The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-15 00:00:00

THE QUEEN v. CHARLES G. DUFFY.

Mr. JOHN O'HAGAN—On behalf of Charles Gavan
Duffy, I have to apply that he be brought to trial this
commission. He was committed on the Bth of July ;
three commissions have since taken place ; and I make
this application under the Irish Habeas Corpus Act.
Judge PERRIN—The clerk of the Crown will take a
note of it, and record it.
Mr. O'HAGAN—There are charges against Mr. Duffy
in both jurisdictions in the county and in the city;
there is an indictment found against him in the county,
and he has got notice of being tried in the city; and this
application is made to your Lordships sitting in both
jurisdictions. I beg you will have it recorded,
Mr. BALDWIN, Q.C.—There can be no difficulty in
the case, because it is the intention to try him, my
Lords.

The application was recorded.
PROHIBITION OF THE PUBLICATION OF
COMMENTS ON THE PROCEEDINGS AT
THE COMMISSION.
Judge PERRIN, addressing the Clerk of the Crown—
Where is the order made by the Chief Baron and
Baron Pennefather on a former occasion, respecting
the publication of any comments on the pro-
ceedings during the commission? The order was
made on the authority of the King v. Clements,
Let a similar order be now prepared and made, and let it
be generally understood that no comment shall be pub-
lished on any proceedings of this Commission, during
the Commission. Let all persons concerned take notice
of it.

The bills against Duffy were not sent to the grand
jury, who, after disposing of some other business, were
permitted to retire, with directions to be in attendance
at eleven o'clock to-morrow morning.
TRUE BILLS AGAINST CHARLES GAVAN
DUFFY.

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY.—The Court eat at ten o'clock.
The city grand jury were in attendance about twelve
o'clock, and the bill of indictment against Mr. Duffy was
sent to them. None of the law otfic,rs were present,
with the exception of Mr. Kemmis, jun., by whom the
bills were sent to the jury.
For three hours the jury were engaged in the exami-
nation of the Crown witnesses, and at a quarter-past
three o'clock they appeared in their box, and handed in
" a true bill" against Charles Gavan Duffy, on all the
counts of the indictment.
The bill was received without any remark, save a
direction to the grand jury to be in attendance to-morrow
at twelve o'clock.
The case of Mr. Duffy cannot be entered into to-mor-
row. Perhaps the opening statement of the Attorney-
General may not be made until Monday. This delay is
owing to the arrangement made by the Court that the
county business and the minor business of the city
should be disposed of before the State prosecution cats
touched. It is scarcely possible that the other cases in
the calendars can be cleared off before to-morrow even-
ing, and then, before actually going into Mr. Duffy's
case, there will be a motion to quash the old indictment,
and a contest about the jury list, including challenges to
the array and challenges to the poll. Perhaps it is not
assuming too much to say that two days will be occupied
by those preliminary matters; therefore, in case the
Crown can enter into them on Friday, they may have
the way cleared by Monday morning for entering upon
the trial of the accused.
STATE OF THE POOR.
The Limerick Chronicle has the following :
" HORRIBLE SPECTACLE IN CR01513, PALLASGREAN.
—SIX HUMAN BEINGS FOUND FEEDING ON CARRION:—
The inhabitants of Cross and its adjacent localities
have not yet recovered from the consternation created
by the fact, that in a miserable hut, by the side of the
Limerick and Waterford Railway, six human beings
were existing for three days on tainted horses' flesh.
Anxious to learn the particulars, I bent my way on last
Sunday evening to the hut of James Howell, and pro-
ceeded to make the necessary inquiries. From what I
had learned, the following particulars may be relied
on:—A few days ago Howel entered the residence of
Mr. John Ryan, P.L.G., and stated that he and his
family were dying of hunger. He stated to Mr. Ryan
that he was living on horses' flesh for three days. Mr.
Ryan at first doubted the statement, but when Howel
unsolicited took his solemn oath as to the truth of his
statement, Mr. Ryan could not longer distrust the man.
He shuddered to suppose the statement true. Mr.
Ryan immediately addressed a note to the relieving
officer of the district, in which he communicated the
afflicting circumstances. In justice to the relieving offi-
cer, I must state that he immediately came to the spot,
and found the statement was true—found that tainted
flesh was the food of the six human beings, and relieved
poor Howel. I cannot withhold one, at least, of the
one hundred benevolent acts which the poor ascribe to
Mr. Ryan. No sooner had that gentleman learned the
real particulars of Sowers case than he gave him a
sum of money, and ordered his servant to supply him
with bread and milk."

THE MURDER OF SERGEANT GRANT. This day
(Tuesday), two men, named John Ryan, of Scorduff,
and James Iloolahan, of the Red Gate, near Shinrone,
were escorted here by a party of constabulary from Par-
sonstown, under command of Sub.lnspector Duncan, and
lodged in the County Gaol. They have been fully com-
mitted to take their trial at the next assizes for the mur-
der of Sergeant Grant, and the robbery of Major
Phibbs. Ryan is an old offender—he has been fre-
quently tried for Whiteboy offences. Others of the
banditti are still detained in Parsonstown Bridewell.
Ryan is charged as principal. Three of the party have
nut yet been apprehened.—Kiny's County Chronicle.