The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15
Irish Convention Likely to
Be a Failure.
Effect of the Release of Irish
Political Prisoners.
Brotherhood Suppers Are Now
Given by tie TheOsOphists.

copyrighted. 1890. by The Associated Press)
IoNb'oN, Aug. 15.--Pariament closed
up yesterday in a more lively and spirited
manner than has been the case with any
session for years.
1t is said that the Irish convention
which will meet in Dublin on Sept. Is
destined to turn out TO be fizzle.
Neither Parnellites nor the Healyites VIII
attend, so the whole object of the con-
vention IL threatened, and MIR. Dillon ex-
poets If the Parnellites and other faction
lists DO not attend that the latter will be
put in an awksrd position on the ground
that when a reunion of the di fferent Sec
tions OF the Irish party was attempted
they stood out. On the other hand the
Redm ondte, declare that the convention
has been called by "A section of one
party onIy. In the meantime Ireland is
perfectly tranquil and continues stead
lily improving. For several years there
have been good haryests in Ireland and
the "peasantr y" are generally satisfied.
The release of the Irish political prison
ers, Daily, Gallagher, Levaney and
Whitehead, has, it is said, been another
disquieting feature 10 the agitators,
and, es Mr.. Balfour summed up the sit
alton in a graceful speech: AT last
great peace has descended upon the land.
The Marquis of Salisbury was today
formally installed at Dover as LORD
Warden of the Cinque ports in success
sion to a long line of distinguished men,
which included Henry the VIII,
among Kings, and Pitt, Wellington, Dali
housic Palmersron, Granville, w. III.
Smith and Dufferin among statesmen.
The little band OF American crusaders
for theosophy is receiving considerable
attention in the columns of the English
newspapers and has gwen the Irish
paper an entirely new theme for discus
sion Shortly after landing the Ameri-
cans uttered prophecy that Ireland
WAS soon to become the ruler of Europe
and that the ancient glories OF that
mystic isllnd would be restored.
Also that theososhy proposed to estab-
llish branch of the proposed American
college of occultism there. The
Irish newspapers are evidently pleased
with the idea, and some of the principal
rapers OF Dublin and elsewhere have
thrown open their columns for its discus
sion.
The crusaders have certainly proved
surprise. When it was at first announced
that eight Americans were going to in
stitnte a college which would not stop un-
until the globe had been girdled it was
nCA received seriously. But what the
party lacks III number II makes up theo.
sophically in str5ngt b. Arriving at LIZ ndon
the little party engaged the Queens hail
and held meeting there. This m citing
was followed by an invention called
brotherhood supper"
Socialists, Anarchists, la borers, outcssts
and the poor generally were served with
a hearty meal, the first many of them
had partakcn of in mouths, and they were
afterward given talk on " "protherh hood" /"
The same hing was done in tho slums
of Liverpool. In Br 40 ford the program
was large public meeting followed by
"broherh ood SUPPER" and in Dlblin a
convention of the whole theosophical