The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-02-19 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

IR,ISH LEGISLATION.

In the IlorrsE OF LORDS on February 14, Lord
Inchiquin called attention to the urgent necessity for
further legislation to deal with the disorder and law-
lessness existing in Ireland, where he said, a state of
things had been developed that almost bordered on
rebellion. While the National League existed there
was no security for good government, or the preserva-
tion of law and order, and he contended that to assure
the proper government of the country that organisation
should at all hazards be suppressed. That done, the
Irish priesthood would be dissociated from the organisa-
tion, a result which deserved their lordships' considera-
tion.

Lord Brabourne, though regretting that the noble
Lord had chosen this particular moment to introduce
the subject, impressed upon the Government the fact
that they were face to face with a state of things that
was at once hostile to the Union and to the princiPles
of the Constitution.

Lord Midleton urged the necessity of making the
law respected in Ireland, and maintained that the
Land Act cf 1881 was a failure.
Lord Cadogan, speaking on behalf of Ministers, ques.
tioned whether a desultory conversation was calcu.
Wed to further the objects which noble lords had in
view, or strengthen the hands of the Government.
The discussion illustrated the difficulty that
any Government must find in meeting the
withes of both political parties. It was easy . for
a Government to proclaim their determination to
enforce the law, but not so easy to expLan all the diffi-
culties and obstacles standing in their way in reference
to the Plan of Campaign. As to the allegation of a
prevalence of lawlessness, he was glad to esy that,
although there was still lawlessness in some parts of
the country, there had been generally a considerable
diminution of crime. Ile concurred in the necessity of
dealing with the land question, and hoped the result
would be the abolition of the :dual ownership, which
had had such a baneful influence on the agrarian ques-
tion.

After some remarks from Lord Fitzgerald, the sub.
sect dropped.

NEW WRIT.

In the COMMONS, a new writ was ordered for the
election of a member for Burnley, in the room of the
late Mr. Rylands. _

SIR U. DRUMMOND wooLr's MISSION.

Mr. S. Williamson having asked whether the Govern-
ment were considering the propriety of speedily putting
an end to the burden on the taxpayers which Sir IL D.
Wolff's mission imposed,
Mr. W. H. Smith replied that gir It. D. Wolff was
eng, ged in the conduct of delicate and difficult negotia-
tions at Constantinople and in Egypt. It was, there-
fore, not intended at present to terminate his mission.
To a further question from Mr. Williamson, Mr. W. 11,
Smith said he believed that both her Majesty's repre-
sentatives at Constantinople and Cairo were in good
health. They were also in the enjoyment of the most
complete confidence of her Majesty's Government. Sir
H. Wolff was charged with a special mission and a
special duty, which rendered it necessary that he
should represent her Majesty for that purpose both at
Constantinople and in Egypt.