CHEERING NEWS FROM IRELAND!!!

Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 47, 27 June 1844, Page 4

CHEERING NEWS FROM IRELAND!!!

(From the Sydney Morning Chronicle.) We shall give the Irish News in our next. ShieL made a roost brilliant speech for John O'Connell, occupying 16 columns of tbe Tablet. At last the genius—the wisdom—the superhuman sagacity and profundity of o'Conneii'sniin>f are beginning to be seen in all their power.' Ireland must and will be freed from that accursed faction that ground her to the earth so long ! On Thursday, the 30tb January, Mr. Fiizgibb >n addressed tbe court for Dr. Grey, one of tbe defen dants, in a splendid speech. When he bad cons eluded the Attorneys General passed a note to him across the table. He asjied the Attorney-General whether he was its author, to which he r> ceived no reply. He then addressed the court justifying his conduct in a speech in which he insisted he had not exceeded bis duty to his client. He stated that the Attorney-General's note demanded an apology or a challenge, for having made use of the following words : "I shou'd'despise m>se f if I «e e capable of observing upon an unfavourable part of the defendanl's case and leaving unobserved all that was favourable to it.'" The AttorneysGenerai said, that both himself and his friends considered that Mr* Fitzgibbon had accused him of unworthy motivse, ind be had therefore demanded the apology. Mr. Fitzgibbon rt plied, that it the Attorney-General had told him that he thought any words I ottered were personally offensive,l do not know what my own feelings as a gentleman would have me do in regard to his, but if be thinks that coming pistol in hand will draw an apology, he his much mistaken. The court after consulting took no uotice of what had passed, but called on Mr. Moore, who was about to address the court. Mr. Moore, after ex pressing his unwillingness to interfere in such a matter, fthe constant course in proposed that the court wonld interpose by givfhg both parties time to get rid of the excitement. - The Chief Justice was much obliged to Mr.'Moore for tbe suggestion, and comment upon the excitement in which no pioceeding originated, on both sides.

His Lordship said, " The AttorneysGenerai is the last man who should have allowed himself to have been betrayed into such an expression - offeeling.'t The Attorney-General again referred to the irritation and withdrew the note. " I wish I had not written' it," said be, •' and 1 leave to the gentlemanly feelings of Mr'. Fitzgibbon to take what course he pleases after this." Mr. Fitzgibbon then explained, that he never intended anything in tbe least per? sonally offensive to the Attorney-General. Both gentlemen expressed themselves satisfied. Mr- O'Connell's trial ffor it is in fact, although so many others are mixed up in it ) had proceeded to the sixteenth day when the last intelligence left Ireland. The case for the Crown closed suddenly. oil the 31st January. On the next day, Mr. Sbiel, T M.P„ commenced the defence of Mr. John O'CnoOell. His speech is spoken of with the highest admiration as a master>piece of eloquence and argument The defence cannot take less than, ten days, the summing up at least two more, so that the verdict cannot be expected to be delivered before the 20th February, at the earliest.