The Sun.
London, England, 1811-02-08 00:00:00

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Mr. FINNORTY.—When I last appeared here
the first interruption I experienced was from the in
formality of Do6tor O'Conrior's.affidavit ; providen'
(tally I have receit-ed a more comet one since trout.
Bandon.--..1 now offer it.
The COURT.—Who is this O'Connor ?
Mr. FINNEHTY.—He is a Gentleman who was
transported on the mere unsupported warrant of
Lord Castlereagh.
The Cou this.
Mr.. FINNERTV.—If you believe Lord Castle-
reagh. guilty, of course it may be rejected. It you
do not believe him guilty, I pledge my.elt here to
produce, if 1 am allowed, above fifty atliavits, con-
firming on his part horrors so unparalleled, that not
a man who hears me but will invoke the Throne of
Justice for vengeance on his head. I offer this air
tidavit on the principle which Lord Mansfield—,
The Couttr..--We will not bear it.,
Mi. FINNERTY..:—Here, then, is the affidavit of
Mr. Clare.
The COU'IIT.--Wilo is Clare ?

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Mr. FINN ERTY.—The tilfiditilitS Will tell that.
The description, will take up as much Vine RS (14e
re,iding. li bets been iworo bettge the Judges ot
t: King's i',L‘nO• in Ireland.,
atlidar stated thc..t in the year i 798,
various hinds ot.torture;tkut:h,as whippingq, pickvt-
ings, half-hangings, &c. AN, V. cre pra;itr,..l.in
Dublin, close to she Castle-gate, kietsiv'dr(2 also,
that Lord Castlereagh mast have Iteat.t the'bries.
The COVItT...---Can 'Abe endured, that..4uch
davits as this are to be put in when Me ve ex preis-
ed our determination ou the sube'ct, sad given out
advice I

Mr. GARROW.—.Certairlly, my Lord, it ought not
to be tolerated. You have given this roan an ,eit+
tire week, and he has chosen to rermin obstinate.
Mr. h4V4eleaTv.--,I offer:the affidavit to be read:
it will sebsiainiate eve!), thing I have stated in thy
original libel.
The COURT.—Sir, have you any inoffensive atii•
davit ?

FINNEHTY.—My Lords, according to the
doctrine 'which vt, as Lai.' down by this Court,. that
truth was To justification, I pleaded tunny on my
trial : I did So because 11 understood that on being
brought upsur judgment I mighk. produce the ttute
in mitigation. .Tlint was eo idle sianpy of my own
it WA* built. upon .yuur precedenti.'t Since the law
was against rue, I have deterred to it; but nothing on
earth shall induce me to Make any sutl/4rossiori to Lord
Castlereagh. No; my .Lord, your laaguage to Gait
Jones on his trial was; that he liachio Frool,of .what
he bad stated. That ithall not apply to I here
tender you the plain unque4tonahie teiclimgc of
LOrd'Cit.vtlereagh's guilt; I have:wreten leo a syl—
lable which I cattosn wove. I now otft,:r ro,do so ;
and in the ince'of this Court aed of ilia coutitvv,
to ershibit him, beyond.. all doubt, the basest iedi-
victual woo ever prostituted the high office reposed
in hims
The CoURT,—We cannot hear this: • You way
now utter fresh libels against. Lord Castlereagh,
which he can have no opport way of rrbutring.
Mr. FINNERM—Yee, my 'Lord, Le w ill have an
opportunity. I otter my affidavits. Let kiln, as
Colonel Draper did, put in c„unter-affidavits, ti he
can, and thus rebut my evitience. If he cannot'do
this, he must stand arraigned and convicted h,fkoe
the country. I ask your Lordships to &ve him Ile
opportunity ; or if you do not, I ask yoti;. in ties
name of all that is sacred, how can you reconcile it
to yourselves to send me to a prison for uttering Lae
truth ? Will yottbear my affidavits ?
The Couter.—No; not IT they are 114 same as
those which you have offered. They cannot plead
in mitigation.
Mr. FINNERTY.—ACCerding to this, I am curious
to hear what yeur Lordship means by mitigations., I
again offer my affidavits.
The Comm-4 said before, not to the purport of
those you have offered.
Mr. FINNERTY.—I shall, then, state the put.
port of a few ; and then your Lordship can re-
ceive or reject them as they proceed,, I haVe here
1111 affidavit of, under hiagoiernment, a father and
son tortured side by side. Will you read that r
The COULAT.—No. .
Mr. VILNINIARTY..-..- Here is aeother from Mrs
Hughes,. whom Lord Castlerogh saw after the tor-
ture had been inflicted: his back was rawraw*eith the
scourge, and his shirt one mass of blood loosely
flung around him.
Tbe CoURT.—Why iS contumacy to the
Court.

FINNRIITY,,--.1 Wish to offer none. I-stand
here, net to repel your judgment, but to vindicate
my character. Reputation' is dearer to toe than hie;
and in compat Ron with the loss of that, any punish-
ment within power's limits to inflict has little terrors
for me. I lone (Aldred now to prove the truth of
all my statements. According to the law t. may be
called a libeller; but it I had not offered toy af-
fidavits, I might be called a liar also. Since the
Court does not choose to hear the truth of this aver*
tent, I proceed to another.
Mr. DiXbti.b affidavit stated that he was a Yeo-
man in 0'985 that he saw three peasants whipped
and tottered without trial.
The CouttT.—What does this prove ?
Mr. FINNOJITYo•--IL goes on tcr stare that these
cruelties were committed with Castlereagh's saw:-
tion and privity.
The COL, RT.—You, have been often told these
things were irrelevant: 1)., not compel us to send
you back to prison till next Term, m order that
you may come here to re,.eive our judoneat in a
becoming manner.
Mr. Ft NN E rtr Y.—l have been at very great trouble
and expencd to procure those affidavits, I went tu