THE DOCK AND THE SCAFFOLD

The Manchester Tragedy and the Cruise of the Jacknell






[Illustration: THE "ERIN'S HOPE" SALUTING THE GREEN FLAG.]



"GOD SAVE IRELAND."


"Far dearer the grave or the prison
Illum'd by one patriot's name,
Than the trophies of all who have risen
On liberty's ruins to fame."

MOORE






The 23rd day of November, 1867, witnessed a strange and memorable
scene in the great English city of Manchester. Long ere the grey