The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-04 00:00:00

IRELAND.

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DTJSLIN, Nov. 3.—Term commenced yesterday, and
the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice held
levees at their respective residences, which were very
numerously attended by the members of the bar.

DUBLIN SPECIAL COMMISSION.
The trial of Mr. Williams, another partner in the se-
ditious Tribune newspaper, was proceeded with yester-
day, at Green-street.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL briefly stated the case. He
said the prisoner was indicted under a statute, which
received the Royal Assent on the 22d of April, for
compassing to deprive and depose the Queen from her
style, honour, and royal name of the Imperial Crown
of Great Britain, and for compassing to levy war
against her Majesty ; and with expressing, uttering,
and declaring those his intentions by publishing the
articles specified in the indictment in a newspaper
called the Irish Tribune, of which he was one
of two proprietors. He (the Attorney-General)
thought that the jury would have no difficulty in
coming to the conclusion that that newspaper was esta-
blished for the purpose of carrying out the designs ex-
pressed in the indictment. On the 12th of June, 1848,
the prisoner signed a declaration, the usual one required
by law, by which he declared himself publisher and pro-
prietor of the Tribune, jointly with Mr. Kevin Izod
O'Doherty. They (the jury) would have to decide with
what object the prisoner thus connected himself with
th et newspaper, which was one of those publications of a
treasonable character which the statute in question was
expressly passed to repress. No one was more attached
to the liberty of the press than he (the Attorney-Ge-
neral) was; but it was a mistake to suppose that those
were the enemies of that institution who kept the liberty
of the press within proper bounds. If the liberty of the
press had suffered a check in the course of the unfortu-
nate proceedings which had occurred in that country. the
blame was attributable to the publishers of those trea-
sonable papers. The Learned Attorney-General stated,
in continuation, that any person who published a treason-
able composition was culpable, and responsible for that
act of his, under the statute in question, no matter
whether he wero the author of it or not, and then pro-
ceeded to comment on the article in question, which he
did at considerable length. In conclusion, the Attorney-
General stated that the Crown had seized upon five
manuscript articles at the office of the Tribune. Not one
of these wa3 in the handwriting of the prisoner, Mr.
Williams, whose counsel might make the best use of
that fact that he valid. One of them had been proved
already to be in the handwriting of Mr. Kevin Iz )d
O'Doherty, but as for the remaining four, all the exer-
tions that had been made on the part of the Crown to
procure evidence respecting them had failed to enable
the Crown officers to state as a matter of feet in whose
handwriting they were. The Learned Gentleman
having concluded, witnesses were examined on the part
of the pros-cution.

Mr. 'Ferguson. barrister, defended the prisoner.
ThP ease being closed, the Court adjourned to this
morning, when one of their Lordships will address the

jury.

DREADFUL MURDER BY AN ARMED PARTY;
ROBBERY OF PUBLIC MONEY.

The King's County Chronicle contains the following in
an extra edition:—

PARSONSTOWN, THURSDAY EVF.NING.—This morn-
ing. between eight and nine o'clock, as Major Phibbs,
staff-officer of pensioners, accompainied by Sergeant
Grant (who acted as his clerk), were proceeding on a car
from this town to Roscrea, for the purpose of issuing
out the monthly pay to the out pensioners in that dis-
trict, they were aitacked at Clonkdly, within about two
miles of this town, by a party of six or eight
men, all of whom were armed with b'underbus4es
and pistols. The party stopped the ear, pre-
sented their arms and demanded money. Poor Grant
having hesitated to comply, one f the ruffians
fired; the contents entered his heart, and deprived
him of life in a few moments. The banditti then com-
pelled Major Phibbs to give up his cash box, containing
180/. in small notes and silver, with which they de-
camped. The Major then had the body of Grant placed
on the car, and drove to the military barracks, which is
situate about a mile from the seene of outrage. Infor-
mation of the attack having reached this town, Sub-
Inapector Duncan and a party of police irnineeiately
proceeded in tho direction which the assassins had takius,
and searched the county for several miles anamd. The
Earl of Rosse, with the local magistrates, and several of
the respectable inhabitants, also soon followed, together
with about five hundred men or the 59;1 and 89th
regiments. A diligent, but, as yet, ineffectual search
was made for the assassins. An inquest will be held to-

morrow.
“Five o'Cr.ocK.—The police have not yet returned.
It is reported that they have obtained some clu.f, to the
murderers."