Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-03-08
VERY LATE FROM ENGLAND.

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nounced as below. AT a late hour the eoitors Oh
the Commercial Advertiser received by this arm,
val. their files of London papers to the ISL oi
February, and Liverpool TO the 20, both inclusive
together with Prices Current, shipping Lists' &C
The most important item oil ihteiiigehee 10 'e
situation Of
\, will ha seen by the extracts published below,
,h., the Grand Jury have found bills against Mr.
O,Co,nsll and others; their trials were exPecteu
"a commence Immediately.
A correspondent of the ! OndOn Courier says
,ha, q. the Government are determined 10 crus"
O,Connell. & upon the present prosecution hahSs
the peace Of the country.
IN the esth January, the Bankers and Mer-
.h,nts of Dublin presented their loyal address 10
tnaI,ord lieutenant. About 400 gentlemen pro-
oaodoJ in carriages from the Royal Hotel, College
Crssn IN the Castle. When the address was
,,nJad 70 the Earl Of Anglesca, he placed his
hand upon his heart. and said, "this Is one o Tue
proudest DAYS of my life" On the same uat .ie
lord lieutenant held his hrst lefee' al Wn'ch
there were sol presentations. Inc assemoi"ge
i described as the NEST Respectable anu ihnuen.
,;al that has been held Tor 20 years IN the eour'
Of an Irish ficeroy. ,,.,;
The Dublin Banks had resumed discouhuhs'
MR.. O'CONNELL.
On Monday, Mr.. O'Connell ana the other per
sons who had been held to ball Oh the sahe '""'
';,b the learned gentleman. OF ''having assem-
,,nd and constituted meeting prohibited by the
al I ;autenap,'s Proclamation, and also, having
'.Dnsn;red by shift and device, to evade his FRO
rianp,;on - came before the Court OF Kings
nanrh in discharge of their recognisances. Mr..
o.ConneII appeared IN his gown and wig. Mr.
Sh;al was soon after visible iii the passage set a
>nnt fo- the Kings Counsel, when Mr.. O'Connell
fr~srsd ont SNAKE way for The Kings Counsel
The announcement was received WIN MISSES anu
hoot;no. which lasted for some minutes AFTER the
ay.agitator had taken his seat. .,,. nc r
T5e Attorney General did not avail himself OF
his nriy;Iedpe of proceeding by erottcio inlorma-
,ion. but :esorted to the more constltnuona, "ooe
of nreferring indictments before Grand Jury,
AZ three o'clock in the afternoon, after all Tue
,rel;minary arrangements had been made' the
Judces came into Court, and having taken 'heir
seats ON the bench the Grand Jury were sworn:
Judge Jebb then delivered his charge. tic saiu
the defendants were charged with having assem-
hled and constituted a meeting or association pro-
hibited by the Lord Lleutenants Proc.ama,'on'
and also with having conspIred' Dy sh',' anu 1e'
am" a 80 sy,de his proclamation. The Judge de-
I'D tba, in the opinion of the whole Court
thssc we're offences punishable under the statute
nf IN Geo. Nv. entitled "An Act for the Suppress
SION If dangerous Associations or Assemblies IN
Ireland"
Nv this statute it is provided, thath, after pro-
hibltion of such meetings has been Puo'ishe" W
the Lord Lieutenant. persons snouiu asse"Die
IN the way denounced by him, it shall be lawful
f,r two or more magistrates to order them To us
narss and that if, after a certain period fifteen
minutesl shall have elapsed, they DO not a''Perse
,rcordinsIy, every person offending shall De
liable TO an Imprisonment oil three months Hc-
cordinr to Mr.. O'Connel's view OF the statute
there would be no breach oil its provisions except
in the refusal TO separate alter the iega' oruer VI
two magistrates, and at The expiration vi Tue d.
lowed perod; but Judge Jebb drew avery proper
distinction between the illegality OF such meetings
and the refusal TO separate, and showed 'na' u
"a, l. one offence, and to refuse to dispense an
other. so that. according to the law, the act OF
msst,no for any object included In the proc iama-
non of The Lord Lieutenant is, in itself. crime
punishable. without reference to the subsequent
conduct of the parties The second charge isior
coosnripu. nv shift and evasion. to hold meetings
az the nature and character forbidden BY the LORD
Lieutenant. -,
After the charge had been delivered, the At
torney General said, ssMy Lord. it Is so late IN
the day. that could not, without great inconve-
nience to the Jury and the witnesses, seno up the
hills: but at the assembling of the Jury IN the
morning. the bills will be ready to be Land before
chem The Grand Jury then retired.
True Bills found against the .Agitafors.
On Tuesday the Attorney General had lndlet :
ments sent to the Grand Jury against several of
the ag,tators, and among them MIR; o.Conne' t.
Three witnesses were examined on the suolecto'
the informatlous upon which the indictments are
grounded. About one o'clock the toreman' MI
Alderman Montgomery. came into the JURY DOH
and said the Jury could not understand "hy' IN
every count, the crime was stated TO nave oeen
committed in the parish OF st: Andrew "hen
thew all knew that Homes Hotei was no' ~
that parish. Judge Jebb smiled ana sa.a !. va" "a,
na,tec,lv imma,erial. From one until three o.
CLOCK the jury were occupied reading the ind'et-
mepts: and after most patient and attentive IN
vss,iys,ion. thew found true bills against OCon-