Show THE PARNELL QUESTION IN THE history of the american republic perhaps no transatlantic issue has baa occasioned more comment in this country than the parnell imbroglio in the british lales isles ther the con census of af opinion inclines to the bellef belief that the action of mr parnell will work injury to ireland it is unfortunate that mr parnell did not make a defense in the divorce ow but then as he says he was not the party directly inter ested he had no occa alonto donto go into the witness box however as the matter now stands and judging from the information obtained through the divorce court the turpitude of mr Parn Parri elPs effs conduct is disgraceful and reprehensible hen sible beyond question that there is some mystery behind this case cam is as certain as that there was a mystery behind the article and aad crime whether the solution of this mystery will sink mr parnell deeper in filth or clear 4 him altogether is the question which k the men of ireland are asking each other in ireland and in england it is well known that captain oshea is a most disreputable conscienceless 1 and immoral person it is well J known that mrs oshea could have obtained a divorce from him ten tan years ago had she so desired why she did not do so if she entertained an affection for mr parnell is one part of the mystery oshea is the neon of an irish attorney who made r an immense fortune by trickery in and political work of the most infamous character oshea was educated in one of the highest z of the roman catholic colleges and subsequently entered the british V army as an officer of rank while in the army he be made the f acquaintance of his bis future wife through her brother captain wood oshea batt many characteristics pleasing to the romantic andrash and dashing young woman of the period for such miss misa kitty wood undoubtedly was he succeeded in winning her heart and finally married b her er though her family was heartily opposed to the unior but miss wood having inherited a large fortune in her own right was independent of her family and married the gallant 11 captain oshea i ina in a few years oshea squandered squander cd his bis patrimony in riotous living left the army and became what in english sporting circles is termed a blackleg and 19 welcher 11 his hia conduct became abominable he consorted openly with disreputable r women lived II 11 ved on his cifes estate and became a byword for baa bareness baadness eness of all kinds he still maintained his connection with the catholic church and either to reclaim him or to wean him from bad associations the irish priests had him elected a member of parliament for the county of clare in ireland it was at this period that he became aNu acquainted with mr parnell and that mr parnell became acquainted with mrs oshea who was a leader at the time in dublin society oshea at atthe the first opportunity betrayed his country and his constituents and it was said openly sold himself to english politicians of course clare repudiated ORhea though th the irish eIrIsh priests still upheld him it was said that mrs oshea J I 1 also renounced him and was taking steps towards a separation then mr parnell took up oshea and actually had bad him returned to parliament for galway in opposition to the whole irish party then it was supposed that mrs influence over parnell caused the latter to espouse the cause of oshea time alone will reveal the mystery behind this unfortunate business and whether oshea was cognizant of the relations between his wife and parnell will also come out what is most astonishing of all ireland furnishes a parallel for the parnell case ta 1169 ireland way waw divided into several provinces each governed by a powerful chief and all governed by an card ard or high king was chief of leitrim and MacMur roch was chief 0 of Let leinster the latter paid a visit of friendship to the former but the result was that mrs eloped with MacMur roch the celuster Lei Le oster luster chief this was occasion for war the high king roderick oconnor took up the cause of and the false woman was recaptured and placed in a convent his clansmen clansman clans men renounced MacMur roch and he had bad to fly by to england he visited henry 11 II and implored aid to regain his province henry received i in 1165 1155 a bull from pope adrian IV nicholas breakspeare empowering him to make a conquest of ireland this presented a favorable opportunity for the english king and he gave the irish chief license to recruit in england for the war in ireland this MacMur roch did and the first english invader appeared in ireland about 1171 this expedition was under the sanction of the roman 0 hurch church for bishop barry of wales accompanied it and blessed it and wrote a book on OB ireland saying the irish were not net in accord with rome however the MacMur roch expedition met with hearty opposition and could not effect much in 1172 henry in person appeared in waterford in command of a strong force he proceeded direct to cashel where a synod of irish prelates pr elates was in session to this assemblage henry presented the bull of adrian A paragraph from this bull will show the nature of the whole here it is adrian bishop and servant of th the e servants R or god to his most moat dear son on in christ the king of en england greeting health and apostolic benediction it is not indeed to be doubted that the kingdom of ireland and ana every island upon which christ the sun aun of justice hath shone and which has baa received the principles of the christian faith belong of right to st peter and to the holy roman church which thy majesty likewise admits from whence we the more fully implant in them the seed of faith that seed which is acceptable to god and to which we after a minute investigation consider that a conformity should be required by us the more rigidly thou dearest son in christ hast likewise signified fied to us that for the purpose of subjecting a the people of ireland to laws I 1 s and lm j eradicating vice from among them thou art desirous of entering that island and also of gu paying ayin N for each house an annual tr tribute te 0 of one penny to st peter and of preserving the privileges of its churches pure and undefiled we therefore with approving and favorable views commend th thy pious and laudable desire and to aig aid thy undertaking we give to thy petition our grateful grate grateful and willing Pen ca consent sent that thou enter that island and that its people may receive thee with honor and revere thee as their lord this makes interesting reading ta today it plainly shows that in iro ire land the first protestantism was established it shows that rome borne is Ir ireland elands curse |