Saturday, April 22, 1882.
MY DEAR MCCARTHY,—I have arrived in England, and will call to see you to-morrow afternoon some time. I cannot at present give you the exact hour, but would it be too much to ask you to remain at home after three o'clock? I trust you will have some news of result of Cabinet to-day.—Yours very truly, C. S. P.
This letter was followed up by one from Kilmainham.
(Confidential.)
KILMAINHAM,
April 25, 1882.
MY DEAR MCCARTHY,—I send you a letter embodying our conversation, and which, if you think it desirable, you might take the earliest opportunity of showing to Chamberlain.
Do not let it out of your hands, but if he wishes you might give him a copy of the body of it.—Yours very truly,
CHARLES S. PARNELL.
(Enclosure.)
The enclosure was identical with the draft treaty—apart from a few verbal alterations of which the chief was the substitution of "an Amendment Bill" for an "Amending Bill" in the second paragraph.