The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-07 00:00:00

through their Minister at Paris, the Counsellors
and Ministers of France, of the deep interest which
the British nation takes in the fate of the brave
Spaniards—an interest which we are sure will
not long suffer us to remain tranquil spectators,
while the Spaniards are massacred in their homes
by foreign invaders. The sentiment against
the injustice of t 4 French is most intense
and universal among tka at present. What
will it be when the Gazettes begin to an.
flounce to us the, first temporary successes
of the enemies of freedom over our late Allies,
our fellow combatants and friends ? Witb what
groans, pf agony will every victory of the French,
if victory they do obtain, be greeted among us!
What self-reproaches shall we not utter, that we
were absent, when by some little aid of ours the
battle might have been saved ! Happily, also, the
maxims of policy coincide with the feelings of
humanity : for, how injurious to the public in.
terests of this country would it be, if France
were todiverrun `id retain Spain !

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TRIAL OF THE CONSPIRATORS.
KING'S BENCII, DUNLIN, FEB. 3.
The trial or the several traversers for the out-
rage upon the Marquis WELLESLEY having been fixed for
9 o'clock this morning, the most intense anxiety was created.—
The four Judges were seated upon the Bench, and to their
right were observed Lord Meath, Lord Combermere, Sir
Colquahoun Grant, the Knight of Kerry, and several other
persons of distinction.
Some degree of order having been obtained, the Sheriffs put
in their panel, subscribed with their names. The Attorney-
General objected to this mode of return, as a very extraordinary
proceeding ; and wished. the Court to inquire whether all the
Jurors who. had been summoned were returned on the panel.—
The consMaration of the subject was deferred till the Counsel
for the traiersers should appear. Shortly after Messrs. Driscoll,
Johnston, Foster, and Blackburrw, K.C. and a host of others
(making altogether 10 Counsel) speared the traversers.
The traversers were able to 'obtain admittance into Court
shortly after, and were placed at a side bench on the left of the
bar-benches, in the following order, viz.---James Forbes Wm.
Graham, Geo. lirownlow' Wm. liantheitch, George Graham,
and Henry Ilamlreiteb. They appeared to enter the Court with
considerable confidence; the three former appeared to be per-
sons of respectable condition ; the others were not so much so.
Mr. Sheriff Thorpe interchanged smiles of recognition with
some of the traversers. ' .
31r. Joitstarok as Counsel for Forbes, intimated to the
Court that lie learned that the panel had been delivered in,
signed by the Sheriffs, and that it now appeared with their names.
erased.
Omer JuSTlCr—The signature has been removed: by wish
Of the Court. . .
Mr. JeirmsTos.e-On behalf of the traversers; I demand
that the names of the Sheriffithe signed to it before the jurors
be called, otherwise, if the panel be kept open for.enlargement,
the Crown can cneverbe put to, challenge upon cause„ at it it
.the right of the traversers to require the Crown to do.
The Avreinwrir-Grstnat.—lt it plaits that the Court
.may direct that the Sheriff Shalt not close the panel till the
Court is satisfied that there iit a sufficient number summoned
and in attendance wallower it due administration of justice.
The object here is to prevent the panel' being eularged, in ease
it should be thought necessary to require it.
Mr. &RIVEN and Mr.- Ileacerunalt pressed the argu.
meets of Mr. Johnston on behalf of the travertine,
CIUEF JpsTrct.--There Can be naobjection to calling the
panel before signed ;, we have judicial knowledge of the return.
The panel having been called over, and several persons not
attending, though called upon finer, the Attomey.General pro-
posed that they should he sent for. The Court, upon considers.
tion,, refused to accede to this proposition, adding, that as to
those individuals, they could not then proceed to any ulterior
measures, but would, if it were required by the Attorney.Gc-
'lend, direct the Sheriffs -to ",enlarge their panel; The Chief'
• jrtatice added, that he must express the surprise of the Conn,
that in a case of so much consideration its it appeared to be; and
Where six persons were put upon trial, a panel of 4.4i1y silty
jurors should be returned. • .
After some pause, the Avr 01144 E:Y-01;$111fAt. 'applied that
the Sheriffs should be examined by the Court as to the confor-
mity of' the panel with the number of jurors summoned, and at
to the shortness of the panel. The Court, upon deliberation,
reserved the inquiry till the Sheriff's. should bring in the en-
larged panel'.
Mr. Dalscou., on behalf of the traversers, abserved, that
there 'were two informations filed against the traverse* and
required that they should be tried upon them severally, and'
that the Attorney-Generid should now select which should be
tried first.
'l'lie ATTonsale-G E N I;,' It AL insisted, that as the circum-
stances on which the two inforniations were grounded were the
same, the two informations should go to the Jury together.—
This was the uniform practice on circuit.
CHIEF JUSTICE.--This Court has not a right to deprive the
Crown of its right to put them on trial for the tWo infotmations
together, when
.grounded upon the same circumstances, as up-.
pear by the copies of the informations laid before us.
After much dlocussion a Jury was tOrmed out of the original
and enlarged panels; there was not any Boman Catholic on the
panel, nor any ostensible member of the (*potation. The Jury
having been, sworn, the Judges retired , to take refresluneut • ,
and on their return td the (.701.11ii •
The AT T 0 mon! -GEV): eel., at icquarter past twelve o'clock,
commenced his addreos to the Bench and Jury. The counts of
the two informations for the riot and conspiracy to riot having
been previously detailed by Mr, Green, who opened the plead.
inge for the Crown, the Right lion. and Learned Attorney ad-
dressed the Court and Jury for two hours and a quarter, to the
course of which he .displayed the most happy combinaticin of
juridical talent, official zeal, sound discretion, and manly de.
portment, that ever was witnessed in our Halls of .Iwitice. lie
offended no one, he yielded to no one, he injured no one.
It is Itnpossible to Convey, in a hasty sketch, the splendid
excellence of this address, The Learned Advocate detailed the
evidence he proposed to adduce, but it will be better to give the
evidence itself. 'l'he first witness called was Richard Lowther,
box-keeper to the Theatre.Royal, who deposed to the purchase
of several pit-tickets of admission to the theatre for the evening
upon which it was published that his Excellency was to honour
it with his presence. The tickets were purchased by the tra-
versers Forbes and William Graham,. and another person.
Geo. A
eo. Atkinson, examined by the 'rTOnifEir-GErrEttAL.—
Knows of the endeavoura made to produce disturbance in the
theatre. They were planned in the Orange Lodge, No. 1612.
Forbes belongs to the lodge' N0.'1660, and Mr. Graham to the
Woe ; cannot tell the number of the bodge to which:George
Graham belongs;; the two flandwitches belong to the lodge
780, and Brownlow to No. 1612. An assembly was held on the
Friday evening before Lord Wellesley went to the threatre, at
the public-house; in NVerburgh-street, belonging to P. Daly.—
Lodge No. 1612 met there; it is a purple ledge% which is
the next higher lodge above an orange lodge, and it is required
that site member should be eight months an Orangemen be-
fore be could be admitted, There were about 20 people there;
witness is a member; some were members and some visitors;
Forbes was there. Robert Fletcher, the master of the lodge,
stood up, and proposesl that a subscription ehoeld be raised
for defraying the expense of men going to the theatre who
&Mid not of brd to pay for themselves. The purpose he men-
tioned was, that they should hiss and groan at his Excellency,
end also the Lord Mayor ; they did not like Lord Wellesley,
and it was on that account that they intended to try, if possible,
to force him to leave the theatre. It was understood among
us all what was ' the Purpose for sending the men there.
Ward from the persons. there that there had been a prior
meeting at the Slialtepeare Tavern : it was there mentioned,
that if they could force his Excellency to leave the theatre, it
would stamp, on the minds of the Ministers on 'the other
side the unpopularity of his, Excellency'a government; the
pereont for whom thetieleets were ptircluteed were to be sent
to the upper gallery, because it was. considered that the
members of lodge 11112 would be enough for the pit, to which
they were appointed ;_that the members of that lodge should
attend early, and when the doore would be open they should
force into the pit, and got on the left side near the box of the
Lord Lieutenant, for the same purpose es they sent the other
men to the upper gallery, Brownlew, the traverser, is mem-
ber of lodge 1012; and while they were Vimking or the matter,
after thy play, hv, said he,was in the pit, with -numbers of the
ledge 1612; and that there were numbers of them there, but not
altogether in the spot appointed for diem. Those members of
the lower lodges who could not afford to buy tickets for them-
selves were to be sent to the upper gallery.. 'Neither of the Hand-
niut)i!ualitsetioanweeivoiraen-i-xdatneft
toew:oolpoeigne:tdhsawet that.
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kintion'l the brother of witneintss.rd
ianmoerdPeurrtir aed.t
~. ndt three persons there, what
palttr.dtlieckdelcits:i
tint persons t 4) the upper, itailerf;aii every pit.ticket would ad.
li'itriest went with his -brotlier John,
on that day,' to. where 'W. Ilandwich works ; saw him there;
' Jultil to-41m to send 11. liandwitch to Ship-street, where the
r 'other Orange Lodge was held that evening, and ebto to bring as