Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-15
GREAT BRITAIN'S CRISIS.
SECOND READING OF THE BILL
POSTPONED.

A Monster Mass Meeting Held at Lon.
don Under the Auspices of tho Loyal
Patriotic UniOn-The Propagation OF
the Premier Looked Upon as Aiming
Fatal Blow at the Country's Pres-
tige.
LONDON, April 1.-THE second read
ing OF Mr.. Gladstone's home rule bill in
the House Of Commons has been post
poned until May 10. Tee Conservatives
have concluded to postpone until the
Easter holidays before deciding whether
or not to force division on the second
reading of the home rule bill.
REPLY TO BOsTON's MAYOR.
Mr.. Gladstone has sent the following
reply to the congratulatory cabegram re.
ceived by him last Monday from the Mayor
of Boston,
II have received your telegram. l thank
| you for your courtesy in informing me Of tha
| proceedings of the mass meetlnQ
held in Boston on Monday, 30 take action on
| the submission of the proposals OF the govern
ment with regard to Ireland. feel that
| American opinion, allied as IL is with regard
| and affection for the Old country. affords Her
Malesty's government powerful moral sup-
~ remain, dear Worshlpful Mayor, faiths
| 1uliy yours, W. +. GLADSTONE"
A LoYALIsT RALLY.
great meeting was had in the opera
house tonight tor the purpose ofldenounc-
| ing blr. GladstOne's Irish home rule
scheme. The meeting was held by call Of
| the Loyal Patriotic Union. The ap-
| pr0aches to the opera house were be-
sieged by crowds OF people. and the road-
ways were blOckaded for an hour before
the time announced for the beginning Of
the proceedings. Upwards OF 1000 prom-
inent Orangemen, from Belfast and LiV-
erpool, came TO London to attend
| the meeting. The utmost enthusiasm
prevailed among the crowd. Thousands
were unable to enter the opera house.
The stage was decorated with union Jacks
and armorial shields with the union
| crown tin the centre. Lord Harington,l
| Lord Salisbury and Lord Randolph
Churchill were received with enthusiast
| tic cheering. Some one in the audiencei
called for cheers for the Queen and grOana
for Parnell and Gladstone. The audience
| sang "Rule Britannia" and, listened to tho
reading of letter from the DUKE of Ar
gyll and the Earl of Derby, in which the
writer's denounced the home rule bill,
saying that il would be unwOrkable and
would involve the kingdom in serious danI
ger.
FACING A GREAT CALAMITY.
! Earl COwper, who presided, said that
| they were face to face with great ma
tional calamity. He was, therefore, glad
| to see around him representations of ALI
! parties, willing to unite to avert the dam
| ger. From mis- own experience as Vceroy
| OF Ireland he could safely say that hOma
rule was not desired by the great body Of
the Irish people. The priests had largely
! gone over TO the Natl0nalists, because
they would join anybody who would
! drive every other religion out OF Ireland
| Cheers. If the bill were allowed to pass
this year would be memorial lie in all time
as disastrous year and as the beginning
| of the decline OF the Bri tish Empire.
Lord Harrington said that Mr.. Gladstone's
! proposals would tend to inYalidate the
| legislative union and would prove disasd
trous TO the interests or both countries.
GLADsToNE's SINCERITY.
He repeated the arguments OF his late
| speech IN Parliament, cOntending that
| the cOuntry's voice had not yet been
| heard. He credited Mr.. Gladstone with
an honest belief that the country wished
a constitutional change, but he refused
to credit Mr.. GladstOne's colleagues with
the same belief.
| Mr.. Ryland (Liberal), who seconded
Lord HartingtOn's motion, was loudly
/ cheered He charged that the Irish party
was connected with the skirmisher whose
| deeds has made humanity shudder.
Lord Salisbury, on rising, was greeted
with enthusiastic applause, which was
several times renewed, He moved that a.
! petition embOdying the sentiments Of tina
meeting be presented TO Parliament. They
were dealing, he said, with question im-
measurably beyond party differences.
| They were confronted with the greatest
! danger that had ever menaced the empire.
THE PREMIER's POWERS.
He joined in eulOgizing the Premier'a
powers, and said that If elOquence so
| great and experience so cOnsummate had
| failed to produce tOlerable home rule
measure, he was convinced that such a
measure could not be produced at all4
! lCheers. In conclusion Lord Salisbury
said: "England would find that separa<
ton involved loss OF prestige. 1t would
raise doubts as TO the powers of England.
1t would affect the attachment of the
! colonies aud weaken England's influence
| throughout the world. The capitulatiOn
desired by Mr.. Gladstone would
bring disasters to which nothing in Eng-
lish history could compare. Our enemies
would view 1t with sinister exultations
Our friends with shame, confusion and
despair" Cheers
Mr.. GOschen seconded motions intro
duced by Lords Harrington and Sails
bury, and they were unanimously car
ried.
RESOLUTIONS OF CONGRATULATIONS.
PROVIDENCE, April 14.-The Rhode
/ Island House Of Representatives to-day
adopted a resolution cOngratulating
/ Messrs. Gladstone and Parnel.