Denny Lane Papers Descriptive List (Ref. U611)

U611/

Further draft of U611/31

5pp

33 20 September 1848 Letter, from J.N. Redington, Dublin Castle, to Denny Lane Esquire, City Gaol, Cork. ‘Sir, In answer to your letter of yesterday…’. Informs Lane that he is detained under ‘Act II Victoria Cap.35’ concerned with treasonable practice. ‘His Excellency does not feel that he can direct any steps to be taken for your release’. (See also U611/31) 1p

(vi) Regarding the David Roche Affair (1846) (5 items)

34 22 March 1846 Letter, from Denny Lane to ‘My dear Ambrose’. Encloses a copy of Sir David Roche’s letter refuting a statement made by Lane at a public meeting. The letter asks to be permitted to refer Roche to Ambrose ‘…as it was on your authority that I made the statement in question…I make no doubt but that you will be able to explain it to his satisfaction…’. 1p 35 28 March 1846 Copy letter from Denny Lane, 4 Sidney Place, Cork, to Sir David Roche Bart. Regrets that he has not again addressed Roche on the subject of his letter of the 18 th concerning the accuracy of statements made by Lane. Lane encloses the names and addresses of those ‘on whose authority I relied…’. Lane says that how ever unpleased for him ‘…to give publicity to any statement that could ever be called into question…’, he is glad to have afforded Roche the opportunity ‘…of bringing to issue a charge that had…gained extensive circulation’. 2pp 36 29 March 1846

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