The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-03-27 00:00:00

MR. PARNELL'S RETURN FROM
AMERICA.

Mr. Parnell, M.P., arrived at Queenstown at eight
o'clock on Sunday morning, and was received by
deputations from the Home Rule League, the Land
League, and other bodies. Addresses were pre-
sented to him in the course of the morning, in reply to
which Mr. Parnell said they could have no notion of
the enormous importance which the question under-
taken by the Land League had assumed in America,
and of the help that was being prepared by their
countrymen in the United States to enable the League
to carry out its objects.

Mr. Parnell was entertained at a banquet at Cork
in the evening. In responding to the toast of his
health, he said with regard to the comments made on
his tour in America by the American, English, and
some of the Irish Press, that he wished them now to
hear something on the other side of the question. In
New York, Philadelphia, and other large cities in the
States, the fact was that large sums were realised
which were sent to Dublin, and thence to assist the
starving people in the West. In all he had visited sixty-
two cities in three months, or more than one city a night.
Between land and ocean he had travelled in that time
16 000
miles, and the net result of these 62 cities was
,
200,000 dollars already remitted to the Irish National
League. He had been received with the greatest
hospitality by the mayors of all the cities, and he had
been allowed to address the House of Representatives
on the subject of Ireland. After some further remarks
Mr. Parnell said, with regard to the land question, he
believed that not many years would elapse before they
would see this one last remaining prop of English mis-
government in Ireland broken in pieces. _ Mr. Parnell
avoided all reference to the future policy of his party
in Parliament, or to the changed circumstances under
which they will again take part in the proceedings of
the House.
Mr. Parnell left Cork for Dublin by the night mail
train. A large crowd with bands of music, tar barrels,
and torches, accompanied him to the railway station.
Amongst the conspicuous objects was a boy dressed in
a long white shirt, and carried on a platform.

The prejudice against Lent marriages seems to be
brea4
ing down. It is certain that we have chronicled an
unusual nurkber of gay weddings during the whole of the
present
enfelt season,—Court Journal, -


Colonel Stanley, MT , addressed a meeting of the
electors of North Lancashire, at Lancaster on Saturday. He
referred to the foreign policy of the Government, claiming
that the action of the Ministry had been uniformly
directed to the preservation of European peace, to checking
the aggressions of Russia, and preserving the power of Eng-
land abroad. He claimed-success for the Rethn Treaty, and
defended the acquisition Cyprus as serving to afford Eng-
land a strong position towards maintaining the route to our
Eastern possessions. The financial policy of the Government
was such as the circumstances of the country demanded.
Colonel Stanley wished that there should be no misunder-
standing as to his entire opposition to the principles of the
Horne Rule party,
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