, 1876-02-19
SUNDAY sAtooN.closING IN lRELAnD.

SUNDAY SALO0N.cL0 0SING IN lRELAND.
Tho Irish Of Chlcago voted almost solidly iu
favor OF keeping open the whisky-Bhops On Bun-
day during tho houra OF religious worBhlp.
Their brothora In the '.ould county" vote quito
differently. The aaloons arc all closed In Ire
land on Sunday, and tue rneAsurois Ia firmly upheld
by tho priosts and tho great body Of tho lalty.
The example OF the Irish is being hold up in
England, where much drunkenness prevails.
TAoro was grcnt tempcsauce mooting in Liver
pool recently, which w0 find thus rpported in tie
London Times:
Dir. William. Rathbono. Il. P. presided. snd
woro Mr. ". 4. Med,noni, II. +. tho Re1.
Fntuer Nugent, and br. Wigham, Secretary Of
tho 1rish Sunday Closing Association. Tho
Chaisnnn said ho consented cordially to take
tho clair, and to support tho closing Of public
houses on Sunday In Ireland, because ho ho.
lssyed tue public opinion and feeling In ireland
wore 80 general aud 30 hearty in support OF sucit
| measure tint it would be practically eaeetivo.
Tie lsoy. Dr.. Taylor tnoVedn resolution oxpress-
Ing hearty satisfaction Ut tho fact that u'l CLASSES
OF tho Irlali people had combined to dounnd the
cessation Of tho liquor trnfic Oh sundays. 1Is
| commented upon thu unique character Of tho
sncotng. conblning aa i did, etery rhade
Irish peopis On tho snbIect oatsled thom to to have
~ Home liulo " IN thia instance. [ohecrs.1 Tho
| tley. Fnthor NuGcnt who Wa warmly cheerod,
! seconded tho resolution. lie said he did not ro-
! gard the liquor traffic aa bong as honorable ~
nthoF trades. Though paoplo might try to do 10,
| It was next to impossible to keap 'ta groggery
| as an old.fashioned hotn!, and to conduct tho
trade honestly. There wcro drops Of blood
| upon tho 1uoney In tho puhltaand till Jap
| p!nuse.l Ms. T. PIN, JF., supported tha Easoln.
| tiou, and said that glava responsibility would
Eost upou tLo British Government II they re-
fuHeA tho dornand Of The Irish peopl0. Ont OF
| 23,5uo houschoIdors iu Dublin WHO bad besu
canyasscd on tho subject, 25. 900 voted for ann-
day closing, aud only $500 against. The rub-
lcans themselves returned 32G "nyes" against
| us "nocs." fhs resolution was carried with
| applause. Mr. John Patterson moved
. resolution expressing v indignation q!
Tie conduct or csrta!n Epg!ish mom-
that OF Dir. Whcollouao, by whom q bill fox
Hnnday-olosing Nls ''talkod out" 10 Nay Inst.
| Tho lev. q. Garrett seconded ule resolution.
Mr. ". A. Nodmond, b. T., In supporting the
| motion, said that, Home lsutdr as he VAS be
would not regret il Parliament, by granting the
Wishes Of tho Irish people tu respect to Sunday
oloHpg TOOK an argument away from Home
llu:s1s. lCheers.l Iii. 7. W. Russell (Dub!lni
Also supported tho motion, which WA carried
Tho Rev. H. Todd proposed that ~ simial
,neasure had bson granted to Scotland. Sun
llay-CloEing bill should DO conceded to lre!and
~ it VIA purely social question, involving nc
Imperial Issues and that copies Of the reaou
tions should be sent to tho Prime Minister. ths
ltoms Secretary, and tho members Tor tht
borough aud County Of LAncAahlte. lii. Grill
tlftha Yhoinas Rcconded tho motion, which WRt
carried; and vote OF thauks to tho Chatruar
concluded tho meeting.
Commerce o9 thc dominion OF Cnn.