The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-05-19
IRELAND.
Provisions 81 GkxdstOne's Repression
Act.


In the Britishl House OF Commons, Harcourt
Home Secretary, in introducing the bill for the
repression Of crime in Ireland, characterized the
prevalence Of crime there G> q national dis
grace. He said "The time has arrived for the
entire House to unfte in taking steps to repress
II. The case we deplore to-day is not solitary.
Crime Is plague-spot on Ireland, and believe
the Irish people desire this removed 1t springs
from secret societies, and must I've extirpated.
The handspring OF crime is the expectation Of
IMMUNITY, which is only too well founded. The
Government has, therefore, concluded it is nee
essary, In those places where the ordinary Jaw il
not observed, to create special tribunals, con-
sisting OF three Judges to be appointed by the
Lord Lieutenant, TO try cases without jury.
Tho judgment Of the court must be unanimous.
Appeal can he made to the Supreme Court,
Judgment OF the latter to be given by a major
ity OF Judges. The Supreme Court may di-
mnish but cannot increase the severity Of the
sentences. Parliament will be asked 10 provide
special remuneration for the special Judges.
The bill also contains the following provisions (:
II gives power to search for secret apparatus of
murder, such as arms, threatening letters, etc. !;
power TO enter houses by day
or night under warrant Of the
Lord Lieutenant power to arrest
persons proving about at night and
unable 20 give an account OF them
selves, who are to be dealt with summarily
power TO arrest strangers, as the crimes are
generally committed by foreign emissaries the
hospitality Of England not being for such per-
sons AZ the agents OF O'DonovaD-R ossa and
power TO remove foreigners considered danger
GUS to peace. The Government. therefore, in
tends to revive the Alien act. Secret societies
will be dealt with summary. and membership
m nff md
act Cases Of aggravated assault viii be
treated IN summary manner. Power is given
TO repress intimidation and unlawful meetings,
the latter TO be dealt with summary.
Newspapers containing seditious and in
hammatory matter will be suppressed
and the proprietors required to enter
into recognizances not TO repeat the offense.
Justices can compel the attendance Of wit
nesses about TO abscond, and the Lord Lieu
tenant can appoint additional police where ne
cessary at the cost OF the districts concerned.
Compensation for murder and outrage will be
required of the districts where they occur.
Outrages will be dealt with summarily by the
courts, which are TO consist of two stipendiary
magistrates. The Government reserves for
consideration any further alteration of The jury
system"
The Home Secretary admitted that the bill
was extraordinary, but necessary to meet ex-
traordinary circumstances.
The operation OF the bill wiz be limited to
three years. The Government would do all
IN their power TO prevent innocent persons suf
feIing from the action of the bill. He added
that the bill placed almsot unlimited authority
in the hands Of the Lord Lieutenant, and con-
Guided by stating that the measure would
shortly be followed by one dealing with arrears
Of rent.
Harcourt stated that the Government had
considered the question Of instituting military
tribunal, but had come TO the conclusion that
resort a n
After brief debate the bill was passed to
its first reading by a vote Of 327 to o. The
minority was composed entirely of Home
Rulers. Parnell said 1t was the most stringent
measure ever proposed, and that it would re-
suit In a hundred fold greater failure than
what had gone before. Dillon said the act
would bring disaster. destroy all faith in ulti-
mate justice, and play into the hands Of as
sassins.
The Marquis Of Lansdowne gave notice in the
House of Lords, on the 9th inst, that he would
drop the motion against the Irish policy of the
Government, but asked that there be no yield
ing to popular demands without the adoption of
compensating measures for strengthening the
law. George Otto Trevelyan was appointed
Chief Secretary for Ireland, and new election
was ordered for Hawick. Hamilton, permanent
Secretary to the Admiralty. has gone to Ireland
to take Burkes place for six months.
AL ulipOithut ueNclOIiueut III COlllleCtlOu VIII
the murder Of Lord Cavendish and Mr.. Burke
was obtained by the Dublin authorities on the
9th inst. 1t appears that two young men en-
ployed In a railroad shop were witnesses of the
tragedy. They were riding through Phonix
Park on bicycles when the four essins at
tackled their victims, and the natural impulse
of the two men to rush 10 the assistance Of
Cavendish and Burke was checked by the threat
that il they approached nearer the bloody knives
would be turned on them. They therefore
sought safety in flight.
A Dublin dispatch Of the 18th inst. says
that "Sir William v. Harcourt has been APP
prised that an Irishman now in Liverpool claims
to have refused an offer of f100 in Dublin to
assist in the murder of Cavendish and Burke
and saws he can put his hand on the assassins."
The New York NerdTs correspondent cables
from London on the 18th :" 1t il understood
the Irish bill is now complete, and that it pro-
vides, III complicated ways, for reforms in
arrears dividing concessions between landlords
and tenants with tolerable evenness, and is, in
this respect nearly identical with the bill drawn
by Parnell."