The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-07-01
IRISH NAIL NKws.
Dublin Nation, Jun. 9th }

| Commons. On the order for the consider
alton of the English Prisons Bill as amend
ton declaring that no legislation dealing
with the management and discipline OF
prisons could be satisfactory which did
not extend to convict establishments. The
| ape cial ground upon which Mr.. Power ad-
vocated this motion was, that even quite
recently the political prisoners had endured
| perfectly barbaroHs and iDhuman treat
ment at the hands of their jailoIs, and IN
| proof of this statement he read letters from
Davitt, Chambers, and Mccarthy, three of
the political prisoners in question. The
| Home Secretary was evidently taken
| plant kat notice had not been given OF
the nature of the revelation. The result,
| however, was, az usual, unsatisfactory.
Mr.. Parnel, DR.. Ward, and Mr.. Butt hav-
ing spoken, Mr.. Power, at the instance OF
-iast-named gentleman, withdrew his
motion, ard, as the reporters say, the
| subject dropped"
The discussion just referred to took
place at the morning sitting (morniDg sit
tipgs have already commenced); az the
evening one, Mr.. Mitchell Henry once more
laid bare the financial grievance of Ireland,
ably supported in his task by Sir Joseph
M'Kepna, Mr.. Butt, and Captain Nolan.
HeIe we need not allude to the facts and
arguments Of the member for Galway fur
Their than to say that he demonstrated
beyond question that Ireland is robbed of
several millions sterling annually by undue
taxation, and that the Chancellor of the Ex-
che quer, who replied to him, utterly failed
to upset any one of his positions. The
facts and arguments, indeed, were all on
one side; yet, when the division came, the
majority was found on the side of the
plunderers. What is, perhapa, more dis
heartening, is that scarcely half the Home
Rule party put in appearance. Out of 81
| 81 cod
this important motion. and one who was
actually in the House walked out when the
division bell rang.
The policy of obstruction has been again
| this week the subject of considerable dis
cusslon. Mr.. O'Connor Power, NIP, has
published q very able and eloquent letter
I'm defence of Messrs PArnell and Biggar
against the charges leveled at those gentle
men by Mr.. Butt. The Irish in England
continue to pronounce for obstruction in a
very decided manner. In proof of this we
need only refer to the report CT the last
meeting of the North London Branch OF
the Home Rule Confederation, and of the
meeting in Hull, at which Mr.. John Barry,
| of Manchester, one of the most trusted
leaders of the Irish in England, called for
another National Conference to decide the
question Of the future policy Of the Home
Rule party in Parliament. Finally, the
Irish popular press calls loudly for vigor-
Gus action instead of the I" conciliatory >
line of conduct which that party has hith
erto adopted.
The Home Rule Confederation of Great
Britain has served az pattern for the Eng
ish Liberals. Last week q conference OF
delegates of Liber&i associations in differ.
ent parts of England was held in Birming
ham to cor slider a scheme prepared by the
lacal Liberal body for s-general federation
of the associations in question. According
to this scheme, which was adopted, no In
terferepce with the local Independence o.
the federated associations is proposed Of
contemplated; but from time to time, anC
on all occasions of emergency, their repre-
, sen tatives will be summoned to decide
what shall be the policy of the party
The Confederation is also designed to as
sist the establishment of Liberal associa
! tons on a popular representative bash
. throughout the country. Mapifestly, this il
,, an important movement. Inter aLG, i
, must affect, to some extent, at least, the
! Home Rule organizatian. Our country mel
! in Great Britain must meet 1t with lncreas
. ed exertions to consolidate their electora
power, and whatever help can be givel
them In this work by Ireland and the lrisl
representatives in the House of Commont
should be promptly rendered.
In connection with the conference, thu
greatest public meeting that has ever beef
I held under cover in Eogland took place il
o the Bingly Hall. Thirty thousand persou
. assembled to hear Mr.. Gladstone deliver
g an Grafton on the Eastern question. TIL
i. ex-leader of the Liberal party, fred by tn
n enthusiasm with which he was greeted
3, | rose to tie level of the occasion, and "gav
q ithot" both to the Turks and to the Tories
4 The union with tho advanced section o
3 the party thus inaugurated was further ce
i, mented before Mr. Gladstone left Brming
ham. The Liberal Association and severa
other political bodies of Radical tendencie
t presented the distinguished visitor wit
. warmly. worded addresses of welcome, an
> replies were made, in which Birmingham
1t and all its belongings were landed to th
e skies. In one of those replies, it should b
o added, longthened allusion was made
d Ireland. Once more the legislation of 1885
y 70 on the Church and Land questions wa
of held up for public admiration, and th
. Irish people were accused of iDgratitud
st in having ceased to form the Liberal tai
Is Dir. Gladstone never once acknowledge
in that the gratitude is really due to the Iris
% people for having enabled the Liberal pal
I'd ty to hold power for two generations.