The Sun.
London, England, 1817-08-11 00:00:00

ROG Ert OtezNoft.

AUG. ury aciuilted Mr:
O'C'Onnoi without leaving the box. The tis'.o
provers (Owen and Warring) prevasicated and
completely contradicted each other. The woman
did not at XII Make her appea6nce. There were
several witnesses in attendance on iseli.4 of the
Crown, but the Counel for the Prosecu'tion de-
clined calling diem. The trial Consumea exactly
eleven hours.

DUBLIN, AUG. 7.—On TiVesdliy moi•nin;;, at
halt-past nine O'clock,, Mr. 'justice 1.34ty took hi•
seat on the Bench. The Court 'wiks crowded to
suffocation ; the inner part was filled 11; so early
an hour as seven o'clock -; and (hiring the whole
of the trial, which terminated exactly at a quar-
ter t►r+st eight in the evening, the crowdS that re-
mained in the street, to be informed of the result,
were incalculable.

Mr. O'Connor was conduCted from the gaol to
the Court by the high Sheriff, without any guard
whatever. Sir Francis Burdett went to the pri-
smi at an early hour in the mornwg, and remained
with Mr. O'Connor until the Shetiff •.vent for him.
Sir Simon Bral.treet, and sonic highly respect-
able tientlemcn, friends of Mr, O'Connor, %t•hu
atrived at 'flit, from the county of Cork,,nit
Sund,►y evening, were also in attehdance liton
himut tire gaol, and.accomita flied t►iin intoCniart..

Mr. O'Connor took his seat at the traverse 's
box, in liOnt of jite dock : on one side of hint sat
Sir Francis Btirdett. and at the other Sir 'Simon
Bradstreet, Mr. Barnard, of Pallisan, CI) silty Of
Cork, a Magistrate of that county, Mr.
O'Connor's Law Agent.
MartinAllicon, who was indicter! with Mr.
O'Connor, was at the bar of the dock...

Mr. O'Connor a,.d Al'Keon Iveve called upon
by Air. Rickey, the Clerk o' the Clown. to know
%you'd they join in their challel4,res ? -
The Counsel on :hen behalf teltlietl, they would
nor.

lir. O'Connor was then informed by th, Cle►k
of the Crown, that they ~onld he s.euara►ely
and that he would be tri►•►l tint.

[lt is here necessary to ohservt. , Mr
O'Connor and M'Keon had each of them distinct
lawyers and 'agents.]
Mr. 13eNt4T.T, a. Counsel .for Mr. O'Connor,
move 1, that,, 'before he wai put on his ch;iiiell ge,
the Panne! signet; by the Sheriff .shori:d by first
called over, wkich Arcing order ed,
Proclamation was then made for a Jut y, and at
a quarter, past ten o'clock, the Grand Pannel ot the
county %%as called,cver—first, on a fine ot 201. and
afterwards on a fine of 501. - Ninety-five answered
to their names.
The Ckrk (4 the Crown then said,

Roger O'Ci.;:nor and Martin WE:eon, those
good men Hiose names you have lleAtd called
ovel, are to be mpatinetied. on the Ilia! of your
Imes.—You may each of yon challenge 20 pci emp-
tn►ilt,
.and as many wore as each of }ton can she w
cause tor. Yon must Challenge them before they
are sworn, otherwise' it will be too late ; there-
fore, •Priionets anti Prosecutor, look to your
clia!leogcs.
•
• .The Jury being sworn.
Mr. O'Connor and M'Keon were given 'in
charge on the' indictment.

A list of the witnesses to be examined on each
side was then handed in, in order: that they should
vi.ithdraw until called (limn to give evidence.
Mr. Serjeant JEBB ,tared the ease tot the pro-
secution, ihur Whie

John Pollock and Arthur C. Pollock, E'sqrs.
Clerks of the Crown for Kildare and Leitts!er,
were sworn, to prove the record of cr.Dviction of
Richard %Voting, for the robbery of the Galway
tnail-coach.

►Michael Owens (who was under sentence of
death at Kilrnainham), Richard Waring, of AO er;
Girrt .Richardson ; Thomas Thom;: s,
Solicitor ,o the Post Office; Daniel Waring. an
Approver; the Rev. Andrew Labe; Andrew Hey-
dnir, under-c;aolcr of Netvgare, and Robert Gil-
bert, a Peace-officer Of the Dublin Yolice, .who
arre,ted Mr. O'Connor in the county of Cork,
were then examined on the part of the Crown, in
the order in which their names appear.
They were cross-examined by the respective
Counsel of Mr. O'Connor and M` [icon.

The case haN'iiig closed, Mr. M'NALLY, as
Counsel for M'Keon, said, it was not necessary
forliim to call a single witness.
Mr. WALLACE, as leading- Counsel for Mr.
O'Connor, said, he would pursue the saute course
as Mr. M'iNdlly, if lite only was at stake; but
here, the honour of a Gentletuan, which was more
dear than life itself, was at stale, and for that
purpose alone he would call witnesses, by whom
Mr. O'Cothor's character would he so purged,
that malice itself dare Hot raise its shaft against
hint.

• Francis Burdett O'Connor, Esq. and Leonard
M'Nally, , Esq Barrister at Law ; Bernard Ma-
guire, Gen:lcinan AttorHey ; John Pratt Winter,
Esq. a Magistrate of the county of Meath; Mi-
chael Barry, Esq. land-agent to Mr. O'Connor, in
the county of Cork ; Jeremiah pellet, Esq. Bar-
rister at Law, and Sir Francis Burdett.,Bat t. were
examined.

At a qoarter past eight o'clock the case closed

Mr. Justice batLY addressed a few words to the
Jury. tie said, it they wished it, he would reca-
pitulate the evidence ; the reply was general from
them, that there was no dotiht whatever upon their
minds of Mr. O'Connor's Acquittal—the issue was
handed up immediately, and before the Foretnin
had time to sign it, the Court resounded with the
most enthnsiastic shouts of approbation, waving
of hats, &c.; and the shouts from without re-
echtied to those within. A considerable time
elapsed before the tumultuous joy subsided within
the Court,-and it was by signs alOne that it could
be intimated that Mr. O'Connor wished to address
the Court, and when understood, the anxiety to
hear him WAS, such, that the most respectful
silence followed.

Mr. O'Connor stood np, and asked his Lord-
ship would he permit him to. say a few words :
" They should be but few ?"

Mr. Justice DALy replied—" Cer-
taibly, Mr. O'Connor."
Mr. O'Connor then said—" My Lord, I hare

what
stifre'reil iiticti, yell? intre'l, inclec(l. ; but
%vot.tl(l I cmt shire,. Ihr such a daY ris this ?''

• •
lie t bowed, t'vheU ShootsApplAtise again
burst forth with acckut,itiOn.

tAlYtytil tour o'clock, Mr. ti*CtinnOr (wilose
health has been impaired by the iniprison(ncnt,
and who had a blister to his ch'est for some time)
was sib overcome by the CXCeSSit'2 heat of the
Court; that he fell* hack in a tVi.pOil on Sir F.
Burdett.' Nothing could exceed the diStress and
anxiety evinced by the Worthy Baiouet, whose
augursh of Mind was demonstrated by his
looks: hd styported r. O'ContiOr lu his armS:
There was not an individual pre!,ent who did not
admire and participate in his reeliri. A glssi
of water luiving been proeured, Sir FrutiCis pitt-ed
it into Mr. O'Connor', nn`nitli, his (lead
,icy Bit-
iog on the Baronet's breast. Mr. jitstict. Daly;
with a humanity anti feeling highly, honourable
to him, desired the High Shetill to take Mr.
O'Connor out of Court, that he might get the arr;
which was accordingly done; and in about
quarter of ad boar lie returned, leaning oh Sir
Franck Burdett's' arm, and having respectfully
bowed to the Court, the trial was proceeded on.]
On, coming out of Court into the Hall, Mr.
O'Connor was again greeted with ltind and con-
tinued acelamation : .a chair was brought into the
Hall •in order to chair him and Sir Francis Bur-
dett through tile town, and it was only by the
utmost entreaties that, the populace, whose nom-
bttrs were immense, and amorNst whom several
gentlemen of respectability mingled, that they
could be Prevailed upon to give up their intention.
The shouting and huzzaing continued in the town
for nearly an hour after Mr. O'Connor got into
the street; and the cheering of Sir Francis Bur-
den, by name, was loud and general. At night
there were bonfires in the town.