New-York tribune., 1868-04-29
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GREAT BRITAIN.
THf fENIAS TRIALS.


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LONDON. April &.-The trial Of the Fcnians Burke
Casey. and Shaw commenced this morning in tba
Court of Queens Bench Judge Bramwell, presiding.
The courtroom crowded with spectators Great
interest is taken in the trial, which IL considered
TO excel IN importance that of the Clerkepwell
prisoners. The Acknowledgement and Solicitor
General, who conducted the case for tina
Crown in the previous trial. also managed
the prosecution in this case. Messrs. Ernest
Jones and Mcdonald appeared counsel for Burke:
Mr. Lewis for Casey, and Mr.. Pater for Shaw Al
the beginning of the proceedings, Mr.. Jones moved
that mixed jury, consisting half Of Englishmen
and half of foreigners. be impanneed TO try Burke
on the ground that his client was an alien. The
Counsel for the Crown objected Mr.. Jones offered
as proof of the defendants nationality passport
signed by the United States Minister Mr.. Adams.
The validity of this proof argued by the counsel
on both sides The Court finally ruled out the paper
as nadmissble. and the motion for mixed jury was
accordingly denied The counsel for the Crown de-
fined the ofiense with which the defendants stood
charged as felony as laid down in the act Of lS thu
defendants having made war against the Queen
The penalty for this crime, according 10
that law. is transportation and penal seryi.
tude for from two to years.
The counsel for the Crown said they should rest their
case principally Oh the testimony which would be
given by the witnesses Corigan, Delany and Massey
Corigan was theh sworn, and testified as follows:
Knew the prisoner Burke in the United States;
Burke was sent out from America to buy arms
in England for the rising in Ireland; after
ward saw Burke and Shaw in Liver
pool: met them at Fenian meetings: was
with them when the attack on Chester Castle was
planned; when the insurrecton broke out in Ireland
the principal English cities were to be fired and de-
stIOyed. Delanv was sworn and gave evidence sim
liar to and corroboratve of that given by the pre-
ceding witness Massey was next sworn. He testi-
fled that he saw Burke commissioned in America 10
raise an insurrection in Ireland; afterward saw
Burke in London and sent him over to Ireland. Ths
court here adjourned until tomorrow morning
All the prisoners acquitted of the charge Of causing
the Clerkenwell explosion have been discharged
from custody. Barrett who was convicted awaits
the sentence Of the Court for murder.
TRIAL OF GEN. NAGLE.
DUBLIN, April est is reported that the trial OF
Gen. NaQle has been set down for the 9th of May.
LAST NIGHTS PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT.
LONDON April 2S-MIDNIGHT.-In the House oi
Lords tonight Lord Derby made speech in which
he attacked the resolves OF Mr.. Gladstone on the
Irish Church. and accused Lord Russell Of vacllation
of opinion on the question He said that the resolves
adopted by only one of the Houses Of Parliament.
were without binding force on the Crown; but II q
bill were duly passed it would then he obligatory
He criticised Earl Russelps altered views on
the subject and hoped that by the defeat OF tins
scheme, Ireland would be saved from discord.
Lord Russell followed. He said he was amazed to
see Lord Derby opening this question here while 1t
was vet pending in the lower house. He declared,
with much esrnestness, that the peace OF Ireland
was the aim of his life. He defended his course on
the ground that Inconsistency IN means was not in-
compatible with consistency in the end sought to bs
attained He acknowledged that he preferred his
own plan for the solution of the difficulties IN Ire
land; but he accepted the plan of Mr. Gladstone as
the most practicable under the clrcums ances.
If the resolves passed the House he should submit an
appropriate bill. which he believed would be suS-
tanned by the House of Commons and by the public
opinion of the country, and would without douDi
command the assent of the House of Lords. He ex.
pressed the hope that the Ministry would not at
tempt to influence the Crown adversely to the will
of the House of Commons. n collision between
the Crown and that body would he most deplorable.
I'm the House of Commons Mr.. DisTaeli in answering
question from the opposition benches said the Min
istry wished for the fullest discussion OF the Irish
Church question. Mr.. Gladstone hoped that the de-
bate would not delay the business of the House. and
in that light deploredthe time wasted last night in
party recrmination
NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING-sECoND
DAY.
NEW MARKET. April 2s.-Witchcraft won the Han
dicap Lozenge won the lO0-guinea plate: The 2,Oo1
guineas stakes subscription of 100 soveregns each.
half forfeit, for threey year-old colts, stone, IL
pounds; fillieS. stone pounds l0l subscribersl.
was run dead heat by Mr. G. JoneSs FOrmosa and
Sir F. Johnstone's Moslem. The betting had been
fifteen to two against Formosa, and thirty to ono
against Mosem. The stakes were divided. and
Moslem walked over the course.
GERMANY.
nEEIrERS OE TIE GERMAN DIT.