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London, England, 1844-02-12 00:00:00

'maliciously, and seditiously contriving, intending,
and devising by means of intimidation, and the de-
monstration of great physical force, to procure and effect
changes to be made in the Government, laws, and Con-
stitution of this realm, as by law established heretofore
to wit, on the 13th day of February, in the year of our
Lord 1843, with force and arms, to wit, at the parish of
Mark, in the county of the city of Dublin, unlaw-
fully, maliciously, and seditiously, did combine, con-
spire, confederate, and agree with each other and with
divers other persons whose names are to the jurors afore-
said unknown, to rai,e and create discontent and dis-
affection amongst the liege subjects of our said Lally the
Queen, and to excite such subjects to hatred and con-
tempt of the Government and Constitution of this realm
41,s by law established, and to unlawful and seditious
'oPposition to the said Government and Constitution, and

also to stir up jealousies, hatred, and between dif-
ferent classes of her Majesty's subjects, and especially to
-Promote amongst her Majesty's subjects in Ireland feel-
ings of and hostility towards and against her
Majesty's subjects in other parts of the United Kingdom
"f Great Britain and Ireland, and especially in that part
of the said United Kingdom called England; and further
to excite discontent and disaffection amongst divers of,
her Majesty's subjects serving in her said Majesty's
army; and further to cause and procure and aid and assist
in causing and procuring divers subjects'of our said Lady
the Queen unlawfully, maliciously, and seditiously to
meet and assemble together in large numbers, at various
tittles and at different places within Ireland, for the un-
lawful and seditious purpose of obtaining, by means of
the exhibition and demonstration of great physical force
at such assemblies and meetings, changes and alterations
in the Government, laws, and Constitution of this realm
as by law established ; and further to bring into hatred
!ad disrepute the Courts by law established in Ireland
for the administration of justice, and to diminish the con-
fidence of her Majesty's liege subjects in the administra-
tion of the law therein, with the intent to induce her
Majesty's subjects to withdraw the adjudication of their
differences with, and claims upon each other, from the
cognizance of the said Courts of law established, and
to submit the same to the judgment and determination
of other tribunals, to be constituted and contrived for
th9A purpose."
Forty-three overt acts are set forth in this the first
count, relating principally to the various monster meet.
Inge, the numbers attending them, the speeches deli.
ered at them, and the publication of the same by Messrs,
13 a rre tt , Gray, and Duffy, proprietors of the Pilot, Free-
'ltan, and Nation newspapers.
The counts that follow this, down to the tenth, vary
hat little from the foregoing, which contains the grava-
')lena of the whole charge.
_ this tnost important count, the verdict of the jury,
:rs it at vresent stands, subject to the amendment they
e to give in this day, is " no finding."

SECOND COUNT.
This count charges the traversers with " unlawfull34
kali •
we'ously, and seditiously contriving, intending, and
isingtr to raise and create discontent and disaffection
111°ng the liege subjects of our said Lady the Queen,
44(1 t •
p excite the said liege subjects to hatred and con-
ta-:11,13t of the Government and Constitution of this realm
4' D3' law established, and to excite hatred, jealousies,
Ild ill-will amongst different classes of the said subjects,
jr4 to create discontent and disaffection amongst divers
4„,t11 said subjects, and amongst others her Majesty's
to""Jects serving in her Majesty's army ; and further
I,4rlttriving, intending, and devising to bring into disre
sUbe and to diminish the confidence of her Majesty's
forJeols in the tribunals duly and lawfully constituted
ithe administration of justice, and further unlawfully,
d:iciously, and seditiously contriving, intending, and
tio,:sing, by means of intimidation and the demonstra-
ch: of great physical force, to procure and effect
Ititites to be mede in the Government, laws, and Con-
iltion of this realm as by law established heretofore."
f,
'll this count there is " no finding."

THIRD COUNT.
I:fhis count charges the traversers with -411eieuslv and seditiously, contriving, der . •• '
ising to raise and create discontent aitnihndteudninsdlaianffwgefc:itali2nlynd,
andllleost the liege subjects of our. said Lady
.s,„
, to excite the said liege subjects to hatredthaengduceeZ
'l)t of the Government and Constitution of
j,,44,1in as by. law established, and ohfatrtehdis,
—")ll3ies and ill will, amongst different classes said subjects, and to create discontent an cl di os
af ffte ch e-
s°ll ationgst divers of the said subjects,
in haenrd,Maamjeosntgys,st
"tilers, her Majesty's subjects serving
41)ttnii Y;!ind further contriving, intending,..
h ''t into disrepute, and to diminish theancdondefivdiesnincge to
tOrt'lNsty's subjects in the tribuneaflsduly-...- istituted for the administration
a n d lawfullyfurther,
bilittivvfally, maliciously, and
.seditiously,.dcaotnietrzianngd,
thein
tetid 0
of intimidation, tk, g and devising,
fig.onstration of greabtyph meanssical force to procure, andnd
t c'tt changes to be made iny the Government, laws, and
and
kith of this realm, as by law established
, ith attempting further to bring into aind dia's-
-Ite the Courts by law established in Ireland for the
40:fitaheinrisatariadtioAnia
Majesty's
justice, andtodiminish the confidence
''-alinistration eosftyt'shelielgaew
t subjectstherein
,i n Irelandlith
the
in
nntethnet
induce her Alajesty's subjects to withdraw the
ndication of their differences with, and cla in n
iler from the cognizance of the said
1) •
eachstetar --
lis
til n atio hed, and to submit the same to the judgment s
and deter-
to of other tribunals, to be constituted and contrived
that purpose in contempt of our said Lady the Queen." ilboll this count the jury found Daniel O'Connell, R -.eft, and Charles Gavan Duffy guilty.
FOURTH COUNT.
th!he fourth count only varies the third, and again
lta‘!•ges the traversers with attempting to excite her.
tiPsY'a subjects to hatred and contempt of the Cons t. i
iun of the realm
13a .I„4_this, count the jury find " that Daniel O'Connell
s
teegi ° Connell,Thos. Mathew Ray, John Gray, y,
T
e, and Charles Gavan Duffy are guilty."
PIFTH AND SIXTH COUNTS.
ftiet4„e fifth and sixth counts arealsgoerneeprentliltyl withofonsa
the La, toad charge the traversers
kilitellttijoling to create dissatisfaction and hatred of the con-
aeon athe fifth count the jury find that Daniel 0'
JCohnn-
ei.ttv Jo fifth
O'Connell, Thomas Matthew Ray,
,11,5..inills'l'h,o. nias Steele, , Charles Gavan Duffy, and
rj Tierney, are guilty.
11
thr' sixth count the jury says nothing.
COUNT.
SEVENTH
This n
Cttkti, Count, in addition chargettohethtreargeernoeerrsalwith,,
proo_f
tiirin:g.dlsaffection, chargesr
Queen toi
iseq,slitl_tvers subjects of
'Null% blue assemble togetherinsaliadrgeladnyumtbheers, at
411141...,3 and at different places within
obtaining, lreland,byfmoreathnes
cl the `.ll and seditious purpose of
1) the . ion
f in
to be thereby caused, and by means
tssr, exhibition and demonstration otfntbges,givat physical
h.'' at s„ 1
changes and
4 'tar -el assemblies
-1 and
meetings,
and constitution of
thia ,!), in the government, laws,
the ,11-`aiol, as by law established ; and, especially, by
dist :ails aforesaid, to bring about and
NaCyesonmhpsilsistihnga
etlvr),.4ti°ll of the Legislative union,
inno
'44. 4i11., preat Britain and Ireland, contemptof;
tcltl), said
the Queen, and the. laws of this realm
is the
and example
ha example of all others in the.d
llaikdeycthasee
Queen,offend-
her ,1" against the peace of our said
on
this'vr) and dignity."
1-31e,ii, e the jury find
y,
John
t,,,i 11, Thomas Matthew gay,
e, and Charles Gavan Duffy, are guilty.
lathe ,
EIGHTH COUNT.
loth„ 'Paversers, by this count, are charged. with " un-
hit, "Y, maliciously, and seditiously contrivingt,oint.emndi--
Ili%h 4,44 devising to bring into disrepute, and i di
the tri-
ttleot,ne confidence of her Majesty's subjects
ittltei:. duly and lawfully constituted in Irelandn for the
tettit.iillstration
_,.
.1 justice heretofore, to wit, onLtohredthoinre-
thses day
of I:'ebruary, in the year
1144,4,114 eight hundred and forty-three, with
4:tee..,iti our Lord i
t'r the' wit, at the parish of Saint Mark, in th.enrceoeuanntyd
duds city ...C.
, ,J .1 Dublin aforesaid, unlawfully, maliciounslnyd,
'usly did combine, conspire, confederate,
l'illcss with each other and with divers other persons
tab btiii:.llaines are to the jurors aforesaid unknown,
Illill''..,lllto hatred and disrepute the tribunalsoflawes-
ts dished in Ireland for the administration of justice,,..aengd
4 lets . e confidence of her said .
1%11111r1111i:1111 tlhreland in the administrati‘ioinajeosftytshe.l.llawe
4i witillh4with the intent to induce her Majesty's subjects
itild cl, • 111/' the adjudication of their differences will
q t '!ials nlc'on each other from the cognisance of the
tic, th, rt,bnoals by la v establisied and to submit the same
Ile c e jalgtnent and determination of other tribunals to
, onstitut
result of
our and contrived fur that purpose,s ino con-
'l/4, i said lady the
Wked (0 the evil example of all others in the like case
Queen and the laws of this
411ec1,11F and against the peace of our said lady the
(wet. crown, and dignity."
is count there is no finding.
NIN COUNT.TH 134 th. n' nth count is only a variation of the eighth, and
' too, there is no finding.
,11;
TENTH COUNT.
ode ill count repeats the charge of attempting to super-
etiNiceeestablished courts of law for the administration
,14a th:•
John (~e2a1.., the jury find that, Daniel O'Connell
onnell,
Steele,
qirk;I:I41(11.
ciliaorTeass
GMaavtatnherzikyay,
arel Thomas Steele,
Ihell .1, , ELEVENTH COUNT.
'.'llta Count charges the traversers with " un-