The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-03 00:00:00

THE STATE PRISONERS.

SATURDAY.—The Corporation of Dublin have
presented a requisition to the Lord Mayor f or a special meet-
lrt; of the council to protest against the fo rm in which Mr.
Connell was indicted, to petition Farhat sent on the sub-
tt, and to condole with their imprisoned b, other alderman.
le Lord May-or has complied with the -.request, and on
Tuesday the Corporation will take these matters into con-
sideration.
__The Corporations of Limerick, Drogheda, Kilkenny, and
Waterford, are to meet for a similar puLpose, and the City of
Cork, will be convoked by its Mayors.
l'irhen the shopkeepers of Clonmel heard that the " Li-
°e ator" was sent to gaol, they put up the shutters.
rile same demonstration of sorrow was made in several
other towns and villages.
ANOTHER MOTION IN THE , QUEEN v. O'CON7NELL.
At five o'clock this evening, when the Court of Queen's
Bench was about to adjourn,
Mr. WiniEsini, said he had a short motion to make in the
e.llse
of the Queenv. O'Connell and others—it was, that the
court would direct an inspection of the record.
C1I1E1•• Jtr: TILE-Did you give notice of it to the Crown.
i‘4 •
WllrrEsinE—Yesony Lord. When we found that we
• notice
not obtain an. inspection of the indictment, we served
rcile_llce upon the Crown solicitor that we would apply to the
'Ollll for an order to enable us to do so. We ground our
application upon an affidavit which states that the prisoners,
ate, advised, and believe that it is absolutely necessary, in
941 Fr to speed the writ of error, to be allowed to insect the.
Indictment, and ascertain the names of the witnesses that
• are endorsed upon it, not for the purpose of publishing them,
or
or
any use of them, except in the bona fide prosecu-
thof our writ of error We first applied to Mr. Bourne,
Clerk of the Crown, to permit us as a matter of course
I.le
1 in
nhoesn the Crown document bt
solicitor, he refused. We then served,
far the
and filed this affidavit,
In which we positively swear .that we make the application
Purpose of assigning error on the record.
CHIEF JusTicE—This is no hour to come before the Court
Rlth a heavy motion-of this kind.
It AIL WureasinE--It. is not a heavy motion. I look upon
• as an application that ought to be granted as a matter of
course. •
Pr- Justice PERRIN—IS this application opposed?
of BREWSTFR said the Crown had received no intimation
. the 'matter till that•rnorning. He would not assent to it.
"hold further consideration with his Learned Friends.
114. MONAGHAN said he was with *Mr. Whiteside, and
th°ald state why it was that the names of the witnesses on
e back of the indictment were required : their Lordships
Quid remember that there was a plea in abatement on the
ati-Lclnd that these witnesses had been sworn pursuant to the
iil4n,..re, and although that had been overruled by the Court,
~,rlouse of Lerds might be' of a different opinion ; and if
there would be' no evidence on that point, of error on the
therd ; and• in order to set out all the facts upon the writ,
names of all the witnesses sworn or affirmed should ne-
„,.—ssarily be given. He was not going to enter into the merita
that part of the case, but merely to ask, what he submitted
• wa his right to get.
,il
WitrrEsinE—l understand that it is a matter of right.
JattiCe PERRIN—I am surprised at any opposition to
the application.
CHIEF JUSTICE---I am surprised that such an application
Should
be-made.
2.1 r. "WiirrEsinu said he would bring it before their Lord-
" 44 again on Mondayf—The Court then adjourned.

THE WRIT OF ERROR.
011 e Attorney-General having given his fiat, writs of error
14rse this day taken out for Mr. O'Connell and the other state
It appears that a pro forma application will be
con'ade to the Court of Queen's Bench on the writs of error,
nobis. touching the already decided validity of the plea
_abatement, which, as a matter of course, will be refused,
and then tlie Lords may be appealed to.
P (ANOTHER ACCOUNTJ.2
°PI., LAR DEMONSTRATIONS T ROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY.
The Government and the Court of Queen's Bench have
'4'2Ced an agitation and excitement for which there is no
tarallel in Ireland The people believe that Mr. O'Connell
lot! been unjustly convicted ; they look upon him, their be-
-4:PI and venerated champion, as a martyr in their cause,
4 In the prison to which he has been consigned he is much
ilieinte dear to them than ever. The repeal movement, so far-
bein
mwe s checked by the sentence, has nceived a new and
rnorml4ll impetus. The humbler classes have become sti
torn,' enthusiastic;, many of the middle classes who had here-
in aloof, are now eagerly joining. The Government
;if tb, have made it a matter of pride and duty,, on the part
Ishe+ej?eonle, to swell the ranks of the repeaters. This is
and Robert Peel has gained by the State prosecutions
the " •
management of the jury lists. We are now only at
whole erY commencement of this movement, and yet the
lac ere country is ringing with the cry of indignation at the
ecc,ceration-of Mr. O'Connell.
h Letters from Clonmel, Thurles, Carriek-on-Suir, Drog-
anda'l;'imerick, Dundalk, Newry, Nenagli, Kilkenny, Cork,
the kner places, have been received, from which it appears
Kleg.reatest excitement existed in the public mind in those
the es, and meetings were immediately to be held to express
loaes
nod confidence of the Irish people in their be-
etl L'
theni therator. The leaders of the people were exerting
Wonicise!ves to preserve the peace, in which it was hoped they
• succeed.]
MR. O'CONNELL IN PRISON.
I,ll4Preeman's Jozo nal of this day contains the following :
tli:,4BBTEßDay.—The Liberator and his companions are in
Ann.Tl°Yrnent 4rexcellent health and spirits, rejoicing in their
',;onterit as the most convincing testimony of the truth
denunciations against English rule. We were
dabnect net a great number of gentlemen called during the
to bps ° Pay %i respects to the leader of the. Irish people and
;n martyrdom."
panions
nieTtleng day contains a list of the gentle.
4ohlinw,ho visited Mr.Post °o'6Onnei;• this forenoon, including Sir
Rev. Dr. Yore, Dr.
Cos fter Bart., Hon. Capt. South ss:111!
"'gab; and' man sof on. r leading citizeng. -
en Rev. Dr. Miley has addressed a letterb the Freemeinif
• from which we extract the following paragraphs :
"To THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMAN'S JOURNAL.
"Metropolitan Church, Dublin, second day of the
Captivity,' Eleven o'clock, A.M.
, Nil/ear Sir, —j have just returned from celebrating the
Cot mysteries for O'Connell in his prison cell. You will
sr `slsie, surprised that my heart is overflowing with emotion
nolit,4 emotion, however, in which there is not blended the
, I, t',,iest tincture of sadness or despondency. Never have
sitor'-'eld the Liberator in a sublimer attitude than this
41''.' he tl4lg. as he knelt, I may say, in fetters, before the altar
inh.:nnielf had freed. It was a spectacle of much grander
ski4lt than that of a `just man contending with advert
fas and if those who have been labouring so long, ' per
414 et nefas,' to afflict his spirit, to embitter and disgrace
egiining years, could have beheld the joyous serenity of
hot "nuance in receiving the divine coninsunion, I sell'.
the ht:!..Y they would have been sorely, disappointed ; but, furltosun,our of human nature, I shall persuade myself that it
°rani 'Jaye repented them of their intent in seeking to fix the
k_N, Cif felonious conspirator 00 Nigh a man,
it. / "'O'Connell is not sick ; he is not sad ; let no APP believe
'sonwas beside him in the Court—l accompanied him to the
g 1.4; it is scarce an hour since this hand that writes was
la rll)e4 in his ; and I aver, upon this knowledge, that he is
I,l(ie health, unshaken in his purpose, and undismayed
sEter,e/I he denounced the union on Tara or Mullaginpaet—
ke i; in the anirit of his mind, and full of buoyant vigour.
14,1 t "Proud ofehis present position, and looks back upon the
aightith triumph, ag4 never were his hopes of the future
Why sieir than this moment, or more akin to certainty. And
it not be an?' "
at ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND.
the Lan extraordinary meeting of the general Committee of
Cssr, .at National Repeal Association of Ireland, held at the
°4litl 'xchange Rooms, on the 30th of May, 1844, Mr. Wm.
Oa, I O'Brien in the chair, it was moved by Sir Colman
los,i'lighleti, and seconded by Mr. Thomas Davis, that the fol-
halisi
of be adopted, and be signed by the chairman on
iof the Committee :
Vtlife detet"_. Countrymen,—The leader who, by the labours of
b ow,ted to Ireland, has won the unbounded affection of
e, e!,untrymen and the homage of distant nations, has
,onr fi'illslgned to a prison, be he has dared to vindicate
t,, 4 Oth erelft right to self-government.
t, e ers
n amongst your brother patriots share his captivity
yo satne offence.
Oflit
rights of free discussion and of co-operation for
of the is have been violated by a forced construction
e~oPeople of conspiracy.
oflreland ! Do you witness these events without
theaeters (L. If so, let your national fame. be branded in cha-
lk t vottralsgrace to the latest age—if otherwise, remember
N'ittaeto concurrence in his sentiments has brought your
d_at,e.or to a prison. Console him, then, in his confine-
nsole him by your sympathy—console him by re-
set estiZertions in the cause of your country !
(PL°ll fro Ireland of Ireland ! To whom do you owe your libe-
be;Z4llell a degrading servitude? If your hearts answer to
‘'',Ysste.',l:elnember that he is a prisoner because he has
Ins "'rotuncompromising advocate.
scantspieillat,aihean. of Ireland !—lt may lie that. in attempting to
eti.th ascendancy you have sometimes been exaspe-
for,v gen e attacks of its most powerful assailant, but unless
r, ere'lls sentiment be extinguished in your bosoms,
Lee'lsatu.,seopsions, and remember that O'Connell is a pri-
spenst4," he has sought to render your country great,
y,54
and happy.
light:4 of every class and creed I—Rally in defence of
st‘ We ask not an appeal to force. Ours is a
ssi't Of its iruggle. Peace and perseverance are the guaran-
ajate tililecesa ; but let your opponents feel that they mis-
i4i,gatioh ie energy of the Irish people if they believe that
Oted hat,volee can be stifled or the national spirit be
riyolet thY Nate prosecutions.
ve,lnhbitants of every parish, with stern but calm
she tiny express their sympathy and condolence with
11.q't1)}''It th"eginpatr.iots, and to record their indignant protest
the fr Cie,. Justice of which they have been the victims.
ssreyeelme lead whilst they restrain their flocks. Let
Nee' Let rft of the countiaa assemble in constitutional
efo,er e corporations unite the concentrated intent.-
t 4, 4tb,v,, towns with the patriotism of our fields.
the ,?ati94'aaillt let your foes perceive that the struggle for
`4Waslathr,igllta will terminate only with the restoration of
e Independence of Ireland.
Signed on behalf of the Committee,
-" WILLIAM S. O'BRIEN, Chairman."

TO
of PERTH,' BY
It4I,4ILIVAy
1,11.011 f INVERNESS
meeting
Dh„ habitatt a very
B
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numerous
h held last we ,
roected line
I '4l s°f nadenoc ,
ose
h estate the. p
t, railw entrain, through w
miles, publicly announced..cts
k the
maj gentlemen
r c.
'lst 43' reust f r several Highland districts
ri' Pr°v4led Pals e
te {; the i; the other proprietors,_.wiu. be read) , ,
ohitge.
71cil!tiitu
I.:ll.e..'syill agree. to do he
.will
making taite'l..'s truly tla..oBll,lns .
property
~,Ltt
iii up, tot
only
piir.it itn w
he proprietors along
d gentry, and by
all ut,f the uoblelirien,Ylanded proyrietorst an
es a matter of
hier' we trast to
_thaeninterprise
--otibt(„ss.es of people in - the Highlands, couy is deeply
'lltere,i',,eeeteru in which. thu whole rt.ort seethe whole line,
national motto 'e
i'telinotie'• According to the etPress.we
‘iie -3 ee•eperation,- "'Highlanders,
of this
1 ent
k'reltc'7,
Leot fear tb - :di- p111144t zweempiihmthemsolves,
eiiii ti', °I.". Let the
enotrrtibenirn .publla be.true toop
capitalist will
shoulder to shoulder,"
)te it etretriput: he 4 doubt that the
i extending the
tititi
of 1.3 interest cordially to of tiiiies—rfulway
e„,....
this retrial+ bl feature of ►
our
hilly north.—
'ZiTul'lnieatiou 'a e of the
oliiithenrn,
voOh ,
.---even into the recesses
o ‘..ourie,...
. I.
the enemy
i 4 f0h1;,14.,41ttL bilstss•--At Fort Puntales
iniried ""'N' seene.:—A cannon-shot from
one of the
btlild "41f in the sandbags in fe°"t of
"me
„441 e.
A, Taut trven widening o'l6l witnessed
Ili 14ggs anti - e
,_., followed. exactly in. the i
Netio,, a SeciA4l
.tie first had
' party of the
kltlo.tl tiiiisineinclikir belonging to
a ' eatLgtdrof his head
3.0‘ ''St the 11,)11,,
,1.1 seeing .this, put.,
opening
i. shag , . , , simply saying to his comrad.e,s;,
but
11Q7ci oot
that
if they are 000 d -marksmen
~
one tw.
4eVer f • "DA Was fired h every succeeding.
ti , a luteß '"4
k—Uto"d 'ser-
ce itt„guz , -, went wide of tho mar - .
on
~_
the. rt:-Isies
•
So •
tiety w64turday the annual meeting of the Percy
.___
1.4r,i nas held at the f , 4 St. Martin B.ll`i''
.which
is ea
in
th
.11ITIF.y s rooms,
,the
14; year the society,
Peet!, -1 e4.4blished f:rettr.l2ltiriation Of aneLe" 44.44
et
`, ' lir 3' an ott
i,.
kto:dA::_tilicnelps.litihercaire literal); works, had p
Ett4t4of. the keelri•frietOn Croker's volume, cour4T, 1 B
Id the report
the south of Irell.?d,..7,:eipts amogoted
üblislincligttNii•eledvi.
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ivs.
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... Elue expeadlture lvft A bawomx .1