The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-17 00:00:00

THE HARPEXB PERRI IRS,

PASSING SENTENCE.

A despatch from Charleston states that after the
jury had retained their verdict of " Guilty" against Brown,
the primmer rose and, in a clear, distinct voice, said,
" I have, may it please the court, a few words to say. In
the first pros, I deny everything but what I have all along
admitted; of a design on my part to free slaves. I intended
certainly to have made a clean thing of that matter, as I
did lest winter when I went into Missouri, and there took
'levee without the snapping of a gun on either side, moving
them through the country, and finally leaving them in
Canada. I designed to have done the same thing again on •
larger scale. That was all I intended to do. I never did
intend murder or treema, or the destruction of property,
or to excite or incite slaves to rebellion, or to make insur-
rection. I have another objection, and that is that it is un-
just that 1 should suffer each a penalty. Had I Interfered
us the manner which I admit, sad which I admit has been
fairly proved—for I admire the truthfulness and candour of
the greater /torten of the wineries who have testified In
this case—had Iso interfered in behalf of the rich, the
powerful the intelligent, the so-called great, or in behalf
of any et' their friends, either father, mother, brother, sister,
wife, or children or any of that claw, and suffered and
sacrificed what I have in this interference It would hays
be all right, and every man in this Court would have
deemed it an sot worthy of reward rather than punishment.
This court acknowledges, too, as I suppose, the validity of
the law of Gad. I see • book kissed, which I nipper to be
the Bible, or at least the New Testament, which teacher ties
that all things whatsoever I would that men should do to
ese I should do even so to them. It teaches me further to
remember them that are in bonds sa bound with me. I
endeavoured to act up to that instruction. I say I am yet too
young to understand that God bony respecter of permute. I
believe that to have interfered as I have done, sa I have
always freely admitted I have done, on behalf of Hie de-
embed poor is no wrong, bat right. Now, if it is deemed mote-
eery that I should forfeit my life for the furtherance of the
ends of justice, and mingle mblood further with the blood of
my children and with the blood of millions In this slave
country whose rights are disegarded by wicked, cruel, and
unjust enactments, I say let it be done. Let me say one
word further. I feel entirely satisfied with the treatment I
have received on my trial. Considering all the &cam-
stances, it has been more generous than I expected. Bat
. I feel no consciousness of guilt. I have stated from the first
what was my intention and what was not. I never bad
any design against the liberty of any paws, nor an
disposition to commit trams or excite slaves to
or make any general Insurrection. I never
any man to do so, but always discouraged say idea of
kind. Let me say something also, in regard to the statements
made by some or those who were connected with me. I ear
it has been stated by some of them that I have induced them
to join me ; but the country is true. I do not say tide to
. injurethem, but as regretting their weakness. Not one
, joined me but of kr own wooed, sad the greater put at
" their own expanse. A number of theta I never saw and
I never had a word of conversation with till the day they cams
to me, and that was for the purpose I have stated. Now I
have dons."
While Mr. Brown was speaking perfect quiet prevailed,
and when he had finished, the Judge proceeded to prononnos
sentence upon him. After a few primary remarks, he said
that no reasonable doubt could exist of the guilt of the O-
wner, and sentenced him to be hung in public on Friday, the
2nd a December next.

Va. Brows Tecola;lttla oantesce with comps t».

SYMPATHY WITH THE POPE IN lESLAND.
A public meeting, convened by the Roman Catholic
Young Men's Society, was held on Tuesday evening, at the
Rotunda, Dublin, "to adopt an address of sympathy with
the Holy Father in his present sufferings." The building
was thronged to Weil. The OTONOGHVE, M.P., was
called to toe chair, and amongst those present were Mr.
Henneesy, M.P., Mr. J. F. Maguire, M.P , Mr. P. O'Brien.
M.P., and a number of clergymen. Alter • speech of some
length from the chairman, a letter was read from Archbishop
Cullen, who was prevented by the state of his
health from being present, expressing his feeling
on the subject on which the meeting had been called;
Letters wens also read tram Mr. More O'Farrell
sad others regretting their inability to attend. The first reso-
lution was moved by Mr. Hennessy. M.P. (who stated that
he bad come 300 miles to assist at that meeting), NI follows :
" That this meeting is of opinion that the attempt now mak-
ing to deprive the Holy Father of his temporal possessions is
a violation of public justico ; that the conduct of ita promo-
ters is an incitement to the people of all nation@ to disregard
the duty of lawful allegiance, the rights of property, and all
the principles of honour ; and that if not at once ctiecked its
consequences meat be to interfere with the legitimate ope-
rations of the spiritual government of the Su.
pteme Pontiff, and thus interfere with the exer-
cise of the catholic religion throughout the world."
This was seconded by Mr. Carew O'Dwyer, and carried oem.
eon. The next resolution, proposed by Professor Henneray,
F.R.S., and seconded by Mr. Sullivan, was " that this meet-
ing indignantly repudiates as unfounded those charges against
the temporal government of the Holy See which are so in-
duatriously circulated by the instigators of the Invasion of
the Papal territories; and that it views with apprehension
for the interests of European civilisation, any attempt to
interfere with a venerable institution, at all times the main-
stay of public peace, and the promoter and protector
of knowledge and the arts, and whom laws are at present
administered by a sovereign pro-eminently distingniabsd
for the paternal lenity of hie rule, and his ;mutation of
the virtues suited to hie exalted dignity am supreme pastor of
the church." Thii was also carried unenimously, as was the
following, on the motion of Mr. O'Brien, M.P. That
this meeting believes It to be the duty of the catholic laity of
all &wee to express their sympathy with the Holy Father
in his present tribulations, and to use every ictlaseoe in their
power to prevent the disastrous results which would !iOll
from =unrestricted development of the miechievous designs
of his enemies." An address to his holiness ta keeping with
the above, was afterwards agreed to.

STRANGE BIGAMY CASE.—Last Friday, a woman,
named Ann Coleman, was committed at Blaine to the Mon-
mouth assizes, for the very novel offence of having two
husbands living with her at the name time—one being at the
works In the day end the other on the night turn. Evidence
of her first marriage at Wolverton, 80190714i•bire, eighteen
years ago, at the age of 18, and of her recent marriage within
a few weeks of the present time was produced, and the cer•
edemas were read. Her age was given in the last meditate
at 24, which confirms the opinion of the mete sex as to the
difficulty of estimating a female year.--sdsceruni Erred.
FRIGHTFUL DEATIL—A young man, 20 years of
age, employed as a labouer at the Yniacedwrt Iron
Works, met with a frightful death on Blanday last. lie
was standing with other men round the top of sae of the
kilns in which coal and iron ore are burnt, when he fool-
hardily walked across the top of the burning masa. The
surface cruet gave way, and b^ inetantly sank, so that roll
one arm MKS visible above the surface. He died in are
minutes after beteg gnt our.
WORCEsTER AND HEREFORD RAILWAY.—CoaI
trains are now worked tram ShroVe-Lill to Mel'
yarn, crossing the Severn by the new bridge.

XINING LICHANGA-I THIS I) 1)

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