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wire armed to the very teeth. A brace of Torkisu pistols
was placed in the leathern belt that was girt round their
body, and in which was also introduced a large atapOnn,
about a foot and a half long. They all appeared to be
under very good control, and obeyed any directions that
were given them in a very orderly manner. Their fusti-
nel!os were neither so white nor so clean as their
and their caps, instead of being red, were getting bleached
with the weather. They were certainly a most ferocious-
looking body, and many a dark deed, no doubt, could have
bcen recounted by them.
" Lord Coehraile having asked their chieftain to enter
the cabin, he descended, accompanied by Count Mataxa.
" The day previous to this interview, the Admiral had
engaged the services of Mr. Mason, an English gentleman,
who, having resided some time in Greece, had a perfect
knowledge of the Greek language. Mr. Masson was to
act as public secretary ; and it was by his medium that the
conversation was kept up between Colocotroni and Lord '
Cochrane. No tchaboucks were offered at this interview,
Colocotroni not being much addicted to smoking ; but
coffee was presented. Colocotroni came on board principally
to know if there was plenty of money in the strong chest.
He represented the finances of the country as in a most
dreadful state ; and he said that Greece would he lost un-
less succours were found in the shape of money to pay the
troops.

" He was informed, that about 8,000/. was on board

but that the principal part of it was to be devoted to tl.e
fleet.

" I observed, that whenever any doubt arose in Coloco-
troni's mind upon any subject, he always appealed to his se-
cretary, and said to him, " Recollect, you arc to blame if
Ido wrong." Although I could not at that time under-
stand all that he uttered,. I could not but admire the ex-
pressive emphasis he made use of in his speeches, which
were very long. He held in his hand a long string of am-
ber beads, which he continually passed through his fingers,
and the quicker he spoke the faster were the beads re-
moved from one part of the string to the other.
" I afterwards heard that these beads were his constant
companion, and that he could transact no business without
them. His hard, care-worn features scarcely ever relapsed
into a smile, although Lord Cochrane and Mr. Masson
laughed aloud several times at the things that were spoken of.
" The Count seemed to have adopted his chief's stern
and severe manner, for he never joined in the laugh.
" Colocotroni remained on board a couple of hours, dur-
ing which time he talked a great deal, and complained much
of several parties connected with the then management of
affairs ; but to these complaints the Admiral refused to
listen, stating that he had come to Greece to heal party
disputes, rather than in any way to assist in fomenting them.
" Colocotroni spoke of his two sons, both of whom were
holding the rank of Captain in the Greek army, and
Geneos, the youngest, being at that time with the army at
the Piraeus, under the command of General Karaiskaki.
" After a lengthened visit, the old chieftain took his leave,
and was landed at Poros by one of the ship's boats."

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, JUNE 27.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, JUNE 26.

JOHN GORE JONES, ESQ. V. CUNNINGHAM, HUNTER,

AND OTHERS.

This trial was proceeded with yesterday morning, and
after three successive days, was brought to a conclusion on
Monday evening. The Jury, at twenty minutes past six
o'clock, found for the defendants, with sixpence costs.
The Learned Judge, in charging the Jury, amongst
other observations made the following :—Gentlemen of the
Jury—You have given your most attentive consideration to
this case, which has now occupied the public time for three
days ; and that attention, I will say, could not have been
given to one of more importance, as well to the parties
themselves as to the public generally. Gentlemen, the
plaintiff and defendants here are persons of great respect-
ability indeed. The plaintiff, Mr. Gore Jones, holds an
office of distinction under the Government, and the de-

fendants are gentlemen of high consideration, in point of re-
spectability and property, and hold the commission of the
peace for the county of Londonderry. There is undoubt-
edly much of character involved in the question. The
plaintiff brings what is commonly called an action for libel;
he alleges he was libelled by the defendants in the publica-
tion of certain resolutions, which were adopted on the 29th
February, 1836. Those were passed by the defendants
now before you, ten in number, who arc Magistrates of
the county of Londonderry, and are their act. That they
were published by them, and extensively disseminated, is
not now a matter of debate, for they have acknowledged it.
It has been proved upon the trial, and not denied by the
defendants. They have, however, Gentlemen, availed

themselves of two pleas ; the one that of general issue, and
the other a special justification. The first, as to whether the
resolutions were libellous or not ; the second, supposing it to
be so, that they were justified under the circumstances. The
Learned Judge, after observing that he could not agree with
Mr. Blackburne's law, which went to show that it was no

libel, in consequence of the provocation which had been
given, proceeded :—Now, Gentlemen of the Jury, the
questions in the pleas I beg to call your attention to.
You will have to consider whether in his evidence

the plaintiff made wilful mis-statements, or mis-stated by
mere mistake. You will of course find accordingly. I
shall submit the evidence to you, but not by reading it from
any hooks, as it. is there exceedingly voluminous f but I
shall lay the principal points before you in a general way,
and I will merely call your attention to what are the sepa-
rate questions. The first is, whether the defendants refused
or declined, as magistrates, and in that capacity, to co-ope-
rate with the plaintiff in the discharge of their magiste-
rial duties. Now there has not been given in the course
of this trial any distinct definition as to what may be the
amount of this duty of co-operation. Now I do not
think that it means the actual presence of an additional
magistrate on every occasion where the duty may be
discharged by the attendance of one. What I take it to
mean it, that one magistrate shall be always ready, willing,
and desirous to aid another by his counsel and advice, as
to the hest mode of carrying into effect the laws of the
country, and xendering the same respected by all. It will
be for you, Gentlemen of the Jury, to judge whether this
were done or otherwise in the present case. You have
been told by counsel that amongst others, the magisterial
duties consisted in putting down and suppressing all party
processions, a species of exhibitions which you must all be
aware have prevailed in the North of Ireland fur many
years, and have been the cause of most disastrous, me-
lancholy, and unfortunate cmsequences in that part of the
country. In the course of the present trial some doubt
had been thrown out by counsel as to what extent the
conduct of a magistrate might be legally justifiable in re-
spect to these processions, inasmuch as sometimes the
parties in them might have badges—sometimes they might

have arms—sometimcs colours—and at other tunes one
or other of these might be wanting on such occa-
sions of party display. Now, before the passing of the
Act for suppressing party processions, there might, indeed,
exist some difficulties, and the extent of magisterial inter-
ference be rendered an act of extreme responsibility to the
individual. The case, however, was different since the
passing of the Act in August, 1832. Its provisions ‘vere
perfectly plain. They stated that any person or persons
joining in such parade or procession for the celebration of a
party festival, or for any purposes of religious distinction,
and that the party or parties should have any arms, flags, or
symbols, that might be calculated to inflame or excite the
minds of others, the same should be deemed illegal, and
those concerned therein be considered guilty of a misde-
meanor, subject to be apprehended and put on trial for the
same.

In reference to the proceedings on the above charge,
at the suit of Mr. Gore Jones, the stipendiary magis-
trate, against certain justices of Londonderry, Down, &c.,
the Dub/in Evening Post says that the value of these pro-
ceedings is not diminished, in a public view, by the verdict
which has been taken for the defendants. " Indeed, on
looking at the jury, we did not anticipate any other verdict.
Had the verdict been the other way, our opinion would be
Just the same. It is, .we repeat it, on the exposures made,
ou tl:a matters proved on this trial, that we think it of great
public importance."
The Queen was proclaimed in Clonmel on Saturday, and
lu Limerick this day. Throughout this country her Ma-
jesty has been already, or will be proclaimed, before the close
of the present week.
A Moate correspondent thus writes :—" You may recol-
lect that two tithe victims, named Fallon and M'Can, were
ordered, on the 10th inst., to be discharged from the cus-
tody of a Rebellion Ruffian in this place, as four days had
elapsed beyond the time when they should have been
brought before the Court. The injured parties processed
the Rebellion Ruffian before the Assistant-Barrister, for
false imprisonment, and, on Thursday last, obtained decrees
against him—Fallon for 11., and M'Can for 5/. Upon those
decrees the defendant, who bore the high office of Com-
missioner of Rebellion under the Barons of the Exchequer,
was arrested, and he is now cooling his heels' in the ro-
mantic castle, called the county gaol of Mullingar. This
is, indeed, a great triumph of the law over the myrmidons
of the parsons—the joy of the honest people of Westmeath
is great accordingly. The example should not be lost upon
other districts."--Dublin Eccning Post.
We have received the proclamation of his Excellency
regarding the Orange processions usually held on the Ist
and 12th of July, together with an excellent and judicious
circular letter from Mr. Secretary Drummond on the sub-
ject.—lbid.
GENERAL ELECTION.--In reference to the representa-
tion, we take the following information from a long and able
article written upon the subject by our respected contem-
porary the Dublin Evening Post.
The prospects are animating. Tho city of Dublin is per-
fectly secure. We doubt, indeed, whether there will be a
contest. • We beat the Orangemen and the Castle in 1835.