THE PARNELLITES.
(By Electkic Telegraph—Copyright.) London, March 23, In the House of Commons, Sir William Vernon Harcoui't moved his amendment criticising the action of Sir R. E. Webster, AttorneyGeneral, in connection with the Times-Parnell Commission. He accuscd the Attorney-General of delaying to call Pigott until he had piled up everything he could which was likely to prejudice Parncll. Sir R. E. Webster, in reply, said that Pigott had written him a letter admitting that he would not be able to stand the cross-examination, and this letter he (Sir R. E. Webster) handed to Sir Charles Russell. He refrained from reading this letter to the Commission immediately upon its receipt. The apology published by the Times was written by him (Sir R. E. Webster), and he considered it was ample. In the course of the debate, Mr Parnell challenged any member present to avow his belief that the letters were actually written by him, as had been stated by the Times. Mr Redmond's motion to reduce the Attorney-General's salary as a protest ag.iinst his actions and negatived by a majority of SO.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2606, 26 March 1889, Page 2
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181THE PARNELLITES. Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2606, 26 March 1889, Page 2
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