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London, England, 1844-02-03 00:00:00

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were for the most part made after tipaili analAie athilleta)34.'nsti
sages of them were extracted for the • Osd'irf aairiaiißg swls#,l.
a wicked man Mr. O'Connell via t 't"--Sei,4e".yabr att.:Tr
,(Ireigner," Mr. O'Connell took that - vitialhoflst :. ' •
A case was reported in 3 Barnewall a A•4;4l.krp,, . e stfiri 4
of exchange was drawn on a person in , 1 A's* 1 ere 4.
only a verbal acceptance, it was contende. ,- - oithistat •
eient, Ireland being a foreign country.—(l ' It was
pressed on the other side, that that could notge ; but it wail
ruled by the Court that Ireland Was a foreign country,
and that a verbal acceptance of the bill bound the ac-
ceptor.—(Laughter.) Jt was obierved by one of the
counsel who argued the fase that they did not even know
where Dublin was.—(Laughter..) When Mr. O'Connell
said England wes a foreign coantry, be was speaking a legal
truth ; he was certainly speaking of a place beyond the seas ;
but he (Mr. Whiteside) would require the Solicitor •Gcnct•al
toprove that, because Mr. O'Connell said ibis, his (Mr. W.'s)
client conspired to do all the wicked things with which -31 r.
O'Connell was charged. All that he said abaut the " Stunted
corporal" (the Duke of Wellington) an.l Sir Rob. rt Peel,
proved nuthing, and was drawn forth totem c he (Mr. (YCon.
nell) thought those distinguished persons were going to put him
dawn by physical force. His expression, " Here is more phy-
b'aical force than was at Waterloo," m-ai a mere boastful exprer-
sion of pride, showing that the confidence of the masses of the
people was enjoyed by him, and that their opinions were as
much entitled to be discussed as those of the 75,000 sale
went " shoulder to shoulder" to the Hillsborough meeting.
Gentlemen of the ju y, in looking at the Mulinghmast meet-
ing, you cannot ecusiaer Mr. O'Connell's speech as violent or
as improper ; for whets alluding to the historical fact of the
massacre at alullaglimast, he does not stir up a sectarian spirit
—he told the people that it was not a mess-tat:re commit tett h
a Protestant on a Carbolic, but one perpetsaated by Cktliiiiies
oil Catholics. The Attorney-General called your attentien to
the character of the pr ceedings by which the meetings ware
got together—he told you the people were drilled, and he
quoted a case to show that such drilling was illegal ; but
he did not tell you that the drilling in that case was per.
formed at night, and by a soldier. You, gentlemen, saw the
meeting at ainnybrook ; it was composed of respectable nrti•
sans—we, corning to court, saw them—would you believe any
man, if he could be found, to tell you that he was put is
terror ?—thst he apprehended a breach of the peace, or any
danger to either life or property ? No, surely--" Ex ens
cliice omnes." From that one meeting learn the chareCter of
the whole. But the Orangemen have met hundreds ofAlmet
with music, with • banners, and mind, geotlemen, wiikiiimag
which they .well knew how to use, for they were ;eittn'tried
for using them—(Laughter) —and then only for' gie ript;)not
because it was asserted they had no tight to ineetOlabli,
such meetings were illegal, for such was never .asteriti 1
and when they did wish to put them down, they had to
_et an Act of Parliament to empower them to say so.. Well,
Lord Stanley put them down with a strong and a tlght
hand, and the only objection which was made by one •of tit*
present Judges on our bench was, that he did rot thitak An
law went far enough, and put down all meetings of the &scrip-
don which were then under debate. Mr. Lefroy, who now so
ably administers jtistice in an 'lnferior Court, resisted with
great ability the passing of that hill. There were also tWitl
other persons who resisted it, b th of whom are at present
traversers at the bar. One of them was Mr. O'Connell and
the other was his son. They resisted it on constitutional
grounds, and eloquently, ably, and constitutionally they argued
the case, even though it took power from their enemies
to injure them. Ile told them that the apirito, of
the Orangemen could not be put • down ; it might
be properly directed, but it could not ohms be repressed.
the Association was not obnoxious to the charges in the in-
dictment. Its object was, not to diminish the prerogative of
the Crown, but to extend it—not to subvert the throne or Om
House of Peers, but to add to the strength of the one, and to re.
store tl.e other, and to bring back to Ireland the House of Com-
mons, is hove absence they deplored. If the jury were to judge
fairly,- they should place themselves in the situation of the tea-
versers, and then, he woo d confidently ask them, would they
adopt different means to effect their object ? The fact was,
that the peoi.le -had-found out the secret of their strength, and
•. that w hat wise denied ta`ij,u•t ice.aiis eourecled to moral force.,^:The
,Woo Ky. of Irelanal for.the last century almost was. but a series of
Associations like the present. After advefting'td a` cumber of
'cases in:ic/carp: the: =a etaertsotbe illtafted Counsel thus con-
cluded—A large proportion of our countrymen were unhappy, ids-
contented, and despicable. They looked around on the cause
of their misfortunes—they beheld a country blessed by Pro-
vidence with the means of greatness, and strong men pining
for a daily sixpence, starving with gaunt famine in the midst
of fertility, and they uttered the language of indignation and
remonstrance. If, under such circumstances as these, a
man thought a native Parliament would give him the means
of life, was he criminal to wish for the means of life? Was
he seditious if lie said so? And if he, knowing that his
single voice would be passed by unheeded as the idle wind,
joined with other men in declaring their common wants,
grievances, and sufferings, were they conspirators? Were
they conspirators because they thought a local Parliament
might, perhaps, give them those blessings tor which they now
_sighed. They thought, perhaps, the resident aristocracy and
gentry were the source of industry and the means of wealth.
They said that the mischief of absenteeism was daily and
hourly increasing. They thought perchance a native Parlia-
ment might induce the absentees to return. Were they con-
spirators because they said so ?—They knew, and true it was,
that the beauties of Ireland were few ; she had little to induce
gentry or nobility to return. What were her beauties com-
pared with the fascinations of the Imperial Senate, or the glit-
tering splendour of a Court? They believed that their
country's wealth was daily and hourly diminishing ; before
them they saw a gloomy prospect and little hope ; they
transferred their eye to this metropolis in which we stand;
they see what an acute and sensitive people cannot shot their
eves to . they see the horses of the nobility turned into
barracks, the Stamp-office extinguished, the Linen-hall
deserted, the University forsaken, the Custom-house almost
a poor-house, and not long since they had read a debate in Par-
liament to remove from their asylum the old Irish pensioners,
who bravely served their country, to transplant them in their
old age in another country, for the purpose of saving a miser-
able pittance. They saw every possible source of expenditure
withdrawn from the country by the application of politica!
economy and the unbending principles of imperial centraliza-
tion. They looked at their parliament house converted into
a bank. In their eyes it stood a inonum, nt of past glory
and present degradation. The glorious labours of our gifted
country men within those walls were not forgotten. The
works of the understanding did not easily perish. The verses
of Homer liver! 2,500 years, without the loss of a single
letter, while temples anti citi-s had been swept away ; and we
even now read without emotion the exalted sentiments her in-
spired sons poured forth in their exquisite language to save the
expiring liberties of their country. Perhaps their genius had
a resurrectionary power. and in later days quickened a dege-
nerate )poste from the, lealtargy of slavery into- the activity
of freedom. We, ton; had among us in better times, many
who approached the greatness of antiquity. The imperishable
records of their eloquence would keep alive in our hearts a zeal
for freedom, and a love for our country. The comprehensive
genius of Flood, the immortal eloquence of Grattan, the splen-
dour of Burke, the noble simplicity and Demosthenic eloquence
of Plunket and of Curran, had failed to save the ancient con•
stitution of Ireland! Had learning, genius, eloquence, lost
their power over the souls of men ? With one great excep•
lion, these distinguished countrymen had passed away, but
their n.emorials had not perished with them. Their names
would be remembered by a grateful posterity, while genius was
honoured or patriotism remembered. Those who desired
the repeal of the union believed that the Imperial
Parliament did not attend sufficiently to our peculiar wants.
Our character was misunderstood, and sometimes slandered.
Our vices were magnified into crimes, and the crimes of 1t
few were visited upon the nation. The Irish—the mere
Irish—had been treated as creaffores-of impulse—men with-
, cut settled understandings, without a rational power, or
moral sense. They hail their faults, God knows, and
and he (Mr. Whiteside-) grieved to say it, but their faults were
redeemed by splendid virtues. They had rushed into this agitssa
Lion with ardour. It was their very nature whets they felt
strongly to act boldly, and speak passionately—ascribe their
excesses to their enthusiasm, and forgive! Recollect that the
same enthusiasm had borne them triumphantly over fields of peril
and glory—had impelled them to shed their dearest blood,
and spend their lives, in defence of the liberties of England.
Nor is their high spirit useful only in the storm of battle ; it
cheers their almost broken heart tinier their misery—it
sweetens the bitter cup of poverty, which thousands of your
countrymen are admitted to feel. The emanations of genius,
the imperishable works of art, and the labours of heroes, and
the attachment of patriots, have all been prompted by enthu-
siasm. The deep passions of the soul are sometimes summoned
into action for great and noble purposes, and are awakened by
the hand of Omnipotence, by whose touch this island first
started into existence—that hand which has stamped upon
this boll people the enthusiastic desire for the regeneration of
Ireland.
The Learned Counsel here, overpowered by exertion, sank
into his seat, amid loud and continued applause.
Mr. MOORE, Q.C.—My Lord, he is exceedingly exhausted.
Mr. HENN, Q.C.—He has not concluded, my Lord.
CHIEF JUSTICE—WC will not consider him to have doneso.
The Court was then adjourned to ten o'clock to-morrow
morning.

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[ADVERTISEMENT.]
THREE SUPPLEMEN TS GRATIS,

WITH TIIE "DISPATCH."
GREAT NATIONAL TRIAL AT DUBLIN.

The immense size of THE WEEKLY DISPATCH has,
hitherto, enabled its Proprietors on all occasions to present a
copious, and, at. the same time, interesting account of the events
of each week. It is, however, now found utterly impossible t•
give anything like a faithful report of the Trial of Mr. O'Con
nell and his Repeal associates, without excluding a great mass of
interesting domestic and foreign intelligence ; the Proprietors,
therefore, feel that their journal, which has been for years, and
is new, honoured with more patronage than any other in ex-
istence, should be, in all respects, complete ; and, with that
view, they intend to insert a summary of the proceedings
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present to their friends and subscribers
THREE SUPPLEMENTS. GRATIS,
Which will be published in the following order, viz.:--
Columns.
The first on SUNDAY NEXT, February 4,
•ontaining Mr. Shell's speech, which May be 16
onsidered the gem oFinatory
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WEEKLY DISPATCH, on the Sunday suc-
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the Speeches of Mr. ('Connell, Sir C. O'Logh-
in, the Attorney-General, and other leading L
Counsel; together with the Summing up of the 48
Judge, the Vet diet of the Jury, and other matters
of importance that may arise up to the latest
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writers of eminence have been engaged J •
The third on the Sunday following (als• of the]
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embrace the proceedings from the commence-
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A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF 112
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NELL will precede the account of the Trial, which *ill
be written by a gentleman intimately acquainted with the
" great Agitator," and consequently one who has treasured up
many reminiscences that will render the Biography a paper of
general and absorbing interest.
The Three Supplements, forming One Hundred and Their
Columns, will be printed uniformly with THE DISPATCH
and contain a quantity of matter equal to at least an ocaav
volume of 600 pages.

MORTALITY IN TJIR AfETROPOIS. The total
number of deaths during the week ending January 2', was
1,011, showing a decrease of 29, as compared with the pre-
ei,k6,sandrrahlet increase fh)Na-esrttaleena;elarcaegechoiefitihyeinladstealtil•ies
vious. w
winters of .
caused by diseases of the lungs, those caused by pneumonia
(inflammation of the lungs) bein
are g 109, while theslt o,alreNt'lei.lrlaagfet;iser.
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vaccinated.
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91.
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than usual. Of these 4 are from 4 from burns, awl
from suicide. violent
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