Evening journal., 1888-08-21
Parnel Is Confident.
Hopeful OF Good Results from
His Edinburgh Suit.
THE TIMES BREADS EXPOSURE.
It Is Making Strong Endeavor 60 Keep
the Case Out of Court--Rsvival OF Irish
Athletics--Mr. Gladstone Expresses Con-
fidence in Mr.. ParnoiI.

fidence in Mr.. Parneil.
LONDON, Aug 21-Mr Parnell is thor
oughly convinced that his Edinburgh suit
against TIE Times win result most favor
ably, and in spite OF the generally expressed
opinion that the trial viii do him no good,
attaches more Importance to it than he does
to the inquiry Of the commission. His
friends represent him as having said that be
feared no technical obstacles based on points
Of jurisdiction, and. furthermore, as having
declared that be W IS in possession Of slfii-
cieHt proof Of tbs fraudulent character Of
the letters, admissible according to Scotch
law, TO compel The Times 20 defend the &C.
tion. The present defense Of The Times hav-
ing assumed the form Of strong endeavor
to prevent the suit from coming into court,
the natural inference is that the paper
shrinks from confronting the evidence it
knows Mr.. Pavnell is able TO bring and lacks
confidence III its ability to refute the testi-
uony.
REVIVAL OF IRISH GAMES.
Mr.. Michael Davitt PROCESSES to see ia the
proposed visit Of Irish athletes to America
germs Of Pan-Gaelic gatherings in Ireland
which shall become established customs. Al
ready it is intended to hold a universal festi-
val in 1889, and Mr. Davitt's suggestion to
hold quinquenuial festivals, with the object
of inducing Irishmen from abroad to visit
Ireland and compete for prizes in national
I athletics, poetry, industries, etc, has met
with extremely fayorebie Endorsement Mr.
Davitt hopes thus to revive uho ''Tailteann
games, which existed in ireland centuries
before the Olympian games were known.
GLADSTONE cS PARSELI-
Mr.. Gladstone, in an address to the Liberals
of Burslenl, who presented him with vase,
said that the government had treated Mr.
Parnell with gross inequality in refusing
him an inquiry by select committee OF par
lament into the charges nllde against him
/ IF the charges are proved" continued Mr.,
Gladstone, Mr.. ParRells political powell
and position wall be destroyed never can
believe, though, that Mr. Parnen is guilty Of
personal dishonesty
Regarding the action in the Edinburgh
courts, Mr.. Gladstone expressed his opinion
that MIR. Parnell might obtain substantial
damages from The Times, but ia the com
mission bill, if the charges against Mr. Par
nell we're not made good, specinl clause in
demnified The Times against pecuniary loss.
That was a specimen OF the governments
sense Of equality. Mr.. Gladstone referred to
the Ridley and Vaudeville inquests as fur
ther proofs Of the unfairneSs OF the govern
ment.
RUSSIAN PRINCES TO VISIT THE SULTAN.
Grand Dukes Serg.us and Paul, brother,
of the czar, will leave St Petersburg during
the month Of September for tour OF Syria
and Palestine, taking a route by the way o
Constantinople. The princes are also charged
with a mission to the sultan Of Turkey, and
their visit 10 the Turkish capital will doubt
less arouse considerable anxiety among til,
European powers, ia view of the imminenc,
OF a movement of some kind toward the set
tlement Of the Balkan question.