The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-21

sung by the two ounger Messrs Braham. Il was |
long, monotonous, and dreary The applause was |
by no means general, but two or three voices roar;
ed out encore, and the singers, nothing 10th, obeyed
the call, against the evident sense Of the audience
Indeed II was plain that the encore ''foregcne
conclusion" These things should not be. Mr.. G.
Braham, with his superb organ, bids fair to be one
Ct our best bass singers. young lady of the name
of Alleyne, made her debut on this occasion, and
exhibited gifts, both natural and acquired, which
give promise oil future excellence. Her voice is a
high soprano, somewhat thin, but very clear, hex-
bile, and sweet. In her performance Of two songs,
full OF difficulty, "Robert, tot que j'aime" and
'sBel raggio," she executed a great variety Of
bravura passages with great neatness and distinct
articulation. She also evinced delicacy and feel
Ing, though the effect Of her efforts was essened
by the constraipt and timdty attending first APP
pearance. From her selection of pieces, we pre-
sumo she is destined for the stage, for which she
has the additional requisite OF handsome person,
ladylke air, and Interesting countenance London
paper, Jan. 81.
The State Trials
The absorbing topic OF the day is the State trials,
which are now taking place IN Dublin: The prell-
mInary steps have been marked by all the excite
ment and bad feeling between the opposing parties,
for which unhappy Ireland is distinguished. The
striking of the special jury which is to try the issue,
has ranged against the Government all the Roman
Catholic party who We're not previously Repealers.
From some hundreds OF names on the panel, forty
eight were drawn by ballotthe raversers possessing
the same right the Crown OF peremptorily chal-
Longing twelve-twelve on each side.
IL happened that out OF the forty-elght drawn,
eleven were Roman Catholics; these the Govern
ment challenged, and the whole were struck off,
the representative of the traversers during this pro-
cess, .here goes Catholic another Papst struck
oil " &c. This affair has set the country in blaze
so to speak, and unpopular as were the proceedings
before, 1t has made them worse. That proceeding
as may be imagined, gave great umbrage to the
Repeal party, and the Government has been at
tackled with great bitterness for adopting line of
conduct which looks very like foregone conclu-
sion 10 PACK 10 conviction SO
great was the Indignation experienced in Ireland at
the striking OFT all the Roman Catholics from the
meeting of the Catholics Of Ireland was signed in
three hours by sxty-fve barrsters, only three Of
whom are kepealers. The three first names APP
Of the Right Hon. Judge Ball The briefs for the
Crown Counsel (l3 in number) are printed and
partly Autographed and each contains between $40
and $50 pages. The letter-press printing alone in
each brief occupies ITO pages. All persons con-
cerned were called upon by the Crown to be pre-
sent in Dublin by Sunday, the 14th, at the LATEST
good earnest
Monday, the first day of the trials, was marked
by more than usual excitement in Dublin. The
Lord Mayors state carriage bore Mr.. O'COnnell to
the Court, and was accompanied by procession
which formed at the learned gentleman's house,
in Merton square. Arrived at the Court, the doors
OF which were beseged from an early hour, they
were taken leave of by their admirers with hearty
plaudlts.
TRIAL OF Mr.. OCoNSELL AND OrHERs-The trial OF
OConuel and the oher raversers commenced Monday
the 18th ult when James Hamilton Of OrmOnd Quay
about to be the foreman of the jury Sir Coleman
OLaughlen handed in challenge to the array the Fart
Of the defendants This gave rise to heightened argu
ment at the close Of which the chief justice said the
jory of the court Of opinion that the demurrer
the array could not be sustained. On Tuesday morning
the jury and the Attorney General proceed
to o'clock at which hour he said he would not proceed
further, it impossible he could finish that day.
crown the court and the traversers' COUNSEL it was
agreed to allow the jury to go to their own homes at the
same tune giving them strict not to nod com.
adjourned to ten o'clock the following morning. when the
. resumed his address h to the r and
He dwelt principally upon the evident attempts OF the
raversers and their instruments to undermine the fidelity
OF the army and after referring at length to the
Mullaghmast and other monster meetings." concluded
by mpeachng the resolutions which had been intended
to submit to the prohibited meeting at ConarC The hon.
and learned gentleman exhored the jury to discharge
their duties firmly but moderately caution,
but without fear. On Thursday the Lord Chief Justice
and his learned brethren took their seats the bench 10
o'clock. The first witness examined was r. B. Hughes,
the government reporter who stated that he had been
reporter for II years. and to Ireland for the
first time on the 3Oth Of September last Attended the
meeting at Muaghmast on the LIST of October. Hede.
scrbed the proceedings at that place. and read from his
notes Of the banners fancy dresses and cos
by Mr. O'Connel &c. SC well the national
cap adopted the occasion The witness went on to
read from MS notes great at tine
at other meetings. and identified the various raversers
who were present those occasions. Mr. Hughes was
the part of the defendants but little Of
moment elected. Henry NJ. Latham next Called
He to Ireland Mr. Hughess assistant The
mination of this witness seemed to afford much amuse
ment but little beyond corroboration Of the previous
testimony obtained Charles Ross, also govern
nary questions being present the meeting Don.
nybrook in June last the Judge said the witness
FIVE he would adjourn the Court until the next morning
Friday) to meet at ten o'clock precisely On Friday
Queens Counsel entered Court shortly before ten and
took his seat in the inner bar The other traversers were
also punctuai in attendance The whole Of the day was
gave evidence of the proceedings at a meeting of
the The, Repeal Association on the 9sh of August at
Ray were present After reading various portions
of 0Connelrs Speech in reference to pan which he
irish Parliament he was asked by Mr. HEM il he had ia.
ken full notes of what had occurred o replied that he
had not full note Of all that occurred crosseXami
nation here ensued and it length stated by the
Witness that he took full notes Of all that he thought mate
rial, emitting what in his estimation unimportant.-
The objection overrued, and the examination pro-
ceeded The witness read such passages he had taken
down Of OConnes speeches at the several meetings of
the Repeal Association at the Roughree, Clifton, and
other meetings and dinners He was then cross examined
at great length by Mr. Henn He stated that he came to
Ireland in July, I8i3 that he was little frightened at
first but his appehensiens subsidized that he came
reporter for the Standard, and also employed by
the government and that he had received G40O for his
vices the next session OF Parliament On Saturday,
the first witness called John Jackson who stated that
ne was the irish correspondent OF tnc loThhg eTau uu
ring the last and autumn had attended the
ISOLATION meetings. and transmitted to London his reports
Several note books were successfully handed to the wit
ness who said that the were original accounts which
he had transmitted to the Morning Herald, and which
had been sent back to Dublin for those trials He
had, since they arrived in Dublin, had them from Mr.
Kemms to put his initials to them The witness proceed
ed to read from these note books extracts from the speech
es OF OConnel, delivered at various meetings, and he
stated which of the traversers attended, The witness
went through his reports of all the meetings to the 4h Of
October at which he sad he the Rev MIR Tierncy,
with OConne John OConnel, and the other ravcrsers.
lie continued to say, in reply to Mr. Brewster that the
meetings generally well attended sometimes more
and sometimes less The crossexaminaton then
commenced by MIR. Fitzgbbon who seemed determined
to nterrogae the witness harshly The witness said he
rishmsn, and though correspondent, to which
term the Counsel would not let him confne himself
when he said, though reporter Of public proceed