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committed, professed the utmost soliciludc
to do Justice. Even Strufibrd, the dcsertcI
Of The peoples cause.-The renegade Went.
, worth, while setting his foot on the neck.
of lrishmen declared his anxiety TO dc
Iiuslce am not surprised at this for the
| same influence now exists by which S'raf
, ford was influenced. But while all Others
profcsseed to do Justice, there was one a.
mong you, Of the most distinguished talent
and HE most decided Characteristic is no,
a member Of the House. he spoke at leas,
with more frankness than others of his
party. He does not profess TO do justice
to Ireland he is above impos,ure and
part OF The epitaph on Chartris is applicable
10 him.
THIS distinguished person tells us, when
making an appeal TO The passions of the
English people--hc tells us the people OF
lreland--that is every particula- by which
strangers can be enumerated we are aliens
to this country, Tremendous cheering,
which lasted Cor several minutes and was
renewed with bursts OF enthusiasm; il being
discovered that Lord Lyndburst was sitting
under the galcry,) The phrase is Ger:
tainly remarkable one, and one which now
belongs to history. 1t is one, which must
necessarily be the subject Of fair and legit-
innate quarrel now, as it must be the sub
ject of observation hereafter. am not
aware whether that phrase has ever been
explained. (Cres "oh. oh - and cheers)
| know the phrase has never been disavow
ed. know the uttcrance Of that phrase has
! not been denied and with respect to the
meaning Of it, little doubt can be entertain.
ed. know that in this house, on one oc
casion Immediately after that remarkable
phrase bad been uttered, | took the iiher.
'y-if it oe one, beg pardon-but | took
The liberty of asking every one who held a
onspicvous position on the opposite bench
cs whether he adopted that phrase or not.
| remember an honorable members reply,
that he was responsible for no language
but his own.
The right honorable baronct was in the
painful situation of being in close connection
and association with man in whose ex-
prcssions he did not think it judcous to
express his concurrence. am surprised
that, at The moment the phrase was uttered
the duke of Wellington did not start up
and say that those aliens had done their
duty. (Immense cheering) The Duke of
Wellington is not man of peculiarly
eXctablc temperament his mind is too
martial for sudden emotions; bnt We, ] can.
not help feeling surprised. that when he
heard expressions 50 ahron'ing to his coun-
try, he did not rccollcct how often in the
field and in the fight the Irish Roman
Catholics have been the auxilares Of his
renown. He ought no, TO have forgotten
Vimcra, and Salamanca. and Toulouse
and the last and glorious conflict which
crowned all former victories. | will np-
peal to The gallant and honorable soldier
opposite tSlr II. IIardnge)-l know he
bears il his breast a brave and generous
heartfelt him tell how on that day when
the des' inies of mankind were trembling
in the bulaucc-W hen the batteries with Ia
tai prceision spread slaughter over the
field ard men fell in heaps-when the lie.
eions Of France rushed to the fight and in
spirod by the voice of their mighty leader
rushed ngan and again to the ontset,'Lc gal
liant soldier opposite will tell you that in
hat last hour of thousands the aliens did
not finch. Ard when at length the mos
mcnt for the decisive Britishcharge arrived,
and the great Captain cried out Now,
boys al lhem'-he will tell you, for he
must remember, whether the Irismen. the
Catholic Irshman, was less forward in
throwing himself upon the foe. He will
tell you that on that day the blood of the
men of England, Ireland. Scotland, was
was poured forth together they fought ~
the same feld-they died the same death
they were stretched in the same pit
their dust was commingl led the same dew
Of heaven fell upon the earth that covered
them the same grass sprung from the soil
which covered their graves. And is it to be
endured that we should be called aliens
and complete strangers to that empire for
whose salvation our best blood was shed?"
(Eni husias,ic cheering in The midst Of
which Mr.. Shiel sat DOWN.
EARTHQUAKE IN PALESTINE.
Letter from Mr.. Chasseband the Bril-
fish consul, dated Beyrout, Jan. %, 1887.
: Dear II have mos, painful task
to perform that of announcing the deaths
of our much esteemed friends, Mr. and Mrs
Joshua Levy, of Saiiet, and the greater
part of their family. This horrible catas
trophc took place on Sunday the LIST inst,
late in the afternoon, though before sunset
when a most violent shock Of earthquake
destroyed the whole Of SafIet, Tiberus
and many OF the surrounding villages, &c
which our much lamcnred friends, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Levy, ahu tue greater part OF lHeli
\ family, fell victims, with about fire hundred
r olher E.'aeftea, and as many Christians am
; Mwsuima,,s, at Saffet only, without incln
l ding the great many persons MORTAL,
: wounded or manned, aud those who wer'
n dog out of the ruins, eight or ten days af
d ter, alive, but starved, and in a dying state
d Such an appalling scci.e is seldom to b
met with in the annals OF history, and m
heart fails me in attemptin. to give yo'
farther particulars. 1t was only on the 81
instant, Tive days after the earthquake
that the few survivors of Salfet rGcovere