NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3143, 2 March 1889, Page 3

NEWS BY CABLE.

London, February 28. Al the Tiines-Parooll Commission to-day, Sir E. E.Webster produced a letter received by Mr Shannon, ono of the'.solicitors employed by The Times from Paris, and it was believed to be from Pigott, though his address was not in his handwriting. Sir James Hannen opened the letter which was found to be dated the 28rd instant. Pigott's confession to Messrs Lahouehere and G. A. Bala was enclosed aud was dated' Hotel du Mondo, Tuesday. In his letter Pigott said he would write further. Mr Parnell had sent his private secretary, *Mr Campbell, to Antwerp, to' search 1 fir Pigott, Tho confession states that tho reported interview with Eugene Daviss at Lausanne was untruo. Pigott admits that he forged Parnell's and Egan's letters by placing the gonuine letters which he had received from them against tho window and writing the forgeries over certain phrases and also the signatures. Ho further admits having copied Davitt's pencil manusoript and also O'Kelly's old private note on tho voyage to America, The story about Mr J. J. Breslin, member of the 1.R.8., and Hospital Superintendent of Bichmond Gaol, Pigott sayß, was fictitious, and he owns to having deceived Houston. Pigott acquits Mr Lahouehere of the charge of attempting to bribe him,

Sir E, E. Webster said The Times had relied absolutely on Pigott's veracity, and he admitted that his evidence' was worthless. The Times hid Iwen tho victim of imposture, hut I'- denied there had been auy cons; acy behind. The paper would, lie E..d, make reparation at the proper time and place. Sir Charles Russell regretted tliat only qualified reparation had been made, and again asaaovted that there was a conspiracy behind Houston 1 which he was determined to unearth, He did not intend to hint that tho Times was concerned in the conspiracy, but he meant that the Patriotic Union and others supplying funds were concerned in it. He requested the Judges to make a ■ special report exonerating Mr Parnell from the charges.

Sir E. E. Webster did aot crossexamine Mr Parnell, but said ho had decided to call Messrs Campbell and Davitt before tho Judges roported their decision,

Pigott will bo extradited from Frauce on a charge of perjury. . The post-mortem examination on the witness Maguire, who died suddenly while waiting to give evidence hefme the Commission, shows that the supposed suicide theory is incorrect, and that death resulted ironi natural causes,

The American Senate has passed a motion expressing sympathy with Mr Parnell.

In a leading article this morning Tim Times apologises to Messrs Parnell, Egan, Davitt, anil O'Kelly for the charges made against them in connection .with the letters. It pleads that it was a victim to unscrupulous men, but was not a party to auy conspiracy. The Times, in making its apology for the publication of tho Parnell letters, stated that it firmly believed them to be genuine until Pigott'u avowal of tho fraud in the witnessbox. It was not Pigott who placed the documents in its hands, although he was tho source of the supply. It protests against the attempts to make the Government and the Unionists responsible for acts exclusively committed by The Times. The Standard says Mr Parnell ought to explain why ho compelled Parliament to establish a special 'trimvnial to enquiro into the allegations of the Tiraos.

The Maori Football Team played a match at Leigh, in Lancashire, and were defeated by a goal and a try to a try,

Sir W. V, Horcoui't, in a speech at Derby, revealed the proceedings at the Round Table Conference, the members of which, viz,, Lord Herchell, Mr J. Morley, SirW. V.flarcourt, Mr J. Chamberlain, and Sir! G. Trevelyanmet in January, 1887,j to endeavor to arrange a compromise! for the re-union of the Liberal Party, He said Mr Chamberlain proposed an ingenious Land Purchase Bill, resting solely on Irish credit. No conclusion was arrived at, although Mr Glad eton was favorablo to the principle of the measure, The Conference agreed to an Irish Parliament, com-

posed on the lines of the Canadian Parliament, It was to doal with all local affairs, but its financial powers were limited. The authority of the Imperial Parliament wis to be recognised in Imperial affairs, Berlin, 28th Fobruary.

The Emperor of Germany has issued a general order declaring the behaviour of the officers and men at Samoa worthy of the traditions of the German navy. London, 28th February. An Australian cargo of wheat has been sold at 88s 9d, UmsßANE,'2Bth February, Private advices received from America state that, in addition to further warships being sent to Samoa the Twelvth New Jersey Regiment beside the 9th cavalry and twentyfourth infantry with their chaplains. Tlio cavalry, who tako their horses with them, will bo armed with the long rifle instead of with tho usual short one.