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1 Irish State Trials, or, the Queen vs. Daniel O'Connell and Others 1844

handle is hein.trials/irishtri0001 and id is 1 raw text is: IRISH STATE TRIALS. FIRST DAY, MONDAY, JANUARY 16. Tins day, the ever-memorablq 15th of Janqary, 1844, being the-day fixed in'the discretion of her Ma- jesty's Justices of the Queen's Bench -for the com- mencement of the Moflster trial, the anxiety of the pablic, which had been tolerably well kept alive from the moment the piosecution was announced, by. the eiries of lgal encounters, frauds, and strange mci- dents of all -sorts which have characterised the forward progress of these extraordinary proceedings, and by the various comments of the press in both kingdoms, had arisen to the highest pitch of excitement in articipa- tion of the commencement of the end which was esxpected to come of this morning in the presence of ?he full court anif a jury, selected as our readers are already aware. 1 4 From so early an hour aineight o'clock the avenues to the Queen's Bench were besieged by groups of persons anxious to obtain admission. This eagely sught privilige was necessarily denied to the major- It1, and barristers, in their costume oily, and a .few wio were fortunate enough to secure tickets from-the sheriff, were erjsitted to enter. We visited the court at'nine o'clock,'and, with the exceptiof of the seats specially reserved for 'he traversers, the professional gentlemen on both sides, and the jury to be empannel- led, found it occupied in every part. Several for- eigners and some ladies occupiecrplaces in the gallery -facing the bench. The muster of the fourth estate was immensei our English brethren of the bwad-sheet lordship, the Liberator, and Mr. John O'Connell, M Vk- One of his lordship's private carriages followed with his son and secretary, Patrick O'Brien, Esq,, barrisi, ter-at-law, and among the occupant's of the carriages Which followed, we recognised the seven tiaversere, and the majority of the aldermen and town coupcilors; most of thene wearing their robes; L. Dillon, Parlia- ment-street; James L. O'Beiwe, Esq., Gardiner- street ; Richard Scott, Esq., James Haughton, Esq., P. Hayes, Esq., M. Hqrding (Cork), Dr. Atkinson, J. Dillon, Jun., &c. At every successive point of their progress the crowd of pedestrians accumulated, ant long ere the foremost carriage of the procession reached the entrance of-the Four Courts theientire line *of Ormond-quay was impassable. On arriving at their destination, and when the Liberatos alighted, a, deafning cheer rent the al', and many a'hundscd voices cried God bless.him ! The honourablb gentleman having made his vay with difficulty through the dense multitude, entered the hall, leaning on the arm of the RigLt.lonourable the Lord Ma or, who wore his-in- dress robqs, and carried his wand of office, and proceed- ed to the side bar in the Court of Queen's Bench. The 4,ibemtor on :taking his seat, warmly-ehook hands with his lordship. • H is lordship then retited from thW court, and was loudly cheered on returning ta.his car- riage. The traversers on alighting from their carriageka were.each loudly cheered by the crowds as they enter- ed thWscourt as were also several well-known gentle- men of the popular party,'who weie recognised by the- people. having come over in dozens to witness ind report the O proceedings. The accommodation -afforded to the COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. press is as great as the faulty construction of the court The chief Jusice, and Judges Burton, Crampton, will adpnit, but still far fromi being adequae for the and Perrin took their seats on the bench at five min- convenient discharge of his duty. ' ures past ten o'clock. Having taken a5hasty survey of the court, we pro- -The Attorney-General, Solictor-General, Sergeant ceeded'in the direction of the Liberator's house and Worrefl, Messrs. Brewster, Mkrtlev, Beimett, Free. already the windows along the line were occupied, man, Q-C., Holmesi Smyly, Baker, and Napier, ap- -and at the comer of every street groups were congre- peared for the crown. gated, engaged in eager discusaon of the perlding The, following aounsel ittended for the' traversers: -event. We epcountered several of the judges and Merssrs. Moore. Q:O., Sheil, Whiteside M'Donogh, counsel wending trair way to the scene of action. Monahan, Fitzgibbon, Henn Hatchel Sir Colman ,HE LisERATOR'S LEVE O'Loghlen, and Messrs. Oifagan, Olose, Clements, M'Carthy, Moriarty, O'Hea, and Perrin. A grelt number of gentlemen having signified their The Crown Soltor and his assistants, and Messrs. wish to'accompany the traversers to court, and O'Con- Mahony, Cantwell, 'Gartlan, and Foi, the attorneys nell having yielded 'to their desire, his house in Mer- for thd'traversers, were also in attendance. rion-square wasAxed on as.the point of rendezvous. The names of the traversers havifig.been.called over, At half-past eight o'clock carriages began to yxive, Mr. Cantwell-My lords, I was attorney for tl~e and from that hour to a few minutes of ten thdrarri- Rev. Peter James Tyrrell, and I have-to state to you, vals were continuous. The company were received that the reverend defendant has been summoned be- in the drawing-rooms, and when the Liberator, after fore the judge of judges. His soul and body are alike having ltteuded the holy sacrifice of the mass, at beyond the power of this court. length made his appearance, he was greeted most en- The 14berator and the other traversers entered the thusiastically. The honourable gentleman appeared in court about half-past ten o'clock. bouyant health and spirits, and conversed for a few min- Clerk of the Crown-Crier, make proclamation for utes with his friends in his usual strain of good humur. a jury. Gentlemen answer to your names. The procession at length started, and consisted of SeveraV of the personi whose names were in the. upwards of forty private carriages containing the panel applied to be exempted on the ground of ill-healtf, traversers, the members of the corporation, in their and gave evidence to support their applibation. vobes, and several of our most respectable fellow citi- The 3Clerk of the Crown then proceeded to swear zens, who took this opportunity of testyfying their the jury, the traversers being all in court.' The Lib- respect for the father of his country, and their syrpa- erator sat near his counsel, and wore his wig and thy with the cause in which he is engiged. The city gown. - The following traversers sat at the side -bar: fIars'ial, Mr Reynolds, headed the cotege, mounted -John O'Connell, M. P,; Thomas Steele, John. Gray, on a spimited charger. Next came the state carriage of Richard Barrett, T. M. Ray,*Rev. Mr.,'Tierney, -the Rigdt honourable the Lord Mayor, containing the Chales Gavan-Duffy. t -----------------

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