The Sun. — 1848-10-10 (London, England)

LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—If you bAieve that to have been his sole object you must acquit him, as I told you before.  The Judges having been absent a quarter of an hour, re• turned, and at the same time the jury made their appearance in the box. The most profound silence prevailed. V.,1•3 Jet t,21 11.10; -111,4 • a ludo. riath zy a 3144 um's.... ask a question—Were they to find separately on each count, or were they to return a verdict on all five ? ' The LORD CHIEF JUR TIC E may return a gtneral verdict of guilty, or not guilty, on all the fire counts. The sixth is withdrawn, therefore upon it you• will return a verdict of not guilty. ' The jury withdrew to their room. About half-•past five o'clock the. Judges again returned to the court, and took their seats on the bench, when the jury entered, and the Clerk of the Crown called over the roll, each man answering to his name. Clerk of the Crown—How say you, gentlemen of thq,jury. on the first count, guilty, or not guilty ? .The Foreman—Guilty. The word caused a perceptible sensation in every orner of the court. Mr. O'Brien slightly nodded his ead to the jury. The same general verdict was returned on the other counts, except the sixth, which had been withdrawn. The Foreman said, in tones which were nearly inaudible, •' My Lord, there is a recommendation from the jury. I really cannot read it, my Lord. Mr. Peddyr, can't you read the rest?" The Clerk of the Crown then read from the paper what follows:—" We earnestly recommend the prisoner to the merciful consideration of the Government, the jury being unanimously of opinion that, for many reasons, his life should be spared. For self and fellows, Richard M. S. Maaseragh, Foreman." The Clerk of the Crown then resumed his seat, and for about five minutes an unbroken silence prevailed, the eyes of all being fixed on the calm, self-possessed countenance of the prisoner. At length, Mr. Justice BLALCKBURNE said, in a low voice, " Adjourn the court until ten o'clock on Monday morning." The prison van which contained Mr. O'Brien was guarded by a strong body of police, but there did not seem much necessity for their attendance. About sixty poor persons were assembled round the court, half of whom were women, and bet few of those assembled followed the van to the gaol. The greatest silence prevailed in the streets. The town and neighbourhood are quiet.  Yesterday her Majesty's . frigate Daelalus, 20, Captain M'Quhae, was inspected- by Port-Admiral Sir William Hall Gage-in the- Sound. In the afternoon she scaled her guns, after which she was towed by the Ilerme3 into Hamoaze, preparatory to her being paid off. Her Majesty's ship Impregnable, 104, was towed from her moorings to the sheer hulk yesterday, preparatory to her being put in commission for the flag, in place of her Majesty's ship San Josef, ordered to be broken up. The San (foul has neither been in dock nor outside Hamoaze for the last twenty years. Lord Auckland's Board of Admiralty have ordered the Sanspareil, 84, in frame in slip No. 5, to be cut down to a 42-gun frigate ; they consider she has a heavy appearance. She was, laid down by order of Sir George Cockburn's board, on the model of the much-extolled Sanspareil, taken in the French war. Thirty-one .smiths are to be superannuated from Devonport dockyard. This number, with nineteen already placed on the list, completes the intended reduction of fifty hands in the Fmitherv. We regret to state that Commander Wharton (senior), who has resided for many years in the neighbourhood of Devonport, committed suicide on Friday night last by hanging himself to his bedpost. No one was, in the house with hour, went in, and discover,d him dead and cold. It is said that domestic affairs have much preyed on his mind of late. His wife had recently separated from  The commissions transferring the officers of the San Josef, flag-ship, at Devonport, to the Impregnable, new flag-ship there, are expected to-day. Rear-Admiral Sir C. Napier, during his late visit to Devonport, minutely inspected the new steam-works atlieyham.  Thew Cyclops, steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. G. F. Hastings, arrived at Plymouth Sound on Sunday morning, and went into harbour, alongside the coal depot. She is to be supplied with two whale boats previously to proceeding to the coast of Africa. The Rifleman, screw•steamer, Lieutenant. Commander Crofton, arrived at Devonport on Sunday morning from Ireland. She lay to in the Sound some hours, but did not anchor, and finally sailed for Spithead.  MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT IN THE  The Teaz?r, steam screw-vessel, is ordered to be armed with one 32-pounder gun of 56 cwt., and two 18. pounder carronades. She was tried town the river yesterday, under the charge of Mr. Gcsman; master of the Pisgard, and was found to answer well, her speed being nearly eight knots per hour, with only half the power she formerly had ; two 25-horse power engines, by Penn, having been substituted for her former engines, two of 50 horse power each.  PRESt-NCE OF lIER .MAJtSTY. rORTSMOLITH,