The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-03-21
THE IRISH REFORM QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT.

LONDON March lin the House of Commons last night
John Francis Mcguire member for Cork in moving that the
House go committee the of Ireland said though
Ireland part of the empire and PEACEFUL yet
the personal liberty every in that country was at the
mercy spies police government officials and this state
of things existed wen the records of the courts showed that
there few of ordinary crime He then quoted the
statistics of paupersm, emigration and other evils The
country he declared decayng and its people IN despair
Discomfort word inadequate to express the state OF
feeling He denied the correctness of the assertions made by
Lord MAYO and Lord Kimberly that the farming class in
Ireland were loyal The cruelty of the past had made deep
impression upon the Irish people, and the effect of all future
laws should be to oberate these bitter The
laws in regard the tenure of land defective and
operated dsastrousy that the of tenant which
good years ago, worthless He denounced
the London Guilds which held large tracts of Irish and for
their cruelty tenants Ireland needed no commissions OF
inquiry Established Church. That Church not suited
the majority of the people, who dissented from What
would the people of England think do if Dr. Manning
should lay claim and occupy the See of Canterbury Exeter
Hall would revolt, and the religious uraist would join the
ranks of the Fenians.
Mr. Charles Neae member for Oxford city, regretted that
Mr. Mcguire had offered plan for the solution of the
question.
and Sir Frederick H. Rgae member for Londonderry Lord
Clinton moved the adoption by the House in committee OF
resolution in substance follows That this discomfort of
Ireland is of uneaness to the empire and must be
remeded that the laws of Ireland should be framed to suit
wishes of the people, that the church school and
land systems unjust and that IN the opinion OF
this House, the wrongs should be righed 80,
James Byrne, member for Cashe in the course of his
remarks declared that large body of the Irish sympa
made upon Ireland by Mr.. Roebuck.
Earl Mayo the Chief Secretary for Ireland made long
and able speech He admitted that great discomfort pre-
vailed in Ireland but said it exclusively nourshed by
the Irish in America The Irish living in Australia or
Canada felt no discomfort and in Ireland the feeling
was confined the lower classes only There no prom
inen Fenian leader in Ireland who was not AIDED ana
pushed by friends in the United States. He repealed the
charge of English msgovernment The members OF the
present Dublin nearly all 1rishmen, and
the police force composed entirely of natives lie denied
that Ireland was governed for the advantage of England
Her wealth had been increased within the last quarter of
century English capital applied to the development
of her and the improvement of her condition
The rate of wages low, but it improving The
sumption of spirits which the best test of the peoples
material prosperity increasing There nothing else
which would serve indicate the prosration and decay
spoken of except the positive increase of crime He advo
Gated the maintenance of the present policy but promised
that bill would be introduced for the relief of
At the conclusion of Mr. Mayos Speech the debate
adjourned to next Thursday.
PREPARATIONS IN DUBLIN PRINCE OF WALES
RECEPTION
DUBLIN March 11-Great preparations are being made
here for the reception of the Prince of Wales.
GUILTY.
Cork March 1.-THE trial of Captain Mackey was con-
cuded to-day The jury brought in verdict of not guilty
on the charge of murder.
Waters, of the hishmo recently arrested mas peen u
charged from custody The of Muaney IS 70 peptoug
up IN the House of Lords next week.