The Express. — London, England, 1848-05-17 00:00:00

Ade = tba, oda- ex to 1 7. The Pro etext the r the ; the mob bune, mo rern- Lon Of Lveno it s who are attached to order as well as freedom—it • ▪ certa in that this comprehensive party could ieisalph, in either sheet fights or at the hustings, over the more violent and more visionary. The events y ea day prove this. But if the moderato republi vw,the LAM titTINEB and the CARROTS, and the VARRASTS, find therelves set aside, if they discern project for crushing the popular party altogether, the DOW changes will arute, and a series of struggles recommence, like those unfortunate enes of Spain, where no party can be pe r manently victorious, since just. We ▪ can be commonly We admire as much as any the old dynastic opp ,- , sition, and admit the great superiority . of such m„ a T HIE Rs, BsustoT,.n and Durotsr. trey must utt no t think of eterc g power exclusive:ly. They mast not think of setting aside a Maßlikr, Losatertrit, nor is it generous or wise their pitch)); such names as those of ARAGO and MARIE and ()ARNICA PAGES above that of him who has certainly been the saviour of his country, and of its political and social life daring the last awful three months. LOUIS PIIILIPPE thought himself liberal enough, when he took the do trinaires, who were the liberals of the restoration,to administer the monarchy ofJuly. The doctrinaires upset the monarch of July in the ditch. if the National Assembly think that the republic can be now administered surely and certainly by the liberals of Louts Pitttivers's monarchy, it will make a similar mistake. Wo hope to see it more large in its s ympathieq, more generous in its resentments, and more catholic in its appreciation. NEWS FROM PARIS. ,stung ceded .rched ititute either inti rereed stered -, - but chists, meg, it ars for jaco of the --insur a serial a with throw; °Now' leaders, .e ass L. . l ° ar' , cannot edy 69 ' of their after the losophY• lolly, between , fl then &Ante shorn rtNr, le ftitUre• y a largo, : repubm PARIS, TUESDAY, 8 A.M. The report sent last night, although hestily collected, in the midst of the alarm and confu sion of an insurrection, was substantially correct. In a word, the movement has been triumphantly quelled by the admirable conduct of the national guard and the troops, who, on this occasion, have most amply re deemed whatever faults some persons imputed to them on the days of February. The only matter of regret which can now be felt is that some two or three of the arch-offenders have escaped through what I cannot but designate a morbid humanity, or, more properly speaking, weakuess, which seems to characterise all the acts of the prevent so-called go vernment. To the National Guard, Garde Mobile, and the troops of the line, and to these only, the country is indebted that the capital is not now placed at the mercy of the cut-throats and ruffians who were hap pily arrested last night. It is only to be feared that thee° firebrands will be again let loose on the country through the same morbid feelinglhave complained of. TUESDAY, 11 A.M. Having now had more ample time, I shall proceed to give you more complete details of the proceedings of last evening, both within and without the As sembly. You are aware already that before six o'clock MM. Lamartine and Ledru-Rollin left the Assembly for the Hotel-de-Ville, where it wits reported that the members of the Provisional Government proclaimed by the insurgents had assembled. On their departure the assembly resumed its session. I send you a full report of the proceedings to half-past ten, when the chamber adjourned. On ,he arrival of the insurgents and the members of the pretended Provisional Government with their escort at the Hotel-de-Ville, the win dows of the hotel were crowded with a thou send heads, which appeared to be agitated in the expectation of a drama which seemed to them immi nent. The gate was guarded by the national and republican guards, disposed to resist force by force. In spite of the firm and courageous conduct of M. Rey, governor of the Hotel-de-Ville, who, standing ' against the gate, resisted as much as possible the torrent, in spite of the courageous conduct of M. Bumper, captain-adjutant-major of the 2nd company of the 4th battalion, 7th legion, Barba Raspail, Hubert. lilanqui entered the hotel. A mus ket was fired ; a terrible panic took possession of the crowd, before so bold, and they fled in all directions. During this time they Paged three gunsmiths' shops, two on the Quay de la Greve, and the other on the Quay de la Megisserie. 'the leader of this was a captain of the 12th legion, commanded by Barbes. Many persons said it was a rioter, disguised as a national guard. The column had some minutes' discussion with the commandant of the Hotel-de-Ville. A member of the club, mounted on the gate, read a proclamation in favour of the pretended Provisional Government. The reader could hardly be heard. In vain the national guard, the republican guard, and the pupils of the schools, endeavoured by means of mild ness and conciliation to prevent violence. Seve ral persons climbed over the gates and entered by main force the rooms of the Hotel-de-Ville. Ten minutes afterwards the gates were opened and the mob got possession of the hotel. The banner of the dabs was substituted for the national colours, and the people occupying the windows, as on the 24th of February, cried, " Vive Barbee! Vive la Republique Demoemtique! " Some windows and doors were broken. Barba was one of the first who en tered the Hotel-de-Ville, with a dozen of his friends. He mounted on a table laced in one of the rooms in the right wing, end read the names of the members of the Provisional Government, wh:ch ho had an nounced to the chamber. Many objections were made to the names of Ledru-Rollin and Flown, but at last the former was received but the latter rejected. The namesas andS p i obre ro r, t ah o o u r, ee were C a u accepted ssidiere irlthiThq u , abet,acclama tions. Other names were mentioned, with that of Albert ; they were also accepted, and proclaimed members of the Provisional Government. A voice cried, "They are going to surround the Hotel de Ville, and kill our brothers. Make haste, Citizen Barbes!" Panic took possession of the assembly, which was composed of 3,000 or 4,000 persons in blouses amongst whom were some national guards and a pompier of the banlieu, the same who had spoken in the public sitting. Many persons leaped over the tables and tenches, which were upset, and injured several. Barbee, after a moment of consideration, retired to the first room of the left wing, and then into the old ball of conference. It was said that many of the mem bers of his new government came to join him, amongst whom were Albert and There. M. Barbers and his friends wrote the names of the members of the new Provisional Government, and some of the by stander threw the slips of paper out of the windows on the square. These lists were received with cries of indignation. The lists were torn by some and proclaimed by others, without even knowing the names they contained. Blanqui, Ledru-Rollin, and Louis Blanc were every moment called for. A voice then said, " Ledru-Rol lin is a traitor ; he would assassinate you ; the garde bourgeoise advances." Many voices then called out, "Aux armee!" At this moment some national guards, also, in the Hotel de Ville were disarmed. The " generale" was heard being beaten without, and the garde national was advancing in strong bodies. Barbes, his friends, and about eighty . of the people then retired into a little room adjoining that of which we have spoken. The tumult became frightful. The mob mounted on the tables, upset the Paper, the inkstands, and broke many windows. Barbi , ' and his friends shut themselves into the small room, and posted several armed persons at the door. At six o'clock Barbee was writing a proclamation in the Hetet de Ville, which was to be sent co the Printing-office, and was attributing sundry adminis trations to each, when two captains and half a dozen natioerel guards of the 3rd and 4th legion entered the bell " Barba! Where is Barbee? We must have him!" Sub wa• their first cry. " No, no! To arms ! ' vociferated some men with red belts. " You shall tread us under foot before you touch him." A greater number of national guards then entered, end means were taken to enter the room occupied by the three members of the l'rovieional Government. The sentinels placed near Barbee opposed the most violent resistance. Then came an adjoint to the . Mayor of P ar i s; f or we mus t here say that neither 51 Armand Mamie nor his adjoints, nor the prefer de police, had made their appearance till that leonine . The cry of Vir e Latnarline! was then heard; and , l a . feet, M. Lamartine arrived. lie was borne in reilreph through the es of the Iletel de Ville. hires with difficulty M passag M. Lamartine could pronounce clew " . " ll .' which were received with enthusiastic fej aithk aatioes. He was completely overpowered by e ine and heat. 114 . 511 1 and 7th batteries of the artillery of the national guard, commanded by their chef d'eacodron, formed the hole ire the passage which conducted to the place were Ber'oes, Albert, Thore, and others were placed. They were surrounded and taken into CUSWay. From r that - .rernent no person has been allowed to leave the H'etei de Ville, and almost all those persons who were ',h ere as i no ff e nsive spectators, were led off to the friard-house of the national guard. Bit'..es was at seven o'clock carried to prison by the officers of the artillery of the national guard cud aa officer of the staff. lie was pale and crest-fallen. The indignation was extreme. Barbi , s could not walk • they dragged him. Many times on the way swords were raised against him. Albert was taken in the same manner ; his features exhibi!ed much internal emotion, and were much distorted. They then seized There, who appeared less sub dued, and he was conduct ed by the national guard in the same manner to a place of surety. M. de Lamartine quitted the Hotel de Ville in the midst of popular acclamations. The persons who were in the room with Barb's were also arrested, and conducted to prison. These arrests are slid to amount to at least GO. On many persons were found pistols and daggers, and on some letters from the chiefs of the plot. Cries of Vice l'Aseemblee Nationale" were shouted on all sides. A letter addressed to the editor of La Prase says: PARIS. Max 15, 6 o'et.ock P.M.—The general (Courtais), against whom exasperation is at its highest pitch, and who was wailed on all sides by the cry of " Down with the traitor !" having made a sign .hat he desired to speak, ex claimed aloud : In the name of the pciple, I order the national guard to go out." A national guard exclaimed, in his turn tieneral of the national guard, you are a general no longer. You are a traitor. I degrade you!" At these words the same national guard pulled oft his epaulettes, while another wrenched from him his sword, upon which be had laid his hand. An inststit after he was driven from the assembly to the cries of " Down with the traitor!" Then it was that M. cIJ Lamartine ascended the tribune, which M. de Mornay courag.oudy defended. "National and mobile guard.; you have just saved our country! . ' cried he, with a firm tone. " All France thanks you for it by my voice. She also thanks the army, oho is now one with you. Let the criminal attempt of the factious condemn them for ever." These words wcro interrupted by cries of "Long livo the Republic! Lo g live Lamartine! Long live the National Assembly !" M. Caussidiere, prefect of police, isdismissed. Huber, who proclaimed the Provisional Govern ment in the hall of the assembly, has been arrested. Last night the Hotel de Ville was illuminated, as well as St. !tonere, Richelieu, and other streets. As the 4th legion was marching down the rue de Rivoli, towards the palace of the National Assembly, a man presented himself at the head of the ranks, agitating a poniard, and crying " Vivo BarbOs!" He was immediately taken into custody, and led off to the post of the Ministry of Justice. 'fills act was warmly applauded by the surrounding spectators. A man wearing the kepi of the mobile guard pointed a pistol at the breast of an officer of the national guard. lie was immediately taken into custody . by several of the mobile guards. At eight o'clock in the evening the following pro clamation was posted up : FRENCH REPUBLIC. LIHRETY,EQU•LITY, YHATIMNFIY. • May. DC V taLs, lits. —fie National Assembly is not dissolved. The President, yielding to the tumult, has de. elated the sitting to be suspended. The brase eitaLos of Paris are called upon to maintain the respict duo to the National Assembly, the produce of universal suffrage. To attack the National Assembly is to attack the Republic con quered in February and proclaimed by the assembly. Lang live the National Assembly' Lung live the Republic !—The representative of the people, Mayor of Paris. (Signed) Aastsmi Maltuast. All the clubs are this night occupied by the mili tau, and closed. It was the national guard who took the initiative in this measure. The arrests of the principal authors of the distur bances of this day, have given general satisfaction, as well as that of General Courtais, whose unquali fiable conduct has created great indignation through out the population. Detachments of the national guard pass through the different quarters of the city at every instant, crying with enthusiasm, " Long live the National Assembly !" The population unanimously answers by the cries of " Long live the national guard! Long live the National Assembly !" Sobrier was taken into custody at the very moment he was explaining the form of the provisional govern. ment, of which he was a member. The following list, written with chalk on a black board, was found in the deliberation ball of the National Assembly, at the moment when the national guard entered it : Barbee, L dru-Rollin, Louis Blanc, Albert, There, Blanqui, Cabet, Rasped. It is expected that another demonstration will be made to-day, having for its object the liberation of the parties who have been arrested. A person has been arrested in the Rue Itivoli, having on him a great number of papers addressed to the foremen of workshops. They run thus :—" Pro visional Government,—You aro requested to attend immediately at the Hotel de Ville to constitute the delegation of the peopIe.—SECRETARY-GENERAL." Below this was the seal of the Maisie of Paris. The following is the text of the documents read to the assembly by M. Barbee : The people decree that the rich shall pny a tax of 1,000 millions for the aid of Poland. The people decree the im mediate dissolution of the national assembly, and that any one who shall cause the " rappel" to be beaten shall be out lawed and di clared guilty of treason to the country. They demand the guillotine. The people decrees that the Na tional Assembly is dissolved. The people names to fulfil the functions of the Executive Government: Barbi:., Albert, Louis Blanc, Flocon, Blanqui, fleapit, Cabet. Since the above was written a report has reached me that three soldiers of the national guard have been killed in the night in the Passage Make. It is also reported that several of the people have been killed or wounded. It is said that the clubs, notwithstanding the pro hibition issued against them by the government, are at this moment in full session. It' so, a further struggle may be expected to-day, but I cannot vouch for the truth of this. The " rappel" has been beaten in seve ral quarters of Paris. I learn that Blanqui has not yet beet arrested, notwithstanding it has been so stated in all the jour nals. A report is circulated that he has committed suicide. Barbee has been committed to Vincennes. A large force of infantry, cavalry, and artillery are stationed round the chamber. At this moment a proclamation of the Minister of the Interior, announcing that justice will be done in preserving the principles of liberty, is being posted throughout Paris. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAY 17, 1848. GERMANY. PRUSSIA.—We have received the German papers, including those from Berlin of the 14th. As we stated yesterday, the excitement in the capital, ceased by the proposed recall of the Prince of Prussia, is very great. The excitement at Cologne was no less great. AUSTRIA.—'fhe emperor has filled up the two new ministries of public works and commerce and industry by the appointment to the latter of Baron von Dohtheir, and to the former of Court Councillor A. von Baumgartner. Vienna continued quiet, and the late turbulent manifestations+ seemed to have roused the spirit of the more moderate and intelligent chums, showing the necessity of putting a stop to such scenes, if they de sire not to see the state plunged into the very vortex of communism. UNITED STATES- MEXICO. The Acadia, which lett Boston on the 3rd, and Halifax on the sth, arrived at Liverpool yesterday. The Britannia was leaving Halifax for Boston when the Acadia reached. The Acadia brings dates from New York, May 2; New Orleans, to the 23rd; Mexico, 13th; aod Vera Cruz, 10th of April; and 47,000/. in specie, and amongst the passengers Sir W. Celebrooke, lute Governor of New Brunswick, and his At New York the fears of a chartist revolution in London amounted to a panic. The city . almost worked itself into the expectation of a chartist revo lution in England, and serious injury would have beta done in the mercantile, or more especially the cotton community, if the America steamer had made a long passage. Luckily she went across in the on prt cedented space of thirteen days. As it was, advances were not obtainable on consign ments of cotton to Liverpool. Southern drafts against cheap cotton were refused acceptance—credits were cancelled by telegraph —trade with England was almost brought to a dead stand, and middling cotton fell to Si, and fair to 61 to 6 cents., or even lower in some cases. Hut the arrival of the America dissipated the alarm. The New York Courier says : The arrival at our port on Saturday of the fine new steamer America relieved very deep anxieties which pre vailed here relative to the probable issue of the great Chartist demonstration of April the 10th, of the preparations for which we had adrices by the pre ceding steamer. So great was the apprehension felt lest s .me disturbance sod confusion should ensue from the demonstration, that for some days before the arrival of the America, little or no business was attempted tither in ship• meats to England or in the sac of hills of exchange. The entire dissipation of thsse fears was most satisfactory, and business wi ll resume its wonted course—in so far at least as the low prices on the other side may prompt to make ship ments, There is little news from M' xico. The report of the battle near Chihuahua is confirmed ries the city of Mexico. The engagement lasted all day, and the loss is supposed large on both sides. Many Mexican officers had been taken prisoners. The United States commissioners with the ratified treaty, have reached, one of them the city of Mexico, and the other Vera Cruz. They are to bring their mission to a close peremptorily by the first of June; so that Mexican diplomacy will not be permitted to waste time by interposing delays. Santa Anna has left the country for ever, according to his own account. The condition of the peninsula of Yucatan is very deplorable ; and the government of the United States has been solicited to annex it to the union. A new constitution for the state of Illinois having been lately framed by a convention called fur the purpose, and submitted to the people for their ap proval, it was approval. Annexed to and forming part of this fundamental law was this provision : Art. 15. There shall be annually sunned and collected, in the sum- manner as other state re venue may be assessed and collected, a tax of two mills upon each dollar's worth of taxable property, in addition to all other taxes, to be applied as fellows—vir , the fund so created shall be kept separate, nod shall 'namely, on the fleet day of January, be appor tioned and pail ov r pro rats upon all such state indebted ness, otlu r than the canal and school indebtedness, as may for that purpose b•": presented by the holders of the same to be entered es credits upon and to that extent in extinguish ment of the principal of mad indebtedness. This article was directed to be separately submitted, so that the vote should be given understandingly and upon the merits. " This is a fact (says the Caurier and Enquirer) which may, we trust, attract the at tention and respectful notice of the European press, for it is a rare instance we apprehend—if not solitary —in which the taxpayers have been directly invited to assent to a tax upon themselves to pay bygone debts." The total number of votes cast on this article was 71,507, and the majority in its favour was 10,474. What the precise amount may be of the debt Of Illinois, to which this two mill tax is applicable, we find it impossible to ascertain. The exchange of old bonds for new is not yet completed, and, moreover , what are familiarly known as the Stebbins and McAllister bonds are excepted from the debt. MONEY MARKET. Naw YORK, May 2.—Bills on Loudon are held at 111 for 60 days. For the continent no bilis are offering. Meng with us is easy, and the banks strong ; and notwithstanding the export of specie from this port, which from the Ist January to 20:h April amounted to within • fraction of four milhan dollars, and which will be increased by the sum that the Acadia will carry out, estimated at about 240,000 dollars, the banks are replenithed steadily by coin flowing in from the interior. As in the course of six or seven weeks an additional sum of 16,000,000 U. B. Sixes is to be thrown upon the market— the new government loan for which bads are invited to Saturday, June 27—it does not seem probable that any con siderable rise can occur here, unless a large and sudden de mand from Europe should spring up for these stocks. The securities of the states are now almost without exception perfectly reliable. In the state of Illinois, heretofore dn. credited by non payment of her debts, the people of the state have declared their willingness to be taxed for the discharge of the state debt. COMMERCIAL. Corron.—The receipts gala upon last year fall off eons timed with ISIS and 1855. New Orleans kar already parsed the million and Mobile the 40.000 holes oldish were the limits of so many estimates of this crop. The esteem° deprreetion of prices is becoming a serious matter, anti we rhould lope would be nom check to the extent of future receipt& Freight of cotton to Liverpool one-eight to flue thir s t y ACCOIIIIA of a penny per lb. Exchange being bigh, ootton can now be placed in England at a lower price we think than we ever knew before. IiItEAIMTUFFu —Since the departure of the iiihernia the flour market has been in a quiet state, and A light etock priori. ranging from 6 dots. to 124 dui& ter the comment brands of Western and OCIICAOe. to 6 dole. 250. to 6 dots. 374 c. for the better kinds; imltiniore, Georgetown, flour=Oandria, bringing 6 dole. 1240. to 6 dole. 23e. Rye mils elowly at 3 dole. 53e. to 3 dole. Si e. Indian meal has declined to 2 dais. 371 e. for Jersey. Wheat is held at 130. to 136 c. (or Ohio, and 1370. to 140 c. foe Genesee white, with sales. ((ye, as wanted by distiller, brings 72c. to 74e. osta, lie. to 47c. Batley, 83c. to %c. Indian Corn has sold freely at 55e. to 54c. for Jersey yellow and white. and He. to 52e. for mixed southern, with some speculative sales at 51c. to 53e. for western. el: court. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Pinsk s, the Prince of Wales, and the I'rincess Royal, left Buckingham Palace at half past four o'clock yesterday afternoon Inc the East India Docks, for the pur pose of inspecting the Clunese junk. After inspecting the Chinese junk the august party drove to Victoribefor e a-park, and returned to Buckingham Palace at a quarter eight o'clock. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, honoured the performance at her Majesty's Theatre with her presence yesterday evening. A Cabinet Council u as held yt aterday afternoon at the Foreign effile. It was attended by all the ministers in town. The Council -at two hours. A deputation on the subii ct of the Audit of Rail way Account Bill. eonsieting of Mr. G. Hudson, M.P., Mr. G. C. Glyn, M.P.. Mr. C. novae'', Mr. Wm. Chaplin, M.P., Mr. D. Waddington, M P., Mr. Win. Jackson, M.P., Mr. B. M. Peto, M P., Mr. Wm. Mordtall, M.P., the Hon. R. Dutton, Bir J. Simpson, Mr. J. id. Gregor, the lion. C. Howard, M.P., Bic 1. Morley, and other gentlemen repre senting large railway interests, had en interview, yesterday, with Lord J. Russell and the night lion. IL Labouchere at the official residence of the nolde lord in Downing.street. The Governor of the Bank of England had an in terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. A deputation of the Council of Direction of the Surveyors' Association, consi-ting of Means, Clnutt, Durum, Richardson, Wood, and Baker, had an interview with Vu count Morpeth yifcerday. at the office of her Majesty's Com missioners of Wools and Forest., in Whitehall place. Despatches were went off yesterday evening from the Culoniainffice for the Govtruora of the West India Co lonies. Despatches wet..• also sent off last evening from the Colonial-office for the Goar , rnor of Gibraltar. New UNDEB-Sec'RETARY.—Mr. Horatio Wadding ton. barrister-at-law, has succeeded Mr. S. March Philipps at Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, and tralu moted business yesterday f or the Home-office. (From lost ithe.,t's Gazette.) FOREIGN OFFICE, MAT 15.—The Queen has been pleased to approvo. of Sfr Robert Hicks, as Consul at Ler wick for his Majesty the Log of Hanover.—The Queen has alto been pleased to approve of Mr. Gunder Anton Martin Aas as Consul at Great Grimsby for th e Grand Duke of Meeklenburgh Schwerin.--The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. James M Dowell, as Consul at Belfast fort the United Suites of America. ITALY. LOMBARDY.—According to the last accounts, Nugent's corps had ctossed the Piave at lielluno, and would march on Treviso where the Italians were in force. There had been no further movement on the part of Charles Albert against the Austrians, the last attack being allowed on all hands to have been a severe check to the Piedmontese. PAPAL STATES.—TheGazetto di Roma of May 5, contains the programme of the ministry, in which they say they profess the same sentiments of pa triot ism, liberty, order, and justice, as their predeces sors ; that they will constantly have at heart the sacred cause of Italy, to the success of which they will apply all their energies. They will apply them selves to alleviating the miseries of the people, and the ameliorating the condition of tho working class, and with the assistance of the two chambers bring about as much as possible a cure for the evils of poverty, degradation, and ignorance. VIE RAGGED ScnooL UNION.—Last evening the fourth anniversary meeting of the supporters of this associa tion, establi,hcd for the purpose of making grants of money when ne,.essory to the various ragged schools in the country, was held at Eseter-hall, and was attended more numerously than any meeting of the season. Lord Ashley, M.P. was in the chair. Tho report of the committee, read by the se cretary, Mr. Lock, gave the following statement, to show the increasing popularity of ragged schools : — In the first year of its existence the number of schools was 20; the to ere 200; tho scholars, 2,000; and the sum received, 611. In the second year the number of schools was 26; the teachers, .50; the scholars, 2,600; and the sum received, 3201. In the third year tbe schools were 44 ; the teachers, 450 ; the scholars 4,700 and the receipts, 6371., in addition to 857/. received ' from the Old Pye.street school. In the fourth and lot year, the number of schools was 62; the teachers, 782 voluntary, and 78 paid ; the scholars, 7,000 ; and the sum received 696/. During the first year the union had assisted 27 schools with money to the amount of 4051. The total receipts of the anion amounted t o 1,1711., and the expendi ture left a balance with the treasurer of 1321.—Lord Kinnaird moved the adoption of the report; and the motion having b e en seconded and carried unanimously, speeches in behalf of the Association were m ade b y Jose p h Payne, Req., Dr. Cumming, the Rev. Hughes, and others; after which the meeting separated. FOREION-OFFICE, MAT 18:Viol:mint Palmerston, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, hoc received a despatch from her Majesty's minister at Copenhagen, enclosing a note from Count Knuth, the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs, dated the Bth inst., an nouncing that neither the mouth of the Elbe, nor that of the Weser , nor any other port in the North Sea, will for the present be ' blockadled ; and also that the blockade of Fillets, Dantidg, Stralsund, Rostock, and Wismar, will ewe on the 16th inst. ; and further announcing, that Kiel, with the mouth of the Canal of Schleswig at lioltensu, and Swine monde, will remain blockaded, and that this blockade will be extended, from the 18th Inst., to the three mouths of the Oder, namely, those of Wolgeat, of Bwinemunde, and of Cammin. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MAT it Royal Heft. of Artll.—First Lieut. J. J. Branching to be see. rapt. eke Ramsay, :eh on 11.-p.; Bee. tient. R. J. M. Campbell to be fine lieut., Tice &Wi ttig. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MAT 15. Corps of Royal Engineera—Plot Lieut. It. Burnaby to be see. rapt, Tim Uornby, dee.; Bea. Lieut. A. J. Clerke to to first tient, TIM Bub. MIDW rna IUM y UVIL —The date of the promotion of &mod Capt. Craigle, and First lieut. O.U. Gordan, has been altered to the 9th Aprll,lso. GRAND ENTERTAINMENT TO THE BISHOPS AT THE MANSION.HOUSE. Yesterday the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress gave a splendid entertainment to the bishops and clergy, . according to ancient custom. The dinner, which was most , sumptuously provided by Messrs. Ring and Brymer, was laid out in the Egyptian-ball, and consisted of every delicacy 1 the season could afford. We give a list of a few of the prin. rips! guests u they appeared when seated at the tables : The Archbishop of Canterbury and Miss Blornfield, the Bishop of London and Miss S •mner, the Bishop of Win chester and Mrs. Sumner, the Bishop of Bangor and Miss Hooper, Mrs. Morehouse, the Bishop of Ripon, the Bishop of Salisbury and Miss Isabella Hooper, the Bishops of Nor wich and Miss Mary Hooper, the Bishop of Peterborough and Miss Morehouse, the Bishop of St. David's and Miss Mary Morehouse, the Bishop of Worcester and Mrs Pepys, the Bishop of Chichester and Mrs. Gilbert, the Bishop of Lichfield and Miss Reid, the Bishop of Oxford and Miss Elizabeth Hooper, the Bishop of Manchester and Mir H. Hooper, the Bishop of Hereford and Mrs. Ham' den, the Bishop of Madras and Miss Russell, the Bishop of Antigua and Min Idarpret Hooper. After the usual loyal toasts, 'f he Lottu MAYOK proposed "The Health of the Arch bishop of Canterbury. The Archbishop of CANTERKCRY, in returning thanks, said he was aware of the great weight of responsibility he incurred in filling the aituawm of the late right rev. prelate, and that however incapable or unworthy he might be, be should aim at the high mark of imitating the zeal and exer tions of so great an example. (Cheers.) The Loan MAYOR then proposed " The Bishop of London and the Bench of Bishops." The Bishop of LONDON returned thanks. After several other toasts, which were received with great enthusiasm, the company broke up. IRELAND. DIIIILIX, MAY 15. At an early hour this morning the friends of the traverser' were busy throughout the populous city, and repaired to Westland-row at nine o'clock to ac company Smith O'Brien to the scene of his glory or disgrace. They reached the Four Courts precisely at ten, where a crowd was already asembled to bear the great issue. But there was • most marked absence of all enthusiasm or excitement, with the sole exception to which I shall presently allude. The " briefiess bar" mustered in consi derable force. Curiosity marked their demea nour rather than sympathy. At a quarter before ten the court was thrown open, and the benches and galleries were soon filled. Shortly after Smith O'Brien, accompanied by his son, appeared at the side har, and his partisans raised a shout of exultation, accompanied with a clapping of hands, which was kept up for some minutes —not uninter rupted, however, with remonstrant shouts from the opponents of young Irelandism, who, at least, divided the indecorous clamour. Mr. O'Gorman, the last of the ambassadors, and the Harmodius of the confedera tion, were also greeted and rejected in the same nn forensic fashion. The Attorney-general is remarkable lees for eloquent prolixity than a rough and practical style, which strikes well and strikes home. None expected from him a brilliant display, but all looked for a methodical and masterly exposition of facts without logical arti fice or rhetorical colo-iring. Nor were they dis appointed. The Attorney-General accomplished his duty with effect and vigour, and was heard through out with much attention. Ile did his duty temperately and well. Even Smith O'Brien acknowledged that he had " set down naught in malice," but put the case Ito the jury calmly, temperately, and fairly. His speech occupied exactly an hour and five minutes. Soon after Mr. Butt had opened he was saluted with applause from the galleries, when the Chid Justice stated that the repetition would lead to a ge neral clearance. Thereupon the patriotism of the galleries was silenced, and Mr. Butt was hard in si lence. lie spoke for over two hours, and with great ability ' • but he did not arise to the elevation antici pated by his friends. I have often heard him more happy and eloquent, though rarely more vehement. lie made capital use of the ribaldry of the Times, and extracted some very impressive materials for the jury out of some recent leaders in the Examiner. It was expected that Mr. Butt would have made a declaration of repeal ; but he kept clear of the embar rassment, and gave no opinion on the lie penseus. TRIAL OF MR. SMITH O'BRIEN FOR SEDITION. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Prom our own Reporter.) The Chief Justice took hie seat on the bench et half put ten o'clock. Mr. PERRIN having opened the pleadings, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Said : Gentlemen of the jury, as my friend, Mr. Perrin, has informed you, the tra- I Terser, Mr. William Smith O'Brien, stands here to answer the charge of having, OR the 15th March put, at a meeting of a society called the Irish Confederation, delivered a speech of the most seditious character and ten dency. We think that in making that speech he was actuated by motives and feeling. which render him responsible to a criminal qyurt for hie conduct. We say, and I believe you will conglder, that the objects, tendency, and motives of hie speech were to excite hatred and diecon• tent against the government, and to provoke the people of this country to rise in rebellion egainst their sovereign. Another charge we make is, that his object was to induce the people to endeavour, by farce of arms, to procure ordain political changes. And lastly, we accuse him of seeking to induce the military and constabulary forces to join in Nome suuden attempt to overturn the government ; or, at least, of wishing the people to believe, that in cue of any outbreak the military and police would be found ranged on the popular side. If I shall be able ti prove, as I believe beyond a doubt I shall, that such was the object of Mr. O'Brien's s peech, you, gentlemen, can have little doubt as to what will be your duty on this occasion. That duty will be, regardless of consequences, arid mindful of the sacred obligation of your ath, to do justice to the interests of your country, by:at once finding the traverser guilty. The period at which you are called upon to give a decision on this question is by no means an unimpoeant one. It is a period when the public mind in other countries is much excited, and therefore the verdict you may give is of the utmost importance to the future peace and preservation of this country. I cannot persuade mjself that, if you are convinced ot the truth of the charges I have brought forward, any feeling will induce you to shrink from the honest and conscientious discharge of your duty. Nobody can be more unwilling than lam unnecessarily to bring before a jury whet are called state prosecutions, either against publications in the press, or against language spoken by an individual. Both myself and the government of which I am the servant forbore as long as we could from appealing to the laws of the country against their daily violation by Mr. S. O'Brien and others, members of the society called the National Contederation. So long as their proceedings were confined to abuse of the government, or of individual mem bers of the government, that government was determined to rest satisfied with the consciousness of honestly dis charging their duty; but when that society or confederation, not content with abuse of this description, had recourse to that which is now chart.d against the traverser, an attempt to excite rebellion and sedition, and to cast this country into the horrorsof civil war, 1 believe I am justified in saying that further forbearance ou the part of the government would have been criminal iu the highest degree. We forbore long —perhaps too long—so long at lain as to make several men, interested in the peace of society, suppose that the object of the government was to permit the sedition to gain a certain pitch of success, is order the more effectually to crush it. Such conduct would be unjustifiable, and it is as much as anything else to save government from such an im patation that lam now obliged to appeal to a jury, and to ask a verdict against this gentleman. As this proceeding takes place at my suit by criminal information, it may be urged that you are called on to give a verdict on informa tions which bad not been previously submitted to a grand jury as indictments. I shall therefore. in justice to myself, shortly state the circumstances which rendered it advisable, nay absolutely neceseary, that I should base resort to that mode of proceeding, which is the undoubted right of the Attorney-General. A proceeding by Information differs from an indictment in this way: an indietmen: is in the first in stance sent to the grand jury, and it is only when a primd facie ease is made out before that tribunal that the case is sent to a petit jury. From the earliest times the public prosecutor, on the part of the crownjhas had the right, in all cases tending to breaches of the public peace, to exhi bit informations, and bring the =steer at once before a petit jury without the previous interposition of a grand jury. It would have been my undoubted right to take this step in the first instance. Mr. S. O'Brien was rendered amenable about the 'i,.?rd March, and I might have immediately brought him to trial. The sight is one which belongs not only to the freweL ms t ic .hit di b rabt t ;r l , e ner " mi di!' n 'a d r ioV i i:y rs su of spleion as to . thile being an unusual proceeding, or one which might not be adopted in CS-(1 of a hostile message front one gentleman to another. But, gentlemen, I did not exhibit this informa tion without having previously submitted to the grand jury an indictment which was substantially the same, when a but was found against Mr. S. O'Brien. So far u that gentleman is concerned I am bound to say that no unnecessary obstrue. tioa or delay was offered, but three gentlemen were arraigned at the same time, and one of them objected to the finding of the grand jury on the ground that one of its members was also a member of the borough council. Not being quite clear as to wheth, r this was en unfounded objection, it was thought more advisable to proceed at once by information against Mr. S. O'Brien, became, al th ough he had not made the plea, he might have also availed himself of it subsequently to bring the matter, by writ of error, before the House of Lords. Having explained the reason for the course now taken, I shall proceed to call your attention to the speech which forms the subject of this indictment, and I think it will not be out of place also to mention the time, place, and circumstances under which it was delivered. T he place was a meeting of a body called the Irish Confederation, with the opinions of whose members I have nothing to do ' • but ! think it right to mention that it separated from the body of which the late Mr. O'Connell was the head, principal ly because that gentleman thought it was stepping beyond the strict bounds of legality. Mr. O'Connell always held that constitutional rights eh iuld be sought fur by peaceable means, and I should be the last peteon in the world to sug gest a doubt as to the right of every subject of a free elate to teek by all le.sitimate meats whatever constitutional changes he may think necessary. But certainly I do con demn any individual who shou:d arrogate to himself the power or right of endeavouring to effect changes he may think necessary through the medium of rebellion or civil war. This speech was delivered at a meeting, the tenet of which, taken from the lips of Mr. O'Bre n himself, is that it would be right to obtain by force of arms whatever conees lions might be refused by England. The time was within a short tortnight after the time when monarchical institutions had been overthrown in France and a republic established in their place. But with those circumstances, whe th er they justified, as 1 believe they possibly did justify , overthrow of the monarchy, we have nothing to do. I trust there is no gentleman in that box, who would link himself to a party seeking to re-enact similar scenes in this country. The object for which the meeting was held, was to vote an address from the members of the Irish Confederation to the citizens of the Frenes Republic. I shall read a considerable portion of the speech, and then ask you calmly, whether you can entertain any doubt as to what were the objects and aims for which it was delivered. Mr. O'Brien com menced by stating that a manifesto had been received from the Yougbal Confederation, declaratory of the right of the people to enforce their constitutional claims by arms, and, having taken that as a text, he proceeded to make a my long speech, of which I shall- read no more than is abso lutely. necessary for the elucidation of th e charge in the indictment. I shall merely call your atteu , tion to those points which, in my mind, piece beyond doubt the objects and intentions of the speaker. The first extract to which I shall call attention refers to the land lords. Mr. O'Brien said " And now, with regard to the landlords, I was in hopes from the manner in which they came forward at a great meeting that was held in January, 1847, that they were dis posed to throw themselves upon the people; but I regret to say that those hop a have been inieerably disappointed. They appear to prefer to be trampled under foot by England —to be insulted in their honour and ruined in their proper ties—rather than place any confidence in their own fellow. countrymi n. At all events, we must do all we can to win that class to join us; but, as their friend, I feel it to be my duty to warn them, that, if any struggle should take place, and that they be found acting against the Irish people, it is by no means improbable that if the Irish people succeed, their estates will be sold as national property, or the produce of them carried to the credit of the national exchequer." Can there be any doubt as to the meaning of that allusion? Will any of you, gentlemen of the jury, concede the principle, that if you do not agree in the doe• trines laid down by the speaker, your prop-rty the fruits, perhaps, of a life of honest industry is to be trans ferred to the national treasury. The next paragraph is addressed to the soldiers and constabulary. Mr. O'Brien proceed, to sly: We must also be prepared to fraternise with the soldiery of the British army. Above one-third of the whole military force of Great Britain consists of Irishmen; and nothing will convince me that those gallant countrymen of ours would take part against their fathers and brothers in a struggle fur the national rights of Ireland. Much reliance is placed upon the Scotch soldiery; but they, toe, are children of the Gael like ourselves ; and those - brave highlanden, who speak the same language as ourselves, who have a common ancestry and kindred ties with us, will net imbrue their hands in the blood of men contending for the success of a righteous cause in a laud in which they receive in every home a welcome and hospitality. We ought also to fraternise with the police force. They are a line b od y of men. They are 10,000 in number ; a noble foundation for a na tional force. They are Irishmen as well as ourselves; and, believe me, they will stand up for their country in her hour of need. An Irishman does not lose the sentiments of a patriot by handling a musket, whether he be clothed in red or green. Not only am 1 desirous that th- re should be union amongst all classes of Irishmen, but I tell you that you should fraternise with the repeaters of England. It has been too much a custom, during the repeal agitation, to encourage sentiments of hatred against the Saxon. For my part, thank God, I hate no living man. I late oppression from my soul; and, to uss Mr. Kenyon's expri salon, I hate the oppressor in his official capacity ; but I would have you to re member that several millions of Englishmen are favourable to your claims, and are prepared to assist you to vindicate them." Is it necessary to ask you what could be the object of such allusions? Is it not either to t, rept the army to join the outbreak, or at all events to persuade those who might be deterred by fear of the soldiers or police, that both then ' forces might be looked on rather as friends than foes ? The next portion of the speech on which 1 shall ark you, gentle men, for a verdict, is that portion which advises fraternisa tion with the republicans of France. Mr. O'Brien says: " Need I add that you ought to fraternise with the people of France ? Now, lam sorry that some observations winch fell front me at our last meeting, with referents to a French invasion, were misunderstood. I meant to say this, if we had our own 'parliament, and an unprovoked attack was made on England, it was exceedingly probable that the people of England would find that the Irish people were their best allies. As long as the people of Ireland are deprived of their rights, how can England expect that they should fight her battles if she were threatened with invasion, or even look upon a French army in the light of intruders ?" 1 ask you, is this language to be used by British subjects who have sworn allegiance to her Majesty ? Let me presume that Mr. S. O'Brien has persisted, d himself that the repeal of the union would be expedient. I consider his right to hold that opinion, but can anything justify the use of such lan guage at such a place, and at a time when we did not know the moment when we might be involved in a war with France ? What was meant by ,his fraternisation with fo• reigncrs hardly needs much explanation. le not the ten dency of observations such as I have quoted to encourage the people of this country in the hope that, whenever they may see fit to rise against the conrituted authorities, they may calculate on immediate aid from the republic of France He then proceeded to say : " That the people of Ireland had ample proof already of the sympathy felt for them by the people of America. (Cheers.) They would also find a frit lid in the Cans lien legislature, elected the other day, the majority of which are favourable to the extension of popular rights. (Hear and cheers.) He wished *hat circumstances would permit them to send a mission to America on the part of the confedera tion. At one time he was anxious to go there himself ; but though he did not desire the part of leader, he telt that it would not he consistent with his duty to his country to leave it even for three months. He thought it detOnble that some able, eloquent man, should be sent on the part of the con• federation to the United States of America ; and there could be little doubt that such a mission would excite the sympa thies of the American people in favour of this countiy. (Hear, hear.) He recommended the formation of an Irish brigade in America, composed of Irish emigrants, which might, hereafter, serve as the basis of an Irish army. After the re peal of t he union bad been effected an Irish army would be required, and it would be of advantage to be able to core. mud, at once, a force already disciplined." At this portion of the traverser's speech be began to thick he was going too far; and, consequently, in a following pas sage, there is an attempt to draw back; but there cannot be the slightest doubt that the object of the speech was to in duce the formation of an Trish brigade in America, with a view to the inyeeion of Ireland on the first favourable oppor tunity. Mr. O'Brien did not directly advise the formation of an invadiatie army, only because he knew that it would be treason, and that if he bad he would at this moment be under trial for his li'e, instead of air misdemeanor involving merely floe and imprisonment. I shall now call your atten tion to that part of his speech in which Mr. O'Brien advises the formation of a national guard. He says: " It would be recollected that a shut time ago he thought it his duty to deprecate all attempts to turn the attention of , the people to military affairs—because it seemed to him tnat in the then condition of the coun ey the only effect of lead log the people's mind to what was called a ' gut villa war fare,' would be to encourage some of the misguided peasantry to the commission of murder. (Hear, hear.) Therefore it was that he declared he should not be a party to giving such a recommendation ; but the state of affairs was totally diffe rent now . , and he bad no hesitation in declari g that he thought the minds of iutelltgent young men stiould be turned to the consideration of such questions, as how strong places can be captured and weak ones defended, how supplies of food and ammunition can be cut off from an enemy, and haw they can be secured to a friendly force. (Loud cries of " hear ") They would be the future rappers and miners of the Irish army, The time was also come when every lover of his country should come forward openly and proclaim has willingness to be enrolled as a member of the national guard. No man, however, should tender hi-. name as a member of that national guard unless he war prepared to do two things— one, to preserve the state from &hereby ; the other, to be ready to die for the defence of his country." Now, what had happened in the short period to which allusion is made to alter his views as to the formation of a national guard . ? The French revolution had bees achieved, a circumstance calculated to unsettle the pubtic mind, and a , crisis was going on which in Europe only England had been able to withstand. What could any one suppose but that the armament was intended to attempt revolution here on the earliest possible opp irtunity ? Mr. O'Brien concludes by importing for adoption the following address: [The learned Attorney General here read the address to the French people, which has already been frequently before the public.) Gentlemen, my task is nearly at an end. I have stated, and I trust not over-stated, the speech which has been delivered by this gentleman. I hope I have not made a comment which was not honestly and fairly suggested by that speech. It is neither my inclination, nor my duty, as tql.lll public prosecutor, to endeavour to emit* your passions, or appeal to your imaginations. As public prosecutor, it is my duty and my inclination, to appeal only to your reason and your judgment. It is my duty to bring bekre you the facts, and having proved them, I trust I shall be acquitted of having over-sated anything in the sm. ch I have delivered. The question you will have to consider is, the scope and tendency with which Mr. O'Brien's speech was delivered. I scarcely expect that his counsel will avow these objects to have been seditious and then ask a verdict at your hands. If you think upon year oaths that the speech bears the construction whch I have fixed upon it, you will of course give a verdict for he crown ; but if lam mistaken, if the object war merely free discussion, and the obtaining cosatitutional ends by peaceful means, then you will give your ',edict against me. I look at the question with the eyes of an advocate ;do you look at it as jurors, and I have not the shadow of a doubt but that the verdict will be what it ought to b.,. Mr. George John Hodges was then sworn and examined by Mr. Serjeant Warren : When did you come to this country ? Ou the 10th of March.—Who accompanied you ? My son.—For what purpose did you come here 1 To take note at political meeting' for the government. Mr. Butt said he would admit the correctness of the speech, with the exception of one portion set forth. Court When we come to the reading of the document, you can decide upon that; but I apprehend thete prelimi nary math rs must be attended to. Examiustion resumed: I was introduced to Mr. O'Brien, and he said that I should get every facility at their meet ings ; at my desire, he apprised the meeting that I was there from the government; Mr. Diilon was present at that meeting as chairman.--Serjeant Warren Did you take a note of his speech ? I did, bat 1 have not transcrib: d it. — Court Well, read it slowly from your notes for the jury. — Mr. Butt: Dues your lordship think that Mr. Dillon's speech can be given in evidence here ?—Court : I do ; he was in the chair, and, I suppose, announced the object of the meeting.—Mr. Hodges then proceeded to read the 'pooch delivered by Mr. Dillon, in which he denied that the confe derates were desirous to ci este disorder or tumult, and that if the Lord Lieutenant thought such was their intention, he neglected his duty ice not prosecuting them.—Court: Was Mr. O'Brien present when that speech was delivered ? —Mr. Hodges: I could not swear that; he might be out while I au hiking notes of the chairman's speech.— Serjsant Warren: Did you see Mr. O'Brien there before and after the meeting? Mr. Hodges : I did—Court: Yoe knew him before ? Air. Hodges : I did, my lord.—Serjeant Warren : How soon after the delivery of the chairman's speech did you see him % Mr. Hodges: He followed with his speech immediately after.—Mr. Butt said the Youghal address set forth in the information was not admitted by the traverser.—ls reply to a questioa from the Court,tdr. liodgep.. atoned that he gut the address, printed, at the meeting, and that the one set forth was that which was read.—Court : With the exception of that printed address the remainder is ad mitted? Mr. Butt I believe all the rest. After some discussion it was agreed that the entire speech should be then read from the transcript made by Mr. Hodges.—Mr. W. S. O'Brien said that if ho could say, from his recollection, that any portion oi the speech was incorrect, he would stop the reading of it,—and say so —The Chief Justice said the chairman's speech should be admitted, as the witness states that lie saw Mr. O'Brien there immediately before and after its delivery.— hr. Taylor, a juror : Mr. Hodges swore that ho could not say whether Mr. O'Brien was present during the delivery of the chairman's speech.—Court It is admitted.—The tie elute then proceeded to read Mr. O'Brien's speech in estates. Mr. Hedges then read the address brought for ward by Mr. W. S. O'Brien, and his speech upon the occasion.—A juror (Mr. Taylor): When you left the Musie hall, did you see any attack upon life or property ?—Mx. Hodges: I did not.—Juror: Then, as far se you could see, you don't know of any bad result having occurred in con sequence of that speech?—Mr. Hodges: No. Edward Banuun, inspector in the constabulary force, sworn and examined by Mr. Baldwin, Q.C.: I know where the Mu.ic-hall is situated in Abbey-street; it is in the county of the city of Dublin ; I have read the speech of Mr. O'Brien in the public papers—the speech just read to the court by Mr. Hodges. Mr. Baldwin then re-read those pumps from the speech. hich had reference to the advice given by the traverser, that the people should endeavour to fraternise with the isol &try and constabulary, and asked the witness what meaning he attached to them ?—The witness replied that their object was, so he considered, to induce the police force to swerve from their allegiance to the crown.—A juror: Did you hear, witness, the question recently put by a fellow-juror of mine to Mr. Hodges, as to whether any riot followed the delivery of this speech then or since ? Witness: lam not aware that any disturbance followed the delivery of the speech; I did nut hear it uttered. The court then retired a few minutes to take refreshment, and when it sat again, and the jury had returned to their box, Mr. Burr, Q.C., ruse to address the jury on behalf of the traverser. He said—Gentlemen of the jury, in this case I am counsel tor the traverser, Mr. O'Brien, and it is my dray i to endeavour to satisfy you that he has not committed a mime fi r which you oti a lit to find him guilty. It ever, gentlemen of the jury, an advocate appeared before you hosing reason to request your indulgence, I feel that I have •just title to it now. I rise to address you, I confess, over whelmed with the deepest anxiety respecting the result of this case : for, after I have exerted myself to the utmost that my poor abilities will admit, if you had a verdict of guilty against my client, the responsibility would be yours, not mine. But deeply anxious as lam for the issue, lam still more anxious lest, perhaps, some omission of mine may lead you to find a verdict of guilty. I appear to defend no ordinary man at the bar of this court to day. At the bar of this court stands arraigned to-day, for sedition, a man high in the esteem of all who kcow him—a man of ancient family and lineage--a family and lineage so ancient, that the Viceroy who prosecutes him is proud to beast relationship to his blood. Not • man who has nothing to lose, but a man of fortune—a man of station— s man with everything that can make life desirable; and who has embarked and risked all he possesses this day in that, whether it be right or wrong, which he believes to be for his country's good. This much I already knew of him in pub lic, beiore I had a personal acquaintance with him. But now, that I have met and conversed with him, es between counsel and client, I can confidently gay, that there is not in the tamest recesses of his heart a single thought that is sot worthy of a high sad noble-minded man ; and when I reflect that the effect of a verdict of guilty will be to consign such a man to a prison, I am, I confess, anxious for you, gen• demon, for himself, and for the country—for, believe me, all (omelet tie sight iu &country in which such a man asWm. S. O'Brien is goiity, if guilty you pronounce him to be, of sedition. At the conclusion of this sentence the majority of the bar, together with the ladies and gentlemen in the gal leries, rose, and loudly cheered the sentiments of the learned counsel. The Chief Justice : 1 bet to state, once for all, that if there be attempted a second manifestation of this kind, I will order the court to be cleared. Mr. Butt: I assure your lordship that nothing can be more painful to me than any expression of feeling in the court, and I must say they are not the real friends of the traverser who have acted in this manner. Gentlemen of the jury, 1 confess I feel much anxiety when I remember that you do not, and cannot, come into that box to try this case unprejudiced. I have, indeed, great reliance on your good muse and integrity, and am sure you will endeavour to rid yourselves of all prejudice. But I tell you candidly, Ido not believe you can come into that box unprejudiced. By every means the public mind has been poisoned re specting my client. Addresses have been got up to excite the public mind, and lead men to think that we were on the brink of a bloody insurrec tion, end to convince the public mind that my client was a party to some design to disturb the peace of this city. Your town has been occupied by a military force, to impress the public mind that public and social order were likely to be disturbed ; and if you, gentlemen, tun come into your box unprejudiced against my client, in the lace of all this, you are, 1 can only say, more than human nature. You can form no estimate of Mr. O'Brien's opinions from chi. prosecuted speech. His only instructions to me were neither to retract nor disavow that prosecuted speech, and my duty is to satisfy you that under the circumstances of this eoun . ry you ought not to find that speech seditious. The real question on which you are to pronounce your opinion is, whether the language imputed to him be sedi tious or not. It is not a question to be decided on any technical maxi.n of tee law. You, gentlemen, have a very Difficult duty to perform—your verdict must be grounded on public considerations. Let me tell you, in the plainest and most distinct terms that language can supply me with, that whether this speech be seditious or not you, and you alone. are the judges. To the judges of the lane the e netitution has entrusted high prerogative, and exsi'ed diet ities. Their part it was to expound the laws under which we live; but on such a question as this, whether particular words be seditious or not, the constitution has given the determination to the un cootrolie dicretiun of twelve good and true men, sworn on their oaths. Uncontrolled he said —uncon trolled he should say except so far as their own consciences and a sense of their duty controlled them. He knew not what view the judge who tried the use might take of those words ; but were he to give it as his opi nion, and he might do so, that those words were seditious, and that you were to act on that opinion, without emir ciong your own jud :aunts, you would not have kept the oath you have settee. The Attorney-General (continued the learned gentleman) had not given them a deli Anon of sedition, but Ile (Mr Butt) would give them one ; and in loins so, he would ask them to consider if Mr. U'Brien's speech was not language which any freeman hail right to use ? Aud he would also adduce instances of much 8 wager language being used by the most illustrious of their fellow-couotrynaen in former times. The informa tion charged Mr. O'Brien " with being a wicked, turbulent, and udiouus person, who wished to excite hatred and con tempt to her Majesty's government, and create a rebellion." Now, did it net strike them as extremely singular that in the entire of tic catalogue of crimes charged against his (Mr. Bott's) cli. nt, the real crime of which he was guilty, if any, was omitted ; and that was, a wish to bring the Act of U,.ion into contemat? Not a word of that act appear! iin the mturmatioes; w heroes they untruly stated that he wished to upset the authority of the Queen—a much more ancient and respected authority than the authority of the statute he had rebored to. Mr. O'Brien never uttered a syllable against the Queen, but he did against the Act of llinoa; and he (Mr. Butt) denied that any m an who dented the authority of that act disputed her Majesty's autho rity. He would therefore ask could they account for this extraordinary omission in the indictment? He would now call their attention to the speech compla ined so much to the parts the crown—mid also to the lath r der guilty mem e because it di would Lite' stake laws r mu mem ItkleUtsvu IlikUal to the parts read as the parts omitted by —aud also to th. Toughal address. With regard r document, nojury could fi.td Mr. fialith O'Brien n account of it, wren sup , .4 . .. itious, did ma contain his wor * 54 44: id to k if in Eligland tjj, lior .l ug •.•. . • - • • • : g 2.4 • -,7 % 1 tri r (/) (17