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Foreign News: Five Days Later From Europe

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1
Month
April
Year
1844
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The N. Y. Herald of the 14th, contains five days later newsfrom Europe,by the Pack et Ship Siddons, which brought Liverpoo dates of the 11 uit. The Herald says: "Ireland. - Our accounts from Dublin are lo the evening of the 9th uit. On the 6th, 7th and at h the Court ofQueeii's fiench on the State Trials was occupied n closing the defence, and in the opening of the Solicitor Geneml. Nothing of any consequence occurred." The New York Republic in its summary of the news, eays: The Irish State Trials.- This i II ndvised prosecution was drawing to a close, and noiwitlistandin the composition of the jury, the belief was becoming general that a conviction for conspiracy vvoiild not foilow the evidence that the crown had adduced to sustoin the charge. The solicitor general waa expected to wind up his reply on the part of the crown on Fridtiy, Feb. 9, when it was thotight that the court would adjourn over till the follo'ving Monday, the I2th; a great sensation was occasioned in court by the extraordlhary conrse taken by the learned gentleman 'm referring to the declaration of Sir Robert Teel, in the House of Comaions, on the 9th öf May Ja8t, respectiog ihe repeal agitation, in order to draw the nference wthat the ministry might have to resort to a coercive bill in case oT the failure of this prosecution." This was regarded as a sort of nienace to the jury, that in the evpntof an acquittal, a coercive policy towardö Ireland would be resorted to. It was thought that the summing up would occupy two days.1'

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