, 1888-11-22
INsULTED THE COURT.
An Irish Editor Fined by the Parneil
Commission.

An Irish Editor Fined by the Parneii
Commission.
LONDON, Nov. 2l.--At a meeting of the
Parnell commission to-day, Reid, counsel
for Ldwa.d Harrington, stated
that Harrington did not choose TO
adopt the course he advised In
relation to the article abusing the commits
sion, which appeared In HarrinHton's pa
per, the Kerry Sentinel. Therefore. he,
Reid. was not in position to say any
thing. Justice Hannen asked Harrington
| IL he had anything to say. Harrington
replied that he had no statement to make,
bility Of what appeared in his paper The
Judges then retired, and Harrington con-
versed uuconcernedly with his brother
Timothy until their return. In ten minutes
| the Judges reappeared, when Judge Han
men said he regretted that Harrington had
refused to adopt Reid's advice. 1t would d
be wasting words to indicate how serious
was the contempt of court of which his
paper had been guilty. 1t was necessary
that the authority Of the court should be
| maintained, therefore such things must be
stopped. He then fined Harrington E5OO.
| The taking of testimony was then re.
sumed. George Curtin gave the details of
the murder of his father. After the muir.
der the Curtin's were boycotted, and their
servants compelled TO leave their services.
Curtin testified that he was q member OF
the league when it first organized, and his
father was vice-president OF a branch.
Witness had no reason to believe the
league was implicated in the crime against
his family, and various branches of the
league had denounced the murder OF his
father.
Nora Fitzmaurice deposed that in June,
1887, letter signed by q man named
Bowling, secretary of branch OF the
uuestinQ him to attend o meeting. Her
father did not 60. and after this the peo-
ple's demeanor toward her father changed,
and he obtained police protection. The
witness then gave in detail the facts con-
nected with the shooting OF her father
while on his way 10 Listowell fair Her
father and uncle had disagreed respecting
the farm, on which her father resided,
and the people sided with her uncle. She
knew the league had been suppressed in
County Kerry.
Counsel for the Parnellites here read an
article in the Kerry Sentinel condemning
that the league had been suppressed, and
the beneficial effects while the former or
ganization lasted.
LONDON, Nov. 2l.-ln commons this
afternoon Madden. solicitor for Ireland,
moved the second reading of the Irish
land purchase bill. Labouchere moved that
the bill be rejected. He complained of the
undue haste in which the measure was be-
ing pressed and said it was obvious that
the desire on the part of the govern ,nent
to prevent the country from considering
proposals on the question of land pur-
chase. He doubted il parliament had OBJ
tanned. at the last election, any authority
to legislate upon this question, the i'm.
mense Importance of which required the
special sanction of the country.
Sir George Otto Travelgar, liberal,
warned the house it it assented to the bill
it would not he able to stop further grants,
and would soon be called upon and COM
PEELED to advance more millions. Among
the dangers Of the Ashbourne act, not the
least was that it committed British tax
payers to a system of landlord purchase
which gave no good security for advances,
and which left the tenant in position TO
repudiate il bad year rendered him un-
able to pay his installments. On motion
of Parnel the debate was adjourned.
LONDON. Nov. 81 Gladstone leaves
London Saturday for Hawarden. He will
not return to London during the present
session OF parliament.