New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-05-25
TIE CONDEMNED FENIAN.

On the 18th of May the Home Secretary re
splted the sentence on the fenan convict BaeJ ior
inquiry into the truth OF the abb which sas been SET up
received AT the Jail Mr. Jonas, the governor, proceeded
to the cell Of the prisoner and informed HIM OF the nature OF
be that he had received at the same time
strongly ipressng upon him that the delay was solely
FOR tie purpose of enabling the authorities 10 complete
the qres that are st going and that the sentence
might sn he carried out The prisoner did not exhibit
any emotion at the tdngs that were conveyed 70 him.
The North British Mail reports meeting held on satur
day night Glasgow, TO petition Mr.. Hardy TO grant
weeks respite Barrett in order that full inquiry might
h. maze INTO tbe truth or falsehood OF the alib At the
meeting Mr. Peter McCOrry of the witnesses for the
"CoSpTgSED CELL, JAIL OF NEwGATR, May 6, 1868.
Mr. p MCCORRY-Dedr Sir: / am afraid that before
this you will have thought me the most angrAteful
creature in existence in not having written 10 you
yet you that such IS not the case Indeed,
there Is nothing but the attention which II was necessary
for me TO give to the instructions my spiritual director
that could have long prevented me from doing So
just say that Is utterly impossible Tor me TO col
ect my scattered thoughts sufficiently TO convey 10 you
any idea Of my unbounded thankfuness and gratitude
toward you for all that you have done for me since first
il pleased God 10 bring these troubles upon me- knowing
me TO be innocent OF the crime for which am called
upon 70 srer and no other object IN view than to ydl
cate that Innocence and render an act o. Justice fell
low do most acutcly feel for the terrible and
nnbeaTable humiliation which the verdict OF the jury n
the eyes Of some is calculated to bring upon you and
those other poor who also endeavOred to have justice
done me without either fear OF punishment hope OF
reward What a strange and striking contrast the paid
witnesses Of the Crown with the gold Of Government
lngng in their pockets and their gded bride dangling
before their eyes ready 70 be graped the moment they
had secured MY conviction. wholly loss TO know
Ol what means the jury came 10 the decision they did the
only evidence upon winch the Attorney General dared TO
them for verdict being that Of the terrible Null
aHy and the two people who in the habit they said
they not only contacted Mulany but they cOntradctcd
each other also am certain there are other iures who
VIII return different verdict yet, however that may be-
IL II almost Impossible for human nature TO bear up under
sGofher required at the hands of their masSfS to eo
plote the degradation OF the Irish IN 9y added
(, Lord how l0mgP I can no longer allSSSgnyseH 10
aW, upon this subject. lest my feelings should so far
Ire TO indulge in God forbid that shodidns2uate
7,st the jury however strange their conduct may
M did not act IN accordance with the dictates of
-r conscience; but, even If we allow such 20 be
s c4se Il only sggrayates instead Of essening the
ee-e love and trust that they will not grieve for my
i.cy end For my part am entirely resigned 70 the
AXE, wherever and however it may please hun. AS
~ myself 70 be forgiven, forgive every oseIh has
,t l1d me- and trust that my friends will enter jain nc
sclug toward any my account This J<ing the
OIL ~ letter shall write you before enter.hs INTO etern
~, permit me to say that am your most grateful and
Tae Comnnssoner sent to Glasgow by the Home Office
nIE AFRICAN SQUADRON AND TIE SLAVE TRADE
o. the lltn OF May, when the House OF Commons was
~ committee on the Navy Estimates, Col Sykes moved
reduction Of the vote by sum OF 10000. His object
eas ~ check the annually increasing expendl
4. tho head OF the Admiralty said he IN,
uded 10 reduce the number Of ships at foreign stations
rs vessels, and yet there increase in the item
r1Sages ss5OO0 He had always favor Of the
,s taken 70 put end to the slave trade on the west
- Of slaves did the committee suppose had been cap
.oed In 1864 six savers had been captured in 1855
ne; la 1866 three ana in 1867, none The slave trade
m he eest coast Of Africa had fact been put an end
o America had liberated all her slaves; Brazil
ID longer maintained slavery and Cuba no longer
5erntted the Introduction OF slaves into that island
J.a the West Coast OF Africa. On what ground then
gAls county maintain, according TO return which he
M moved for Is vessels upon that eoastf Up 20 1868
s had been captured about 1924 slaves at an average
-. OF gs9 per head During the last four years. how.
only nine slaves had been captured and the
country had been 435,4ls. He hoped the House
sld agree with him In saying that at least 10000
eAt To he deducted from tue sum OF &77OoO which
eturu for the year 1867 OF the amount expended In
African trade, and he would move that the vote
~ redueed by that amount
LORD Hay said the returns for 1867 showed page
there q vessels the Coast OF Africa, mount
IS guns but the previous page showed that IN the
year there SIX Of those ships az home ana thai
ig VI paid off. 1he reduction IN the African
aesrOL permanent There were only 10 ships there
solnhug "a guns, and at the present moment another
~ being taken away He trusted that under the5'
erf INSTANCES the honorable and gallant gentleman
Rtlfd not press his mOtlOn 70 a division.
~ p. BoYyer fully cOncurred Ia the principles enun
e4-5o ~ he honorable and gallant member for Aber
-2ou nc had long thought II lamentabe thni
a ss u our best officers and should Ne sacrificed