The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-06 00:00:00

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IRELAND.
STATE TRIALS —THE SPECIAL JURY.
boa -IN, JAN. 4.—The process of striking the special jury
Ppeoceeded with at 12 o'clock to-day in the Crown-office,
owhich, with a very few exceptions, none were admitted but
those immediately interested. There were present, on the
Part of the Crown. Mr. Brewster, Queen's Counsel ; Mr.
Smiley, and Mr. Kemmis, also Mr. Kemmis, the Crown
Qsolicitor; and, on the part of the traversers, Mr. Whiteside,
ueen's Counsel; Mr. Close, Sir C. O'Loghlen (of counsel),
d Messrs. Mahony, Ford, and Cantwell, attorneys.
A protest was in the first instance handed in on behalf of the
traversers against the panel generally, upon the ground that
the names of a number of persons properly qualified to serve. as
special
not] ors, including *lie names of 16 Roman Cathvelcs,
had beer placed uoe it.
Tho cards, which w'Pere numbered according
laiele7irtadbmianvgiinvtgo bt
eh"the list, in all
r_ounted, were put into a box and shaken up,
tterms of the .
e
times . The business of shaking having been several
lameseee.eeated, at the requesi of one of the agents for the
.ers, the Clerk of the Crown, in conformity with the
.sectio of ho Act, proceeded to draw out 48 of the
said im band °
hI • h
in tile
insisters, to check them with the numbers and names
thlle first number was 59 and the name corresponding to it
that a 111 r. J. Behan of Bridge-street, merchant ; the next
Cons t o
of f Mr. G. W. Boileau, of 87, Bride-street, druggist (a
ervative).
Me Witerestne
ategiusted objected to his name being put upon the
cession
list of 48, on the ground of non-residence, upon which
AI r, arose,—
°see -"0"
:7Y BeNe denying that ho had any option in the matter,it
-a -
Power ou
to decide that question, and contending that
I, ula linty merely to draw the numbers, those numbers eor-
s 31)°"log with the sheriff's list, over which he had of course
o tontrel.
thelir. Niritesine, on the other hand, maintained that it was
and otffieer's duty to receive proof of the objection now male,
benre'saittite'nasv.eirtae
dthisacituarrifmyiengif the proof were sufficient, and
ground, which it cert.ainly wast
j,tese terms of the Act. The Learned Gentleman,. in support
That quoted the 25th section, wherein it is stated;
Cis tif at the time of reading any name either party o
shall object that the man whose name shall have
ieg 01?ttheferred to is in any measure incapacitated from
esetrhve-
ame ei 'aid..ility, and shall also then and there pro
set
__,, the eatisfaction of the said officer, such name shall the
the lade, and the said officer shall instead thereof draw out
to
the said boa another number, and shall in like refermapier.
wmerr.etbrnreetLemiiinngeork, number in the said. list, Sze. It a man
e really'in the list as residing in Dublin, and that
if
he (Mr. 'Whiteside) wished to know
of the °Att,.rim Woukd feel himself authorised, under that secetiroen-
141re.vileou ivest
thieed -I;'t of Parliament, to insert that man's name on th
.st of 48?
eerie
_,Y before him
at
hied, he had already
Was of opinion that the question did not come
all, and that his duty was eircum-
jeetito wertwn„.3TEst contended (for the Crown), that if the oh-
'ai,c;r. boilea.eneef e whith would have been sufficient to disqualify
-4.sed the 'lwo servine a special juror, the place to have
beep
n tosrir, alos;erele, Fasti "; lin et the on Icyeepl
da cee
r. it
Hcould i
d properly
ahave
with
Alrre oheiteßs
de
sr
i ' construction of the 25th
inan
must
el:nett:l:
tal,l the words of that section being, that the
Leastied '6 °e " incapacitated," and not misdescribed. The
e °lnter to r was, therefore, now calling upon the
tuna i.,.. mole the Recorder's decision.
turt V•cmacontended that they had had no earlier oppor-
-14.
~,, snaking the present objection.
feir. '7,l)uxiiE--Yes, at the registry.
wis--• .",1-ost said, that there was no registry in the case of
f it.. i7laiii. jurors; that the Sheriff constituted the list ; that they
1.101:?,1 averser) had been no party to it ; and that they could
raised 2 ”ee objected to it before, as no question was allowed to be
Itecsiionebh
afordreintghe Sheriff. He argued that the officer would not his duty if he refused to take proof as to quail-
After_sorne further discussion nearly to the same effect,
Mr. 800 refused to set aside the name, which was ac-
The placed upon the list.
The next name was that of Mr.
B. L. Guiness, brewer,
lthieh was set aside on the objection that he was one of the
gtalad jury who found the bill.
14r. WHITESIDE remarking, that here the officer took evi-
ueece of incapacity, and refused it in the case of Mr. Boileau.
• On the name drawn J. Hamilton, of Chambers-street,
itottrionger bein
person
Weit'xlslifie said he could prove that there was no such
;1-'• !uo residing in Chambers-street. The officer had already
iteiZesd th taperson having.a house, although not residing in
here sufficient to qualify him to serve as a special 'uror ; but
vim he (111 r. Whiteside) could show by evidence that there
Ai" such Person having a house in the street at all.
Mr, „,-lhaws'ree objected to any such evidence. . .
tite,lliartilitthi.eeeosfreeevreenfgerhr;-ein agai.ntatteodt.he Act of Parliament to
.put upon the list the name of
14iSs° 'n ally degree incoatpatcoi
of ,s' 15IIEWSTER—Yes, incapacitated ; but there is no proof
eeeat,
I he
aside koaMes of Mr. T. Farrell and Sir E. Borough were set
te t" ''Y the officer on its being alleged that they were magis-
s,P the he borough. •
b
dbet'te4r,cinnisaumant James Fallon, described as of 71, Stoney-
awnounced as corresponding with a number
1111. b
Pal)0 . -"aewstee called upon the officer to set it aside, Mr.
tote bmg, he said, disqualified as a town-councillor, ac-
miug to the 180th clause of the Corporation Act.
ftit.lt;,WiliTeSlDE called upon Mr. Brewster to prove that
Atif.allOn was a town-councillor.
kr !tEsestite offered to prove it by an affidavit, to which
proof of
VWHITESIDE objected, contending that the only proper
I' "if the fact would be the books of the Corporation.
of M. /3Raws'ree. maintained, that the officer had the powerd
skit Cetigeatving in this as in other cases, upon affidavit and
had Lv tithe oce examination, which Rendered d the "
considerwit power to do. . H nov
..this affidavit to
e and called upon him to receive it. Whether he would
aukipate. sufficient it was not for him (Mr. Brewster) to
tiavltiltreßaodnaNe. having expressed his readiness to hear the affi-
-4(l,l4t;ilVt, rainerdemosbjected, because it was only the original
°PYyi.bbta_in:d in t e usual way.
h e it had not been filed, and an attested
feted. eeou ne, therefore put the affidavit on the file and sol-
it to be read b Mr. B ster.
objecting,topllylrs.heeernitiditheaysethey rewon the ground that an attested
setting aMdavit
beenfirstoTh_train_ed..
forth
h.Was that of Thorpe, a town-councibllior:
t:tittlesiiarul enumerating's names of several other town-
frequenthattendance at the City Assem y
Ile described4!m among!t
residing at Nos. 10 and 11, Stoneybatter: .
tlen:_e. discrepancylbeintween the number of Mr. Fallon 's resi-
ieriq.in the Sheriff's. list and that given in the above de-
rietfapsi having been noticed by Mr. Whiteside, and ad-
"' to be fatal by Mr. Brewster, the name was inserted
i'fZel-e. list, the objection on the part of the Crown, of course,
terrillgeti:to the ground, as far as the officer's decision was con-
ee. IN
Vt. tallon is reported to be a Repealer.
Cere.ft follme _
ing are the rest of the list. of 48 :—Messrs. R.
ivcidit''bUilder ; J. Fry, coach-trimming manufacturer (ob-
'l'asit ; ;ell' tta.versers for non-residence) ;W. Hendrick, menr:
L'tisun lin,' Fitzpatrick, grocer (objected to as being a tow .
0,, ter,":); Flinn, pianoforte-wake! ; Henry ThonT
Illie I"ritereb Henry- • 111' heel Dunne, ; Anson Floyd,
keeinientertainut
;ank.
W.
..,11onntserrat bovine-merchant ; John
John R iglsr, gun-maker ; Robert
take 44, Inereheantc.r ; j
1. ' ; 11,13 , John Holmes, merchant; George Whit-
,lata ci ert Chamley, merchant; William. Longfield; Wil-
Co 4, torn
etldra ere' W. J. Cainen, jeweller ;R. S. Stubbs,
tahinet.tete; Josph 111‘Cormick, merch.ant ; William Scott,
toereh aeer ; John White, seedsman ,W. M. Woedroofe,
J C int; G. Mit hll t ba Tonist • J. Waller, engraver ;
trteera,l!en, builder; ell'. °Fowler, Merchant ; J. M`Gloin,
L ue' i• Green,- publican ;J. Hamilton, wine-merchant._ ;
Nlflith "'flan, grocer • J. T. Boileau, wine-merchant , J. P.
11 ' law-Stud '
dent ; J. C. Papworth. , architect ;. Captain
eeeree' '''' rarker, pawnbroker ; W. Ring, hosier ,
.J. U.
se;rehant • E Clarke ; B. Eaton, builder ; J.
-4 ii:::eziii.e':
't
84: ert'elZit7 aatnedr'-maker • J. Irwin, D. L. - J. Falkner,
J. Croker, wholesale merchant.
tioteresriad of the above were objected to on the ground of
Of ihe ence in their respective places of business, and out
th, list reduced list of 48, 11 were Repealers. To-m?rrow
04(1 till b further reduced to 24 names, the Crown
ther) traversers having, by the statute, the privilege of
Ishielhg °Ef 12 names each,- leaving 24 on the panel, from
`` ATthejurY who are to try the-parties are to be selected.
Se h •TEMDT TO SWAMI' THE JURY PAN. EL.
ite,
aw4llrs before its readers the narrative of an attempt. to
seleeir",bY a discreditable ruse, the panel from which is to be
be %veil' a Jury to try the State traversers. If this statement
that i founded—and unfortunately there is reason to believe
'illy :nisi not altogether groundless—it can only be said. that the
effects t tors of the ruse have very much mistaken its probable
iNkit • . Subjoined is a portion of the article alluded to. The.
ettn„eatlon that the scheme was in any degree by the coeni-
‘"ott Persons in office is, of course, absurd :
ties frn the evening of Tuesday last a number of busy emissa-
ere 941 Ihe Tory party, and we believe most firmly that they
stahurtlinstructed by the Irish Government
.or by some of its
Pee einates, went about the city in the twilight, for the pur-
ip, to . entrapping credulous Liberals, and thus endeavonr-
St". serve the purposes of the Government,. by excluding
toll the special panel. The paper, which was carried-
Lord d
tom' fur signature, purported to be a requisition
the'. Mayor, calling upon him to convene % meeting of
is elttzens, to enter their protest against the approach-
e4 State tiials as illegal. The paper on which the sig-
h 44,. were written had a fabricated similarity to that
let °Y the Corn Exchange. The written portion, purport-
e et°l. set forth the objects of the suggested meeting, was
teipi 1 good imitation of the manuscript of some of the
shatte°Yes of the Repeal Association, and the creatures who
itthi;e4 it round were very free in their use of the names of
stisptiai tartlet among the Repealers, as a means of lulling
teetitci'M, and of mere successfully accomplishing their infa-
'oci"s• They asked for signatures in the name of the As-
-44 f''''. Those parties avowed that they were engaged and
krtietl., that special purpose, and it is known that disreputable
Nascetic have been otherwise employed too. It has been freely
iOet" htY the party, who manifest inexpressible anxiety fur a
rers mit, that every Catholic on the balloted list of special
Os ,e Would be objected to, and that thus a conviction would
ter,eured- Ail the gentlemen who were applied to for signa-
hetiewere of known liberal sentiments, and:mostly of the Ca-
t4'e:iPersuasion. And now let us exlain how this piece of
e'uesit chieaner was h dto be made available, in further-
Pt °f the ob'Y hoped
, sent. sects of those whose fortunes are bound up in the
mPoe 4mis, whos official and political existence depend
Ip,e. a conviction of the " conspirators." Every man on the
lioyelal cony m 8 be objected to, for cause, who is known to.
Ot thNressed any decided opinion upon the policy or legality
!tee : ,tale trials; but every man who has been entrapped
iteh'lgoing this paper has, of course, pledged himself that the
wti','Petteer:t_ its
.impolitic rid unjust." The presumed effect,
pewho hone, of this act of shameful chicane is to render. those
e, thee'igned tact of ineligible to serve as special Jurors.
.oje,,, u, the depth of this baseness. Catholics dare not be
~,,,,i,7 to because they are Catholics, but this surreptitious
tflet 'on tn the Lord Mayor may be made as an engine quite
Ka3,lllloett,fo_rtehat end, and' yet the brazen front of impartiity
arils 01,`,'ecit wered. Liberal Protestants, too, may be sun,.
uJe ed to on the same account."
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T
-t L'P.AGUL FUND.--
-t
AT BURY.--A
vo,, rade _ e .
r'Llt Iva m ctn.% was, on Thursday evening, held. at Bury,.
tithe lo,',!`ttended by many of the most influential gentltme
try'P Bri "t"t, including Mr Walker, M.P. for the borough.
k,ii
iisg.it and Colonel Tho.mpson tended as a deputation
~q,n.ll.oeague.
After able addresses from Mr.. _Walker,
ti, Lek., rfiPsent and Mr. Bright, resolutions. in tavocurr. of..
vti v,Z, were passed by acclamation. An active subs ip
i I,l2oi:lp...entered into, and it was announced that upwards
414
411 .
_ll a been contributed by Bury.
h4rJ. eel!, about six inches from the shop window of
~,,.4e.. ,
uAkester, chemist, &c., St. James's-street, Hull,
4,...hi!h;4sotetent in to the depth of a quarter of an inch at least.
~;11?lutin.°. n occasioned, no doubt, by the rays of the run
rdow) 1 'Von one of the large globular show glasses in
.the
Iml/41Iot ri!l thence passin through to the shelf in question.
-lt4h t,!1_14 been timely ogbserved by Mr. A., it might ulti-
° led to a conflagration.— Hull Advertiser.