The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-01 00:00:00

each of these practical proofs ended as it were in
itself : just as if, upon on indictment for riot,
to which three persons are necessary to constitute
the offence, John should insist upon being tried
without reference to the acts of James and Peter,
indicted with him, or even without reference to the
existence of such persons in rerum naturce. In all
cases, however, of riot, riotous assembly, conspi-
racy, &c., it is the number and the community of
purpose which makes the gravamen of the charge ;
these proved, the acts of each individul become the
acts of all. After all that we have written for the
last three or four years, it would be a ridiculous
prudery on our part to affect to conceal our con-
viction that the repeal agitation has been carried
on by an all but treasonable conspiracy, if, indeed,
the conspiracy has not been absolutely an act of high
treason. The only question which we are not at
liberty to touch, because the only question upon
which the jury have to decide,is the connexion and
'the degree of connexion of the several traversers
with that conspiracy, the character and extent of
which were as well known to every man,
woman, and child in the United Kingdom twelve
months ago, as the rising and setting of the sun, and
made known chiefly by the zealous exertion of the
conspirators to give notoriety to their proceedings.
What the judges have to say is, whether such a con-
spiracy is lawful, and upon this point there can be
really no second opinion; and what the jurors have
to find is, whether Mr. Daniel O'Connell, Mr. John
O'Connell, Messrs.Tierney,Steele,Barrett, Duffy,Ray,
and Doctor Gray, or any of them, has had a part m
it. In this narrow compass lies the whole question—
tedious as the proceedings have necessarily been, and
copious as have been the dissertations of our con-
temporaries upon those proceedings. We knew not
whether it is worth the while to remark here that Mr.l
Sheil is in error in saying that all the parties
so disgracefully prosecuted for conspiracy in 1823
were acquitted. Of the seven accused one only (Mr.
Brownlow) was acquitted, and against him no evi-
dence whatever had been adduced. As to the
other six, the jury disagreed, notwithstanding the
Attorney-General (Lord Plunket) had set aside
thirty of the panel—all Protestants by the way,
and some of them among the most respectable
merchants and citizens of Dublin notwith-
standing, too, that the traversers had not
challenged one man, Protestant or Roman Catholic.
At the conclusion of the affair the jury were dis-
charged, but the traversers were held to bail to be
tried at the succeeding term ; and tried they would
have been had not Lord Plunket been called on in the
House of Commons, by the late excellent Lord
Farnham, to answer for his conduct in the matter.
And now; as our Whig Contemporaries have a
fancy for Irish politics, we invite their attention to
the resolutions agreed to by the dismal remnant of
the Irish Whigs, at their late meeting at Charlemont
House, Dublin. They have hitherto observed a re-
markable silence with reference to this document.
We could wish to say a few words about it, but
though we made it public (exclusively) two or three
days ago, etiquette requires that the Whig friends of
the party from whom it proceeds should do the formal
honours of an introduction to the notice of the Eng-
lish people. Let it be remembered, that in this
dreary manifesto the Irish Whigs say all that they
have to say.

STATE OF TRADE.
(From the Manchester Guardian.)
The advance in the price of Cotton in Liverpool, con-
sequent upon the latest advicos from the United States—
amounting to fully id.—has had its effect upon our mar-
ket here. As might be expected, as the result of this con-
tinued excitement in the Liverpool market, ours yes-
terday was a little unsettled. There was no lack
of orders offering, but the speculative rise in cotton ap-
pears to some extent to have arrested their acceptance
In yarns there was a little more disposition to purchase
manifested by the shippers, and prices may be said to
be from id. to id. per pound higher. Yarns for home
consumption were also in good demand, and highe
prices were obtained. In goods, a fair business wa
dune at the highest prices of last week.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, JAN. 29.—
There has been a rather busy market to-day, yet there
have not been so many pieces sold as might have been
expected from the numerous attendance of buyers. The
manufacturers have stood out for an advance of prices,
and many have obtained a little more for their goods,
but nothing in proportion to the advance of wool. The
demand for wool still continues good, and prices firm.