The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-25 00:00:00

DUTCH MAIL.

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AMSTERDAM, AUG. 21.—THE BOURSE.—At the com-
mencement of the Bourse the inland funds were flat, but
recovered subsequently. The unfavourable intelligence
from Balby had a prejudicial effect. Spanish funds wore
lower, as were also coupons. Integrals were in demand.
Austrian, at first. in consequence of the fall in Vienna
funds, were considerably lower, but as there were many
purchasers, they got up again towards the close. Five
per Cents. Russian maintained their prices; Four per
Cents. more in demand. Little variation in the other
foreign funds.—Amsterdam Courant, Aug. 22,
DUTCH FUNDS.—AmsTuiDAm, Axe. 21.
Money. Bills
Actual Debt, 2%per Cent •••••• • • • • • 43% 44%
Ditto, 3 per Cent ••.• .. . • •• .. 51% 52%
Ditto, 4 pet Cent 694
Amort Syndic, 3% per Cent.......... 70% 70%
Commercial Company, 4% per Cent
East India Loan, 4 per Cent • • • • • • • • ••
Exchange on London, at sight ••• . • 11 95
Two months... ••• • .. 11 87
On Hamburgh, at sight .... 35 25
Two months.• ••••••• " • • • • 3!
On Paris •••••• • • • ••• • • j 6 75
Two mouths. .... • 56 25

SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.)
NEW TRIAL,
RYLAND V. FAIREY.
e pintiff in this is a weelwright,
and brought theTh actionla to recover theaction sum of 5/.h 7s. ld. for
work and labour done. The defendant pleaded a set off for
a chaise sold. The cause was tried a short time since, when
the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff. An application
was, however, made to a Learned Judge at Chambers to stay
execution till Michaelmas term, in order that plaintiff might
move the Court above for a new trial, but by consent
an order was made for a new trial, and it now came before
the Court a second time.
The Learned SECONDARY suggested that the case should be
adjourned till next week, and tried before Mr. Secondary
Potter and another Jury, but the plaintiff would not consent.
The Learned Secondary said the case came before him out of
the usual course, but if the plaintiff insisted he was bound to
try it now.

Defendant's brother was called, and swore positively that
the chaise was tent to plaintiff's for sale by auction, but was
bought in, but that afterwards plaintiff and defendant met,
and plaintiff agreed to buy the chaise for 61. 10s., and it was
left in his possession.
For the plaintiff, two witnesses were called to prove a
conversation, which made it improbable that the sale took
place as described. The evidence was very uninteresting.
The SECONDARY' said that it was entirely a question of
credibility. The chaise being still in plaintiff's possession
was no proof of a sale having taken place, as it was perhaps
more the duty of defendant to have fetched it back than
plaintiff to send it if not sold.
The jury retired for a considerable time, and then gave a
verdict for the plaintiff for 51. 7s. ld.
The 4COXDAR7 said he quite agreed with them.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.
OLD COURT:

CHARTIST TRIALB.—At ten o'clock this morning Mr.
Baron Platt took his seat upon the bench. ,
The case of George Shell was immediately called on. The
indictment charged the prisoner with having in the presence
and hearing of divers subjects of this realm uttered certain
seditious, scandalous, and inflammatory words concerning the
then present state of Ireland and her Majesty's Government,
the tendency of which was to alienate from her Majesty the
Queen the affection and loyalty of her subjects, and to excite
them to tumult and insurrection against the said Government.
The Attorney-General, Mr. Welaby, Mr. Bodkin, and Mr.
Clark conducted the prosecution.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in stating the cafe for the
prosecution, observed that he had hoped that the clear and
lucid explanation of the law which was then given when he
last appeared at a public prosecution in that Court would
have deterred persons from following the example, and thereby
incurring the responsibilitzea of those whose conduct it as then
brought in question. He regretted, however, to say that
the hope he entertained had not been realized, and that he
was obliged to appear again in his character as a public pro-
secutor and as a law officer of the Crown against other in-
dividuals. The cases that would be brought before them
were precisely of the same character as those he had re-
ferred to, and they would fearlessly discharge the duty they
were now called upon to perform, and would not allow the
invaluable rights of the people of this country to be so far
abused as to become an instrument in the hands of those
who made it a pretext for the dissemination of disloyalty.
and for exciting tumult, disorder, and probably insurrection.
The Attorney-General then proceeded to state what
amounted to the crime of sedition as laid down by Chief
Justice Tindal at the special commission at Monmouth, in
1839, and by Mr. Justice Pattison in the month of June last,
and other learned functionaries. In judging of the crime of
sedition the circumstances surrounding the commission of
the offence ought always to be taken into consideration ;
because, what under one set of circumstances, would not
be sedition—would, under another, amount to that crime,
and would absolutely demand the intervention of the law for
its suppression. He should therefore call their attention to
the circumstances under which the crime in question was
committed. It would be recollected that a person of the
name of Mitchel, whom the prisoner in his speech
called "the patriot John Mitchel," was convicted of
felony in Dublin, and soon after that event the
state of Ireland became alarming, in consequence
of the fatal doctrines which had been promulgated
and urged
turned
b
ry that person. A telegraphic dispatch, which af-
terwardsned out to be a scandalous and wicked fabrica-
tion, appeared in the different newspapers, stating that the
troops had been defeated; the railways in the possession of
the people, and the whole of the south of Ireland in a stateof
rebellion. On the following day a meeting was held, at
which the prisoner delivered a speech of a seditious character.
A person of the name of Bryson was elected chairman. The
meeting was held at a hall in Webber-street, Blackfriars-
road. The prisoner made a speech, in the course of which he
proposed a resolution condemning the conduct of the Go-
vernment in suspending the Habeas Corpus Act,
expressing a determination to assist the mob—who
were then supposed to be in a state of open
rebellion--when,the hour of trial should arrive, commend-
ing the conduct of Feargus O'Connor, and those who opposed
the measure in Parliament. The prisoner, in his speech,
which was of a violent character, abused the Government,
and insisted upon the right they possessed to assist their Irish
brethre n who
, uweiertestruggl struggling
n against their oppressors. He
termed the
coved felon mitchell an honest patriot, but
was it honest patriotism to call upon the God of Battles and
of the Barricades to assist the people in their unlawful pro-
ceedings? Was it honest patriotism to incite the people to
erect barricades in the streets, and to defend them with the
risk of their lives; to incite the people to strew the streets with
broken glass, to cut and maim the feet of soldiers and of
horses; and to exhort women to pour vitriol from the house.
tops upon the military and authorities below ? The patriotism
of Mitchel was the advocacy of a system of spoliation and de-
vastation, and of anarchy and bloodshed, and yet the prisoner
at the bar held it up as an example for his hearers to follow.
The meeting consisted chiefly of Irishmen, who
appeared to be very excitable, and the pri
soner exhorted them to act like men when the

time arrived, and told, them if they did not do so they ought
to go howling through the streets like a cowardly race of
men, and ho prayed God Almighty to grant them victorious
over their enemies, who he hoped soon would be compelled
to hide themselves from the indignation of the people, whilst
the people who had been so long oppressed would be free, and
would be able to live in the enjoyment of that liberty they
had been so long struggling
.for. Thank God (said the
Attorney-General) that juries in this country were not to be
deterred from fearlessly discharging their duties, and whilst
on the one hand, he hoped they would protect the invaluable
privileges which the subjects of this realm enjoyed, he trusted
that they would show by their verdict that those privileges
should not be used for the propagation of doctrines which
were calculated to lead to disaffection, tumult, disorder, and
insurrection. The Learned Attorney-General concluded by
stating that the jury would take into their serious considera-
tion the whole circumstances under which the prisoner de-
livered the speech, and if they were of opinion that the
motives of the speaker were such as had been attributed to
him,
am e l
to excite feelings of disloyalty among the
ChartistPeople' anmde n
hatred towards the government of the kingdom,
they would find him guilty of the crime of sedition.
William Counsel, examined by Mr. WELSOY--I live in
Camberwell,
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evening of the 28th of July. There were about 200 present,
and they appeared to consist of working men. A person of
the name of Bryson was elected chairman. The prisoner
Shell spoke at the meeting. Three persons spoke before he
did. I took a short-hand note of Shell's speech. A person
of the name of Kean spoke at the meeting. Shell moved a
resolution, condemnatory of the conduct of the Government ,
in proposing the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act, re •
turning thanks to Mr. Feargus O'Connor and to other Mem-
bers of Parliament for their opposition to the measure, and
pledging the meeting to give every support and assistance in
its power to the unfortunate Irish in throwing off the thral-
dom of English misrule. The witness then read the speech
p
that the Irish
in detail. Kean proposed a resolution to the effect
ado
that thete(
meeting viewed with distrust and alarm the measurei
by her Majesty's Government, and considered
ought to have a free and independent Parliament, and that
they offered their Irish brethren their cordial sympathy.
the prisoner, who was undefended, asked no important
question of the witness.
Mainwaring, police-constable, said he apprehended the
prisoner on the 2d of August as he was coming out of a
Chartist meeting in Webber-street. He searched his lodgings
in Southwark, and found a book which he now produced. He
also found a letter upon his person.
Mr. Law said he was the landlord of the house in which
the prisoner lived, and proved the finding of the book in the
prisoner's room.
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communication."
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the book ;—" Proposed by Mr. Cuffey, that every district
should send four men to Cartwright's ceffee-house to arrange
Richard Dennis produced a copy of record ox conviction of

Haydon, the well-known City policeman, said he was ac-
quainted with Cartwright's coffee-house, and was one of the
witnesses at the last Chartist trials. The evidence of this
witness was not proceeded with.
Thomas Cope, the publisher of the Times newspaper, pro-
duced a copy of the paper of July '27th, containing the
report received by the electric telegraph, stating that the
troops had been defeated, and that the south of Ireland was
in a state of open rebellion. It is needless to remark that
this report turned out to be untrue.
This being the case for the prosecution,
The prisoner proceeded to read his defence, which did not
at all attempt to deal with the subject matter of the charge,
but was a mere resume cf Chartist doctrines and professions.
The ATTORNET-GENEZAL briefly replied.
Mr. Baron PLATT summed up, and having read over the
evidence, stated the law in detail as it affected the prisoner.
The jury deliberated for a few minutes in the box, when
the foreman stated to his Lordship., that it would be neces-
sary to have the speech handed to them in order to convince
one of their body.
A copy of the speech was then handed to them, and the
jury retired, the proper officer of the Court having been first
sworn to keep them under his charge.
The jury returned into Court, after an absence of a little
more than half an hour, and the foreman stated that they
had found a verdict of Guilty.