, 1886-05-18

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LONDON, May l7.-Three thousan,
men belonging to the London volunteer
and 100 officers of the same force have of
fered to join any army out in the field il
Ultser in a rebellion against home rule. TIL,
volunteers, it is stated, offer to equiI
themselves and to fight in the Ulster
cause without pay or reward so long a:
their services may be needed.
British Orangemen are called upon to
hold a mass meeting in London to night
under the auspice of the Premier's club
for the purpose of iuaugurating a league
for the protection of the Unity of the
Empire" The meeting will be devoted
to effecting preliminary organization
adopting a title and agreeing upon the
objects to which the mission of the or
ganization is to be devoted. Catholics ~
well as Protestants are to ioin. One Of
the purposes of the league will be, it is
declared, to secure the enrolment of
men accustomed to service. The Stand.
ard contains~@ advertisement for an adj
%lutant OF the league.
Debate on the home rule bill was con-
tinued in the house of commons tonight.
Sir Richard Asheton Cross, Conservative,
was the first speaker. lie said that the
bill would not secure good government for
Ireland. II it were passed there would
be W sets of Judges in ireland. One set
would administer justice in revenue cases
and the other would administer justice in
criminal cases. The former would lie
protected by imperial parliament and the
other would be left to the tender mercies
of the Irish people. Mr.. Gladstone had
said that the union was effected by
bribery, but the premier himself was of
fering a large bride of 100000. 900 to Ire
land. This was not the first time 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 firm and iudicious
treatment and by the government show
ing It's readiness to consider just griev-
ances, the Irish would in time see, as the
Scotch had already seen in their case, that
it was to the interest of Ireland to remain
united with England and to maintain the
supremacy of the imperial parliament.
Mr.. James Stansield, president of the
local government board, said that the
Conservatives had propounded the policy
for governing Ireland 'resolutely, and,
he continued, We all know what ''reso-
~lutcly' means. [Cheers He believed
in Irish nationality and he thought that
to satisfy the Irish was the only way to
effect a lasting moral union of England
and Ireland.
1t is reported that Mr.. Gladstone has
replied to the queen hat she must dissolve
parliament unless the majority against the
home rule bill be so great as to justify the
opponents in undertaking government
with the chance eff succeeding in passing
Irish legislation. Ministerialists say that
in event OF the bill being carried by a
small majority or being defeated oy d
small majority permanent VIII DC uis-
solved, and IL the majority against 'he
bill reaches forty, the ministry will resign.
Mr.. Chamberlain declines to formulate the
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that the Gladstone committee already
knows them. The Irish house league is
cooperating actively against house own
ers in Kerry. Cork and Waterford coun-
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rents and reslsis evietlons- Inc members