he few leading Young Irelanders who supported Mitchel on the division
in the Confederation in 1848. In the United States he won a foremost
position as a political writer.

REYNOLDS, JOHN.--An Alderman of the Dublin Corporation and M.P. for
Dublin City in the British Parliament, 1847-52. Subsequently Lord Mayor.
He was utterly corrupt and a mob-leader.

ROEBUCK, J.A. (1801-79).--An English politician who professed
Independent views, and from the violence of his denunciation of his
opponents was nicknamed "Tear 'em."

RUSSELL, LORD JOHN (1792-1878).--Liberal Prime Minister of England,
1846-52, and again, 1865. He successfully opposed Lord George Bentinck's
proposal to preserve the Irish from famine and pauperism by undertaking
the construction of railways.

SAVAGE, JOHN (1828-1888).--One of the founders of the _Irish Tribune_.
After the complete failure of the insurrection, he escaped to the United
States where he became eminent in literature and for a time head of the
Fenian movement.

SHEIL, RICHARD LALOR (1791-1851).--Dramatist, orator and politician.
Deserted Repeal and was made British minister at Florence. Subsequently
Master of the Mint.

SHIELDS, JAMES, GENERAL (1807-1879).--Born near Dungannon, Shields
emigrated in early life to the United States, where he attained
distinction in journalism and subsequently celebrity as a lawyer. On the
outbreak of war with Mexico, he forsook the Bar for arms, and as a
soldier acquired even higher renown. In 1848 he was chosen as governor
of Oregon, and was considered one of the ablest of the United States
Generals. His political views being in sympathy with the Young
Irelanders, several of them looked towards Shields as another Eoghan
Ruadh, who would accept the call of his country and return to lead the
Irish once they had taken the field. Subsequently Shields engaged in the
Civil War on the Northern side, and, although a comparatively old man,
distinguished himself by defeating General Stonewall Jackson at the
Battle of Winchester, although his army was inferior in numbers and he
had been wounded at the opening of the fight.

SMYTH, P.J. (1826-1885).--One of the youngest of the Young Ireland
leaders. He escaped from Ireland to the United States after the
collapse of the insurrection, and carried out the rescue of Mitchel from
Van Diemen's Land. On his return to Ireland he re-entered politics, and
sat in the British Parliament successively for Westmeath and Tipperary.