The State Trial in Dublin approaches its conclusion. The traversers
were refused permission to introduce a vast mass of evidence, which they had prepared in order to show the condition of Ireland, the Crown preferring to withdraw a clause in the indictment which would have compelled the Court to admit such evidence, and would have protracted the proceedings to an
excessive length. No other evidence was offered, and the speeches of the traversers' Counsel terminated on Thursday. They were usually very eloquent accounts of the state of Ire- land, justifications of their clients as patriots, and attacks on the Crown Counsel for accusing them of favouring assassina- tion. One of the traversers, Mr. Nally, is, however, defended as almost irresponsible. The Judges' charges will be delivered on Monday, and it is supposed that a verdict will be reached on Tuesday. The traversers, it is declared, will not go to Dublin to hear the verdict delivered, and will hold a public meeting imme- diately afterwards. The interest taken in the trial has been of the slightest character, and the proceedings have in no way increased the reputation of the lawyers on either side.
