Year: 1868

THE BRIGHT REFORMERs AND FENIANs-CAsE
OF THE CONVICT BARRETT AND THE ALIBI


MEMORIAL.


LONDON, May 0.-The memorial forwarded
to the Home Office by Mr. John Bright N. p,
and other reformers and humanitarians claiming
and urging that an alibi clearly made ont in
favor Of the Fenan Barrett convicted OF the murder
of Mary Ann Hodgkinson by the Clcrkenwe explosion
received due attention from the Government Further IN
ques by the Home Secretary dsproye the claim Of the
petitioners however and the last penalty Of the law by
hanging will be duly carried out the prisoner Bar
ret sentenced TO death by the Lords Justices OF the
Queens Bench az the Central Criminal Court in this
city, on the 27th Of April, after having made the
defense that he was employed at his trade as
a shoemaker in Glasgow Scotland, the day
of the explosion at Clerkenwen prison. One Of his
witnesses that Barrett read the account OF the
to him and other persons in Barrets shop in Scot
land next morning The prisoner addressed the court
before receiving sentence In the OF his speech he
said It is useless for TO enter into protestatons Of
innocence being fully that no declaration Of mine
will have the slightest tendency TO prevent your Lord
ship from following the course you have determined
upon But this l and will most s0lemnly declare
there is who deeply commiseraes the suffer
from that explosion, earnestly depioes the
fatal consequences. No; / not to rejoice over
misery find pleasure the suffcrings OF my fellow
creatures the statement Of Muany to the contrary
Even mm l can forgive, though his sufeungs may
not be great he deserves. l would wish
TO correct inference that has been made here that
in London at the time OF the explosion There
was greater mistake than 10 give credit for such
undertaking that explosion. II utterly absurd to
suppose so, being am, total stranger 60 acts OF
daring and If il be attributed TO the Fenian organza
ton, then becomes ridculously absurd. In the
City Of London, according 10 Sir Richard Mayne and The
PqV qH Gazette there are 10000 armed Fenians and that
they should have to send to Glasgow 10 do this work. and
there TO select a person OF no higher condition and
greater abilities than the humble person who now adj
dresses your Lordshp stretch Of imagination which


the dlsorierod minds Of the aG GIFTED officials could alone
be capable OF entertaining" The ChiofJustice In pass
ing sentence Barrett sad "The jurr % mature de
liberation have pronounced tbr verdict and In the pro-
prety OF that verdict fully There may be dls
crepaces In the evidence there always In some Of
the statements in Of this knd bat the main points
Of the case have been abundanty established. aud am
glad that in the proesations you have made Of your
innocence there been attempt your part to re-
peat that part Of your defense which rested tho alleged
fact Of your being In Glasgow when the explosion TOOK
place In London"


Tho Judge did not name the day for his execution


MORE TI.NIAN TRIAIs-No ROYAL BETROTHAG


NIessrs Nugcnt and O'Comor Of the Jacmcl Fenian)
packet prisoners not released as reported Ihey
are still IN confinement and will be tried at an early day


The betrotha Of the Crown Prince OF Denmark with the
Princess Louise Of England Is denied


The CASE OF BARRETT


MAY lO-The case Of Barrett, the convicted Feuan'
awakened considerable interest on petition, the pris
oner has been reproyed for week Further Government
inquiry will be made


GEORGE ,. TRAIN BAu.ED


DUmIN, May g-EvENING.-Goorge Francis Train who
was arrested FOR debt was brought before the Court Of
BANKRUPTCY to-day and admitted 10 bail.