The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-02 00:00:00

IRELAND.

THE RIBBON CONSPIRACY.—THE SPECIAL COMMISSION.
DUBLIN, SATURDAY.—UniIipPiIY
for the prospects of
the country, the special commission is likely to turn out 1
a failure. Lamentable indeed would such a result prove
to the orderly inhabitants of the wide districts blighted
by the infernal Ribbon confederacy. The Crown has so
far failed, and iti its strongest—Or,
what its legal ad-
visers believed to be the strongest—csse on the panel of'!
Monaghan, that of Francis -Kelly, charged with the
murder of Mr. Bateson. The jury could not agree to
a verdict, nor were they discharged until the protracted,
confinement, without f6od or other refreshment; had pro-
;daced serious illness amongst them. The ,Attorney-
:General announced that he would put Kelly (the same
,prisoner) on his trial this morning. In the Meantime_
a man, named WPoddell, visa indicted for sending a
threatening letter,. signed " Ant' Advocate . for Tenant-
right," to a solicitcir; bat as he declared he was not
ready for his trial, it was postponed to the next regular
assizes. So far, then, nothing-rather, worse than
nethiughaS.,beeni'dotiVlSl Monaghan.. rell may the
Ribbon conspiracy boast of the influence it has obtained
through its unrelenting system of terror. The following
is a report of yesterday's proceedings:—

MURDER OF MR. BATESON.
MONAGHAN, FRlDAY.—Shortly before fivo o'clock the
judges returned into court, when the jury were called
out for the fourth time. Having answered to their
names, the Clerk of the Crown asked whether they had
yet come to an agreement? The Foreman replied that
they had not been able to do so.
Chief Justice—Then, gentlemen, you must retire again.
The Foreman—My lord, the jury are in such a state
that they are unable to do anything, and one of them is
seriously indisposed.
Chief Justice—Retire for the present, and we will see
what we can do for you.
The jury having retired to their apartment,
Dr. Wm. Irwin, the medical gentleman who was
examined on the trial as to the wounds inflicted on the
late Mr. Bateson, was requested by the Lord Chief Jus-
tice to examine the jury, with a view to satisfy the Court
whether any of them were in such a state of exhaustion
as to render a longer confinement dangerous to their
health.

Dr. Irwin then visited the jurors' room, and after a,
short time returned into court, and was sworn to give
evidence as to the condition of the jury.
Chief Justice (to the witness)—Have you examined
any of the jury? Witness—Yes, several of them, my
Lord. One of them, Mr. David Smith, is exceedingly
unwell. _

Chief Justice—What do you think would be the effect
of further confinement upon him, he having been locked
up since six o'clock yesterday evening, and having had
no food since two o'clock on the same day? Witness—
I am satisfied that it would be highly dangerous to his
health. . .

Chief Justice—What do you say generally with re-
spect to the others ? Witness—There are five jurors
particularly exhausted, and they are all, I think, likely
to be injured by further confinement; but I cannot posi-
tively state that the lives of any of them would be en-
dangered, with the exception of Mr. David Smith.
The jury were then re-called, and asked if they had
agreed.
The foreman (in a feeble tone of voice)--No, we
have not.
Chief Justice—Gentlemen, you are now dischargl3.d:ef
Foreman—May we now go home, my Lobe
Justice—All I can say is that you will n
upon for fines. called
His Lordship then asked the Attorney-General whe-
ther he wished to make any observations to he
Court?
The Attorney General said that ha proiposed on the
jury pane called. over,
following morning to have the
and to proceed with the trial of the same prisoner
(Francis Kelly) for the murder of the late Mr. Bateson.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Lieutenant Frederick Woolcombe (1846),
latse,flhaags
lieutenant to the Commander-in-Chief at Brazil
been promoted to the rank of commander on the no-
mination of Rear-Admiral Reynolds, C.B.
The screw steam guard-ship Edinburgh will be
completed by the 10th.
The screw steam guard-ship Horatio, 24, Captain
Hon. S. T. Carnegie, will be complete for sea at
Sheerness by the end of March.
Sidon steam. frigate will have her defects made good
by to-morrow, if no others are discovered.
Sprightly steam-tender, Master-Commander Al-
len, arrived from Plymouth early on Saturday morn-
ing, bringing u
alongside of which up
some seamen for the Britannia,
bour. Inside the she went before coming into har-
the SprightlNeedles a merchantman ran into
y'did her no damage—the vessel in-
curredbut
someslight damage.
J
MALTA, 4kN. 26.—Since the '22d and 23d inst.,
we have had a second move among the ships, for as
soon. as the Corfu mail by the Medusa arrived the re-
maining vessels were ordered to get ready for sea,
and on the following morning (the 24th) the Belle-
rophon, Vengeance, and Trafalgar got under weigh,
the Admiral having struck his flag from the Ven-
geance, and hoisted it on board the Terrible steam-
frigate.
The Indefatigable frigate, to relieve the Phaeton,
reached Corfu on the 19th. The latter was to sail
for Malta on the 22d.
The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Sultan ar-
rived on the 23d from from the Levant, and has since
been in port waiting the arrival of the Ardent with
India mails; she came in during the night. The Me-
dina leaves at noon for Marseilles, and the Sultan for
Southampton at ten A.M.
The Scourge steam-frigate is expected hourly from
Leghorn, and on her arrival the Spiteful will proceed
to Naples and ports of Tuscany.
The Merlin left port yesterday morning for Eng-
land, touching at Algiers, Gibraltar, and Lisbon.
PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—Charles Wright, the ma-
rine who was sentenced to receive fifty lashes,
to be
imprisoned for twelve months in Winchester Liaol, to
be mulcted of all pay and allowances, and finally to
be dismissed from her Majesty's service, for desertion,
received the first portion of his sentence on board the
Victory on Thursdm.