New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-28

uonury 10 keep his secret anu to carry on VIC
book in which the performance of the ceremony
was recorded. 1t seems TO amuse the Irish leader
to battle English curiosity about him; or perhaps
it is contempt for English opinion which he wanted
to manifest as he has so often manifested it before
More probable still, it was in obedience TO Mrs.
O'Shea's wish that so much silence and secrecy
was observed. Mr.. Parnelrs friends, or his en-
friends say that they have long known that this
ladys word was law with their singular leader.
It is apparently the only law he obeys, save that
which. in the intervals of Mrs. O'Shea's super
vision. he laws down for himself. But now we
must call her Mrs. Parnell.
There is authority for saying that Mr.. Parnell
intends to visit America next autumn. Mr.. Par
nell is the authority. He believes. at any rate,
that he shall find public opinion in America en-
tirely in his favor Meantime he Is going to
Carlow to fight for The OGorman Mahons seat
which he thinks, his man will win. priests or no
priests There are. it appears places IN Ireland
where the priests are not omnipotent, and County
Carlow is one of them.
There has been dispute for several days whether
Mr. Gladstone was really i'll or how ill-for that
he has had relapse some sequel tn his influenza
is admitted. His long speech at the Colonlai
Church Conference was an imprudence. 1t over
taxed his strength, DrOuRnb OH icNci, "nu oo"'
him 70 bed with a bronchial inflammation. Then
he rallied. and went to DOLLS Hill to spend Sun
dav with Lord and Lady Aberdeen. Sir Andrew
Clark saw him on his return. Some reports sald
that Sir Andrew was alarmed by his PATIENTS
condition This he denies. He was not alarmed,
NOT even anxious: but perhaps he saw that he
had been too easy with a man of Mr. Glndstone's
irrepressible energy He has now ordered him 10
lyeen ouiet The local symptoms OF fever have
but of reserve strength he has little
and if he obeys his doctors orders his voice VIII
not be heard in public just yet He went ycster-
day to Lowestoft. where il is hoped that he Will
remain as Mr. Colman's guest till his strength is
restored There is however, another ecclesiastical
conference ahead and Mr.. Gladstones friends VIII
have hard time in keeping him away from that.
The endemic Of influenza which was fondly
sppposed TO be departing is still with u.s. lt is
on the decline but it is still an epidemic, ana
directly or indirectly caused some 200 deatns lase
weel, More than two thousand deaths In LONDON
,ove ,heen due 10 influenza since the first OF May,
fe,v as the deaths are in proportion to the whole
pumber attacked Mr.. Henry James is one OF the
latest sufferers. but is doing well. Mr.. John
Morley has had a relapse, and is confined TO 'ne
house for the present.
Slowly but surely the official mind is recogn1z-
inr the obligation Of India and of all England 10
Mrs Grimwood the heroine Of Manlpur us ei-
forts did not cease with the bestowal OF huIse
decoration. The Secretary of State Tor lndla LII
Council has assigned to her the munlhcehU pen
sion of 500 year for life. lie mas luI'n'i
awarded to this lady special grant OF So'oVo ar"
IS careful 10 say that these vast sums are IN addi
4ho DanO
ord to pavment for her property destroyed at
NJorinw or the Victoria Cross nothing more
is heard The Secretary of State for India is pre-
sumablv still waiting for the official reports ID
order 70 know whether Mrs. Grimwood behaved
we'll or not.
The law courts have been busy all the week
in providing entertainment for the pubic II
tho Camnbeu case was the most important, inc
North case. an action by an architect against the
nitrate king, proved far more eXciuhg '" io''is
of tbe sensational, with the double attraction oI
Colonel North as defendant and Lord Colcrldgc
nc nresidinq Judge There was kind OF duei
between these two. or rather Lord Coleridge iel'
IL bie dntv 10 rebuke Colonel North for being rch
and was in turn himself rebuked by the press 1or
rebuking Colonel North. But the Loid Oliiel
.Justice and the architect got their Verolc''
The suit by the Aquarium against MI PARKINSON
a loose tongued County Councillor VINO alegeu .hat
tho marionette exhibition was indecent resul1eu
in an amusing trial under the management o. vi,
Justice Hawkins, and a just verdict OF Sl'-oo
against the defendant.
Most remarkable of all is the CIVIL acuon
AGAINST Mr.. Barber, of the Great Eastern Steam
s7in Coronanv. on the ground Of fraud. Criminal
,,nooe.dircs some time since ended in a verdict
AGAINST him of a months imprisonment. Now that
no ;s allowed TO testify himself all this is seen 10
bs wrong. The plaintiffs, the judge, and every
hodv admit that Mr.. Barber is innocent. why,
then il is asked, may not the accused give evil
dence in his own behalf, when they wish MIN 10
The case must strengthen the movement lor reloih'
in criminal law.
Mr. William Henry Hurlbert's absence In Amer
ca does not diminish the interest OF THIS puphc
in the legal proceedings past or TO come III con-
nection with his name. Even those dlsposeu ~
forget him arc not allowed TO. Odd little para
graphs about him appear from time to time 1here
came this week, for example diSpdt0h 'loi"
vo,,. .yorl, explaining that Mr. Hurlhert is eX-
Mayor Hewitts guest with the sun mort eAol'i"s
announcement that he is hunting Wilfrid Murray
and that when he is found there will be serious
disclosures which is just what everybody de-
his treatment in England has been outrageous
hecause he is an American. 1t has been supposed
IN be inst the other way-that he was well re-
ccived here because he was an American, ana De
cause nobody knew or cared TO recolect too much
,bout his American career. The Court OF Appeal
has dismissed Miss Eveyns application for a new
trial That can hardly be deemed outrageous
treatment. 1t must. however, be admitted that
the three very eminent judges who heard ti'iS
case in appeal approved entirely of the summing
nm n Mr., Justice Cave who tried the case before
, iurv. and pronounced Mr.. Hurlberts story about
Wilfrid Murray and the letters ." almost ihcrec-
iblen The three eminent judges are Lord Lsner'
Master of the Rolls; Lord Justice Lopes, ana Loru
Irstico KAY. all hard.headed men of the world, as
we'll as acute and learned lawyers. Here there.
fore are four of the ablest judges in England all
of whom have judicially examined this "lIiriu
Murray theory SO boldly put forward by MI hurl-
hort Not one of them ventures To express MS
belef in the existence of Wilfrid Murray as
,erson distinct from cx-Mayor IIewitts guest.