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THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 20, 1870

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MORNING EDITION.

the resolution which Mr. MaottißE means to move,
having for its object the establishment of a national
Parliament in St. Stephen's Green. In the first
place Mr. MAGUIRE, while a thorough' Irishman, is
also thoroughly loyal. Probably there is no member
of Parliament more clear-sighted than he with
respect to the wants of his country; at the same
time there is none less likely to sacrifice the integrity
or influence of the Empire to local needs. But it is
not only Mr. MAGUIRE, who demands a national
legislature. He as a Celt and a Roman Catholic
may be suspected in England, but the most fervid
Protestant Saxon can hardly suspect the Orangmen
of Ulster when they make the same request. It
appears at present as if both races and both religions
in Ireland were fast becoming agreed on this
matter. They believe that they can do better for
themselves than a Parliament sitting at Westminster,
however well-disposed, can do for them. The ono
obstacle which we might have thought insurmount-
able does not strike them as such. The fact that
there are two races and religions does not appear to
be any reason why they should not work together
for the common good, though it might have been
supposed that the party which is in the ascendancy,
being also in the minority, might have dreaded the
result of the severance from English

If Irish Protestants are not afraid of an Irish
Parliament, Englishmen of all creeds and politics
should have good reason to rejoice at the proposal.
The greater part of three sessions has been occupied
by Irish questions. In 1868 and 1869 the Irish
Church was debated over and over again. This year
Irish land tenure has occupied two-thirds of
the Parliamentary season. The consequence has been
a terrible block and a ruthless sacrifice of English
measures of vast importance, although members
never sat for so many hours as they have done this
year. When we see measures like the Elections,
Mines, and Merchant Shipping Bills abandoned for
want of time to pass them ; when matters vitally
affecting our working men like the licensing question,
the truck system, and trades unions, are
not so much as taken in hand, because
there was not the smallest chance of passing them ;
when we remember that next session we shall have
another Irish question to settle, the third branch of
the "Upa,s tree " to lop of ; and when we find that
in spite of all our efforts to conciliate Ireland, we do
not succeed, we may well ask ourselves if we
should not do as the Emperor of Austria
has done with Hungary, and let the Irish
people legislate for themselves. Certainly some-
thing must be done to relieve the British Par-
liament. Flesh and blood cannot stand the pace at
which our legislators have been going lately. No
doubt there is some unnecessary talk; but when we
see how small is the number of members who speak
at all, how vast is the amount of business which
Parliament gets through, and, above all, how vast is
the amount which it leaves undone through sheer
physical inability to accomplish it, we cannot
but give serious attention to any proposal which
would remedy this state of things. Certainly no
more effectual remedy could be found than handing
over to Irish legislators the conduct of their own
affairs, provided always that this can be done con-
sistently with the integrity of the Empire. This
point has to be proved, we admit. But at least
let us not take fop granted that the condition is im-
possible-.

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Reed, on by the news from the Continent I
that there was a probability of war, wrote again to
the Admiralty, offering to retain his situation if
they desired. Mr. Childers's illness and absence
from his office occasioned some delay in
replying to this communication, but at
length Mr. Reed was informed that his
offer was declined for the present, and it is
reported that the office of Chief Constructor is not
to be filled up, but put into commission. A com-
mittee is to be appointed, consisting of the chief of
the Naval Ordnance Department, Captain Hood,
R.N., Messrs. Barnaby, Barnes, and Crossland, a staff
commander for stowage, and a medical officer to
dispose of the sanitary questions. The Daily News
is dissatisfied with the change, and thinks the pre-
sent moment an unfavourable one for trying experi-
ments with the Navy.

Francisco Antonio Martinez and two of his satellites,
were shot, although only part of the money has been
recovered.

THE RED RIVER EXPEDITION.

The first experiences of the Red River expedition-
ary forces were not of a very lively kind. One of the
officers writing from a place with the very appro-
priate name of "Thunder Bay " says that the
weather is abominable; " the sun is either scorching
hot, starting all pork barrels, or it is pouring with
rain, spoiling flour and biscuit. A thunderstorm is
going 00 while I am writing, and the rain coming
down in buckets full." The situation one would ima-
gine is not very conducive to perfect comfort, but the
writer states that it is not altogether incompatible
with jollity. Fortunately the rations are good, and
what is more astonishing than all is that the "contrac-
tor far fresh meat has supplied the forces well, and
the tea, sugar, and other necessaries are of excellent
quality." As they progressed things improved, and the
completion of the roads would, it was expected,
remove many of the difficulties.

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