THE TIMES AND MR PARNELL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1587, 28 May 1887, Page 1

THE TIMES AND MR PARNELL.

Adelaide, May 25. The following is a »ummary per the Austral : London, April 22. By far the moat startling' event of the week has been the publication by the Times of a fac simile letter purporting to hare been written by Mr Parnell to Patrick Egan excusing bi ß public condemnation of the Phoenix Park murderers. The letter is dated 15th May, 1882, and runs thus:— “ Dear Bir, —I am not surprised at your friend’s anger, but he and you should bare known that to denounce the murderers was the only course open to us. To do that promptly was plainly the beat policy ; but you can tell him and all others concerned that though I regret the accident of Lord Cavendish's death, I cannot refuse to admit that Bourke got no more than his deserts. You are at liberty to show him this and others whom you trust, but let not my address be known. He can write to the House o( Commons.—Yours very truly, Chas. 8. Pabrbll.” The body of the letter was written in small round hand, but “ yours very truly ” and the signature were written in Mr Parnell’s own hand. The publication of the letter caused tremendous excitement throughout the United Kingdom. In Parliament, Mr Balfour alluded to the absence of comment by Mr Qladatone on the charges against Mr Parnell, and challenged the latter to disprove that be was the author of the letter published by the Times. Mr Parnell complained that he was not allowed to intervene before Mr Balfour to contradict the villainous and barefaced forgery by which the Times attempted to blacken his character. Tt was obviously perpetrated, he asserted, for the purpose of influencing the division. When the letter was brought to bis notice he saw at once that it was an nnb ushing forgery, and, except as regards two letters, the aignalure in no way resembled his. He denied that he had ever heard of the letter, directed it to be written, or seen it. Ho indignantly disclaimed all knowledge of the Invincibles’conspiracy. Replying to Lord Hartington, he repudiated altogether the charge of connection nilh secret societies, and asserted that all his political proceedings bad been above board, Melbourne, May 20. The Argos to-day reproduces the fac simile of the letter purporting to have been written by Mr Parnell regarding the Phoenix Park murders.