Supreme Court Sittings

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 71, 2 December 1890, Page 2

Supreme Court Sittings

(per united press association.) ; WEt-LiWGTON, December 1The criminal sessions of the Supreme Court opened this morning before Chief Justice Prendergast. In his address to the Grand Jury he preferred at considerable length to the Hutt murder case, and pointed, out : that if the evidence before them warranted it they could have the indictment altered from murder to manslaughter. As to the question of provocation, he did not think the fact of the ybuths having assailed the Chinamen's huts with stones was sufficient to warrant the jury in re-. ducirig the charge" to one ' of manslaughter: The evidence shoved almost conclusively that it was Sam Kojrwho had deceased; by the legs and Vho delivered the blow which proved; fatal, but that would not affect the charge against the other two men if the jury were satisfied that they were really taking part in what turned out to be a fatal assault. The other charges on the calendar are of an ordinary nature. The Grand Jury found true bills against Tom Hung and Sam Koy for manslaughter in connection with the recent Hutt fracas, and no bill against Yung Bin. This Day. At the Supreme Court' John Austin, for larceny of a .sailor's swag, got two years hard labor. Henry, Jones and John McGuire, for buvglary at Ralph's draper j store, the former /v^as sentenced to two years and the latter to five 5 ears hard labor. John Thompson, Jalias Tates, for robbery, at palmorstoh North., 12 months' hard labor. :..••: W. A.. Coatee, on behalf of Yung Bin, who was acquitted by the Grand Jury on a charge of murder, applied to have the accused brought 1 up on the Coroner's inquisition a»d discharged:. His Honor said he had not tho power to have Yung Bin 'separately arraigned as he was indicted jointly with tjhe. two others, but as there, was a probability of the caee against the. other two beinu: postponed until the next sitting owing, tp. the ill ness of Sain Coy, he agreed to the release of Yung Ben 'tfri ; Kis ; own recognisance until theoosec^hesfof tri'alj Whep he will bWdischarged. ' JlB o;

Mr PameW and the Liberal Party « I PER TJHITED PRESS ABSOCIATIOIT. I London, November 28. In the House of Commons the Irish Land Purchase Bill h;is bebn under discussion. The clause providing for purchase within two years haf been expunged, and the clause allowing grazing on property of absentee owner* also excluded. It is asserted that a majority of the Irish party are in favour of Mr Parnell retiring. Mr Thos. Sexton and other members of the House of C6mrooW nave intimated their intention of resigning their seats if Mr Parnell retains the leadership. , , r Earl Spencer considers thai Mr Parnell's retirement is essential to the best interests of the Irifah cause, r Mr Parnell declares he will fight the matter out to the bitter end, and asserts that Mr Gladstone is baying a second revenge on him for his connection/ wilU the Kilmainham " treaty " In the course of a speech to-day Mr Gladstone stated that if hts party was victorious at the next election he' wbmld introduce aa Irish Land Purchase, Bill, ; simi'a'- to that of 1886, but he would refuse to exert pressure on his supporter* to c airy the measure, ' .; November 29. In his manifesto to his party, Mr Parnell makes no reference to theU'Shea divorce case.' He addresses the people of Ireland, and claims that the wire pullers of .the Liberal party have de* stroved the integrity and independence of a section of Mr Parnell's supporters* and he further objects to i\lr Gladstone claiming the right co reto the4lecision of the Home JJule Party in their choice of a leader. He regards the independence of the Irish party above all 'considerations and states that in Novenaber last at at Howardtn Mr Gladstone^ explained that the future Liberal' policy -involved a reduction; of the Irish members at Westminster to 32, the Imperial control of the police: for an indefinite* period, the making of judicial 'appoihtibentt, and resident magistrates for the next 21 years. IV> ibis Mr Parnell states tie replied that it would be madness to reduce the num» ber of IrUh mem bers ltf ; the' House of Commons nntil 1 the period of probation ; Wuß over and Ireland possessed full power over her own ■domestic affairs'. <He acs quiesces with the other -points of Mr Gladstone's policy but state* he is filled with concern at the- absence 1 bf provision: being made to -settle the agra« rian' question* . ; ; .. : Davitt denounces the manifesto^ . The Daily Telegraph thinks the Irish, will respond with enthusiasm' Ho ParnelTs startling manifesto: ■■ ■■'■;: --a<iC ,v: The Times considers it the most shameful document that has been') published since the revolution, 1 and the revelation of secrets whicb/ had been, trusted to personal honour. 'H--'V. ..{; The Standard' says « thai i no English statesman will ever trust -Parriell again. The Pall Mall Gazette' says- Parnell absolutely controls the funds of the Home Rule party and pays' forty-four members. The manifesto is the most unscrupulous document on record: *• ■ . .""■;• Archbishop Croke considers Parnell 'a morals are a ; matter betweenlumself and his Protestant Bishop: 1 I '-■ The Daily News- -''considers Parnell "a manifesto the last fatal disservice which destroys his past services to I±ie cause of Ireland. ■•.•'■■■.:'•>. ■•:;> • r---i i-. November. 30. At a meeting of the Catholic clergy at Cork it was insisted that Parneli should retire. ".••• : .<■■'_ '. ; - :t; :••;■/" ' ■ ■■;• A prodigious sensation has beenJeaused by Parnell's manifestos The TbriesFare exultant at the effect it has produced and dissension's which have arisen. ' The majority of the Irish party hostile to him has' increased to- 53; J including ■Messrs Dillon, O'Brien, and Sullivan. Twenty-three including the I BedmoncU, remain faithful- to Parnell, And tiffe Temainder are doubtful. ... The Scotch members' have passed a vote of confidence in Mr Gladstone. Archbish of Wi»h remains reticent, and prefers to consult the Irish Bishops J>e» < forp declaring' himself CardinakilSfanning prefers to let the Irish Bishops pas» their verdctou-Parneirs conduct. ' MichaetiDavitt'says tVafhfe considers Parnell by his recent actions has shown himself the strongest. sup^brieV, of BaU four, asd declares .tbai.he^Tas^irays a Tory landlord atheart v-''i"'-"'>-ifr Mr Labonchefe, in TrathVp^)no;unc#s the Iran. .leader- a madman/ j.^cr ; It is asserted that j&r jGla<|s.tone had . intended shortly . to retire^ ' from political life .in any case^ but now' a,Juiion of parties and a compromise kre prcjbable. •r. '.'..-. -.. . .- : ..•:..■.-.( i-P®?^.^?r ,;MrJ ;; Morlpy^has made a partially. con tradictintj the.asserti 003 1D >- Parnetrsmanlfeste. ; H , "\-2^^i > , A f und of . twenty ..t^usan^ppvnds is banked in, Paris in;Mi; f rParneli'B name» and it is impossible tq. utilise,!^ without the consent of his. party. : : . /'.j. V * Dr Parker, in a sermon, at n the^Oemple yesterday, appealed to " tb,e 7 ,A)ti3£ralian colonies to support }Mr, GlaAstei^e.. ; Parnell will be expelled, f^om the National Liberal Club. \ ,. ;^ i. 5 > <T -*;. ; .Painell ,is represented, .as,beiDjs; willing to retire. if MrGiadstone./iijiii.sej^le the Irish ; l&nd question, and concede; control ,qf Jqdieiary, and police pf, IrVl^nd, should he come into.po;wer v .. ;{ . . O ./ J . ; / ■■y Nbw. YoßKjif ovember 30. The Irish delegates, ah >• America have cabled to Mr Justin- McCarthy a'#tating they have read Parriell's .manifesto with the deepest pain and are unanimous that his continuing in the leadership is impossible.' •'.:■:■ : . ','■ -■■ i-.' .. ; ;«>r*ii;fifi^ii R«c«ived December % IQISO-aioaft'^ . Mr Morley gives a direct denial to the statement. inPajraell's uaamfeßto,^hat in szpsctatioh of an early" liberal victory he offered Parnell the succession to Balfour as Chief Secretary for /Ireland^- with a Parnellite law, officer. r He also /denied having fettered Parnell's aciiou with regard to the Irish Land Purchase B^ll, and states that, the - report ..thathei Refused to give assistanod to th« evicted tenants is entirely false, Mr Gladstone, in a Letter to one of the candidates for the Bassptjaw -seai, says it is improbable > that L the -Libjeral party will separate-from the Nationalists, as the present trouble only effectsJPaisiHtHi It is reported: that? Parnell iinjends to reveal the relations which existed between himself and the. Gladstone party, unless Gladstone will admit, the acciu*aj?y of his (Parnell's) account rejppe^tuig thf Home Eule proposals. ' .'.'."".'"•.'■ '".'*"*, '* Mr Davitt has. be*n^rgs& $o' J s%and ia opposition to Sir JplinlPqge^iffenessy, who is Parneirs nominee, for 7 tnii North Kilkenny seat. Mr M Parnell lias gone to : Cork" for the purpose of consulting his constituani*. The't^hdU'']beira^li^'i&eV^^ei<i: nesd ».f . Tney support the aotiori 6f tb« Archbishops with regai-d to Par£ Al. The. press generally, accept Gladrtone's and Mbrley's denial of PArheli's^anifesto, .and, demand that Gladstone's version of the Hftwarden prbposttls 'stiet^P|»e ftfe ceptedfj;- =i--n!A ;• ■ ». r \^ k^S : -- ' '