The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-24 00:00:00

We do not meddle with the evidence given upon the
present State trials in Ireland. We do not interfere
with the question of legality or illegality of the pro-
ceedings upon which the jury has to decide. We are
entirely opposed to a repeal of the union upon princi-
ple, and upon a conviction that Ireland may be better
served, than by severing its legislative connection with
this country ; but we feel it strictly within our province
to look at the mode in which that evidence has been
obtained—to denounce the unfair proceedings by which
the jury-box has been packed with men, who may be
free from all bias, but whose selection is evidently most
corrupt—and to enter our indignant protest against
conduct, which will do more to effect a repeal of the
union, than all the harangues of O'CONNELL, the acts
of the Repeal Association, or of the entire population
of Ireland.
Can any Englishman call to' his memory the proceed-
ings previous to the selection of the jury, without
thanking his stars that he was born in this country and
not in Ireland ? Can, any Englishman see justice
totally denied to Irishmen, in their own country,
without blushing for the Legislature which has not
conferred upon one part of the British empire, the privi-
leges enjoyed by the other part, and which ought
to he common to all ? Can any Englishman see
the tricks, the subtleties, the petty acts of tyranny,
to which every officer of the Government has re-
sorted, previous to, and during the present trials,
without feeling a lively sensation of shame for his
country, of despisal for his country's rulers, and of
pity for the objects of the persecution which those
rulers have instituted, and are now carrying on
We do not believe that the Englishman exists, who in
his heart approves, either the withholding of all awaits
from the traversers to make an effectual detitee, by
refusing every information as to the charge against
them, and the evidence to support it, or the nefarious
packing of the jury box, intended to make all and every
defence of no ultimate use and avail. Conviction !
conviction ! conviction ! per fas aut nefas ; innocent or
guilty, no matter ; conviction, was the end, the aim, anti
the intent.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
The Best Pantomime ot the Season—Gorgeous Scenery.
THIS EVENING, JANUARY 24,
The New Drama, embracing Extraordinary Effects, Powerful Cast,
and Novel Scenic Display, called
THE BOHEMIANS; or, The Rogues of Faris. Principal
Characters by Messrs. Lyon, O. Smith, Wright, Wieland, Maynard,
Mrs. Yates, Miss E. Stanley, Mrs. F. Matthews.
After which, a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, called HAIL
LEQUIN BLUE BEARD, or, The Fairy of the Silver Crescent.
Produced with Enormous Splendour and Wonderful Effects:
Columbine, Miss /kitten ; Harlequin Quicksilver, by the inimitable
Wieland; Clown, by the Grimaldi of the day, Mr. T. Matthews,
from the Theatres Royal, Covent-garden and Drury-lane; Pants.
loon, Mr. Johnstone.

In pursuance of this foregone conclusion, evidence,
such as no mortal, man ever heard, has been sought
for; the character of the public press has been
attempted to be lowered, by clothing Government
employes, with the garb of reporters ; and a Home
Secretary of State, has sent his own personal attaches,
to gain materials for prosecution. Sir JAMES GRAHAM
must in future be the English FOUCHE, the director
of spies, and the selector of implements, such as his
acquaintance with the Carlisle Patriot supplied. And
then the jury—a jury not intended to try guilt or
innocence, but to convict—it may happen, that the
prosecutors have been mistaken; but they believe they
are safe in their packed jury list, as Sir C. O'LocßuN,
indignantly termed it.
No Englishman who watches the progress of this
trial can avoid pitying the Government which is obliged
to use such an Attorney-General as Mr. SMITH, and
despising an Attorney-General who can show such want
of judgment, as he exhibited on this trial on Monday.
Dreading the sympathy which the appearance of Mr.
O'CONNELL would create at the Conciliation Hall,
and finding that he had gone thither, Mr. Attorney..
General Slum insisted upon Mr. O'ComiELL's remaining
within the precincts of the Court during the trials, and
threatened to call him upon his recognizance:, if he did not
immediately appear. Is there any English Attorney-
' General who would thus have acted ? None, in our
memory. But such a trial for such an offence, never
took place in our times, supported by such evidence,
and before a jury selected in such a manner. It only
wanted Mr. Attorney-General SMITH to make the farce
" Law without Justice" complete in all its parts.
And mark the effect of such proceedings. Mr. SMITH
O'BRIEN, at the Conciliation Hall, stated openly as
follows :

PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX.
THIS EVENING, JANUARY 24,
Will be presented for the fifth time at this• theatre, the grand
opera of the MAID OF JUDAH. Ivanhoe, Mr. Wood; Friar
Tuck, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Rebecca, Mrs. Wood.
To conclude with the New Musical Burlesque spectacle, entitled
THE MAGIC MIRROR. Sing. Song, Mrs. H. P. sirattan; Poo.
Poo, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Sloe.Leat, Miss R. Isaacs.

AsTLEY'S ROY AL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS.

----Untier the Management of Mr. Ratty Proprietor.
Triumphant Success of the Equestrian Novelties and Pantomime.
FOUR GRAND NATIONAL HOLIDAY CLOSING FETES.

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The succession of crowded houses and increased demands for
Places at the Box-ottice, compels the Proprietor to announce that
this Popular Establishment will remain Open a few Nights longer ;
and, by special desire, and in concurrence with the wishes of
Astiey's Patrons, according to annual custom, for a series of British
National Fetes, pourtraying the Victories of England's Hero—
Wellington, with all its Military Effects, New Dresses Scenery, and
Appointments,
THIS EVENING, JANUARY 24,
Will be performed the Grand National Spectacle of THE BATTLE
OF WATERLOO. Napoleon Buonaparte, Mr. Gomersal, his oti
ginal character.

New Scenes in the Circle.
To conclude with the Pantomime of HARLEQUIN TAM
O'SHANTER.

DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
As usual, the funniest and most successful Pantomime.
THIS EVENING, JANUARY kb,
Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled STELLA RITTER&
DORF. Supported by Messrs. Saville, Hughes, Hicks, R. Honner,
Neville, Vale, Smith, Johnson, Lewis, i estop, Mrs. R. Hon ner, Mrs.
Daly. Mrs. Hughes, Miss Terrey, and Mrs. H. Vining.
After which an entirely new Grand Comic Pantomime, with
Splendid Scenery, Superb Dresses, Inimitable Properties and Tricks,
every thing new and of the most costly description, HARLEQUIN
GRAMMAR, or' Lindley Murray, and AEI 0 U. Harlequin, Mr.
W. H, Harvey ; Grotesque, Mr. Stilt ; Clown, Mr. Fuller • Panta.
loon, Mr. Hawkins ; Columbines (alternately) Miss M. R. lair.
brother and Miss Sharpe.

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.
THIS EVENING, JANUARY :A.
Will be performed an entirely New Domestic Drsma, entitle,
POVERTY• or, Mary Graham. Leonard, Mr. Freer; Jessamy
Tacit, Mr. Nantz; Squire Graham, Mr. Dale; Patty Parrot, Miss
Arden; Mary Grihani, Miss Vincent.
After which NATURE AND ART. In which Miss Vincent
will sustain her Five Original Characters.
To conclude with THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK

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" It is true that your leaders are taken from you at the pre-
sent moment. It is true that means have been taken to pro-
cure a verdict, of what kind I will not pretend to say, but
which will deprive it of all meral worth. But I cannot believe
that auy jury, however composed, will surrender the rights and
liberties of our country. I still feel exultation and hope, when
I know that the people are determined to maintain the privi-
leges which are our birthright. I came here to tell the Attor-
ney-General that, though not ambitious of martyrdom, if he
wants another victim I present myself to him."—( Tremendous
cheering. )

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Mr. SMITH O.I3IUEN is no visionary, no wild enthu-
3iast—he is a man of large property, and the Member
in Parliament for an Irish county ; the conduct of Sir
ROBERT PEEL'S Government drove him into the ranks
of Repeal—the conduct of that Government will do more
injury than years of conciliation can repair, and will
drive into opposition to English connection in legis-
lation, thousands who see in the conduct of that GoTern-
went, only trickery and injustice.

LO N D O N:
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 1844.

The proceedings in the Irish State trials were
resumed on Monday with the examination of
three persons in the employment of Mr. Rol-
brooke, a I i thographie printer and engraver,
Crow-street. This person was employed to print
many of the documents issued by the Repeal
Association. Among them the cards of the members
and associates, the forms of the awards of arbitrators,
and the deeds of submission to such awards. The latter
documents were stamped, and much of the cross-exami-
nation was directed to eliciting whether this stamp was
affixed by the authority of the Association or not. The
form of the award only was carried at the meeting of
the Association, and the Counsel for the traversers con-
tended that the stamp being part of the document, it
could not be admitted as evidence, unless the whole of it
vas proved to be authorised by that body as well as part.
The
Court, however, decided that the document
should be admitted as well as the others.
Between one and two o'clock a little incident occurred
that not only varied the formality of the
proceedings,
but exhibited in a striking manner the spirit that ani-
mates the Attorney-General.
The usual Monday meeting of the Repeal Asso-
ciation was announced to be held at two o'clock.
Mr. W. S. O'Brien, it was stated, would also attend that
meeting. Between one and two o'clock Mr. O'Connell and
his son John rose to leave the Court, for the purpose of
proceeding to the Conciliation Hail, when the Attorney-
General stated that he had no objection to the traversers
remaining in the precincts of the Court, but that he
would not permit them to attend the meeting ; if they
quitted the Court for that purpose. he should call
on the Court to enforce their recognisances. Mr. John

Such a Secretary as Sir J. GRAHAM—such a pro-
secution as this of O'CONNELL—conducted by such an
Attorney-General, in such a spirit and in such a
manner, would sink a stronger vessel than that which
Sir B. PEEL commands, even though manned by a better
crew, and officered by men of principle, not by renegades

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It is with unfeigned regret that we record the death
of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, which took place at four
o'clock yesterday morning. The deceased Baronet, who
was born in 1770, was the son of F. BURDETT, Esq.;
he married, in 1793, the youngest daughter of the late
THOMAS COUTTS, the banker, entered Parliament as
Member for Boroughbridge in 1796, and in the fol-
lowing year succeeded his grandfather in the Baro-
netcy. In 1807, he was elected for Westminster,
which city he continued to represent till 1837, when
he was returned for the northern division of Wilt-
shire, on the Tory interest. Early in life the de-
ceased Baronet started as a Reformer, under
the auspices of the well-known HORNE
TOOKE, whom he regarded as his political
Mentor, and at whose Sunday parties at Wimbledon
Tower
r for having
he was always a favourite guest. His views of Re-
form were—for those days—of the boldest and most
uncompromising character; and he advocated them,
on every occasion, both within and without 'the walls
ronefensPsraerrlaeidanmdheitnt,fl feowxii years
hblae manitihe manliness—an energy-a hearti-
puprpeoopslee. that
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stubbornidnoelasn s
of
1812 he was committed to the Tw
published some unpalateable truths respecting the
constitution of the House of Commons, which the
Ministry of that day chose to regard as a breach of
O'Connell then wrote a letter from the Court. whieh i privilege; and on this occasion a desperate riot
(took place, in which several lives were lost.
MIA read to the meeting, amidit the utmost ex-
'
eitement ; nothing could exceed the indignation of the '
In 1819—the year of the Peterloo massacre—
indignantly amenably at this manifestation of a petty spirit, art the Sir FAIANCIS BumarT denounced that