The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-16 00:00:00

U N MAY 16,

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the clothes. The constable who apprehended her said)
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that she told him that she knew the
party who bought the
clothes, and that she would clear herself completely at
the station-house.
Thus the matter at present rests; but from the ac-
tivity displayed by the constables, there is little doubt
that before the close of the day the mystery will be to a
great extent unravelled, and those implicated in the
murder brought before a magistrate.

IRELAND.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
DUBLIN, MONDAY, Six P.M.—The trial of Mr. S.
O'Brien is not yet concluded. The jury are not expected
to appear, as there are repealers on it. Mitchell's jury
lists reduced to-day. Vast crowds about the courts.
All tranquil.

TRIAL OF MR. W. S. O'BRIEN, M.P.
(From the Duilin oozing Mail.)
QUEEN'S BENCH Mom:oar.
This day having been s eci
doorsur.were
of Mr. W. S. O'Brien, thepFouer aPPeinte4
Long before nine o'clock theeobesieged
dtrbiayl
of intense excitement at an early ohurts preiented a scene
a great number of barristers and persons anxious to
obtain admittance. A tremendous
place, and the body of the court rush for places took
speedily crowded to excess. and gallery were
Upon entering the court • 0
Mr. O'Brien
cheered from the galleries, and by a was loudly
.small number of
barristers from the front bench of the junior bar.
Mr. Meagher was similarly received • and
when Mr.
took Butt, Q.C., entered the court and his seat, he was
also greeted with like applause.
The Attorney-General, Mr. Sergeant Warren, Mr.
Henn, Mr. Whiteside, and Mr. Perrin attended on behalf.
of the Crown.
At half-pas ten the Chief Justice took his seat on the
bench, and the Clerk of the Crown immediately com-
menced calling over the special jury panel. Thenam es
of the jurymen were as follows :—John Fitzgerald,
foreman ; William Willans, James Power, Robert Dil-
lon, John Andrew Sweetman, Benjamin Lee Guineas,
Charles Foster Dowling, Arthur C. Taylor, George
Fairbrother, David Henry Sherrard, Sir John Ribson,
and Henry Charles Horner.
Mr. PEnniti opened the proceedings on the part of
the Crown. He informed the jury that the traverser at
the bar had been arraigned upon an ex-officio informa-
tion, charging him with being a wicked, seditious, and
turbulent person, he having delivered a speech on the
15th of March last, in the parish of St. Thomas, for the
purpose of exciting hatred and contempt against the
Queen of Ireland, and inducing the people to rise in
rebellion ; to which charge the traverser had pleaded
not guilty.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL addressed the Court in a
speech of great length.
Mr. Hodges, the Government reporter, was then sworn
and examined by Mr. Sergeant Warren, on behalf of the
Crown, after which,
Mr. Burr, Q.C., rose and addressed the jury on the
part of the traverser in an eloquent speech, after one
portion of which the majority of the bar, together with
the ladies and gentlemen in the galleries, rose es masse,
and loudly applauded the sentiments of the Learned
Gentleman.
The Corner intimated that if such a manifestation was
repeated the court should be cleared.
The Learned Gentleman concluded his speech about
four o'clock.
Mr. Sergeant WARREN then addressed the Court in
re ply.
At half-past five o'clock the Chief Justice commenced
his address to the jury, and at ten minutes to six. was left
speaking.
The trial has created considerable excitement. About
nine o'clock this morning large crowds of persons con-
nected with the Confederation Clubs assembled in the
neighbourhood of Westland-row, where Mr. O'Brien
lodges. After drawing up in regular order opposite his
residence, and loudly cheering the honourable gentleman,
they passed through the principal streets to the Courts.
The order and regularity of the procession was remark-
able. Upon arriving at the Four Courts, the gates of
which were locked and guarded by a strong police force,
the several clubs dispersed, loudly cheering Mr. O'Brien,
who was accompanied by one of his securities and Mr.
Meagher, and several gentlemen connected with the
Repeal party.
HAYMARKET THEATRE.

The performance last night was given in aid of the
fund for the endowment of a perpetual curatorship of
Shakspere's house. The pieces selected were The Merry
Wives of Windsor and the old farce of Animal Magnet
ism, acted by the same amateurs who, some short time
since, made a similar essay at Manchester. Ho%ever
worthy the purpose of last night's exhibition, we doubt
whether the histrionic talent displayed will realise it.
It would indeed be passing strange, when a really well
acted play may be witnessed at the common playhouse
price, that an audience should be attracted by an im-
measurably inferior performance, and at a much higher
cost. Acting is not so facile as many suppose, and the
amateurs of last night are gentlemen whose habitual pur-
suits would prevent the acquirement of a knowledge of
an art, the mechanical part of which requires lengthened
study and continuous practiae. The truth told, amateur
performances should be exhibited only under the favour•
ing auspices of relations and friends, for at least they are
but tolerable and not to, be endured," and the ruling
difficulty is " who is the most senseless and fit man."
Many names celebrated in literature and art, among
which may be signalised Mr. Charles Dickens, Mr.
Frank Stone, Mr. George Cruikshank, and others of
lesser fame, supported the several characters with more
or less amateur success, but with assuredly not the talent
to procure the humblest engagement in a metropolitan
theatre. The readings were, as might be expected, in-
teLigent ; but there was no cohesion—no harmony—
each actor seemed determined to do the best for himself
without reference to the general effect, and hence the
play was crude and ineffective. The house was but
moderately attended.

His EXCELLENCY LORD HOWDEN.—Her Majesty's
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at
the Court of the Emperor of Brazil is expected to arrive
in London from Rio Janeiro in the course of the present
week. His Excellency's lady, the Princess Bagratian,
has arrived in town from Paris.

ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN.—PARISH OP ST.
CLEMENT DANES.—Last night a vestry meeting of the
inhabitants of the parish of St. Clement Danes was held
in the vestry-room, Picket-street, for the purpose of
agreeing to the adoption of an address to her Majesty,
expressive of their attachment and loyalty to her person
and throne, as also Prince Albert and the Royal Family,
on the occasion of the threatened outbreak, on the 10th
of April, the Rev. W. W. Ellis, M.A. the rector, in the
chair. R. Twining, jun., Esq., moved the adoption of
the address, expressing their attachment, loyalty and
devotion to her Majesty, and their determination to up-
hold the institutions of the country. At the same time
the meeting concurred in the right and necessity to
grant full scope to the consideration of all political dis-
cussions, as it was by a moral demonstration alone, by
the diffusion of useful knowledge amongst the poor, and
by social order that gradual and steady progress in the
maintenance and improvement in the laws and institu-
tions of the country could be beneficially adopted. The
address was then read, and Mr. Woodward seconded its
adoption, which was agreed to nem. con. It was then
resolved that the address should be signed by the
rector, churchwardens, overseers, and inhabitants gene-
rally, and presented to her Majesty at the levee on
Wednesday next (to-morrow). A rote of thanks was
passed to the chairman, and the vestry broke up.
CHURCH or ENGLA.ND SCHOOL SOCIETY POE NEW-
FOUNDLAND AND THE COLONIES.—The twenty-fifth
annual meeting of this society was held yesterday at
Exeter Hall. The Marquis of Cholmondeley took the
chair. The report detailed the present state of the
schools in Canada and Newfoundland. The home
receipts during the past year were—From donations,
1631. 10s. 2d.; annual subscriptions, 298/. 2s. 6d.; branch
associations. 1,1621. 1 ls. Ild.; legacies, 940/. 13s. I Id.;
total, 2,5641. 18s. 6d. The receipts during the same
period, in Newfoundland, were 7421. 6s. 3d.; in Canada,
827/. 4s. I Id.; total, 1,570/. 1 ls. 2d. The total receipts
at home and abroad were 4,1351. 9s. 9d.; the total dis-
bursements, 4,056/. 16s. 10d.; leaving a balance of
78/. 12s. I Id. in the hands of the treasurer. On the
motion of the Rev. Edward Craig, seconded by Lord
Feversham, the report was received and adopted. The
meeting was afterwards addressed by other clergymen
and gentlemen, and the proceedings concluded by a vote
of thanks to the Noble Chairman.
CHARTIST Row.—Yesterday a meetinirof the
Church of England Self-Sustaining Village Society was
to have been held in the Hanover-square Rooms. At
the hour appointed a good many ladies and gentlemen
assembled, and when the chair was about to be taken by the Bishop of Norwich, a mob of Chartists appeared,
and presented tickets of admission. This the prorietr
refused, and when an attempt was made to force theior
way by the Chartists, the inner doors were barricaded,
and the police interfered to keep the peace. In conse-
quence of the uproar, the parties who called the meeting
very
wisely adjourned it at once, and three of the Char-
tists were takes into custody. They were afterwards
brought up before Mr. Bingham, at the Marlborough-
street police-court. The names of the three Chartists
were Mender May, gentleman, No. 2, Park-lane; John
Holloway, weaver, Mile-end; and James Parley, ginger
beer manufacturer, Whitechapel. After hearing a great
deal of evidence, Mr. Bingham stated that as no very
great violence bad been u•ed, he should be content with
requiring the parties to find securities for their good
behaviour for three months.
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COMB STATISTICS.—From a return just
by order of the House of Commons,
Greatßrl
consumption of coffee in
llb 14
annum on the population. olrn SO.!.
ftbleouzcz.
lox, per head per
annum. The present consumption in the United States
is; at the rate of per
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