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• to effect, to subvert the eonsitution. The defence was,
a every act charged and proved c.gainst the prisoner
was ferfectly reconcileable with Lis intending neiaing
nore than to protect either himself or Mr. O'Brien iron
arrest. They were net to inquire whether at a fistere
period the prisoner intended to levy war, but e hether he
did so at the actual time mentioned in the imuctment.
The question fur them to try was; whether the insurrec-
tion had been directed to the attainment of a general
olject of a treasonable character. He contended that
the jury could not construe againt the prisoner what oc-
curred at Mullinahone by his speech at Liverpool. All
the evidence adduced against him was perfectly value-
less, unless it fixed the character of the offence laid in
the indictment, and, therefore, the speeches at
Liverpool,
.or the letter of Mr. O'Brien, wero
altogether riot only out of the case, but cal-
culated to mislead the jury, unless they referred
to or bore upon the courts laid in the indictment.
Suppose they were to believe that his client made a tree-
sellable speech at Liverpool. That was not the question
they had to try. They must talatethte!.ngduicetsmtieonnttihnenthfeoirr
hand—outside tt must not go; n(i h
their consideration was, not did his client make such a
treasonable speech, but did he levy war against her Ma-
jesty at Mullinahone ? What had the speech in Liver-
pool, of the 6th of June, to do with the explanation of
transactions occurring in the county of Tipperary in
July ? Nothing. With regard to his visit to Dublin,
the facts connected with that visit were simply these.
His object in coming was business alone ; but upon his
arrival, finding that the Habeas Corpus Act had been
suspended, and fearing that lie might be carcsted in
Dublin, and therefore prevented from returning to Liver-
pool, ho quitted the city and proceeded to Ki.ksnny, to
see how he could best make his escape from the country.
That was an inference which he conceived might be
fairly drawn from the fast that his tame was inserted in
the proclamation contained in the Gillette of the 28th el
July. Unfortusately, while there, he heard of Mr.
Q'Brien being in the neighbourhood, and immediately
jßted him to prevent him being arrested, or to resist
such arrest if it were made with respsct to the
occurrences which then took place. Two cries-
lions would arise for the consideration of the jury ;
first, what was the design of those movements be-
fore M‘Manus's arrival; and secondly how far he adop-
ted that design or identified himself' with the principles
which characterised it. It was his (Mr. Butt's) inten-
tion to rest his client's case on this, that his sole object
throughout the entire of these proceedings was to assist
in sheltering Mr. O'Brien and himself from arrest. Be-
yond all question, the suspension of tte Habeas Corpus
Act, and the rumour that a warrant was issued for Mr.....
'Brien's arrest.; were the causes of .41. e mslancholy oc-
currences which followed. lid the news arrived in
Dublin that the Bill was thrown out, was there a man in
that court who mould hesitate a moment in sa3iug that
0
no outbreak would have taken place? If that were so,
how could the jury believe that any insurrectionary pur-
pose existed in the minds of those men now accused of
high treason? Where was the evidence of any general
plan of insurrection—where of an at tsek made on a pro-
vincial town, or anything calculated to fasten on theSe
movements the character of high treason? In the case of
Emmett such did exist;, his intentions were manifest, fOr
his plan was to make an attack on the Castle of Dublin
which was, no doubt, treason of an intelligible character.
Amongst his papers was found a list of the intended pro-
visional government; but it was not intelligible that any
set of rational men would embark in a movement whose
object was to subvert the country, and not leave the
smallest trace of any plan for that which was to super-
sede it. It is certain that a large number of per:sons
assembled at Mullinahone, 6,000 at least; and was not
that sufficient to induce a rebel leader to place liteeself
at their head, and raise the standard of revolt? What
better auspices could a man commence a rebellion under
than the possession of 6,000 melt? • The Prince -of
Orange, who did subvert the Government, tended in Eng-
land, and had not 500 men to meet him, and yet be, suc-
ceeded. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to
dwell on the circumstances which took place at Mullina-
hone, Killenaule, and Ballingarry, and concluded• by
saying he felt that he was under many disadvantages •
in addressing them, being a stranger in the enintey,
and -not knowing the topics that were likely to have
weight*with them. His client was there before them,
far from his own home and country, to answer to those
who knew nothing of his history, character, or con-
nexions. Ho (Mr. Butt) made no appeal to their feel-
ings; he felt that he laboured under the additional dis-
advantage of net addressing them on behalf of a man of
their own rank in life; but, believing the jury he ad-
dressed to be Christian men, he was satisfied the case
of this stranger would receive from them just as anxious
a consideration as if they were trying She first nobleman
in the land. The Learned Counsel then resumed
his seat, and was applauded by the' audience in the
gallery.
The following witnesses were then called and exa-
mined for the prisoner:— _ _ _

Thomas LyOns—He was a merchant in the city of
Cork, of which place he was first mayor under the Re-
form Bill!. He knew the prisoner, who was a coma is-
sion agent in Liverpool, and held a high and honourable
character.

John Carmichael examined—He was a merchant in
Cork, and knew the prisoner, who was a forwarding
agent in Liverpool, He was well known in Cork as a
most respectable person.

James Tidmarsh examined—He Was a grand juror
of the city of Kilkenny, and knew the prisoner well. He
had large mercantile tramactions with him, and always
found him to be a man of the highest honour and of the
strictest integrity.

Robert A.Ciii:leton deposed that he was a trader,
residing in Waterford, and knew the prisoner as the
forwarding agent of their house in Liverpool. His
dealings were always honourable, and from the respe ct
entertained fur him he was the most rising forwarding
agent in Liverpool. The prisoner was a native of Mi-
naghan, in the north of Ireland.
Maurice Lenihan, Esq., proved that he was proprietor
of the Tipperary Vindicator, and became a member of
the 'B2 Club in 1845. The late Mr. O'Connell was a
member, as was Sir Coleman O'Logblen, on whom he
had seen the uniform.

Sir Coleman O'Loghlea, Bart., examined—lie was
ono of the Vice-Presidents of the 'S2 Club, of which
Lord Cloncurry and Lord Firench were members. The
uniform v‘as always worn at dinners of the club, and he
frequently saw Mr. li'Manus at those dinners with the
uniform.

John George Hodges deposed that he saw the uniform
last worn at the soirée given on the 15th of April to Mr.
O'Brien, on the return of the deputation from France.
Those who wore the dress were principally those called
Conciliation Hall Repealers:
Horace Fitzgerald, brother to the late Member for the
county of Tipperary, proved his having seen Lis brother
wear the uniform at dinner parties and bal!s, both in
Dublin and elsewhere, and also by Mr. Roche, the re-
prcs( ntativefor the county Cork. _ _

- The case for the prisoner then closed, and the jury
were addressed by Mr. O'Callaghan in a speech (24
siderable power.
'rne CHIEF JUSTICE said that was the time for the
prisoner to address to the Court any observations which
he might desire to make.

• The prisoner said, I have nothing to say to the jury,
my Lord, but to endorse all that has been already said
by both my counsel. All I desire to say is, that I did
not belong to any Chartist society. I pledgo my honour
as a man that I never did. I never attended any of their
meetings, nor was I connected with them in any E4pe
or form;

In consequence, however, of the lateness of the hqpr,
and a cold caught by the Solicitor-General, his reply
was postponed until the sitting of tho Court to-morrow
morning.
The Court adjourned at six o'clock.
Notwithstanding the advice of Mr. O'Brien, in his
letter to his agent, Mr. Potter, which appealelyetterday,
several of the witnesses examined against him, and for
the Crown, were assaulted and beaten severely on their
return home. Informations have been sworn against
the parties.

CONSECRATION OF CHRIST
CHURCH, HIGHBURY.

Yesterday forenoon this neat and elegant little
edifice, situated at Bighbury, was duly consecrated,
together with its circumjacent burial-ground, by the
Lord Bishop of London, who was assisted by about
forty members of the clergy of his diocese. A nu-
merous and highly respectable auditory assembled in
the church to witness the impressive ceremony, and
many inhabitants of the neighbourhood congregated
outside, for whom no room could be found within the
walls of the sacr d edifice. At the conclusion of the
solemn rite, the Right Rev. Prelate who performed it
also preached the inaugural sermon, which was an
eloquent and appropriate discourse, and was listened
to with the most marked attention by the whole of the
congregation.

It may not be out of place here to state that Christ
Church, Highbury, is a district church, and was
built in order to remedy the long• felt inadequacy of
the existing church accommodation for the increas-
ing wants of the neighbourhood. -Tr e requisife
funds were raised by subscription, and the total cost
is 6,0001. The building is about 110 feet in length,
and contains seats for 800 persons. The style of its
architecture is that prevalent in the 14`la century, Mr.
I'. Allom (well known to the world as an artists
whose engraved works of " Constantinople and the
Seven Churches," and "Prance in the 19th Century,"
have gained considerable celebrity), being the archi •
tect. The exterior is constructed of Kentish rag-
stone, with decorated Bath stone windows and quoins.
The centre is of a novel form, being designed _with
the intention of affording a view of the preacher and
the communion service to the whole of the congrega-
tion. There is an organ screen of stone, and the
pulpit and reading-desk are of the same material.
The building is excellently lit, the principal windows
being most beautiful specimens of stained glass. Tha
edifice, both in its exterior and interior, are highly
ornamented, but chastely so, presenting nothing that
approaches to over loaded redundancy on the one
hand, or that borders upon unseemly gaudiness on
the other; and it is evidently in no small degree in-
debted for its very pretty and picturesque effect to the
talented architect la::ving brought to his task the
unusual advantage of previous extensive practice in
the sister art of painting.

INDIAN CORN.—Large importation! of Indian cora
are now taking place from the United States of Ame-
rica. A vessel, named the Native, arrived from Balti-
more, has brought 10,352 bushels ; a.,!:1 another vessel,
the Mary Pieasants, from the same place, has brought
19,453 bags, and 11,646 bushels in 14111 c, of Indian corn;
in both instances the entire carg,es being the produce of
the United States of America.

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