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SESSIONS COURT, Oressir-stattr, Doane.,
J*x. 3. lan
Before Mr. Justice Moot* aid Mr. Justice VAwDetect, a :1
a Common Jitty.
PROSECUTION PO2 PERJURY.
Ter KING, ar me ?rue:roam of Me 311•ItGUIS OF WIST-
.

IdElTit, V. DZIWARD 14.110U1111r, aud °fifers.
This was a prosecut:on instituted by the Marquis of Westmeath,
against Bernard Maguire, an attorney, Anne Connell, John
Monaghan, and J. Bennet, for conspirstey and subornation of
perjury. The false swearing eherreti ln the indictment consisted
in an alleged adultery by the Noble !fisrquis, with one
-of the 'reverters, tnne Connell. The persecution grew vat
of proceeding' in the Coirsistorial Court of Lordon, where it
suit for the methadon of conjugal rights is now pending,
in which Lord Westmeath is protnovent. The defensive allegst n-i
set up by the Marchioness of Westmeath is the adultery of t•c
M Noble arquis with Anne Connell, by whom it is alleged he
has had tiro children, and with shout he has had frequent soul.
terns intercourse.
The present prosecution etched considerable interest In Dub:th.
'the Court was crotaded at an early hoer. At a few minute' after
ten their lordslilps took their seats op the Bench. Each of the
traversers had separate Counsel. fotnteen barevers were en.
gaged in the case. Mr. Sergeant Mold led on the part of the
traverser, and Mr. Cramptoin on the part of the prosecution.
Shortly before the arrival of their Lordships, the Marquis of
Westmeath, accompanied by Colonel Talbot, M.P. entered the
Court. Their Lottlahips offered the Noble Alarquis gni Mr.
Talbot a seat on the Bench, which courtesy was declined.
Before the Jury were awn. a, lead Westmeath retired front
Court, on all the witnesses on both sides being ovitred to isith-
thaw.

Mr. Csamenos, on the Jury being sworn, addressed them co
the following effect :—lt becomes my duty to lay before you the
grounds on which the present prosecution is instituted. and the eat.
deuce by which it is to be anatained. The travellers are irdicted
for a conspiracy against the Most Noble the Marquis of West=
month—a conspiracy of which false swearing and perjury are tler
corrupt means resorted to in order to effect its objects, and which, it
supported as I expect to support it, will be found to establish a
very aggravated ease of aiminality against the truferates, and of
hart:s..ip on his Lordship. The means are of the most heinous ma.
ture, and the tendency to which these mans were directed was to
pervert the cause of public jnst'ce—to make perjury and false.
swearing ancillary to the purpose of defeating the law, to destroy
the character, and ruin the domestic happiness of the Nable Mar.
quit. at whoa, suit the present prosecution has been institoted. It
becomes necessary for me to state, that this prosenition greets out
of a suit depending unfortunately at the prevent time, in the C
siotorial Court, between the Noble diarquis and Marchiooess or
IVestniezth. That suit has been instituted for restitution of ono.
jugal right?, and tt is necessary for me to state the ground!' on which
that suit has been adopted, as this prosecution has arisen out of cir.
moisten:tea connected with the defence bet up by the Noble Mar.
chinness in that suit. And her •I am anxious, in amdtdance with
my irst uetiona, to state, that it is not intended even to insinuate
that the Noble Lady who is the other party in that snit, bast had
any participation in the crime charted on the preset traversets, or
has, In :my way, aided or abetted any of the parties concerned i
it. Illiatever may be the result of this prosecution, it is not
to impute guilt to her, nor to offer any imputation respecting hat
except that she had been the dope of artful and dosige ing permsns---
ar persons who have been anxious to take &clear rage ot an int-able
temperament, and of certain unfortunate circumatancci, to deceive
lee. I should be sorry that any thing that may occur here to.day
'lmola hare the effect of aggrevating the unfortnnete differenees
Innween these noble personat,tta. Indeed, the beneficial results cc—
pe.-ted to be derived front this proceeding, next to its aatisfying tha
ends of puhlie jostler, are that it may recd to calm and wastage
those unfortunate diffnences, and have the effect of Iteding to are..
union between those noble personages. 1 hepe ft may !save thts
effect, and the etret also of heaping disgrace and diwtoistlture
those who had conspired and combined to !torture the smarm of
public justice—to destroy the peace of the Noble Marquis and,
upon the dissensions between him and hit Noble Lady, so t.cild a
permanent and unholy revenue. Let me hope that it any op.n her
eyes to *sense of her real interest's—that re-onion fluty he the cmilt
—and that the machinations may be defeated by which it would by
smiled to render their separatinii turpetual.
Joatice lottetr:—Thac, I believe, is the objec• of tit_ suit iclt
the Consistorial ('ours.

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ft son rT w remmed— ft is an. my 140:11. It IS scarcely
necessary tier me to inform you who the re-a..n is at *home son-
' this prosecution has been iadnitnted. lie is MS of it:: few lriza
Noblemen whom the mnoyal of the I.egislature from this coettry
has left a resident amongst i.e. He is a Nobleman whose
birth. family. and forune, arc as well known as his chararter is u-
The traverser's were persons of • different rank, and of
art opposite charterer. The first of ..hest Is Mr. Bernard Maguire.
an attorney ; he is, as 1 understand, a lesions, intelligent, and
cnierptti.M4 member of that p fessioo. To his proteasiousi sift
and knowledge he adds the advantage of long praetice in the 17nder-
sheriffs office, in seam! of the counties of thiv province; so that
he ha. ben always, If not actually at least nominally, an fhwler.
Sheriff. Such a man was alO Wildabl3 arriMellf for lord Wes-
tmeath; nor was he less distiniruished tOr any of the qualitieriseltteli
he had ascribed to bhn. that har an inveterate and rateorous feel.
Lig. which lte hu always entertalred agalest the hi artivia of