The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-16 00:00:00

THE IRISH STATE TRIALS.
It will be interesting to our readers to know
how the legal talent of the Irish bar is dis-
tributed, upon these important trials, and to
know the relative position of traversers and
prosecutors as to the counsel employed. Mr.
O'Connell, a host in himself; needs no description
from us. He will address the jury in his own
behalf. Mr. Henn, second to none in power, or
in skill, and whose authority is of great weight;
Mr. Whitesides, an earnest and enthusiastic ad-
vocate, who delights in encountering difficulties
that lie may overcome them ; Mr. INl'Donough,
learned, quick of perception, and always pre-
pared ; Mr. Moore, a thorough lawyer, ener-
getic, and a sound logician ; Mr. Fitzgibbon,
clear in argument, shrewd, bold, yet careful;
Mr. Pigott, cautious, doubting, but safe, certain,
and powerful; Mr. Hatchell, penetrating, dex-
terous, and a terror to the prevaricator; Mr.
Monahan, able, quick in perception, and sound
in expression ; and though last, not least, Mr.
Sheil, whose eloquence will pierce the ears, and
whose reasoning can reach the mind—form the
silk-townsmen of the bar for the traversers.
Joined with them, as juniors, are Sir Colman
O'Loghlin, Mr. Close, and Mr. O'Hagan, all of
whom are learned, enthusiastic in their clients'
cause, and fast rising- in their profession.
For the Crown, Dir. Smith, the Attorney-Ge-
neral, brave as a lion, spiteful as a cat—learned
enough fbr ten lawyers, yet without judgment or
temper for one; Mr. Greene, the Solicitor-Ge-
neral, lucid, placid, sincere, and argumentative ;
Mr. Brewster, powerful in sarcasm, severe, skil-
ful in manoeuvres, and learned in quibbles; Mr.
Holmes, whose talents are of first-rate order;
Mr. Bennett, the leader of the Munster bar, and
fit to lead it, by his mental talents and his kind
disposition ; Mr. Napier, skilled in all the depths
of pleading and legal proceedings ; Mr. Tomb,
artful, crafty, and able; Mr. Freeman, Mr.
Martley, Mr. Smiley, and Mr. Baker complete
the array for the Crown. It is said that Sergeant
Stock, the Liberal Member for Cashel, has also
been retained to aid the cause of the prosecution.
Taking the two arrays, there cau be no doubt
that the preponderance of talent and of legal
weight is on the side of the traversers; and if the
issue depended on counsel and advocates, we
should have no difficulty In foretelling the result.
As it is, Heaven speed the right, and send the
jury hearts to prompt, and minds to direct them.
There is an able article in the .31etrepolitan
Magazine for January, upon this subject, which
is well worth perusal, and which is evidently
written by one thoroughly conversant with the
merits of the Irish bar. It will repay the reader
for his trouble.

FARMING EXPERIMENTS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. -
SIR,--Having read in your paper of Mon-
day last a letter addressed to you by " an expe-
rimental farmer," giving the results of some
experiments with different manures, made by
himself on a farm in his occupation in Cheshire,-
from which it appears that the use of guano was
productive of injury to his pasture, and loss of
crop, I am induced to offer a few observations,
with a view to place the true cause of failure
before your readers.
I used guano last year to a considerable extent,
in top-dressing wheat, oats, and pasture ; and,
also, as the only manure for Swede turnips, and
a portion of my potato crop, and found it emi-
nently successful in all these cases. On the
pasture 1i cwt. of guano per statute acre, with
an equal weight of ashes were strewed on the'
16th of March, and produced an excellent crop,.
mowed on the 3d and 4th of July. The wheat_
was dressed with similar quantities on the 17th
' March, and the oats with 1 cwt. of guano per
acre, mixed with an equal quantity of coal ashes,
which much facilitates even spreading. Both
sorts of corn were strong in growth, of a vivid
green, and yielded well. The potatoes were
planted in rows, two feet apart, covered lightly
with earth and guano, at the rate of 3 cwt. per
acre, then strewed along the rows, which were
afterwards fully covered in. The produce in
this case rather exceeded that raised from the
best dung from fatting pens. The turnip seed
was drilled in, and 4 cwt. of guano per acre,
with equal bulk of ashes, were then strewed
upon the land, and the manure harrowed in
with the seed. The crop was more than an
average one, though the field was of very in-
ferior soil.

The real cause of " experimental farmer's"
failure was excess of guano, which contains
38.100 th of ammonia, and therefore no wonder
that his pasture was burned, by an application
of 5 cwt. per acre. Guano is a most valuable
manure, but it requires to be used with judg-
ment, and where much is required should be put
on in moderate quantities, at different times.
One cwt. applied to pasture land in February,
another in March, and the third in April, would
be highly beneficial, but the 3 cwt. applied at
one time would do harm. The work is best done
in showery weather.—l am, Sir, &c.
Bath, Jan. 12, 1844. PHILO JUSTITI2E..