, 1882-10-11

10 IL I6N1AdI VI IlO OOIuI OAbA
France. Politics become impossible, Il a
country is to s4recede from all her enga ge-
ments in the hour of danger, and Il EN-,
without firing a shot, to demand the 1osl'
ton belonging to those who have dont the
work.
The Italians are unintelligibly angry
with England for sending an expedition
to Egypt. Their interests are not inter
fered with,-are rather promoted, like
those of all other ciyilised States; but for
weeks the Italian Press has been abusing
this country, decrying the Expedition,
and circulating absurd falsehoods, as, for
example, that 1900 b~loodhounds had been
sent to Alexandria, to assist III tracking
Arabs followers. Even the Ministry
lent itself to this feeling, and S. Depretis
is said, perhaps falsely, to have told the
Chamber that the Italian fleet was too
we'll organised to fear hOstilities with
Great Britain. Recently a change has
occurred, and the journals repudlate hostI-
lily to England; but the burst OF passing
temper remains unexplained. 1T was due,
we imagine, partly to the annoyance OF
Italians at our quieScenCe IN the Iunls
affair, which has left an incUrable impress
sion IN Ital7, but chiefly to alarm at the
sudden revelation Of the terrible force
which Great Britain can exert III the
Mediterranean. Italians, though they
have no quarrel with England, and are
never likely to have any, feel as II they
were less safe in joining alliances against
France. The same emotion of fear must
influence the Spaniards, who have rot
even a colony in Egypt; but i'll both coun-
tries, as in France, the feeling is III great
part journalistic. Throughout Southern
Europe, including France, the journalists
are much more inclined to chauyinism than
the people area phenomenon not Intre-
quent nearer home.
The week ending 10th Sept.) brings
us a painful item of news from ireland.
The desperate efforts made to a Francis
Hynes, The man convicted of murder
ing John Doloughty, q herdsman, for
serving a boycotted tenant, all failed
before the f~rnnesS of Lord Spencer. The
man was executed on Monday in Limerick,
though so great wa the fear OF a rescue,
that the Jail was g%arrisoned by soldiers, as
well DIS police. So strong, moreover, vas
the feeling in the countryside, thag IN
many tOwns-especially Kildysart, XII
rush, Midtown Milbay, and Kilkee~-the
SuODS MCI0 ClOSCOS dIO AhOOo BNA"
the signs of mourning. Addresses Of con-
dolence to his widow have poured IN, and
d subscription has been opened for her
benefit. AS there is no serious doubt OF
Hynes' guilt, though there may be some as
to his intention to do more than wound,
these incidents show that round Limerick
a murderer who can plead agrarian provo
cation is regarded when punished accord,
ing to law, as a martyr. Be it observed
that the Irish do not, like the Southern
Italians, regard the penalty Of death WITH
horror. On the contrary, they lnf1lct It
readily, even for petty and, as it were,
indirect offences against the agrarian code.
1t would seem as if, in some districts OF
Ireland, not only religious faith, but the
ordinary instincts of humanity, were para
USED by the passion for keeping posses
sion ofiand,a and murder becomes a.vlrtuen
the ewes of whole community. The Church
of Rome, it is clear, has little reason
to boast of its influence in such districts.
Mr.. Charles Russell on Wednesday
delivered a rather remarkable speech to O.