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Show PARNELL TALKS. i HE IS WARNED OFF THE CHAPEL CROUNDS BY A PRIEST. He, However, Inal-sted, and the Father and Jlla Follower Quietly Went Away, Leaving; II im and III Tarty In I'eacefu! Foselon. Kilkenny, Dec. 22. Parnell aud Scully, tlio Parnellite candidate for parliament, left here yesterday at noon for Clare. They were accompanied by a long procession of cars filled with Paruell's supporters. Upon arriving at Clare the Parnellites found a meeting proceeding opposite the Catholic chapel in support of Sir John Pope Hennesy. When Parnell reached tho crowd a priest. Father Walsh, addressing Parnell, Par-nell, said: "These are the chapel grounds, you must not speak hero." A local farmor her! interposed, saying say-ing the grounds did not belong to the chapel and that Parnell had a perfect right to speak there. Parnell said arrangements ar-rangements had been made to hold a meeting in the field, and it must proceed. pro-ceed. Father Walsh then requested everybody every-body on his side to leave with him, and some few liersons followed the priest and Sir Thomas Ksniond who was also preseut. A meeting was then organized, and ParnVll made an address,. ad-dress,. He said that although his party did not have all the clergy on his side, he had no harsh word for any of them. After -some further remarks, Parnell concluded his speech, and leaving Clare, accompanied by Scully, drove six miles to Johnswell, where another meeting wns held. Parnell reminded the electors that they had to deal with Kuglish state craft, which was watching to seize every point of vantage ground that the Irishmen surrendered. It was not a big board of guardians for which Ireland Ire-land coutended. it was a parliament tiat would fully satisfy the aspirations of the people. To achieve this the people peo-ple must stand by their lender and not leave Ireland to the incapable persons who are trying to step into bis shoes. The men opposing him were not elected to sit in judgment judg-ment upon him. Until Ireland gave him his dismissal he would regard himself him-self as the commanding officer, carrying the national banner through the ranks of the foe. Parnell returned to Kilkenny last evening. A meeting of Parnellites was held outside of Paruell's hotel at 0 o'clock last evening. Parnell addressed the gathering. Parnell goes to Avondalo after the election in Kilkenny and will proceed thence to Paris to confer with O'Hrien. Davitt made addresses at Goresbridge and (Jowran today. |