The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-06 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Nov. 6.
Count Duchatel, formerly Minister during the
reign of Louis Philippe, is dead.

ZHE FENIAN TRIALS IN MANCHESTER.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

MANCHESTER, Nov. 6.

The five men, Nugent, Brannen, Featherstone,
Coffey, and Martin, Are placed in the dock at nine
o'clock, and _

The Attorney General replied upon the whole
case. He said but for some remarks that had fallen
from the learned counsel for the prisoners he should
not again have referred to the general outline of the
facts of the case. He then narrated with detail
the whole circumstances, alluding to the arrests of
Kelly and Deasey and the attack on the van, and
went on to say that the reason he repeated it was
because Sergeant O'Brien had raised a point as to
whether any warrant of remand had been made
out. The Attorney General was prepared to trace
the history of the warrant, and two clerks had been
brought forward from the gaol and court for that
purpose; he did not think his learned friend should
have raised the point at All.

Mr. Sergeant O'Brien—l never said a word about
examining the witnesses.

Mr. Justice Blackburn—lf you remained silent,
Brother O'Brien, and the witnesses were in attend-
ance, it is all the same as if you assented.
The Attorney-General said he assumed that
his learned friend was satisfied with the evidence
given on that point, and went on to say that the
jury would find beyond all doubt that there was a
combination of persons who were members of that
absurd, wild, and desperate Fenian conspiracy, and
that the prisoners formed part of the conspiracy. His
learned friend (Mr. Seymour) had said that, having
regard to the convictions which had already been
obtained, he should have thought that justice
had been sufficiently vindicated. Those conducting
the prosecution were not there to ask vengeance
against any one of the men in the dock, but they •
were asking that those proved to;have been engagedin
the attack on the van should not escape the punish-
ment which their crime deserved. It would be most
improper on the part of the jury if, after the magis-
trate had committed and the grand jury found true
bills against them, they had hesitated to submit
their cause to a proper tribunal, to say whether
they were satisfied that all the prisoners or any
of them were engaged in the desperate enterprise.
Bacon's case had not been clearly made out, and
the prosecution had at once consented to his being
released. That case, however, did not apply to the
other five prisoners, and in regard to them he en-
dorsed most fully the remarks of their learned
c,mnsel, that there was upon this occasion con-
siderable fear and confusion, and that consequently
there might be cases of mistaken identity, but that
was a question for the jury to determine.
Mr. Justice Mellor then summed up, in the course
of which he said that the alibi set up for Martin was
a strong one, and that the witnesses who supported
it were not in the least open to any imputations
as to their characters. This case he impressed
upon the jury to keep distinct. Then, again,
with regard to Nugent, a very important alibi had
been set up, and he therefore called their special
attention to it. He afterwards referred re-
spectively to the other three prisoners, for all of
whom he said an alibi had been set up, and he
pointed out to the jury the importance of their
carefully considering the whole of the evidence
before arriving at a decision.

The jury retired at 20 minutes past 1 o'clock,
and some discussion arose upon the expediency of
having two courts, but it was decided that one court
only should sit.
The court then adjourned for half an hour.

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.

Ap. --

The following appointments were made at the Admiralty
this afternoon :
Commander E. Kelly, to 11.M.5. Mullet, commissioned.
Sub-Lieuts.—Robt. L. Smart, to the Warrior; Wm. E.
Black, to the Victory.

MORE BREAD RIOTS.

EXETER, Nov. 8.

The Riot Act was read again early this morning.
The mob afterwards dispersed, and the city is at
present quiet. Bread riots took place last night
at Newton and Crediton. There was considefable

SPORTING INTEL LIGENOE—This I4ay.

LIVERPOOL RACES.—Tars DAY.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
CORINTHIAN lIURDLE HANDICAP.
The Corinthian Hurdle Handicap of 5 soya each, 2 ft (to
the fund), with 50 added; winners of any hurdle race or
steeple chase after Oct. 30 (at 11 a.m.) 10111 extra ; horses
beaten for the Croxteth Hurdle Handicap, and not placed
second or third, allowed Sib ; ono mile and a half, over
four hurdles
Mari,3 Louisa
Thala.ssiui .
Endsleigli

(Wheeler) 1

. -
Turmoil and Contract also ran.
Betting-6 to 4 apt the winner, 3to 1 each agst Tha-
lassus and Endslcigh. Won in a canter by two lengths.
HANDICAP PLATE OF 40 SON'S.
A Plate (ilandicap) of 40 sous, fur three year olds and
npwardd; winners of any race this dsy 71b extra ; from
the Canal Point (about 6 fur.).

Indian Star
Dorwout
E:tsbv

(Kenyon) 1

Q:loen of Tiump,t, Attoelto, Longhorn, Polka, area
Oboron also ran.
Betting—Even ngst tho winner, 5 to 1 agst Derwr.aa, a
to 1 agst Ensby, Bto 1 agst Queen of Trumps. I\rtak in a
canter by three lengths.