No. 104.
Mr. Lowell to Mr. Frelinghuysen .

No. 305.]

Sir: Referring to my dispatch No. 300, of the 30th ultimo, I have the honor to inclose the copy of a letter which I received this morning, in which Lord Granville states that the lord lieutenant of Ireland has expressed regret that he cannot, consistently with his duty, order the release of Mr. Denis Hayes O’Connor at present.

I have, &c.,

J. R. LOWELL.
[Inclosure in No. 305.]

Lord Granville to Mr. Lowell .

Sir: With reference to my letter of the 30th of December last, I have been informed by Her Majesty’s secretary of state for the home department that he did not fail to refer to the lord lieutenant of Ireland your communication on the subject of Denis Hayes O’Connor, now in custody under the protection of person and property (Ireland) act, 1881, but that his excellency has expressed his regret that he cannot, consistently with his duty, order the prisoner’s release at present.

I have, &c.,

GRANVILLE.