, 1880-12-29
Additions Constantly Being Made to The
Military and Police Force
In Ireland.
Troops Ordered From 1nlla to Roin.
force tho British in South
Africn.
Proposition to Submit tue Greek Question
to the Arbitration Of Neutral
Powers,
IRELAND,
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TJrE T1,AyEjtsElt9' TRIALS.

1AlI114AIfDs
TnE T1sAvEilsElss' TRIALS.
DUBLIN, Dec. as.-The State trials wcro
formally opened today In tho Court OF
QuGen's Bench before Lori Chicf-Justce
Afay anil Justices Fitzgerald attl Barry. Tic
court-r6oln Is denscly crowded with spccta.
tors.
Chfcf-Jnstfce slay rcatl MI nsllrcss Shilling
that nfter tho ,nlsconttptton which had arisen
aH to what l,e Ind safd OIL a former OCCASION
he should not take part III tho present trials.
a great crowd Of people around tho MP
proNc!'es to the -Four Courts loudly cheercd
the travcrsers upon their arrival. The Judges
took their seats shortly utter 10 o'clock. Tn
body nf Tho court Is occupied by counsel md
other members OF tho Ilnr. Tho principal
gallery is filled will, Irish Members Of Par
Lament, Il fow ladies', md a sprinkl1ng Of tho
general public.
Aftor Ch1cf-Jnstico S1ay Ind finished read"
tnH Ills document declaring tint ha sI,all1d
not tako part III the present trials, Justice
Fitzgerald took tho chief sent, and TIC trials
were proceeded with before lin and Justice
barry. Only eighteen out of the twenty-four
Jurors 'cal1ptl answered 10 their l,anlcs.
: The work Of finding Jury occupied two
hours.
The Attorncy-Gcnernl applied for post
| polleinent OF the trnsersers' trials until TO-
| morrow, because Of the short attendance Of
| Jurors.
| A[r. McDonougl, OF the counsel for tic
trnvcrscrs, argued that 1t was nsua1 to select
Jury Of twelyo from those who answered
their un,ncs.
Justice Fitzgerald agreed TINT tho latter
was the regular course.
Thrce Jurors were tllon excused on &C.
count af ago anu in1jrmity, and A1cDonongl,
challenged another. Tho Jury was l,n-
pnne!ed after much difficulty, tho process
occupying two ho hrs.
All tho travcrscrs answered to their namcs,
/ a Legal ARGUMENT
Of more tan MI hour el,sncsl OH McDon-
ougll's challenge. The Court decided that
the trayersors had the right to challenge III
tho usuul why certaln number OF Jurors,
but counsel for tho traycrsers did not takc
advantage Of this decision to obstruct tho
course OF tho trial.
The jury consists Of eight Catholics, three
fsotestan1s' a1'a oho QhaRcr'
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