vening, Mr. Justice Crampton returned,
and remained in court to await the return of the jury. They brought in
a verdict of "guilty" against all the traversers on various counts; but
stated "no finding" upon others, deeming them too comprehensive. This
verdict was handed back by Mr. Justice Crampton, saying, that it was
imperfect: they must find a verdict of "guilty" or "not guilty" upon
every part and every person. Finally, they were ordered to be locked
up till Monday, on which day they were summoned, and an issue paper was
given them, which set forth the five several issues in the indictment
in a distinct shape, against which they were directed to write their
finding. This was done, and all the prisoners were found guilty on one
or other of the counts, and some of them, including Mr. O'Coimell,
on them all, Sentence was pronounced on the 30th of May against the
traversers, with the exception of the Reverend Mr. Tierney, against whom
the attorney-general did not press judgment, by Mr. Justice Burton in
these terms:--"With respect to the principal traverser, the court is
of opinion that he must be sentenced to be imprisoned for the space of
twelve calendar months; and that he is further to be fined in the sum of
L2000, and bound in his own recognizances in the sum of L5000, and two
sureties in L2500, to keep the peace for seven years. With respect to
the other traversers, we have come to the conclusion that to each shall
be allotted the same sentence: which is, that they be imprisoned for the
space of nine calendar months, each of them to pay L50 fine, and enter
into their own recognizances of L1000, and two sureties of L500, to
keep the peace for seven years." In accordance with this sentence the
traversers were imprisoned: but in consequence of the sympathy, real
or supposed, which they met with in the English parliament, their full
sentence was not carried into execution. On the 9th of August, Messrs.
Shiel, Wyse, Lord John Russell, and others, called upon government to
release them from imprisonment; and the result of this appeal was,
that on the 4th of September, the judgment of the house of lords
was pronounced, reversing the judgment of Mr. O'Connell and his
co-defendants. The prisoners were freed from confinement; but the result
of the trial was, that the virulence of the agitation for repeal abated.

CONTINENTAL AFFAIRS.

France this year was engaged in a war with the Emperor of Morocco, over
whose force