Messrs. Luby and O'Leary, the two leading Fenians in custody,
have been condemned to twenty year.' penal servitui,. Mr. Luby made a speech, which we have discussed elsewhere, and which makes us regret that ha cannot be simply banished, but O'Leary declared that Government had "packed the bench," declared him- self "morally assassinated," and male a spiteful personal attack on the counsel for the Crown. Another Fenian, an attorney's clerk in Tipperary, named Aylwood, has been arrested, and Government are taking new precautions for the custody of all who remain. Explanations of Stephens' escape have been asked of Mr. Corry Connollan, one of the inspectors-general of prisons, and revelations are expected which will compromise several persons. We very much doubt whether the importance of this affair has not been altogether underrated in this country.
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