New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08
HIS SENTENCE CONFIRMED.
BLUNT MUST GO TO JAIL FOR TWO MONTHS.
NOBODY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE WIN
CHESTER ELEcTIoN-A BALLAD SINGER AR
RESTED FOR SINGING OF o'BRIENs
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Copyright 1888. ~ The Ese York TrisunS
LONDON, Jan. mr. Blunts sentence has
been confirmed, everybody who knew the
character Of the Castle Judge who tried the appeal
expected. He goes to prison for two months ZOE
the crime Of endeavoringto hold public mecting
to protest against the executions OF LORD Gan
ricardo and to express the sympathy OF the En-
glish people with his unhappy tenants. The law
which results in such a travesty OF justice the
Castle Judge was to-day blasphemous enough TO
describe as the /" law of God
For Lord Clanricardc, the most truculent
Of the coercion press has not word. Lord-Chief-
Justice Pallas denounced him; Sir Michael Hcls->
Beach denounced and did his best to tbwart him,
and even The London Times has disOwned him.
The law by which Ireland is governed is going
to lend Clanrcarde in week or so its military
and armed constabulary as it has lent them before
to drive his honest tenants from what Chief
Baron Pallas calls their little homes and to level
these little homes with the ground. The same
law sends an English gentleman to jail as q COM
mon criminal to wear the prison garb and lie on
the plank bed for attempting to say word In
defence Of the tenants. This law, said County
Court Judge Hem this morning, is the law OF
God. "No, moi" said Mr.. Blunt with his deep
voice, shaking his head slowly.
Well, on the whole, though it will entail bitter
suffering on the part of Mr.. Blunt-who is deli
cate man and never gets his health except in
tropical climate-to have to spend two months
in an Irish prison, still / am glad that an English
gentleman is at last made the victim OF the same
fate as an Irish patriot. 1t is fact which Will
not only speak more eloquently than anything
can imagine to the English people, but which
will have marvellous effect in strengthening
the Irish for the terrible test of patience to
which they are now being subjected.
For the first time in our history an Englislman
is suffering for the Irish While the En-
glsh people give such pledges of the reality of
their sympathy the Irish people will shrink from
breaking up the blessed of reconciliation that
has begun between the two democracies and will
hold on without growing desperate until Mr. Bal
tours reign is
1t is necessary to explain what the Winchester
election really signifies, the UniOnists are trying
make such outrageous capital out
4. Al. 1t simply signifies that in an
old, corrupt, little Tory borough,
Toryism, which never wavercd there during any
popular uphcaval Of the century, is just what it
always was. The Tory majority at this election
is more than it was in 1886, or in 1855. The
reason of this is simple. In 1885, member OF
the millionaire family who own the town was the
Liberal candidate yet he could not beat the Tory.
entire influence with the Tories In $50, al
though the Barings had become Unionists, there
was split in the Unionst ranks two Union
list candidates having come forward, and at the
last moment an outsider had TO
be brought in as the only way of allaying the
ealousies. At the present election all sections
Of Unonists were united In support of Mr. Moss.
who is moreover, brewer, and in corrupt Eng
lish boroughs brewers and their beer the most
brewer and Tory Then again Winchester being
a garrison and o cathedral town has large num-
Der Of soldiers whose officers control their votes
and largt number Of clergy who are all Torres
but the Dean
No doubt the result is Tory victory, but we
,ned not begrudge them this single success in
acknowledging stronghold of their own after the
numerous victories which the Home Rule cause
has secured by elections taken in constituencies
where the real feeling Of the people could be tested
most remarkable manifestation of the real
feeling of the English people will soon be wit
messed reception is being organized for Lord
Mayor Sullivan and William OBrien when they
come over to England to take their
places in Parliament Here is how
=" The Pail Mall Gazette E" speaks of it.
&" 1t bids fair to be imposing political demonstra
ton, the like of which we have not seen in our
time. At Holyhead and Chester. at Crewe, at
Rugby and at Wiesden their train will
be received by great multitudes eager to
do honor to tho mon whom the Tories
have sent to gaol while at London their reception
promises to be altogether unpreceden ted. At pres
ent no details settled but it seems not ImprOba-
BILE that the march through London from EustOn
to the Grand Hotel, trafalgar Square. will be Que
OF the most impressive welcomes which the Eng
lish people have ever extended to Irish patriots'
My information was correct as to the proclama-
ton of the Dromore meeting, but it turns out that
the announcement that Herbert Gladstone was to
speak there. which was made in all the papers. was
acanard. The meeting proclaimed. but it was
nevertheless held yesterday or rather several meet
ings were held in the neIghborhood instead of It,
1t was proclaimed, not because it was pretended
that it was unlawful meeting. but because
the Orangemen threatened to break it up.
II this principle prevails with the
Government, The Daily Ne,os argues to-day
In q strong leader. there will be an end Of public
meetings in Ireland except of those of the Orange
and Unionst party during Mr.. Balfour's term Of
Office
Mcnamara, the pluckv agent Of United ireland
IN Ennis. has been fined E2 for display
ing in his shop window q Transparency
Of q harp aud shamrocks surmounted by tho motto
God Save Ireland" He has now decorated tea
canister with the same device. which he declares he
has adopted as q trademark. After. this you
will not be surprised to hear that Mr..
Balfour has now taken to attacking
ballad singers. One Of these was arrested In Kill
larney on Thursday for singing song relating to
the Stealing of Mr.. UBriens clothes. and it is re-
ported to-day that another has been sentenced to
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