The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-25 00:00:00

RELEASE OF MR. TRAIN.

Mr. Train 'wail released on Tuesday in Cook, by
order of the Lord-Lieutenant, on giving an assurance
that he had no intenthvn of promoting Fenianiern in
Ireland. The p'apers found on him have been retained.
In gaol he adliiied striCtly to the discipline, and re-
fused to take 'Other than the usual dietary. He
intends, it is said, to take proceedings against the
Government.

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The Daily Pletes, in remarking titiola Mr. Train's
release, says :
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Mr. George ',ramie Train, who was arrested at Queens-
town last week on his arrival by the Casa,/ steamer from
the Vetted States. has been released on his professions of
strictly lawful intentions. Ms liberal ion under these cir-
cumstances shows that, as we had surmised, his arrest was a
pre :autionary Measure, and any elaborate dimmest. as to
the possibility of holding an American citizen accountable
in the United Kingdom ihr speeches made against this
country in New York is rendered unnecessary. If such
a right exists,, it is evidently one Which our Govern-
ment would only exercise in extreme cases. Trim,
however, cannOt • reasonably complain of his brief
detention. Knowing that the Habeas Corpus was sus-
pbnilerl in Ireland,: he resolved to proceed thither,
and did his best to notify the British Government
that a terrible enemy was bn 'his way to its shores; a man
who, fly his own Confer...don, had 'mit down all the generals
and public meirin America, from Grant to Jay Colic, was
not to be despised.* Hr. Train, however, has given his
word, and we an all safe again. Ilia ideas have doubtless
been considerably clarified and corrected since Friday even-
ing, and it he ahould forget what he has learned he may at
any time be re-attested: Ile hail better, however, go back
to the place from- iihich lid came There are those in the
-United Stiles whit would believe and cheer him if he described
his visit as a successful-and brilliant campaign. We under-
stand that ho, Otani' ale),000 damages of the Queen's
Goverament for his .three days' detenti in. It seems a
mo.lerate sum -aeK,. considering that he might Just as
easily have made ft 'half a million. There is nothing
treasonable, Intftreret, In-asking for money.

Mr. Gee, 4164-*Tis arrested along with Mr. F.
Train, at QueenStOwn'dn Friday, arrived in Notting-
ham on Sunday:' --n•E, states, in contradiction of the
accounts given a the transaction, that Train did not
protest in the strongest manner against his arrest, but
requested the officers to arrest him by all means, only
putting in a formal protest that he was an American
citizen. Mr. (lee, when before the magistrates at
Queenstown, stated that the proceedings, as far as he
was concerned, were a farce. He was taken before
the magistrates twice, and was asked several questions
by which the magistrates might know what sort of
conversation had taken place between him and Train
during their passage. Mr. Gee describes Train as a
very loquacious person. During the night Mn Gee
was provided with comfortable quarters in the
barracks, and not in the hotel as stated. When he
was apprehended his luggage was labelled with his
name and address. Mr. Gee is not largely connected
with railways, as has been stated, hut is a clerk in the
employ of Messrs. Simon, May, St Co., merchants, of
Nottingham, and travels for that firm to New York.

The New York Tribune of the Bth announced Mr.
Train's departure from America in the following
terms :
Mr. George Francis Train sailed far Europe yesterday, to
take charge of the affairs of all the kingdoms and principal-
ities of that unhappy country.

With reference to the arrest of Mr. Train, it may
be interestinglo state that not long since an applica-
tion was made to him by some Iri,hmen residing at
Cambridge, Mass. • where he first entered business, to
give a lecture on behalf of a charitable institution, and
hoping that his efforts for their down-trodden country
and the revolution he had undertaken would be
crowned with success. To this he sent the following
responSe :
Dear John Conlon, Esq., James Cox, Esq , and my name-
rem other Irish friends in Camhrhige,—Yes ! and God Mega I
Yost The revolution has commenced ; the first gam is tired;
Hugland has sent jhe Irish troops to Abyssinia for fear of
revolt Do you gupp9s9 England would spend fifty millions
for two English missionaries? Seventeen millions of Fenian,
of Irish descent in the world; two hundred millions of
Hindu° Feulans in India forty millions of French Fenlans
In Prance, and several hnnfired 'heathen, millions more of
en nations, who do not love England with Christian fond-
ness.
America is going Isp. England is going down. Buy Ire-
land 14 Alabama olainig, or fight ! George 11. Upton made
the speech at laneuil Flail pay up, or war.
Yes, I will speak at Cambridge for my Irish friends. Tell
Con to take the chair. Regards to Forbes. Two live men
ought to make a live paper..
Almost a quarter of a century since I graduated at Cam-
bridge—from a gisicery store—Sint, I was known to all the
colleges, getting so flour and potatoes at the hack door;
since I drove the fastest horse of all the students—in Holmes'
grocer's waggon.
While the students were learning dead languages I was
learning living languages. Have met many a scholar abroad
with Ilebrew, Latin, said Greek who had to use my spanish,
Italian, anal Frencli to get a beefsteak or keep out of the
hands at the polita.-Siaerely,
GEO. FRAN,IS TRAIN.