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THE FENIAN TRIALS.

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THE FENIAN TRIALS. The proceedings in connection with the trial of Burke, Casev, and Shaw were resumed on Thursday morning at the Central Criminal Court. When Mr. Baron Bramwell and Mr. Justice Keating took their seats upon the bench, the former, addressing the Attorney-General, said, as the result of a 'consultation with his learned bruther, he wished to ask whether the hw officers of the Crown thought there was sufficient evidence against the prisoner Casey to press for a con- viction. To this it was answered, that it bad been proved that Casey when at Birmingham was found in close connection with Burke, then engaged in procuring arms, and had also lived with him in London, from which circumstances it must be assumed that he was fully acquain'ed with his designs and the way in which they were carried out. After further discussion, in the course of which both the learned judges expressed a strong opinion a3 to the faintness of the evidence, the Solicitor-General intimated his determination to withdraw the case against Casey, and the jury, under the direction of the bench, pro- nounced a verdict of not guilty,' the foreman remarking that the course adopted by the law officers of the Crown was one that he and his colleagues fully approved. Mr Lewie, who was counsel for Casey, intimated that he bad witnesses in attendance who were prepared to prove that his client was engaged at Messrs Pickford's at the very time that he was stated to have been asso. ciated with Burke. Mr Baron Bramwell remarked that though it might be hard upon Mr Lewis's client to be prevented from If-CW- ing that he was innocent, all that could be now done was to act upon the verdict of the jury that he was not guilty. Casey was at once ordered to be discharge^rom cus- tody, there being no other indictments againsrhim, and he left the dock immediately, without saying a word to, or taking any notice of, either Burke or Shaw. Mr Ernest Jones, who appeared for Burke, then pro- ceeded to address the jury, admitting that Burke had been engaged in the purchase of arms, but contending that there was nothing to shew that they had found their way into the hands of the insurgents, or had been pro- cured for the purpose of the Fenian conspiracy. Mr Pater then addressed the jury for the prisoner Shaw, poiuting out that the only particle of proof that he bad ever been in Liverpool, or passed under the name of Mullady was furnished in the testimony ot Corydon. No witnesses were called for the defence, and the duty of replying upon the whole case on the part of the Crown was performed by the Salicitor-General. After the Learned Judge had summed up, the Jury found both prisoners guilty. Burke was sentenced to 15 and Shaw to 7 years' penal servitude. • NEW MARKET RACES. THK Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES, by subscrip- tion of 100 sovs each, half forfeit, for three-yr-olds colts, 8st 101b; fillies, 8st 51b'; second saved stake. Rowley Mile (1 mde 17 yards). 101 subs. Mr Crawfurd's Moslem, by Knight of St. trick—liesika, 8st 101b (T. Challoner) f w.o. f Mr Graham's Formosa, by Buccaneer— j divided Ella, 8st 51b (Fordham) t Mr Chaplin's St. Ronan, by St. Alban's -Eispeth. 8st 101b (Custancc) 3 Betting rt to 2 agst Formosa, 9 to 4 agst Green Sleeve, 8 to I agst Rosicrudan, 100 to 12 agst Vale Royal, 100 to 12 agst Le Sarrazin, 12 to 1 agst Pace, tOo to 8 agst St. Ronan, 14 to 1 agst Moslem, 50 to 1 agst Chelsea, 50 to 1 agst Harvester, 50 to 1 agst Banditto, 50 to 1 agtt Sunstroke, 50 to 1 agst Ironmaster, and 100 to 1 agst King Alfred. They got off at the first attempt to a beautiful start, all the fourteen competitors lying in a line across the course. When they had fairly settled down to their work, Formosa and Moslem got slightly in advance, the pair running side by side, suceeeded by Rosicrucian and Gieen Sleeve, who were at either side of Moslem, in the centre of the course, Sir Joseph Hawley's pair being level with each other, and King Alfred on the right. Banditto, Ironmaster, and Le Sarrazin were lying just in advance of Harvester, Pace, and St. Ronan, the latter lying at the quarters of Rosicrucian. After going about a quarter of a mile, Challoner, improving the pace, took a slight lead of Formosa, the most pro- minent of the othars being Vale Royal, Sunstroke, Le Sarrazin, Green Sleeve, Harvester, Pace, & Rosicrucian, St. Ronan heading the others, who were all together. Before reaching the Bushes-hill Le Sarrazin gave way, md the next to disappear was King Alfred, while the moment the Bushes were reached Yale Royal was also in trouble, and a few strides farther on French was )bliged to oall on Green Sleeve to get her to keep her place. As it was, she dropped to the rear of her stable sompanion, and Rosicrucian was enabled to take third place, though not more than a head in advance of the •uck, and fully a length and a half behind Moslem and Formosa. Approaching the Abingdon Mile bottom, Daley called on Pace, but the horse was beaten and St. Ronan drew out, lying at the quarters of Rosicrucian to ;he bill, where Rosicrucian was beaten, and Wells ceased to persevere. Moslem still retained a slight advantage )( Formosa, and it was apparent at the dip that the race was a match between the pair, who were three lengths clear of their horses. Fordham rode the mare in the most artistic manner, closing on Moslem inch by inch; and the brother to Knight of the Crescent, diverg- ing slightly from the direct line which Challoner had jingled out for him, Formosa got cn even terms with him a few strides from the chair, a splendid struggle terminating in a dead beat between the pair. About rour lengths in the rear of the dead-beaters was St. Ronan, third, not more than a neck in advance of Green Sleeve, who was just clear of her stable companion, whom she headed in the dip. Chelsea was sixth, Har- vester seventh, and Pace eighth. Then came King Al- fred ninth, Le Sarrazin tenth, Banditto eleventh, Sun- stroke twelfth, and Vale Royal thirteenth. The abso- lute last was Ironmaster, who, served by his fine speed, retained a position in the front rank for half a mile, when he retired. Immediately after the jockeys had weighed-in a notice was posted at the Cesarewitch Stand that the deciding heat would be run off fifteen minutes after the last rape, but in about half an hour afterwards it was taken down, and by an arrangement between Mr Graham, the owner of Formosa, and Mr Crawfurd, the owner of Moslem, it was agreed to divide the stakes. Moslem walking over. THE CLERENWECL OUTRAGE.—The sheriffs Have fixed Tuesday, the 12th of May, for the execution of the prisoner Richaid Barrett. PIRATES IN THE ARCHIPELAGO.—Pirates have appeared in the Cyclades, and the news of their presence having reached Smyrna, has lert to the departure of the French steam dispatch boat Forbin for the spot. THE POST OFFICE.—A parliamentary return has been published, shewing the revenue and cost of management of the Post Office irom 1838 to 1867 inclusive. It appear* that in the year ending 1837, before the introduction ot the penny postage system, the cost of management was £ 687,000, and the net revenue £1,652,000. In 1836-the last complete year before the general reduction of postage —the figures were very nearly the same. On January 10, 1810, the postage on all inland letters weighing not more than half an ounce was reduced to a uniform charge of one penny. The result was a great public convenience, bat a loss to the Treasury of a million sterling annually for several years. It was not until 1863 that the increased for several years. It was not until 1863 that the increased number of letters sent through the Post Otficeso counter- balanced the augmented cost of management as to pro- duce a revenue equal to that which had accrued lrom the higher rates. JfI that year Dearly £ 1,800,000 was paid into the Exchequer, after more than jE2,000,000 bad been appropriated to managing expenses. The largest amount of net revenue recorded to the credit of the Post Office was in 1865, when it was £ 2,195,000. Last year the gross receipts exceeded four wlllIonli and a halt sterling, figures never before equa))ed--but thet cost of manage- ment was more than £ 300,0C0 greater than in 1865, and the balance at the disposal of the Treasury was £ 70,000 less than it bad been iu that generally prosperous year,

LETTER FROM DR. LIVINGSTONE.

A SPIRITUALIST'S SOIREE.

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