The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-11-05 00:00:00

Masked and the worst. Famine might desolate and
d "'Toy; Mellen«) might mow down Its hundreds or
to thousand', but ret ruing sprint would NM., OM
crate Of all Math, tse refreshing atmosphere might
subtle" the pestilence; but Fenianion sea • blighting
cane, a *sneer which fastened itself upoe the fairest
'pots of that fair mined, and made its nimble( end
exerted its inflames upon the most fertde spots of his
oatme country. Ireland might have wrongs; she
might need the hand of an intelligeet inform; and
religious diiult4ea, and social cares and troubles, and
politiaal division', and so on, might disturb the
prospect' of that monger ; but would Fent.isen bee
ems for them evils? Would Yenisei.= ever give
shipping to her deserted quays, every bring beak or
introduce emital for her undeveloped resources? Would
Fetiseism ever enable Ireland to uphold her proper
dignity as a helpmate to this country worthy of therms
and enterprise which naturally belonged tcher ? Be
was desirous that they should give Mtn credit
for simply desiring to 4o his duty am the represeitatim
of sense of the prisoners. He wee anxious that they
Mould °minder this cam not as though so-called Fenian'
were upon their trial, but that they were five of their
fellow-countrymen without n taint Of suggestion of re-
bellious or revolationary movement& He called epos
them to eonsider the case judic.sfli. prayerfolly, sea
matter of duty. remembering that if them Fenian' were
lima their trial, Etritidi justice wag also upon its trial.
He dwelt in detail upon lb* discrepaacies of the evidence.
He contended that the men, whoever they were, with
the revolvers, never intended the sacrifice of life, and
that being so there was no malice aforethought, and
that they would be justified in acquitting ths, prisoner.
of Me serious charge of murder for which they were
arraigned. Under trying eireumstaneee he had done
his duty. To make this place or this omesion the plane
of the scene of war or headlong comments upon the
policy of others would not be becoming in him. When
• man became an actor and • dramatist. be erased in •
court of justice to be what to hie (Mr. Seymosu'i)
notion the English advocate ought to be. He booed
that, when this trial became • matter of history, it
would be said of those who represented the prisoners at
li'. her that they bad contributed to the maintenanee
of British justice, and that they had endeavoured to
help the jury and the meet to • right conclusion. He
that was the Sea:chord Hearts Jona koew that he bad
been animated by no other intention. He had wished
that out of this greet trial, this solemn occasion, British
jostles should come in all its poety. without •
murmur and without a stain. He knew how sessitive
were the feelings of his countrymen, and bow every
eel would be reed and seanned by other eyes and beers"
that beat with those whore he represented behind him
in the dock. He hoped the verdict of the jury would
go forth with the reapect of the community, and come
back to them with the sanction of every civilised
country.
. . _ . .

Bajeent O'Brien then addressed the jury as
behalf of Larkin and Waymire.
The Attorney-General said the question which the
jury would have to consider would ha, whether among
Lb. prisoners there was a common design and a
deliberate purpose to wry oat the reams of the
prisoners with dangerous violence.
Justice Blackburn then summed up the case.
After retiring for about an boar. the jury returned
with a verdict of OrsiOp against all the priaoaem On
the nasal goeation aby sentares of death should not
he pawl, all the prisoners in tern made rambling
detements.

Allen milted where were Barker, limmeti, and others
who stood in the dock in defence of their country ? He
proposed to review the evidence, hot the judges stopped
Ho then deolared himself, in the premium ot
Ahnighty God, innooent. He did not may this, seeh.
log for meroy ; he wonld not have it BAN:mod ; he would
die for his country; he had dorm his duty to his
ocientry. Ho coneluded by thanking hie °owned and
Yr. Roberts, and mild his mat Rams waa William Philip

—lre—r-lria said no one Gould regret Brett'. death more
than he did, and he called God to witness that he di/
not toes piMola, or go there to take life, though he
sertaialy did go them to give mobilises to those noble
heroes, Kelly nod Deasy. The man that had taken
Brett's lit* bad not been takes—they bad not got him.
He hail had • fair trial, and he forgave theme that had
, sworn his lit. away.
Gould said that every witness against him was
perjured. His some was Michael O'Brien, oonnty
Cork, and he was no American citizen. Ireland, with
it. beautiful sosnery, Ire. capable of sustaining treble
its presoak starving population. sad he eharfnod it.
miseries upou the British aristoorsay, who he hoped
would be driven from the country.
Mr. Jostle. Blackburn mid this could do no good,
and he advised the prisoner for his own sake not to may it.
Gould mid he preferred to my it. Ho hoped if his
blood was shod, his countrymes would rise • hundred-
fold to do his memory and his country justice.
Maguire said all the witnesses had perjured them-
selves. He hod been away from his country ten years
to India, China, and Japan, bat having returned, he
dams here on furlough. He would admit that he had
been drinking, hal hl i wag • falm identification. He
had never gone oat of the home all day.
Shore said he was innocent of Brett's blood. He had
no intention of taking life, sad bad nothing to do with
It. If something of this kind had been done in
Americo to mate Jeffersou Davis, or in bale to moue
Garibaldi, it would have beim • bold and daring scitioo,
and have been applauded; but in England it wee •
crime. He should leave the world without • stain
upon his conscience. He was an American citisen, and
belonged to Ohio. His last words should be, "God ,
save Ireland."

Gould sad several other of the prisoners reverently
repeated the words.
Mr. Jiutioe Mellor, in no impreenve address, paned
sentential of death upon all the priconers, and they wars
immediately removed from the dock, uttering expels-
atone evidently intended I. show reckleanesie of their
fate.