The Poole Telegram. — 1883-04-06 (Poole, Dorset, England)

MONDAY.  In the House of Commons on Monday Sir Bardley Wilmot and Mr. Torrene presented petitions against the Affirmation Bill. On the motion of,Lord Richard Grosvenor a new writ was issued for Southampton in the place of Mr. Butt. The O'Donoghue call,d attention to a passage in the Paris corespondence of the Standard in which Mr. Parnell was represented as having stated to the editor of a French newspaper that the Government bad come t 3 him and his friends in prison, and asked them to intervene to put down disorder, which the G 'vernment were powerless to deal with. The O'Donogue asked whether that version of the Kilmainharn transactions wee correct, or whether it was correct that Lord Carßaeford had stated on the s'h June, 1882. that an intimation woe first made to the Government by Mr. Parnell through a friend, and that the communication came uninvited. Mr. O'Kelly, rising to explain sormthing, was ruled out of order by the Speeker. Subsequently Mr. Parnell explained that the report published in the French newspaper related to an interview with two members of Parliament. Mr. O'Kelly seri himself, which had got a little mixed. It was Mr. O'Kelly who had made the statement alluded to. As to L ,rd 0 arlineord's at stement. Mr. Parnell denied that he took the initiative in communicating with the Government "03 the occasion in cinestioi.” Mr. Gladstone observed that so far as the statement in the lerench newspaper concerned the Governm-nt it was absolutely without foundation, and that Lord 0 ulingford's account was perfectly accurate. At to what Mr. Parnell had stated, the Government knew nothing of the communication between Mr. Parnell and the fri-nd to whom reference was made. But Lord Carlingford'e rs presentation was a perfectly accurate statement f the case salt was represented to the Government through that friend. L rd J. Manner ,amid cheers and laughter from the Conservative benches, respectfully asked whether the Premier was still disposed t refuse a committee to inquire into the Kitmainham transactions. Mr. Gladstone saw nothing in what had taken place in any way to alter the intentions of the Government. Tne Attorney-General moved the second reading of the Court sr Criminal Anpoal Bil, which proposes to give the right of app-al against sentence in cages of murder. Sir Hardinge Gifferd observed with dismay and sorrow toe deserted condition of the House when a measure of such importance was under discussion. He moved the rejection of the Bill, believing that any possible injustice was met by the jurisdiction exercised by the Home Secretary. The diecuasion was continued in a very thin House. Mr. Parnell welcomed the Bill as being calculated to be of great use in Ireland. It might, bethought, be improved if it was made retrospactive, E 0 that men now suffering impr;sonment in Ireland might have their cases re-heard, and that no executions should take plare in Ireland till Vie Bill had become law and the right of appeal was established. On a divisien the Bill was read a s .cond time by 1:0 votes against 78. After some conversation, the Bill was referred to the Standiag Committee on LW, and, the remaining orders gone through, the House was counted out at a quarter-past two o'clock. •