§ Mr. KINGasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he is aware that Pierse M'Can was arrested on 18th May and is supposed to have been sent to Gloucester Prison; that no news has been received 50W from him; that all letters addressed to him have been returned; and that the governor of the prison has refused information concerning him; whether letters will now be allowed; and, if not, whether P. M'Can's health is satisfactory?
§ Mr. SAMUELSThe reply to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. This man is in Gloucester Prison, and has written a postcard and letter to his mother. Letters passed by the Censor have been delivered to him since the 1st June, from which date letters have been permitted. Those received before that date were returned. There is no foundation for the suggestion that the governor of the prison has refused information about this man. On the contrary, he has been thanked by the parents and a clergyman for supplying it. The answer to the last part of the question is in the affirmative.