PARNELL V. TIMES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2753, 6 March 1890, Page 2

PARNELL V. TIMES.

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London, March 3. IsfHhe flouso of Co'nmon-3 Mr W'. H. Sinith, in proposing a vote of thankatothothrcejudges who formed the special commiKsion, said the Parncllite , party had been con*d(>mncd on many of the grav6 charge.s, but the Government would not prosecute them, as the statutory, commission had been used only to discover the truth. He hoped that Home Rule never would be founded on boycotting, inciting to crimp, suffering unci misery. ; Tho tactics of the I/md League he thought certain to end in anarchy.

prficedentfid to thank the judges for carrying outitheir judicial'duties. The whole report, he considered, bnstlod'witli disreputable and it was unreasonable to ask the Mouse to accept it as a whole. Ireland, he said, was on the brink of a famine when seven of the .defendants joined a seditious; conspiracy, and it was unwise and" indecent .to censure others for these charges. He contended ,, that a decade of the old agitation had prevented more crini? than had been caused, and he regarded Mr Parhfll since 1882 as having contributed to the peace of Ireland. In his opinion the overtures of Lord Carnarvon to Mr Parnell had* condoned his previous acts, and in conicluding, Mr Gladstone urgedlthe House not to accept the denial of a Minister, even if he was a:member of the Housr of Lords. i