Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-18
LONDON, May II

LONDON, May II.
Three thousand men belonging 10 the Lon
aon volunteers, and 100 officers of the same
force, have offered TO join any army nut in
the held by Ulster in rebellion against home
rule The Volunteers, it is stated. offer To
equip themselves and fight in the Ulster
cause without pay or reward as long as their
services may be needed.
British Orangemen are called on to hold
mass meeting in London tonight under the
auspices OF the Primrose Club, for the pur-
pose OF inauguraiiDg league for protection
OF the Unity of Empire" The meeting is
10 De devoted to etfecung preliminary organ
lzation, adopting title and agreeing upon
the objects to which the mission of the or.
ganizatlon is to be devoted. Catholic as well
as Protestant loyalists are invited TO ioin.
One of the purposes of the league will be. it
Is declared, TO "secure the enrolment of men
accustomed to service"
John II. A. Mcdonald. member for Edin-
burgh and St Andrews Universities. present.
ed in the House of Commons tonight peti
ton against granting home rule to Ireland.
The petition was signed by LOG, 1874 Scotch
men. 1t was one and quarter miles long.
weighed PA pounds and was borne into the
House on the shoulders of stalwart attend
ants.
The debate on the home rule bill was con-
tinued in the House of Commons tonight.
Sir Richard Asheton Cross, conservative,
was the first speaker. He said the bill
would not secure good government for
Ireland. Gladstone had said the union was
effected by bribery. The premier himself
was offering large bribe of ESQ, ,OOO, 900 to
Ireland and this WAS not the first time he had
offered bribe. Parliament, he continued
would cease to be imperial if the irish mem
bers were not retained.
James Stansfeld president of the local
government board, said the conservatives
had propounded policy for governing Ire
land "resolutely, and" he continued. 1--WE all
know what resolutely means" GCheers. I
He believed in the Irish nationality and he
| thought to satisfy the Irish was the only way
to effect a lasting moral union of England
and Ireland. Cheers.
In the lobby of the House of Commons.
this evening, the subject of the dissolution of
Parliament was on every body's lips. The
second week in July was mentioned as the
time when the general election would most
probably be held. Col. Ponsonby, the
Queens private secretary, visited Gladstone
today. 1t is understood that he convened to
the premier message from the Queen to the
effect that her majesty was desirous that
dissolution of Parliament be avoided, as she
feared that course would have disturbing
influence upon the business interests of the
country.
From Birmingham comes the statement,
made, it is said, on the highest authority
that Lord Harrington has decided to prepare
home rule scheme embodying Chamberlain's
points, namely, absolute supremacy Of Impe-
rial Parliament, retention of Irish members
at Westminster. and complete control Of
Irish finances by the Enlish Parliament
1t is reported that Gladstone has replied to
the Queen that she must dissolve Parliament
unless the majority against the home rule
bill be 50 great as to justify its opponents in
undertaking the government with chances of
succeeding in passing Irish legislation.
ARMAGH, May II.
The Orangemen of Lurgan county, Armagh,
are enrolling themselves in military associa-
tions organized for the purpose of resisting
the home rule government. 1t is stated that
in event of an Ulster rebellion the loyalist
expedition will be ready to march on Dublin,
leaving strong garrisons in Ulster and an
army of observation on the Shannon.