, 1889-03-02

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The Ciyi Court and Tribunal of Com
meIce both claim jurisdiction over the Pa
mama Canal Company. The question has
been taken to the appeal Court, III tlerMean
time pending the Courts decision; proceed
ings that may be taken under either lurfs.
dictiOn are liable to annulment according
to the decision of the appeal Court.
New York, Feby. 27th.-LOndon- news
states that the Times Commission resumed
Yesterday. The witness PigOtt having
fed. failed to appear. Sir Charles. Russell
stated that Pig0tt had signed a confession
declaring that lie had forged the letters
secured by the Times, and which purpOrted
to have been written by Nj. Parnelk and,
Mr.. Egan. He was also guilty OF perjury
before the Commission. Mr.. Soanes. the
Solicitor for the Times, denied having help.
ed Pigott to escape. III.
Mr.. Parnell's suit in the Scotch Court
against the Times has been dismissed, by
the Court of appeal. : 80 s1
In the French Chamber of Deputies q
mot ion was introduced Ivy NJ. Lafont, Radi.
cal, to prevent a candidate for the Chamber
from simultaneously cOntesting 2 seats, and
also to prevent d Deputy from Offering
himself for reelection before resigning.
After discussion, the motion was referred
to Committee.
M, Rondelpaux made q proposal to ex-
tend the expulsion Law Of '86, which Was
opposed 10y the Right and Boulangist sec.
ton of Radicals.
The Empress Frederick has returned TO
Germany. =
The Emperor William will shortly visit
Queen Victoria. His visit will be signaliged
by a succession of f6tes i'll Lond0m and
Windsor.
A Pekiu despatch announces the mar.
riage of the Emperor of China. ssf III.
London, Feby. 27tb,-Sugar i'll. Stock on
The 23rd inst, was l54 900 tons. Last year
2l8,0OO tons, s ~ ~
New York, 28th Febry.-Furtber telesM
grams, in reference TO the Parnell Commits
sion, give following details of the pro-
cecdings
Sir CHARLES Russell stated that ON
Saturday Pigott. at the residence of Mr..
Labouchere, and in the presence OF Mr:
George A. Sala, confessed 10 having forged
the letters in possession Of the Times, said /;
to have been written by Parnrll, Egan,
D8vitt, and O'KeIly, and admitted being
guilty of perjury before the Commission.
Sir Charles at once applied Tor a warrant
for arrest of Pigntt, stating that he had
papers in his possession winch w"uid
demonstrate why he had fixed upon Flgot6
as The forger, and fnrther stated that PigOtt
had confessed to Mr.. Lewis, the. Solicitor.
that he was the fOrger. Sir Charles said
he would insist on IA thorough investlgA'
ton, as behind Houston and PigOtt there
had evidently been a foul conspiracy.
The Times Solicitor testified that Plg0Ct
had made a statement to him in writing
denying that made 10y him to. MIR. Lab0u-
chere. An adjournment was granted TO
consider the position.
London news states that on resumption
of proceedings AT the Times Commission.
Sir Richard Webster on behalf of the
Times rendered "a full apology for the
publication Of the Parnell letters. The
Times, he said, accepting Mr.. ParnelpS
statement in the witness box that the
letters were fOrgeries, beg to express
their regret fully and sincerely that they
had been induced to publish them as Mrs
Parnell'S. Their regret. he added. includes
MessrS. Egan, Davitt, and OKelly.l The
sale Of the pamphlet, Parnellism Ii Orlnaes
has been stopped. Aie
Mr.. Spencer BalfOnr, a GladstOnian, has
been elected for Burnley ~unOpposed. -
The Secretary for War. speaking as
Brighton on the defence question, warned
the country that contingencies might ARISE.
requiring England to be prepared. j@
Sir William HarcOurt, i'll the course of a.
speech at Derby, referred to the ounds
table conference, and asserted that Mr..
harlaiu had favored Irish HOme Rulr