Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-12-13
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BY ETpres and Telegraph TO Liverpool.
IRELAND.
Liverpool, Saturtlav-Noon

Liverpool, Saturdsy-Noon.
We are Just IN a receipt Of our Dublin cor
respondents letter, dated AT a late hour LAS
night.
The State prisoners, convicted az the spec.
isl commission held in Clonmel-to wit
VIM. Smith O'Brien. and Patrick O. Donog
hoe, have reached the metropolis, in order I.
be present at the arguments in the severa
wrils Of error which have been taken out
gsinst the proceedings adopted on their trial
and also the respective sentences past agains
them.
They left Clonmel on Thursday morning
in q coach drawn BY four horses, about hal
past six, escorted BY body OF troops ant
cons,a bulary. They were loudly cheercd q
| they left C!onmel, and on arriving at Thurl~s
great crowds oil people assembled to see ant
do them honor. Having got into specis
| train al Thurles, they started for Dublin
where they arrived about quarter PAS
! three O'Clock. and were me, by large crowd
at The railway terminus; snd as the cars or
which they were placed drove out, the prise
ners received tremendous cheers, and were
followed 10 kimainhxm, where they were
lodged for that night.
On the following morning, Friday, Nov.
II. the prisoners were brought up before the
| MUCH DcICii. III OTufI " dSeikU eItbTs.-
They entered the court, which was crowded
to excess, at O'Clock precisely, ana were
recrived in The courty yard with grea, cheer
ings. The Attorney General, the Solicitor
General, hicssrs. Baldwin, G. G. Langley
Messrs. Whi,eside, q. G, Butt, q. c., +.
hlaher, Sir Coleman, OLoghen, Isaac O..
Callaghan, Robert Holmes, aud II. Barton.
for The prisoners. Immediately after the
prisoners entered the Court, the Judges as
cended the Bench, when the Attorney Gen
era rosed aud called on the prisoners to as
sign the errors complained of. Mr. Barton
| handed in the assignment OF Mr.. Smith o.
Brlen. II specified that there are no less
than fourteen errors. The lst, ID, 81. deny
the authority Of the Court to try the case: the
l,h and 9Th asset the insuifciency vi the
Court to warrant the sentence passed, the
6lh 7lh, and Sth relate TO the chief points oi
the appeal. namely, the right OF obtaining 4
copy OF the indictment, ten clear days before
trial, with list OF the witnesses, for the
prosecution, and copy of the panel; 9Th. IN.
sufficieucy OF the panel; 10th, assigns error.
ia not allowing his ehslleuge TO one OF the
jury who tried aud convicted him; | lth and
3lh assert that the evidence was insufficient
10 convict; l3 and ia assigned errors in The
process and form adopted. Similar assign
meu,s were handed in on behalf Of Messrs
Mesgher, McManus and ODonohe. The
Court, at the request OF the Attorney Genesl
ordered the prisoners to be brought up agsi,
this day. Saturday Nov. 18th when the At
turnry General will state what course he vii
adopt with these very troublesome snd l~r
picking cases On the motion Of Mr.. White
side, the prisoners were edged in Richmond
Brdgeweli. instead Of Kslmainhsm prison
where they sre to remain until Their case il
l disposed Of.
In the matter Of Martin against the Queen
/ in error, the Chief Justice answered. tina
their Lordships will give judgement this day
From all that our correspondents can gather
Il, is almost certain that the judgement, vii
be divided one. and that the Case must g
before The House of Lords.
The state OF the country in the South ant
West. 10 truly alarming. Crimes and ou,rsge'
are on the increase. Starvation and destitu
ton are OF daily occurrence. Landlords OF
the point OF bankruptcy, and the government
and the poor laws hated with disgust which
may be ilnmagined; but cannot be sdequaiel,
j expressed.
The sale Of the library of the Repeal Asso
|cation, at Cancellation Hall. isgoing forward
Ia most instances the books arc bringing near
Fly their full value.