The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-25 00:00:00

THE FENIAN PRISONERS.

The Irish national journals are as violent as ever. A long
billof indictment,under the heading "Oar Martyrs In English
Dungeons," is the Strongest feature of the Irishman, It bears
the signature of Mr. Pigott, who has visited theuriffm
./untie ti are Con-
O'Donovan Bosse, Burke_ M"'"--
of the first prisoner he says he had the
fellowing chat aeteristie story :—" For 35 days he was kept
in a dark cell, with his hands manacled behind his back
night and day. lie was not loosed even to take his food—
thin porridge—which was left for him upon the floor
of the celL Unless he elected to die of starvation he had
no alternative but to take it on all fours as an animal ,
does, so that when he was brought out to the light of day',
his brave, noble face was seen by his fellow-prisoners eau::
crusted with the porridge which adhered to it." This spirited
version of Rosa's special punishment—whatever it reallyi
amounted to—is even exceeded by a picture of the sufferings
of Capt. M'Clure, "a native- born American citizen"—" In plain
fact the man is being slowlystarvedto death." Mr. Pigott ap-
peals to Irish represeVatives to prevent this cruelty, and it
would be wrong to withhold from their eye statements which
thousands of Irishmen will implicitly believe. Of course, all
honest and sensible readers will understand that there is not
a syllable of truth in these statements, which are only valu-
able as illustrating the unscrupulous mendacity with which
political objects are just now being served by the abetters of
rebellion and revolution in Ireland.

His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant and Countess
Spencer have visited Baggot-stroet convent, so frequently
mentioned in the Saurin case, and were received by Cardi-_
nal Cullen in his robes.

Her Majesty has thanked the people of Ireland in
a letter to Earl Spencer for the attachment to her persoil
and family exhibited in the reception given to Primal
Arthur.

Mr. Reverdy Johnson and family left Southampton
at eleven o'clock on Saturday, in the steamer Ohio, for Balti-
more. The morning was very wet, and but few persons
assembled to witness Mr. Johnson's departure.

The Standard is authorised to state that the Bishop
of Carlisle passed a tolerable night on Friday, and continues
much the same on Saturday. The paragraph published in
the Guardian and other papers ascribing his lordship's illness ,
to "some obscure disease of the brain," is unfounded. It is
of the nature of a severe neuralgic attack, from which it is,
hoped his lordship may recover.

A new lifeboat, presented to the Royal National
Lifeboat Institution by Miss A. M. White, of Plymouth, has
just been stationed by the Institution on board the Lightship.
off Llanelly, a very important station indeed, fearful wrecks
having ere now taken place near that spot. The gift is
somewhat unique, inasmuch as Miss White states that it is
"in memory of the parents and family of the donor, Anus.
M. White, of Plymouth."

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The Bishop of Peterborough, in an address to his
clerical and lay brethren in Leicestershire, on church work,
says he holds the mixture of the Protestant and Os Ca-
tholic element is essential to the life of the Church, and he
believes that if tho Catholic side were to succeed in casting,
out the Protestant element it would resolve itself into a
tyrranous superstitious despotism, while if the Protestant.
element were to succeed in casting out the Catholic one,
it
would resolve itself into mere anarchy.
On Friday, at the Wolverhampton Police Court,
before Mr. I. Spooner, Mr. Henry Denton, agricultural im-
plement maker, was charged with an offence under the
Factory Act by employing a young person, named
Lawton, without having his name entered in the register;
-Id there was also a second charge, that the defendant em-
" - - ~4 same young person without having a surgeon's
ployed
Th. defendant pleaded guilty. Mr. Spooner
certificate. Lflicted the lewea lino the law allowed, 1, and costs in
each case.
New York Times says that England, in re-
The
venge for the rejection of the Alabama trnd over
is about
its
to
"inflict upon us a scourge, namely, to se to us
useless stock of actresses, actors, drarnatists,and managers.
In other words, to torment us like Caliban, and compel us
to carry wood."
DuNvILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest
holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is re-
commended by the medical profession in preference to French
Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exports.
tion. Quotations on application "to Messrs. Dunville and Co.,
Belfast; or 4, Beeldort-IMAings,Strancl,
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