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the union, and their success would plunge
Ireland into civil war and annul the recent
progress in that country. He said further that
if England continued to remove every pretext
for the plea of mismanagement in England,
the result would be the disgraceful failure of
the movement. He firmly believed its success
would bring ruin to the interests of every man
in Ireland.
Mr.. Robert Lowe, member for the UNIVERSE
ty of London, said the establishment of a local
Irish Parliament would involve the necessity Of
similar bodies in Scotland and England, and
the result would be constant disputes and diff
fculties.
Mr.. Disraeli was unable to agree that Ire.
land had a right to a greater amount of self
government than Scotland or England. He
demonstrated the groundlessness of the com
plant that Irishmen were not appointed to
high office of the government, and denied that
Ireland was treated as a conquered country.
He said two separate Parliaments would be
constantly in collision. The minority in the
Irish Parliament would be always appealing
to the Imperial Parliament. He opposed the
motion because it was injurious to both cOun-
tries. At the great crisis of the world which
was nearer than some supposed, he wished
the people to be united. To accept the motion
would produce disintegratiOn In England, and
might result in the destruction of the empire.
Messrs. Mccarthy, Mitchell, Nolan, the
O'Connor Don and others spoke in support Of
the motion. At a late hour the House divided
and DR.. Butts resolve was rejected by a
vote of 81 yeas to 458 nays.
July 8.
LoNDoN.-Tn the House of Lords tonight
the Earl of Denbeigh asked whether England
was to be represented in the Brussels congress.
He said that the papers relating thereto had
-, ,olou6oa1 Hko nroUro NM IF
the s~o-called Universal Society indicated that
it was primarily designed to promote humanity,
particularly in relation to the treatment of prl-
soners of war. 1t now appeared that the En-
peror of Russia had fathered the whole affair.
The programme contained articles dealing with
every contingency of war. Some of the pro"
posed rules might cripple naval action.
The Earl of Derby, Secretary of state. re-
piled for the foreign department, saying that
the feeling of uneasiness was not at all I'M
natural, and he was glad of an opportunity to
say something to dispose of it. The British
Government had deferred its answer to the
invitation to participate in the congress until
the last moment. 1t had given no particular
encouragement to the project, but, as all the
great European powers had consented to take
part in the congress, which aimed at the mlti-
cation of suffering, it was thought that an abso-
lutte and unconditional refusal would be liable
TO misrepresentation, and the government nao
therefore decided to accept the invitation,
STIMULATING that England would not be required
to discuss the rules of International law govern
ing the relations of belligerents. or undertake
any new engagement in regard to general
principles. The scope of the congress did not
include matters relating to maritime warfare.
England would not send a representative I'M
less she was distinctly assured on these points.
and especially on the last. In any case her
representative would not be empowered to
consent to the adoption of any new rules. He
would simply watch and report the proceedings,
the government reserving full liberty of action.
July 2.
LoNDoN.-By collision on the Lancashire
railway this morning, five persons were killed
and several wounded.
July 8.
This mornings STANDARD" reviewing the
proposed reciprocity treaty between the United
States and Canada, says, if adopted, it will es-
tablish a separate North American Zollverein
in regard to all essential articles of trade be-
tween the United States and the Dominion, ex-
Guiding England from the Canadian markets
like a foreign and less favored nation. The
Canadian frontier will be virtually obliterated
and the absorption of the British North Ameri-
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