The Irish standard., 1886-09-18

.|liament.s A good land bill would NEAR
a great deal, but not everything"
'.Whatielse is defective?'
"The county administration of affairs
in Ireland is the worst feature of iti
present government, and one that, liv-
ing as we do under good municipal
system, q nativeof Ontario Can scarcely
understand. It would take too long tc
explain how little the masses are repre-.
sented III the management of local af-
fairs, how the high sheriff, or some
county official, with their appointees
practically rule the locality as they
please, expend the public money. ap-
point the various officers, and attend to
the preliminary administration of the
criminal cases that arise.
THE GRAND sURY SYSTEM
is a great abuse, and there is, I believe.
ground for the saying that there is one
law for the rich and another for the
poor in Ireland
''How does the North compare with
other parts of Ireland?''
'sIn the North OF Ireland there are
manufactures, and the linen trade
gives employment to great many.
But to suppose that Ulster is the
wealtlllest and most prosperous Of the
Irish provinces is something not borne
out by the Parliamentary returns. Ac-
cording to- the figures that were adduced
In reply to MIR. Goschen, Ulster, ranks
third, and indeed only comes in point
of prosperity ahead OF Connaught. The
whole western one-thjrd OF Ireland is
unfit for any great agricultural returns.
I see that some say one-half the island
to the westward may he SO reckoned.
The western part of Ulster, and large
part Of it, is the bleakest and barrenest
part of Ireland. But Down and An.
trim, and Immediately north Of Boy1e
are prosperous. Belfast has Scotch and
English capital, and differs little. ex-
cept in size, from Glasgow. I don't in
sinuate that the people ST. GLASGOW are
riotous people, but in the ordinary
commercial and financial sympathies
and relations the two cities have much
in common.
"What about the Belfast riots?"
ST was in Belfast and saw the
Queens Islanders and the police and
the armed soldiers-some 900 or so. I
was there on the 9th Of August, and
stopped no longer than was necessary
for my business. One was safe enough
if he kept away from the dangerous
districts---two or three roads on the
outskirts of the city. The impression
prevailed that the number of killed on
both sides was at least five times more
than was reported. n
IT WAS A VERY SAD THING u
to see in the streets OF q large city
companies of soldiers drawn up in read
mess for descent on some district ex-
pectel to give trouble, and other COM
panies hurrying off to disperse actual
offenders. Belfast is the disgrace of
the Empire; it is an unpleasant subject
to think or talk about, and the events
of this year will lay up trouble for a
long time to come ! am sorry to say.''
SIS there any thing new On the Home
Rule question:"
''The people in Ireland are very SAN
guine for the speedy securing OF Home
Rule. Looking at the votes cast for
and against it in the last election, they
point to the immense, the amazing
change of public opinion. The Land
Bill was the cause of its failure, the
English taxpayer being worked upon to
vote against making a bad Investment
in Irish soil. This appeal to the pock-
ct, they say, had more to do with de-
terming the English voter than any
sympathy with landlordisnl in Ireland.
Then the tradespeople of London and
generally the South Of England went
againt Mr.. Gladstone in the belief that
the aristocracy was the best thing for
them" ,s a 1ft.|
In conclusion Mr.. Q ullivan said So
met. a number Of the Irish members and
found them typical Irishmen, well edu-
Gated and earnest, and ali engrossed
with one idea Of a Home Government
for Ireland. The ex-M. p. for South
Down, Mr.. Small, was my especial
guide, phllosop and friend, and III
owe "a 11iS ppeI1ial cOrnDanionshi sew