Book 9780461363340

A Report Of The Proceedings On An Indictment For A Conspiracy: In The Case Of The Queen V. Daniel O'connell, John O'connell, Thomas Steele, Charles Gavan Duffy, Rev. Thomas Tierney, Rev. Peter James Tyrrell, Richard Barrett, John Gray, And Thomas Matthew Ray, In Michaelmas Term 1843, And Hilary by John Simpson Armstrong. This work provides a detailed courtroom record of the Queen V. O'Connell and others, a mid-1840s Irish conspiracy case arising from the Repeal movement. It documents opening proceedings in the Dublin Queen's Bench, the traversal defendants including Daniel O'Connell and associates, the Crown's prosecutors, and the defense, together with the procedural and evidentiary disputes that shaped the trial. The narrative traces mass meetings across Ireland — Mullaghmast, Tara, Clontibret, Longford, Clifden, Donnybrook, and beyond — describing banners, arches, processions, and pamphleteering as asserted evidence of conspiracy. It also covers the use of newspapers such as Nation, Freeman's Journal, and Pilot, the organization of Repeal associations, and the legal questions surrounding admissibility of evidence, captions, and memory in witness testimony. The culmination presents a jury verdict across multiple counts, illuminating tensions between public liberty, political reform, and state authority in the Repeal era.