ENGLAND.
Ti-B, 14, 1868. On the 11th inst., an attack was made by a band of Fenians upon the police in the streets of Cork. The police were armed with muskets, and fixing their bayonets they made a charge upon the disturbers of the peace. A desperate fight followed, in which several of the Eenians were bayoneted, and the rest quickly fled, leaving their wounded behind them. On the following day the troubles were renewed and several policemen were badly beaten in various parts of the city. The .Fenian prisoner Lennon has been acquitted of the charge of murdering the policeman Kelly, but has been found guilty uf felo.iy and treason. The British Parliament assembled at 4 o'clock on the afternoon of the 13th inst. In the House of Lords there was a full attendance, but Lord Derby was not present, being ill with the gout. After the preliminarie incident to the reopening of the session, the house adjourned without transacting any business.
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Southland Times, Issue 926, 1 April 1868, Page 3
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163ENGLAND. Southland Times, Issue 926, 1 April 1868, Page 3
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