The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-18 00:00:00

IRELAND.

THE STATE TRIALS.
T3Hi Aoßn. the Lord Chief
T
DUBLIN
Baron and AUG.the Hon. Baron Pennefather took their seats
in this court at half-past ten o'clock this morning,
when the trial of Mr. John Martin, under the Treason-
felonyl6. —The QUEENRight
Act, was resumed.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL addressed the jury—The
British Government, as alluded to by the prisoner in his
article, meant all the constituted authorities of Ireland,
and every man who was attached to the union between
the two countries, and the meaning of the article was,
that this Government was the enemy of Irish nationality
and those persons who were represented by John Martin.
The article from which he had been reading was dated
the 24th of June; on the Bth of July he was arrested,
and between June and the 22d of July the conspiracy
made considerable progress. The rebellion was to break
out when the harvest was saved. In the meantime, the
vigorous interposition of the authorities arrested the
progresaof that rebellion; measures were taken to arrest
the leaders, and the object of the publication of the 22d
of July was to lead to the eseJpe of the persons thus
arrested by a general insurrection.
The LORD CHIEF BARON then charged the jury.
that theth this
prisoner
crime
of had
felony,
no
DUBLIN, THURSDAY MORNING.—The jury retired at
half-past three o'clock, and at, ttin minutes past seven
they returned into their box, when the foreman put the
following question to the h tCourt:--"Suppose," he sale,
onintetnhte when24th ofh
e com-
mitted
June
or the Ist of July, and yet the jury were satisfied that
the letter published on the 22d of July sustained one
count in the indictment, would such an opinion as this
entitle them to find him guilty?"
The CHIEF BARON replied that if the jury were satis-
fied from the letter referred to by the foreman, that the
prisoner was guilty in one count only, they might find
him guilty of the crime preferred against him. If even
a, single article satisfied them that he had the intentions
'imputed•to him they, might find him guilty.
The jury then retired to their room, but returned .to
their box in about twenty minutes, having at len 'th
agreed to a verdict.
The issue paper having been handed down, and e
jury having answered to their names,
The CLERK of the CROWN—How say you, gentleiniin,
is the prisoner at the bar guilty or not guilty of the
charge laid in the indictment?
Theltoreman.—.Guilty.
At the announcement of this verdict, which caused
some sensation in the court, the prisoner seemed quite
unmoved.
Tho Prisoner was then ,removed, and the Court ad-
journed to ten o'clock this morning.
MORE ARRESTS AND COMMITALS.
We regret to have to record the arrest and committal
to the county gaol of Limerick, on yesterday, of the fol-
lowing persons:—
Under warrant from the Lord-Lieutenant—William
Fuller Harnett, of Newcastle, for " treasonable pfac-
aces."
By Michael Galway, Esq., R.M.—Michael Denniston,
of Abbeyfeale, for having attacked, robbed, and de-
tained in custody, when in coloured clothes, Head-con-
stable Hogben, whilst in performance of his duty.
By Charles Hunt, Esq., R.M.—Richard Dalton, of
Tipperary, for having delivered a speech in Galbally, in
which he made use of seditious language.
By Michael Galway, Esq., RM.—Henry Morgan, of
Abbeyfeale, for having in his possession aseditious docu-
ment.
A mason named O'Neill, from Rathkcale, was brought
into town this morning, and committed to the county
gaol, for having used some strong language on the oc-
casion of the arrest of Mr. Harnett, of Newcastle.
Mr. Owen O'Neill, a student of Thurles College, was
fully committed for trial yesterday to the county gaol,
by the Lord-Lieutenant for " treasonable practices.
Two loaded pistols were found in his possession, at
Uulla, in this connty.
THE LATE 'ROBBERY OF THE LIMERICK

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of
fthwihs
which both
publish the following as an authentic account from an
eye witness :
" On the sth instant, as the Tralee mail was en route
to Limerick, it met the Limerick mail at the usual ren-
dezvous at ten minutes after twelve o'clock, within half
a mile of Abbeyfeale, where one side of the road is
thickly lined with white thorn bushes, capable of con-
cealing several hundreds of people. As the coaches
passed, quite of a sudden, about from one hundred to
one hundred and thirty armed men rushed from behind
the hedge, and seized the horses, which they at once
attacked, presenting at the same time several ar ms,
bothcon-
sisting of single and double-barrelled guns, at
guards. Some of the parties were also busily engaged cut-
ting the pole of one of the coaches, while others, with
presented arms, firmly demanded the mail bags, and the