The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-03-04
4 CLUB HOUSE DEBATE ON IRELAND


wrausis At n Free Discussion Hail.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-Two nights ago, IN
company with well-known American who is
engaged In business in this city. went to ono
Of tho Free Discussion Clubs" OF this city,
The hall in which tho meeting was held is oa
salisbury street. near Fleet street. Hero tho
Bohcmians Of the press and the friends #
leading politicians. Conservative and Liberal
some authors and editors and many others
representing all shades Of political and sociGl
ideas. have been wont to assemble night after
night for a hundred years. On the irane-
parency in front OF the building is the follow
ing: FREQ Discussion Hall" which Of course
took to indicate the spirit Of liberation which
marked the debates OF tho club ! was told that
a breezy time" might be expected on the par
ticular evening Of my visit as the all-nbso,b!ng
question was to engage tho attention Of tbs
audiencs-I mean the Irish question.
On entering tho hall noticed that about 2o0
mon were present Some we're old. say from ca
to 80 years. some OF middle ago. and some ap-
peared to be no more than 20. After waiting
tor few minutes tho Grand" as the Chair
man is called. made his appearance. and 5000
the meeting called to order. Unlike our
American audiences. many OF those present
kept OH their hat1 oil through the evening.
while others sat with uncovered heads. Tho
Grand opened tho exercises by stating t!lat
no was most happy to announce an arrange.
ment by which. hereafter, the evenings dis
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So doing to express his own views upon them.
Accordingly. Mr.. Y. began by making rccr~nc.
to French affairs. He showed very clearly that
| he hoped republican government in France
would prove an utter failure. Then he asset
on to Egypt. and alluded to matters there in a
munn' r nv. ". ~. .'"' ~ " s"e -, ~.
stone uoSothmch1 no hex' spos' o. 'he
| Affirmation act must he passed in order TO mo-,
s n"'. No." Ta"ahin, ,h"n mnnn ,ha on.s,in,
Of oI municira, reform for London. no very soon
| s,ru.l ,be Irisb rock and Then for the fret
,imn dur,n. his reyiow tho Who'll. n.dleno.
;ssun No, ,nonv n,inm,ss ware devotcd 70 w.
land. but what tho roviewor had to say sui-
ncien.ly indicated his opposition to the pros
cut i,po,ai so,,in'nch' VI sn". eouIay. "nI
that he lonGed for an era OF conservative rnle
Hal, md his comnanions and recrattad ,bnt
tsr .~ rent mhcr Of Irish leaders were not
"' w., ~. r";r,h,,d ha ., o,is,o, ~ ,r,s,
man. NV whose name was not announced. took tho
Tro,d s ''S. so'n a, .h, sbn % w.
a roar of dcrisivc laughter. Don't laugh gen.
tlemen." said this Irishman. AIDING. MI
Doyitt is creator man and better man than
any of YOU in this room" At this there was
"n,o"r a"u "1","S''n ,nns ,'.s; w,a m"s,
sior ha ssniG Tho 1rIsHmnn hnt whan rn,,
hsrr ." lrsh prtr", rrAl.si and a the Wr"n4 s
shirt Of ntoIerapce md nn cMtire 'r aYscnco II
t The love W nf fr"a."m Witch You prnfess'"
ms s"v.ra! Iers"ns n tm% rom M Sr,rn I,m";
rms hrnrh ,hn t;rans ~ NE en oI ,'
Jhsr ,e rn az ,h hns c,nh r c 20 b n9
nxnr ,ns hs Claws wtn""t III nnrrrtnn
this huadrcd voices sayp I'M liear neHr!,
,r,u mm,' IA nv ~ ,ro /, hhih No ,,r.
Slot into ,hs Enris IN" was c wl enivrn,n
especially TO- the Nmer,c.n Speetntnrs;
them Dr. Ev w9 n an AnSren gent W Sf5
NH mmi ,'renty t"d tw i ci,h ,.snec!iiy r ~
bold s defanco " Of he Tnitcd stnes wha '
tsmnt "r A. m% MI eves war. tiW,
n"p him. Hr TE pSctnr said # Was nN w' his mr.
pose !" max srn"eh Im,t ihen Rr III 4?, ny -
States Who wns nreseut Win him i 'n ma NV, yb,
han rs, mTnc trin ,nr"psn ir."nd nnn Wn,
nt thn ir. h n.on, rsny %, WIFI g e%cn n
| 20 ir,r,lun.t,n 81 rnpu,,,, ~.
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,ei S ,,,r h Sa,W ~ III n'o' Nv, In.'t an
,ansNc aour .;,r','st i,',n'u nm ~ NO.
nfisru s.n"I p ,hI 70 Sn,cr ",
serSo,ivr ondlorh. t"nnnts sh~nkcc So orr
lawyrir JUICES: cni'nrs; ana niMcrs ~ ~
'iu, m"o = ~, NV a; , "a w,
n n,nSs@s vi mo "u'''hc'' He "o"'" 's'eA'
rrst "i an sn,n zen. ,oohway: ir"'e
liberty in Ireland " Eyeryba ' talk poii,cs
ont he ma not seen Il Tree man. woman 'r
cA!i, IN Oh i.sianG,' .,, ..,. e,
much gnvcrnnlen. anu t.o little lpst'c" .-
Ir'ahu' hIntns, whcrevttr tn.heH ny '>'
sa" ~ so,u,ui ~. ian.e w u wv, |'r
Ir a uotoii,'leht 'i,,ict,,i Oh nm k;n0 .
isth MIL nan gu" IA I" o"i i uroh ~ ih!o,"I.
!Ssls'l p,nin. ana IN every p,n !" n'H'g
III" G"n,irmhn saw po-t"h ttnvernntN
EI hnI nu ,G ~ ih .hn nn"P,
th n"nn o om Ia ne ne nnn,mHh @, IN" PnT,