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THE STATE PROSECUTIONS—OPENING OF 2 fICHAELMAS IEBH . Dublin , Hoy . 2 nd , Herer , perhaps , m there & term opened in the Irish courts to "which deeper and mere general interest ¦ win attached than that -which commenced this day . One o ' clock "was the -usual hour fez the judges talcing fheir seats in their respective eonrts , bnt so early as ten o'clock this morning large bodies of persons collected in the hall of the courts , in the yards in frost of the build-Itjj , and on the quay . The -writs served upon the traversers being return . aWe to-day , Dt . Gray , the Rev . Mr . Tyrrell , and Hr . Bay , "were observed approaching the courts about twelve o ' clock—they -were -warmly applauded by the assembled crowd .
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COVBT OY QTTEES ' S BESCH . This court presented a very animated appearance . The lawyers' benches "were completely occupied , and the raner bar "was crowded -with the young barristers about to be called . A strong force of police was Stai ^ on&d in the ball , and at tie doors of the COUTtSj tO preserve orders Da- ^ id Charles Iatouche , E ? q ., high-sheriff of the-rity of Dublin , ana Charles Co ¥ bs , jun ,, high-sheriff of the county , were in attendance . The City ' Grand Jury was then called over . The mines of Messrs . Grogan and Gregory , the Bitting mem ? bers havicg been called and not answering , the list was then commenced again and called upon a fine of £ 20 . At one o * cl # ck , Mr . Justice Burton entered the ceurt , and Judge Perrin left . The Attorney-General , Mr . Brewster , Q . C ; and "Mr . Whiteide , Q , G , attired in their long dress wigs , entered the court .
The county panel was then called , and upwardH of sixty gfcntlemen aniwered to theirjnames . Geerge Frederick Brooke , Esq . being called npon to act as foreman of the City Jury , said he had an o > jecticD to serve in thai capacity . Bench—What a your objection ? Mr . Brooke—From my official dnties in the Bank of Ireland , I would " very much prefer not being called vpon to act as foreman . I have no objection to serve an a grand juror . 3 ir . TotA observed the first o ! the county members could be called . The Attorney-General said there should be no interference -with the jury .
It - » as then arranged to go to the next name , and Mr- Xstonche was called for that purpose . Sir- i&tonche not answering , The Attorney-General rose , and said that he concaved the ordinary course should be pursued in this instance , and that Mr . Brooke should serve as
foreman . Mr . Brooke was then called upon , and took the oath as foreman . The following then formed the Jury : — George F . Brake , Esq ., Robert W . Law , E * q . foreman . Patrick Waldron , Esq . Bobert Latouche , Esq . Thomas Hutton , E ? q . Benjamin Ball , Esq . Richard OGorman , Erq . 2 S . F . Gainness , Esq . Simon Foote , " Erq . Philip Doyle , Esq . Henry Courtney , Esq . . Henry Boe , J £ ; q . John Wisdom , Esq . Sir B . 3 I * Mahon , Bart . B . B . Tabitean , ~ E * q . Sir Robert Harty , Bart . Robert { kldwell , Efq . . Richard Aimit , Esq . William Henly , Esq . Andrew Tance . Esq . William Neweome , Erq . Georg « Pirn , Esq . William Sherrard , Esq . Francis A . Codd , Esq .
Mr . T . B . C . Smith , Attorney-General ; Mr . Serjeant Greene , Solicitor- General ; and Mr . Brewster , Queen ' s Counsel , of Counsel for the Crown against _ ilessrs O'Connell and the other persons prosecuted , * having trken their places , Jsdge Barton proceeded to deliver tie Charge , Trtuch was listened to throughout with the most profound attention and the deepest anxiety by the whole of the crowded court The Learned Judge was particularly earnest and emphatic in his address . Ai the conclusion of the Learned Judge ' s charge , » hich occupied abont half an hour in its delivery , The Attorney-General rose , and intimated that the informations on "which the indictments were founded vronH be ready to be laid before the Grand Jury at My hoar to-mozrow which tt > v >>>* sail Vhrfr conTenienoe , from half-past ten o ' clock , and that the witnesses ¦ wonld also be In attendance at any hour determined os , ioi the purpose of being eross-exsmined by the Jury .
Mr . HatcheU , Queen ' s Counsel ( far the defence ) , addressed the Bench , and said he thought it right to state that the parties accused were in attendance with their witnesses and recognizances , it being the first day of term , as -their biil-bcods required , in cas 9 that any -order should be made on the subject The Attorney-General said they were bound to be presentnot on the first day only , but from day to day till called upon . Mr . Hstebell acquiesced , and the Crown officers having received an intimation from the Jury that eleven o ' clock would be a convenient hour , they appointed that time for laying the bills before them . The parties then retired , and Judge Burton left the Iwneb , but returned aleng with the Lord Chief Jnstics and Justice Crampton and Perrin in a few moments .
JSPOBXATIOSS A 6 AT ? CSI THE GeTEBSXXST REPORTER . The Judges having bowed to tke bar and taken their scats upon the bench , Lord Chief Justice Fennefather asked tile Solicitor-General if he had any motion to make , and having received & reply in the negative , made the sante inquiry of ill . M'Donongh , Queen ' s Counsel , who rose and aid that , on behalf of Mr . R . Barrett , he then applied to iheir Lordships in order that an officer cf that Court ( Mr . Bourne ) might be compelled to receive certain affiiteritB in the Blatter of "Barrett v . Hughes , " for perj ury . These affidavits were tendered for the purpose of p rocuring on them , from their Lordships , a quasi viand antttt to the magistrates of the police courts , to cornpt ^ them to receive information , which , on certain P 2 culi-vr grounds , they had deemed it right to refuse .
These : affidavits were thirteen in number . When tendered t o the proper officer of that Court , that they might be duly sworn to , that person had refused to receive ¦ than , al leging they were of the nature of informatioiia . liow ' he iMi . M'Donough } contended that it was quits bejond 3 ~ &s Crown deik's dnty to decide npon their nature at aB » and that he had no light whatever to deny justice to any of the Queen ' s subjects by refusing to accept the * n ; and thus their Lordships would see that there was . * plain legal question raised , on which decision wonld > e easy . In EnB-wei ' to an inquiry from the Lord Chief Justice , Mr . M'Do sough stated that there had been no notice given to the * Orown of their present step , and that ho had . no affida . ? its to move the Court on . Hia complaint was tha * ¦ the proper efficer would not allow any "to be sworn .
The Solicitor -General rose ana said , —This action comes quite by i urprise on me . No notica whatever of this Etep has beei * given to the Crown officers . Judge Perrin a *^ ~» by the bills were not brought -up before the last . ¦ sommission ? Mr . M * Donough replied , that a reference to dates would show the ii ^ practicability of that course ; and that , besides , it w ould have been impossible to send them np without ttt ' original of the informations , which could not be possibl ; come at , as it had not even yet been sent up to the j Mnd jury . - Mr . Bourne , the Crown clerk , explained to the bench that be thought * he was bound to refuse to . re-« dve the affidavits , as J » conceived they were in the ¦ nature of informations .
The Court was of op w ° n that if Mr . M'Donongh merely made the applic » ti ° n to compel the officer to receive the affidavits - » Ubout reference to ulterior measures , and that the \ parties entering the affidavits made them at their proper * peril , there conld be no objection to ordering the offi cer to receive them , which they ruled accordingly . Mr . Csetwell ( attorney i or Mr . Barrett ) , who had 2 2 es ordered to sit down a . 3 d be silent several times ir * tbe bench , -said that llr . Bonrne was nnder a m " ? KK > rehaKsion as to the nature of the affidavits , am \ tts . 1 la ( Mr . Cantwell ) hsd made tiieai at bis own per , ! . 3 d r-Souroe , addressing Mr . Cantwell , then said , "As &s c Vast baasaled so , let ilx . Cantwell swear Mb amdiTitb ' lEiW . * Mr . ( &Jitwell—( angrily )—I will do my duty as I tViT >> j "fc . J >» iihoQtBay dietaiion from Mi . Bourne . -
The i ** rt thought it would be as well if Mr . Cantwell swi * sibe s £ davits then . Mr . Ci * S « en , -rho seemed in high dudgeon with the Court , . sai Vif they wished to place him nnder sneh sur-TeillBnce , fe wonld , of couise , obey their Lordships , butweuld , « tSie same time , assert his right to discharge bis i " ^^ a bethought best After som e discussion , acd in * Pite of the request of Mr . MTJanough that Mr . Cant ' ¦ s * 11 woifid then tender his affidavits , that gentleman , wl le-seemed to think It derogatory to his dignity to act * P ° wghodys suggestion , mentioned Qnths would ai " * eaiie !< sre-the chief clerk U-morrow , and then withdrt **" ' „ . ^ Dublin , Tf ov . 3 . iTbe UUb of ic SemeDt Were sent before the city Grand Jury at elevv * »** ock this morning . They include , it Is stated , a « g « , «^ nce far beyond that in ¦ which the evidence c " * Mr . Boni Hughes could be in «* , -am- * « iilfia in on won . _ The informatiocs ut » n ban were
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Ojusultations held at Mr . O'Connell ' s house ; the former being absent , performing his dnties as chairman of the county of Donegal . The Crown have availed themselves of the services of both these able lawyers , Mr . Napier is junior counsel for the pro-Becution . Five o'Clock . —The Jury have jast adjourned , over tin to-morrow , having only completed tbe reading of the first count in the indictment The case of "The Queen , on the prosecution of Richard Barrett c . Frederick Bond Hughes , " came again before the Court of Queen ' s Bench this morning , when several persons , amongst whom were Mr . John O'Connell , M . P ., tbe Rev . Mr . Tyrrell , Mr . Steele , Mr . Ray , Jlrs . Barrett , Dr . Grey , &c , swore affidavits in open Court , as a preliminary step before applying for a mandamus to compel the magistrates of College-street Policeoffice to receive informations sustaining a charge of perjury against the defendant
Duvbn , November i . From an early hour this morning a considerable crowd had collected round the avenues leading to the Courts , and remained there with most exemplary patience throughout the day in the vain hope of learning the fate of tbe bills under the consideration of the Grand Jmy . A very strong party of police are on duty , not only in the Courts , but in the streets immediately adjoining ; so that the utmost order and regularity prevail . The Grand Jnry assembled at eleven o ' clock , and remained in consultation till about half-past twelve , at which period all eyes in Court were directed towards the Grand Jury Room , the door of which was opened .
The foremaJUMr . Brooke ) advanced to the front of the box amid breathless silence , and after a brief pause , public expectation was doomed to disappointment by his saying that " There appeared to be a clerical error in the fonrth count of the indictment , in which the names of two parties , Thomas Tierney and Peter James Tyrrell , should be mentioned . These names appeared in that count as Thomas Tieroey and Peter James Tierney , the word Tierney being substituted for 'TyrrelL' Some of the jury thought it was a clerical error , and wished to have Tyrrell' inserted in the proper place , irstead of' Tierney ;* and he wished to know if he should hand the bills down to be altered ?"
The Chief JuHtice—Tou had better , if you please . Has Mr . Tyrrell any counsel in court ? Mr . M'Donough . —I am counsel for Mr . Tyrrel , my Lord . Tiie Chief Justice—3 > o you make any objection ? Mr . M'Donoagh—I object © a the part of Mr . Tyrrell to that bill being now meddled with . It is given in charge to the Grand Jnry , and it is for them to ignore it or find it , as they think light , and I object to my client's name , Tyrrell , being put into that indictment Tbe Foreman observed that the mistake had only occurred in one count
The Chief Justice—All the other counts are right ? The Attorney-General—I apprehend there can be no doubt about it , and I will not trouble the Court Mr . Brewster { to the Attorney-General)—The Court has a right to it Tbe Attomey-GenBral—Yes , the Court has a right . Mr . Hatchell , Queen's Counsel—They can withdraw the indictment if they please , my Lords , bat they cannot amend it in court Tbe Chief Justice—This being a misdemeanour , if Mr . Tyrrell or his counsel consented to the alteration it could be made , but if he does not—The Attorney-General—I apprehend there is nothing to b& done , my Lord , but for the officer to amend the clerical mistake in the indictment , and hand it back to the Grand Jury , the bills not having been found by the Grand Jury yet
Mr . M'Donough—may I beg to ask the Learned Attorney-General what has tbe officer of the court to amend by ? What authority or knowledge , official or judicial , has Mr . Bourne of what name should be in the indictment ? The Chief Justice—The informations . Mr . M'Donoujrh—I submit that the Learned Attorney-General must produce some authority to justify that course . The Chief Justice—It 1 b an indictment fonnded on information . This is a clerical error , and they have the informations to correct it
Mr . M-Donough—1 don't think that this can be considered as the work of the Crown ; it is the Queen ' s Attorney-Gsneral in person that prosecutes cere . He bad tbe preparation of tbe Indictment , and , donbtless , prepared it witfc great propriety and skill , and sent it to the Grand Jury . It is given to the Grand Jury to dispose of it ; and I know of no law that enables the Clerk of the Crown to amend it Tbe Attorney-General—I am under the apprehension that Mr . M'Donougb is acting as amievs curt * here ; if not , he will be good enough to hand in his licence to appear for Mr . Tyrrell . iThis demand of the Attorney-General created a considerable sensation in court ) Mr . M * DosorGn—I was under the impression that the licenses had been obtained in all cases before 1 took retainers .
Mr . Cantwell ( agent for Mr . Tyrrell)—I have obtained the licence . The Attorney-General—Then produce it Mr . Cantwell—I have the license , but it is not in court , but I pledge myself that I have it , and I am much surpriaed that the Attorney-General should make that statement Mr . M'Donongh—I did not accept the retainers until I was told the licenses were taken out Mr . Close said he was also counsel for Mr . Tyrrell , and was proceeding to address the Conrt , bnt Mr . Cantweil said , —My client , my Lord , calls upon Mr . M'Donongh in this Court , and claims to have bis assistance in this Court , having obtained the Queen's letters of license . I now call upon Mr . M'Donough to act for him . It is monstrous to make such an objection .
Mr . M'Donough said , there was no doubt abont the license having been obtained . He had a knowledge of the licenses in the several other cases , but not in this particular case ; but he was sure the gentlemen would be satisfied with tbe word of the attorney . Mr . Brewster said , that as Mr . Cantwell stated the license was obtained , they were satisfied . Mr .-M'Donough then called upon the Attorney-General to produce an authority authorising the course of proceeding he proposed to take . The Attorney-General contended , that counsel tot a party could not be heard before the indictment was found , and submitted that Mr . M'Donough or any otiier counsel bad no right to be beard on the part of ilx . Tyrell at thia stage of tbe proceedings . Mr . M'Donough said , the Attorney-General had stated that he onght not to be heard , but the Court would recollect that it had called upon him-The Chief Justice—I dare say the irregularity is
attributable to me . Mr . Brewster—Bnt if Mr . M'Don » u » h goeB on f nrther , the irregularity will be his from this moment The Chief Justice said , the Court were of opinion , that in this state of tbe proceedings this could not be properly called a bill of indictment ; it was no such thing until the judgment of the grand jury was passed on it , and until then it was merely a proceeding sent up te the grand jury , on the part of the Crown , by the Attorney-General , throngh the hands of the Clerk of the Crown . At present there was no third person who had a right to be feeard in it at all , and if the Attorney-General was desirous to have that mistake rectified , the Court would give him full permission to do it , or they might do so without asking tbe Court at alL The Clerk of the Crown then erased the word " Tierney" in tbe fourth count , where it was inserted instead of TyrreU , " and the word " Tyrrell" was substituted for it .
The Attorney-General then applied to have the word 11 affirmation" introduced into the opening of the counts- Since the Jury was sworn they found that one of them belonged to the Society of Friends , and that rendered the alteration necessary . The indictment commenced— "And the Jurors of our Lady the Queen > on their oaths , present , " && , whereas it should be— "And tbe Jurors sf our Lady the Queen , on their oaths and sffirmation , present , " &c He wished to have it made , lest any objection should be made to the indictment hereafter . He referred to a case recently decided in England in support of the application . The Chief Justice—I object to the Court being called upon to make an order on the subject Let the Crown take any course they think right The Attorney-General—We want no order , but as we cannot go into the jury-room we want an authority to have the bill brought down to be amended .
The Chifcf Justice . —We ¦ wil l give leave to the Grand Jury to hand back the bill to the Clerk of the Crown . At this hour the Jury have only got throngh the reading of the fourth count in the indictment All the witnesses are in attendance , bnt there is no probability of their being examined this day . From tbe obstructive means already adopted for the purpose of procrastinatiDg the proceedings , it is very likely that all the witnesses { twenty-six in number will not only be examined , bnt cross-examined ; and if such should turn out to be the fast , ie would be a close calculator who could name the p . ^ eeUe day wben-a decision shall be come to by the Jury :.
Meanwhile the Crown dee * not sfend wholly acquitted from its fair share of blame in the transac ' . ion . The baie fact of substituting one nam"e for another in their bill of indictment suggests the idea' of there being some very reprehensible carelessness in .. Ticre quarters than one . Foob O ' CLOCK .. —The witnesses in attendance received an intimation , about half-past two o ' clock , that their presence wonld not be required , with the ( RTcaption of two of them , who were summoned for croas-ea
amina-** oa forthwith . There were various reports as io the gentlemen selected , fcst the moat general was , that Mr . Hughes and Mr . Kemmis were the individual * it is confidently stated that a number of witnesses . on oehalf of Government arrived in town this morning , W > &ear evidence as to the general allegations of conspiracy ^ L ^ ^ f ^^ tious language , Tkey are said for the most part to be police constables who attended the monster meetings before Mr . Hushes arrived , and that Crown
Dublin , Nov . 5 . The Sabbath has produced some laU in the excitement , and there is little or nothing to be told to ^ v in rejstjps fco the state prosecution . The blunders in " the
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indictment , described yesterday , form the town-talk . The circumstance most remarked upon is , that a Grand Jury should for the first time , perhaps , in the annals of criminal jurisprudence , come in to assist a prosecution . The Jury , possibly , were fully waranted in the course tkey took , but the circumstance is worth notice for its great levity . When tbe Grand Jury adjourned , shortly before five o'clock yesterday afternoon , they had examined but one witness , namely , Mr . Vemon , the registrar of the Stamp-office , whose depositions were merely technical , respecting the registry of the proprietors of the Pilot , Freeman ' s Journal , and the Nation ,
The general opinion seems to be , that no decision will be come t » by the Jury before Wednesday evening , in which case , should the bills be found , it is supposed that on Friday the counsel for the defence will apply for additional time to plead—tay eight days , instead of four , the period specified by the Act ; grounding the application on the faet of the indictments sent before the Grand Jury containing a vast mass of evidence not included in the original informations upon which the accused parties were held to bail . Of coarse the Crowd will not oppoaa the motion , so that between the extra time allowed for pleading , and the aeven days' notice of trial , the term will hava well nigh expired , Saturday , tbe 25 th , being the last day . Under such circumstances , tbe chances would seem to be that the trials will be postponed till the ensuing term .
There is , however , the possibility of another event , which would materially affect these speculations . It might be that the Grand Jury , or the majority of them , would , after the examination of a few of the leading witnesses ( and this ib the general practice ) , consider that sufficient evidence had transpired to warrant them in comiog to a conclusion as to the finding or ignoring the bills . In this case " obstruction" could be of no avail , provided the majority are of opinion that it has been already exercised to & legitimate extent , to Bay the least of it A decision of this nature would materially abridge the proceedings . Dublin , Nov . 6 .
The City Grand Jury resumed the examination of witnesses this morning , and are at this hour ( four o ' clock ) still occupied . There have been some discussions amongst the members of the Jury as to the mode of examination adopted , several of them objecting to the minuteness of the inquiries respecting the newspaper extracts quoted in the indictments , and the comparisons instituted between those extracts and the Stamp Office copies of the newspapers from which they purport to have been taken . It is nob at all probable that the Grand Jury will announce their finding before to-morrow , or the day after—possibly not bo booo .
Several of the officers and constables summoned up from tbe country have been examined at the Crown Solicitor ' s office . 1 have beard that none of them have as yet made any d « positions ; but they have been directed to remain in town for tha present Several of the country constables now here made no attempt at taking reports of speeches at the meetings , Bud , on being questioned by tbe Crown Solicitor , they said they had nothing to tell , unless that there were a great multitude at the meetings . Five O'clock . —At five o ' clock the Grand Jury adjourned until to-morrow . They merely completed the evidsnoe of Mr . Yernon , Registrar of the Stampoffice , who had a small cart load of files of newspapers for the inspection of the jury .
There is & complete uncertainty as to the time the Jury will announce their finding . New difficulties are experienced at every tarn . It has become & sort of proverb in the courts that " a long indictment is dangerous . "
MR . FREDERICK BOND HUGHES . Mr . M'Donagh applied , at about half-past three o'clock this day , for a mandamus from the conrt , to compel the magistrates -of College-street Police-office to receive the informations tendered te them on tbe 20 th of October hist , with a view to found an indictment for perjury against Mr . Frederick Band Hughes . Counsel supported bis application by setting forth the facts as they occurred at the police-office , with which our Teadera are already familiar . He stated that a prima Jade case of perjury having been made before the magistrates , they were , of right and law , coerced to receive them , and that their discretion could alone be exercised upon the merits , upon which tbe mr 3 istrates declined to pronounce an opinion . Mr . . M-Donagh cited a nnmber of authorities in support of bis proposition . Judge Perrin inquired why bills of indictment were not sent before the Jury at tbe cemmisslon ?
Mr . M'Donough said , because they could not get the original informations to send before the Jury without an order from the court , and that they could not apply to tbe cenrt without having the informations sworn in the first instance .: He continued to press a number of authorities on the consideration of the bench . The Chief Justice—Why not send your bill of indictment before the present Grand Jury ? Mr . M'Donougb—We are quite ready , my Lord , to accept the offer of tbe court ; all we want is justice . The Attorney-Ganeral here rose , and after britfly applying himself to the law argument of Mr . M'Dunougb , said—My Lords , I do not want to prevent the bill of indictment going before the Grand Jury , but I do want to prevent the public mind from being prejudiced by improper commentary and discussion , which I in
my conscience believe is tbe object which the parties who are now making this application desire to accomplish ; 1 wish to prevent the administration of justice from boing improperly tampered with . My Lords , this has been attempted / andmoat unwarrantably attempted , by a portion of the public press , and every exertion has been made to create a prejudice in the public mind , and this discussion is a part and parcel of the proceedings instituted so as to prevent tbe jury before whom parties will have to answer if the bills are found , from coming calmly and deliberately t ? tbe performance of their duty . My Lords , without predicating anything—without imputing guilt to any parties at present—it will be my dnty , if the bills now before the jury are found , to expose to the country , when I come to open the case , as wicked and as dangerous a conspiracy as ever was formed srainst the peace and tranquillity of the empire . * *
[ This observation excited a profound sensation 3 My Lords , the learned counsel , Mr . M'Donougb , has said that there might be a failure of justice if Mr . Hughes was not made now amenable to justice , by reason of bis habitual residence in a foreign country . Mr . M'Donough—I beg pardon—I said in another country . The Attorney-General—I do not impute to my Learned Friend that be conceives England to be a foreign country ; but , doubtless , from reading his instructions , and making himself acquainted with the case of his
clients , his mind has been imbued with their sentiments , and he was led hastily to use the language of others , and denominate England as a foreign country . I beg , my Lords , in conclusion , emphatically to oppose the menstrouB proposition which Mr . M'Donough wished to establish—a proposition which would enable the parties charged in the indictment to become witnesses in their own case , and convert a prisoner on his trial into a prosecutor . Let tbe present bills be disposed of , and then let any indictment they please go befere tbe Grand Jury .
The Court conferred together , and the Chief Justice directed that after the bills now before the Jury should be either found or ignored , Mr . Barrett should be at liberty to prefer his indictment against Mr . Bond Hushes .
COUNSEL FOB THE TRAVERSERS . The bad temper displayed by the Attorney-General on Saturday in demanding the licence of Mr . M'Donongh , one of the counsel for the traversers , is the theme of every tongue , and Conservatives , as well aa Libcrab , . ire free in their condemnation of the petty spirit displayed in so technical and , as it proved , so totally unwarrantable an objection . Altogether , the conduct of tbe Crown , in regard to the counsel for the defence , is totally indefensible . After Mr . Henn had been retained for Mr . John O'Gonnell , and his licence obtained at the Castle by Mr . Mahony , solicitor for that gentleman , the Attorney-general claimed the services of Mr . Henn , as a Queen ' s counsel . A correspondence is now in progress on tbe subject , between tbe Attorney-General and Mr . Henn , who , I have heard , is still determined to act for the traversers , unless the Crown should actually cancel his licence .
Mr . H . Martley , Queen ' s counsel , a near relative of Mr . Blackburne , Master of the Rolls , has been retained for tbe traversers . TRIAL AT BAR . It is stated to-day that the Attorney-General intendB to apply for a trial at bar in the slate prosecutions . His object is , if possible , to secure a trial in the sittings after the present term ; and it is eaid that the Court of Qaeen ' s Bench possesses the power , under an old act , to direct a trial at bar , before the full Court , within a certain number of days utter the finding of a bill by a grand jury , snd the completion of the pleadings in the case .
GOVERNMENT INFORMERS . The Evening Post has an article in its last publication headed— "Who is the Traitor ? " which has reference to Borne rumours that are afloat of treachery on the part of certain persona who have ingratiated themselves into the secrets—if there ere any—of the Repeal Association , and then sold their information to the Government The Cork Southern Reporter intimates as much as that such treason is tuapected in its locality ; and the Post Bays , " We have heard as much . "
This is a very delicate subject , and one with which we have no desire to meddle till we have undoubted evidence of such villanous conduct before as . We shall only say that if tuere is one crime more detestable , mere infamous , more worthy of universal scorn and execration than another , it is tbe crime of the ruffian who first , under the semblanco of co-operation , worms himself into the confidence of another , and then , for lucre's sake , betrays that confidence . We repeat we have no evidence to justify us in believing—first , that tbe Repeal Association had any oecteta to betray ^—or , secondly , that any of its members ha ~ ve acted traitorously . \ Ve notice tbe matter only as we find it in our contemporaries , and , if anything , we are inclined to discredit She rumour altogether . —Dublin Monitor , Monday .
THE POPE—MR . O'CONNELL . It may interest many persons to know , nnder present citcuni £ tanw 8 , tfcat fox some lime past , a mass , rcc&m-
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mending Daniel O'Connell to the protection of heaven * is read every day in the Vatican , by empress orders of the Pope . —Globe . MORE THREATENED PROSECUTIONS . It is said that the Government are hnnting for evidence through Cork , agaln&t persons who attended tke great Mallow meeting . "GOOD LANDLORDS . " The O'Connor Don has humanely given an abatement of twenty-five per cent to his tenantry . Lord Dunally has made an abatement of fifteen per cent , od the rents of his estate in Tipperary .
It has been communicated to Us that Abraham Fisher , of Youghall , has reduced the rients of his tenantry , on the lands , of Summer-hill , in the county of Waterford , fifty per cent Such conduct cannot be too highly praised at this season when the prices of agricultural produce are so low . We trust that the good example of this excellent and benevolent Quaker will be universally followed . — Waterford Chronicle . Mr . Grogan Morgan has made a reduction of fully forty percent , on Home property lately come into his possession in the neighbourhood of Curracloe . This ia the practical mode of putting down agrarian disturbance and rendering tbe people happy and contented . —Wexford Independent .
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prisoner's name is Charles Jones t he has just been released frem Rutbin gaol , and his skin now bears the marks of the whipping he received there . He was convicted for stealing c&oice fruifc , such as apricots , Ac Some of the farmers , whose live stock , hay , corn , < fc& have been burnt , were on tbe jury who found bint guilty of the offence ; and others had refused to give him a good character on hlatriaL Rumour says that ho protested that he would make them suffer for it The garden which he was convicted of robbing was situate at Maeamore , neat Corwen . " Our Rathin correspon dent informs na , that the prisoner was taken before the district magistrates at Cerrig-y-DruidioD , and after an investigation of two ' days , was on Saturday last fullj committed to take his trial at the next Denbighshire assiKS . Parts of luoifer matches , which he la proved
to have purchased on the evening previous to the fires , were found upon his person ; also a smock frock , belonging to a snvant residing at'the farm . first set on fire , and which had been left in the bam ; The footmarks were clearly traced from each farm ; and , when compared with his shoes , they corresponded in every my . The evidence is very strong , and leaves not the smallest doubt of bis guilt ; but at present it does not appeal that any other party was implicated with him in tbQ commission of tnia crime . He is only twenty-four years of age , and is a native of CerTig-y-Draidion . The chief constable , with a division of the Denbighshire police , promptly repaired to the scene of thU disastrous occurrence , and remained in the nelghbourhcfdl until tbe prisoner was committed , when be was conveyed to Ruthin gaol by two of them . Great excitement prevails in that part of the country .
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• Leeds Corn Market , Tuesday , Nov . 7 . —We have fair arrivals of Wheat and Barley for this day's market , but the supply of Oats and new Beans is short . From the deterioration in tbe condition , common Wheats is slow sale , and Is per qr lower ; fino dry qualities maintain very nearly last week ' s prices , with a steady demand . The best Barley makes late rates , but all secondary descriptions are Is per qr cheaper . New Beans we quote 6 d to Is per qr dearer ; and Oats are in request at full prices . No material change in other article ? . , THE AVERAGE PRICES OP WHEAT , FOB THE WEEK ENDING NOV . 7 , 1843 . Wheat . Barley , Oats , Rye , Beans , Peas Qxs . Qxs . Qre . Qrs , Qrs . Qrf 4 4118 1110 192 1 347 54
£ b . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ 8 . d . £ B . d . 2 12 5 | 1 14 6 | 1 0 3 $ 1 16 0 1 12 2 1 14 1 York Corn Market , Saturday , Nov . 4 . —We have more Grain offering to-day than for the last two or three weeks . Wheat , in condition , is saleable at nearly last week ' s rates , but inferior qualities are 13 per qr lower . Pine Barley ia 6 d to la pet pr higher , secondary samples unaltered in value . Oats and Beans in good demand , but not dearer . Malton Corn Market , Nov . 4 . —We have only a limited supply of Wheat and Oats , but a fair quantity of Barley offering to this day ' s market . Wheat Is per qr lower . Barley and Oats same as last week . —White Wheat , 553 to 593 ; old ditto , 62 s to 66 s ; red , 51 s to 57 s : old ditto , 41 s to 61 s per qr . of 40 stones . Barley , 30 s to 343 per qr . Oats 2 ldto 9 a . per stone .
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REPEAL ASSOCIATION—Monday . The usual weekly meeting of this body was held to * day at the Conciliation Hall , Cora Exchange Rooms-The attendance was very numerous . At one o ' clock , Patrick Lawler , Esq ., Trinakill , Queen ' s County , was called to tbe chair . The Chairman said this was an awful crisis . T hese were certainly portentous times— - ( hear , hear ) . Theefforts of tbe Government at present were used to prevent the free expression of opinion of eight millions of people ; but they might as well try to turn back the ocean , as to prevent the will of eight millions of people being legitimately exercised for obtaining any object they Bought—( hear , hear , and cheers ) .
Mr . Clements moved the suspension of the standing order , to enable him to propose a resolution , which he knew would be carried by acclamation . It was npon a subject which was peculiar in itself—a subject which must be broached before Mr . O'Connell arrived in that roam—he meant the coming collection of the O'Connell Compensation Fund—( deafening applause ) . After proceeding at considerable length to comment on the subject of his motion , the Learned Gentleman concluded by moving the following resolution : —
" That the Loyal National Repeal Association holds it as a paramount duty , at this moment , to apply all its means and influence to the successful furtherance . oC the « iaUonal collection for the O'Connell Compensation Fund , fixed for Sunday , the 19 th instant On that occasion the members and associates of this national body are especially expected to co-operate , personally and energetically , with the respected and patriotic clergy of their several parishes , in securing results for this imperative measure worthy of the crisis and the cause . "
Dr . Gray seconded the motion , which was spoken to by Mr . John Reynolds , and carried by acclamation . Mr . Dpheny , from Tipperary , next addresced the association . He said that the county he came from would contribute at least £ 3 , 000 to the O'Connell tribute . ( Cheers . ) There was no shrinking in the heart of Tipperary . The proclamation had had no effect upon the people there . A Voiee—No , nor here . ( Load cheering . ) Mr . Steele , in speaking of the merits of O'Connell , alluded to the meeting that was announced for
Clontsrf , and said that bad not that august individual been in Dublin , and warned the people to keep away from that meeting , there would have been a scene of carnage , frightful to contemplate . ( Hear , hear . ) Disdaining , said Mr . Steele , the proceedings that are taken against me by the Government , I declare that in my opinion , no act perpetrated under the diabolical Government of Castlereagh , Pitt , and Lord Clare , in 08 , to drive Ireland into a convulsion , was of such ' ghastly atrocity , as alluring the people to destruction by tbe shortness of the notice of lie proclamation—an intention so fiendish , that it wonld do dishonour to a demon . ( Sensation . )
Mr . Clements said he must disclaim , upon his own part , and he was suxe the association would join with him , tbat tbe Government bad any intention whatever ot alluriDg the people on tbat occasion to their destruction . —( Hear . ) All be attributed to the Government was neglect . ( Hear . ) Mr . Steele said he would contend that that neglect was criminal . At this stage of the proceedings , Mr . O'Connell entered the Hall , and was most enthusiastically received . The Honourable Gentleman then handed in £ 108 from the law clerks , and moved a vote of thanks te them—( cheers ) . Mr . Ray read an address from that body to Mr . O'ConnelL ; After several remittances had been announced ,
Mr . O'Connell rose to bring two matters before the Association ; one was of general importance , the other related to him personally—the first was tbat the words of Edmund Burko , which tbe Banner of Ulster selected for its motto , be adopted by the Association , namely , "That religion'is the basia of civil society , and the source of all good and comfort" The other matter was a paragraph which had appeared in the Tablet newspaper , copied from the Cork Examiner , stating that tbe Right Honourable Anthony Blake , late chief remembrancer , was the person who suggested his ( Mr . OConoeli ' a—arrest . " "This , " said Mr . O'Connell , "is a lie—such a thing is absurd "—( loud cheers ) . An Operative Tanner of Dublin handed in £ 8 17 s .
Mr . O'Connell moved the thanks of the Association to Mr . Biggs , the Mayor of Leicester , who presided lately at a meeting in that town , at which resolutions were adopted sympathising with tbe Irish during the present , prosecutions . Motion received and carried unanimously . Mr . Daffy ., ' of the Nation , handed in £ 101 Repeal rent , £ 45 8 s of which was from Belfast , £ 14 from Strabane , and the rest from other places in tbe north of Ireland . Mr . J . O Connell handed in £ 31 16 a from Carlow . Mr . O'Gonnell handed iu £ 28 for New York . Mr . D . O'Connell , Junior , read a draft of nn address to the Queen , to be presented by each pariah in Ireland . Mr . O'Connell moved its adoption . Motion carried .
Mr . O'Connell then rore , and said tbe next thing they had to do was to adopt an address , which , with tbe permission of the Committee , he had prepared —( hear , hear ) . It was , in fact , an address to tbe Protestants of Ireland , though it purported to be an address to the entire of Ireland , for they were all equally interested In it —( hear , hear ) . That address touched upon the two objections tbat were made to Repeal— -objections put forward by England more than once—repeated by his friend Joseph Sturge , and objections which had become tha constant theme of opposition to Repeal . It was said that Repeal would produce two things—first , a dismemberment of . the empire ; the other was Catholic ascendancy : and tbat address denied that any such results could follow , and they based their denial on the
fact that there was no dismemberment when the Irish Parliament was in full force , and that Catholic ascendancy would be utterly impossible—( hear , bear , hear ) . The Hon . and Learned Gentleman read an address to the people of Ireland , the adoption of which he moved . It might be said that it reiterated matter that bad been spoken of before ; it certainly did , but It was his plan to reiterate bis topics until they were fully impressed upon the public mind—( hear , hear ) . He would move that the committee be directed to warn the people of Ireland against committing any crime—they had come to the great crisis of their great experiment—an experiment to demonstrate that , by peaceable means the most beneficial alterations in human institutions could
be obtained —( heat , hear , hear ) . If they adhered to perfectly peaceable means , he saw the certalntyjof carrying the Repeal . The Government might incarcerate him and others within four walls , but there were others to Btand in their places—( heari hear ) . Ireland had au excellent leader in the person of Mr . Smith O'Brien , who declared at the dinner given to him in the county of Limerick , that if to wish tbe liberty of Ireland was a conspiracy , he was , a conspirator—( cheers ) . '• The address was unanimously adopted . The rent for the week waa announced to be £ 1 , 303 16 s 5 d . The Association adjourned until Monday next
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SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED BY MR . CLEAVE . FOR THE VICTIM FUND . £ S . d . Marylebone * 0 8 0 Coalbrook Dale 0 3 4 Newport , Isle of Wight ... 0 K ) 0 Newton Heath , near Manchester 0 4 0 This item waa inadvertently omitted from last week ' s list of subscriptions . FOB EXECUTIVE . Greenwich ... o 8 2
for Ma . m ' douall . Boot and Shoemakers , Cannon Coffee ( perRichards ) ... 0 3 8 Mr . Richards ... 0 10 Mr . Langham - 0 10 Mr . Buston ... ... 0 10 Greenwich ... ... ... 0 2 0 Sabden , near Clitheroe ( per Heaton ) ... oil 3 Halifax 0 12 0 Burnley ( per Crabtree ) 1 o 0 Irish and English Chartist Repealers , Barnsley ( per Canning ... 16 0
RECEIVED TO FORWARD TO MR . O ' CONNOR . Inverness ( for Executive ) ... 0 7 0 MONIES RECEIVED BY MR . CCONNOR . From Coventry ( for Cards ) 0 3 4 Lambeth ( for Executive ) . „ , 0 10 0 New JRadford , Nottinghamshire ( Cards ) 0 15 0 Camberwell ( ditto ) ... ... 0 10 Ashton-under-Lyne ( ditto ) 0 6 8 Peck-lane , Birmingham ( ditto ) 0 4 2 FOR MR . M D 0 UALL . From John Lowery , County Mayo , Ireland m c «> ... 0 10
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Extraordinary Incenndury Fires in Denbighshire . —On Wednesday night last , the out-buildings belonging to thirteen farm-houses in Denbighshire were destroyed by an ; incendiary . In this extensive conflagration , one man lost his life , and seventeen head of cattle , in addition to a large quantity of farm produce , were destroyed . The houseB were situated about nine miles from Corwen , in the villages of Llangwm and Cerrig-y-Druidion . j The sufierers were all related to each other . A hoar frost having fallen , the track of the incendiary ' s feet waa distinctly visible , and he was easily traced from onejplace to another . Several individuals followed the trkil to Tyn-y-Cefn , where it disappeared in an outhouse . Search was made ; but the fugitve could not be found . The track was again found
and followed , but speedily lost . Suddenly a fire burst out in the outhouse vwhich the pursuers had been searching . As there was little wind the fliaies were easily extinguished . All the peasantry of the district were soon up in pursuit of the fugitive ; and , on Thursday night , an individual , who , it is not doubted , is the perpetrator of j all this diabolical and cruel mischief , was taken at Bala . His shoes have been compared with the footmarks , and they agree perfectly . He was seen ; tbe day before near the place where the fines commenced , although he denies having been anywhere in the neighbourhood . It seems he has been j holding out threats for some time . The first place which waa fired was Gaer
Genig ( occupied by W . Elite , the prisoner ' s grandfather ) , where eight cattle were destroyed . The second place was Groee Faen < E . Jones ) . Mrs . Jones waa his father ' s sister . This i * the place where a young man lost his life in attempting to save seven head ef cattle . Mrs . Davies , the wife of John Davies , of Glan-y-goes , is his father ' s sister , j It seems that the miscreant passed several farm-yards without committing any crime . Pen-y-graig , occupied by John Davie 3 , is within about one hundred yai'dfl of his own father ' s house , which he passed . The coroner ' s inquest on the poor fellow who lost his lift in . the flames was held yesterday ( Monday ) , when all the e'Wdence would be brought forward , Our L'angolien corre ^ pondeat says : « The
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THE " REBECCA" MOVEMENT SOUTH WALES . ( from our \ own Correspondent . ) The prognostications ; of the Editor ef tbe Star have been verified ; the primitive people of South Wales , whom oppression , exaction , and poverty had ; goaded on to acts of outrage and riot , have now been attempted to be held in awe , and | to be restrained from carrying their wild ideas of remedial and retributive justice into effect , by the array ot the formidable legal proceedings , which the governing powers of this country have at their command . The j Editor of the Star long since foretold that these disturbances would end " in the
DOCK ! IN THE TRANSPORT SHIP 1 ! if not UPON THE scaffold !! " and the event has proved that he was correct in the prophecy ; Now , without assuming either the guilt or innocence of the parties , your corresponded feels himself called upon to say a word or two as to the means by which the Government secured the conviction of the prisoners who were recently tried before the Special Commission . Some days prior to the opening of [ such Commission , your correspondent saw a letter from a leading Chartist , of Me * tbyr Tydvil , In which tbe writer communicated the information that tbe jurors who were selected from that locality , were , to a man , the lick-spittles of the aristocracy . The event proved that our friend was right ; fort when Mr . M . D . Hill , counsel for the prisoner , challenged the
whole array of the panel , and in so many words flatly charged the high-sheriff of the county with gross partiality in the selection of the jury , no denial of the truth of the statement was even attempted , but the objection was got over by : a legal quibble , in the shape of a ' demurrer . " This demurrer alleged that the charge was of t to general a nature ; as it ought to have set forth particular instances of partiality , in order that these might be put in issue . Now , it was well known that no time had been afforded to the prisoners , or this counsel , to make out any such case ; as they were only furnished with the list of jurymen on the morning of the day that tke trial took place . Yet the court in their matter decided against them , and admitted the demurrer to be good in law . If proof were wanting that
we have one law for the rich , and another for the poor , or that the vaunted justice of English jurisprudence can only be obtained at an enormous cost , the present case would establish | the fact beyond the possibility of surmise or doubt . Here we have a man put upon bis trial on a charge which may subject him to transportation for life ; [ it is urged on his behalf that the law of tbe land has been violated , by those who are a worn to administer its provisions ; and before the prisoner can obtain the advantage to which , in justice , this plea should entitle him ; he has to carry the case into another court and at a ruinous expense , in order to decide whether or no his trial has been conducted according to law . These ; expenses are of such a nature that even those who are " learned in the law" cannot
hazard a guess at what may be their amount ; but when your readers give a glance at the following formidable array of " costs , " they will be able to form some opinion of the price of jubtice . The expences in the Grown Office , ( calculated at about £ 20 ) , the costs of the Writ of Error , the Memorial to the Attorney-General to allow it , the coats of returning the Writ by the Clerk of tbe Peace , or Clerk of Arraigns of Indictments , and then the " coats" of the Habeas to bring up the prisoner to assign errors , and the travelling expenses of the prisoner and his guardians for j that purpose . Add to nil this " the feta for counsel , " and that most comprehensive of all items , "incidental expenses , " sad they may see , with half an eye , that justice is truly a pearl of great price . I
But I have not yet done with the case of these prisoners ; for I see by theiCam&rion , of last Friday ' s date , tbat they have been prevailed upon to subscribe a document , which is cantingly styled a CONFESSION . Without alluding to the wording of that document , which clearly proves that it is not the production of partially educated men , almost wholly ignorant of the language in which it is couched ; or its phraseology , in which the slime of parsonocracy is abundantly evident ; I confine my remarks jto the principle of extorting confessions from criminals in their position . A drowning man will grasp at a straw ; but it would be evidently cruel to place' this straw within his reach , to
induce him to forego his bold upon a firmer support . These prisoners may justly be likened unto men in a drowning state ; yet they have been induced , or perroitted , to forego their ] hold to a certain extent upon tbe protection which their case ( as yet undecided ) entitled them to expect from the laws of their country j in order to lay hold of | the feeble hope of mercy , which such recantation or confession might be supposed to engender in the bosoms ! of their rulers . Such conduct might bsrmonizs with the spirit of a Star Chamber or Inquisition ; but it ill accords with the fine-spun theories which ace daily dinned into our ears , about the merciful spirit of the laws of England .
While this commission was going on at Cardiff , we had another , to enquire into tbe grievances of tbe farmers . Bitting at Carmarthen . Thejaffair was opened by the Right Hon . Thos . Frankland Lewis reading the Royal Warrant authorising the peformance ; but from tbat day to the present not a single circumstance has been permitted to transpire . It is understood , however , that they instituted a ] searching investigation into the administration of the various road trusts ; and that sundry instances ot jobbery are being sifted to the bottom , i
The spirit of insubordination is as strong % s ever ; but the overwhelming amount of physical force fora time is likely to keep it in abeyance . The tactics of the " Beceas" seem also to have undergone a change ; tor whilst the processions of aimed bodies throughout the country at midnight have decreased , the number of incendiary fires have multiplied . Since I last wrote yon there have been no fewer than eleven of these ; and in general to be attributed either to the farmer having taken his laud over the bead of a formar tenant , or some instance of oppression practised by the landlord , towards some or other of jhis tenantry .
One firs , however , deserves to be particularly noticed ; that was the conflagration of the mansion of Sir John Guest ? M . P ., for Merthyr . This bad been undergoing a partial alteration , and a new wing had been added to the building ; and if the worthy M . P . had not a kindly welcome to bis nfaw abode , be had at all events a house-xvarming to celebrate his return . By the bye , tbe active part which this gentleman has taken in the recent trials has added jvery much ] to bis unpopularity , so that steps are being taken to bring forward aa opponent at the next general election—no milk-and-water half-and-half , but a regular out and out supporter of tbe Charter ; and the probability is thatjbo will be returned . i
The rural police are being drilled daily in the manual and platoon exercise ; and a beautiful hobble-de-hoy of a drill they make of it . j One of the superintendents of this force wa » waited upon a short time ago by '' Old Becca , " who warned b , 'ra that if he were in South Wales in a fortnight hence , he should have no mercy . One of the London police was fired upon last night at Ponty-berem , when he contrived to make his heels save his bacon . i On the occasion of a j disinterested friend of William Chambers , Esq . taking a requisition paper round for
signature at Davilly , where this gentleman had until lately lived , and , as was said by some , expended " his ample fortune , " and by others had extracted the utmost rent from an impoverished tenantry ; the requisition ' soliciting him on the part of the subscribers to stay in the country , after a voluntary exile from the troublesome turbulence of the 'Becoas of tbe district ; tbe wag told the astonished dunner ha had a double -voice to give : — | " One voice to stay , Another to go , And then to ' stay' away !"
The consequence has been that the dolorous gentleman has taken the hint , and is now about to sell his atocR , dec . to go on his travels . A Justice in Jeopardy . —An odd story Las just gone round some parts of Carmarthenshire , that a ' pike-, man was about to lay an information against a Justice for demolishing his " plundei-station" ; for that he had seen him on the top of j the roofs ,- and that , although disguised , he looked theisame old woman he always did ; there was no mistaking him . A brother Justice reprehended the irreverent toll-plunderer into fretful silence .
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