The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-07-05
From Our Own Correspondence
OUR IRISH LETTER.

| F4.F OUh 46166 LETTER.,
/" DUBLIN, jane 10th, 1874.
| Tuesday, the 3Oth June, is fixed for the great
debate in the House of Commons on the ques
ton of Home Rule for Ireland Already there
are signs that the discussion will be lively aud
| important. Several prominent Home Rule
members are preparing great speeches, hear
| ana persons on the other side are busying
themselves with the arguments against the
Irish demand. Amongst the latter, promi
nent part is likely to be taken by DR.. Smyth.
the Presbyterian clergyman who represents
Derry county in the Liberal interest. This
gentleman last night gave notice in the House
that he would on Thursday ask Mr.. Butt when
he would lay on'sthe table the terms of his
motion. 1t is said, in fact, that he intends to
move the amendment whatever it may be,
and no doubt it would be more damaging to
have an Irish member take the lead in opposi-
ton to the demand of his country than for an
Englishrnan to undertake that task. He will
be well answered, however. Mr.. Butt, Mr.. A.
NJ. Sullivan and MIR. O'Connor Power will
probably make the great speeches of the night
on the Irish side but of the three Mr.. Sullivan
will probably be the only one who will speak
entirely crtempore. TtsBas very near coming to
pass too6 tuOTc po no Home hCle
debate at all this session. First, there was
great difficulty in getting night without the
aid of the Government; secondly, when Tues
day, the 3oth, had just been obtained by ballot,
the Government brought forward a resolution
giving priority to Government business on all
Tuesdays for the remainder of the session
But although this resolution was carried, it
was not without lively discussion sustained
by Irish members, the result of which was that
the Government promised not to deprive Mr..
Butt of the day he bad succeeded in obtaining.
In this discussion, Mr. John Martin, member
for Meath, spoke for the first time this session
and in his own Incorporating strain. He
reiterated again and again that the only bust
ness he had in the House was to obtain Home
Rule, without which he declared the Irish
nation would never be content The British
members laughed at the fine old PATRIOTS
declarations; but Mr.. Martin, as have said,
repeated those declarations again and again,
utterly regardless of what his unsympathetic
hearers might say or do.
The Home Rule members in the House of
Commons continue to display great activity
and to develop no uncomfortable amount of
talent Since I wrote last there have been at
least four debates in which they have done
excellent service. Mr.. O'Shaugnessy, the
junior member for Limerick City, brought for
ward the condition of intermediate Education
in Ireland, pointing ont that while the Pro-
testaut intermediate schools have vast endow-
msnts and are very many in number, the Cath.
Ole schools are wholly self-supporting. Mr..
OShaugnessy, who is q young Catholic bar
rister, did his work so admirably that he actu-
ally convinced the House of Commons and the
Government, which at once undertook to deal
with the subject. ALI the English papers,
have spoken in the highest terms of
his statement. Then the ella ms of the Irish
National Teachers were brought under the
notice Of the House in an able speech by Mr.. |
Meldon, the Home Rule member for Kildare, |
and in this debate it was that Mr.. OConnor |
Power, the newly elected member for Mayo |
and very polished and effective speaker,
delivered his maiden address. Mr.. Power
seems to have pleased his English critics. but |
be was not at his best The result IL this case |
vas no qnite satisfactory. The Government |
made some admissions, but they made no def
mite promises, and the wretchedly paid ma
ioral teachers may still groan for another
year under their miserable lot Thirdly, the
Debate raised by Mr.. Newdegate on the Con
vents was chiefly sustained on the side of
ruth, justice, decency, and liberty by Irish
Members. Sir George Bowyer wexford
,ounty), Mr.. O'SuIlivan Limerick county, |
Mr.. OConnor Power, aud Major OGorman
Waterford City,, all spoke in reply to him
whom the Nation has forcibly and Justly
.ermed 1.-THE Conyeat-burglar." Mr.. o'Sulli-
ran delivered hiS maiden speech on this occa-
ion, and although only a teuant-farmer,
ne achieved very fair success indeed. The
One he assumed was splendid His main idea