The Opening Speech for the Defence (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Opening Speech for the Defence Opening observations, Witnesses - the accused - the accusers - when accusations made - lord Carnarvon - the accusations - why have not the government prosecuted - the conduct of the times case - disadvantages of the accused - a game of surprises - the charge a conspiracy - roots of the Irish difficulty - distress in 1879, Political retrospect, Grattan's parliament - movements for emancipation and repeal - young Ireland, 1848 - its literature - independent opposition - Tenant league, 1850-52 - the Fenian movement - remedial measures and agitation - Parnell's work, Predisposing causes of crime, Historic testimony - repression of trade - lord Dufferin - the Penal code - Froude - power of the landlords - misgovernment - Absenteeism, History of Agrarian crime, Distress and crime - "Whiteboys" - "Levellers" - Sir George Cornewall Lewis's causes of Irish disturbance - Lecky - "Steel-boys" - "Threshers" - Baron Fletcher, 1814 - "Ribbonism" About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.