There are no new facts fr...
There are no new facts from Ireland relative to the pro. secution against Mr.O'CoNNELL, except the single Circum- stance of the Crown Solicitor having formally refused a copy of the information for the learned, gentleman's use. Vhiatever the rigorous letter of the law may allow, we must have our own opinion its to the constitutional spirit of such a proceeding, and as to its -beneficial influence on pub- lic justice. The person.ascused is thereby kept in positive ignorance of- the crime-alleged against him. WVc re'ad in a morning papea of vestcrday that the arrest of O'CONNELL may have been aesigned-as a warning to his tfllowers, or perhaps asa hirit to the learned leader of the Catholic body, to- abate-a jot.or two of his violence, and offer some profession of'principlea which tight take the sting out of his inlflammatory rTetoric, and compose again the public mind, whi6h the Oraugmem charged him with having ex an appears oh- ive faPed, for O' ONIELL, ingtearof e pW g Away the ' seditious "words' at the; mecting.of. IIte As.a t on ThWriday lastw, Wlught proper toSeptrcaze all ausion to; tlae ac-, sand talked about o tLier toaiiet.: if, aair, it hsd'been the seheme of Government to fyrce.out an ipoSitioh then ;, tholicobj rots, such as migh tseveto lde th peas^n:utrczd~ to re-assure the timid mernbers'of the tablished _ h,. we can only say tb-at the Law Offleers of the row?iihave executed their task in a rnmde the mqrot- iDefieff ni. fortunate. If ani explanation' were really desiii a O'COiNr ELS, he ought to have -been leftLan.frse agent,.and, called upon unqfflciaHl, 'by some- coDmon friend of his and Mr. PrCUN1uTT'S to tiake it, not in the course of a -jttdicial defence, but as a Catholic igentleman, for the public zatisfaction, and on. the scene of that intemperance ,which required such explanation at his hands. If he refusel, some ground, at last, w asestablis.. ed for suspecting him a fit subject of prosecution. WMat is the value-df sentiments declared under duress ? We have no doubt that this unlucky measure has been adopted in consequence of the Cabinet determinationw,liicb was hinted at in our paper of last Wedlnesday se'nnig4t--namely, that of endeavouring.to put down the Catholic 'Lasders by some enforcement of the law. There are mrembers, of the Ca. binet, we fear, who would be for putting down,at all events but voauld be more anxious f6r the end than scrupulous about the instruments. Thereair meaebers e- dbt not of the Cabinet, who have been grievotrsty importan-ed by thegrowitngpopularity of .theLouLEut 'ANT"' bythe bulk of the people of Ireland and swhe, . vwheA gf-t?ing "down" is in question, would be no.ise quaviUing Ao. ap, ply sEch a nostntm to his Excellency, as well cai Mrb Q'CowEUsLt. If so, their-instructons are of the zight sort forsuch a purpase. But it wiI be lainentable irl6rd Wi LLEdLEY should fall' into tht.svlare, inasmtuC as the Orangemen ini power will tlienl n6 longer fear.him.