The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-15
Louis J. Jennings Accepts the Tory Candidacy
for q Seat in Parliament on Some
what Remarkable Platform.
Tanners Of Frebitsche, Over Two Thou
sand in Number, Engage in Riot.
Celebration of the Fall of the Bastile-Mar-
riage of an American Girl to British
NObleman-Cable Notes.
ARIsTOCRATIC INIQUITY.
The Archbishop of Canterbury and Others
Will Investigate the Gazette's Charges.

VIII Investigate the Gazette's Charges.
LONDON, July 14.-The editor of the Pail Mall
Gazette has received letters from the Queen and
Mr.. Gladstone, in which they heartily thank
him for the recent exposure of the traffic in
young girls for immoral purposes, and assure
him that he has their full sympathy in the mat
ter.
The Pail Mall Gazette announces, this .a.vr
noon, that the Archbishop of Canterbury, the
Bishop of London, Cardinal Manning and the
Hon. Samuel Morley have consented to act as
a commission of inquiry into the charges of
aristocratic iniquity made by the Gazette in its
revelations during the past week. The COM
mission, which is looked upon as one of the
most extraordinary, in the high character of its
members, ever organized will begin the work of
investigation tomorrow afternoon. The Ga
zette will place in confidence before the
commission every detail of the evidence gath
cred by the papers reportorial commission, on
which 1t relies to prove the existence of the
wickedness unveiled by it. Every reporter en-
gagged in the Gazette's investigations will appear
under oath before the commission, and each
will produce all the memoranda gathered by him
during the several weeks Of inquiry together
with all the addresses, letters, portraits descrip
tons and identifcations of persons certificates,
and agreements collected, and referring in any
wise to persons directly or indirectly implicated
in the discoveries made. The commission will
treat confdentially all the information placed
before it, but will make general report as to
the truth Of the Gazette's revelation. A confer
ence for the protection of young girls was opened
~ .fto 81 D,:~ HILL ~ o;%x, Tlo
chief promoter of the conference is the Saliva
ton Army. The Hon. Samuel Morley, Liberal
member Of Parliament for Bristol presided, and
made an address on the subject of the iniauity
exposed by tine Pail Mall Gazette. He declared
that the condition of things in London as revealed
oy that paper, was scandal to Christian
nation. 1.-The people must speak out" said the
orator, 'if their homes are to be kept sacred
from this surrounding pollution. believe there
is one law for the rich and another for the poor
in these matters. 1t should be felony to steal
poor persons child"
Prof JAS. Stuart proposed vote of thanks to
the proprietor and editor of the Pail Mall
Gazette for the assistance their work has rem
dered to the cause of Christian morality. This
proposal was unanimously adopted, as was also
a aresolution urging Parliament to raise the ''age
Of consent" from thirteen to eighteen years.
Mrs. Booth addressed the conference ard re-
ferring to the Queen, said: Her Majestys
heart beats on the right side of this question"
Mrs Booth announced that she had received
letters from the Marquis of Salisbury and Mr..
Gladstone, encouraging the work of the
conference The letters were not read, Mrs.
Booth saying she would reserve them for the
meeting which will be held in Exeter Hall next
Thursday, in furthcrance of theimovement inaug-
urated to-day.
Mr.. Stead editor of the Pail Mall Gazette,
this evening denied that he had received letters
of sympathy from the Queen and Mr.. Gladstone.
Sir Richard Assheton- Cross, Home Secretary,
announced in the House of Commons, this after
noon that the government had concluded that it
was not advisable to prosecute the Pail Mail
Gazette for its recent publications.
1t is now denied that the Queen and Mr.. Glad
stone have written to the editor of the Pail Mall
Gazette. thanking him for his recent exposure
of the traffic in young girls.