Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-04-13

, ana correct It. This WAS on Saturday night
and on Monday morning, the l2h, al
amended verdict was returned agains
all The traversers except the Reverend Mr.
Tierney.
The excitement in Ireland by the return
of this verdict of guilty. is represented as
of The most Intense character. Before
the arrival of the Dublin mail in the diff
terent towns, ii was surrounded by immense
crowds of people, largely pressing forward
10 ascertain The truth.
The sentences have been deferred 10
next term-but it is very doubtful whether
any punishment will be inflicted. The
Belfast Northern Wing says:
ave learn, on what we consider good
authority, that the Duke of Wellington is
determined that Mr.. O'Connell shall not
be sent to prison, believing that the moral
effect Of a conviction will be sufficient,
and that punishment would be a useles
piece Of seS erily. If Mr.. O'ConneIl vii,
only conduct himself with moderation and
ordinary propriety, we do not think that he
will be sent to Jail; AMI we shall certainly
be glad if matters take this turn"
Mr.. O'Connel, meanwhile, has protested
against the verdict of The jury as arbitrary
and unconstitutional; and has declared,
that as ION as sentence shall have been
passed, he will have the matter submitted
TO all the whole body of Judges in Ireland:
and that, ii their decision should be una.
vorable, he will appeal TO the House of
Lords before he will submit. After The
trial he appeared in his seat in Parliament,
and made very torcibIe and temperate
speech on the subject of the state OF Ire.
land.
Large quantities Of arms and ammuni-
ton were continued to be sent to different
garrison towns in Ireland, as if the Gov
eminent expected an outbreak; and two
armed vessels were cruising on the coast
OF Kerry. The meetings of The repeal
associations continued, at which matters
connected with the trials were fully discus
sed All the proprie,ors Of newspapers,
who had been members of the repeal as.
ISOLATION, have Withdrawn from that body,
in consequence of the doctrine asserted
by the verdict on the Stale trial that every
member of the repeal association was re-
sp 'nsible for all the publications of the
newspapers whose proprictors were men,
berJ of that association.
1t is said that the Orangemen, who dis.
solved, or pretended TO dissolve their insri-
Iutions in 1884, are determined, now that
their friends are once more IN power to
throw of tho mask A meeting was held
at Coleraine ON the l2h ul'imo, attended
by the representatives of 10000 Orange
men in Antrim and Derry.
PARLIAMENTARY.
On the ! 3,h ultimo, Lord John Russell
introduced his promised motion for com.
mit,ee of Whole House to inquire into the
state of Ireland. This elected debate,
which laS'od through nine days, during
which time the House was addressed in
able and eloqucn, speeches by Lord John
Russell, Sir Robert Peel, Mr.. Macau'ey,
Mr.. Shield, and by Mr.. O'ConneIl him.
self, and many other distinguished orators.
The speech of Sir Robert Peel is repre-
srnted as truly mastery ACHE vement
On the 22d inst, the House went into a
division, which resulted as follows:
For the motion 225
Against it 1924
Majority for ministers 80
In the House of Lords there was SINH.
lar motion to that moved by Lord John
Russell, moved by the Marquis Of Nor
mandy, but the debate was not carried be-'
yond two nights, and was negatlved by
majority of l75 10 70. Il was diversified
by very amusing personal quarrel be-
tween Lord BroughanI g. Lord Campbell.