London vid Bombuy, 22nd January.
The trial of Colonel Lynch on the charge of high treason began yesterday before Lord Alverstone, Lord Chief Justice of England, and Justices Sir Alfred Wil's and Sir A. Moseley Channel. The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and th is expected to last several day Reuter.
London, 23rd Junuury.
At the trial of Colonel Lynch, the counsel for the defence argued that a British subject can be naturalised a citizen of a foreign country during a state of war, On this the Chief Justice ruled that a declaration of war prevented irish subjects making any arrange-with the King's enemies.
aking the oath of naturalization as in itself an act of treason, The bulk of the sitting was oceupied with similar legal points—Znclusive service, Luter, Col. Lynch has been sentenced to Mr, Bowen has announced that he has good reason to believe that the Venezuelan dispute will soon. be satisfactorily settled. Reuter.
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