No. 19.
Earl Granville to Mr. Lowell.
Sir: With reference to my letter of the 30th ultimo, I have the honor to acquaint you that Her Majesty’s secretary of state for the home department has forwarded to me a copy of a communication which he has received from the lord lieutenant of Ireland, in which the latter states that Denis Hayes O’Connor was arrested on the 22d October last, under his excellency’s warrant issued pursuant to the protection of person and property (Ireland) act, 1881, on the ground that he was reasonably suspected of inciting to intimidation against the payment of rent. His excellency proceeds to state that he has no reason to doubt the propriety of the arrest, but will, however, cause inquiry to be made with the view of considering whether the prisoner could now be discharged without danger to the peace of the district.
I shall not fail to communicate to you anything further which I may hear upon the subject.
I have, &c.,