New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-02
THINGS IN IRELAND.
The state Triais-SIr. Butt's Defence-hea-
gher's Arre-t-Keports concerning the 'n-
Arre-f~d Confederafe--- tate of the eouh-
try-fate Of the Prisoners, &c. Ac'


Dol FELONY las, week On Friday. tie LIN, after hesr-
ing counsel on both s6es the jury retired 20 deliberate
i wa evident from toe .r.t they would no; agree Tie
Foreman returned 70 Court for the Act q Parsrnn nj
under which they were required % convict ihis vas
not sven L being customary, he was told. . tsNe
the law from the Judge tie sgan returned ior an ex
psnston Of the term praa faois as some OF the u
ror. did not clearly unders,and the phrase Tbs Wa
given but stl. the Jury not UNANIMOUS. Ihe Fore
man made known 70 the Court tie lmpro5s5ilty Ct
their agreeing and prayed 20 be discharged The re-
quest was not granted. The twelve men were locked
up for TIE gh' wihou, refreshment and The morning
found them a. thoroughly exhsgsted-one seriously
indi po.ed-b1t perverse a. ever Ta.re vss no yer
dict OF cour.e they were discharged bat not 50 Mr.
ODogherty. he was remsneed b = wgaie the Atior
ney General intending 70 prosecute him the second
time during The sitting Of the Commission he was
defended by Mr. Butt the successful advocate fox
smith OBren and Meagher the Sec.ron case AZ aa
yocste who defends bis clients With equal zeal and aoA
it, unnoved 0y the sueers and irowns Of egsl ocas
OF course Mr. ODo.hertys case VIII rule Williams
(shamrock they being oint pfoPnetors Of the IF't'f
and the came articles being rendered In evidence against
both
Nr Dufys trial ia postponed owing 70 some legs.
bubble contrary To- us wish and the wish Of his
counsel But Mr Martins is proceeded With, the very
one Mr Butt s unprepared for being bis idea that
Mr. Da-v's or Mr. Wi James would be proceeded with
previously However the Court ruled otherwise, and
Mr Martins trial IS proceeding. Fearing doubtless
that bis own writings would not procure verdict they
proceed agsns, him proprietor and publisher Of the
Fron and therefore legally responsible for al i con
tains The letters OF Mr. Lal0r, Nr Reilly and Mr.
Brennan are given evidence against him. Mr. helly
for whose Apprehension there b. warrant issued,
wrote % the Attorney General and Mr. kedDs'on the
nder Secretary offering % surrender himself ana be-
come snswerahle for all articles ia the - On bearing MS
ii guature II Nr Martins responsibility would De ~
con.eoacuce decre.sed This proposal generous so
selfiorgefful the AOrncyG neral with OF the pre1-
dee OF partisan and the contempt of an unbeleFer
denoninated "comcal" ] ne man has no heart The |
was unsnswerci--it being beneath the
dignity OF tie Crown 10 correspond with criminal
aud 50 Mr Reyremains IN 81 hdingplsce Whether
the Jury VIII hold Sir, Martin accountable for every sr
tcle appearing his paper, IL yer 10 ne seen Before
close this letter they vii have given in their verdict or
discovered the mpossibily Of agreeing Their deci
zion was expected yesterday but from the mass OF doc
umentaIy evidence handed i, the case ha- Dteh con
Mr Blu made splendid defence one, think that
must tel upon the Jury What defence could have
made said he had been permitted by my clients.
Mr. Martin had given his counsel instruction. to admit
every article written by him and this spared the crown
the trouble of proving the authorship The letter wrt
ten after Mchels conviction IN which he expressed
belief that MS Cncrslfl lfFuu Ndu NOT lar iflf
put forward by the Attorney General evidence Of
reasonable intentions reduced 10 nothing by the
...vocafe he admitted 70 might sustain prosecution
for bringing Court OF Juctce into contempt but in
the present case 30 useless And by whom was he
taught the WORTHLESS ness az Mitchels conviction in
CURED the advocate by James Henry Nonshsn, by
LORD John Russell, by Clarendon The instructor Is
in the Castc-thc psp is IN the Dock lie eulogized
Mitchell hgh.y-there. in the very Court where three
short months before he had stood convicted and sen
fenced elon; he spoke of him AS man whose qualities
Of heart intellect and feeling fascinated every one with
whom be came 10 contact Inc papers VIII give you
the speech IN full II sheds another OF glory on the
Irish Bar The Court broke up before the Solicitor
General had finished his reply, and the Jury were pro
yided with accommodations IN hotel Tor the second
night
T. T Mssghor il taken and with him. a charge Of
aiding and abetting, ?. ODOnoghUe aud NJ 4 Leyne,
the Meagher of Cancellation Hall. who joined the Con-
ederstes about fortnight before the insurrection
broke 1t Is said the two latter likewise charged
with being present ~ the a'tray NJ Bangarry They
are all Lodged in kimsinhsm They were arrested
the high road TO HolycrOss at o'clock on sunday
morning by party of Police, and brought before the
resident Magistrate Mr. Jones. he asked Nc Ncagher
# he had intended surrcndering himself Mr. Meaghcr
replied emphaicaly he mad not that he was prepared
10 meet bis faie-hat be scOrned u beg for iiethst
he knew II be surrendered aud acknowleo ged himself
guilty his life would be saved but the only thing which
would induce him u SURRENDER ~Ouii DC prt"iss''
for all implicated 70 leave the country. Gen Macdonald
said 10 have treated him with more courtesy than ne
did Mr. OBrien. The three prisoners wore overcoats
of Irish fcze their usual dresses. and Mr. NeHgher
hsd a black and white straw hist mere was no Al
tenpt AZ disguise OF any kind All appeared IN good
health and cheerful such Is one account Another
tells Us they were exhausted and msersble-tnat Mr.
Meseher almost barefoot and his clothes IN rags
smith o Bren is said be in good health and spirits
hut Mr LslOr, who mas been removed from Nenagh 10
Newsste being required as witness for Mr. Martin IL
SAID be greatly changed for the worse looking care
worn and spiIitlrrs
mentioned in my last that proposition had been
made to the Lord Lieutenant by a Catholic Clergy
man Rev Mr.. Mackey p. p. Of Conouty, on the part
of tie leaders who then al liberty to the effect
that they would surrender life guaranteed 70 AL
concerned ia the outbreak Mr.. Mcarher Indignantly
denies this and says il has bitterly. most bitterly
cut him 70 the hearts core Rev. Mr.. Nackey IN
letter TO the krHg PdckG cOrrobOratcs Mr. Mesgner
words aud Says OF the proposal lit was not bar
gaming for Mee iJe, a. has been falsely asserted II
did not propose any advantage special 10 themselyes
twas conceived an the spirt Of orothery affection ana
devotion II contemplated the peace OF the coG2uy
and the speedy restoration OF order And IN proof OF
the perfect oisintercsicdnes that governed TINS pro
ceedlng, beg 20 add mat one OF these gentlemen Nj.
Meagher refused o. comply with the most urgent Ell
treaties escape from the country when the means OF
escape were o.ercd 10 him and this because ne had
determined 10 share in whatever penalty awaited ms
friends
Nothing Is known of the other coniederates Doheny
Dillon. OGorman, Reilly MCGaa-they are certain.
IN IN the country. bat where Report says Richard
OG9rman passed through the Police force watching
for nm the quay Of Limerick more than once ana
DAYS ago Nc were told he had camp on tue Kerry
Mountains and 800 iO,owcrs-nOw he u supposed 10
be wandering alone ana inendess, through the cOln
try A. said before, We koOw not what % believe
One paper speaks OF ugly work IA Limerick gather
ncs on the mountains and signal nrcs answering from
peak To peak another SCOTS al this. and thinks The
whole affair too contemplate for notice. Then, when
weary laug hing over the usc Mrs. Cofmacss vegcta-
hlrs were put TO- hear OF 20 or 80 armed peas
ants warning the Police 70 give up the search for Rich
ara German, then entering the houses 81 the gentry
and farmers carrying oil whatever arms they can lay
their hands on ndh0rryns Oh To The mountains, where
thcv are daily and nightly organized by chief
whose name does ranspre, but who Is said 10 be
An extraordinary character of great AMI daring spirit
stranger to fear fully acquainted with the miri'
ca,cs of the Kerry and Limerick Mountains and far.
thermorc that he Is surrounded by 30 followers aud
can summon 40 round him ~ a moments warning
The Journals are nothing but Of contradictions
Speaking of Journals. reminds me that Mr.. Baxter,
| Editor OF the DaHlais Parrot, Is committed On a
charge of high treason. OGornan said some months
sgo Let them pack the juTy-boN we'll hl the dock
al scdion becomes the fashion. and The lals are over
crowded with c0nvcts from the Irish Confederation.
| 10 bids fair % be true 10 the letter.
The troops under General Macdonald are still IN TIP
persry aud the people still refuse them provisions The
spt Of dissociOn is wide presd and the fearful pros
poets OF the harvest connection with the expressed
determination "a the Government 10 afford no aid Ia