Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-10-26
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LATE FROM EUROPE.
Progress Of O'Briem's Trial Exciting
Scene IN the French assembly, The Re
evolutionary Increment in Baden put do'cn.
The steamer Niagara was announced as
below Boston, at little after two, and she
reached her wharf at South Boston, about
seven O'Clock on Thursday evening last.
The Niagara left Liverpool on the 9TH
instant, and therefore brings weeks later
intelligence than the advices by the Bril-
sannia.
The following despatch which was pre-
pared in Liverpool, just previous to the sail
ing of the steamer, in order that it might be
sent by telegraph, includes all of interest
contained in the papers:
LIVERPOOL, Oct z, 1S4S.
IRELAND.
The trial of Smith O'Brien at Clonmel is
not ye. concluded. The previous latest &C.
counts sent by the Britannia states that an
application had been made by O'Brien's
counsel to postpone the trial, on the ground
that the prisoner had not been furnished,
previous to being arraigned, with copy of
she indictment against him, and list of the
witnesses to be produced against him. In
England, when man is put upon his trial
aor his life, he has right to be informed
upon both of these points; but wha! is JUS
7ice in England does no. appear to be deem
ed justice in Ireland. The Court decided
aha. no such right existed on the other side
of the Channel.
Another point of dissatisfaction was the
great disproporton existing in the Catholics
and Protes,ants summoned in the jury-the
latter being eighteen to one of the former
a very remarkable fact when it is remem-
bered that O'Bren is himself Protestant
But a jury Of iriers, summoned agreeaHy for
ahe purpose, decided that the jury PANEL
had been fairly summoned.
After a long discussion between the adj
verse counsel the Court decided all the
points against the prisoner and the trial
proceeded.
Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, the 30lh
of Sept, and Cd and Sd of October, were
taken up in examining witnesses on the par,
of the Crown.
As usual in political conspiracies, trail
tors have been found amongst the Irish who
have given evidence which will 90 to sup
port the indictment against O'Brien.
On Wednesday, October 4lh, the date Of
our last advices Whiteside, counsel fox the
prisoner entered upon the defence.
ENGLAND.
The Chartists trials in London have been
concluded, with the conviction of all the
parties tried. Bowling, the Irish con(ede-
rate, Cutlery, Lacin, Fay and Mullings, were
sentenced to transportation for life. Several
less prominent conspiralors pleaded guilty
and were subjected to fine and imprison-
ment. Against others the Attorney General
abandoned prosecution, conten,ing himself
with binding them, on their own recogni-
zances, to be forthcoming when called upon
by the legal authority.
The main feature of these trials, consist
ed in the merciless exposure of the infa-
nous spy system, which has been adopted
BY the government.
S{uGcu ICIOTla HAS OH OCOtldUU
She came by railway, with the Prince and
her family.
FRANCE
The news from the Continent continues
to betray considerable want of political COM
posure in France. Much excilemen, and a.
larm continues to prevail. The Assembly
decided, as you were advised by the previ-
Gus arrival, by considerable majority, after
q very able discussion, in which Lamartine
took prominent part, to have but one house
of legislature, lha, is Chamber correspond
ing to the House Of Representatives of the
United States.
The committee on the constitution have
decided, by vote of ten to four, that the
Presiden. of the Republic should be elected
by the universal suffrage of the people, not
by the Assembly itself.
Socialist banquets, after the example Of
the reform banquets, held all over the
country last autumn, are too frequent to ia
vor a speedy return to general quietude
and the speeches and cries, which have char
sc,erized more than one of these socialist
banquels are of the most reasonable and in
cendiary nature.
On Saturday, September 30.h, scene of
confusion occurred in the French Chambers
almost unparalleled even in the history of
tina, Assembly. One Of the members having
commented, in severe terms, upon some late
republican braggarts, as he called them, and
condemned the apathy of tie government
in relation thereto, the members of the re-
publican party were thrown into such
rage that they almost simultaneously rushed
to the tribune. which they attempted to scale
on all side, but were prevented from doing
by the officers of the House. At length the
President was compelled to put on his hat
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