The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-30 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, THURSDAY.—Occupied
TEE SPECIAL COMMISSION.
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and present, in outward appearance at least, nothing
to induce the suspicion that they belong to
the dangerous class of persons who have caused
so much disturbance and terror in the north-
ern counties. They were defended by M.
Butt, Q.C., and Mr. Samuel Ferguson. The
attendance of petty jurors was numerous and re-
spectable. The prisoners having refused to join in
their challenges, the Attorney-General directed that-
Owen Kelly should be removed, and Francis Kelly
conductedplaced at the ba
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Hon. a`nd Learned Gentleman, in the courso of his
address to the jury, observed—
" The necessity of issuing the commission, and of
carrying it out, depended, of course, on the reports, the
communications, and, more strongly still, on the sworn
examinations of persons who bad an intimate cogaiz ince
of the facts. Therefore it was that they (the jury) had
been empannelled that day at a period rather unusual
and out of the ordinary routine of the outgoing cir-
cuits. It was impossible, looking to the character
of this.outrage, not to conclude that it had not, as he had
said before, resulted from that scheme and that plan of
a secret society, interfering with the rights of property
in this country, dictating its terms, and executing its
mandates. He called their attention to the circum-
stances of that case, with a reference to the character
of the evidence, because it would appear to them in the
course of that investigation, that although this murder
had been committed in the daytime, in one of the most
populous district& of the county, within a mile of a po-
pulous townorpon the high road, and where the deed,
the facts connected with it, and the manner of its exe.
agairtgat C081E1,041 jeverai pro:lB,lst some dis-
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strange to say, not a single ndividuslWOl:l7erdibi
transaction was found either to pursue the murderers, to
assist in their apprehension, to give the alarm, or to go
near enough to the spot to be able to identify the per-
petrators of the crime, so as to assist in bringing them
to justice—which it was manifest arose from the
arrangement of this confederacy and the great difficulty
which attended the discovery and punishment of the
perpetrators of offences of this nature, in consequence
of the unwillingness of persons to come forward to give
evidence for the Crown, arising, as he believed, from the
threats and terror which were held over all who assisted
in the administration of justice."
The principal witness for the Crown was a boy
named Hobert Mills, who deposed as follows :
"lam 15 years of age. I live in Keady. My father
is a butcher by trade. I remember the day on which
Bateson was killed. On that morning I remember
leaving Keady to go to Castleblaney. James Sherry
accompanied me on that occasion. We went to Castle-
blaney for the purpose of selling fat. We set out on our
return from Castleblaney at four o'clock, and stopped for
about a quarter of an hour at a house belonging to a
person named M'Ardle, which is about a quarter of a
mile from Castleblaney. We then went as far as Mr.
Hurst's gate. We there met two boys, whom we took
into the cart, because they were :fatigued. We then
went on to Mr. Collins' house, where we mot three men
and Mr. Bateson. There was one man at each side of
Mr. Bateson, and another walking behind him. I saw
the faces of the men who were with him.
" ATTORNEY-GENERAL—Now, look at the dock and
tell me do you see there any of the men whom you saw
with Mr. Bateson on that occasion? Witness—Yes, that
man (pointing to the prisoner) was one of them.
" Examination continued—After we passed on a little
way I heard a pistol shot; James Sherry then cried out.
`Mr. Bateson is shot, come in or we will be killed;' when
we looked back we saw three men beating Mr. Bateson
into the shough.'
" The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—Are you sure they were
the same three men whom you saw jest before with Mr.
Bateson? Witness—l am; they were not out of my
sight all the time; I heard Mr. Bateson cry out Oh, oh!'
" Examination continued—Thp prisoner wore, I
think, a frieze coat and a straw hat on that occasion;
we then went up the Tanyard-hill, from which we could
see three men following us; they were running, and I
cannot say where they went, as I soon lost sight of them.
"To a Juror—l pointed out the prisoner in the Bride-
well as one of the persons I saw on the road with Mr.
Bateson.
"Cross-examined by Mr. BUTT—I saw men on the
road after the murder, and the bas;' I met plenty of
people between that and Keady; I am quite sure the
urisoner was one of the men I saw walking with Mr.
Bateson; I never saw him before that day; I would not
know the other two men if I saw them now; Mr. Howley
showed me three men in the yard attached to the Bride-
well, and I pointed out the prisoner as ono of the three
men I met on the road; I looked at the prisoner when
I saw him on the road more closely than I looked at the
other two men; ho wore a grey frit Z 9 coat and a straw
hat; when I went home I mentioned what I saw to my
own people; we all agreed to say nothing about the
murder, lest we should get ourselves into trouble about
ir; it, was not datkish or dark at the time of the murder;
the two men whom I saw with the prisoner in the Brid/-
well were not the two men I saw with him on the road. If
I saw the two men whom I was shown with the prisoner
in the Bridetvell I would know them again—one of them
at least.
" Two turnkeys in the Monaghan Goal were then
examined touching the prisoner's shoes, which were
proved to have been given to a police-constable named
Wallace, with a view of their being applied to certain
tracks in a field opposite M'Quaid's house, down which
the two witnesses of that name stated they remarked the
men running. On this branch of the case Sub-Inspec-
tor Bloxham, and other witnesses, were examined. It
turned out, however, that the examination was not made
till the 24th of December, 20 days after the crime had
been committed, that the field was in stubble, and that
there had fallen a considerable quantity of rain in the
interval. The police-constables also preyed the finding
of two pistols, both broken at the butt, near the place
where the unfortunate gentleman fell.
" Mr. Hamilton M‘Math, of Castle.blayney, a magis-
trate of the county, proved the statement made by the
prisoner immediately after his arrest, which had been
drawn up by the resident magistratte
" To Mr. Burr—The witness did not hold a copy of
the statement while it was being read; but ho had no
doubt whatever that it was correctly read beforo the sig-
natures were attached. He was ateo present when the
prisoner was identified by Mills and Casey That was
on the 10th of December. He was unable to say whe-
ther or not that was the first occasion on which they
had been identified. The statement produced was sub-
stantially that of the prisoner; but he would not answer
for verbal accuracy. He thought that the depositions of
the different witnesses were not read over to the prisoner
previous to his making the statement. He was quite
sure that one or the other of the magistrates cautioned
the prisoner that whatever he might state would be taken
in evidence against him.

" Mr. BUTT, Q C., for the prisoner, ably contended
that the document could not legally be received in
evidence.

" The ATTORNEY-GENERAL was heard in reply, and
tho Court ruled with the Crown.

" The case for the Crown having closed,
" The CIIIEE JUSTICE observed that as it was en-
tirely out of the question to suppose that they could
finish the trial that night, it would be as well at this

stage of the proceedings to adjourn, He should, there-
fore, pronounce the Court adjourned till next (this)
morning, at half-past nine o'clock, when Mr. Butt will
be heard for the defence."
MR. CHAMBRE'S CASE.
A stop-press in the Newry Telegraph of this morn-
ing announces the receipt of the annexed bulletin
with respect to the state of Mr. Chambre :
" Wednesday, four o'clock. P.N.
"Mr. Chambre slept a good deal at intervals last
night. In other respects his condition is nearly the
same as yesterday.

" J. STRONGER M.B.
" E. G. BRUNKER; M.D."

The Telegraph states that some further revelations
have got wind, which it had been better, for justice
sake, those in the secret had been more reserved in
communicating. Currency, however, having been
given to the reports, the Newry paper proceeds topar-
ticularise as follows :
" 1. The blunderbuss which had burnt priming, found
at the back of the stone fence whence the assassins fired
on their meditated victim, contained 31 leaden bullets,
of the size technically designated ' swan-shot.'
The mas-
sive charge, when extracted, was found tightly wrapped
up in a fragment torn from a newspaper.
' 2. The percussian caps, mentioned as having been
,
found at the lurking place of the assassins, had for their
envelope a piece of a newspaper.
" 3. While one of the prisoners in custody was being
supplied with a meal furnished from his owu house and
conveyed to him by a
near relative, it was observed
that containing the
that the bread and butter were enfolded in a piece of
newspaper. The clue thus supplied being followed out,
corresponding remnants of the newspaper were found in
pmeur.nition has positively
the same prisoner's own dwelling, and on being Placed
together, the several fragments—
charge in the blunderbuss, the ono enveloping the per-
pellets
cussion cs, the other wrapped around the bread and
butter, aria the parts discovered in the prisoner's dwell-
ing-Souse—perfected
pellets taken
oeen found
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identified a person in custody as an individual
some few weeks
swanahot, :ago, purchased at establishment
produced as
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weight.
motion, no inducement whatever having; been held out
to him. The extent to which this
con-
fession reaches, and whom it man's voluntary inculpates, it were impolitic
even to hint in the present position
we leave it to be hereafter _ of the case; so that
tec.l9scd by the natural
moo of greats. ti
1

THE ENGINEERS' STRIKE.
INTENTION OF THE EMPLOYERS, &c.
Yesterday the executive council of the Amalga-
mated Society of Engineers, &c., held a special sit-
ting to consider the steps necessary to be taken in
consequence of a document developing the intentions
of the employers with respect to the strike having
come into their possession, and which was read by
Mr. Allan, their secretary, as follows :
[Privete and confidential. For members only.]
" Central Association of Employers of Operative
Engineer:, &c.,
" Offices, 30, Bnekler,bury, Loudon, Jan, 24, 1852.
" Dear Sir,—l beg leave to subjoin an txtract from
the minutes of the conference held here this day on
the subject of the constitution and rules of this LlCSO-
ciatior.
"It is felt by the conference that the time lips now
arrived when the members of the association should
finally determine upon their future course of action. and
at the same time that its meat.tires shonlc. b- perfectly
effective for securing the defensive objects for which they
are associated.
" After two drys' lengthened discussion, and the ad-
vantage of much information to whi,,h they have access,
the conference have come to the unanimous resolution
to recommend the plan of operations developed in the
subjoined minute of their proceedings for the adoption
of their members.
" I am therefore directed to intimate to you that you
are respectfully solicited, without delay, to enclose in
the envelope herewith sent, your approval of, or dissent
from, the recommendations of the conference, that a
meeting of this committee will be held on Thursday next,
to receive and consider the collective returns from the
membere, and that at that meeting the whole mode
terms, and the time of re-opening the various establish-
ments will be finally determined, or suggestions for these
objects prepared for the consideration of an aggregate
meeting of the whole members of this association
" I remain, dear sir, yours faithfully,
(By order of the conference). " SIDNEY SMITE, See."
[ln strict confidence. For members only.]
" At a meeting of the executive committee of the
Central Association of Em ployers of Operative,Engineers,
to confer with a deputation from the Lancashire com-
mittee, held on the 20th of January, 1852,
"The conference proceeded to take into consideration
the steps to be recommended for adoption by the mem-
bers of the association in consequence of the perseverance
of the Amalgamated Society and other trades' unions in
adhering to rules and practices equally inimical to the
free action and just rights of the artzln and labouring
classes, and to the exercise by employers of the fair
control which every master is entitled to maintain over
his own establishment.
"The conference further, in consideration that the
tdee-
mends of the members and executive council
unions bad
of
the
Amalgamated Amalgamated Society and of other trades'
not been withdrawn within the time limited
mittee ; and that the various unjustifiable
by any body
byu the corn
n
these combinations had not been disavowed, Prealms of
members
of the artisans lately in the employmentw the
of the association; determined that it
as o t
indispensably
necessary for the protection of the.operativ e and labour-
ing classes from the annoyances, "Lunidation, personal
they
violence, and exclusion from employment to which
had been habitually subjected by the influence, organi-
zation, and ascendancy in the various shops of members
of these unions,
• and .for the relief of employers from
the interference and dictation thereby iefllcted en them,
to advise the members of the association universally to
adopt aho following measures of self-defence and self-
vindication:—
" 1. That no
of tememr hebeshall r of this association shall engage,
admit into, or have become cognizentof
the same, continue in his service or employment in any
capacity whatever, any member f
(. any trades' union or
trades' society which. takes cognizance of, professes to
control, or practices interference with the I f
he h regu ations o
any establishment, t ours or terms of labour the
contracts or agreements of employers or employed, or
the leenneattee nr t.prr,a or sery•
..2. That no deputation of workmen of trades' unions,
committees, or other,bocr •
ies, with reference to any objects
referred to iu Article 1 •
be
received by any member of
this association on any account whatever, but that any
person forming part of,
instigating, or causing such de-
putation, shall be cl. • it being •
dismissed forthwith;
fectly to open to any workman individually to apply on
such subject to his employer; who is recommended
to be at all times open and accessible to any personal re-
presentation of his individual operatives.
" 3. That employers be especially solicited as much as
possible to avoid the delegation of the engagement or
contract of their workmen to others, and to take a more
personal superintendence of control or engagements with
their hands, and in the most especial manner that they
impress upon every person engaged by them their anxiety
that in case of any molestation, annoyance, or obstruc-
tion,l in pursuing their avocations or procuriemtop employ-
ment, they should at once apply and complainhou the
d sift such
principals of the establishment, who. s
to dismiss all persons who
complaint to the bottom, and _
such molesta-
or abetted
had been proved to have offered

tion or obitractiou.
" 4. That no member of this association shell engage,,
or continue in his employment, any person whatsoot:er,
until he has read, in presence of one witness at least, to
such person, the rules of his establishment; and also the

the following
" Declaration by the undersigned, on engaging in the
employment of (here insert name, address, and trade of
I, A B (hero employer).insert Christian and surname
of persons declaring), do hereby honestly, and in its
simplest sense and plainest meaning, declare that lam
neither now, nor will, while in your employment, be-
come a member or contributor, or otherwise belong to or
support any trades' union rules or society wbicb' di-
rectly or indirectly, by its rules, or its meetings or
transactions of its business, or by means of its officers or
funds, take cognizance of, professes to control, or inter-
feres with, the arrangements or regulations of this or any
other manufacturing or trading establishment, the hours
Qr term vt labour, the eeetritete Qr ogreeruelita Of