The Sun. — 1836-03-07 (London, England)

TRIM ASSIZES.—CURIOUS SeENE. --At eight o'clock at night .Pat. Brien and Thomas were arraigned for no less a crime than muruee 'The trial' immediately proceeded. it""es Several W 7-ere examined for the Crown. The Chhtf Batt decli:ed at length that he conceived it was not murders LH' .marslaughter. Mr. Mealy suggested that, on examination of the previous witnesses, it would appear that they sliculd be acquitted, as be would show that they were defending their own house, On a slight further discussion it was conceived that' the case should go to the Jury, on the evidence‘of one wi*:ness as to the general peaceable conduct of prisoners, `:crdict mit:frau d manslaughter—sentence, twelve tuoef„,, _imprisonment from sine of committal.  Immediattly after; J'....nes Braly Seas arraigned fcr marslaughter in Febr7.*4ry, 1834. • Mr. Jamts O'Reilly, attorney for the prisoner, stated that two persons who resided at a distance of from twelve to fourtee.:imiles from the town, and who had been in attendance !:um the commencement of the Assizes to late that evening, had gone home for the night, conceiving that such a trial would not come on at such an hour even as that at which they went away, and en:reated the Court to postpone tha trial u:.til Morning. _ _ _  Barol Smith replied that it was peculiar to the people of tLis country to be strict in their attendance until required, and then to be always absent, and ordered the trial to proceed at ten minutes past nine o'clock at night I There were several witnesses examined ; and it soon became evident, that besides the absence of witnesses for the prisoner, there existed good reason for postponing the trial on account o" the state of the witnesses for the prosecution. Capt. John Daniel, Belview, a Magistrate, somewhat advanced in life, was  called on the part of the Crown, and it appeared at once, to use the most lenient language on the subject, that his constitution was not so strong as his friends wished. He was to prove the dying declaration of the deceased, and be was unable to say whether he signed his name to it or riot. To decsLihe the scene is impossible; the roars of laughter from the Jury, from t c Counsel for the prisoner, from the unfortunate p:ioner 1 imse.f, who, for aught he knew, was on trial for his life, from the multitude in Court, from the Magistrates in :Attendance, at length from the Counsel for the Crown, and from the Clerk of the Crown, until the scene could be only likened to the hilarity at an Irish wake of the olden time. Yet it was an Irish Court of Justice. The Pilot coneludn a description of general inebriety, in which the Jurcrs art said to have been disgracetilly drunk, in these words ec This is ail eccurate description of the Court of Assire for the Home Circuit, ounty of Meath, on Friday nipl,e, the 26th February, 1836." REJECTION CF .THE LORD I_,IRUTENANT'S PROPOSITION BY THE DUBLIN SOClETY.—raere was a general meeting of the members of this sr,ciety yesterday (March 4), when the proposition of tbP, Lord Lieutenant for a modification of its rules and, gYste7.l of management, were taken into consideration. The proposal that a majority of members, instead of two- c. mnrds, should he sufficient for the admission f candidates, was. after much ii.iscussion, rejected without a division, although some individuals present expressed their opinion that the Pat% limnentary grant would be withdrawn, in case of non-compliance. Another of the propositions—for a " governing council" instead of " house committees," was rejected by a majority of 61, the numbers being 79 to 18. All the other material propositions were rejected. We trust the Gnvernmeet will withdraw the annual grant of 5,000/. ; and let the confederacy, who thus set at defiance reason and common ser.se, club together, as they say they will, for the tbrmatinn of a private society. They must, however, first be brought to book, and return to the public, public property.