The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-15
HIGHLY INTERESTING FROM IRELAND.
Trial Of John Mitchell for SeditiOn.
DUBLIN COMMISSION COURT.

At the sitting Of the court Thursday morning.
the 25th ul the judges presiding in the Commission
Court proceeded according to previous arrangement
with the of MIR. Mitchell.
MIR. HOLMES. on the part of the prisoner moved to
postpone the trial but that not eded to- where
upon Sir Coleman O'Loghlen objected 10 the panel
being unfair and partially made up to the detriment
OF h!s client The law officers of the Crown Joined
issue to the challenge. and the court appointed the
Of the Grand Jury and the person next to him
10 try the validity of the objection great deal OF
time was consumed in arguments of counsel on both
sides Ultimately the assessors pronounced the panel
to be fairly made up and not to the prejudice of the
prisoner, and the folown persons were selected to
try the charge:-John Witty. foreman; w. Fletcher
Robert Morris, w H. Nelson, F. Rambon w Mans
field Atwood Clarke, r Oakley, f. Rothwe, Thomas
Brdgeford, and John Collier
The indictment then read at length and the pr-
soner pleaded in a firm voce-Not guilty.
The court then adjourned at ten minutes to FIVE,
previous to which the jury conducted to Tonmys
Hotel in charge of special bailis who TO that
they held no communication with any one.
THE TRIAL.
On Friday May Goth, at ten o'clock, when the trial
commenced in earnest the court was crowded there
being considerable number of ladies present. The
prisoner placed at the bar at ten o'clock and
accommodated with seat during his trial. He shook
hands warmly with Mr. L. F. Meagher and several
other gentlemen. During a portion Of the Attorney
Generals address, he sat reading a newspaper.
The names of the jury having been called over,
The ATTORNEY GENERAL rose to state the against
the prisoner the part Of the Crown The learned
gentleman commenced by stating the nature of the al
previously formed opinions He pointed out that the
offence with which Mr. Mitchell stood charged.
committed
England would have been treason After referring to
the former state Of the law the subject and to
proceedings Of the confederate section rcpealers
which had led to its alteration he laid before the jury
the nciteme TO rebellion by Mr. Mitchell In the United
shmon and elsewhere which had been put forth by the
prisoner since the passing Of the new act Having read
oopious extracts from the speech nj Limerick
in (which he spoke Of struggle. and OF provisional
government. the learned gentleman asked " pro-
yisional Mt founded aud sitting in Dub
lin, would IL be for the purpose of protecting her Ma
jesty, the Queen OF the United Kingdom These two
things would be utterly with each other II
that not the object of the provisional governme mt
was IL not 20 levy against her to compel her to
change her cOunses and measures !-ie next read ex
tracts from the prisoners letters to the Protestant Far
Of the North Of Ireland published in the United
irishmGn Of the 9th and 18th Of May conveying the
planest incentives 20 armed insure ction and the
establishment Of republic He also read short
tract from an article In reply 70 the Times in which
Mr.. Mitchell denied assuming the character Of hero.
and added that he had only endeavored TO persuade
his countrymen that they would gain their liber
ties except by lighting aud that the only argume nj
government would understand. would be the po Of
pixies The Attorney General then referred TO the
allegation concerning the striking OF Catholics from
the jury The instructions given on the part OF the
crown that matter what the religion Of a ma n
placed upon that panel III he col ncded ia politics with
the traverser-that that man, and that man only
should be set aside. When person was suspected Of
political participation IN the principles Of the
then alone IL was that the exercised ts privi-
sge Of setting aside juror fany person we're found
hcient Information to be So disposed not
be impartial between the and the people. the
instructions given we're he repeated to set aside that
man aud that man only In the pcrforma Of this
duty. Mr. Kemmis did what lac was instructed TO do.
aud no more. The Attorney General then addressed
himself the jury but he knew they would act inn
partially and that they would throw from their minds
any pre-conceived ooinions=that thsy wQpld -glys.