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London, England, 1848-08-21 00:00:00

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A U GUST 21, 1848 .
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THE UNITED STATES

ARRIVAL (F THE EUROPA.

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.—The royal mail steamer Eu-
ropa, Captain E. G. Lott, arrived in the Mersey this
mornit,g, at two o'clock. She left Boston on the 9th,
Ind Halifax on the 11th inst., and brings the United
States and Canadian mails, and 45 pas►engers. She has
only about 1 0001. in specie on freight.
The intelligence from Havannah, of an insurrection
having occurred there, is neither confirmed nor contra-
(ficted; it is, however, generally disbelieved, as intelli-
gence had been received to the 25th ult., which makes no
mention of it.

Congress had agreed to adjourn on the 15th inst.
There was an immense meeting of the " friends and
sympathisers of the cause of Ireland against the cp-
prF•ssion of Great Britain," held in the Vauxhall
Gardens at New York on the 3d instant; the meeting
is described as the largest and most enthusiastic
ever held in the United States in favour of Ireland ;
from 30,000 to 40,000 persons are said to have been pre-
sent. The obj, et of the meeting was declared to be for
the purpose of taking measures to sustain the people of
Ireland through the crisis in which she will shortly be
engaged, in the struggle for freedom; and further, to
ratify the union between the provisional Committee and
the Young Friends of Ireland.

The chair was taken by Robert Emmett, Esq., and the
meeting was addressed by the Chairman, John M'Keon,
Horace Greeby, Mr. O'Connor and others, in language
of the most violent and unjustifiable nature. The last-
named speaker concluded by stating that there were
three thousand men now well armed and equipped,
ready to march into Canada, where they would be
joined by fifty thousand of the patriots of that country,
the very moment the struggle was commenced in Ireland.
We understand that the British Consul had protested
against these proceedings, and urged the District At-
torney-General to prosecute the leaders of the Irish party.

TIIE POLICY OF GOVERNMENT.

DUBLIN, SUNDAY MORNING.—The following is the
reply of the Lord Lieutenant to the address of the grand
jury of the county of Cork. It is a document of consi-
&ruble importance in the existing circumstances of the
country:—

"Vice-Regal Lodge, August 16.

"My Lord,—l am directed by the Lord-Lieutenant to re-
quest that your Lordship will convey to the grand jurors of
the county of Cork his cordial thanks for their address of
confidence in his Excellency's Administration, and express.
ing their earnest hope that a firm and temperate policy will
speedily lead to the restoration of that tranquillity so essen-
tial to the welfare of Ireland. His Excellency deplores the
wicked efforts that have been made to excite rebellion and
to involve the country in all the horrors of anarchy and civil
war, but he ventures to hope that the people will have learned
the utter hopelessness of such efforts, and will see that they
who most sutler from social disturbances, are those who de-
pend on their labour for their dail7 bread, as without conti-
dance capital will not be invested in the employment of skill
and industry, nor can those natural resources be developed
which alone constitute the true wealth of a country.

"It is his Excellency's firm intention to use the great
powers confided to him by Parliament, solely for the main-
tenance of law and order, and the preservation of those insti-
tutions which secure the liberties, the properties, and the
lives of all the subjects of this great empire.

" His ExcellenCy trusts that the speedy restoration of
tranquillity will enable her Majesty's Government maturely
to consider the measures that elevate and promote the pros-
perity of Ireland, and thereby consolidate the strength of the
United Kingdom. _ _

"I have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's obe-
dient servant,

" CORRY CONNELLAN.

"To Viscount Bernard, M.P."
ANOTHER ARREST IN DUBLIN.

Last night constable Prender, of the detective police,
arrested Thomas Crotty at the establishment of Messrs.
Pim' in South Great George's-street, on a charge of
high treason. He has been committed to Kilmainhan.
The prisoner is brother to James Crotty, arrested at the
same place some weeks since, now detained in Belfast
House of Correction.

Mr. Gunning Taaft, who was arrested at Ballingarry,
has been committed to Newgate.
ESCAPE OF O'GORMAN.

The Limerick Ezamtner, a Repeal paper, alleges that
Mr. Richard O'Gorman has escaped. From the follow-
ing statement, in that journal, it would appear that Mr.
Little. the resident magistrate, unconsciously aided in
his flight.
" Betore the steam-boat was searched at the quay of Kil-
rush, as we have already stated, Mr. Little and the police
were standing on the stones, devouring with their eyes every
male passenger who happened to be standing or sitting,
walking or lounging, on the deck of the vessel. They did'nt
mind the ladies and women, and if they threw a casual
glance at the feminine faces, you may be sure their eyes
dwelt but briefly on the features of the old ones. The plank
was put out, and the passengers disembarked, stepping out
on the landing with considerable alacrity, and walking
gauntlet between the files of the police. There was an
old lady, however, of sallow complexion, and dressed,
some say in black, who got out with some difficulty,
and tottering a good deal and complaining not a little,
was making her way up the slip to where Mr.
Little, R.M., happened to be standing. His attention was
attracted, his gallantry was roused, and he courteously de-
scended, offered his arm, and led the feeble old lady up to the
landing. Little did he know the sex of the Lady. We are
possitively assured she was Richard O'Gorman—that he was
among the passengers ;numbers now assert ; and that in-
formation to that effect was furnished Mr. Little, is per-
fectly obvious from his presence on the spot. He is said
to have acted the squire with great dignity, condoling with
the old lady as she muttered, Oh, dear,' and bidding her
adieu, when she was extricated from the crowd, with a
bow that would have done credit to Lord Chesterfield
himself."

The following, which appears in the Limerick
Chronicle, relates to the same subject :
"In consequence of private information received that
the chiefs charged with treason were at Killkee, a party of
constabulary and Captain Norton's company of the 88th
Regiment, under the direction of Mr. Little, R.M., pro-
ceeded to Killkee and its neighbourhood at the hour of
midnight. Before the troops had quite arrived at Killkee,
Mr. Little proceeded in advance, and ordered the local
constabulary to immediately surround and guard the hotels
and some private houses. On the arrival of the military a
rigid search was made of the different places mentioned.
The traitors were said to be disguised as females, and occu-
pied ladies' apartments; it, therefore, became absolutely
necessary, on this important duty, that all the ladies' bed-
rooms (notwithstanding the high rank of some) would be
searched. This painful duty (as many of the ladies were in
their beds) was performed by Mr. Little alone, and in the most
delicate manner possible, consistent with his magisterial
duty. The High-Sheriff, Mr. Barton, of Carrigaholt Castle;
Colonel Vandeleur, D.L., and Captain Kennedy, J.P., have
shown much activity in their endeavours on this occassion to
bring the accused to justice."
MORE ARRESTS IN DUBLIN.

In consequence of information received by the police
authorities, the following persons—shopmen in the es-
tablishment of Messrs. Cannock and White, the drapers,
in Henry-street—were arrested this day, under war-
rants from the commissioners of police, and committed
to Newgate:—Patrick Alulhare, Edward Lombard, Peter
M4lienzie, and James M'Grath.
ARRESTS IN THE COUNTRY.

The Evening Post says—" On the loth instant a Mr.
John O'Grady, one of Messrs. Pini's young men, who
absconded, and who was styled colonel, was arrested
under the Lord Lieutenant's warrant for high treason,
by Sub-Inspector Binden, and committed to Trim gaol."
The IVenagh Guardian contains the following account
of an arrest at Ballingarry, the scene of the late insur-
rectionary movement :

"On Monday night Sub-Inspector Ilealy, of Borrisokane,
having received information that Mr. Gunning Taaife,
charged with having been engaged in treasonable practices,
was in or about the neighbourhood of Ballingarry, he re-
paired to the locality with a strong police force, and arrested
him in Ballingarry Castle, the residence of Mr. Thompson,
to whose daughter the accused is married. Taaffe was in bed
at the time, and had near his bedside a good supply of arms
and some newly-moulded bullets. Some documents were
found in the house and in his possession, which deeply
implicated him in the crime of high-treason. Mr. Ilealy
and his party of police brought Mr. Taffe to Borrisokane at
one o'clock on the same day, and on Friday (yesterday) he
was committed to the county gaol, from whence he will be
immediately conveyed to Newgate. Mr. Taffe is a native of
Dublin, and it is said he was a prominent member of the Irish
Confederation."

The Clonmel Chronicle contains the following:—
" ARREST OF ONE OF THE BALLINOARRY WOUNDED
REDELS.—A man of the name of James Dwyer was brought
into Clonmel yesterday (Thursday), and lodged in the
county gaol; he was one of the insurgent band in the battle
of Boulagh Common and at Ballingarry, and had a dreadful
wound in the right breast. Ever since the affray, he has
been concealed in one of the pits in the vicinity of Bou-
lagh, and, from information received by the authorities, he
was arrested down in the pit a few days since, and con-
veyed to Killenaule, from which place he_was escorted to
Clonmel."

ALTERATION IN THE ENGLISH MAILS.
From and after the 18th of September next, the Lon-
don mail, via Liverpool, will be dispatched from Kings-
town harbour at half-past four instead of, as at
present, half• past six P.m.

THE STATE TRIALS.
DUBLIN COMMISSION COURT, AUG. 18.
The Court sat 'at the usual hour.
THE ATTACK ON THE FOREMAN OF JOLIN MARTIN'S JURY.
Mr. James Martin, the brother of John Martin, appeared at
the bar, pursuant to the order of the Court.
CHIEF BARON—It appears that on the day before yester-
day you proceeded to the house of Mr. Waterhouse, to chal-
lenge him in consequence of his conduct as a juror. The
facts are admitted, and we shall at once proceed to deal with
the case. Before addressing the Court, consult your legal ad-
viser as to the statement that you shall make.
Mr. James Martin—l extremely regret what occurred, and
admit I did use language to Mr. Waterhouse which at am
other time I would not use, and which I now retract, as I
have already dor e. I also beg pardon of this Ceurt for what
I have done, and submit to whatever sentence your Lord-
ships shall please to make.
Mr. O'RonEE (Mr. Martin's attorney)—lle admits, my
Lord, that the statement of Mr. Waterhouse is correct. He
resided principally with his brother in the country, and is
much attached to him. He did not speak to any of his friends
about what he was going to do, and went off at once from the
court to do it.

CHIEF BARON—Was it on the evening of the trial?
Mr. OTORK.E—Yes, my Lords.
Mr. Waterhouse—lt must have been immediately after the
trial, my Lord, for I had scarcely arrived at home when he
came to me. I beg your Lordships to bear in mind that he
was greatly excited, and was in fact like a mad man.
O'Roaxic—Even the young gentleman who accompa-
nied him was totally ignorant of the object he had in view.
He thought he was going to Mr. Waterhouse to ask him
to press the recommendation to mercy in favour of his
brother.
CHIEF BARON—I am very glad that the submission and
atonement, as far as you are to atone for a violation of
the law, and for what is unquestionably a contempt of this
Court, has been so promptly made by you. It is fortunate
for yourself that it is so made. It has been prudently made
so far as your own interests are concerned, and it has been
properly made so far as regards the administration of jus-
tice. It is right you should be apprised that if the
submission had not been made, you would, beyond all
doubt, have been consigned to a prolonged incarceration, and
there would have been imposed upon you a heavy pecuniary
line. We found it necessary, in the course of those proceed-
ings, to pronounce au admonition on the necessity of ab-
staining from all interference with jurors, or an attempt
being mado to assail their characters and reputations, and to
impute to them motives different from those which should
actuate them. If it be essential to guard their reputations,
it is still more necessary to guard their persons from outrage,
and from the consequences of threats of outrage to their
persons. It is, therefore, the duty of the court, in a case
such as this, to exercise the powers the law has vested in
then), for the protection of those who are engaged in dis-
charging the functions connected with the administration of
justice, and, above all, to protect the jurors from intimida-
tion. In this particular case it appears you have been be-
trayed by sudden and excited feelings into a violation
the law. That is no excuse to the law. But it does also
of
appear that immediately after the violation of the law into
which you were betrayed, you did make an instant submis-
sion to the law, and an acknowledgement of the offence
had committed. Although we feel bound, in
perform-
anceouy
of our duty here, not to allow this case h
to go unpun-
ished, it is our desire to mitigate to the utmost possible
extent the punishment we feel bound to award for your
offence. Under all the circumstances of the case we do not
co you for one
feel it necessary to do more than to
month, and direct you to give security, by recognizance, to
keep the peace towards Mr. Waterhouse.
Mr. O'Roma:—lle wishes to be imprisoned in Newgate,
where he will have the society of his brother.

T hf riso el,
ncr was then removed. ~..........)
THE QUEEN V. DonEn•rv,
Mr. Kevin Izod O'Doherty, the prisoner in this case, was
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placed at the bar, and the jury having answered to their
names,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL read the two articles headed
" Our Harvest l'oospects," and " Our War Department,"
from the manuscript proved to be in the handwriting of the
prisoner, after which the case for the Crown closed.
Mr. Burr, Q.C., at eleven o'clock, commenced his address
to the jury, for the defence. The Learned Gentleman, in a
speech which occupied upwards of three hours in its delivery
contended that neither of the two intents charged in the in-
dictment—that of deposing the Queen, or levying war—were
sustained, even supposing that the jury believed the evidence
for the Crown as to the prisoner's handwriting in the articles
beaded—" Our Harvest Prospects," and "Our War Depart-
ment," because they could not, in his opinion, bear an inter-
pretation which could be construed into an expression of in-
tentions existing in the prisoner's mind on either of those
points. Counsel also observed upon the danger of relying
upon the testimony of the witness M'Keever as to
Mr. O'Dolierty's handwriting, when there were
several most respectable persons who could be produced
and examined on the subject, but who had not been brought
forward by the Crown. In conclusion, he repeated the argu-
ments he so strongly urged on the first trial, as to the lin-
pssibility of a jury judging of a man's intents by the
writings of another, and therefore as to the articles not
sworn to have been written by the prisoner, they should ex-
clude them altogether from their consideration.
At a quarter past two o'clock,
Mr. Whiteside, Q.C., rose to reply on behalf of the Crown,
when he was interrupted by
Mr. O'RoRKE, the prisoner's solicitor, who, addressing
their Lordships, said he objected to the Learned Gentle-
man appearing as counsel against his client, inasmuch as he
had offered him a retainer on the part of the prisoner on cir-
cuit, before he was retained by the Crown, and he refused
to take it.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—My Lord, Mr. Whiteside is
one of her Majesty's Counsel, and he is bound by his
oath to act for her whenever called upon to do so by the
law- officers.
Baron PENNEFATHER. —Mr. O'Rorke, this is a matter we
cannot listen to here. It is quite irregular.
Mr. OTORILE.—I consider it my duty, my Lord, to men-
tion the circumstance, and to enter my protest against the
Learned Gentleman's acting for the crown.
Baron PENNEFATHER—I ou have done so; but you Were
quite irregular.
Mr. W HITESIDE then proceeded to reply, and in doing se
expressed his deep regret at the occurrence which had just
taken place, lest it should be imagined for a moment that he
had acted in any way which was unbecoming a gentleman
of his profession. The facts of the case were shortly these
—Mr. O'Rorke, the gentleman who had addressed the Court,
applied to them on circuit to defend some of the parties
charged under the Felony Act at the Commission, and offered
him a retainer in the usual way, but he declined to receive
it, and he considered properly so, alleging that he had acted
for the Crown in a similar case a short time previously, and
that he believed that, as one of her Majesty's Counsel, the
Attorney-General purposed calling upon him to act for the
Crown. Under these circumstances, he (Mr. Whiteside) re-
fused to be retained by Mr. O'Rorke, and he believed that he
acted as he was bound in duty to act, as one of the Queen's
Counsel, sworn to appear on her behalf when called on. The
Learned Gentleman then went on to refer to the Acts of Par-
liament upon which the prosecution was founded, and to
show the jury that the manuscripts proved to be in the pri-
soner', handwriting fully sustained the indictment, by esta-
blishing the intent which existed in his mind. He also sub-
mitted that he was equally to be judged as to his intention
by all the publications relied on by the Crown, although not
in his handwriting. Mr. Whiteside concluded his reply at
six o'clock, when the Court adjourned.
TRIAL OF MR. O'DOHERTY.

SA7URDAY.

At a quarter-past ten o'clock this morning, their Lordship•
having taken their seats on the bench, and the jury being
called over,

Baron PENNEFATHER proceeded to charge the jury, and
delivered an address of considerable_ length, which was
lis-
tened to with much interest.
At the conclusion of the;Learned Judge's charge, which did
not terminate until nearly one o'clock, the jury retired, and.
in a few minutes, one of the jurors returned into the box and
inquired whether the handwriting of the prisoner had not
been sworn to by a witness who had not seen him write for
the last two years?
Baron PENNEFATHER replied that such was the case.
Mr. Burr intimated to the same effect.:
The juror then withdrew, and a jury was sworn to try
other cases.
Half-past One o'clock.
The jury have just come into Court, and inquired of the
Bench if the mere publiction of the articles in the indictment
was sufficient to prove the intent of the prisoner?
His Loansitir stated if they believed that the prisoner
had written the article, evidence of which had been laid be-
fore them—if they believed that evidence, he thought the
intent was obvious.

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The jury again retired, and had not returned into Court at
:hree o'clock.

Half-past Three o'clock.
Their Lordships, wbo had previously retired from the
Bench, have just returned Into Court, and directed the
Sheriff to inquire of the jury whether there was any chance
of their arriving at an agreement?
The Sheriff accordingly proceeded to the jurors' room,
and on his return informed the Court that the jury had
stated that they were deliberating, and that there was no
chance of a speedy agreement, but they did not seem to
" give it up."

DISCHARGE OF TIIE JURY.
At a quarter to five the Sheriff was directed to inquire
whether the jury had agreed ; he returned, stating that they
had not, and that two of them were ill.
On the jury being called out, the foreman said that them
was not the slightest chance of their agreeing.
Dr. Speedy examined the jurors, and pronounced two
very ill.
The COURT, after ordering the circumstanceito be entered
in the record, directed the jury to be discharged.

SENTENCE ON JOHN 'MARTIN.
John Martin was then placed at the bar, and being asked
had he anything to say, he stated that all parties had acted
fairly towards him, hut he had not been tried by twelve-in-
different men; he then went into a vindication of his cha-
racter.

The Cmlir BARON proceeded to pass sentence. His Lord-
ship addressed the prisoner at considerable length, and with
great feeling; he was proceeding to say that the jury had
recommended the prisoner to mercy, when the prisoner
said "lie did not condescend to ask for mercy—he did not
want mercy; he wanted justice." His Lordship said that
the Court aid not altogether disregard the recommendation
of the jury, but the Court was bound to consider mercy
and justice to other classes of the community. The sentence
of the Court is, that you be transported beyond the seas for
ten years..

Tile prisoner, who was perfectly calm and collected
throughout, was removed.

There was no excitement whatever. This trial finishes th•
business of the Commission.

THE QUEEN V. 'WILLIAMS.
The trials of Mr. Williams. the partner of Mr. O'Doherty
in the proprietorship of the Tribune, was postponed, on the
application of the Attorney-General.

THE QUEEN V. SHAW,

The trial of Mr. Shaw, the printer of the Felon, was also
postponed.

- - THE QUEEN v. DEI.ANY AND OTHER.
Thomas Delany, and the other printers of the Nation, were
admitted to bail. They are bound by their recognizancea to
attend at the next Commission.

THE DANGER OF KEEPING PIKES.
Mr. BALDWIN, Q.C., reminded the Court that during7that
Commission a lenient course of conduct had been adopted by
the Crown towards those persons in whose possession pikes
were found, on the parties submitting; but he begged to give
notice, that taking into consideration that the pike is a
weapon which could not be kept for any good purpose, they
woKld feel it their duty in every case where, in future, a
pike was found in a man's possession, to press the cue
against him.