Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-18
ULSTER'S FOR WAR
LURGAN ORANGENIEN FAILING
IN WITH ARMS.

huu Leave an army TO
Their Homes-3, 900 Men and 100 on
GERS of the London Volunteer Force
Ready to Take Part in the Rebellion.
ARMAGH, May 1.-THE Orangemen Of
Lurgan, county Armagh, are enrolling
themselves in military associations, or
ganized for the purpose of resisting home
rule government 1t is stated that in the
event of an Ulster rebellion Loyalist eX-
pedition will beready to march on Dublin,
leaving strong garrisons in Ulster and an
army of observation on the shannon.
VOLUNTEERS PROMISE TO TURN OUT.
LONDON, May l7.-Three thousand men
belonging to the London Volunteers and
100 officers of the same force have offered
to join an army put in the field By Ulster
in rebellion against home rule. The
volunteers, it is stated offer to equip
themselves and to fight in listers cause
without pay or reward so long as their
services may be needed. The British
Orangemen were called upon to-day to
hold mass meeting in London tonight
under the auspices of the Primrose Club
for the purpose of inaugurating a league
for the protection of "the unity Of the en-
pire."
ODD ECl OE Inn mhEAlANNs
"The meeting" the call said, "would
be devoted to effecting preliminary or
ganizatiOn, adopting a title and agreeing
upon the objects to which the mission of
the organization is to be devoted. CathO-
lie as well as Protestant LOyalists are in
vited to join" One of the purposes of
the league will be, it is declared, to ''se-
cure the enrolment of men accustomed
to service.'
The Standard contains an advertise
ment for an adjutant for the league.
John H. A. Mcdonald, member for
Edinburgh and st. Andrews Universi-
ties, presented in the House of Commons
| tonight q petition against granting home
! rule TO Ireland. The petition was signed
! by 106,894 Scotchmen. 1t was one and
one-quarter miles long and weighed 274
pounds, and was borne into the House on
| the shoulders of stalwart attendants.
The meeting adopted the title of Th e
Loyalist League OF Great Britain and
| pledging the members of the new organi
| cation to use their utmost endeaVors to
maintain the unity of the empire.
RADICALS STORM A MEETING.
A Loyalist meeting at BermOndsey to-
day was invaded by party of Radicals
and Irishmen who stormed the platform.
A general fight ensued and the meeting
broke up in disorder.
DEBATING THE BILL.
The debate on the home rule bill was
| continued in the House of Commons to-
night. sir Richard Asheton Cross, Con-
! servative, was the first speaker. He said
that the bill would not secure good gov
ernment for ireland. Ii it were passed
there would be two sets of Judges in Ire
| land. One set would administer justice
in revenue cases and the other would ad-
minister justice in criminal cases. The
! former would be protected by the lmper-
ial Parliament, and the other would be
| left to the tender mercies Of the Irish peo-
pie.
THE CHARGE OF BRIBERY.
| Mr.. Gladstone had said that the union
| was effected by bribery, but the Premier
| himself was Offering the large bribe otE50.-
| GOO, 900 to Ireland, and this was not the
| first time that he had offered a bribe.
! Parliament, the speaker continued, would
cease to be imperial If the Irish members
| were not retained. He believed that by a
firm and judiclous administration and by
the governments showing readiness to
! consider Just grievances the Irish would,
| in time, see as the Scotch had already
| seen in their case, that il was to the in
| terest of Ireland TO remain united with
/ England and maintain the supremacy of
the Imperial Parliament.
CONSERVATIVE REsOLUTENEss.
James Stans6eld. President of the Local
Government Board, said that the Con-
servatives had propounded a policy for
! governing Ireland ''resOlutely, anc," he
/ continued, ''we all know what 'resoute-
| lv' means" lCheers.l He believed In
! Irish nationality, and thought that TO sat
isfy the Irish was the only way to effect a
| lasting moral union of Ireland and Eng
land. [Cbeers.
James Bryce, Under Foreign Secretary,
said that the government was perfectly
willing to appeal to the country. Loud
cheers.1 Retention OF the Irish represen-
tatiVes at Westminster was detail that
it would he impossible to discuss on this
stage.
POWERS OF PARLIAMENT.
The bill gave the Imperial Parliament
power in all necessary legislation for Ire
! land. Mr.. Bryce cited the cases of
! America aud Iceland in favor OF home
| rule for Ireland. He said that Holland's s
! loss OF Belgium and Denmark's loss of
Schleswig- Helstein were the results Of a
refusal TO grant moderate concessions.
He asked the seceders whether they we're
not playing into the hands Of enemies.
The Irish knew they had the democracy
of England at their side. He hoped they
WUhiu bt AohhNhb w " tAAb ~ a AttFf @AhiAAnk Y
spirit for justice. On motion Of Mr.. Shaw
Lefevre (Lberal) the debate was ad-
journed till tomorrow.
COMING DISSOLUTION.
In the lobby Of the House OF Common 8
this evening the subject Of the dissolution
OF Parliament was one verybOdy's lips.
The second week in July was mentioned
as the time when the general elections
would most probably be held. Col.
POns0nby, the Queens private secre.
tary, visited Premier Gladstone TO-
day. IL is understood that be conveye d
TO the Premier message from the
Queen TO the effect that Her Majesty
was desirous that the dissolution
Of Parliament be avoided, as she feared
the course would have a disturbing in1u-
eDce upon the business interests Of the
country.
HARrINGrON's SCHEME.
From Birmingham comes statement,
made, IL is said, on the highest authority,
that Lord harrington has decided to pre-
pare a home rule scheme embOdying Mr..
Chamberlain's points. namely: absolute
supremacy Of the Imperial Parliament,
retention Of the Irish members al West
minister, aud complete control OF Irish
finances by the English Parliament.
The Pail Mall Gazette publishes the
names OF the gentlemen who will con-
stitute the new Cabinet in the event OF a
change Of government. 10 saws that the