7 MAY 1870, Page 3

But who was the impulsive person whose dreams of kicking

and garotting 'Mr. Whalley led to all this tumult ? That is at pre- sent a profound secret, but Dr. Brady expressed his belief that Mr. Kinnaird was the only person so situated as to have been audible to Mr. Whalley. And why not Mr. Kinnaird ? No party feels more gall of bitterness in their hearts for the ridicule which Mr. Whalley brings on the extreme anti-Romanist party than the Recordites. Mr. Newdegate, we all know, is hardly yet sure whether Mr. Whalley is or is not a Jesuit in disguise. Then, too, Mr. Kinnaird is impulsive, and as he would have a clear motive, we feel the deepest suspicion of Mr. Kinnaird.