The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-21 00:00:00

BILL.

Ou the motion for going into committee upon this bill,
Mr. G:LPIN moved as an amendment. that, in the opin.
ion of this house, it is expedient, of carrying out
the punishment of death within prisons, that capita
punishment should be abolish° !.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

THE FENIAN TRIALS.

(Continued jrcn our First Edition)

In answer to Mr. Straight, the witness said she
saw Barrett about two months before the ex-
plosion. Had never spoken to him. When at
I'ulteney-court he always had a carpet bag with
him.

To the Court—MN. Martin was now in prison,
having threatened her life.

The caram Purchase was here shown the staves
of the barrel found after the explosion. They were
longer than those of the barrels in which the
powder he took to Pulteney-court was stored.

Thomas Kernsley identified Barr,itt as having
been at Mrs. Martin's house. Saw him there on the
Sunday before the explosion, just as the shop was
being opened. Il,td recognisel him at Millbank,
although his whiskers were removed.
To the Attorney-Gaieral—li.td taken special
notice of the prisoner because he hal a curious way
of looking about him.

Mary Ann Page, living in the house opposite to
Mrs. Martin's, had seen the two prisoners she now
pointed out (William Desmond and English) at No.
8, Pulteney-court.

By Mr. Warner Sleigh—Had only seen William
Desmond there two or three times. Could not say
how long before the explosion. Had not bee❑ able
to identify William Desmond at Millbank.

By Mr. Keogh—ilad not had any personal
knowledge of English. Did not know that he was
lame.

'Theresa l)uhoi®, living at No. 1, Pulteney-court,
had seen William Desmond, O'Keefe, and English
at Mrs. Martin's or in the neighbourhood ou several
occasions.

By Mr. Warner Sleigh—Did not recognisa Wm.
Desmond the day she went to Milbank.
Elizabeth Butters had seen Desmond and English
at Mrs. Martin's.

Ann Stringf,4l said she had seen Barrett in
the neighbourhood of Clerkenwell several times, the
last time ten days before the explosion.
Janet Crawford stated that on the day of the
explosion she saw Barrett come from William Des-
mond's house.

Sarah Smithers, of the " Bells," Corporation-
lane, remembered some men coming for refresh-
ment on the day before the explosion, and believed
English was one of them.

James Strutten deposed that the day More Old
explosion he saw two men wheeling a barrel to the
prison, and believed Timothy Desmond was one.
Richard Wells had seen the barrel a foot
from the prison wall. Two men were
standing by, and there was a truck a few
yards from the barrel. The men left the
spot and passed witness. One of them looked round
and laughed. This to the best of his belief
was O'Keefe, who, when first seen, was leaning over
the bared.

By Mr. Montague Williams—lt was only to the
best of his belief that he would say the man was
O'Keefe.

The Court then adjourned.

LUNDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING.

ADMIRALTY, APRIL 13.
Royal Marine Light Infantry—Lieutenant Henry Cowley
Bowker to be Second Captain, vico Masters, to half-pay.
Sub-Lieutenaut William Martin Aunesloy to be Lieu-
tenant in her Majesty's Fleet.
Mr. William Hair has this day been promoted to the
rank of Engineer in, her ldsjesty's Fleet with seniority o
ith April, 1868.