Note 45 — Chapter XVII · THE “ALABAMA” CLAIMS.

This was founded on the 19th of May, 1870, in the Bilton Hotel, Sackville Street, Dublin. The chief Conservatives present were Mr. Purdon (Lord Mayor of Dublin), Mr. Kinahan (Ex-High Sheriff of Dublin), Major Knox (proprietor of the Irish Times), and Captain (afterwards Colonel) King-Harman. Mr. Butt moved the chief resolution, which was unanimously carried, affirming that “The true remedy for the evils of Ireland is the establishment of an Irish Parliament with full control over our domestic affairs.”