The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-03-18
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LONDON, March l7.-Recent deyel-
opements lead to the belief that the
attempts of Fenians to induce soldiers
of the regular army to foresake their
allegiance and join the ranks OF their
organization are not relaxed, but are
still carried on in Ireland, England and
Scotland.
A man named Mahon, said to be Fe-
man military organizer, has just been
arrested in this city, charged with, hav-
ing endeavored to swear in soldiers
stationed here as Fenians. 1t is ru-
mored that Mahon's efforts were not
unattended with some success, and that
the evidence be produced at his trial
show that disafTection prevails to an
alarming degree in some of the Irish
regiments.
LONDON, March 16, Midnight.-The
House of Commons agaiR went into
committee this evening and resumed
the debate on the resolution of Mr..
Mcguire relative to reforms i'll Ireland.
Speeches were made. by Mr.. Mcguire in
support of his resolution and by Mr..
D'Israeli in opposition. On the con-
clusion of the Speeches Mr. Mcguire
withdrew his resolution.
ROME, March 1.-THE recent OTdma-
ton of the Bishops of LOnisville. Erie
and Buffalo is publicly proclaimed by
the Pope.
LONDON. March 1.-THE pew French
pamphlet seeking to establish the claims
of the Napoleonic dynasty to popular
origin is announced shortly to appear:
Its authorship is ascribed to Emperor
Napoleon.
In the House of Commons last night
the debate on Irish reform was resumed
in committee of the Whole.
Mr. Gregory, member for Galway, rose
in support of Mr.. Maguire's resolutions,
and denounced the long continued Eng
lish misgovernment of Ireland. OF this
there seemed to be no end, for now when
the Irish people asked for reform in
lands, in church, and i'll educational
systems, the Ministers evaded their de-
mands anil offered them other changes
which they did not want. He denied
that there were any persons among the
Roman Catholic clergy who favored the
present system of national schools.
Mr.. Gladstone, for the first time in
this debate, gave his views on the ques,
tions at issue. He said that the Irish
tenants were wanting in enterprise and
should be encouraged by every possible
means i'll making improvements on their
farms. IS to church establishment, it
was the duty of the Ministers of the
Crown to mark out and submit 4 definite
plan for the treatment of that subject,
and meanwhile Parliament should lose
no time in doing itself i'll favor of relig-
ious equality in Ireland. He entertained
hopes tlnt the ministry had fully real
lied the gravity Of the crisis. 1t was
vain to rely upon time as cure for the
evil. Seven hundred years had thus
been wasted, and the Irish inhabitants
of Canada and Australia were content
ed, and great reason for their content
was that they possessed great fruits
of their own labor and enjoyed
civil and religious equality but
in Ireland the discomfort was wide and
deep. The alleged material prosperity
of Ireland was proof of this, for not
withstanding the improving condition
of the country Us described by some
gentlemen who preceded him, no
one seemed surprised that the
people of Ireland should complain
at the same time of their misery. The
crisis was grave one, not only on ac-
count Of the rapid depopulatiOn OF
the island by emigration, but OH ac-
count of those who remained in
the country. 1t was the impera-
tive duty of the Government to
give this question their early attention.
Mr.. Gladstone proceeded to review
one by one the measures of relief which
the Ministry had proposed for Ireland.
The Only one he approved was that for
political reform.