The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-14 00:00:00

fot and ,112—.11t, nt% I have ndd,l pro :eel in inn= t m •tha
apolioatkin. —I ara, Sir, your faithful ,errant.

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The natural and necessary cenewituence of such a letter
was the (Mewing. sxne in the Lleary-atone Poliezeoffice.
Informations haysn; been swore in this case on Satarder,tie
parties attended this day before Dr. Kel:v. Mr. O'Connell
was accompanied by Messrs. Ray and Steele; Can milers
°llea and Clements were also seated by the honuarable
gentlemen.
Mr. O'Connell having been sworn, the letter complained
of was handed to him, asd identified as th tt which had
caused hint to tender informations. Dr. Kelly then in-
formal Mr. Lawlor that, in consequence of Mr. O'Con-
nell having s earn that ho apprehended a breach
of the peace, he had taken his infurnotiene, ased issued
a warrant, upon which he (Mr. Lawlor) was then
brought before the bench. If he had anything to say in
explanation, he was at perfect liberty. to do so. Mr. Lawlor
said he would leave the elm wholly in his worship'e hands,
as he wag 'stalled it would be entertained by him with the
best judgment and impartiality. Ile was nut aware that the
case would have :inquired such notoriety, or he would have
come prepared v ith a professional gentleman—and that
solely for the purpose of being enabled to leave that office
withuut saying one word himself. Ile wished to he wholly
silent upon the case. Dr. Kelly then said, as Mr. Lawlor did
not deny the intentien imputed to him, he considered him-
self bound tohold him to bail—in two sureties of two hun-
dred pounds each, and himself in four hundred pounds.
The usual course was to bind over parties, under
circumstances similar to those in which Mr. Lawlor
stood, to keep Use peace towards all and singular of her
Majesty's subjects for tho term of five years. Mr. Lawlor
would put it to Dr. Kelly whether, under the circumstances,
it was fdr to call upon him to give such comprehensive bail.
Dr. Kelly said there was something in Mr. Lawlor's rewon-
annex, and he would consider the r.guirements of the case
met by holding Mr. Lawlor to bail towards Mr. John O'Con-
nell for the space of five years, and iu tl.e securities men-
, timed. Mr. John O'Connell begged perm:Nei:in to assure
his worship that in coming there, he had not done sea to
seek protection for himself, but to vindicate a gnat prin-
ciple, and to prevent that principle from being violated in
the persons of those performing what they considered public
duties. Ile sought to procure protection for all engaged in
the conscientious discharge of public duties, whether the
discharge of those duties he beneficial in appearance or reality.
Mr. Lawlor then retired to the el. rut's room, to have the
recoenisenees perfected, Picric Mahony, Esq.. and
Healey, E.g., ex 3. le, b. lag his sureties. As Mr. O'Coneell
was leaving the board room, Dr. Kelly, in the feteesomest
I terms, complimented him upon the manner in which he had
acted, on the moral courage he had displayed in appealing
to the laws of the land instead of viulsding them, and he
hoped the example of the honourable gentleman would be
: genteelly imitated. Mr. O'Connell and his friends then
Iretired. All the avenues leading to the board-room were
crowded ; but the utmost good humour prevailed.