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{ Continued from our Seventh page . ) justice of the highest importance , and although it 1 b \ intended to repeal all former enactments , no further proceeding appears in an ? part of the Btatute to be hinted \ at as existing , or intended to exist , with a view to j control the person therein mentioned , except as sped-: fled in the Act of Parliament The learned Chief ] Justice proceeded to obserre that the Act empowered j the Recorder of the city of Dnblin to revise and ad- \ jndicate on the right of persons clidming to be placed oa the jury lists . Persons might ofcject before him , hat his adjudication was to be fin&L This power , wsieh -was given to the Becerder , was most important as affecting the flow of justice- and the administration Of the law ; but in it be was ietl without eontrool , for nmtans no doubt sufficiently cogent , In this ease
the pariah collectors made their list , and the Bscordei made his revision , which , uob ' ody bnk himself oonld review . After teat another duty devolved on the Bicordei , which was to mate out a new and reiised list ; bat there was no penalty for the omission of thai or any other part o ! his dnty . There i was so imputation in tbe challenge that the omission alleged to hare been committed fey the Recorder was ' the reaoltjof fraud ox intention ; bat it was contended j that be should be called on to mike oat a new list . I Bat supposing he bad done wrong , were all subsequent ; proceedings to bs Titiated by his omlsssion ? TJndonb- ] edly , be had deviated from tbe Act of Parliament ; bnt j Was that a reason why tbe present proceedings were to l > e ncl ) and void , and that all through the year any j
party who might be put on trial before a special jar } jnight allege that the panel was good for nothing ? He ( the Lord Chief Justice ) thought it most go to that , and if it did it would be highly dangerous to the community , and would tend to unsettle instead of settle the great interests of justice . The Learned Judge proceeded to adrert to the various details of the f nestion as they were adverted to in the arguments , and said that , as the acts of the Jiscorder eonld sot be reversed by that court—that -as tbe general list had been handed to tbe Clerk of the Price—that as the jurors' book had been made oat , and the panel taken from it by the sheriff , the « ourt "was "bound to consider the several matters duly performed , and particularly as the whole question was -one which grew oat of a subject not inveaugable , the demurrer to the challenge most be allowed .
Mr . Justice Barton said that as be entirely concurred 3 n the opinion just delivered by tbe Chief Justice , he 4 id not feel it to be his duty to take cp the public tome by any observation on the subject . Mr . Justice Crampton . at great length , assigned hia seasons for agreeing with tbe Chief Justice . Mr . justice Peak dissented .
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THE TRIAL . SECOND DAY . SlUniG OP THE COEfcT , JiS . 16 . The proceedings of yesterday did not advance the case a : all ; it was a repetition of the preliminary ulrinmssitig that has already given snoh active occupation to thfl Crown lawyers . It was , however , fully sxpeoted that to-day the case wonld be fairly -eommeaced by the swearing in of the Jnry , and the immediate opening address of tbe Attorney-General . Tne Court assembled at ten o ' clock , and there was a very fnll attendance wiihin the building ; but outside the Fonr Conrta there was mnch less of bustle and excitement- than on the previous day . The arrangements were precisely the same , and proved rqnally efficacious in securing order .
Their Lordships having iaken their seats the tra-Tersers were called in the usnal manner . Mr . CConn-il answered to his name , but Jlr . Barrett and iJr . Daffy were absent . The n ^ mea of the Jur > were then called over to take laeir appearances ; ihey all answered , wiih the ¦ exception of Mr . Stephen Parker . Captain Edward Boper applied foran exemption on the gronnd of age , i > eing 72 ; and Mr . Benjamin Eaton , on the score of ill fce&kh . Both the applicants were told by the Chief Jcstiee to wait . On * he names of Sir . Barrett and Mr . Duffy being again called , Mr . Gartlau , solicitor , said that Mr . Duffy had been obliged to qnit the Court on the preceding evening , from severe illness , and applied for an indulgence of a few minutes for his appearance .
mi . Cantwell ( for Mr . Barrett ) said that this gentleman < vuld not appear for a short time , and asked if the fa ? - ; might bdi -proceed m his absence , he ( Mr . Camweli ) appearing a * - his attorney ! The Auorney-General said it was requisite in a ease of this kind that everything should be conducted "srithth ? utmost regularity and order . If a traverser were absent for ten minutes on the first day of the trial he might be absent on another day for a longer period . 11 might be very inconvenient to individuals ;
bat TTitbettS the consent of the Crown , a traverser could not appear in this case by attorney . If be appeared by attorney in an early period of the proceedings , there might be some difficulty at a later stage in identifying him . It had been decided in England that unless ihe consent of tbe Crown was given , tarries in a case of this kind could not appear Dy attorney ... Mr . O'Connell—I don ' t believe , my Lord , that we who are named in this indictment are those whose persons are unknown .
After ^ raiting some time for the traversers who had nvi made their appearance , The Lord Chief Justice said it was more than twenty minutes after the time , and tbe Court could not continue the indulgence , as the public time was being wssied . Mr . Caatwell requested the Court would wait another five mrnnies , which waa granted . Durum the intervel Mr . Henn , the counsel for Mr . Barrett , entered the Court , and made the same offisr on behalf of his client , that had been previously made b y Mr . Cantwell—namely , that the case should proceed in his absence . In a case of misdemeanour there could be no objection to this . The Chief Justice said ihe Attorney-General had already signified that he could not allow this to be done , on the ground of the difficulty there might be inider .. y-ug the traverserB . Itwaethe Attorney-General who had to be satisfied on the point , not the Conn .
The A rtorney- General said that had the application to apj >^ r by Attorney been previously made , be should have been prepared to show that the traversers had no ritbt to appear by attorney . All the parties named in the indictment were bound under recognizances to appear in person , and during the present trial he should be under the necessity of insisting on their pt-rsonal appearance every day . Mr . u"Connell said , that would subject them to a series of acccidents that might detain them two hours every cay . The Chief Justice said that was nof likely to happen . Sir . Duffy here made his appearance in court . The name of Mr . Barrett was again called , and he had tot arrived .
The . Qtrk of the Court then ordered Timothy CBri-n . Esq . and James Rooney , Erq . ( Mr . Barrett ' s bailj to be called , and required " to produce the body ol Kichard Barrett . " Pr « clf ely at this moment Mr . Barrett entered the court , and Ms exceedingly opportune arrival excited great laughter , Mr . Barrett apologised for ki » absence , stating that it arose from his residing at some distance from town . The Chief Justice said that was no reason at all for his not attending the hours of the Court . If snch » thing occurred again the Court would be compelled to enforce the recognizances . The Clerk of the Crown then proceeded to sweai Jhe jury . Jamt » Hamilton was called , and sworn without opposition . Captain Roper was next called , but excused him-Belf on the plea of advanced age .
Lord Chief Justice—Let Captain Eoper stand over for the present . On Stephen Parker being called , Mr . Parker pleaded ill health , and tendered a medical certificate . Mr . Henn observed that Captain Roper , who had been passed over , had given no satisfactory reasontendered no affidavit sufficient to excuse him . _ t- Justice Crampton said that by the statute he Etood excused , being above sixty . Mr . M'Donougb—Your Lordships shonld recollect that the doctrine of this Court yesterday was the complete finality of the Recorder ' s decision . Mr . ^ nstice Crampton himself held , in the most emphatic langnage , that the Recorder ' s judgment was unalterable and unexaminable . Besides , the document now produced is of no force or authority . After Bom « fnrtber observations ,
The Lord Chief Justice decided that the traversers had ft right to insist on having Captain Roper on the jury , and that gentleman was sworn accordingly . Mr . Tance , licentiate apothecary , then came forw ard to depose to ihe incapacity of Mr . Parker . The lord Chief Justioe—Pray , Mr . Tanee , can yon tell us what is Mr . Parker ' s state of health ! Witness—My Lord , he is at the present momeni labouring _ tder great nervonsiesa ( laughter ) . 1 think the excitement of a . criminal trial might
produce apoplexy . Mr . M'Donough—Now , Mr . Vance , whether d -you or your patient look most delicate at the preses moment ( loud laughter ) ? "Witness— You can best decide that . Mr . M'Donough—What did you order last toi hi nervousness ! "WitntEs—Sedative medicine * ( great Janghter ) . Mr . M'Donough—Did you dine with h 5 a yestei 4 ay ! Witness—No . Mr . M'Donough—Did you see him after dinner Witness—Yea .
Mr . M'Donough—Was he much excited then ( c ( -fioned laughter ) ! The Lord Chief Justice—The health of-a man too grave a subject to be so jocularly treated . The Attorney-General—I think that M H'Donagh ' B ridicule is rather misplaced . Mr . M- 'Donongh—O , there is ridicule cast < _» y grave matters in this court .
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Lord Chief Justice—Mr . Vance , do you believe Mr . Parker to be incapacitated by ill health . Witness— I believe him to be quite incompetent . Lord Chief Justice—Then Mr . Parker must be passed over . Benjamin Heaton , who was the next juror called , begged to be excused on the ground of severe bodily pain , arising from a fall -which he had reoently tbceiv&d from a scaffold , and handed in a medical certificate , and also made affidavit to that effeot , He was excused . John Rigby , of 175 , Great Brunswick-street , claimed exemption on the ground of misdeseription , his name being John Jason Rigby , and not John Rigby , as set forth in the summons . The Chief Jnstice refused the application . The names of tbe Jurors were then called over , and they stood as foUows : —
1 . Jamea Hamilton , 14 , Upper Ormond Quay , wine merchant . 2 . Captain Edward Roper , 15 , Ecoles-street . 3 . Edward Clarke , 128 , Stephen ' s Green West , Esquire , 4 . Francis Faulkner , 78 , Grafton-street , grocer and wine-merchant . 5 . John Croker , SS , North Great George ' s-streefc , wine-merchant . 6 . Henry Flynn , 25 , William . fitreet , piano-forte maker . 7 . Henry Thompson , 28 , Eustace-street , winemerchant . 8 . AnBon Floyd , 1 * , Wellington Quay , china warehouse . 5 . John Rigby , 175 , Great Brunswick-street , Kanmaker .
10 . Robert Hanna , 12 , Henry-street , wine-merchant . 11 . William Longfield , E ? qM 19 , Harcourt-Btreet , 12 . William Ord , 79 and 81 , Cork-street , tanner . Tbe names of the traverBers were also called over . Mr . Napier then opened the pleadings , setting forth the nature of the case as stated ia the opening of the Attorney-General . The traverBers severally pleaded Not Guilty . The Attorney-General— My Lordsaud Gentlemen , I am sure it is not necessary for me to press on your minds the necessity of giving your anxious and undivided attention to this momentous case . Gentlemen of thB Jury , my Learned Friend , Mr . Napier , has stated to you the charges which hare been
brought forward against the several traversers ; but in order to impress it on your minds , and that you may understand the case as H proceeds , I shall take leave to eall your attention to the general nature of the charges bronght against the defendants . They stand charged with conspiring and confederating together to raise and to create discontent and disaffection among her Majesty ' s subjects , and to excite them to hatred and contempt of the Government—to alarm , and , by creating ill-will among her Majesty ' s subjects , as well as ill-will against her Majesty ' s subjects in England , and atao exciting discontent and disaffection in the army , as well as by causing large numbers of persons to meet together at different times , and in different places , for the unlawful parpoBe of obtaining by means of
intimidation , and by the means of the exhibition and demonstration of great phyBical force , a change and alteration in the Government , the lawa and the constitution of this realm as by law established—and particularly by those means to bring about and to accomplish a dissolution of the legislative union between Great Britain and Ireland , and by the means of inflammatory speeches , and addresses , and seditious publications , to intimidate , and thereby bring about a change in the laws and constitution of this realm aa by law established , and to bring into hatred , and contempt , and disrepute the tribunals established for the administration of justice , thus to diminish the confidence of the Queen ' s subjects in the administration of the law , and thus assuming and usurping the prerogative of the Crown in the establishment of courts for the administration of the law .
f The Attorney-General next laid down at considerable length , the law of conspiracy ; supporting his positions by numerous f notations from law authorities . He stated the nature of the offence and the law of conspiracy , supported by numerous quotations from law authorities . He then went into a lengthened history of the Repeal Association gave bketches of the different Associations that have been connected with the movement , and grounded his case against the individual traversers by quotations from the Repeal press , from the speeches of Mr . O'Connell , and the evidence of the organisation of the Association itself . From his address , which lasted the entire day after the Jury were sworn , we give the following extracts . After laying down ,
and partially applying the law of conspiracy , he said : —] I will now proceed to open the facts connected with this most txwaoTdinary case . It may here be convenient to refer to the state in which the question of Repeal was previous to and at tbe time tbe Repeal Association was established . Shortly after the p assing of the Roman Catholic Emancipation Act in 1829 , as association was formed , which changed its name frequently to avoid the effect of the law , but having for its object the Repeal of the Union . The go-rernment of the day , of which Lord Grey was the head , under the authority of a temporary statute then in existence , issued a proclamation
suppressing that association . The Learned Gentleman read the term ? of the proclamation , which designated the association as illegal , and then said—In the course of the same year ( 1831 ) , a question was put to Lord Altborp , in the House of Commons , in reply to which Lord Altborp said that the conduct and language of the member for Waterford ( Mt . O'Connell ) tended to create insubordination amongst the people , and to induce them to hostility to laws ; and , said the Noble Lord , much as I should regret civil war . still I vronld prefer it rather than to Repeal the Union . ( The Attorney-General continued)—That was the posirion in which the Repeal question stood in the year 1831 ; and it is important iu considering the course pursued at the present day , in seeking to
carry out the object of Repeal , to show that the only means by which it can be carried out are those inconsistent with the law and the constitution ; and before I close my statement I will prove from the lips of the defendants themselves , that their object was to obtain the Repeal of the Union otherwise than by legal and constitutional means . An eminent English judge in passing sentence on Joseph Hudson , raid , " men with rebellion in their hearts , occasionally use words recommending peace , order , tranquility , and obedience to the laws . " At the commencement of the session , 1831 , his late Majesty , in his address from the throne , desired to be entrusted with such additional power as might be found necessary in Ireland for controlling and punishing the
disturbers of tbe public peace , and for preserving and strengthening the legislative union between the two countries . In moving the address to the throne , in reply to that speech , Lord J . Russell , then a minister of the crown , said : " shall we now say that there ought to be a separation between England and Ireland , at a time when as I contend all that has of late passed in that country shew ? that the objects in view are neither more nor less than this ; that an attempt shall he made under the name of repeal of the Union , to disunite the two countries—to confiscate the property of all Englishmen who have property there , and to establish in the place of King , Lords , and Commons of the United Kingdom , some parliament of which the Hon . and Learned Gentleman , Mr . O'Connell , should be the leader and tbe chief . " On the same night also , that the address was moved , another Minister of the Crown stated : " I told the
Honourable Gentleman that -which 1 will now emphatically repeat , namely , that the qnestion of Repeal of the Union is a question of separation between England and Ireland ; and a question of separation involves a question of destruction to the British monarch , setting np in its stead in Ireland a ferocious repnblio of the worst kind . " The late Lord Lieutenant , then a member of the Boose of Commons , in the course of his speech said : " although he had as great a horror of civil war aa any man , he would prefer it to a Repeal " , The debate to -which I refer led to the introduction of what was commonly called tbe Coercion Act , which gave more extensive power to the Ex « cutive than eves it had possessed under the 10 th Geo . IV . ; and the operation of that act was found necessary to suspend the agitation of Repsal in this country , because it CDuld not have been carried on without
the necessary power being brought to bear on the individuals who thought fit to join in the object . One of the traversers , Mr . O'Connell , brought forward a motion in the Session of 1834 , fora Repeal of the Union . On that occasion a Minister of the Crown moved an amendment to the address , recording in the most solemn manner the fixed determination of Parliament to keep undisturbed the Legislative Union . It was carried by a majority of 523 to 38 , and the result of the debate was the operation of the Coercion Act , which did suspend for a short time the agitation of Repeal . The Coercion Act having expired in the year 1836 , an association was formed , called the General Association for Ireland , having as part of its constitution that which has always been found part of a system of agitation , the collection of what was called Justice Rent ; and part of that money , which the poor inhabitants of this country had been from time to time defrauded , was
spent m a way nobody knows how ; and it is only astonishing how such inhabitants could have been so deceived . Their money was , I say extorted from them withont their even having been informed aa to the expenditure of it . That association passed away , and then -was formed the Precursor Association . One might as well expect a body would be in health stimulated to excess , as that the body politic could be in a healthy state under the stimulation of wch agitation . The Precursor Association was formed in lt 40 . It changed its name twice , and in July of the same year , the Loyal National Repeal Association was formed . It is necessary for me now to bring before you the general nature of the constitution of this association . It consists of associates , members , and volunteers . This bond of union between the members ^ and the parties distantly connected with the association rendered men liable to pay but very Btnail subscriptions to carry on the organization , throughout the country , and to organize , as far as
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possible , all classes of the country . The associate Repealer only pays one shilling . A card is given to him , which answors all the purposes , without coming within the expressed language of the act against pasa-worda or signs ; it enables each person possessing it to establish to Ms neighbour's satisfaction that he is connected with tbe Repeal Association . The next class of persona in this association are what are called members . With respect to these they were to pay 20 s ., or if an associate who had paid Is . took the trouble of collecting twenty shillings , he was entitled to be a member , so much se as if he had paid twenty shillings out of his own pocket . There are another class of persons in thia Association of a higher grade
than the members , who , having subscribed £ 10 , are called Tolunteera . On the face of their card is inscribed "Volunteers of 1782 revived , " to which is attached the signature of Thomas Mathew Ray , secretary . There is at the bead of the card a likeness of Mr . O'Connell ; there is al ? o a likeness of Grattan and Flood , one of Owen Roe O'Neill , and one of the Generals who commanded at the siege of Limerick , General Sarsfield , accompanied by those of Hugh O'Neill , and Brian Boroihm ( great laughter ) . I cannot understand what is the meaning of that laughter , and I am sorry to see such lerity evinced when we are engaged on such an important and solemn subject as the present ; and I will venture to say before I close I will lay suoh a case of
conspiracy before tbe publio as will excite sentiments within their bosoms exceedingly different . It was necefsary for the organisation of the people of this country that there should be offioers of the Association ; and accordingly there were inspectors , provincial inspectors , baronial inspectors , repeal wardens , and collectors . The repeal wardens , by the rules of the Association , were to be appointed at the recommendation of the clergyman of the parish . They were only to be appointed , however , although at his recommendation , by tbe Association itself ; and there were issued to each of these repeal wardens instructions as to thoir duties . This book ( the Learned Gentleman held the book in his hand ) is endorsed u Instructions for the appointment of
Repeal Wardens and Collectors of the Repeal Fund . " The ninth duty of the repeal wardens is to take care that " there shall be tranbmitted from tbe Association to each locality a weekly newspaper for every 200 associates , or a three-day paper for every 400 enrolled in each locality as the case may be . " " The sum of £ 10 collected and forwarded to the Association , entitles tbe Repealers of the district whence it comes to a weekly paper for the entire year gratis ; and the gum of £ 20 entitles them to the Pilot or the Evening Freeman newspaper for the same period ; or , if they prefer it , to two weekly papers . " The tenth duty of the Repeal Wardens is " to have the newspapers to each parish put into the hands of such persons as will give the greatest circulation to their contents . So that each
newspaper may be read and communicated to as many persons as possible , for the purpose of circulating the proceedings of the Association , and other Repeal news , by access to the newspapers ; and also for the purpose of transacting the general business , such as the arranging of the accounts . We would recommend that whenever there is a sufficient number of Repealers enrolled , the wardens and collectors would provide a room for their accommodation . The wardens in such cases to consult the AsTOcialion in Dublin . " It was Dart of the duty of the officers of the Association to endeavour to circulate the seditious articles and the seditious harangues of those who were organising the country for the purpose of exciting discontent and disaffection among the
Queen ' s subjects , aud hatred between different classes and to endeavour to carry out the principle of opposition to the law to the utmost extent . A part of the system of the association was , therefore , to take care that the Repeal press should be made the instrument in carrying out their designs and objects . And , indeed , I may observe that there was nothing new in endeavouriDg to make tht > press the means of obtaining a revolution in the country . It was by means mainly of the French press , and especially of the celebrated organ called L ' ami du feuple , that the French revolution was effected , and tbe , mind 6 of the people were poisoned against their government . In this country shortly previous to the rebellion of 1791 , the same course was adopted , by a
newspaper then well-known as The Press . I trust that this conspiracy had been checked in sufficient time to prevent the consequences which followed upon those occasions from the licentiousness of the press , from following at the present time . Gentlemen , you have all hiard of the Jacobin Club in France , and its affiliated societies . No person contemplated , wheo that club was first established , the consequences to which it would lead . It succeeded , at length , in overturning one government ; but the government which took the plaoe of that which had been overturned , could not exist upon the principles which gave it birth . It was followed by the establishment of a despotism , which continued for a length of time . 1 shall now , Gentlemen , come to the earliest meeting of the Repeal Association to which I shall think it necessary to advert . I shall ,
from the great weight and magnitude of the case , find it impossible to call ycur attention to every important meeting of the Association , or every important meeting of the assembled thousands who have been collected in different parts of Ireland . I shall , however , select some ; but I do not think it necessary to quote any meeting earlier than the mee'ing of the Association on the 1 st of February , 1143 . Gentlemen—of the Repeal Association each of the defendants is a member—at least , we can show that they were in the habit of attending the Association . We are not privy , of course , to the books of the Association . They have acted as members of that Association , and it is perfectly immaterial whether they ever subscribed the 20 s . or not . They have taken part in the proceedings , and are , therefore , to be treated as members of that body . There were present on the occasion to which I refer , Mr . O'Connell , Mr . Duffy , and Mr . Ray .
The Lord Chief Justice—Which Mr . O'Connell There are two . The Attorney General—Mr . Daniel O'Connell . I shall alwajs in Bpeaking of tbe other gentleman call him Mr . John O'Connell . Mr . Ray , upon the occasion referred to , read an abstract of the accounts of the Repeal Association . At that meeting a diploma was produced ; but although it then received the convenient name of a diploma for the Repeal Wardens , you mil find one of the traversera afterwards inquiring . "If the people would not follovr a Repeal Warden as well as if he were called a sergeant . " The diploma , or what we may , perhaps , more properly call the commission of the Repeal
Wardens , was read and approved of . Upon that occasion Mr . O'Connell , in addressing that meeting , spoke of the relations between England and foreign countries , telling them how " the power of Eugland was only imaginary ; that she was internally suffering ; and that that was the time for Ireland . He then proceeded to say that the greatest mistake of Napoleon was , that he undervalued Ireland ; and that if he had sent 90 , 000 men to Ireland , he would have been opposed by the higher classes , but that tbe people would have been with him ; and that this land would thus have been disenthralled from its oppressors . He added that in this country every field might be made a redoubt—every road a defile . "
[ The Learned Gentleman next quoted an extract from the Pilot , commenting on a speech of Mr . Robert Tyler , at Washington , in very strong terms He then continued : —] The next step in this com piracy to which I shall call your attention is the system pursuant to which they assembled large bodies of people at certain places , and from great distances , accustoming them to march in military array , to obey orders , and to conduct themselves after a disciplined fashion . Not certainly with arma in their hands : the time for that had not come , all that was Bought for wan tbe preliminary drilling . When the time of England ' s infirmity . 'had come , then the people would have acquired a complete organisation . But there was
nothing new in this ; and it is a singular fact that for every stage of this conspiracy there is a precedent to be found . Exactly the same course was adopted in 97 , previous to the rebellion . A similar principle was adopted by the United Irishmen to accustom tbe people to exhibit themselves openly in support of the cause . With reference to the late meetings , the first to which I shall call yonr attention was that ' which took plare at Trim , on the lSth day of November , 1843 . Three of the traversers , Messrs . O'Connell , Steele , and Barrett , were present , together with about thirty thousand of the people ; and after the meeting the leaders assembled at a dinner . On the toast of the people being proposed , Mr . Barrett returned thanks , and in the oonoluding passage of hie speech adverted to the progress which Repeal bad made , and the certainty of its being accomplished , " He reviewed the position of
England abroad and at home—he called on the people to be tranfuil , resolved , organised , and then he said Ireland would have only to stamp her foot to obtain all she wanted , and to be free . But this , gentlemen , was only part of the system by which disorganisation of the British empire was Bought to be obtained , and the people drawn from their allegiance . At the same meeting Mr . O'Connell , another of the traversere , spoke . His words were— " When I think of the msltitudes that surround me , when I see the bright eye , and the ready look , and the elasticity of spirit which belongs eo peculiarly to Ireland—when I see this , and also those whose presence will bring the benediction of God on our efforts , then I ask is it possible that the men of Meath will remain slaves f For myself , I can tell them , I Bhali either be in my grave or a freeman . "
[ The Attorney-General next quoted extracts from the Nation newspaper , particularly one of the "deathless songs , " drawing a parallel between the coarse of- conduct pursued now in giving exciting poetry , and that pursued by the conductors of The Presi > before the Rebellion . He next called the Jury ' s attention to th © " Monster Meeting" at Mttllingar ; remarking that the former meetings had called forth tbe well-known declarations from the Ministers of the Crown , Sir Robert Peel and the Duke of Wellington , to the effeot— "that there was no inflaence , no potrer , no authority which the prerogative
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of the Crown and the existing law affords which should not be exercised for tho purpose of maintaining the Union , a dissolution of which would involve not merely the repeal of aa Act of Parliament , but the dismemberment of the empire . " He continued : —] Five days after that declaration waa made ia Parliament a meeting took place at Mulliogar , at which four of the traversers , O'Connell , Steele , Gray , and Barrett , were present . There was an immense assembly , probabl y 160 , 000 persons collected . They had Repeal banners floating in the air , and on some of them ; was inscribed— " A poulation of 9 , 000 , 000 is too great to be dragged at the tail of another nation . " At a dinner the same day , Mr . Barrett spoke and
said , — " That it waa a national question . That violence against Ireland would be not either a battle or riot- ^ tbat it would be a revolution ; and his ( Mr . B . ' s ) opinion was , that England would come out of it broken down a ? a third-rate power . That the gagging system might be adopted , but it would be in vain . " I shall now call your attention to a meeting which was held in Cork on the 21 st May ; at that meeting Mr . O'Connell and Mr . Steele were present ; it is said that 500 , 000 persons were assembled at it , and that meeting was assembled in the samo manner as the former , with the same object and with the same design , accustoming those thousands to come from remote distances at the issuing of orders given for the purpose—to accustom them to obey
commands , getting them into a state of organization , marching them with military bands and in military array , that when the time arrived they might be ready to come again . At a dinner after thai meeting Mr . O'Connell said , " O , think in the year , ' 43 , the Repeal year , that the rent should come to £ 694 , aud I hope on Monday n * xt , or some succeeding day , it will be close on £ 1 , 000 , or perhaps more . " In a subsequent part he says again : — " Let them attack uc , aud if they do , what will be the consequence ? What would be the state of tne three andahalf per cents ! If they did attack us , and that some pennylesa , shoeless Irishman found his way on the deck of a steamer to Manchester or Saint Giles ' B , and collected a number of irishmen about
him , and one would ask him , ' What news V—to which he would reply , * your father was cut down by a dragoon—your mother was shot by a policeman , or your sister—but I will not say what has happened to her / Let him but say that , and I will ask Peel how many Ares would blase out in the manufactories of ; England . No ; they must discuss the question with us—they must listen to us—they will not attempt to bully us , for it is not to be done . They , shall not attempt to massacre us—no ; the hangman will be disappointed —we are safe , for Ireland reposes in peace . Her thousands are aroused , and peaceable arms are extended to heaven incapable of being intimidated from joining in the offer which I make you , and the time is come when I am enabled to
make you that offer—I tffer you the Repeal of tbe Union . " Here he offers the Repeal of the Union ; and this is Mr . O'Connell ' s language at a dinner at which he says they had half a million of Irishmen collected and arrayed in military order : and this was said in the second city of this country—the city of Cork . The next meeting which had taken place was at Longford . For the present I shall abstain from referring to the effeot , the objects , and the consequences of those meetings ; at another time I shall do so—and I shall not state my own views of the objects and designs of the persons assembled in suoh multitudes , but I shall call your attention to the views given of them by one of the traversers . f Hero the jury retired to take refreshment . ] The jury having returned ,
The Attorney-General resumed his address . When I waa last addressing you , I was adverting to the meeting at Longford . This took place on the 28 th of May . That meeting was calculated to have been composed of 60 , 000 or of 200 , 000 . I do not know which is the more correct calculation . The platform waa surrounded by this motto . " Ireland for tbe Irish , and the Irish for Ireland . " These words explain themselves . There were also other mottoes equally significant At this meeting a Rev . Mr . Dawson proposed a resolution , and made a violent speech at it Mr . O'Connell spoke at tbe meeting , and said , " If they attack us , I set them , in your name , at defiance . " At tbe dinner which took place in tbe evening , Mr . O'Connell spoke as follows : — " I ask yon , mongrel , heartless Beaumont , do yon want
it to go through the people of Ireland , that you would support tbe English Minister if be bad been mud enough to make war upon tbe Catholics of Ireland Suppose some Irish Paddy had escaped from the slaughter , and , going over to London bad met some of his former neighbours , they would ask him tbe news : but what would be the tidings be would have to bring them ? He should say to one . Jemmy , your father has been killed ; to another , Tom , your brother has been shot I A third would ask him , bnt my sister Eleanor , does she live ? he would say your sister is not dead ; but is my father alive f No , your sister watched his corpses but she is herself worse than dead , she is now a sad maniac roaming through tbe wilds , and like the
wretched maniac of song , warning her sex against the ruffian soldiery of Britain . —Yea , my Lord Beaumont , tbe brother of Ellen O Moore , would be near your castle , he would hear that yon were one of the men vebo hallooed on tho destroyers of tbe peace of hts borne . Oh , you would be very safe that evening , would you not . Lord Beaumont ? The manufactories in your neighbourhood would be safe too , aud proud London herself , in wbicb y . ou would natter yourself with the hope of being secure , would be also safe when the account of the ruin of Ireland would arrive . No one blaze of powerful fire would reach through her vast extent , and , in tbe destruction of England , would vindicate the country ot the maddened and persecuted irishmen who would have reached her shores . " Did
the Jury ever hear a more inn . immatary address , or one more calculated to excite the feelings of tbe people of these countries ? [ The Attorney-General next called attention to the meetings at Drogheda and at Kilkenny ; at the latter of which he represented Mr . O'Connell as saying : —] " What a waste of phyBical force have we not witnefsed to-day ? We stand at the head of a body of men that , if organised by military discipline , would be quite abuDdani for the conquest of Europe . Wellington had never such an army as we aaw to-day . There wete not at Waterloo , on both sides , bo many etont , energetic men aa we saw here to-day . O , but it will be said they were not disciplined ; if you tell tbem what to do , you will have them all disciplined in an bour . Do you not think they , were as well able to walk in order after a band as if they were red coats , and that they would be as ready to obey their Repeal Wardens as if they were called Serjeants and captains ?"
[ He next dwelt upon the Mallow meeting , giving from reported proceedings several extracts , and among them the following : —] " Have we not tbe ordinary courage of Englishmen ? Are we to be called slaves ? Are we to be trampled underfoot I Oh , they eball never trample me , at least —I waa wrong . They may trample me under foot , I say , they may trample me , but it will be my dead body they will trample on , not tbe living man . They have taken one step of coercion , and may I ask what is to prevent them from taking another ? May not they send
u 8 to tbe West Indies , as they have lately emancipated the Negroes , to fill up tbelr places ? Ob , it is not an imaginary case at all ; for tbe only man that ever possessed Ireland sent eighty thousand Irishmen to work aa slaves , every one of them perished in tbe short space of twelve years beneath the ungenial sun of the Indies . Yes , Peel and Wellington may be second Cromwells ; they may get his blunted truncheon ; and they may—O sacred heaven ! enact on tho fair occupants of that gallery the murder ot the Wexford ladies . Bat , I am wrong , they never shall . "
[ The meetings at Dundalk , Donnybroofe , Tullamore were severally brought before the notice of the Jury ; the Attorney-General remarking on tbe numbers that attended ; the sort of military order observed in the processions j tbe mottoes of the Eags and banners ; and tbe nature of the speeches made ; endeavouriug to draw from the whole , proof of tbe existence of a conspiracy of the nature alleged . He also dwelt at great length on tbe document issued by the Association for tbe ' " renewed action of the Irish Parliament ;'' and tbe plan proposed by Mr . O'Connell for the meeting of the " Sjwntanuity" National Convention . He tben referred to tbe Association meeting of the 18 th of July , at wbicb Mr . O'Connsll proposed tbe plan for the establishment of Arbitration Courts ; a step which , be contended , went to a direct usurpation of the prerogative of the Crown . The Learned Gentleman was then about to refer to the meeting at Baltinglass , bat said that aa he had now come down to August probably that would be tbe best time for him to come to a conclusion for tbe day 1
The Chief Justice said that tbe Court did not wish to distress the Learned Gentleman , if he was desirous of concluding then . He wished to know what was to be done with tbe Jury ? The Attorney-General said that that was a matter which rested entirely with the Ceurt , and be begged to band up a case on that point—it was that of Kemmis and others . If necessary , the Jury could be accommodated with comfortable accommodation at a hotel . Chief Justice—Have you taken tbe subject into your consideration , Mr . Moore I Mr . Moore—I bave not my Lord . Tbe Foreman—It will be a very serious thing for men of business , if they ate to be locked up daring the whole of these proceedings—( laughter . )
Chief Justice—I hop ? there is no danger ia whst you anticipate—( a laugh ) . Then addressing tbe Attorney-GeneraL he said , I expected to be assisted on the snbjeot by tbe gentlemen at the bar . The Attoraey-Gfoaeral thought that considering the serious question at issue , tbe Jury ongh ; not to be allowed to separate . A juror here observed that the duty imposed on tbe jury was a very arduous one ; but that it was made much more so by their not being allowed to go home . Mr . Rigby said there were many of the jurors who were persons of aotive habits . For instaace , he himself had sat more for the last two days than be had done for tbe last six months—( laughter ) . Although that observation of his occasioned a smile , he wsuld just observe that he was a person whe waa in tho habit of being on his feet nine or ten hours a day , and that the change from such a course of life had already a serious effect oniia .
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Thb Attorney-General said that if the Jury were allowed to separate , be trusted they would sot be allowed to communicate with parties ; and in expressing thin wish ; be bad no intention of casting tbe least imputation on the travelers . Mr . Moore expressed bis concurrence as to tbe Jury being saved from every possible inconvenience . The Lord Chief Justioe requested the Jury to bear in mind the suggestion of Mr . Moore . If any of tbe Jury should bear of a party being so ill-advised as to venture to communicate with any one , directly or indirectly , on the subject of the trial , he should at once complain to the Court . Tbe foreman expressed his assent . The Conrt tben adjourned till ten o ' clock to-morrow .
THIRD DAY . Sitting of the Court , Wednesday , Jan , 17 . The Court was again thronged this morning to hear tho continuation of tho Attorny-General ' s opening speeob . j At five minutes past ten their Lordships took their seats on the bench . Mr . O'Connell and his son , John O'Connell , attired in -the bar costume , were in punctual attendance . The Clerk of the Crown called the Traversers , who severally answered to their names . The Jury having been called over ,
The Attorney General then rose to resume his addres 9 to the Court and Jury . He said that on the 6 th of August , 1843 , a Repeal meeting had been held in the town of Baltinglass , in the county of Wioklow .: At that meeting three of the traversers were present—namely , Daniel O'Connell , Thomas Steele , and Dr . Gray . The meeting was attended by an enormous multitude , whose numbers were generally calculated at one hundred and fifty thousand ; Mr . O'Connell addressed the populace , and amongst other observations , used words to the following effeot : — And I am to be told tbat the Parliament which by force and fraud was extorted from us , is never to revive again , and that Ireland alone is to be condemned to perpetual serfdom !
I deny it . j I call on you all to deny it with me , and to give me your universal promise that Ireland shall be a nation . " Yes , be called on' them to give their universal pledge that Ireland should be a nation—and this addressed to the unthinking populace—to amultitude of one hundred and fifty thousand souls ! Atja subsequent period of tbe same day Mr . O'Connell made a second harangue , in which he used such expressions as these : " If I want you again , will you not be j ready at my word 1—( CrieB of * Yes , to be sure we will . ' ) Let any man who is determined to meet me again on a future occasion , when I shall require his presence fer a peaceable purpose , hold u p his bands . " And the report then went ofl to state that thousands of hands were upraised ,
amid loud demonstrations of applause ; and , thereupon , Mr . O'Connell expressed a wish that that cheer might rend the ears of * Bog-trotting Fenton , ' that he might be taught to understand what was tho true state of popular feeling in Ireland . " It was well now to inquire what was the effect which had been produced upon the minds of those who had listened to this exciting and most inflammatory address ; and eloquent evidence of this effect might be gathered from the various remarks which fell from the lips of several of the peasantry ifter the conclusion of the speech . One man was heard to declare " we are determined to get Repeal , for we are all sober now , and we will not be put down as wo were in ' 98 . " Another said , " let us
wait with patience for a few months ; the time is nearer than you think . Ireland is trampled on ; but she shall be no longer so . " Others exclaimed that " they would turn out and die for Repeal ; but they were afraid the sea-side fellows would not stand to them , and that Father Lalor told them it was too far gone now , and' that they would not get it without bloodshed . " Some among the lower order were heard to say , that unless Repeal was granted there wouldn ' t be a blow of work done in Ireland , and that the people would riae to a man . " Othere contradicted it by saying , that " the only way they wanted to get their rights was by peace ; but that if they did not , foreign Powers would strike the blow . " That was the way
the people of this country were instructed by tltose agitators , who were destructive of its peace and prosperity—this was the effect of those instructions and exhortations- to keep the peace . " The time is nearer than you think ; ' that accounts for the manner in which jthe remarks wore understood . ** If I want you again , won't you be ready at my word *" These were the expectations of a . future day , of receiving that iatimaMon for which they were : prepared when the organisation was completed in every portion of Ireland—when the Repeal Wardens had done their work , and every part of the country was , in the language of Mr . Duffy , ready for revolt . A dinner took place on the same day , at Baltinglass , at which three of the
TraverserB , Mr . O'Connell , Mr Steele , and Doctor Gray were present . Mr . O'Connell on that occasion said : — " Remember , my motto is , whoever commits a crime gives strength to the enemy ; that is the doctrine which I have preached everywhere , and I will soon have three millions of men to preach and practice it : and no statesman that ever lived could resist a population of that kind ; but we must persevere , l ' iutend to go on with these meetings until such time as every part of Ireland shall have ' pronounced , ' as they * ay ia Spain , or shall have declared its adhesion to our cause . The revolution in Spain was brought about by the military ; and the tyrant Espartero was turned from power by the spirit of the army ' and of the ( nation . The Eergeantfi of the Spanish army are a fine set of- men ;
but those of the British army are the finest , the bravest , the most intelligent and trustworthy anywhere . In every other service the sergeants are made officers of , but in the British service they have not yet learned that act of justice . "If our cause go on , " that means if we get Repeal , " we will do them that act of justice . The Government will alter thoir plans , and appoint sergeants to commissions for fear they would pronounce , and I ( rive them a truce [ to do so from this spot . " He makes use of that language calculated to inflame the non-commissioned officers of tbe British army against the Government ; j to represent them as treated with injustice , and ] to persuade them tbat that injustice would be remedied and removed as the Repeal
advanced ; and they would find when he ( the Attorney General ) came tojyeome publications just now connected with the British army , that it was part of the object of the persons who are- charged with this conspiracy , to create discontent among the army , and thereby render the Government powerless against their organization . In another part of his ( Mr . O'ConnelPs ) address he stated- ^ - " I have thrown out more than once , and I now repeat , that a Preservative Association should be formed to preserve everything that is worth preserving , and to obliterate everything that ought to be obliterated Every member of that Association should find or produce £ 100 ; and I will take care to provide against their being entangled ia the meshes of the law .
and that there shall be no opportunity of indicting or prosecuting them . I trust that before Christmas comes , we shall have that Association sitting in Dublin , and drawing up bills which they will call on the British Parliament to approve of ; and if they refuse to do bo , then they mustrespectfnlly call on her Majesty to summon her Parliament together in Ireland again . " This was the dictation used to the i organised hundreds of thousands who assembled . To call oa the British Parliament to pass the bills which had gone through the Preservative Society ; i and if they did not obey that dictation of the Preservative Society , they would call on her Majesty , and hand her over the sceptre of this country on such terms aa that Preservative Society thought fit . He thought it would not be
necessary now to advert to anything that intervened between tho date he had last mentioned , the 6 th of August , and the 12 th of August ; and , as he stated yesterday , he bad abstained a good deal from commenting on the general state of organisation through the country , and the effect of these multitudinous meetings , because it would be more closely pointed out in the language of one of the traversers . He should now beg to call their attention to a very important publication by Mr . Duffy in tbe Nation of the 12 th of August , six days after the meeting at Baltinglass , and he thought they would find that publication of importance , as throwing light upon the objects of those engaged in the conspiracy for which they were now indicted . The article was headed , " The March of Nationality , " and was as follows : — j
** How beautiful our country is I How full of cautious energy . How sure a hope lies under her anxiety . How < fiercely she springs upon what ' tis right to strike . How temperately she avoids all needless bye-battles . And ' tis beautiful , —lovely , with that piercing beauty that pains the heart which worships—to see her calming down , aad soothing , and repressing her huDgr / and bruised children , while ; she prepares for them retribution and relief . Her brow is pale—most pale : and well
that peaceful mjen becomes her . Oh 1 ' tis well to see her preparing for the strife without rude boasting or hot noise . It becomes the heiress of suffering centuries . : It becomes a memory laden with a thousand transient glories and bafiled hopes . It were unseemly ; in her , for whom aa arm ; of unrevenged martyrs garrisons her soil ; it were unseemly in her , whose children feel such pangs aud woe ; and most unwise and unbecoming would it be for hor , with so trying and so vast a contest before her , to wear one rude or reekltss look .
"Let as see what has been done , and what remains . What were we a year { ago t Tbe squabbling and impotent serfs of England . Here a master mind , and there a heart prophetic with enthusiasm , foresaw the time when a people , owning all that gives tho power to be a nation , would scorn to serve . They foretold that eight millions—with all that enforces independence upon man ;; with the oldest and most varied history in Europe ; with the deepest wrongs , and having their old wronger for their present tyrant ; a home marked apart by the ocean , with limitless resources , were destined to be admirable and strong among the nations of the earth . But now—oh 1 joy aad praisei —» p * ihy and distrust
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have fled . The storm of nationality has rent tiu cloudy pall which closed around us : even now j < scatters the dark masses , and lends as glimpses of serene liberty . ** We a 8 k those who still hesitate , to reaembJ what has been done in a year . ] *• The Repeal rent was fifty or a hundred pound a week—it is now , on as average , fifteen hundred ! The enrolled Repealers were scarcely a couple of hundred thousand—they are now running towards two millions . It had then half a dozen Protests ! members—it has now thousands , from the wealthiest of tbe gentry to the most stern of the democracy The entire Catholic hierarchy and priesthood hate given it open support or tacit assent . There is qa one worth naming in Ireland actively hostile to il Most of the counties ot Leinster and Munster , ann some ia Ulster and Conuaught , have eome b masses together to declare that they are ready to make any sacrifice—money , repose , or life—to . achieve their independence .
" There is nothing recorded in history like this display . The numbers of these meetings were qq equalled in any population . The time , and laboar and loss suffered by the people , in their long marchej to them—were never before voluntarily borne , Bare in the excitement of war . But the order obserred in coming and going—tbe organisation necessarj to produce such order—the serious good temper—the absence of riot or vioe—made each of these meetings a strange and formidable event . " That was not his ( the Attorney-General ' s ) language —it was the language of one of the accused parties " tbat tbe absence of riot , or vice , made those meet * ingB a strange and formidable event . '' It was true
that at those meetings Mr . O tonnell preached peace ; it was true tbat be wished the meetings to obey his injunctions to disperse peaceably : even person must rejoice that " his injunctions were obeyed ; that they bad up to this time been saved tbe misery tbat would be sore to result if the aotive course was takes by the people ; but the absence of riot , or th commission of actual violence , however they rejoiced at it , did not take away the illegality of those meet * ings , because the intention was to organise the country throughout ; that they should be peaceable until the organization was complete ; but still at the time those meetings took place , that very absence
from riot , in tbe words of Mr . Duffy , made each of those meetings " strange and formidable events . " The Attorney-General continued ia a similar strain to call attention to the proceedings at other of the Monster Meetings , and also to different articles which had appeared in the Repeal Press ; at least , those portions of it honoured with the pay of the Repeal Association , and named in the indictment . He read a letter which appeared in the Pilot of the 28 th of AuguBt , headed the " Duty of a Soldier , " is connection with his charge ; he read other articles from tbe same paper , referring td the advantages of the pike over the musket and bayonet , particularly when used by night . From this he passed to the question of the establishment of the Arbitratiou Courts , and then entered on the speeches made at the great Mullaghmast meeting . He detailed the ofowning of Mr . O'Connell with the cap made in imitation of the old crown of Ireland .
and pointed out the ? effects which such acts and speeches were likely to have on an ignorant multitude , though to some there might be something of the ridiculous in them . The far greater portion of bis address to-day consisted in the reading of documents , gathered from the reports , articles and correspondence of the Repeal papers . He concluded his address at a few minutes past four o ' clock ; aad the Court arranged that the examination of wit * nesses should be proceeded with the next day . Mr . O'Connell sat with his Counsel as before , in legal costume , and was busied throughout the da ; with books and papers . For some time he sat next to Mr . Sheil , M . P ., on the bench immediately under the Judges . Mr . Sheil seemed to be watching the points of tbe Attorney General with great attention . It may be considered certain that he lets nothing escape aim .
. Oa this point the Sun of Thursday says : — " There is a general impression that the conviction of O'Connell by tbe Jury is certain . Had all Dublin been picked , it is said that twelve men so well disposed to carry out the views of the Crows could hardly have been found . It is remarked that the names of the Jury are all English .
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BURY—Fatal Accident—Dr . Parkes , the proprietor of a plot of ground in Princess-street , has caused to be exoavated a large quaatity of earth , for the purpose of sinking cellars for cottages about to be built . The pit is about eight feet in depth , and has no railing round it , although in one of tbe principal throroughfares in the town . ¦ Richard Booth , a well known democrat , was returning ( home from the Garden-street lecture room , about half-past ten o ' clock on the evening of Tuesday , tbe 16 th instant , when he fell into the pit , the bottom of which is
filled with large stones . He was immediately takes out and medical aid procured , but in vain . The injured man died on Wednesday morning at five o ' clock . The deceased was seventy three years of age , and has left behind him an aged widow to lament bis loss . Il is confidenlly hoped that Dr . Parkes , oa whose property the accident occurred , and to whose negligence it is mainly attributable , will do something towards supporting the aged widow of the deceased . We shall report progress—Correspondent .
Bahnsley . —The weavers of Mr . Peckett ar « still on strike . On Monday the 15 th , the regular weekly meeting of the weavers was held in John Pickering ' s large room , which , was crowded .
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Leeds Corn Market , Tdesday , Jan , 16—We have small arrivals of wheat , but a good supply of barley for this day ' s market . Wheat firmly maintains last week ' s prices , the demand , however , is Iesa eager than of late , our millers having been free buyers , and are now pretty iwell in stock . Barley is slow sale at Is per qr . decline , a fair quantity remains over ia consequence . We make no alteration in the value of oate or shelling , and the demand is limited . Beans &a last quoted . Leeds Woollen Markets . —There has again been a fair business done at the Cloth Hal's in tweeds and other low priced goods . Several buyers , both London and provincial , have been ia the town during the week , and the warehousemen are generally well employed .
Price of Iron . —English bar , per ton , £ 5 Bs . to 103 . ; nail rods , £ 6 ; hoop , £ 7 ; sheets , i-8 ; cargo in Wales , £ 4 5 s ; pig , No . 1 , Wales , £ 3 Sa ; do . Clyde , £ 2 2 j— Foreign , Swedish , £ 10 103 to £ 11 ; Russian , cond , £ 18 10 s . York Corn Market , Satdbday , Jan . 13 . —The supply of Wheat ia only moderate to-day ; of Oats pretty good ; and of Barley it is again small . Wheat fuliy supports last week ' s prices , and fine samples the turn dearer . Fine Barley keeps advancing in price , but in Oats and Beans we quote no alteration , Manchester Corn Market . Saturdat , Jan . 13 . —Tbe trade dating the week bas been of a steady
character , and a fair demand was experienced for all descriptions of Floor , At an improvement on tbe prices current last week . Only a limited business was done in either Oats or Oatmeal , but tbe previous value was supported . At our market this morning Wheat was in moderate request at fully tbe quotations of this day se ' nnigbt . On ertiinary descriptions of Flour we note aa advance of 61 per sack , but tbe aale wan by no means brisk ; whilst approved marks of extra superflns qualities , such descriptions being very scarce , readily commanded an enhancement of Is per sack . Tbe demand for both Oata and Oatmeal was languid , bat no alteration in price can be quoted .
Richmond Corn Market , Saturday / , Jan , 13 . — We had a fair supply of Grain in our market today . The prices continue much the same . Wheat sold from 6 s 6 d to 7 a 6 d ; Oats , 2 s 3 d to 33 3 d , ' Barley 4 * to 4 a 3 d ; Beans 43 9 d to 53 per bushel . WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET . Fridav , Jan . 19 . —There has been a great attendance of buyerB at this day ' s market . The Wheat trade is firm , and although we do not enhance our quotations , rather better prices than last week have been obtained . Barley is Blow sale at a small reduction iii value . Tbe demand for Oats , Shelling , aud Beans is limited , yet last week ' s prices maintained .
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Middlesex , Dy JUSHUA HOBSON , at bis Printing Offices , Nos . 12 and 13 , Market-street , Briggatej and Published by th » said Joshua Hobson , ( for tbe said Fearous O'Conhob , ) at bis Dwelling-house , No . 6 , Market-street , Briggate r ao intenal Cemmunicatlon existing between the said No . 5 , Market-street , and tbe said Nos . 12 and 13 , M&rket-street , Briggata , tbat constituting the whole of toe said Printing and Publishing Offlo one Premises . All Communications must be addressed , Post-paid , to Mr . Hobson , Northern Star Office , Ifteda . 'Saturday , January so , 1844 . )
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Repeal Association—Mondat . There was an extremely crowded meeting at the Conciliation-ball this day , in consequence of the announcement that Mr . O Connell would attend , notwithstanding the commencement of tbe state trials in toe Court of Queen ' s Bench . When the Honourable and Learned Gentleman entered tbe meeting , about halfpast three o ' clock , he waa greeted with the most enthusiastic cheering . ¦ Martin Honan , Esq ., ex-mayor of Limerick , filled tbe chair . A great number of subscriptions and remittances were announced , including one from Newfoundland . Mr . O'Connell delivered a brief address . At tbe close of the proceedings Mr . O'Connell announced tbat the Repeal Rant for tbe week waa £$ 04 19 a . 5 d .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 20, 1844, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1248/page/8/
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