Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-10
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. GLADSTONE MAKES REPLY To The Speech From The
 Throne. THE KNIFE USED AT SAN RENO. Republicans Arranging For
 The Convention. SHERMAN ON HOME MARKETS. Lively Talking by Members of
 Congress.
SHERMAN ON HOME MARKETS.
Lively Talking by Members of
 Congress.
LADSTONE REPLIES SHARPLY

I Congress.
 i GLADSTONE REPLIES SHARPL To the Speech Which Salisbury Ha Put Into the Mouth of Queen Vic tOria.
 LONDON, Feb. 9.-Parliament assembled
 to-day. The Queens speech opening tn
 session was read by royal commission. congratulates England on her peaceful rela tions with other powers, and especially on tn demarcation of Afghan boundary. The fai1ur, of a piece mission to King John of Abyssini' is deplored. The joint treaty with France t protect life and property in New Hebride and the settlement of the Suez trouble art referred to. It is hoped that the coming convention of powers interested in the sugar interest will abolish the bounty system. The Commons will be asked to vote money te make more scientific the defences of ports and coalipg stations, and to equip 8 speeia squadron to protect Australian commerce This is what the speech says on Irish affairs
 My Lords and Gentlemen: The measures which great labor you passed last session for the benefit of Ireland have been carefully carried into effect during the period since elapsed The result of this legislation far tested by this short experience is satisfactory. Agrarian crime has diminished and the power of coercive conspiracies has sensiby abated. Measures to develop the resources of Ire tand and facilitate increase in the number ot proprietors of the soil will be laid before you.
 The speech says that measures for better local self-government in England will be in troduced, as well as to aid the depressed agricultural interests The other bills an. nouneed relate to cheapenig the transfer of land, modifying the procedure by which the title rent charge is collected, promoting tech nical education, preventing undue prefer ences in rates charged by railway companies on foreign and domestic produce, remedying abuses in the formation of companies under the limited liability act, amending the law ot liability of employers in case of accident, im- proving the position of Scottish universities, regulating ths borough police of Scotland and diminishing the cost of private bill legis- lation.
 Lord Salisbury in the course of the debate on the speech in the House of Lords referred to the Crown Prince of Germany. He said it was sad to to learn that the heir of a great empire closely united with us in bonds of sympathy stood in situation of peril every where exciting deep solicitude. Among the leading figures in the political field of Europe not one exercised se deep affectionate admir- ation as the Crown Prince. Lord Salisbury said he would not pretend to give fuller in-
 
 masterly speech of Prince Bismarck. The Berlin treaty, as Prince Bismarck showed, was in the nature of compromise. It was highly acceptable at the time it was conc1ud- ed to the English government and remained so still. He entirely shared the views of Prince Bismarck in favor of peace. Danger might arise the speaker said from some ad- venturous or illegal action on the part of Russia, bat they had assurance from most specific authority that Russia contemplated no such acts, rather that she would carefully abstain from them. He attached great value to assurances that peace would be maintained Cshear'o. In brief reference to Ireland Lord Salisbury charged MT. Gladstone with misrepresenting the Conservative party in saying they admitted that some kind of home rule must eventually be adopted. This was not true and MT. Gladstone would be the last man in the world to hear it if it had been true.
 Mir. Gladstone, on entering the House of Commons, was loudly cheered. Lord Hart ingten at once left his seat and went and shook hands with him when they sat down and entered into an animated conversation which lasted for some time. MT. Matthews, home secretary, in reply to 8 question said that the convict Harklns had gained admis- sion to the speakers gallery in August under the name of McFinn. He was accompanied by Melville alias Maroney. Both were ad- mitted on an order obtained from an Irish member. Melville not only entered the gall lery, but also spent some time on the river terrace and in the House in company with his introducer. This he said proved the ne- cessity of an increase in the safeguards at- tending admission to the House of Commons (hear, hear.)
 MT. Gladstone said he rose to speak at this early stage of the debate hoping that he might contribute to expedite the business before the House. Referring to Ireland MT. Gladstone said sthe governments policy could not be lightly passed over. Cheers. He could not pass over the assertion that the Irish people under coercion had become more reconciled to law. When he looked back fifty years upon the exuberance of crime under a pressure of diffeultuies not less than now exists he was amazed at the progress made in self-control. Self-eentrol was more and more becoming habit of the Irish people It was owing to this fact that agrariar crime had lessened. But the government could not be congratulated on assisting te diminish the number of offenses. Under the coercion act $50 persons had been tried and sentenced. Was the house to believe these returns showed diminution of offenses al compared with the same period of last year He demanded that the government produce official data in support of the alleged decrease of offenses. The returns showed that while the administration of the common law wal
  administration of the law relating to agrariar crime had been transferred frem judges ant juries to magistrates dependent upon the ex ecutive government and that the coercion ac had in no wise strengthened the government l in regard to the prevention of crime as dis | tinguished from combinations. Apart iron \ crime could the government show that the. were not prosecuting the people of Irelant | for acts of exclusive dealing freely resorted t. | in Great Britain. If they were what became | of that theory of equal rights between Eng ! land and Ireland which was the basis of tn | Unioni (Hear! HearD The royal speecl ! promised local legislation for England. Wh. | did the government not redeem it's promise of an extension of self-government to Ireland The power of action of Dublin castle ha been increased and intensified and the aspira tions of the Irish for self-government ha been suppressed and unheeded. After de
 claring that he would oppose all attempts t ! increase the number of Irish proprietors b direct dealings between the treasury and in dividual cultivators Mir. Gladstone reviewe the legislative proposals of the governmen and concluded by promising that the oSpos ton would assist in forwarding the local goy ernment bill and other measures and in nal ing the session fruitful of beneficial result
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