Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-04-24
TICHBORNE DONE FOR.
The Claimant Defeated 10 the HOuse OF
Commons by Vote Gf Four Hun.
dred and Ihlrty-three to One.
Speech Of his Counsel, DIR. KeBealIy-
Answers Of DIsraeli, Bright and
Olhers-"A short Horse Soon
CurFItdn

LONDON, A yril 23.-The motion O
DR. Kenesly on impugning the verdic
Of the jury in the Tichborne trial, Is l.
be taken up this afternoon In the heus,
OF commons. A large crowd, cops' ant
Iy Increasing, has already assembled
abOGC the Parliament house. Trouble Il
appIehended aud hundreds of extr,
police have been stationed around the
building. DR.. Benesly arrived at the
| Parliament house at four o'clock thit
afternoon, and was greeted with great
| cheers. In the house of commons this
evening Mr.. Sullivan stated that ne had
been assured by the marquis of Harting
ton that 8 resolution would soon be in.
troduced regulating the position OF re-
| pOrteTs for the press in the house. In
view OF this promise he said ne would
/ not carry out his intention Of calling at
tention to the presence Of strangers.
| This was a great relief to spectators who
! had crowded the galleries in expectation
/ of an exciting debate in the Tichborne
! case. After the transaction of some un-
important business DR.. KenealIy rose
and moved that royal commission be
appointed to investigate the circum-
stances attending the TichbOrne trials.
In powerful speech in support Of his
resolution DR.. KeDeally alluded to the
growing dissatisfaction at the result of
these trials, and the manner in which
they had been conducted. Nothing
short of a royal comm issiOn Of inquiry
would content the people OF E1gland,
who were convinced that justice had
not been done. He stated that he had
received many letters from America to
the same effect. The discomfort had
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over the land. The late ministry part
ly owed its downfall to its conduct in
regard to the Tichborne case. He as
serted that he hal positive proof that
the chief-justice, Sir Alex Cock
burn, in society, while the trial
was in progress, said he would give the
claimant fifteen years Imprisonment.
He spoke in severe terms of the PItten-
dreigh fOrgeries, and stated that the
claimant was unable to call more wit
nesses for the lack of funds. The PEN
alties for contempt of court had been di-
rected against one side only. The wit
nesses were brOW-beaten, and tie par
TALLY Of the bench wss patent through
out the proceedings. KeIeally declared
that he had sacrificed himself to bis sense
of honor and duty, and been irreirieva.
bly, ruined in his profession. BE be-
iieved the motion before the house would
never be renewed in its present form. 1t
was impossible to predict the result il
this commission should be refused. The
defect of the motion would spread dis.
may throughout the country.
DR.. Keneally spoke three hours. He
was followed by Mr.. Whalley, who Sc
conded the motion.
Sir Richard Baggsllay opposed the
Of a com mission for which
there was not the slightest ground OF
Justification. The observations alleged |
TO have been made by the chief-iustice |
were grossly misunderstood and misin-
-erpreted.
Mr.. Whalley remarked that the house |
seemed to be interested in the suppress |
lion Of an inquiry which would |
cad to the exposure of CathO- |
ic conspiracy against the TichbOrne /
claimant.
Sir Henry James, who was attorney. |
general under the last Gladstone minis |
try, denounced the motion as an attack |
Ju the jury system, and declared the |
commission asked for unprecedented.
Mr.. Disraeli said that DR.. Keneally's |
speech was q thrice-t0ld tale. The |
charges of misconduct made against the |
were entirely unsupported.
to DR.. Kenealy, he regretted |
hat talented man, under haIlucina-
ion, had destroyed his own reputation.
John Bright reviewed the evidence in
he Tichborne trials, and declared that
ne could not but agree with the jury in
heir verdict.
e The motion of DR.. Keneally was then
elected by vote of four hundred and |
noes to one aye.