New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-06

to Parliament, or built the constitutional bridge
over which Mr.. Gladstone walked into Mr.. Par
nells arms.
On either theory the continued cooperation Of
Mr.. Parnel in the Anglo-Ilome Rule coalition was
to the Gladstonian mind an absolute necessity.
When therefore, the O'Shea scandal passed out of
those ncbulous regions which have described into
the broad light of day, and when Captain OShea
had actually begun proceedings for divorce based
the alleged criminality of Mr.. Parnel, the per-
turbation in the Gladstonian ranks extreme
SO was il among the Irish themselves, and dlfi-
cult as was the task, the correspondent In inc
OShea suit was made to understand tha' !"
must, il he could, convey to these agtated ii'iu'
such assurances as would set them al rest Nv
did so. lie told his allies and friends tn"o "'''
was part Of that same conspiracy III winch '"1
forged letters and Pigot had first been uscd. ana
that the result would he the same. say ''''' Nv
told them this because that was what they re-
pcated TO the world, and ii is moi 10 oe ii'sin'"
that declarations of that kind should nave "eeh
made even by the Irish press in It's most IN
aoinativo mood unless they had something TO 20
unon The stake they were playing for was TOO
high.
Moreover. i, presently fell upon Mr.. Parneil
70 decide whether he would or would not file an
answer 70 Captain OSheas petition, and deny
the allegation of his adultery with Mrs. OShco.
lie did answer he did deny the adultery, and he
sworc 10 the denial Arc we to suppose he meant
togo upon the stand and swear again 10 it anu
submit himself 10 crOss-eXaminatOn | think
not He probably believed or hoped that other
means of escape were open to him. Captain
O'Shea might elect not To pursue his petition.
Friends might intervene. Pressure Of many kinds
might he brought to bear. There was always the
i.
while time. the most precious of all things,
would be gained. Above all else, perhaps, he
relied on his solicitor. His solicitor was Mr..
George Lewis, who had brought him triumph
antly, or balf-triumphanty through that ordeal
of inquiry by Commission into his whole political
career Surely mere divorce case a slight
matter in comparison. and was there any case too
difficult for Mr.. Lewis to pull out of the fire
lie was Mrs. O'Sheas solicitor. too. But 1t
presently appeared That Mrs. OShca had views
of her own with respect TO the conduct OF these
proceedings. She became alarmed lest Mr. Lewis
should really succeed in bringing about com
promise or settlement of some kind and either
withdrew her case from Mr. Lewis or so acted as
70 force him 10 decline TO go on with IL.
Then vanished Mr. Parncs last chance. But
not even then did he take his GaCst0nan friends
into his confidence. He resolved not 10 appear.
II was settled that there was To he no defence.
Yet still this singular parsonage thought he could
brazen it out. After the verdict and decree and
after that great outburst of Liberal and especially
Nonconformist, Indignation against him. he still
cluns 70 his delusion and to bis leadership. You
will know before this letter reaches you what
turn events have taken hut 1t can hardly he
doubted that before many days the conviction Will
have forced itself upon Mr.. Parnell that his
political usefulness 10 Ireland has for the present
ceased. u. W. D