Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-20
SEQUELS OF THE ASSASSINA-
TION.
The Funeral OF the Slain-Events as
Viewed In London.

Mr.. G.. w. smalley thus telegraphs from
London to the 7rl6lme: "The remains of
Lord Frederick Cav endish, the late Chief
Secretary for Ireland, were buried this after
noon in the village churchyard at Edensor,
on the family estate of the Duke of Devon
shire, in the presence of an immense gath.
ering of mouruers and spectators. Many of
the dead mans colleagues in Parliament
and private friends of the nobleman
Travelled in a special traiO from Lon
don this morning In order to be
present at the mournful ceremonies,
including the Speaker OF the House
or Commons, all the members of the Min
istry except Mr.. Bright and Mr.. Chamber
lain and Sir William Y. Harcourt. OF the
general public, It IS estimated that the at
tendance numbered thirty thousand, People
lined the route of the funeral procession
for more than a mile The coffin was not
closed until the last moment, in order to
allow the intimate friends of the deceased
man to take final look at the body. The
features, 1t was remarked, were little
changed. They were so calua and peaceful
that It was difficult to believe that the dead
man had met violent end. The Queen
sent handsome wreath of flowers. 1t was
laid on the &C fin, which was almost hidden
beneath wealth of other floral offerings.
"The Duke OF Devonshire followed the
hearse, looking bowed and careworn. The
Marquis Of Harrington and Lord Edward
CaveDdisb, walking a pace or two behind,
were followed by MIR. Gladstone, the Speak
er of the House of Commons, Earl Gran
Vile, and members of both branches of the
Legislature to the number Of three hundred.
1t was noticed that the Home Rule men,
bers were well represented. When the
grave was reached, the Duke of Devonshire,
who was much affected, stood by the
window, while the Marquis of Harrington
stociany repressed his emotion. 1t WAS
plain that it cost him much effort to subdue
his grief. Mr.. Gladstone was very pale, and
many of the old Parliamentary friends of
the deceased Chief Secretary wept like
children.
"After the services were concluded Mr..
Gladstone returned with the Marquis of
Harrington and the other members of the
family TO Chatsworth House, most of the
mourners being conveyed back to London
by a special train.
"In the absence of Mr. Gladstone, Sir
William Harcourt, Secretary of State for
the Home Department, brought forward in
the House of Commons tonight the prom
ised measure to reform the administration
OF justice in Ireland. In its main features
the bill is almost identical with the forecast
already published. 1t is proposed that the
Lord Lieutenant shall appoint special COM
missions OF three Judges each to try agra
rian offenses. The accused persons have
the right to appeal to a higher
court. The bill contains provisions to re-
press the instigation of crimes by deal
ing with offenses summarily. The pre-
Ventive clauses are meant to defeat the
black conspiracies of the secret societies and
unlawful combinations. The e special
tribunals will deal with the greater Of this
class of crimes, and those ia the second
category are made summarily punishable,
the decision Of two of the three magistrates
being necessary to convict. The duration
OF the act was such as to give reasonable
hope of its successful working. It was pro-
posed to enact It for three years. Sir William
Harcourt admitted that the remedy was
severe, but when any society had suffered
from dangerous and contagious disease,
strict measures of quarantine were necessary
In order. II possible, to stamp out the disease.
1t would necessarily cause Inconvenience
and hardship, but 1t must re adopted regard
less Of hardship and Inconvenience In the
endeavor to rid the kingdom of this foul
miasma, which had been felt though not
seen, 1t was not asking too much from the
Irish nation to endure even these evils for
the sake of self-preservation.
"Sir Stafford Northcote, Mr.. Bright and
Mr.. Forster gave general approval of the
provisions called forth energetic protests
from the Irish members, Mr.. Parnell prophe-
cying that the result would be a hundred
fold more disastrous failure than that before
them, and at the end of twelve months the
Ministers, coming again, would ask for more
desDf rate measures OF coercion.
"The police remain without any trust
worthy cew to the murderers, and disap-
pointment is freely expressed in conse-
quence, coupled with a demand for the
organization of an effective detective force
In Ireland.
Michael Davitt't letter to the newspa-
pers has not attracted any particular atten-
tioD, and is passed over almost without
comment. When questioned in the House
of Commons tonight as to the terms under
which Davltt was liberated, the Home Sec
retary replied that there Is no intention on
the part of the government to grant him
full pardon"