Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-11-11
ARRIVAL OF THE
STEAMSHIP HlBERNIA.
IRELAND.
Conviction of O'Donohue,


Nr. Mcagher, on the part of the prisoner,
then commenced the defence, and called
some witnesses in support Of the petitions he
advanced. And on the following day, MIR.
Suti, q, C. summed up for the prisoner; al
Ter which the Crown counsel replied. The
Jury, having been charged by Mr. Justice
Moore, retired, and after long and difficult
consultation, agreed to verdict of Guilty
unanimously and strongly recommending the
prisoner 10 mercy in consequence ofhis hav-
;np Withdrawn and disconnected himself from
his associates previous TO the attack at Farrin-
rory
TRIAL OF MEAGAER.
MONDAY, Oct. l6. The Court met this morn
ing at | o'clock, Mr.. Sergeant Howley oc-
cupied seat on the bench beside the Judges.
Thcuas Francis Meagher was placed at
the bar, Imprisonment did not appear to
have impaired his health He looked a little
paler than usual With this exception, there
was no change in his appearance. He was
very neatly dressed. His department was
firm and composed
After discussion as TO the mode Of obtain
ing the Jury and the omission of farther names
from the Jury list
The Clerk of the Crown read the ndict-
ment which is similar to that under which
MIR. Smith O:Bricn, Mr.. MManus and O'Do-
nohue were arraigned.
TUESDAY, Oct. l7--On the assembling Of
The court this morning, Mr.. Meagher was a
gain placed at the bar. The crown proceed
ed to call and examine witnesses for the pro-
secuton. Dobbin, the informer, was then
brought on the table, and underwent an en-
animation of fully four hours's duration, in
the course of which he underwent severe
sitting by MIR. Whiteside. His evidence was
the same as given in the case Of Mr.. o. Brien
only that he made some admissions regard.
ing hispast career, which are anything but
crcdiable to his character, and must tend in
great degree to impeace the honesty of his
disclosures.
Escape of O'4Nahony.
1t is said that Mr.. O'Nahony, the rebel
leader, escaped from Bonmahov, County of
Waterford, on Wednesday, and that he eilec-
ted his escaped by means of one of the YES
sells employed in taking away the produce of
the copper mines in the neighborhood.
The Other Prisoners.
The city calendar contains the following
names, from which it will be observed that
MIR Gavan Duffy is to be tried for felony, and
not for high treason.
'Charles Gavan Duffy, aged 80, felony, by
publishing the Nation; Richard Dalton Viii.
liams, 27, felony, by publishing the Irish Tri-
bune; Kelvin Izod O'Doherty, "a, felony, by
publishing the Irish 7ribune.n
Yesterday, the Board. of Superintendence
OF Newga,e met; and issued an order, prohib.
ting all intercourse with those prisoners, with
the sole exception Of their nearest female re.
htives.
Mr. John Lawless, one of the State prison.
ers, was yesterday removed from Newgate,
10 give evidence at Clonmel, on behalf of MIR.
Meagher.
attempted Escape.
On Monday, about ~ o'clock, the Cover.
lor of Newgate prison, John Smith, Esq, in
consequence of private information which he
eceived, accompanied by MIR. Bell, the Re-
.istrar, John Carter, Turnkey, and Constable
s42, John Daragh, proceeded to the room
which has been occupied by Mr.. Gavan Duffy
ince his arrest, and found there valisc On
IS being opened Carter found it to contain a
we'll constructed rope ladder; and in the top
compartments Il new rope, all about 40 feet
nlengh. These articles We're taken away,
and three of the prisoners, Messrs. Duffy,
Doherty and Williams, were removed to the
criminal side of the prison, where additional
precautions have been adopted TO prevent es.
cape. The room occupied by Mr.. Duffy look
ed into Green ST. and the window opens into
the street for the purpose of ventilation. Thi.
room had been previously allocated for the
use of debtors. There was nothing of the
kind found in the apartments of the o,hel
prisoners.
FRANCE.
The Constitution.
The Assembly proceeded on the 18th at al
extraordinary rate of speed with the Consti
tuition. The articles of the sth chapter, Oh
the judiciary power, from SO 10 lO5, wer,
adopted without discussion. Passing owe
the 9th, 10th and li,h chapters, which ar,
short, the discussion was taken on the 18th
Continuing at this rate the Constitution will
be voted in a few days.
1t is intended to get through the remaining
articles of the Constitution with as much des
patch as possible. Nj. Marrast, the Prssi
dent, and M. Dufaure, who may now be con
sidered as the leader of the house, hav
agreed upon this, and it is accordingly eN
pected that the Constitution will be voted be
fore the 2ith inst. The revision, which mus
take place before it is declared, will not b
OF long duration. Few of the numerous a
mendments will produce much debate. Th
most serious of them is that of Nj, St. Prizes
which proposes that votes of urgency, whic
are equivalent to the suspension of our stanc
ing orders, can only be carried by two-thirt
at least of the members voting. It appeal
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