§ COLONEL WALRONDasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If his attention has been called to the following paragraph, which appeared in the "Times" of May 1st:—
There is a growing opinion that a treaty of peace has been arrived at, and the fact that a gentleman was allowed the unusual privilege of paying two visits to Kilmainham yesterday has strengthened the belief that some diplomatic negotiations have been going on between the heads of the rival Governments, the one within and the other without the prison walls;and, whether it is a fact that a gentleman was allowed such an exceptional privilege; and, if so, who was he?
§ MR. W. E. FORSTER,in reply, said, he was not aware that any gentleman was allowed to pay two visits; but it was true that a gentleman was allowed to pay a visit exceptionally a day or two ago. That Gentleman was the hon. Member for the county of Clare (Mr. O'Shea), and he had an opportunity of seeing Mr. Parnell.