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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 5.
(Sittings in Banco.)
The Court took the Crown paper this morning and after-
wards proceeded with the new trial paper. No case of any
public interest came on during the morning.

DUBLIN, JUNE 3.
THE STATE TRIALS-WRIT OF ERROR
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH-THIS DAY.
THE QUEEN y._ O'CONNELL AND OTHERS.

BAIL COURT, June 5.
(Before Mr. Justice IVIGHTAIAN.)
There was nothing of the slightest general iiterest in the
cases which came before the Court this day.

Mr. WHITESIDE said that on Saturday evening an applica,
tion had been made to the Court, in the case of the Queen v.
O'Connell and others, that the solicitor for the prisoners
shOuld be at liberty to inspect the record in the Clerk of the
Crown's office, for the purpose of taking a list of the wit-
nesses, ascertaining if they had been sworn in pursuance of
the statute, and comparing the endorsements on the back of
the indictment. He thought it was a matter of right for the
traversers to be allowed to inspect the record, but that right
was denied by Mr. Bourne, and they were driven to make
the present application to the Court for an order to compel
the Clerk of the Crown to permit the inspection required.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL spoke in reply. He was oppos-
ing a motion which was without precedent, and which was,
no doubt, made for some object, which did not appear. If the
present application were granted he would venture to say
that there would not be a case of misdemeanour tried throng-
out the country for the future, that the parties convicted
would not make the case of the Queen and O'Connell a pre-
cedent when asking for liberty to inspect the record with a
view of picking oat something wherein to found a writ
of error.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.
THE _DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL.--Mr. Richard
Taylor and Mr. Ashurst, the common councilmen, waited
Upon the Lord Mayor in the justice-room, in conse-
quence of having seen placards borne about the streets,
'and advertisements in the newspapers, intimating that a
-meeting had on Monday taken place, at which his Lord-
ship presided, and a petition against the Dissenters'
Chapels Bill had been unanimously agreed to.
Mr. R. Taylor said the object Mr. Ashurst and he bad
was to ascertain whether a bona fide meeting had taken
place at the Mansion-house upon the subject of the Bill,
at which his Lordship had taken the chair. They had
seen no advertisement stating that a meeting was to take
place, neither had they seen or heard of any public re-
quisition to his Lordship to call a meeting for such a
purpose. The advertisement stated that the meeting
consisted of merchants and bankers, but they had seen
several merchants and bankers who had never heard of
the meeting until the alleged proceedings had been pub-
lished ; and they felt that injury might be done to the
measure now before Parliament, which had been brought
in by.the Administration, and was supported by all the
law lords and all the bishops, with the exception of two,
if it went forth to the public that the merchants and
bankers of London had assembled, and adopted an un-
animous oposition tQ the Bill. They had been given to
understand that no more than thirty individuals had
actually been present at the meeting.
Mr. Ashurst begged to be allowed to add a few words.
They considered the Lord Mayor to be the protector of
the rights and privileges of his fellow-citizens, and the
object of those who had assembled on the occasion al-
luded to, was to inflict a wound upon those who were in-
terested in supporting the Bill. If public notice had
been given of the intention to hold a meeting, the bankers
and merchants, who were in favour of the Bill, would
have promptly attended to discuss its merits. (Mr.
Ashurst here read a paragraph of the petition, which
purported to issue from the meeting.) He said it was
quite evident from the matter of that quotation that the
persons who had drawn up that petition were totally un-
acquainted with the subject they pretended to under-
stand. He was anxious, under all the circumstances,
that the Lord Mayor should state whether the meeting
was, or was not, a public meeting?
The LORD MAYOR said the meeting certainly had not
been assembled by public advertisement. Ho had 'been
waited upon by nine gentlemen of high respectability,
who wished to discuss amongst themselves the most ad-
visable mode of opposing the Bill in Parliament relative
to Dissenters' chapels. It was not by any means for the
purpose of discussing any religious or sectarian ques-
tion.. They were unanimous in their opposition to the
Bill, and they brought with them to the meeting the
petition which had been -previously drawn up. If the
application to him had been to preside at a discussion of
the merits of a question touching points of religion, he
certainly. would not think of consenting, without throw-
ing open the doors to discussion by both parties; but
the.rneeting which took place did not occupy a longer
splice of time than ten minutes, and, as he had said
before, merely related to the best plan of opposition
ainongst persons who were unanimous in the condemna-
of the measure.
Mr. Ashurst said it was" obvious that the persons who
had got up the meeting had not the courage to discuss
the question. It was a private meeting, to effect the
object of which the name- and station "of the Lord, Mayor
had been made use of.
!Mr. Taylor and _Mr, Ashurst then thanked the Lord
Mayor for -the frank and candid manner in which his
Lordship had communicated with them, and retired.
WORSHIP-STREET.
!Daniel Rodriguez, alias Rogers, a Portuguese Jew, and
Charles Stewart, a young Scotchman, were placed at the
bar, before Mr. Broughton, for final examination,
charged on suspicion of having been concerned in break-
ing itito the premises of Mr. Peter Hay, a watchmaker
and jeweller, in Leith-street, Edinburgh, and stealing
an immense quantity of jewellery, watches, and other
valuable property. -
Mr. Robinson, the solicitor, attended on behalf of the
prisoners.
The particulars of, the former examination have
already been published, and it will be recollected that
the prisoners were remanded for the attendance of Mr.
Peter Hay, whoit was supposed would be able to iden-
tify various articles of jewellery which were found in
their possession, and which exactly corresponded with
similar articles described in the advertised list of the
sttn property.
. r. Hay now attended, and stated that, in the early
paq of May, he had occasion to come to London on
business, and soon after his arrival, he received a letter, '
apprising him that, 'on the sth of that month, between
the. hours of 10 o'clock in the morning and 9 at night,
his' warehouse had been broken open, and plundered of
ne rly the whole' of its most valuable contents. On
rec iving information of the robbery, he immediately
ret4irned to Scotland, and on examining his stock, he dis-
Co red that the miscellaneous assortment of property
wh ch was afterwards advertised in the Hue and Cry
ha boon carried off, but he• was happy to state that its
aggregate value, as estimated by the police, had been
considerably overstated. He had seen the various 'arti-
T
cles found by the police in the possession of the prisoners,
and felt quite satisfied that neither of them formed any
portion
,of the stolen property.
In answer to the magistrate, the prosecutor said that
the'mother of the prisoner Stewart resided within a few
doors of his warehouse in Leith-street, and he had fre-
quehtly seen Rodriguez driving through the streets of
Edinburgh in a gig, but he had no personal knowledge
of the other prisoner.'
The.prosecutor was cross-examined by Mr. Robinson,
with a view of ascertaining whether he himself had
given the ,police the particular description of the pri-
iseuers which had resulted in their apprehension, but on
being informed by the magistrate that he was not bound
to' answer the question, the prosecutor declined doing so.
Sergeant Barker stated that he had made inquiries
Pt ahpfoetnseerds athey
hisid arrival t
hat he in
was London,
prepared with
respecting the two boxes which were found at -the pri-
sonor'Rodriguez's house,, and
were
dhad ascertained, that in-,
stem of their having been transmitted from Ebyditnhbeuprrgiii_
s oas
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fih e day
rstßobinson
abundant evidence to prove that the prisoners' were
young men of unimpeachable character ; but he trusted,
after what had taken place, that its production was un-
Mr. BeotcrtTosr said, that as the description given of
the Supposed robbers exactly tallied with that of the
tnheeeedf3hsaarryge,. and that the gagistrate would at once dismiss
prisoners, he considered that the police had acted strictly
in accordance with their duty in taking them into cus-
tody ; but there being an entire absence 'of evidence to
prove their participation in the offence, he had no hesi-
tation in ordering their immediate discharge.
The prisoners were accordingly discharged. _
„ . MAR YLER ONE. ,
'William Martin, a young man, of respectable appearance,
was charged with having, this mernin , created a disturb-
- ance in the residence of .the,Rev. Mr. Holstock, Polygon,
Somers-town. g
Mr. lames Horton,' residing , there, said that the parlour
winddws of the rev: gentleman had been broken by seme
mischievous person that morning, and the prisoner, who was
passing at the time, was taken to the station-house, on Bus-
tled, knowing the prisoner, forboreto press
picion of having been the offending party. Witness went to
thestation:liouse,
the charge!' and he was set at liberty. About half-pa..41-nine
thii.niorning he called at the .Rev: Mr. Holstock's, in order,
as he' said, to explain about the windows, but the rev. gen-
tleman wished to have no communication with him, and
told him to leave the house, The .prisoner refused to do so,
and a disturbance was created, when, the prisoner was given
into custody.'
• 'The. prisoner-4 did not break the windows.
• Mr. RAwxxesox.,,,The present charge is not for breaking
windows, but for creating .a disturbance. But I must say
that Meeks to me as if you did break them. You were found
alerie, at two in the morning, in the Polygon, a place alto-
gether apart from the road, and where you could have had
no bUsinese. However, it is with the other case I have to do.
You willfind bail for your good behaviour in time to come.
' ' . • CLERKENWELL. '
A person of dissipated appearance was brought before the
,Magistrate on two charge,' of drunkenness. He was de-
scribed as Fitzgibbon,
,a newspaper reporter en one of the
police-sheets, and as reporter on the other.
Monday evening,
He was found drunk by a policeman on Monday evening,
find loCked up,'but was,bailed out. He did not appear to his
bail yesterday morning, and4he ,Sergeant said the bail-men
would be sued for their recoguisancee, Yesterday evening
,he. was again ,f`dund diunk and incapable in the E division,
and lOcked up and charged by an E constable.
sergeant Dyer statedtliat the'prisriner had been previously
Convicted before the magistrates of this court.
The naciurraxes asked the
.prisoner what he had to say?
The prisoner said ha_was sorry for what he had done.
The MAGisTruat filled him 55.,' and said that if he were
again brought before him, he would most certainly hold him,
to bail.' • . • _
The prisoner havingpaid the fine; was disehargefl.

' Mr. WifirEslDE said the present application was not made
for any concealed or improper purpose. Mr. Ford had in his
affidavit stated specifically the object for which it was made,
and where there was no affidavit on the other side, or any
data upon which to found the slightest contradiction of what
had been sworn, it was not proper of her Majesty's Attorney-
General to place his assertions in opposition to it, and impute
motives which did not exist.
Mr. Justice PERRLN—I cannot, for the life of me, see why
the application is refused. I have never known counsel to be
refused an inspection of the indictment after trial. I have
myself, when counsel, been permitted to inspect the record
in open court.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that the Crown had con-
sented to all that was necessary to bring a writ of error coram
nobis.

Mr. Justice BußToN—The application seems to be not to
sastain a writ of error, but to seek for grounds to found it on ;
but yet I cannot see what injury it could do to allow an in-
spection of the record.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said such an application was
without precedent, and the prisoners had no right to have it
granted.
ATTORNEY-GRNERAL—I have no objection that the indict-
ment be sent for, and let the judges look at it, and any-
thing they think proper to have granted I will at once
accede to.
Mr. WHITESIDE said the call upon the judges to point out
the grounds upon which error, might be assigned would form
a new precedent.
CHIEF JUSTlCE—Granting the motion would be another
new precedent.
The monster indictment was then sent for, and after the
judges had inspected it,
The CHIEF JUSTICE said the application should be refused.
Mr. Justice BURTON thought that the indictment ought to
be handed to the traversers' counsel in open Court.
Mr. Justice CRAMPTON agreed with the Chief Justice.
Mr. Justice PERRIN agreed with Judge Burton.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then rose, and said, as two mem.
hers of the Court were of opinion that the indictment ought
to be submitted to the prisoners' counsel, he would not ob-
ject to it.

The monster indictment was then handed down, and after
an inspection of it by the counsel for the prisoners, Mr. White-
side and Sir C. O'Loghlen, it was handed back to the Clerk of
the Crown.
Subsequently, the solicitors for the prisoners obtained a
copy of the names of the witnesses on the back of the in-
dictment.

REPEAL .
IMMENSE INCREASE OFASSOCIATION THE REPEAL RENT.
The most important meeting of the above Association that,
perhaps, ever took place, was held this day in the Concilia-
tion Hall.
Shortly after one o'clock Mr. Smith O'Brien entered, and
was most rapturously cheered. When the applause had sub-
sided, he moved that Caleb Powell, Esq., M.P., should take
the chair.
The CHAIRMAN proposed as a member a friend of his who
had hitherto kept aloof from politics; he need only mention
the name of Thomas Costello Furnell to command the atten-
tion of the meeting. He also proposed the admission of Mr.
O'Farrell (barrister).
The Secretary read the minutes of the last day's meeting.
Mr. SSRTH O'BRIEN then rose and said that, if he did not
miscalculate the feelings of the assembly, it was one of in-
creased reverence towards him who was the victim of the
State, and he would mistake if there was on their part the
least shadow of despondency.--(No, no.) At least on his
part there was none. And on Mr. O'Connell's part there
was but one feeling of resentment and indignation. Who was
the person against whom the present
.prosecution was di-
rected? A man that was known through all the universal
habitable world, and who, for seven years, held in his hands
the destinies of the English Government. What was his
offence? Simply, that he had loved his country.—(Cheers.)
The Hon. Gentlemen then proceeded to say, he would ask
the English people, he would ask Europe, was there not one
law for England and another for Ireland? The meeting at
Birmingham was still fresh in their recollection. Did they
forget that the Duke of Wellington encouraged the largest
meeting for the purpose of denouncing the faith of the people
of Ireland. Did they forget Penenden Heath, or the Bruns-
wick clubs. These things which he stated had occurred, and
yet he was told there was an union.—(Loud cheers.) Did
not every p-Ost bring newspapers breathing the most fero-
cious hatred towards this country, and he would ask, were
these publications the objects of prosecution by the Govern-
ment? And yet they were persecuted for hurling back their
haughty defiance. We were designated aliens by a Lord
Chancellor, and yet the person who uttered that sentiment
was not prosecuted for creating amongst her Majesty's
subjects.—(Cheers.) Every event, in hie opinion, was ac-
celerating the repeal—the result of the trials had put it be-
yond a doubt. The bridge was cut away—henceforth no one
would dare to propose a compromise to any Ministry.—(Loud
cheers.) The propriety of a sentiment which he uttered on
the last day of meeting was questioned by some of his friends
—it was this, that if he-were a Roman Catholic, he would
be ashamed to enter the same place of worship with any
Catholic who was not a repealer. He now recalled that sen-
timent, though it was with difficulty he could persuade
himself to do so. He would call on the members of that re-
ligion to which he alluded, one and all, to become repealers.
Who was it that enabled you, Richard Shell, to wear a silk
gown? .O'Connell.—Whb enabled you to become a Member
of Parliament? O'Connell.—Who enabled you to become a
Privy ;Councillor? O'Connell.—Where are you now?—
(Loud cheers.) He (Mr.'O'Brien) would tell him that here,
in the-Conciliation-hall, was his place, guiding hie country-
men by his counsels, and inspiring them by his eloquence.—
For himself, he would listen to no proposal short of absolute
repeal. The Hon. Gentleman then highly eulogised the
temperance movement, and begged leave to mention to the
meeting a resolution he had made, and he called on Heaven
to enable him to maintain it; it vista this—that no intoxicat-
ing liquor should enter his lips till the union was re-
pealed.--(Loud cheers.) It was by peaceful means that the
battle was to be won ; if force were necessary, he knew full
well that there would be no deficiency of persons who would
risk their lives and fortunes in the defence of their country.
The Hon: Gentleman resumed his seat amidst loud cheering.
Mr. THOMAS 11PNEvEs rose and proposed, in an eloquent
speech, the following address from the Association to Mr.
O'Connell :
" Illustrious Leader—Respected Fellow-Countlyman—We,
your attached friends, representing the Loyal 'National Re-
peal Association, and, we may add, the great body of the
Irish people, approach you With our condolence, on the de-
privation of your personal liberty by the agents of the Eng-
lish Government in Ireland.
" We cannot see the most distinguished ornament 'of his
country, at his &chanced age, and with his active habits, im-
mured In a common gaol, without feelings of poignant regret
and strong indfgnation.. We cannot see those' men who
have been amongst his best and most zealous coadjutors in
the cause of. national regeneration, doomed to imprisonment
swlthpahtn
imhfoarndthsetiirlledp
o;nopeerrarteisoenn,tmt.
withouten sentiments of deep
ym
" But, Sir, whilst we express our sorrow at the indignity
to which you have been subjected, we are cheered by the re-
flection that we can at the same time offer to you honourable
consolation; for we, are enabled, on the part of our country-
men, to promise you that the cause for which you and your
fellow-patriots are imprisoned shall not languish during your
temporary withdrawal from amongst as.
undeviating o f Irel
"Considering the principle of home legislation as essential
and,
devotion to that principle, under all difficulties and in all dan-
gers. Its legality has been recognised,, by the highest
found
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legal tribunal of our country, and the necessity of its realisa-
MITH
t
tion is painfully manifest in the insecurity of our liberties, in
the destitution of our people, in the decay of our trade, and in
the, daily increasing provincialisation to which in every ,
de-
partment we are subjected.
." Contemplate, then, the resources at your command in the
strugglefor legislative independence. You have already ar-
rayed with you the numerical strength of your country.
Hsr.wealth and her intelligence are daily gathering around
you ; nor can we doubt that her increasing distresses, and
the accumulating indignities offered to her, will soon compel
Irishmen of all creeds in politics and in religion to desist from
vain and factious contests, and, by blending in a national
community of feeling and exertion, hasten the restitution of
national wealth, security, and glory. '
" To attain this happy consummation of our united wishes,
we pledge ourselves that we and our fellow-countiymen
will seek, by all honourable means, to conciliate to our cause
those who are yet deterred from co-operating with us by pre-
judice, passion, or timidity. Our object is the good of all—
our.tneanaof attaining-it shall be the union of all.
" Thus, Sir we offer to you the deepest syinpathy for the
loss of that liberty which was ever used in the service of
Ireland, 'and for the indignity you have sustained; but we
also offer to you a consolation, which we know. will remove
all suffering, in the expression of our assured .conviction that
the Irish people, and your faithful fellow-labourers, will
continue true to the cause in which you and those who
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yesterday.haned in 501., col-
. WitiTS ER,Rog.--A"mrStiortly before Mr. Baron lecialleaßt
Pailee thok his seat iii the Court-of Exchequer on Tuesday, Mr. DOHENY (barrister) read a letter which he had re-
Lord Denman, Lord Chief-Justice Tindal, the Lord Chief ceived from Mr. Nicholas Maher, M.P.. for Tipperary, Baron, Mr. Mr. Baron Alderson, Mr. Justice Patteson, Mr. Baron closing lOU towards the rise la: posed on Mr. O'Connell, and
Gurneys Mr. Justice Coltman, , Mr. Baron Rolfe, and Mr. • expressing his intention to subscribe 51. a month towards the
Justice Cresswell entered the Court, when Lord Denman said, repeal rent, during the incarceration of the traversers. The
"that the Court was now assembled as a Court of Error, but letter was received with loud applause.
from 'Various circumstances the Court was compelled to make The money continued to be handed in so rapidly that it
an alteration in the present arrangement fel' the sittings. On was quite impossible to ascertain the names of the gentlemen
the sth and 6th of July the Court would sit 'to take writs of by whom it was forwarded, or the exact amounts.
error from the Court of Exchequer; but there was much un- Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN then announced that there bad been
certainty as to whether the Court would be able to hear any received by Mr. O'Connell 1,0001. from Boston, America.—
of the cases in error from the Couets of Queen's Bench and (A hurricane of applause followed the announcement.)
Common Pleas. It might, however, probably, be better that TWENTY MINUTES PAST FIVE, raa.—Money is still pouring
the usual days should be appointed at all events, if it were in, and the immense building is densely crowded in every
only as a matter of form, The days, then, on which the part. I never witnessed a scene of such excitement.
Court would sit in emir would be the Ist, 2d, 3d, 4th, 6th, The amount of rent up to this moment is 2,500/. These
and' 6th of July. The cases from the Queen's Bench would are the.first fruits of the imprisonment of Mr. O'Connell I
stand' for the Ist and 2d of the month, those from the Common -HALF-PAST FlVE.—Money is still coming in, but the As-
•PleaS for the ad and 4th, whilst those from the Court of Ex- sociation is about to adjourn until to-morrow.
,chequer would be for the sth'and 6th, the present understand- Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN has just risen and said—The first
ing being that none of the cases would come on excepting week's return of rent, showing the opinion of the Irish people
those from the Exchequer. If it should so chance that they on the captivity ofO'Connell, is 2,s96l.—(Great cheering.)
were 'able to make a Court so as to take the cases from the The Association has adjourned.
Queen's Bench and the Common Pleas, due notice should be IMPRISONMENT OF MR. O'CONNELL.—GREAT
given to the officers of the Court. At present, however, it MEETING OF THE CITIZENS OF CORK.
was anticipated-that the attendance of the Judges would be Pursuant to the requisition
pofrothesetßagigahints:Vtohrse Worshipful Wil-
liam Fagaii, Esq., Mayor; put forward at the request of a
receired in another. place."
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y what means expression toa ntdhtecirde to the ground, has , should e,give feelingsrespect to the incarce-
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lloonsi.u;rap,nicre.
toh'celoerkoa,nbet:opairatnecgonsorpndetheirsoltetemhremhi
Stigwood, whose property was burnedwith
sin/ I ration of the Liberator. effered 504 and Government has pledged itself to Pay 1— At hlf o'clock apprehension of the roluroiint
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