Widnes Examiner. — 1883-02-24 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

IES WOUNDING C.—!t W.(l-, :',:!y Sspure after-thought, and but for the disclosures i ,v, Tr.omas Quinn was lit 01: ul.) on at Kilmainham on Saturday it would never . twfully wounding Ju..11 Ci era, on have been submitted. It was never hinted • •nt Barker stlt.,: ;!-, the inatworkhouse hospital at on Thursday or Friday, not until Monday to appear.— was it placed upon the notice-paper. Its terms are most offensive, and paradoxical though it may seem it conveys alike a compliment and a censure. It gives the Government credit for the improved condition of Ireland, and expresses a hope that the change of policy which has brought that about will be maintained. That change of policy, we may say, was not effected without most strenuous opposition from the Conserva!ive benches, the Fourth Party more especsally rendering the Home Rulers all the assistance in their power in resisting the passing of th,e Crimes Act, to the administration of which .the success which has been achieved is in. a greatmeasure due. But the , amendment proceeds' •further, and says it ! hopes no more attempts will be made to I purchase the support of persons disaffected 1 to Her MAJESTY'S rule by concession to i lawless agitation. This is the portion of the I amendment which conveys the censure; it i refers of course to the release of Messrs . PARNELL, DILLON, and 0' KELLY . from 1 Kilmainham, the whole of the circumstances I connected with which are now brought under i review. 'I hat was done some months ago, 1 when it was clearly shown by the PREMIER 1 and his colleagues that there was nothing in ! ,b I the "Kilmainham Treaty"- so-called; but notwithstanding this the whole question is , revived, and with a great deal more of party i rancour. Mr. GORST now charges the HomE , SECRETARY with havi-g had criminals or a ! criminal for an associate and colleague, an assertion, however, which carries its own reputation with it. A statement such as this is only characteristic of a person like Mr. GORST, whose irresponsibility protects him; . but it is a pity that it should be made, if tor I no other reason than that it lowers the tone ' ,of debate. The same member would fain trace , the cause of the recent horrible crimes in ! Ireland to the doors of the Land League, and I I more particularly to the leaders of that I organisation; but reading the informer 1 CAREY'S evidence with special reference to : 1 dates it will be found, as pointed out by the I Daily News this week, that Messrs. PARNELL, DILLON, and O'KELLY were actually in prison I —and consequently beyond the influence of the murderers—when the crimes were decided 1 1 upon, if they were not actually committed. i This being so it effectually •disposes of any shadow of complicity on the part of Mr. 1 PARNELL and his closest followers. A debate such as that on Ireland which has taken place this week serves on useful purpose. It relates to the past and has no connection whatever with the future, it stirs up angry , passions in certain members, and keeps alive a party feeling which, in a matter of so much gravity, ought to be allowed to slumber. It will not secure a single vote to either party, and it is anything but a straightforward means of attacking the Treasury Bench. It is a mode of warfare to which the leaders of the Opposition should give no countenance, they should rather discourage it. It is their duty either to deliberately censure the Ministry or support them, and it is only by doing either the one or the other that they will command any respect in the country.  Ttte, W.,. sins, oil Weeliaeee_ remand charged eritt un— the 12th inst.—Saiperintenth— jured man had been,removed to Whiston, where he was now. He was anteci, further remand of a week was aelted for an.. Sessions, on