No. 41, Separate

Referring to the late proceedings of the Fenian Society in Canada it
will be satisfactory to you to learn that no disturbance or breach of
the peace has occurred in this Colony.

I have given my close attention to this subject for a considerable
time and have in concert with the Senior Naval officer on the Station
adopted such precautions as were necessary to prevent any successful
descent upon this Colony.

An inflammatory address in the form of a lecture was delivered in
this City on the 17th March by an Irish teacher of a Roman Catholic
School aided and countenanced by an Irish priest. It proved a
failure and was generally reprobated by the public.

It is proper for me to add that the proceedings of these two persons
were reprobated and condemned by the Catholic Bishop the Right
Reverend Dr Demers, who is an estimable and loyal man and who
assured me that the people under his spiritual charge had no sympathy
with these or any other disloyal agitators.