The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-20 00:00:00

FOREI(iN RAILWAYS.

lloulogfia and AtnlQns .. .. .. 12 .... 11% .. ••..• • .. ii g
Cord., l'oul., & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 .... .
Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. 2 .... ........., _
(:en tral of Spaiu .. .. .. .. 2 .... lIA ...... ~ , , 11,1
Last Indian .. . .. .. .. ss. .... .. ...... %
Louvain and Jemeppe .. .. 4 .. . ••.• . • • ... 1;4 xd
Luseull,ourg 1 X
Y 21141111 and Lleze .. .. .. G .... .......... 3%
Northern of France Constituted.. 5 .... 14 .......... I;
Orleans and Vierzen .. .. .. 10 .... 14% .... . .
Faris anil Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... 6% %
MINES.
Peal del Monte, Linreglitered .. .... 3% 3%

IRELAND.
DUBLIN, JUNE 17.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

THE QUEEN V. CHARLES GATAN DUFFY, PROPRIETOR OF
THE "NATION" NEWSPAPER.
_

At the sitting of the Court this morning this case
was called on. The jury panel having been called over,
Mr. Holmes, on the part of the traverser, handed in a
challenge to the array, on the ground that the jurors bad
not been summoned in sufficient time. Sir Colman
O'Loghlin cited various authorities, showing the ad-
missibility of the challenge. The Chief Justice having
expressed his intention to receive the challenge, the At-
torney-General demurred, but on Sir Colman O'Loglilin
Litiniating that he was then ready to proceed to argu-
ment, his Lordship said that there was no necessity, as
he would allow the demurrer.

Mr. LANCIA' opened the case for the Crown, charging
Charles Gavan Duffy with having published in a certain
newspaper, called the Nation, a malicious and seditious
libel of and concerning her Majesty's Government, and
calculated to excite towards them a hostility in the minds
of the Irish people.
The ATTORNEY•GENERAL then address( d the Court for
the prosecution. He commented on the article contain-
ing the alleged libel at great length, and concluded by
calling upon the jury, as honest men, for their own sakes,
for the sake of the liberty of the press, and the tran-
quillity of the country, to find a verdict of guilty against
the traverser. _ _

The usual proofs of proprietary, publication, and in-
forenee having been given, the case for the Crown
closed.

Mr. flomstEs then proceeded to address the Court for
the defence. The Learned Gentleman rests his case
principally on justification, and comments in strung lan-
guage on the treatment of Ireland by England.
The Learned JUDGE then summed up.
The jury having retired, in some time after it was an-
nounced to the Court that there was nut the slightest
likelihood of their agreeing.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was unnecessary for
them to come into Court if they had not agreed.
When the Court was about to adjourn, at half-past
live, the CHIEF JUSTICE directed the sub-sheriff to ask
the jury if they had agreed.
The sub-sheriff stated as the result of his inquiry that
*hey had not, and never would.—(Laughter.)
Bailiffs were then sworn to prevent persons from com-
municating with the jury, and to keep meat, and drink,
and fire front them.

JUNE 18.

At the sitting of the Court this morning, by order of
the Chi.f Juitice, the jury in this case were conducted
into Court.
The Registrar asked them if they had agreed to a
verdict.
Foreman—l can inform your Lordship that we hare
not agreed to a verdict, and my opinion is that we shall
not agree.
Several jurors—We never shall— we never can agree.
The CHIEF JUSTlCE—Gentlemen, you may retire
for the present. _

The Jury were then re-conducted by the sheriff to
their room, to abide the decision of the Court.
RUMOURED LEGAL CHANGES.

The following appears in a provincial paper, and has
just that amount of truth in it which attaches to all the
rumours of the anxiety of a declining Ministry to pro-
vide for the public services of its officers :—" In conse-
quence of the present uncertain position of Ministers,
it is said that Mr. Justice Perrin will not resin at pre-
.ient, if his health at all permits his remaining on the
bench. A proposition was made to Judge Burton, bug-
„westing his retirement, in consequence of his great age ;
but the fine old fellow, who, I am happy to say, is in
excellent health, refused point blank. This step, on
the part of the government, was made in order
to provide for Mr. Greene, the present Attorney-
General, lest the Whigs might come in, and the right
hon. gentleman be thereby shelved. After old Burton's
refusal, an application was made to Judge Torrens, who
agreed to retire, if his son was provided for ; but no
1" . being at present vacant, the Castle people were '
again toiled."
Fenn Takt,
says :—" WhateVer may of some recent cattle fairs,
Ireland urea,
ave
beforeats reed E.—The Mayo Constitution, in placing
Peel's free-trade in
cattle-feeders of
P •
,hae
tr wereewh
ic h aybe the future effect of Sir R.
evecandidly confess that the
the prices of all kinds of our
lielgh-
lately heldast2r fuo cause to con:l-
-airs in o -
highly remunerating. We allude to the fairs
were
bolaudinlooTd
f
and Turlogh. At the former the demand for milkersu
ed. They rated at from gi. 1, alt, and
was Unprecedented.
went as high as 131. lon
A,
in some few instances gen-
tlemanhis .
conversed, on return from the
with whom we
obtained at Balla 30s. per head more
fair, told us that he
an be would have got a month pre-
for a lot of heifers th
e. t bo these
vious for the same lot in the same slat
but A
pigs th
abade
airs sheep were advanced in price,
r
lower."
Nenagh Guardian, eight
On the 11th instant, says the I'%
~,,ci
of Wm. 10
,gan, hs ~
men, all armed, went to the house
door and the door
llallinderry, broke open the parlour
of a room inside, when they found three
guns, which
they carried off. Although there were two men in Mr.
;;pan's house, and several men in the yard and about
the place, still the party never met with the slightest
opposition.