Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1889-03-09 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

CATTLE SHOULD BE TREATED.  An editorial, referring to the fact that certain Irish tenants had been sentenced to imprisonment for cutting off the tails of cattle, said that was a silly thing to do. They had better have taken a knife and cut the belly open and allowed the animal to die. A letter from a James Bain, pubEshed in the Irish Woi•ld, enclosed 2dol. to buy powder to drive out the Irish land thieves first and the English red-coats afterwards. The limit of the period mentioned by the judges as the time within which the quotations should be at first confined having been reached, Sir Charles Russell called attention to the fact. After consultation with his colleagues, the President said they had come to the conclusion that sufficient foundation had been shewn for the continuance of the quotations. Mr. Atkinson, proceeding with his quotations, read a letter from Mr. D. Hysben, secretary of one of the American Land League branches, in which he said the rebels were giving their last kicks, assisted by "Bomba" Gladstone, " Buckshot " Forster and Co., concluding with the apostrophe "SPREAD THE LIGHT 1 0 SPREAD THE LIGHT," which, as has been explained, was understood to mean the light shed upon things in general ard upon the land movement in particular by the Irish World. A report of a meeting held in America to condemn the Phwnix Park murders was next quoted from, the portion particularly emphasised by counsel being an amendment proposed by a Nlajor Horgan, expressing "great regret" that England should continue her old practice of murdering the Irish people by buck shot, by bayonets, and by starvation. Sir Charles Russell, RS a supplement, read articles from the Irish World of 20th May, 1882, deploring the injury inflicted upon the Irish cause by the Phrenix Park murders, which they strongly condemned ; a letter in the same paper from Patrick Egan from Paris to the same effect, and the report of interviews with Mr. Davitt, Mr. Dillon, Mr. °Welly, and Mr. Joseph Cowen, expressing the deepest regret and concern with respect to the Phomix Park murders. Mr. Atkinson then proposed to read extracts from the Irish World of 17th June, 1882. Sir Charles Russell (interrupting) : My lord, there was close upon this date a change in the attitude of Mr. Patrick Ford and the Irish World in relation to Mr. Parnell. He strongly condemned the circumstances under which he and the others were released from prison; and he takes after the given date a distinctly hostile attitude towards Mr. Parnell.  The President: The view we take of it is that there is abundant evidence that frequent reeuests were made by those in authcrity in the Land League to send the Irish World to Ireland ; and I consider that, until it 13 shewn in some way or other that it was interrupted, the Irish World would be admissible in evidence. But if it was shewn that there was a change, of course —.  Sir allules Russell; Yes, as early as August, my lard.  Subsequently, it was pointed out by Mr. Asquith that the hostile attitude was assumed by Mr. Ford towards Mr. Parnell on the 14th October, 1882, and the President remarked that they were inclined to think that the inference which they drew was now exhausted.  AN