man . ' He bought the materials for guns , the barrels and locks , and pnt them together He would put them together for 13 a 6 d . for theolul _**' A party gave the materials at a reduced rate , in order tbat the people might be armed . WaB not present when Hanlon purchased any ofthe arms . Attended a meeting on Friday , the 21 at of July . Mr O'Brien was not at that meeting . It was held in _tha _. same room , and was a meeting of the same body . . James Dillon was in the chair .

    Mr Whiteside objected to this as Mr O'Brien was not present . The eourt overruled the objection . On the prisoner ' s csunsel applying to have the point reserved , Chief Justice . Blaokburne asked witness to mention what members who were present at tbe meeting of the 19 th were also present on the 21 st . Witness . — _MesBra Dillon , Meagher , M'Gee , MDermotfe and Lalor , were present at both meetines ; Mr O'Gorman was not present at the meeting ofthe Slat , bat Brennan and Halpin were . Itwas arranged that at the meeting on the 21 st , a sub-committee should be elected to review the olubs ; Mr Dillon was present on that occasion . There were

    _severai persons there who were not representatives of olubs and tbe representatives objected to commence the proceedings of the evening until those persons had gone away ; accordingly , Mr Dillon , who was in the chair , oalled over the names of the different olubs , and the representatives of eaoh answered and then passed into a back room , where they remained until the other persons in the onter room , who were not representatives , had gone away ; on the return of the club * bists into tbe front room , Mr Lalor , produced a letter from Mr Charles Gavan Duffy , recommending—Court- —Don't mention any thing abont the content ! of that letter .

    Examination continued . —The representatives then proceeded to elect by ballot this executive council Some proposed that thecouncil shonld consist of seven members , and others suggested that it should consist only of five or tbree members . There had never been suoh a oounoil in the confederation before to my knowledge . The terms' executive eennoil' had been made use of . U p to this time the oounoil of tbe confederation consisted of twenty-one membe _^ -i . It was finally decided , after some disooBsion , that the executive oounoil should consist of five .

    By Mr Whiteside . —The resolutions were not taken down in a book . Bj tbe Solicitor General . —We all—thoy allintended to eleot Mr O'Brien , but Mr Dillon objeoted and said that Mr O'Brien could do more good in organising the oountry than by being confined to the council room . There were thirty representatives present , I voted , and wrote the names of the persons for whom I voted on a slip of paper . When the balloting papers were written upon they were nut into a

    hat , and two scrutineers were appointed to examine the votes . They removed the papers into an adjoining room . They afterwards returned , and announced the result , namely , that Mr Dillon , Mr Meagher , Mr Riohard O'Gorman , jun ., and Mr M'Gee were elected ; and that there was an equality of votes for Devin Reilly and Lalor . A new ballot was then taken and Mr Devin Reilly was oalled . Mr Whiteside . —Are the ballot papers in the possession of the Attorney . General now f—Witness : They . are .

    Mr Whiteside . —Then I submit that the papers ought to have been put in before . Chief Justioe Blaokburne . —I don't think yonr objection is valid . Examination in chief continued . —After the executive had been elected , Mr Lalor and _M'Dermott proposed that the leaders should eaoh take a pledge to inoite the people te insurrection before the following August , as before that day the _prisoners should be liberated . Mr Meagher then said , ' The only pledge I will give , is tbat I will use all in my heart and soul

    to induce the people to an insurrection , eveu before the 8 th of August . ' Mr Dillon made a _sirailar statement , adding 'So help me God I will . ' Mr M'Gee said , ' By speaking , by writing , and by action , I will do all that in me lies to hasten the insurrection . ' The meeting did not break up until a quarter before twelve o ' olock , The ballot papers were here handed to the witness , and he identified the handwriting ef Mr James F . Lalor , Mr M'Dermott , and Mr _O'Higgins , as having voted for certain gentlemen who were to form the exeoutive oonncil .

    Chief Justice Blaokbnrne . —What became of the voting papers after they had been used ?—Witness . * Mr Halpin , the seoretary , got them . By the Solicitor General . —I never saw the ballot papers from that evening until three or four days ago . . This closed the examination in obief . Mr Whiteside rose to cross-examine the _witnesp _, ' , ' but Chief Justice Blaokburne suggested that the > court should adjourn for a quarter of an hour . The Attorney General—Then , my lord , I have to > request the sheriff will accommodate this gentleman 1 ( the witness ) with a room to whioh no person can 1 get aocesB , in order that he may not be Btared at . . ( Laughter . ) Mr Whiteside—I insist that tbe gentleman may r not be permitted to leave the table . —Eventually y the witness was accommodated with a corner nnder r the grand jurors' box . —The court adjourned .

    At tne expiration of a quarter of an hour the trial il was resumed , and Mr Whiteside proceeded to cross- *• examine MrDobbyn . —I take no interest whatever in po- > - litics , Mr Whiteside : Then you are quite unconnected id with the politioal movement whioh bas taken place _; e in this oountry ? Witness ; The * went in to plot , t , and I went in te counter-plot . Cross-examination continued . —Was a member of of the _« Red Hand Club' from 16 th January until ita ta dissolution . Did not speak ner vote in it . There re was no voting . — Mr Whiteside : Were there any _oy rules connected with that club ?—Witness : There re were . 'I here was a rulete the effect that all _Re-epealera might become members of the olub , but mt it did not exclude others who wera not _Repealersrs _.

    , or those who were Confederates . — Mr White-to side : Now , sir , tell me did you draw upon on yonr memory or your _imagination fer tbe name me of your olub—the Red Hand Club ?'—Witness : s : It was not I who gave the name to it . —Mr White- teside ; Did any Buohcmb ever exist?—Witness : On Or my oath it did . —Mr Whiteside : Is there on this his earth any living man but you to prove that the olublut existed at all 1—Witness : I don't know . The meet- jet ing on the 15 th of July was a private meeting , as , ai no one was admitted who was not a representative :. ve As the representative of a olub I went to have mymj club called over , but itwas not oalled . —Mr White- _iteside : I find that at that meeting the following gen-en tlemen were elected representatives of clubs : Mr T .- T D . M'Gee , Mr Richard O'GormBn , jun ., Mr J « r J Smith , Mr Stephen Meauey , Mr J , Darcey , MrM

    6 The Northern Star. , Octobeb 7, 1848.

    6 THE NORTHERN STAR . , Octobeb 7 , 1848 .

• Citation
  • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 7, 1848, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_07101848/page/6/