The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-30 00:00:00

THE FENIAN TRIALS.

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DUBLIN, TUMIDLY.
The trial of Thomas Clarke Luby, the proprietor
of the Irish People, was commenced at the sitting
el the court this morning. The crown was repre-
sented by the Attorney-General, the Solicitor-
General, Mr. John R. Walsh., Q.C., Mr. Barry,
Q.C., and Mr. James Murphe._ The prieoner's
counsel were Mr. Butt, Q.C., Mr. Sydney, Q.C.,
Mr. Dowse, Q.C., Mr. O'Loghlen, and Mr. Waters.
Immediately on the sitting of the court Mr. Butt
applied for a short postponement of the case,
to enable him to inspect the vast mass
of documents which had been seized at the pri-
soner's house, and at the office of the Irish People,
when the first arrests for Fenianism were made,
alleging that in those papers there might possibly be
something useful and even necessary to the defence.
The application was resisted by the Attorney-
General, on the ground that before the trials com-
menced the prisoner was offered by Mr. Anderson,
the crown solicitor, an opportunity of inspect-
ing the papers through his attorney, and had
not availed himself of it. The Attorney-General at
the same time said that he was desk-
ens of affording the prisoner every facility
for making his defence. The court refused the
application, being satisfied with the reasons ad-
duced by the Attorney-General, and the swearing
of the jury was begun. This was an exceedingly
tedious process 'asry name in the panel was
objected to, and the High Sheriff had summoned
an unusually large proportion of persons who were
disqualified on account of their not residing in the
city, numerous and protracted discussions arose.
The jurors evinced every disposition to assist the
prisoner's counseL They readily confessed their
disqualifications with great alacrity, and submitted
to the indignity of being set aside with wonderful
cheerfulness. In fact most jurors seemed to object
to having to try the prisoner quite as strongly
as the prisoner objected to being tried
by them. After two hours' delay a jury was
sworn, and the Attorney-General proceeded to
open his case. His statement was calm, lucid, and
convincing. His proofs were well arranged, and
were such that it was difficult to resist the conclu-
sions that he deduced from them. He traced the
progress of the Fenian brotherhood, showed the
connexion with itof Stephens, O'Mahony, and other
prominent patriots. He next established the close
connection between Stephens and Luby, which
resulted in Luby's accepting, at Stephens's sug-
gestion, the task of editing a journal to be
founded in Ireland for the purpose of furthering
the views of the brotherhood. This journal was
the Irish People. The letters of Stephens and
Luby clearly proved the objects with which this
journal was started. At every step it is mixed
up with the progress of the conspiracy in
Ireland, and in the latter correspondence it is
openly spoken of as the organ of the Fenian bro-
therhoo& The documentary evidence proved not
only that the People was used as the means of dis-
seminating the opinions of the brotherhood, but
that its office was availed of as a depot from
which arms and drill books were distributed in the
year 1866. From the letters of Stephens, Luby,
and O'Mahony, the Attorney-General had little
difficulty in showing that the design of the three
was to overthrow the government by force, and to
establish an Irish republic. The learned gentle-
man read a great number of articles from the paper,
for the purpose of proving that in addition to this
design, a confiscation of property for the benefit of
the patriots, and recourse to certain short and sharp
measures against the landed proprietors and the
wealthy classes in the country, were contemplated
by the prisoner and his associates. The People
was constantly harping upon the wrongs
which the landlords had inflicted, and
of the insuperable obstacles which they and
the monied classes were placing in the way of the
attainment of independence ; and pretty broad
hints were indulged in that the time was not far
distant when an account of their misdeeds would
be demanded of them. The letter written by Mr.
O'Keeffe to Mr. Luby was read. In it Mr. O'Keeffe
unhesitatingly recommends that these enemies of
the people should be first hunted down by a liberal
press, and then massacred by an infuriated
populace. The Attorney-General admitted that
this letter had not been published by Mr. Luby,
but said that a similar spirit pervaded many of the
articles which appeared in the Irish People from
time to time. The part which the paper took in the
furtherance of the treasonable design was shown by
the numerous article& in which the people were ex-
horted to accustom themselves to the use of arms,
to discard " the worn out humbug, constitutional
agitation," and to be prepared to win their indepen-
dence by force of arms. The Attorney-General's
speech occupied nearly three hours, and at its con-
clusion there was only time to take some formal
evidence—identifying the documents. The court
rose at 6 o'clock. The trials will be exceedingly
tedious. The proceedings to-day progressed very
slowly, and there is scarcely any hope that they
will be much accelerated in future. The counsel
for the defence will raise every obstruction with;
which the law will furnish them, and will not yield
a single point, no matter how trifling, without dis-
puting it.
There is yet no reliable information respecting the
direction in which Stephens has gene. His escape
has given great delight to the populace, and has
made him the hero of the hour. The utmost pre-
cautions are being taken to prevent the escape of
the other prisoners. In fact, as usual, no care is
spared to keep the stable securely locked now that
the horse is gone. The precautions are, perhaps,
slightly in excess of what the occasion requires. Is
addition to a large force of police, a guard of
soldiers is kept in the Richmond prison every night.
If they are not in any one's way, I suppose they
may as well be there as anywhere else, but such an
amount of fuss about a lot of by no means formid-
able prisoners is somewhat ludicrous.

DUBLIN, WIDNIBDAT NIGHT.
Nagle, the informer, was under examination
during the greater part of the day, and identified,
Luby as h►ving acted as secretary to Fenian meet-
ings since the year 1863, and proved the hand writing
of Stephens to several documents. lie was not
broken down on cross-examination.
Hughes, the detective inspector, was examined,
but nothing material was elicited.
A true bill for treasonable felony has been found
against Stephens.
The Governor of Richmond Bridewell, Mr. Mar-
quis, has been suspended by the Lord Lieutenant
until the close of the inquiry respecting the escape
of Stephens.

THE CATTLE Pt.sa oz.—A sense of the severe
losses sustained by the cowkeepers of the east end of Lou.
den, through the ravages of the cattle plague, bee indorsed a
large number of the residents of the Tosser Hamlets to take
definite action in the matter of compensation. Meetings
have been held at Whiteehapel to promote the object in
view, but as no subscriptions were given os the occasions,
the sufferers resolved to go earnestly to work in further-
mace of their own Interests. A society has been established
seder the title of " The Cattle Plague flume' Relief Fund
Association," and subotantial aid is expected from the in.
habituate of the 'asters dietitian and the community gene-
rally. Accurate return' of the Dame and addresses of
those at the eut end who have lost their cattle through
the plague have been prepared, lied the result, viewed either
munerieelly or financially shove the havoc) to have been'
most disastrous. The paritemeatary represeetatieee of the Tea" BOILLR. —Mr. Edward Field, the
Tower Hamlets (Brews. Ayrtos and Butler) have given evil engineer, has lately perfected a sample boiler, which,
iamb support to the movement which has beau so speedily having been in extensive use in factories and firsoogioss,
inaugurated, and it is expected that a large public, meeting is now being introduced into steamships. The water is
will shortly take place in order to obtain the aid of persons made to pun simply by its own circulatioc, in nyder and
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