Evening journal., 1888-10-24
PARNELL INQUIRY.
The Trial Drags and Wearies
All Concerned.
A FEW ENLlVENlNe TlLTs.

Sir Richard Webster Continues His Long
Talk-He Promises to show That BOY
cotters Are Paid to Commit Outragcs
and Divulge the Source Of Information.
LONDON, Oct e4-The second session Of
the Parnell commission dragged its slow
length along, wearying judges, lawyers re-
porters and spectators The proceedings
We're rendered a trihe lvelier by several
sharp encounters between Attorney General
Webster and Sir Charles Russell who is ON
the alert for Mr. Pnrneus interests Web
ster's proslness is relieved only by Sir
Charles objections, and some Of these latter
legal quirks provoked retorts and gave about
the only interest 70 be found in the court
The only novelties that were produced were
the statements made by Sir Richard Webster
that The Times had obtained many docu-
ments from a land league official, that the
same official was also the purveyor Of the
letters which the Parnellites claim TO be
forged, and that he named and received a
specified price for them.
Attorney General Webster said that If ac-
cess could be obtained to the various books
Of the Land league, detailed evidence could
be procured showing the relation borne by
the Parnellites TO the criminal actions of the
members of the league The Times, he said,
had secured documents describing how men
were supported who refused 70 work, and
how hoycotters and others were paid for
committing outrages. Before the case was
concluded all the circumstances bearing upon
the case in The Times possession the letters
published by that paper, the names of the
persons from whom they had been obtained
and the amount of money paid for them
would be divulged. Before the letters were
published, which The Times believed TO be
Mr. Panelrs their genuineness had been
proved by comparison with undoubted speci-
mems OF Mr.. Parnell's writing The court
here adjourned
The Times alone out OF the city newspa-
pers is publishing verbatim reports Of the
proceedings of the commission The paper de.
votes great space to this matter daily, and
all is reporters and barristers sit in the
press boxes wigged and gowned. The law
yeis on both sides are pressing the commits
sion not 10 sit ON Wednesdays, as at present
with the court sitting five days a week, nc
other business can be attended TO-
The revival Of moonlighters escapades IL
Ireland is certainly IN timed. Several out
RACES are reported as the work Of these mis-
creants, and Nationalist are fearful lest the,
will prejudice the minds OF the public agains
the lrish cause now at stake.
The Berlin newspapers are reviving th'
complaints Of Russian intrigues IN Rou
mania Ii is limited that Onrussoff was thi
medium recently Of secret interview a
\ Jassy with Roseti one Of the presidents o
the Roumanian court Of cessation ut Blu
chnrest.
The Standard publishes telegram fron
Snalrn, which says that the situation ther
is Of the gravest nature, and that the troop
are inadequate 20 defend the extensive forts
The officials al the war office are very indig
nant at the publication Of the dispatch, IA
disparaging news of this sort is not otiiciall,
furnished IN England. They fear that th
statement may reach the besiegers of Suakin
and stimulate them TO renewed energy, for
getting that the town itself is full OF spie
who have probably already carried a faithful
report Of the condition Of the place TO thei
/ friends
Mr. John Morley in a recent speech pre-
dieted that the solution Of home rule for lrt
land would be concurrent with the abolition
OF the hereditary;peerage