F. M'DONOUGH, ESQ., (Q.C.) on behalf of Mr. Barrett,... W. HENN, ESQ., (Q.C.) on behalf of Thomas Steele, Esq.......... ABSTRACT OF THE INDICTMENT. FIRST AND SECOND COUNTS. For unlawfully and seditiously conspiring to raise and create discontent and disaffection amongst the Queen's subjects, and to excite such subjects to hatred and contempt of, and to unlawful and seditious opposition to, the government and constitution; and to stir up jealousies, hatred, and ill-will between different classes of her Majesty's subjects, and especially to promote, amongst her Majesty's subjects in Ireland, feelings of ill-will and hostility against her Majesty's subjects in other parts of the united kingdom, especially in England; and to excite discontent and disaffection amongst divers of her Majesty's subjects serving in the army; and to cause, and aid in causing, divers subjects unlawfully and seditiously to meet and assemble together in large numbers, at various times and at different places within Ireland, for the unlawful and seditious purpose of obtaining, by means of the intimidation to be thereby caused, and by means of the exhibition and demonstration of great physical force at such meetings, changes and alterations in the government, laws, and constitution as by law established; and to bring into hatred and disrepute the courts by law established in Ireland for the administration of justice, and to diminish the confidence of her Majesty's subjects in the administration of the law therein—with intent to induce her Majesty's subjects to withdraw the adjudication of their differences with, and claims upon, each other from the cognisance of the courts of law, and subject the same to the judgment and determination of other tribunals, to be constituted and contrived for that purpose. THIRD COUNT. For unlawfully and seditiously conspiring to raise and create discontent and disaffection amongst the Queen's subjects, and to excite such subjects to hatred and contempt of, and to unlawful and seditious opposition to the government and constitution; and to stir up jealousies, hatred, and ill-will between different classes of her Majesty's subjects, and especially to promote amongst her Majesty's subjects in Ireland feelings of ill-will and hostility against her Majesty's subjects in other parts of the United Kingdom, especially in England; and to excite discontent and disaffection amongst divers of her Majesty's subjects serving in the army; and to cause, and aid in causing, divers subjects to meet and assemble together in large numbers at various times and at different places, within Ireland, for the unlawful and seditious purpose of obtaining by means of the exhibition and demonstration of great physical force at such meetings, changes and alterations in the government laws and constitution as by law established; and to bring into hatred and disrepute the courts by law established in Ireland for the administration of justice, and to diminish the confidence of her Majesty's subjects in the administration of the law therein-with intent to induce her Majesty's subjects to withdraw the adjudication of their differences with, and claims upon, each other from the cognisance of the courts of law, and subject the same to the judgment and determination of other tribunals to be constituted and contrived for that purpose. FOURTH COUNT. For conspiring to raise and create discontent and disaffection amongst the Queen's subjects, and to excite such subjects to hatred and contempt of, and to unlawful and seditious opposition to the government and constitution; and also to stir up jealousies, hatred, and ill-will, between different classes of the subjects, and especially to promote amongst the subjects in Ireland, feelings of ill-will and hostility towards the subjects in other parts of the United Kingdom, and especially in England; and to cause, and aid in causing, divers subjects to meet and assemble in large numbers at various times and different places, in Ireland, for the unlawful and seditious purpose of obtaining, by means of the intimidation to be thereby caused, and by means of the exhibition and demonstration of great physical force at such meetings, changes in the government and constitution as by law established. FIFTH COUNT. ; For conspiring to raise and create discontent and disaffection amongst the subjects, and to excite the subjects to hatred and contempt of, and unlawful and seditious opposition to the government and constitution and also to stir up jealousies, hatred, and ill-will, between different classes of the subjects, and especially feelings of ill-will and hostility against her Majesty's subjects in England. SIXTH COUNT. For conspiring to cause, and aid in causing, divers subjects to meet and assemble in large numbers, at various times, and at different places in ABSTRACT OF INDICTMENT. Ireland, for the unlawful and seditious purpose of obtaining, by the exhibition of great physical force at such meetings, changes and alterations in the government laws and constitution as by Law established. SEVENTH COUNT. For conspiring to cause, and aid in causing, divers subjects of the Queen to meet in large numbers, at various times and at different places in Ireland, for the unlawful and seditious purpose of obtaining, by means of the intimidation to be thereby caused, and by means of the exhibition of great physical force at such meetings, changes and alterations in the government, laws, and constitution of this realm as by law established; and especially by the means aforesaid, to bring about and accomplish a dissolution of the legislative union now subsisting between Great Britain and Ireland. EIGHTH COUNT. For conspiring to bring into hatred and disrepute the tribunals by law established in Ireland for the administration of justice, and to diminish the confidence of her Majesty's subjects in the administration of the law therein, with intent to induce the subjects to withdraw the adjudication of their differences with, and claims upon each other, from the cognisance of the tribunals by law established, and to submit the same to the judgment and determination of other tribunals, to be constituted and contrived for that purpose. NINTH COUNT. For conspiring to bring into hatred and disrepute the tribunals by law. established in Ireland for the administration of justice; to diminish the confidence of her Majesty's subjects in Ireland in the administration of the law therein; and to assume and usurp the prerogative of the crown in the establishment of courts for the administration of the law. TENTH COUNT. For conspiring to bring into hatred and disrepute the tribunals by law established in Ireland, for the administration of justice; and to diminish the confidence of her Majesty's subjects in Ireland, in the administration of the law therein. ELEVENTH COUNT: For conspiring to cause and procure large numbers of persons to meet together in divers places, and at divers times, in Ireland; and by means of unlawful, seditious, and inflammatory speeches and addresses to be made and delivered at the said several places on the said several times, and also by means of publishing, and causing to be published to and amongst her Majesty's subjects divers unlawful and seditious writings and compositions, to intimidate the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and thereby to effect and bring about changes and alterations in the laws and constitution of this realm as now by law established. |