§ SIR R. ASSHETON CROSSasked, Whether the accounts in the papers about the assassination of Carey, the informer, are true; and, whether he was at the time of his death under police protection; if not, when that protection ceased as far as he was concerned?
§ SIR WILLIAM HARCOURTSir, I will give the right hon. Gentleman all the information I possess. The Government have received no direct information themselves about this matter, nor could they have done so; but the agent 1152 of Messrs. Currie, the owners of the steam vessels plying to the Cape of Good Hope, communicated to me yesterday afternoon the following telegram:—
James Carey, Irish informer, shot dead on board the Melrose, 29th July, by passenger named O'Donnell.That is all the information I possess on the subject. I have no knowledge of the protection afforded to Carey by the police, that being a matter for the Irish police.
§ SIR R. ASSHETON CROSSCan the Chief Secretary for Ireland state anything on the subject?
§ MR. TREVELYANSir, I have no information upon the matter; but I will to-morrow see the gentleman who is responsible for the police, or hear from him fully; and I will see if the information is of a nature which I can communicate to the House.