The Sun.
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
St. 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 raise and create discontent and dis-
affection amongst the liege subjects of our said Lady the
Queen, and to excite such subjects to hatred and con-
tempt of the Government and Constitution of this realm
as 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
of 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 procare 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
times 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 lay established ; and further to bring into hatred
and 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
that purpose."
Forty-three overt acts are set forth in this the first
count, relating principally to the various monster meet-
ings, the numbers attending them, the speeches deli-
: vered at them, and the publication of the same by Messrs.
Barrett, Gray, and Duffy, proprietors of the Pilot, Free-
man, and Natio newspapers.
The counts that follow this, down to the tenth, vary
lint little from the foregoing, which contains the grava-
'lona of the whole charge.
On this most important count, the verdict of the jury,
• as it at present stands, subject to the amendment they
are to give in this day, is " no finding."
SECOND COUNT. •
'his count' charges the traversers with " unlawfully,
Maliciously, and seditiously contriving, intending, and
deviling to raise and create discontent and disaffection
fulinng The liege subjects of our said Lady the Queen,
and to excite-the said liege subjects to hatred and con-
: tempt of the Government and Constitution of this realm
94 by law established, and to excite hatred, jealousies
and ill-will amongst different classes of the said subjects,,
and to create discontent and disaffection amongst divers
1:1t. the said subjects, and amongst others her Majesty's
.'lll3jects serving in her Majesty's army ; and further
't,ontriving, intending, and devising to bring into disre
I)nk' and to diminish the confidence of her Majesty's
f .11111310ets in the tribunals duly and lawfully constituted
t. 'at the administration of justice, and further unlawfully,
• viciously, and seditiously contriving, intending, and
14r ising, by means of intimidation and the demonstra-
-1 of great physical force, to procure . and effect
Changes to be mede in the Government, laws, and Con-
sti!'ntion of this realm as by law established heretofore:,
uu this count there is " no finding."
THIRD COUNT.
This count charges the traversers with unlawfully,
Mak"'
d 'sly, and seditiously, contriving, intending, and
1,,--evil3ing to raise and create discontent and disaffection
--"ngst the liege subjects of our said Lady the Queen,
• and to
led excite the said liege subjects to hatred and con-
sell:t_Pt of the Government and Constitution of this
je.• -7
as by law established, and to excite hatred,
-,;,(4lsies, and ill will, amongst different classes of the
44—`4 subjects, and to create discontent and disaffec-
t tt°ll2 amongst divers of the said subjects, and, amongst
btu__ s, her Majesty's subjects serving in her Majesty's
b TY; and further contriving, intending, and devising to
betinr„,...g into disrepute, and to diminish the confidence of
s'laiesty's subjects in the tribunals duly and lawfully
Constitutedto
hi for the administration of justice; and further,
tenrfullY, maliciously, and seditiously, contriving, in-
se_ l'ag and devising, by means of intimidation, and the
e„,',lonstration of great physical force to procure and
t changes to be made in the Government, laws, and
constitution of this realm, as by law established ;" "and
1/ith
sel, attempting further to bring into hatred and dis-
re the Courts by law established in Ireland for the
ministration of justice, and to diminish the confidence
43r her said n •
Majesty's liege subjects in Ireland in the
1.0-41nistration of the law therein, with the intent
induce her Majesty's subjects to withdraw the
C'dother
of their differences with, and claims upon each
ititisr from the cognizance of the said Courts by law esta-
bed, and
mination of other tribunals, to be cons tituted andcontrived
Bfor
t•
, an. purpose in contempt of our said Lady the Queen."
n this
count the jury found Daniel O'Connell, R.
Charles Gavan Duffy guilty.
FOURTH COUNT. •
sh:The fourth count only varies the third, • and again
lgs the
Itsiest • traversers with attempting to excite her
tuti 3s subjects to hatred and contempt of the Consti-
s oun of the realm.
John s count the jury find " that Daniel O'Connell
4teel e° nellahos. Mathew Ray, John Gray, Thomas'
, and Charles Gavan Duffy are guilty."
The „ AND SIXTH COUNTS.
Tontth fifth and sixth counts are also repetitions of the
Isiapti'nau,d charge the traversers generally with at-
lastutiong to create dissatisfaction and hatred of the con-
.cneoll,a Job fifth count the jury find that Daniel O'Con-
'G n O'
rety, 7,11 Connell, Thomas Matthew Ray, John
irbossas Tierney,
Steele, Charles Gavan Duffy, and
oz)Li
til nerney are guilty.
e sixth
count the jury says nothing.
This Co SEVENTH COUNT.
`ttetttin nut, in addition to the general charge of
:ss•-•_,,stut gdidviesa_ffection, charges the traversers with " pro-
' /lleet and 's subjects of our said lady the Queen to
vas time assemble assemble together in large numbers, at vari-
_ltlawstd and at different places within Ireland, 'for the
'ut' the i a. nd seditious purpose of obtaining, by means
wss utinsidation to be thereby caused, and by means
• fosse° e4hibition and demonstration of the great physical
at such
2eratio__
in
assemblies] and meetings, changes and
hrs
the real_us, ia7 the government, laws, and constitution of
rneanws
aforesaid,
by law established ; and, especially, by
Zsolstion to bring about and accomplish a
~,roetatthe Legislative union, now subsisting
tor said Britain and Ireland, in contempt of
:5. the evil the Queen, and the laws of this realm ;
eaindowna peaceeaxaluninsptlteheofallo of our
others in
saidthe ay like case offend-
her
the Queen,
461311 this co nd dignity."
vt eon nhat the jury find Daniel O'Connell, John
onen, T
le, and inns Matthew Ray, John Gray, Thomas
Charles Gavan Duffy, are guilty.
Th
4_ e true_ EIGHTH COUNT.
zinwis,nyonniiseers, by this count, are charged with " un-
f its j'°ll-11Y, and seditiously contriving, intend-
n the eoes,Tg to bring into disrepute, and to dimi-
Zlitis clo": lice of her Majesty's subjects in the tri-
_ ..ond lawfully constituted in Ireland for the
Shouthiaisdtaryattzf
Ic:f justice heretofore, to wit, on the this-
:tins eisht !bruarY, in the year of our Lord one
;T., to
with a hundred and forty-three, with force and
,thse city of he parish of Saint Mark, in the county
(" aforesaid, unlawfully, maliciously,
id combine, conspire, confederate, and
sen 8 each Other and with divers other persons
'11,11,t into are the jurors- •
ti big .nstred and
disrepute the tribunals of law es-
-4 (4,7 in ,shlreland for the administration of justice, and
therms in Treeiconfidence of her said Majesty's liege
Ws' with th in the administration of the law
e intent
Nis draw the to induce her Majesty's subjects
44, , :sons
upon adjudication of their differences with
10 tribuottieach other from the cognistmce of the
be ne jsse,m.l33" la N established, and to submit the same
tt_siue;tnstritntedell:nadnddetermination of other tribunals to
• ° our said Contrived for that purpose, in con-
Wks]. to tip evillady the Queenand the laws of this
example
of .
suseaDa , and against
thisr croft, andthe peace of our said lady the
count there
,dignity,"
, is no finding.
cashis naith count .
o COUNT.
'o, there
noissist
dainsg.-a.riation of the eighth, and
t
445 be count TENTH cou
et. tile a rePeats NT.
tt. -stabush charfe e
ed courts os attempting to super-
4ss this of
law for the administration
John
o'o "nut the •
find that Daniel O'Connell,
es TN Ray, Thomas
Steele,
Gra°llneil, Thasr7l7Ga.
eisYventh ,
eofjunbEtv.lo,iN:Tearitcheo:uffy,
are guilty.
theUtNraTversers with "un-