Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-03-05
FOREIGN NEWS.

The steamship Ilibernia arrived at BOs.
ton earley on Monday morning with pa>
pers from Liverpool TO the 4h inst. and
London 10 the Sd inst.
In a commercial point Of vlcw,the news
is of the highest Importance. Cotton had
gone up full I'D since our last accounts,
with tremendous sales.
The State Trials had gone through sew.
enteen days, and each day was perfect
farce.
Parliament had met, Nothing done.
THE STATE TRIALS.
The absorbing topic of the day is the
State trials,which are now taking place in
Dublin. The preliminary steps have been
marked by all the excitement AMI bad
feelings between the opposing parties for
which unhappy Ireland is distinguished.
Tho striking Of the special jury which IS
to try the issue, has ranged against the
Government all the Roman Catholic par
ty who were not previously RepeaIers.-
From some hundreds Of names on Tho
panel, forty. eight were drawn BY ballot,
the traverser possessing the same right as
the Crown, of peremptoIily challenging
twelve; twelve on each side.
II happened that out Of the forty. eight
drawn, eleven were Roman Catholics;
these the Government challenged,a and The
whole were struck off; the representative
Of the traversers, during this process,
cried "There goes Catholic! another
Papist struck or" &c. This affair has
set the country in blaze, so TO speak and
unpopular as were the proceedings before,
it has made them worse.
Monday, the first day of the trials,was
marked by more than usual excitement in
Dublin The Lord Mayor state carriage
bore Mr.. O'Connel to the Court, and
was accompanied by procession which
formed at the learned genlleman's house,
in Merton square. Arrival at tho Court,
the doors Of which were beseiged from
an early hour, they were taken leave Of
by their admirers with hearty plaudIts.
Sepenteenth day, Feb. 2.--The court
met at ten o'clock, and after The names
of the jury and irsVersers had been call,
ed over,
Mr.. Whiteside resumed his speech on
behalf Of Mr.. Duffy, and ConcUed al half
past one,
Mr.. M'Donagh then rose to address
the court on behalf Of MIR. Barrett, and
continued very able speech up 10 fve
o'clock, when the court adjourned.
1t is said Hr. M'Donagh will not con.
clude before Saturday night, and Mr..
O'Connell will commence his defence on
Monay morning.
A gentleman stood up and introduced
to the meeting friend of his fromNew
York, Mr.. William Wallace, the distin-
guished American Orutor.(A voice from
the crowd,"Fhree cheers forAmerica.)
This demand having been complied
with, and silence restored, Mr.Wallace
spoke at some length,
RBPEAL AssocIAT1oN--DUBLIN, Jan.
%. The weekly meeting was held 10 day
in Cancellation Hall, which was crowded
to excess. The chair was occupied by
w s. 0'Brien, ESQ.,, M. P. whose re-
ception was most enthusiastic. There
were also present, Mr. O'Connell, esq,
M, p, and G. Powell, esq, M. p, and,
during the day FIVE Of the ''conspirators,'
namely, Mr. D. O'Connell, Mr. j. O'Con>
nell, Dr.. Gray, Mr.. Steele and Mr.Ray,
cOntTived to attend, notwithstanding the
Jealous and dignifed watchfulness Ofthe
Attorney General They were received
with deafning applause,
The chairman, in opening the business
Df the meeting, expressed his conviction
hat the nstion had arrived al crisis,and
hat posterity would tender its gratitude
o the men who conducted, with wisdom
Ind integrity. the affairs Of.he country at
he present moment. 1t was true that
heir leaders were under persecution, but
he spirit Of liberty was indOmitable. OF
he millons confederated together in that
association, every individual was ready to
70 10 prison to. morrow In defence of bis
,ountry's rights, but where would the
build prisons enough 10 hold
he Irish peOplef AdvertiDg to the NEE.
ing at Lord CharlemOnt's, he said the
lay was not far distant vSlen theCaulfelds
he Geraldines, and the De Burghs, would
'ccupy their natural and appropriate pos