Condensed Cablegrams.

Manawatu Herald, Volume VII, Issue 266, 10 May 1889, Page 2

Condensed Cablegrams.

- * LONDON. Mr Gladstone supported Mr Goschen's proposal tor increasing the death duties, though he expressed the opinion that they set a precedent for graduated taxation which might be unduly pressed at some future date. Sir H. Robinson left the Cape for England. In his parting speech he asserted that Imperialism was a diminishing quantity in South Africa, and the chief factor in the iuture of colonisation was Republicanism. He condemned irresponsible bodies in England meddling with the colonies. The colonial press generally approves the tone and style of Sir Hercules' speech. Boulanger has summoned a council of his followers to meet in London. A great sensation has been caused in English sooiety by the separation, of the young Duke of Newcastle from his newly-married wife, nee Miss Candy. v n *«.* Vi^r MrPftrnel^eymence,J»?tore ±he ■mun-. «muiug *\_/unimisßion nas caused a revival of sympathy with The Times, and The Tories are jubilant to consequence of the admissions Mr Parnell has been compelled to make. The general impression is that a great mistake was made in calling evidence. The cross-examination of Mr Parnell was continued before *the Special Commission. Sir R. E. Webster, the Attorney-General,- read several articles in the Irishman j newspaper, in which persons committing crime in Ireland were highly eulogised. Mr Parnell admitted that these were calcu'ated to encourage the use of physical force. He believed that O'Donovan Rossa had never originated the outrages, and only boasted of them after they were committed. The outrages attributed to the Clan na-Gael Society were, he thought, probably the work of scattered organisations composed of Irish Americans, If constitutional Government for Ireland failed, he might consider his retirement from public life. Mr Parnell said that he disapproved some of the speeches delivered by Mr Dillon but it was not within his province to reprove him for them. He considered that the Martyrs' fund was used for innocent purpos-s, but that the name given to the Society was likely to cause people to regard the executed murderers as martyrs. Mr Parnell admitted that the statam'ent made by him in the House of Commons on January 7th, 1881, to the effect that secret societies had ceased to e*<ist in Ireland, was intended to deliberately mislead the House as to his views, owing to the rejection of Forster's Habeas Corpus Suspension Act He undoubtedly had wished to mislead the House, but he feared it had failed, as the Act had since been applied. His' statement was a gross exaggeration and not founded on fact. -He intended to exaggerate in order to produce an impression of the influence of the National League. (This admission created a tremendous sensation, whioh was intensified by. Mr Parnell's cynical nonchalanoe; there was also some hissing.) Mr Parnell added that secret societies and crime had ceased in Ireland after the Arrears in '-'■ ent Act had come into operation. This result was largely owing to the influence of Messrs Davitt-, Egan, Sheridan and Boyton. He assumed that some of the books of the Land i League, were in possession of Egan, . but the cash book, the letter books, ( and the ledgers had dissappeared. - Sir James Hanneu said he attached '. great importance to the fact that the { < books had been lost, and Mr Parnell * * promised to try and recover them, j -< In reply to a further question Mr I ]

Parnell said fhat the accounts of the i Land League had never been audi- 1 ; ted. <