The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-05-16 00:00:00

TRIAL OF SMITH O'BRIEN.

Yesterday, the trial of Mr. w. S. O'Brien commenced
in the Queen's Bench, Dublin. The Court was crowded
in every part, and the traverser, who was attended by his
securities and Mr. J. P. "Meagher, whose trial is fixed for
to-day, was loudly cheered. A jury (one of whom is a
member of the Society of Friends) having been sworn,
the Attorney-General, in a very able address, stated the
particulars of the case against the prisoner. He was
charged " with (being a wicked, seditious, and turbulent
person) having delivered a speech on the 15th March, in
Dublin, for the purpose of exciting hatred and contempt
against the Queen, and inducing the people to rise in re-
bellion." The meeting in question was that at which an
address of congratulation to the French republic was
carried.

The speech and address having been proved by Mr.
Hodges, the government reporter, Mr. Butt, Q.C., rose
to address the Court for the traverser. After alluding to
the high family of Mr. O'Brien—" a family so ancient
that the Viceroy who prosecutes him is proud to boast
relationship to his blood," he said that Mr. O'Brien
was not a man who had nothing to lose, but a man
of fortune a man of station, who had embarked
and risked all he possessed in that, whether it be right
or wrong, which he believed to be for his country's
good. He then went on as follows :—" Now that I have
met and conversed with him, as between counsel and
client, I can confidently say, that there is not in the
inmost recesses of his heart a single thought that is not
worthy of a high and noble-minded man ; and when I
reflect that the effect of a verdict of guilty will be to con-
sign such a man to prison, I am, I confess, anxious for you,
gentlemen, for himself, and for the country—for, believe
me, all cannot be right in a country in which such a man
as Wm. S. O'Brien is guilty, if guilty you pronounce him
to be, of sedition."

At the conclusion of this sentence, the majority of the
bar, together with the ladies and gentlemen in the gal-
leries,• rose, and loudly cheered the sentiments of the
learned counsel. -

THE COURT.--I beg to state, once for all, that if there
be attempted a second manifestation of this kind, I will
order the court to be cleared.

The learned counsel expressed his regret at the occur-
rence, and then went on to contend that Mr. O'Brien
was a firm supporter of the monarchy, and that he had
made no attempt to subvert the authority of the Queen in
Ireland, but merely wished to restore the ancient consti-
tution.

Mr. Sergeant Warren rose to reply, and was speaking
when the post left last night.

SCOTTISH AMICABLE LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY.

HEAD OFFICE-111, BUCHANAN-STREET, GLASGOW,

PRESIDENT.
The Right Hon. the EARL of DALHOUSIE.
VICE-PRESIDENTS.
J. C. COLQUHOUN, Esq., of Killermont.
His Grace the DUKE of BUCCLEUCH.
Sir CHARLES DALRYMPLE FERGUSSON, Bart.
EXTRAORDINARY DIRECTORS.
W. L. Ewing, Esq., of Arugo- I William Cross, Esq., Borough
mery. . Bank, Liverpool.
Alex. Thomson, Esq., Bank, William Stirling, Esq., Ken-
Greenock. mure.
John Scott, Esq., Union Bank, I Rev. Dr. Cumming, London.
Paisley. Right Hon. Lord Gray.
John Marshall, Esq., Advo- Sir Adam Hay, Bart.
I cate. Carlyle Bell, Esq., W.S.
DIRECTORS.
Andrew Mac Ewan, Esq., Ac-
countant.
Graham Russell, Esq., Mer-
chant.
Mark Sprot, Esq., of Garn-
kirk.

ORDINARY
Thomas Callander, Esq., Mer-
chant.
Elias Gibb, Esq., Merchant.
John Pasley, Esq.' Merchant.
Rev. James Barr, D.l).

A. Forbes, Esq., Town Clerk

N.B.—ln terms of the Constitution, the President, Vice-
President, and Directors, Ordinary and Eatrasrdinary, must
be Members of the .voeiety, by holding Policies of Assurance
for Life with it of more than three years' standing.

Investigations are made every Seven Years, which is consi-
dered to be favourable for obtaining a proper result of Claims,
whilst all the benefits of an Annual Division are secured by
provision being made at each Investigation for further annual
additions to those parties who may die betwixt the Investiga-
tions. The following are
EXAMPLES OF THE ADDITIONS MADE AT THE LAST
INVESTIGATION, AS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1846.
To a Policy of ..elOOO, which had by additions et
previous Investigations been increased to .e 1221 0 6
There were added Retrospective additions for
seven years l7O 18 10

Making the amount then payable under the Policy .e 1391 19 4
And p. °vision was made for vayinent of a further annual pro-
spective addition of £27 12s. pd., if the Policy emerge prior
to next Investigation, as at 31st December, 1833.
To a Poiicy for .elOOO of seven years' duration, an addition
was made of el4o, with a further provision for payment of
a prospective annual addition of .22 16s. for each additional,
year's existence of the Policy, if it emerge prior to next In.
vestigation.
To a Policy for £lOOO of six years' duration, £l3O was added,
and provision was made for a similar prospective annual
addition of x'22

And so to Policies of less duration, additions were made at the
rate of 2 per cent., or .e2O ,fin a £lOOO Policy, for each year's
duration of the Policy, and provision made for payment of a
prospective annual addition of 2 per cent., both on the ori-
ginal sum assured, and the retrospective additions then de-
clared : Th€se additions becoming exigible on every Policy
which emerges after being in existence five years.
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AGENT IN LIVERPOOL,
WILLIAM TARBET, India-buildings.

WILLIAM PITT,

WHOLESALE PAPER-DEALER AND STATIONER,
No. 2, STRAND-STREET, LIVERPOOL,
AVING received the Appointment of AGENT for
the SALE of WALKDEN'S INK and INK POWDERS,
Manufactured by COOPER and PHILLIPS, (late Walkden,
Darby, and Terry, N 0.53, Shoe-lane, London,)begs to acquaint
the Trade in general, that they can be supplied with every de-
scription, in lanze or small quantities, on the same terms as
from the Manufactory in London.
W. PITT embraces the present opportunity to thank his
Friends and the Public for the very liberal support lie has re-
ceived since his commencement in business, and begs to assure
them that It is nos utmoit ambition to merit the confidence of
all who may be pleased to honour him with their patronage.
N.B —Merchants' and Shipping ()niers particurarly attenuea
to. and the full amount of Excise Drawback allowed on all Pa-
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Account Books Ruled and Bound to any Pattern, and on the
most approved principle.