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important function which so eminently interests the
public fortunes. This is what is called a Comite-
directeur,' nearer, no doubt, to the national inte-
rests than the Ministry, but the influence of which
might sometimes be imperfect in expressing the
general opinion. But let us quit these subtleties.
Let us acknowledge that these Assemblies have no-
thing in them which should cause anxiety, and that
at most they are inconvenient to the Candidates,
who came to meet the examination of their as-
sembled fellow-citizens. By that means they give
a salutary voice to those who shall hereafter present
themselves. They will thence know, that hence-
forth they must not only present an irreproachable
political conduct, but a noble and unstained private
life ; that he may be able to exclaim with Hip-
, polyte--
" Examinez ma vie, et voyez que je suis."
[Prolonged cheers on the Left.]
This mode of preparatory election is neither hos-
tile nor illegal. It is the natural consequence of the
Institutions which govern us, and of the liberties of
which no one must make a traffic; which must
henceforth be accepted as a body, for they are as
dear to the country as useful to the stability, and to
the glory of the Crown. (On the left "Bravo!
bravo !")
A number of Deputies crowded round the Hon.
Member, whose warm improvisation frequently pro-
duced a lively sensation in the Assembly.
The reference of the petitioners to the Ministers
and the Commission was carried.

IRELAND.

CLONMEL LENT ASSIZES, APRIL 5.

TRIAL OP THE CONSPIRATORS TO MURDER DANIEL.
MARA.

The Court was crowded to excess to hear this
trial. The prisoners, in number four, were put for-
ward, but not agreeing in their challenges of the
jurors unless they were allowed to select twelve men
out of forty, to this the Crown would not assent,
the SOLICITOR-GENF.RAL desired that John Keogh
and Patrick Keogh should be put forward alone.
This was done, and the indictment on which they
were to be tried read. It contained two counts, the
first setting forth the murder of Daniel Mara, by
Patrick Lacy, on the Ist of October, in the eighth
year of the King. The second count set forth that
they, the prisoners, before the said felony and mur-
der were committed, in manner aforesaid, on the day
and year aforesaid, did unlawfully, maliciously, and
feloniously abet, procure, help, maintain, and coun-
sel the said Patrick Lacy and John Welsh, in the
felony and murder aforesaid, &c.

Both prisoners pleaded " not guilty," and put
themselves for issue on their country.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL then opened the case
for the Crown. He rebuked the petty juries for their
reluctance to come forward on these trials, and con-
cluded an address, which occupied nearly two hours
in the delivery, by calling on the jury fearlessly, but
conscientiously, to discharge their duty.
The first witness called was Patrick Fitzgerald,
the accomplice, on whose testimony the murderers
of Mara had been convicted on Tuesday. He stated,
that on the 17th of September last year, he and
Patrick Lacy, ono of the men who was executed for
the murder on Thursday, went to the house of a
man named Maher, who lived near Golden. When
they came there, they met Pierre Grace, brother of
Patrick, the man who had been hanged the assizes
before for the murder of Mr. Chadwick. Lacy and
he shortly after left Maher's house, and went to
Ballytrusna, the residence of old Grace, father to
the young men. Pierre Grace was with them; on
the way they began to talk about Maher, who gave
evidence on the trial against Patrick Grace. Pierre
said " that their work must be soon done." This,
he understood to mean that the Maras were all to
be cut off soon. After they left the house of old
Grace, they met two strangers on the road, who,
like themselves, were armed—the witness had a gun,
the strangers had two blunderbusses, and Lacy had
a gun also. The strangers went to the grove near
Keogh's house ; and the whole party knew what
their intention in so doing•was. The witness and
Lacy wont to the corner of Keogh's field, near the
house where they took their guns. The Keoghs
were making hay, and the prisoners at the bar were
both there. He (witness) left his gun with Lacy
as he wished to speak to Keogh. Paddy the pri-
soner, motioned his hand to Fitzgerald not to
come too close, and he retreated towards Lacy,
who was then near the Dike. Soon after they
advanced and entered into conversation with them.
John Welsh afterwards came up, and the whole
party determined to make Keogh's house their place
of rendezvous. Shortly after John Welsh, the
other man who was ,executed on Thursday, came
up and said, it was a pity that you were not up
sooner, as the Maras have only just passed by.
They then all went to. the grove, where they were
joined by Looby and Daniel, the two strangers,
Fitzgerald and Welsh. Here they began to talk
about the disappointment. Looby said, it must be
put off till another time, as he had to go to the fair
of Thurles. They were all armed with guns and
pistols. Welsh said they expected the Goldens (so
called from a village near where some of the most
desperate characters resided) to the number of six-
teen, and they had got arms for them all. Welsh
then said he was afraid he could not delay any
longer, as they had been disappointed in the Maras ;
the prisoner John Keogh then asked Looby and
Welsh to stay another night at his father's house,
and he himself would go with them the next time.
The fire-arms were kept in Keogh's house for the
party; they were all given to the prisoners to keep
until next day. He (the witness) and the rest of
the strangers slept that night at Keogh's, with the
two prisoners. They all got up early next morning,
and went to Keogh's field, where they helped them
in their work. That morning they left behind them,
in Keogh's house, two men in the inside room,
whose names are Darby Bryan and Ned Ryan.
They were making cartridges of powder, and filling
them ; and they also had a bullet mould, in which
they were casting bullets. He (witness) and the two
prisoners were walking together nearly all the day, and
their whole conversation was about the Maras and
their disappointment the day before, at not getting
at them in time. In the evening, after dinner, John
Keogh asked him (the witness) to go to Grace's
house that night, and to bring the Goldens next
day, as they were resolved to do for the Maras, and
lose no more time 'about the job. When he came
there, Grace was not at home, as he had gone the
evening before to the fair of Caber, in order that
if, as was the plan at first, the Maras were shot
that night, he might be able to get witnesses to
swear an alibi for him. After twelve that night,
the whole party, consisting of the witness, Walter,
Grace? Lacy Fitzgerald, and Ryan (the other ap-
prover) went to the prisoner Keogh's house. Here
the witness identified both prisoners. John Keogh
himself opened the door for them. This wasehortly
after midnight. He desired them all to go into the
barn, and said, " Boys, I have locked up to the
dock, so that he shall not buck at ye." All the
Keoghs saw this. When they went into the barn,
John Keogh brought them out a bottle of whiskey,
and gave each of them a glass. Next morning they
were all fed by Kate Costello, in the barn. She
brought them out their breakfast of bread and milk.
John Keogh then brought them to the grove, and
tried all the arms, to see if they were loaded; one
of the blunderbusses was not, and he charged it,
sayiNg, " That's the sort for the breed of the in-
formers." They were in the grove all day, but
could not obtain their atrocious purpose, as
the Maras did not come to work at all that
day. Grace said, as they were coming towards
Keogh's house that evening, " Every thing is
ti going against us, we must give up the bu-
siness for a few days more." They then se-
pyrated for that time.—{Here the witness stated
the names of several persons whom he met on the
road, and who were subsequently called to corrobo-
rate his testimony,]—They (the party of conspira-
tors) did not meet again until the 25th, a week
after. They met at the house of Keogh, but the