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LONDON, Oct. 30.--WheopeesasSn,ss y; T., y M,gs %
ers took seats to-day the lltric, ,.
as full as II could hold. Joh5ol. ,ter cent rex
leaders brother. and very liRttlt'p N r. ,,o
ject Of much attention. Tln'loi Eteo Bonds
appeared for the frst time. wgerteora, ,sea
rs he sat between Dsvitt ainn,ferry n n
Healy had decided to defend hHe,.co
fldentially informed O friend thSei
OF Rlosting over the troubles OF Bha
sic victims. the police reporters, hata
him to London earlier than was intCte,,
The counsel were quickly engaged ate'
discussion over the alleged refusal ON a
Irish banks to produce tho books showar,
accounts of the Land Leagus. Egan. and oGs;
President Hannen. whose liver It was ear.
observed was troubling him, soon lost temper
snubbed the eminent counsel, and even cut
short the Attorney Generals eloquence Sir
Charles Russell did not join in tho fray. but sat
contentedly smiling until at an appeal from
their Lordships, he calmly remarked that Par
nell hadn't the slightest objection to tho pro-
ductlon OF the books. The President thanked
Sir Charles and. after another lively sauabble,
must be produced. under pain OF penalties
Another row ensuod respecting the order In
which the witnesses should be called. Mr..
Healy took an active part In the discussion,
and somewhat startled their Lordships by the
Hibernian exuberance Of his eloQuence and
gesture. The President essayed to snub this
mercurial Irishman. but failed dismally and
ultimately the Court honestly admitted the
force Of his argument.
1t was nearly noon when the first witness.
big-limbed, black k-bearded Constable O'AIalley.
entered the witness box. The big fellow was
comicaly shy, and extreme nervousness al
most deprived him OF his voice. exasperated
their Lordships, and generally irritated every
one concerned. O'Malley proved to be fairly
good stenoRrapher but he read his notes slow
ly and with such painful effort that the Presl-
dent again waxed wroth and insisted that the
witness abandon his notes, and then counsel
read transcripts thereof. Mr. Healy, threat
ened with the deprivation of his expected fun,
walled forth q protest. but the President was
In no mood to be trifed with and almost be-
fore the people realized that the squabble was
over Sir Henry James with rasping voice was
reading the transcript. James Is no pleasant
looking individual. His face, especially whom
he wears wig. reminds French observers Of
Robespierre, and his political record as one Of
the first to desert Gladstone on the Home Rule
question docs not dispose the average English
man In his favor.
Presently James came to q speech Of which
no transcript could be found. and O'Malley
made another effort to read his shorthand
notes. Re stumbled on gallantly for twenty
minutes, and then the President intervened
with an order to 60 and prepare transcript.
Constable irwin succeeded him on the stand.
and reading the speeches attested by the wit
Id he. tzlA 20 Al,AA IA,
the speeches had been previously read by tho
Attorney General. aud tho repetition had .
soporihc influence which Judge Day, among
others. was powerless to resist.