Mr. Lowell, the American Minister in London, on July 14th
informed the Government of Washington that the Prevention of Crimes Act included a revival of the old Alien Act, and though "he had every reason to believe the Act would be applied with caution and discrimination, and only to persons who may make themselves partieularly prominent by incitement to disorder," he requested instructions.. Mr. Secretary Frelinghuysen, in a hag despatch, of September 22nd, does not give instructions, but leaves action to Mr. Lowe% only saying, "I need scarcely add that this Government has no sympathy with the motives or methods of the class of indisereet ndividuals, insignificant in number, in this country, whose ill-direeted zeal can neither serve the caws of Ireland, nor reflect credit on the country of their adoption. Law-abiding, peaceable Ameriean citizens of Irish birth should not be exposed to suffer on their account" The truth_ of the matter is, that General Arthur's Government has no sympathy with Irish Extremists, but is unwilling to. irritate the Irish vote.
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