Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-02-22
LATER FROM ENGLAND;

we learn from the New York Herald that a;
mother packet ship has arrived at that port from,
land, bringing dates TO the 9th January three
days later than the last news.
Cotton had fuyther advanced, so as TO make tho
en'ire advance within the previous fortnight equal
10 Two cents per pound.
The London Morning Herald announces tina.
MIR. Packenham, the newly appointed British En-.
voy and Minister Plenipoteniiary to this Govern.
ment, is to come out with full instructions to mo.
gouate settlement of all the questions respec,,
ing the Oregon Territory. His arrival may be
daily expected as he was to sail from Portsmouth,
on the 10th uliimo:
IRELAND.
The STATE TRIALs.-On Thursday. Nj.
Moore, -. c., applied TO the Court of Queens
Dehcn on me part OF the traVersers that the pam
mel OF special jurors be quashed and set aside or
canceiied' and that mandamus, OF order in the
nature OF mandamus, should be issued, directed
10 the Right Honorable the Recorder of the CITY
OF dublin, commanding hun 10 place on the list Of
jurors Tor the year 1874 in the county Of the CITY
OF Dublin, in their proper order the names of Ill;
Vers persons, TO wit, II twenty-seven persons,
whose qualifications respectively, TO be placed or
the list was legally proved before. and allowed
oy 'he recorder as special jurors. After a length
ened argument, the Chief Justice proceeded to
give Judgment. Viewing the question in all its
bearings fully and fairly, the Court could not but
arrive at the conclusion that the present appica.
ton was very unprecedented one, and at vari:
ahcc WIN reason and principle; and il was theres
fore refused
On Saturday, the Attorney General moved. on
the part of the Crown, for an order that in the a.
vent oil The trial in this case not having ,e,mina.
ted on or before the 3lst ultimo, that Thursday.
me lst OF February, and every day until next
.erm' or as many as shall be necessary, shall be
hxed by the Court for the purpose of said trial.
and be deemed and taken TO be part of the nre.
sent Hilary Term. lie could not say the precise
time that would be necessary for the trial, but he
thought 1t well to have the order made The mos
ton was granted.
ned at Dublin on The 18Th ultimo in the Music
nan. Amongst those present were Daniel o.
Conheii, Sir l. Esmonde, Sir ]. Power Sir Walls
ent'ne Blake and the Lord Mayor, who was cal.
lea 10 the char. One Of the principal speakers
was MIR. X. Shiel; and after several addresses,
Inc following resolutions were agreed to:
Resolved, That we, the Roman Catholics Of
heidho' yield 10 no one portion of The Queens
subjects In true loyalty to the throne, or strict OBJ.
servahce OF the religious obligation Of an oath.
Resolved, That the officers Of the crown in
striking from The special jury pannel all the Ro.
man catholics who were placed thereon by ballot.
nave inflicted upon our body wrong and an in.
suit, and that 1t becomes our duty, in the face of
Inc empire, to vndicate our character for worth.
loyalty, and honor:
Resolved, That the omission of six,v-tbres
names OF special jurors, including large propor.
Hon OF Roman Catholics well as liberal p rot
estants, making up the special jurors list, afford.
grounds for more than suspicion that fair DEALING
has not been Practised, and calls for a full paras
mentary investigation.
Resolved. That an humble petition be presents
ed to the Queen, praying her Majesty that she
viii be gracously pleased to direct her attention
to The conduct OF the Irish Government in carry
ing on state prosecutions under The circumstances
aforesaid.
Resolved, That pC titon be presented TO both
Houses OF Parliament, setting forth the facts ems
booted IN these resolutions, and praying for in4
quiry into the facts.