“THIS IS TRUE LIBERTY, WHEN FREEBORN MEN—HAVING TO AD

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cae ceedieneacnee ae omer

ail 6eqnenmmneas scenic tia a ee

VISE THE PUBLIC, MAY SPEAK FREE.” —Eunipripes.

CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND, MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1848.

{No. 64,

aati aiiliaatnee vit a

POPPIES AWN D) NEWS loss when told that the Court would assign them coun-

cil and attorney, staring helplessly at the gaoler, who a= s=lhad great difficulty in making them understand. One

Fifth English Mail for September, of them at last mentioned Mr, Vere Lane as his attor- ney, and all the rest then ae same, The appoint-

: : re ment of council was postponed, and the prisoners were

The English Mail up to the 30th September, reached |told that they would be required to plead on Saturday, town on Tuesday last, having been brought via George-|the 30th inst. The prisoners left the dock saying, town by the Hon. George Coles. On that day we is-|‘ Thank your lordships. We humbly thank you. “The

sued a short Supplement of the news for the information — seine ccort ayaa till ten o'clock on the

leged overt acts,a long list of witnesses wil! be examined. jpeittle hope is entertained by those who indulge in con- jectures about the trials, that the leaders, es ecially ‘Smith O’Brien and McManus, will be acquitted. The contrary is the belief

| The charge against Mr, Gavan Duffy, of the Nation: for high treason, is grounded mainly upon a letter said to have been addressed by him'to Mr. Smith O’Brien. ‘and which was discovered by the police in the travel). ing bag of the latter g&htleman subsequent to his arrest, Yesterday it transpired that the individual, a person

of our town readers, which, not having been seen by) ‘The case of Egan, ove of the prisoners, is rather pe-| formerly employed in the Nation-office, who was to many of our country subscribers, we insert below, toge-|culiar. Having been out with his fellow-prisoners at|have proved Mr. Duffy’s handwriting in this letter, had

ther with many further selections from papers by this! Ballingarry, he became evidence for the crown, and

Mail. swore informations against his present companions.

IRELAND Subsequently, however, he repented of this course, and

. resolutely denied everything he had previously sworn,

The south of Ireland continues tranquil, aud even alleging that his head was affected at the time by the

the parties who fhave lately been seen on the hills ap-|Violence ofa fever, and that his delirious wanderings

pear to have withdrawn to their homes. Several more| Were the only evidence he could offer for the crown.

arrests have taken place since the last Mail, Some of The crown officers instantly resolved on prosecuting

the inferior instruments in the late movement, whose|him, and it remains tobe seen which version of his tale eonduct has not been of a heinous character, have been| as true,

set at liberty on bail, and will not perhaps be brought Mr. Smith O’Brien is visited daily by his wife and to trial, mother. His agent, Mr. Potter, is actively engaged.

The society for promoting periodical sittings of the Imperial parliament in Dublin continue to hold their sittings. y have put forth an address, Upon a eareful perusal it seems like the production of some one

in preparing for the defence of his client. A notice has. been served by him on Mr. Hodges, the Government reporter, calling on him to produce on Mr. O’Brien’s

suddenly decamped, and the crown will now find it necessary to establish the proof by other means. It is stated that a gentleman who had been connected with the ation, and who now holds an office in a public department, has been served with a subpoena by the Crown, to prove the handwriting of Mr. Duffy.

If we are to credit reports, it is evident that Mr. c. G. Duffy has at last shown symptoms of cowardice.

A Dublin correspondent, in his letter of the 28th, makes the following announcement :—

‘My information is this. Formal notice has been this forenoon given to the Government, that the great - literary leader of the confederate movement—the great concoctor of its plans—the great architect of its organi- sation—he who was the life and soul of the party—the

trial the notes of al] his speeches, which Mr. Hodges

organiser of the clubs—the suggester of ambassador-

who wished to see himselfin print; but if there are|has reported, or the transcripts of them, as it is Mr. ships and of solicitations of foreign aid—in fact, the any persons who imagine that the whole affair can have! ’Brien’s intention to examine him with respect to them. |head and front of the Wution, has this day caused it to any other result than a subscription, amongst the worthy |The agent has also informed Mr. Hodges, that it ishis’be announced to the Government, through his solicitor, members, to defray the expenses of the society, they are intention to serve him with a subpoena duces tecum to that he does not intend to put the Government to the more sanguine than we are. | produce the documents, and that the notice was served labour of a prosecution in his case, but that he is pre-

Relat to enable Mr. Hodges to have the speeches ready for pared to plead guilty to whatever indictment the crown A bolder scheme of pacification has been propounded | a y ‘may prefer against him, throwing himself on the mercy

by.th ion x _| production. | " , i ~s eter erie ech cote fr ent Pm ena of hand “oaln she eer aaheae ee er eae > my 0

: : llowing from Clonmel] :— in the ¢ase of one who does not even question its autho- end, to-ask for £10,000,000 more money for drainage,)"° oot persons of rank and position will, it is nn-|rity, much less offer any opposition to its paramount

. Gg : ” _ cit ou Cecnnet orem Ames) | derettad, attend from England to give evidence on be- operation.’ embrace a tenant right, and “ no mistake;” one hun. |balf of Mr. Smith O’Brien, in reference to the matters} The correspondent of the Southern Reporter, Cork dred and fifty members for Ireland; a £6 franchise bill ; 0% “bich it was originally contemplated that Lord paper, supplies the following gossip respecting the an endowment of the Catholic clergy; provisions for|John Russell should be examined, but whose testimony coming trials for treason, t church buildings, &c.; dockyards to be erected in Ir e. Will equally apply to the matters referred to, and thus havo already apprised you there are not less than 48 land; an absentee tax for twenty-five years; and a (obviate the necessity for requiring the personal atten-| witnesses ready to be produced by the crown in enstain- variety of other beautifal schemes on paper; and, finally, 4"C¢ of the Premier. ; __, (tent of the prosecution, Ihave seen the list of wit- an act-of Parliament for, declaring on agitation, in eny| ‘The prisoners from Ballingarry and the collieries | nesses, and read several of their depositions, the nature ahape or form, for compassing the repeal of the legisla- Will be defended by Mr, Stoney O’callaghan, barrister, of which confirms my previous statement, that the tive union, to be a treasonable offence! This gentleman | ¥h° has especially arrived on their behalf. charge would be for conspiracy to commit high treason, is NOL the only writer who proposes the adoption of ‘Major General M‘Donald, with his aide-de-comp,/and that certain alleged overt acts in furtherance of

: r ‘Captain McKenzie, arrived from Kilkenny at three that purpose would be adduced in evidence against

i f fre-| ; ae ~eel , : eS. tyrannical measures for the, future government of tre o'clock, and will remain in town during the sittings of some of the parties. For instance, one of the first wit-

» ; a i a i i a Meoseat ike = Pal cea cee ito eetabligh (the commission. eto ‘nesses will be Captain Longmore, of, the 8th Hussars, such a form of Government in Ireland as shall unite) (Lord Dudley Stuart hes arrived in town, and bas) with the sergeant-major and two of the troop, wos were ‘omplete personal liberty and equal laws, with an ef. ‘ten his apartment inthe Globe Hotel. Itis said that impeded on their march from Cork to Newbridge by the re ? i a : his arrival is in reference to the State trials.’ ‘erection of a barricade at Killenaule. Then come a num- fective administration 7 ee gg 4 es sere. AsCork paper, of the 26th, contains the following’ ber of persons who style themselves ‘shopkeepers’ fro: obedience from all classes. blic. PEI AAS 9 vie | sketch of a scene in the Commission Court at Clonmel Ballingarry, and the clerks and other servants of the and not the erection of a republican anarchy or an im- |) Friday, and also mentions some interesting gossip) Mining Company atthe collieries. here are police- perial despotism. ‘connected with the trials :— men in abundance from the constabulary, and metropli-

We are positively assured that Mr. Duffy, the great)", A little before the sitting of the court, a fresh, good-'tan detectives, and some persons who are dubbed

literary support of the ution newspaper, has made an|, 4 ' of oe par: Mr. [Hod : 7 y ‘ are | xm : r. Hodges, the unqualified submission to the Government, and intends king woman, dressed in black, and apparently about! esquires, residing in this county. M ges,

’ 7 40 years of age, mounted the steps to the witness table, government reporter, will be one of the witnesses.

to Biged gvilty .and throw himself upon the mercy “and placing a seat in front of the bench, coolly seated ‘There is also = old woman, named aaa Beene Wee have'tié ‘secounts! from: Clonmel respecting the herself thereon, to the astonishment of those in court. who commences her deposition by ros t aa a Tek progress of the State Trials, which had commenced, |3"8tice Moore came in, assumed his place, and imme-' Mr, Meagher for several years, Reni a ander tout ‘heli ly a day or two before the Steamer lef, “ately perceived the lady in black. The judge looked one of the party who arrived at Bal ingarry the nich Ca only a day at her, she at the judge; his lordship grew puzzled, she before the affair at Boulagh Peet ! aa depose’s re . *Pyio,,/ more easy and familiar. Oneof the officials of the conrt|tha+ she went up and shook hands with him, saying, The ey engaged for the re aoa Y Brie golved i riddle. It was widow Cormack, one of the + My. Meagher, aes heartily welcome to the Comimons have, after a long consultation, samlecaha i J ‘principal witnesses, who must have mistaken her way, | of Ballingarry.’ The ‘ hearty welcome’ of the old har- that it will ans be expedient to summon Lor Om ‘and taken the court for the apartment in which the Wit-'ridan amounted to this, that she was among the very Fogel ne oot Hees, has issued a proclamation, offer- | 2@58e8 are generally assembled, or it might ve for the first to swear against him and his associates, She PSS rh ‘on of John gard jury room, The old saying. ‘Tis an ill-wind! deposes that Smith O’Brien addressed the people from ug a reward of L.100 for the apprehension of Jo + that blows nobody good,’ has been verified inthis good | off a Jong wall, and thai some of those who accompan- Mahony, epee e the Jast insurgent movements a |woman’s case. Though she and her children had been! jag jim wore belts with pistols in them. The deposi- Dostinn. Ane erepoawer, Mr. T. D. M’Gee is in the Pretty well terrified by the.occupation of her house by tions of Mr. ‘Thomas Trant, the police officer, wlio Reports ere current that Mr. T. D, f Pe. (the police, and the attack made upon it by the insur- eommanded the party at the Widow Cormack’s house, COURS of Donegal, wahnre fie, Girne oF Jue’ abe in gents, she had heen amply compensated for-her alarm, gre very long, and contain minute details of the trans- search of him. “landthe damage done during the conflict. by the extra-| action. Those of head eanstable John Crowley, of On the 23rd inst. at eleven o’clock, a bill for hich’ ordinary interest which has since attached to her place : Cork, refer merely to the arrest of Mr. McManus, treason arainst J. Cormack, E. Egan, W. Peach, T.\an interest which has brought vast numbers to visit it, whieh in point of fact was the only ‘ capture’ made dur- Mack, was sent to the grand jury, whoin about a couple as the principal scene of the insurrection; and Who ing the whole proceedings, for the arrests of Mr. of hours, returned a true bill against all the accused,|have not failed to leave some pecuniary token of their Smith O’Brien and Messrs. Meagher, Leyne, &c., ie excepting Cormack and Cunningham. All the judges/presence and curiosity in the palm of the garruious 'sy|ted more from the fact of their being worn out anc

having taken their seats, the other prisoners were jand now important W idow. Cormack of Farrinrory.’ placed at the bar. They were all men ofthe lowest; The same paper, in alluding to the charge of Mr. ulass, dressed in rags, and most dejected in their 2p-|Smith O’Brien, remarks :— jo Uh aot pearance, with the exception of Stack,a peasant of; ‘Divest the indictment against Sraith ©’Prien and vreat stature and strength, apparently cut out by nature | M‘Mannus of its legal jargon and verba! balderdash, and tor « bandit or guerilla chief. The prisoners were ask-| you will find the charge of hich treason is rested upon

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. . . : ; y .¥° i : P} eet to ey ed whether they wished for copies of the indictment ithree overt acts—the erection of barricades at Killenanle,

‘harrassed, and vexed and disappointed by the treatment ‘they received from those whom they expected to have ‘shown a different feeling towards them, than from ‘any great skill or enterprise on the part of their capiors. | Sir Lucivs O’Brien, M. P., has arrived at Clonme’. 'where he will remain, it is expected, until after the trial ‘of ns brother.

“ ; an . as TE aa ana of : > gspemed ; 35 nderstan fat was meant, | } ne ade upon the police at Mullanahone, and‘ They seemed at a loss to understand what ness the cemand made upon the po-ice at 4 abone, ane Mr. Meacher, M. P., has also reached Clonmel, and

* ° %e iy + ate ~ A "hee rt het i? } ty z e answered in the affirmative. They seemod equally at a) widow Cormack. To conuect the prisoners with these g]-/ 18 srequemriy Sucre a

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Thomas F. Mea-

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