The fortnightly meeting of the Irish National League was 'held
on Tuesday. Mr. Harrington, who presided, denounced the Government for not releasing "the political prisoners." The Government which was held back from doing justice by such considerations, was infinitely more infamous than the Govern- ment which believed in the policy of imprisonment, and stuck to it. Mr. Harrington went on to make as much capital as he could out of the Cheques scandal. He would not admit that Mr. Healy and his protesting friends were really less guilty than those who asked for and pocketed the money. 'They were quite as willing as the rest to lean on the Liberal party. "The only difficulty that arose was when one section of them saw, from the current of national feeling in the country, that they could turn it to advantage against the other section, and they then came out and attacked the other side." The quarrel over the cheques has undoubtedly made a great commotion in the inner ring of Irish politicians ; but it Is difficult as yet to tell how far the mass of the electors has been influenced by the allegations of treachery.
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