COSTELLO--My lord, as you truly remark. I have allowed my feelings to run away with my discretion; but it is hard for a man to stand here, satisfied as I am of innocence, knowing full well that I have committed no wrong; it is hard for a man in the bloom of youth, when the world looks fair and prosperous to him--when all he loves is in that world--it is hard that a man should be torn from it, and incarcerated in a living tomb. My lords, I am an humble individual; I claim no rights but the rights that emanated from a Godhead--the rights that were given to me at the hour of my birth. That right is my inalienable liberty, and that no government, no people, has a right to take from me. I am perfectly satisfied to stand before a British tribunal to answer for acts or words of mine, if I break any of the laws of the country; but, my lords, you must admit that I have transgressed no law. His lordship, Judge Keogh--I must now candidly admit that I have heard a great deal about that gentle nan that was not at all complimentary to him--but I say for myself that his lordship, Judge Keogh has dealt with me in the fairest manner he could have done. I have nothing to say against the administration of the law, as laid down by you; but I say a people who boast of their freedom--hold up their magnanimous doings to the world for approval and praise--I say those people are the veriest slaves in existence to allow laws to exist for a moment which deprive a man of liberty. The LORD CHIEF BARON--It is impossible for a Court administering the law, to allow you to speak in such terms against such law. [Illustration: Augustine E. Costello.]