, 1881-06-01
FASHION IN LONDON AND FAMINE m
IRELAND.

FASHION IN LONDON AND FAMINE m
IRELAND.
Tho situation In England Is not one fiat
tering to the traditional pride Of the British
people. Dillon is III jul. but 1t Is q nice
question whether hfs detention Is MI oct Of
justlce Or Of ,ncru abltrary powgr, Nlr.
Gladstone Is reported to bc III, but 1t is a
question whether lle Is not In fact dlscour-
ngett and llsRusted. Rowing, rncinR, ard
coaching sorye to a1nuso tho young Lords
and Dukes and the Prince and Princess Of
Wales. Hyde Park is n scene Of regal splct,-
dor Oil sunny afternoons. Tho Queens
birthday WIZ celebrated BY Il magnificent dis
play Of the Horse Guards, Notwithstanding
the depressing effect upon the Queen's mind
Of the awful steamboat catastrophe ut Lo1-
don, Canada ofl tfleMnMlversary Of tint usually
| joyous event. Upon tho lutte OCCASION OF tho
"nleet" Ut tho Four-El,-linud Coaching Club,
| MI went "nlerry rs d 1llnrriARe bell" So
| 1Mahy Lords anu Ladies, Dukes, MarQulses,
| Counts, and Gunosals were OIL the ground
that there was hardly room for her lsoyal
IIigh1,ess the Princess Of Wales when sl,e
"drove 'uD III n pony lllneton." Mrs.
Langtry sat oil tho box beside Sir II. Thom1-
SON." Probably tic editor &h0 lndulgcd tr
the following lofty atrain of self-gratulat1on
OIL tho OCCASION Of the Queens birtlldny was
| thinking OF tho CoaciInK Club "meot" ratll-
or than OF tic condition Of ireland:
Throughout our vast Indian Empire nnd our
colun!nt drpentlunc!es trutn tho Hook Of ubral-
tnr tb tito lights Ut Abrahai1t froui tho sandy
s Kons @ the te ea os 81 ,S
Unrth, whcrcsouvcr tho Qucun's morning drum
butts, will tho cannon thunder thls day.
Meantime ireland IL "it All uprour." Con-
stables sttlycs and p0lteonlen's clubs serve
no lunger to quiet tho people OF the Green
Isle, "Tho people arc resisting tha pro-
cusscs of lAw with n rccklusncss uneauaIed
In the history Of tile country, and yet
will, countemcting restraint which
Is n new feuture in popular 1risl
agitations." Doycotting Inns become uni
yorsal. Every mans l,aid is against tho
Government. No carr1lnn will drive Its OIL
Gers. "No publican will supply them with
food. Tho peopio stone theln ut every op-
purtunity. The women hoot, yell aud I'D
Drnid. The children throw mud at thaMf.''
There Is danger TINT her Alaicsty's troups
will bo driven to tia desperate, bloody resort
! Of shooting to death her Alajesty'A half
starved Irish sub|ectsl Ever now they are
compelled to stand guard aver "tlla ill.,
savosy DullIiTs lii thu dirty work Of throwing
into tile road tho miserable furniture Uf mud
cabiIs." 1t Is lit this way that the CoercIon
act Is being enforced. but, OH tic authority
of cablcgran: "'rhcro " not slngt III
stance Of guilty person having been
brought to tlatlco since tho passing OF
the Coercion act.' 1t Is very ludIcrous
indcad, tho facttlaat tho ragged. half-starved
remnant OF tho Irish people-those tou puor
! to cscuua to th!s CONFERENCE.-The to defy the
British Goyernment,- ,-.that eO'nssai Power
which dominates "fr0n tie Rock OF Glib
rpltar 10 tho lights OF Abraham. from the
/ sa,lIy shores of llolgola,ll 10 tho scorchina
. wills OF Hong Kongp' 1t Is I'LL open secro
: that "al opinion Is growing w among tt!t
!: commercial classes tnAt for the sake Of thi
= trio and commerce Ut the country tho Gov
0 ernme,it ought to do something which vii
: rcstorp peuce and bring back condcncc.'
!, Accordingly tho Ttmcs grayey mi
+ MystHrluMsly Observes: "It is under
II stood that tho Government has u,l
!. der serious consideration, at the in
l. stanee Of the 1rls}, Executive, til
y complete suppression Of tho Land League.
o rAcro IL MI Impression abroad In the worl
= TINT "the Government" llns Ind thFs subjee
d under "scrlous consideration" for tho pas
= six months. 1t las tried every know, n1car'
IS except shooting tho ragged tcual.try Of Iii
o land, aud 1t llas nothing to show for all Il
l. efforts but Dillon Issuing Irritating pr0uul
II olamcntos from buh!nA the Iron bars Of hi
Is prlsun. Uhlef-Srcretary Forster IL refcrse
|. to !n ireland, tlesistyely, as l'rest-li,Intg
h Forster, aud III Parliament 10 IL openly rid
r. culed a.lu laughed at fsgn the Irish bencle
IS Everything seems to 6o right o., The i" "lloc
o at Gibraltar" but everything Is wrong in III
If Irish Counties Limerick, 1oscou,l,,o,,, R,l
], I.e!tslm. ruAco reiEnS "tl,rongllout tue va
i lnlisln Empire" but abusa OF the IA!
H. empire prevails throughout IRELAND. 4
Ii ~ serene on "tho flights Ut Abraham" b,
n, II nj lrlsl, Bnlllit wants to serys a writ q
10 soIuu poor devil Of an Irish tenant lie +
" qMlses regiment Of the Queen's Guards
Ut bis bRck. There is 10 trouble On "the sam
1t shores Of llvlIgolmld," but there u no VI
r. Of trouble in tlls bugs Of the Emerald 1sls.
10 Mrs. lanRtry u very happy as sha slta
H. tho slds 0f Sit II. Thompson. but that 9th
subject Of the Queen, Mrs, Bridget O'GO
10 mum, is huottnK, and yelling, als4 THROWN
Us mud at iler Majesty's civil a4M military re
H. resenlatyes, "Tlle Duke OF Portland
Id splendid black-brown horses" tha othas ii
CO at tho "meot" Ut ths CoachtnK Club look,
w. ~ sleek alnl handsome as gseyhounds
mt they vhRnlped their bits and pASel the ear