New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-12
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! LONDON March lin the House of Commons
| last night, Mr. John Francis Mcguire member for
tho City of Cork in moving that the House
| go into Committee on the State OF Ireland,
said though Ireland was part OF the
Empire and now peaceful. yet the personal
liberty of every man in that country at the mercy
of SPIES policemen or Government officials; and this
state of things existed when the records of the courts
showed that there were few Of ordinary crime.
He then quoted the statistics of pauperism,
emigration and other evils. The country
he declared, was decaying, and its people
were in despair. Discomfort was word inadequate
to express the state of feeling He denied the correct
ness 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 "a deep
impression upon the Irish people, and the
effect of all future laws should be
10 obterate these bitter remembrances The
laws in regard to tenure of land were defective,
and operated so disastrousy that the means of a
tenant, which good two years ago, are worthless
now. He denounced the London guilds which held
large tracts of Irish lands for their cruelty to their
tenants. Ireland needed no commissions of inquiry
on tho established church; that church was not
suited 10 the majority of the people who dssented
from it, What would the people of England think
or do if Dr. Manning should lay claim to and occupy
the See of Canterbury Exeter Hall would revolt,
and the religious Ultrasts would join the ranks
Of the Fenans. Mr. Charles Neate, member for
Oxford, regretted that Mr.. Mcguire had offered
no plan for solution of the question After speeches
from Mr. c. Darby Griffith, member for Devices and
Sir Frederick Heygate member for Londonderry,
Lord Clinton moved the adoption by the House IN
Committee Of resolution in substance as follows:
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easiness to the Empire and must be remedied; that
the laws for Ireland shoud be framed to suit the
wishes of thepeope that the present church, school,
and land tenure systems unjust and
that, in the opinion of this House. these
wrongs should be rightedp Mr. James 0'Beime,
member for Cashel in the course Of his remarks de-
cared that the large body of the Irish synpathized
with the Fenians He also replied at length to the
attacks recently made upon the people Of Ireland by
Mr. R0ebuck. Earl Mayo the Chief-Secretary for Ire
land made long and able speech. He admitted
that great discomfort prevailed in Ireland but said it
was exclusively nOurished by the Irish in America;
the Irish living in Australia Canada felt no dis
content and even in Ireland that feeling was con-
fined to the lower classes only. There was no prom-
nent Fenian leader in Ireland who was not aided
and pushed on by friends in the United States.
He repealed the charges of English mis-government .
were nearly all Irishmen, and the police force
composed entirely of natives of the Island. He de-
MED that Ireland was governed for the ADVANTAGE.
of England Her wealth had been increased
within the last quarter of century. English capital
was applied to the development Of her resources and
the Improvement of her condition. The rate of wages
was low but it was improving The con-
sumption of spirits which is the best test
of a peoples material prosperity, was in
creasug. There was nothing else which
would serve to indicate the prostration and decay
spoken Of except the positive decrease of crim@ He
advocated the maintenance of the present policy but
promised that bill would soon be introduced for the
relief of tenants.
At the conclusion of Earl Mayos speech, the debate
was adjourned until next Thursday.
THE PRINCE OF wALEs's VISIT To IRELAND.
DUBLIN March 1l.-Great preparations are being
made here and in other parts of Ireland for the re-
ception OF the Prince of Wales.
VERDICT IN THE CASE OF CAPT. MACKAY.
Cork. March 1.-THE trial of Capt. Mackay was
concluded to-day. The jury brought in verdict OF
not guilty of the charge of murder"
ARRIVAL OF GEN. DIX IN LONDON.
LONDON, March 11-Evening-Ge Dix American
Minister to France has arrived in this city, and II is
understood will remain here two three weeks. 1t
is said he has come here business connected with
the question of the Alabama claims.
The House of Commons this evening. in Committee
of the Whole agreed to report for passage the bill in
troduced by Mr.. Gladstone for the abolition OF
Church rates. Mr. Waters recently arrested, has
been discharged from custody. The of Mullaney
to be brought up the House of Lords next week.