to the police. This was not done by him, nor by the
persons who keep the hotel. That Mr. Finn should have
reasons of his own for keeping the whole affair secret,
and for screening the attempt at murder, is clear enough.
What inducements have been used with the people of the
house we cannot, of course, say. But we understand that
Mr. Kennedy has been allowed to leave London without
molestation.

Such is the true story of what occurred on Sunday
afternoon in Judd Street, and, knowing what we do, we
think ourselves justified in calling upon Major Mackintosh
to take the case into his own hands.

Now Major Mackintosh was at this time the head of the London
constabulary.

It is quite out of the question that such a transaction
should take place in the heart of London at three o'clock
on a Sunday afternoon, and be allowed to pass without
notice. We intend to keep as little of what we know
from the public as possible, and do not hesitate to
acknowledge that we are debarred by an injunction of
the Vice-Chancellor from publishing a certain document
which would throw the clearest light upon the whole
circumstance. As soon as possible after the shot was
fired Mr. Finn went to work, and, as we think, by
misrepresentations, obtained the injunction early on
yesterday morning. We feel sure that it would not have
been granted had the transaction in Judd Street been at
the time known to the Vice-Chancellor in all its enormity.
Our hands are, of course, tied. The document in question
is still with us, but it is sacred. When called upon to
show it by any proper authority we shall be ready; but,
knowing what we do know, we should not be justified in
allowing the matter to sleep. In the meantime we call upon
those whose duty it is to preserve the public peace to
take the steps necessary for bringing the delinquents to
justice.

The effect upon Mr. Finn, we should say, must be his
immediate withdrawal from public life. For the last year
or two he has held some subordinate but permanent place
in Ireland, which he has given up on the rumour that the
party to which he has attached himself is likely to return
to office. That he is a seeker after office is notorious.
That any possible Government should now employ him, even
as a tide-waiter, is quite out of the question; and it
is equally out of the question