New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-07
IRELAND.
Duny'- f.ate Trial.
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DrB1Is. April ia l-f9.
After has long and hara-sin- imprisonment Nr Duty
II Al last Tree safe from Whist witness ihe former
iral called the fsngs Of tho Attorney General for a. F
.sly considered that hs admission o. bail is
tacit abandonment Of all farther proceedings against
MIN The e,idcn,e was the same adduced ~ tie lat
Commits evidence such "a was never gwen before
in any COurt-so weak-.o unconnccicd-sO worthless
hr the Crown ~ overwhelming-so Fespcctatle-so
conclusive for the prisoner IN addition 20 the te's
mony Of DR. Blake. Bi.hop Of Dromore. Two Rev. Pro
ie.sors Of ihe Catholic Colleges likewise testified 70 the
lofty character o the prisoner. The solicitor General
cudesvored got lls by confirming their tcsti
lnouy 20 ST. pufys private character bot 'h- which
No. would ,ery willingly acknowledge 10 be- immaculate
81 mat would bring him nearer 10 a conviction. Bat
then Dr. Blake -ad he considered the prisoner 70 boz
public hcncfacior and Father Mathew Of the same
opinion and that unfortunate. As tor Mr. ~trich
and Nj Tale md others he put them aside altogether,
q, incapable Of forming correct judgment about Nr
Dufy- act and opinions on account o. The similarity
in their political sent!nents-
sm told By those who wcrc present that j.
VA. most amusing 20 witness the anxiety of Nr Hatch
c 20 escape the consequences Of his own indscreet
question 10 Mr. Stritch concerning the rank rebels
should hold Ia public estimation, oil brought on by
sn uDucky sllusion 70 Mr. Dillon. u was not 20 be-
tolerated tha, the constitutional doctrine Of resistance
10 oppression should be dcscanicd by barrstor IN
open Court IN presence Of the law officers Of the Crown
aud unchecked by the presiding Judges 20 thought the
solicitor General, and not permitting the witness to
hush his cxordiun, with tcsty well, no matter he
proceeded with lis examination IN different
subject ON the whole tho witnesses must have given
him end his colleague little uneasincs- from Nr.
Neaghcr with his emphatic d" ! think every man IN Ire
land ought 10 drill and "unkndesi cu, Of all his
aluson to the prosecution that broke down TO the
conducting clerk OF the groccrs establishment who
Ind been ble-t by nature with tnc gift Of the gao in
him Of the more artificial accomplishments Of modern
accomplishment.
Nothing could he more inimi,ablc than the sefcom
placcncc Of the witness alluded 70, who evidently de-
sired nothing better than to fix The attention Of the
crowded Court-to be- the observed Of all Observers
for timc-,hcn tho laughing snecr and ho tone Of 20
te incredibly with which he replied 20 the Attorney
Generals interrogation by counter query, Don't you
know what fancy paper isr was excellent To him the
legal functonarys ignorance Of fancy paper appeared
amusing but how loud and general was the laughter when
the same learned individual confessed his ignorance of
silkcn Thomas" name familiar to every schoolboy
" Who was silkcn Thomas =" said the Attorney Gen
cral-" IN eminent Kings Counsel, dcscryedly much
esteemed was tho wageish answer given by one Of
Mr. Dufys Junior counsel, Mr.. OIIsgsn Altogether
the Attorney General very much badscred-an in
tocrabc thing to one of his cXcitable temperament
Mr. Dufys cornposurc during the entire trm is spoken
of ne something wonderful Mr. Butts feeling co'
qucnt and elective speech which powerfully affected
the audience and moved his aor To tears, a. Writer
ia Belfast paper says. had no effect ON him. save
whore alu-ion was made TO his home and family The
same writer says the Attorney General WINGED percopu
hly under the cutting ssrcasms Of Burt and "es with
difficulty restrained boy the Solicitor General denand
inc the protection Of he Court and even he himself,
IN. Solicitor Gene stod and impossible as ho IS
represented 10 be- il said 20 have shrunk before the
whitening nyccivcs of the indignant and zcolou' ad'o
cate who denounced with equal warmth the hund'r
ing unconstitutional persecution of the Crown lawyers
and the "viccrcca anticipation of a verdict
Nj Butts defense occupied the greater part OF Ihufs
day the 18th on the following day the case closed ami
Judge jackson charged the Jury II was charge with
which no one md fault speaking OF the prisoner
character hc said TO bc dcplorcd that such an IN
divdua should subject himself To the penal consc'
qucnccs that would follow conviction.