CHRONICLE, 
The transaction of the 23d July he 
considered as a visitation of Provi- 
dence, to arouse the loyalty of the 
people; and dwelt with much energy 
en the difference between the go- 
vernments of France and England : 
he then called the attention of the 
court to the conduct of government 
to the traitors of 1798 ; some paid 
their lives as the forfeit of their 
crimes; some were transported, and 
some escaped for want of legal evi- 
dence to convict them. Many of 
them had changed their conduct ; 
but others had returned to disturb 
a constitution, the envy and admi- 
ration of the universe. He read a 
part of the rebel proclamation, and 
contrasted it with their late con- 
duct; but admitted, that, at any 
time, there were not more than 500 
persons acting in the riot. in the 
course of his address, he alluded to 
the assassination of lord Kilwarden, 
and, in the most impressive lan- 
guage, described the particulars of 
that horrid event. After passing 
many encomiums on the modera- 
tion of government, under circum- 
stances of such provocation, he ob- 
seryed, that the rebel proclamation 
had the audacity to state, that the 
first execution of a prisoner should 
be the signal for a general insur- 
rection; but, notwithstanding this 
threat, government was determined 
to shew its strength as well as its 
moderation, and prove that it as 
much despised the threatened as the 
actual hostility of treason. Three 
weeks had elapsed since the special 
commission was issued—a fair op- 
portunity had been offered for the 
free trial of the accused ; and he 
had the benefit of an enlightened 
jury, and the protection of a bench 
of judges, as anxious for his ex- 
eulpation as for the maintenance of 
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the laws. He then recommended 
the lenity of government to be imi- 
tated by all loyal subjects; and, by 
this means, together with the cou- 
rage of the yeomanry and militia, 
the country will ever be enabled to 
despise the threats of its enemies, 
whether foreign or domestic. 
P.M‘Cabe, the first witness, stated, 
that on the 23d ult. he was informed 
of the plan for rising, and that-it 
was the intention of the rebels to 
attack the artillery barracks at 
Island-bridge, and get possession of 
the arms and ammunilion; then -to 
seize the magazine in the Park, and 
to atiack the castle of Dublin, on 
the Ship-street side. He was posted, 
with a blunderbuss, in Rainsford- 
street, and received 40 rounds of 
ball cartridge. The remainder of 
his deposition went to prove the 
assemblage of vast numbers of the 
rebels, who were fired on by the 
Coombe guard, when most of them 
ran away. He admitted that he 
was concerned in the rebellion of 
1798, and did not believe that any 
person was forced to take up arms 
on the 23d against his will. 
E. Wilson, esg. a magistrate of 
Dublin, deposed, that he saw 300 
or 400 people marching in a column 
towards the depot of arms; and that 
they appeared to be a¢ting accord- 
ing to a pre-concerted plan. He 
ordered them to lay down their 
arms; when one of them wounded 
him in the belly with a pike. At 
length, on the arrival of the sol- 
diers, a number of prisoners were 
taken. 
Lieut. Brady, of the 21st fusi- 
leers, deposed that he apprehended 
the prisoner with a pike in his hand, 
after his regiment had fired on the 
mob: he was making much noise, 
and endeavouring to escape. The 
prisoner 
