The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-13
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
LETTER FROM MICHAEL DAvIT'

LETTER FROM MICHAEL DAvITT.
London, May II.-Michael Davitt, IN
letter to the Standard, after referring Forster
to his (Davit's) speech, in which he held
Forster responsible before God for the conse-
quencss that would inevitably follow police
terror and coercion, admits that he is con-
victed Fenian-convicted on a false charge,
sworn to by salaried perjurer-and asks fair
minded Englishmen to put their imagination
in the place Of the son of an evicted Irish ten
ant, and to answer whether whether it is any
stigma to any Irishman that he has been a
Fenian. The people of Ireland do not think
So The false relations of the two countries
have been brought about by misunderstood
ing and misrule. A man may be criminal
on one side of the Irish sea and patriot on
the other. If it is said that a Fenan is man
who wishes to bum, blow up and murder, l
will not reply to that, although know that to
be untrue. In the hot blood Of manhood,
smarting under the crueties and indignities
perpetrated in Ireland, saw, in anappeal,-
force the only means of succeeding. There
upon, to my gra,er thought in the bitter
solitude Of felons cell, a much
nobler vision appeared, dream
OF enfranchisement and determination of the
peoples and of the conquering of hate by
justice, have suffered by their power, but
| there is in my heart to-day no sentiment Of
bitterness toward the English people. The
gospel of the land is a universal gospel. In
its triumph is involved the social regenera-
ton of England as clearly as that of Ireland.
If you would find a modus vivendi between
the English and the Irish, it is easy. Treat
us as equals; treat US as men. Willingly will
l 60 to Ireland and do whatever l can to fur
Their the peaceful doctrines which have al
ways advocated but am confident that moth
ing could do or say would strike as efectu-
ally as the feeling Of horror which was sent
through Ireland at the slaughter of innocent
and inofensive Englshmen under circum.
stances which lent to the black deed every
possible attribute of atrocity. The letter con-
cludes as follows: How can 1 protest with
effect against outrages, when most brutal out
RACES are being committed in the name of law?
Ladies are sent to prison as persons of evil
fame. Huts erected by charity are torn
down: Little boys are ruthlessly shot down
by the constabulary, and men of the hig hest
character are still held in Jail on suspicion.
| BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
| London, May lin the house Of COM
mons this evening Sir William Harcourt, home
secretary, introduced bill for the repression
of crime in Ireland. He characterized the
prevalence of crime there as national dis
grace. He said the time has arrived for the
entire house to unite in taking steps to repress
it. The case We deplore to-day is not soli-
airy one. Crime is plague spot on Ireland,
and believe the Irish people desire its re-
moval. 1t springs from secret societies, and
must be extirpated. The handspring of crime
is expectation Of immunity. which is only too
we'll unded. The government has there
| cd hat; IN int hoe ov>1o
where ordinary law is not observed, that
special tribunals, consisting of three judges,
be appointed by the lord lieutenant, to try
cases without jury. The judgement of the
court must be unanimous. Appeal can be
made to the sup enc court, the judgment
Of the latter to be given by majority
of judges. The supreme court may diminish,
but can not increae the severity OF sentences.
Parliament will be asked to provide
a special remuneration for special judges.
| The bill gives the power to arrest strangers -
as crimes are generally committed by foreign
emissaries-the hospitality of England not be-
ing for such persons, and agents of O'Dono-
van Rossa-and power to remove foreigners
who are considered dangerous to peace. The
government therefore intends to revive the
alien act. Secret societies are to be dealt
with summarily. and membership thereof will
constitute an of1ense. Under this act the op-
Grafton of the bill is limited to three years.
Sir William Harcourt said the bill placed al
most unlimited authority in the hands of the
lord lieutenant and concluded by stating that
the measure would shortly be followed by
one dealing with arrears of rent.
LORD CAvRNDIsH'S FUNERAL.
London, May II.-Lord Cavendish was
buried at Chatsworth to-day. The order of
the funeral procession was as follows Hearse;
Duke Of Devonshire walking alone; Marquis
of Harrington, Lord Edward Cavendish, MIR.
Gladstone, Earl Granville, Speaker of the
House of Commons, members of the cabinet,
and three hundred members of Parliament
walking four abreast. An immense crowd
was present, the number being estimated as
high as 10000. Many persons were visibly
affected. The coffin was carried by number
of tenants of the Duke of Devonshire. After
the cofln had been lowered into the grave
many flowers were thrown upon it. One of
the most conspicuous features of the funeral
was an assemblage of 5000 tenants of the
Duke of Devonshire, the father of Lord Fred
erick Cavendish.
NEWSPAPER PROTEST.
London, May I2.-The Pail Mall Gazette,
while accepting other parts of the bill, protests
against the clause concerning the rights of
search, restriction of the liberty of the press,
and of public meetings and the apprehension
of nocturnal providers. 1t believes, however,
that the bill will be passed in much the same
form as introduced, and says it brings US to
Its failure will be attributed to too lenient
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