IRELAND.
More arrests in Dublin. Mr. Davin Reilly, the co-editor of the United Irishman with Mr. Mitchel, was arrested on Tuesday, for a breach of the 60th George HI., which prohibits drilling and training for military pur- poses. Mr. Reilly had marched to the meeting of the Clubs on Sunday, at the head of the St. Patrick contingent, and had given the word, "Right ahoulders forward!" at a street turning. Informations were sworn against bins by a policeman on Tuesday morning; he was taken up on Tuesday .evening, kept in the police-station for the night, and on Wednesday com- mitted for trial:before the Commission now sitting. The Magistrates re- Sneed to take bail, but the Commission Judges afterwards granted it. The statutory crime now charged against him involves a penalty of transporta- tion for seven years.
• The Commission was opened on Saturday, by Baron Lefroy and Judge Moore. Baron Lefroy addressed the Grand Jury in explanation of the law under the new Crown and Government Security Act, and the charges against Mr. Mitchel. There was a charge of compassing to deprive the Queen of her dignity; and one of compassing by force to drive her to change her counsels, ministers, and measures. In support of the first, there were extracts from Mr. Mitchel's writings, to the effect that he con- templated "an Irish republic one and indivisible"; in support of the second, passages showing the " contemplation " of insurrection and rebel- lion for the forcing of a change of measures, and passages counselling the levying of war, and also advising how that was to be done.
On Monday the Grand Jury found a true bill: their Foreman declaring first, that their bill was "for sedition"; afterwards, that their bill was "for sedition, treason, felony, or whatever it is." On the Clerk's proceeding to arraign Mr. Mitchel, he was interrupted by Sir Colman O'Loghlen; who demanded a copy of the indictment, and also copies of the jury-panels re- turned at the three former Commissions for the county of the city of Dub- lin. He admitted the practice was against him, but it was illegal; and he moved to have the question of right settled. In the course of his argument, hethreatened that if his applications were refused he would insist on having the long indictments read aloud, slowly, three times. The Court deter- mined without any doubt against both applications. A motion was then made to have the indictment read aloud once, slowly enough for a short- hand writer to take a copy. This was granted, and an hour was consumed in the exercise. The Clerk of the Crown now asked, "Are you guilty or not guilty." Mr. O'llagan—" Don't answer!" Sir Colman O'Loghlen de- manded that Mr. Mitchel should be allowed till the next morning to plead; which, with the Attorney-General's consent, was allowed.
On Wednesday, Sir Colman moved that the indictment be quashed as "bad for duplioity,"—that is, for containing two charges of distinct felo- nies. It charged the felony of compassing the Queen's deposition, &c.; and also that of levying war against her to make her change measures, &c. Mr. °Hagan followed Sir Colman's long argument with a great array of cases: but the Court, without calling for the reply of the Attor- ney-General, ruled that the compassiugs were not repugnant, and that the indictment was good. Sir Colman next wanted to demur to the indict- Went pro forma, and then plead over. The ground of the demurrer would be, that no day was alleged for the offences with sufficient certainty: it would keep open the point to be raised thereafter on the record if neces- sary. The Attorney-General insisted on the demurrer's being formally engrossed and handed in. He and Mr. Henn then contended that it was bad in law, and moreover final; and that its having been filed precluded the traverser from pleading over. It was at last arranged that the prisoner
should plead on the spot without demurring, but have liberty to demur in the course of the day if he thought fit. He then pleaded "Not gamy.. In the after part of the day, his counsel stated that they had elected to go to trial, as the law on the point of the demurrers was doubtful.
Some more skirmishing ensued as to the day of trial: at last Thursday was fixed, and the Jury warned on a penalty to attend.
The Confederate Clubs have lately made a practice of assembling and marching in military order to the gaol of Newgate, and there forming into extended column to give three cheers for Mitchel, of such tone and innds ness as to reach him in his cell and show him that the "game is on foes,. On Friday, the Police judged fit to "proclaim down" this practice, and issued prohibitive notices under powers conferred by a local Police Act The Clubs thereupon resolved to foregostheir processions, and issued no- tices accordingly: but the people, of their own accord, met in immense masses on Carlisle Bridge and at the North end of Westmoreland Streets The Police drew up at both ends of D'011ier Street, and patrols of horse and foot cut off the crowd from the Confederation rooms and the offices of the Nation. The mob had no arms; but it maintained a scuffling and pushing contest with the Police; who charged repeatedly and took same fifty prisoners. On Saturday these persons were all liberated by the Ssa.. gistrate before whom they were brought; who thought the Police had tais- taken or acted in excess of their duties.
The Confederate Clubs held an aggregate meeting on Sunday; and a meeting of the citizens was held on Wednesday, under the Lord Mayor's presidency, to adopt resolutions condemning the exclusive composition of the Juries in the State trials. At the Club meeting some violent language was used.
Mr. Mitchel's wife appears on the scene, to receive and answer sympas thetic addresses. To an address presented by the "Dr. Doyle Club' Mrs, Mitchel replies, with an eye at once to jurymen in court and the mob out of doors- " I have the utmost trust and confidence in, their determination not to allow their brother Confederate, John Mitchel, to leave this land in a convict-ship; and I feel assured—nay, I am quite certain—my husband will never disgraee their cause nor his own. I have not hitherto allowed any fears I might feel ter my children's safety or my own to interfere with the line of policy which my husband thought it his duty to pursue, and I do no intend to do so now; bat let me tell the Confederates of Dublin, that I firmly believe, that to allow any Confederate—no matter how insignificant the part he may have taken in the cause—to leave Ireland in a felon's fetters for his advocacy of that cause, would be most fatal madness, and would rivet their chains more closely than ever."
Father Kenyon has come to Dublin for the purpose, says the Times cor- respondent, of editing the Irish journal in the event of that journal being deprived of the services of all its present staff: Father Kenyon has an in- dependent property, and does not succumb to his Bishop, Dr. Kennedy.
It is announced that extraordinary editions of the United Irishman will be published "every evening till Mr. Mitchel is free or condemned." They will be "published at one halfpenny, and sold to venders, and by the dozen, at the lowest possible rate."—Morning Chronicle.
The weekly meeting of the Repeal Assoeiation on Monday was of a mild and uninteresting tone. The accounts of funds were presented, and it was stated that the smallness of supplies was crippling agitation. Rent 261.
An immense meeting of tenant-farmers and labourers assembled last Saturday on Shane Hill, county Down, and passed these resolutions-
" That the first claim to the produce of the earth belongs to those who cul- tivate it; such being the ordinance of God, and being justified by natural reason. "That the rights of the Southern tenants are identical with our own; and that we pledge ourselves to abide by them with our fortunes and our lives in the common struggle for justice."
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