New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-13
BALFOURS COURSE IN IRELAND.
PERSECUTION CONTINUES UNCHECKED.
PREPARATIONS FOR TWO BIG DEMONSTRATIONS
THE CORK SCANDALS.
BY CABLE To THE TRIBUNE


Co,yyiont, 1898 Bv The Se,c. York Tribune.
LoNDoN, JAN 19.-Prcparations go on with equaI
pace for two great demonstrations one. the forth
coming meeting which Mr. Morley and the Marquis
of Ripon are to address in Dublin: the other tho
welcome to be given in England to the Irish Men,
bers released from Balfours iails. Both promise
to be events Of the first Importance. The first
meeting will be an answer to the Unionist demon
stration recently held in Dublin in honor of Lord
Harrington and Mr. Goschcn. 1t will take place
on February 2, and from all signs it seems likely
TO prove such demonstration, of not only the
popnlacc, but of what Uni0nsts call men OF
wealth, education and position, as most people will
be surprised TO witness on the National side.
/ have already spoken of the projected reception
of the released Members. The project grows big
ger daily and the difficulty seems to be to keep
it within workable proportions. The Liberals of
Manchester have rendered them banquet in Free
Trade Hall The Liberals of London also want to
give them banquet. This demonstration will
take place while Parliament is sitting, the date
likely to be chosen being February g..
The prosecution of Timothy Harrington ycster-
day was a mean attempt to get at the secretary OF
the National League by outrageous straining of the
law Mr. Harrington has not been connected with
his brothers paper for several years. yet, 'ccause
his brothers. clerk, through inadvertence omitted
to strike his name off the post office register
he has been sentenced to six weeks Imprisonment
for the self-same offence, namely publishing a
report of the League, for which his brother has
Just done a month. The matter will be heard OF
more fully later, an appeal has been taken to
the higher courts.
Mr. Blunt who is in prison dress, yesterday
picking oakum. His wife not allowed to
see him, nor anybody except his solicitor, who. it
appears, found his fingers sore from the oakum
that he could not hold his Bible. .
Mr. Bafour's prison barbarites have just re-
ceived an important check IN the action oil county
Court Judge O'Connor Morris, i'll ordering Mr.
Shcehy to be treated as frst-class misdcmcanant
like the Lord Mayor of Dublin. Mr.. Sheehy it was
who was dashed to the ground his hands tied, and
his clothes ripped from his back lie was wit
ness at Mr. Blunt's trial; also at his own appeal
before Judge Morris. He was taken about the
country in prison dress each morning lie re-
sisted wearing the uniform and five warders had
to force it on his limbs. When he appeared before
Judge Norris he was dressed half in prison clothes
and half in his own clothes, which he had managed
to retain. He had no hat and his hair was un-
combed. A three weeks growth of beard covered
his face The Judge was Mortified at this treat
mcnt Of a Member of Parliament. He said it was
monstrous to inhict such indignitics and humili-
alton on gentleman Ill MS pOSltloh' 'iS ~
garded him as a political prisoner, whatever others
did and would order him to be treated with the
respect due to his character as representative
of the people during his imprisonment for pollti-
cal offence He forthwith transformed Mr.. Sheehy
from Balfour criminal into firstclass misde-
meanant. This means that Mr. Sheeby will have
his own clothes, will be allowed to receive ana
write letters have visits from his wife and friends,
read books and newspapers, furnish his cell him.
self and supply his meals. You can fancy
Balfours chagrin at this turn of things.
Mr. Balfour is in ugly fix concerning the
Cork scandals Captain Plunllett, the Cork Chef-
ofpolice refuses TO prosecute his fellow Govern
mcnt official, Mayor Roberts, governor OF the
Cork Jail despite the criminal information which
three little girls have sworn against INN. MI
Balfour must either put the Executive in motion
To carry ont the prosecution else lie under the
imputation of connvng at the crimes of his sub
ordinate. What Mr.. Balfour has done instead Is
to cause the arrest Of Mr.. Lane, NJ. T., for
spccch delivered a couple Of months ago, Mr
Lanes real offence being that as acting editor
of Tie Cork Herald" during Alderman lloopers
Imprisonment, he has been most persistent In
dragging this scandal to the light and preventing
the Government escaping the responsibility OF
following up the culprts. An effort was made
by friends of the officials in Cork to induce Nr.
Lane to let the matter drop. Mr.. Lane refusing
his voice is to be stifed by the walls of a jail
Mr. Sections illness is very serious. Ills
phvsicians have grave fears for his recovery
T. p. Gill, NJ. 7.