Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-12-19
FOREIGN NEWS.

The Acadia arrived at Boston OnW ednes.
day the 9th inst bringing news from Eng
land to the l9lh Of Observation-Disclosures,
later than BY the previous arrival. We ex.
tract the following items !a ra d
The State trials, in Ireland, drag thsil
slow length along. No progress has yel
been made, and If the statement that the
defendants have 10000 Witnesses TO ex.
anime, be correct the proceedings will be.
come the greatest bore in the world before
they are finished. .........
MThe Orangemen Of the North Of Ire
land are recognizing their society, but
without, secret pass words, or other signs
whicEfhave been pronounced illegal. The
reorganization is rapidly extending.
CoURT OF QuEEN's BENCH, Nov. Is.
This day being the last allowed for
pleading TO the indictment against o.
COnneIB o that gentleman appeared in
Court, not TO plead, but to show cause
why the indictment should be quashed,
because the witnesses were sworn before
the Grand Jury only, whereas, by an act
Of parliament, So George H., they should
have been sworn in open court. The
greater part Of the day was taken up with
argument whether plea Of abatement
lodged the day before was in time or not;
The counsel for the Grown contendinp
that it should have been lodged when the
parties were first charged and not after
the rule TO plead had run. 1t was final.
iy decided by the court thai il was in
t'me,Ond thus an important advantage was
gained over the Attorney General; The
counsel for the Crown then demurred,
and conlended to plea d 10 the argument
at once, but the trapersers refused to do
so withou; tice,aDd The court agreeing
four day rule was granted, which delay $
further proceeding until Monday next
when the validity Of the objection will be
argued. The question is so entirely one
Of law, and the matter lies between the
technical wording Of two separate acts of
parliament, that we can give no opinion
Of the result. OF course, if O'COnnell's
objection is good, the proceedings on this
indictment wOuldbe at an end.
The national armament in the Lower
Shannon has been reinforced. Her Ma
iesly's steamers Comet aud Pluto have
arrived at Tarbert rOadstead, head quar-
Iers Of The fSrce TO be stationed in the
Lower Shannon, where at present there
are four armed vessels lying--Her Maies.
ty's ships Lynx and Snipe, and the Gem
ct and Pluto steamers. The Lynx is to
take up position at Scaitery for the pro.
lection Ofthat redoubt aud that Of Carr
rick; the Snipe goes 10 Carrigabolt, tc
protect Doona and Kilkredane.
General Duff Green has written q let
ter to the Times 10 combat the views OF
the American correspondent Of that Jour
nal, and others, as to the impracticabiiity
Ofa commercial treaty between England
and the United States. The General
enters into calculations, from which ht
infers, that although the wings have gain
ed at The late elections, there will be {
majority agains the high tariff opinions
both in the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives; that the effectOP those elec-
tions will be TO stimulate and unite tht
democrats so that the President electet
next year will not be the whig, Henry
Clay, the author Of the present exclusive
tariff, but either Ca lhoun or Van Buren
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