Sir Henry James seated that Mr Michael Davitt had borrowed the' funds subscribed for " skirmishing " to found the National League. ; ' ■ ' ■ : . • Mri : Soames (London solicitor for the Times) rproduced a number of letters' which he • stated,. had beea obtained) from; ;clerks , of the league. •- He. also produced j seven letters signed " Parnell (the, body of these . letters is supposed, to have been | written' by Campbell,' Mr Parnell's private secretary); : eight written' by Egah, which :' were obtained from ; Pigottij and a letter written by Byrne acknowledging the re- j ceipt of LIOO from Mr Parnell. ■. > The j Times, paid , L 5000;. for. these letters. : A number of forged letters were received ; from America, but were not used.
