The Herald of Wales. — 1888-07-14 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

COMMENTS OF THE IRISH PRESS.  The Dub in Daily.Exprees says —Tbe sudden I collapse of O'Dounell's action against the Times will be felt as a disappointment rather than es a surprise. The surprise was that Mr O'Donnell should enter the lists on behalf of the Parnel lite party, or why they one and all -left it to hit. to do so? Nobody supposed the Tunee aimed at him. Whether ho was a Sidling plaintiff or no, he has by his abortive action strengthens the case against his o d aolleagues, and Mr Gladstone and his English supporters are di.dinctly challenged as to what line they are going to take. It is not • question of party or politics, but whether he, a reputed gentleman, will continue to sot with persons accused of the most abominable mimes, and who deliberately sit still under the imputation.  Prsernan's Journal oar :—Nobady save the witnesses is sorry the O'Donnell libel action kaa collapsed. The Lord Chief Justice pricked the bubbie and ilburat forthwith. The whole thing hini been discounted as a discreditable attempt to defame a greet political opponent and to blacken a great national movement. Mr Parnell has long lance denied the authenthity of the letter ascribed to him by the Times, with the ',stilt that it is universally admitted to be a rather clumsy forgery. He will make a statement on the matter in the House of Commons to night. The sympathy, not only of that as9embly, but of England and the entire three kingdoms will be with him. Earl Spencer aud Sir George Trevelyan, engaged in the Government of Ireland through the bloodiest epoch of her latter day history, were never able te trace crime to the National Leagu, en Irish Parliamentary party, and are proud to stand side by side with the men sought to be tainted with concocting crime and compassing murder by the Times, and fight their battle end Irelabd's through the length and breadth of Great Britain. This is conclusive for the Ei.glieb people against ill the stabbing inuendoes and sensational fabrications of the Mows.  The Freeman London correspondent says The feeling among the 'doh party is that the desperate exertions of the Times to injure them have had the diaffetrically opposite effect. Ile adds :—Mr Parnell authorises me to deny the statement that the course of O'Donnell's case was suggested by or arrived at after consultation with him When the Mouse meets to-day, lir Parnell will make a further statement on the whole matter which will place his action in perfeet'y plain light. I believe that it in true that one or two members of the Irish party, acting entirely on their own behalf, had spoken with Mr O'Donnell or his solicitor, at their request with respect to the case, beforehand, but they acted solely on their oa n rcsponeibitity,and it is not known as a matter of fact whether they had any share in deciding the form with which the ease should be enbniitted to a jury. A statement hae been made that Mr Parnell had offered or  consented to give evidence for Mr O'Donnell, ; and Mr Psruell requeets me to say that that statement is ot trite. The Belling Yews Leto+, on Friday, says : "The truth of the allegations against Mr Par. nell has become even more apparent during the hearing cf this sinvular case." The Northern Wltig says :—"lt would require mere than Mr Parnell's alleged or even admitted signature to convince us that so cautions a gentleman was the author of such unguarded and atrocious productions." The Belfast Morning News says :—"Mr Parnell and his oolleaguisi have every reason to be satisfied with the result.