The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-02-20 00:00:00

THE VERDICT.

The Clerk of theCrown—Gentlemen, you say this is your
verdict ?

Foran—Yes.
The Cleric of the Crown then read the verdict, which was
as follows :

FIRST COUNT.

This count contains five distinct charges, on each of
which an issue was sent up to try, to wit:—
I.—The traversers are severally charged with unlaw-
fully, maliciously, and seditiously contriving, intending,

and devising to raise and create discontent and disaffection
amongst the said liege subjects to hatred and contempt of
the government, and constitution of this realm as by law
established.
2 —They are charged with intending and devising, " to
excite hatred, jealousies, and ill will amongst different
classes of the said subjects, and to create discontent and
disaffection amongst divers of the said subjects, and
amongst others, her Majesty's subject's serving in her
Majesty's army."
3.—They are charged with "contriving, intending, and
devising to bring into disrepute, and to diminish the
confidence of her Majesty's subjects in the tribunals duly
and lawfully constituted for the administration of justice.
4.—They are charged with " unlawfully, maliciously,
and seditiously contriving, intending, and devising, by
means of intimidation and the demonstration of great
physical force, to procure and effect changes to be made
in the government, laws, and constitution of this realm as
bv law established."
s.—They are charged that they did combine, and con-
federate, and agree ' to cause, and procure, and aid and
assist in causing and procuring divers subjects of our said
lady the Queen unlawfully, maliciously, and seditiously
to meet and assemble together in large numbers at various
times and at different places within Ireland, for the un-
lawful and seditious purpose of obtaining by means of
intimidation to be thereby caused, and by means of the
exhibition and demonstration of great physical force at
such assemblies and meetings, changes and alterations in
the government, laws, and constitution of this realm as
by law established."
The jury found Daniel O'Connell, Richard Barrett, and
Charles Gavan Duffy, guilty on the above five issues,
omitting, however, on the fifth charge the words " un-
lawfully" and "seditiously", which we have placed in
italics.

Also guilty, John O'Connell, Thomas Steele, Thomas
Matthew Ray, and John Gray, on the Ist issue—not
guilty on the 2d issue—guilty on the 3d issue—on the 4th
and on the sth guilty, omitting the words " unlawfully
and seditiously."

The Rev. Thomas Tierney guilty on the Ist, 2d, and 3d
issues—not guilty on the 4th and sth issues.

SECOND COUNT.
This count is merely a repetition of the first count
omitting the overt acts, and the finding of the jury on it
was exactly the same as on the first, as above given.

THIRD COUNT.
This count contains all the five charges set forth in the
first and second, with the exception of some verbal dif-
ferences—as follows :

First—the traversers are charged with unlawfully, mali-
ciously, and seditiously contriving, intending and devising
to raise and create discontent and disaffection amongst
the liege subjects of our sail lady the Queen, and to ex-
cite the said liege subjects to hatred and contempt of the
government and constitution of this realm as by law es-
tablished.

Secondly—With devising to excite hatred, jealousies,
and ill-will amongst different classes of the said subjects,
and to create discontent and disaffection amongst divers
of the said subjects, and amongst others her Majesty's
subjects sewing in her Majesty's army.
Thirdly—With further unlawfully, maliciously, and
seditiously contriving, intending, and devising by means
of intimidation of great physical force, to procure and
effect changes to he made in the government, laws and
constitution of this realm as by law established.

Fourthly—With combining and causing to procure, and
aid and assist in causing and procuring, divers subjects
of our lady the Queen, to assemble together in large
numbers at various times, and at different places, with-
in Ireland, for the unlawful and seditious purpose of
obtaining by means of the intimidation to be thereby
caused and by means of the exhibition and demonstra-
tion of great physical force at such assemblies and
meetings, changes and alterations in the government,
laws, and constitution of this realm as by law established ;
and further to bring into hatred and disrepute the courts
by law established in Ireland for the administration of
justice, and to diminish the confidence of her said Ma-
jesty's liege subjects in Ireland, in the administration of
the law therein, with the intent to induce her Majesty's
subjects to withdraw the adjudication of their differences
with, and claims upon each other from the cognizance of
the said courts by law established, and to submit the same
to the judgment and determination of other tribunals, to
be constituted and contrived for that purpose, in con-
tempt of our said lady the Queen, and the laws of this
realm, to the evil example of all others in the like case
offending, and against the peace of our said lady the Queen,
her crown arid dignity.

Fifthly—With -further contriving, intending, and de-
vising to bring into disrepute, and to diminish the con-
fidence of her Majesty's subjects in the tribunals duly and
lawfully constituted for the administration of justice.
The jury found Daniel O'Connell, Richard Barrett,
and Charles Gavan Duffy, guilty on all the issues in this
count. They found John O'Connell, Thomas SZeele,
Thomas Matthew Ray, guilty on the Ist, 3rd, 4th, and
sth issues, and not guilty on the 2nd ; which charged them
with the design of " creating discontent and disaffection
amongst her Majesty's subjects serving in the army."
The jury found the Rev. Thomas Tierney, guilty on
the Ist, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th issues, but not guilty on the
sth..

FOURTH COUNT.

This count contains only three issues, and omits the
charges relative to the " army" and the " arbitration
courts."

The first charge is for " Unlawfully, maliciously, se-
ditiously contriving, intending, and devising to raise and
create discontent and disaffection amongst the liege sub-
jects of our said lady the Queen and to excite the said
lieoe aublects to hatred. 415 d oontoropt of the.
ment and constitution of this realm as by law established,
and to excite hatred jealousies, and amongst dif-
ferent classes of the said sabjects, and to create discon-
tent and disaffection amongst divers of the said sub-
jects." •

•
The second is for unlawfully, maliciously, and sediti-
ously contriving, intending, and devising, by means of
intimidation and the demonstration of great physical
force, to procure and effect changes to be made in the
government, laws, and constitution of this realm, as by
law established.

The third count is, that the traversers did combine and
confederate to cause and procure, and aid and assist in
causing and procuring, divers subjects of our said lady the
Queen to meet and assemble together in large numbers at
various times and at- different places within Ireland, for
the unlawful and seditious purpose of obtaining, by means
of the intimidation to be thereby caused, and by means of
the exhibition and demonstration of great physical force
at such assemblies and meetings, changes and alterations
in the government, laws, and constitution of this realm,
as by law established, in contempt of our said lady the
Queen, and the laws of this realm, to the evil example
of all others in the like case offending, and against the
peace of our said lady the Queen, her crown, and dignity.
The jury found Daniel O'Connell, John O'Connell,
Thomas Matthew Ray ; John Gray, Charles Gavan Duffy,
Thomas Steele, and Richard Barrett, guilty on all the is-
sues in this count.

Also the Rev. Thomas Tierney guilty on the Ist and 3d
issues, and not guilty on the 2d.

FIFTH COUNT.

This count contains one general charge of creating dis-
content among her Majesty's Irish subjects, and to pro-
motion of and hostility towards her Majesty's
subjects in England.
On this the jury found Daniel O'Connell, John O'Con-
nell, Thomas M. Ray, Richard Barrett, Charles Gavan
Duffy, John Gray, Thomas Steele, and the Rev. Thomas
Tierney guilty.