§ THE O'DONOGHUE (for Mr. GRAY)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether the Lieutenant Stephens, who reported the recent alleged attempt to blow up Beggars Bush Barracks, Dublin, with dynamite, purchased some dynamite detonating caps and fuse at Galway a few clays previously; whether this Mr. Stephens is in Her Majesty's Service; and, whether the reported outrage was a reality or not?
§ MR. W. E. FORSTERI am informed by the Dublin Metropolitan Police that Lieutenant Stephens is not now in Her Majesty's Service. He formerly hold a commission in the Royal Dublin City Militia, but he resigned it last year. I have no information as to whether he bought dynamite, detonating caps, and fuses previous to coming to Dublin from Galway. The Dublin Metropolitan Police, however, inform mo that they are of opinion that the attempt to blow up Beggar's Bush Barracks existed only in Mr. Stephens' imagination.