The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-05-12

order of the day for the third reading OF
the Bill for Legislative Union between
Great Britain and ireland was moved by
Lord Castlereagh, UNMARRIED, tame, cold
blooded; the words seemed frozen as
they issued from his lips, and, as if a
simple citizen of the world, he seemed to
have no hesitation on the subject. At
that moment he he'd no country, no good.
but his ambition. He mad5 his motion,
and resumed his seat with the utmost
composure and indifference. Confused
mur1nurs again ran through the house;
it was vlsibly affected, every character
in moment seemed 1nYoluntariiy rush
ing to its index; some pale, some flushed,
some agitated; there we're Few counte-
nances to which the heart did not des-
patch some messenger. Several mem
oers Withdrew before the question could
be repeated, and an awful momentarY
silence succeeded their departure. The
speaker rose slowly from that chair which
had been the proud source of his honors
and Of his character. For moment he
resumed his seat, but the strength Of his
mind sustained him in his duty, though
his struggle was apparent. With that
| dignity which never to failed signalise his
official actions be held up the Bill for a
moment in silence, and looked steadily
around him--on the last agony Of the
expiring Parliament. He at length re-
peated, iii an emphatic tone-'sAs many
as are OF opinion that THIS BILL do pass,
say aye. - The affirmative was langu1d
but indisputa'ole. Another momentary
pause ensued: again his lips seemed to
decline their office; at length; with eyes
averted from the object which he hated,
he proclaimed, with subdued voice
''The AYES have it," The fatal sentence
was now pronounced. For moment he
stood, statute-ike; then, Indignantly,
and with disgust, flung the bill upon the
table, and sank into his chair with an
exhausted spirit. An independent
country was thus degraded into pro-
vince--~Ireland as nation was extin-
gulshed!'
Castlereagh represented Down III the
United Parliament. He held Office in the
Tory Administrations from 1902 till 1922 Z.
He was man Of great capacity-a born
administrator, and, rs head of the War
Department., and subsequently as Sec
rotary for foreign affairs, he largely con-
tributed, says Alison, the historian, to
bring about the downfall of Napoleon,
One Of the moast loatl1some incidents
in the history Of ireland is the reception
accorded to Castlereagh when i'll 1921 Le
visited this country (for the first and last
time after bis infamous act) WITH George
the Fourth. The Monarch was feted
in every possible way--banquets were
given, addresses presented, and crowds
collected to throw up their caps and
shout themselves hoarse in thanksgiving
for the honor done the land by the visit
OF the '<fourth Of the fools and oppressors,
called George" Castlereagh shared
with tho King the sweets of the recep-
tione Not one word reached his ear Of
the act OF lnfamy he had consumated 20
years previously. No one pointed out
to the arch traitor as he drove in triumph
through the metropolis the decaying
population, the ruin OF trade, the i'm
poverished merchants, the empty shops,
the provincialjzed city, and the deserted
senatehouse, When the precious ps1r
were leaving Dunleary. a fttingly luaic-
rous termination was brought to the
disgusting event by O'Connell present,
ing the King with a CROWN of laurel, and
thu KING, who wore some shamrocks in
his hat, exclaiming-'FMy heart has al
ways been Isish. From the day it first
beat I have loved Ireland. Ishall drink
all your 2lealths in bumper Of good
Irish~whiskey." The fine old Irish
name Of Dunleary was changed to
KiDgsEovn, and paltry cenotaph (whose
appropriate ugliness is its saying virtue)
was erected by the toadies on the spot
on which The monarch stepped from the
vessel. It would have been fttlug re-
tribution il those who took part in the
reception had been compelled to eat the
soil which the vile visitors first polluted
with their presence!
On tie death OF his father in 1921
Castlereagh became Marquis OF LON
donderry. He died by his own hand on
the 18th of August: 1922, at his res
idence, St. James square, London.
The Times Of the 14th August contains
about column and half OF the ev-
idence given at the inquest on the previ-
Gus day. and quote aportion Of ths re-
port. The Coroner, Mr.. Joseph Carttar,
appears to have been extremely anxious
lest verdict of felo de Sc should be re-