New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-16


thoughtful enough to have pen and an kbote in his
pocket These conveniences he forgot Thursday The
plan. II not insane diOc, but the document itself s
marked by that curious coincidence OF cunning and nco
herence which is characteristic both Of insanity and Of
the dreams Of sane people.
But 1t unusually difficult 10 get any clear notion
about the boys plan except theory that he In
sane, and ply scian with perhaps little too great
promptness has declared that he Is not He boy OF
IT. who lived with his father, mother, and ak other
children in second floor back OF No. Churchrow,
Houndsditch OF the poorest quarters OF London
The father native OF Ireland but all the children
we're born England. The whole family Protest
ants and evidence has appeared that any OF them
ever had the most remote connection with Fenianism.
Arthur is described timd, quiet boy. He had been
educated at st. Dunstans School, then apprenced to
printing house. then undercerk firm OF solicit
tors in Chancerylane and about month asO entered
the employ Of Messrs Franks, oilmen, In the
city. His petition shows traces OF his legal
experence-an experience, that is. in the copy
ing Of legal documents He bought his pis-
to on the Saturday Monday preceding Thanks
evidg Day Of clothier and sversmith" which sup
pose means pawnbroker, named Layman. Laymans
testfes that he sold it, and that OConnor asked
him how TO load It, and when he required further advice
where TO get flint for the lock, Layman recommended
him TO get fresh one "oT the road" O'Connor paid
four sbilngs just about dollar for the wonderful
implement by which he proposed to secure the liberation
OF the Fenan prisoners All this being known,
presume nobody will continue to in Arthur OConnor
Fenan agent 10 search in his lodgings for evidence
Of Fenian conspiracy The Fenians may be very bad
lot and they have certainly done foolish and
wicked things, but they never got quito down TO the
level OF Arthur OCOnnor, with his crazy petitions and
his unloaded, brokenlocked pistol Spite of the physi
whom referred to above, and whose name have
forgotten there hardly he much doubt that OConnor
is insane or that he is in a state OF mental mbecy.
Yesterday he brought up at Bow-st, before Sir
Thomas Henry, police magistrate charged with point
ing pistol at the Queen-an ofense against which a
special statute passed thirty years ago, and
which made the offender liable, on conviction, to be
transported imprisoned for three years, and to DO
thrice whipped. Mr.. Poland, under instructions from
the Solicitors to the Treasury prosecuted and the evil
dence given is the basis Of the foregoing statement He
was committed for trial 1 need hardly say that the
early accounts Thursday evening and Friday morn
ing much exaggerated. Energetic newsboys, with
large stocks OF extras announced late in the afternoon
the assassination ohe Queen and there were plenty OF
rumors to the same effect flying about before the papers
appeared don't think any of that character
got into print But there was much sohcude and alarm
until Mr. Gladstone in the Commons. and E. Gran
vile in the Lors made statement of the facts as com
| muncated TO them by the Queens command half
On hour after he occurrence. The papers next morning
were curosites would be ungracious 10 critcse
their fresh outburst Of loyalty that which has accom-
panied the publication Of the letter in which the Queen
acknowledges gratitude for the reception given her
on Tuesday. But may quote what an English paper OF
| the soundest moDarchica views The Pail Mall
Gazette thinks the comments fusome and inflated and
has regard for the extremely fine writing Of one
journal than 10 STYLE it insane flight Of nauseous
rhetoric adding that only fools faerers could feign
emotions of the kind expressed that paper But 1t re-
mains true that the silly demonstration of Thursday If
positive advantage the Throne. There are plenty or
silly people who connect IT in some muddled way WIN
Republican agitation and there Others more sensible
who feel and sincere delight at the escape OF
fha oman frnm
for March has remarkable article on the Arb
tratIon Troubles, remarkable especially and preemi-
nently because IL goes dead against the English deter
mipatOn break the arbitration unless we withdraw
the indirect claims. This article signed ii. o.. advo
Gates may be called the American view Of leaving
the artifrators decide the admissibility of all
claims, and concludes by expressing the conviction
that the proper the only consistent, and hOpOrabe
course England TO adopt the present embarrassing
occasion IS resisting for the future all temptations 10
acrimonious contentious out of court TO adhere to the
Treaty. in Its terms and what judically bears upon
terms; and with honest belief in her good
faith, and respectful confidence in the wisdom and in
tegrty the Tribunal to which the matters dispute
been referred calmly abide the result That makes
I three Englishmen side, for assume that the
Editor Of Fraser, well his contributor must be
| counted. They are three very brave men. O. VS..