The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-06-09
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Dublin Nation. ksy 18th.
The week in Parliament began with ont
OF those ALI night sittings for which ths
House Of Commons 10 Of late becoming
femous. First; there was, on Monday
night, q very animated discussion on the
bringing over of the Indian troops, q pro
ceeding for which the Government were
denounced in unsparing terms. Amongst
we're Mr.. Mitchell Henry and Mr.. Biggar.
The business of voting supplies was next
brought on, and found Mr.. O'Donnell, Mr.
Parnell, Mr.. Sullivan, Mr.. Biggar, Mr..
OConnor Power, Gray, and come other
Irish members ready to contest almost
every item in the bill, albeit they were
aesaiied by cat-calling on the part of some
admirers Of the present Chief Secretary.
On one item-that of some E300 for the
stationery for the Queens University-
they were actually euccessful the Chan
cellor of the Excbequer. on Mr.. Parpell
threatening to keep the House dividing all
night, agreeing not to press that vote on
flict over the Sunday Closing Bill, which
lasted till nine on Tuesday morning.
A meeting of the Home Rule party In
the House of Commons was held on Satur
day to consider the question of Mr.. Butts
notice of the meeting had been given, only
twenty seven members attended, and,
curiously enough, the absentees included
many of those whose neglect of their par.
liamentary duties has brought such dis.
credit on the party, while of the active
section only ore was absent, and he
unavoidably. The meeting, Of course,
mously resolved to ask Mr.. Butt to
withdraw bis resignation, and we believe
there is reason to think this request will
meet with compliance. On the same
occasion, we are glad to be able to add, the
expediency of again formally bringing
the Home Rule question before the House
determined to ask the Government for q
day for debate on the subject, and Mr..
Butt for his advice as to the precise form in
which the question should be raised.
The candidates for the vacant seat in
Down have all this week been haranguiug
meetings in various parts of that county,
and both the rivals have been SO we'll re-
ceived that the result (Which will probably
have been known by the time we can again
address our readers) is considered very
doubtful. As we have already intimated,
there is not much to choose between Mr..
Andrews and Lord Castlereagh, and, there
fore, the interest of patriotic Irishmen in
the sayings or doings of either is very
faint. Yet the drift of their addresses is
sufficiently remarkable. Both constantly
and everywhere profess themselves to be,
above all things, the friends of the farmers.
The notion of such q person as Lord Cas-
tlereagh even pretending to advocate
tenant right principles is curious, and must
be thoroughly disgusting to those who be-
long to the same party throughout the rest
Of the country.
1t might naturally have been expected
that the scene at the funeral of the late
Lord Leitrim would be seized upon by the
English press as an occasion for libelling
the Irish nation, and, accordingly, We read
without surprise that London daily has
declared that the grave of a
Protestant has no eanctity for the Irish.
Such an assertion might be left, in its
naked atrocity, to work it's own refutation.
A worthy young Irishman, o member of the
English bar - Mr.. Barry O'Brien-has,
however, viewed the affair otherwise,
and has obtained, and published in the
Morning Post q number of letters which
constitute very conclusive contradiction
of the Infamous libel to which we have
referred. Mr.. w. E 81. Lscky, Lord
Inchiquin, Lord Leconfield, the Earl of
Devon, and the Rev. Mr.. Carroll, of st.
Brides, in this CITY, all ridicule the reckless
statement of Tt London scribe. This ties.
timony will, no doubt be effective for the
particular purpose intended; but what of
thatf As soon as one lie is exposed an
other will be invented.
STRANGE OCCURRENCE.