The sun., 1901-11-07
More About Ircland's Parliamentary
Representation.

Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN has again asserted
his conviction that the number Of Ire
lands members in the House of Commons
ought to be reduced forthwith, and we
may, therefore, presume that resolute
effort to that end will be made by the
Salisbury Government during the next
session OF Parliament. The presump-
ton is supported by the increased atten-
ton given to the subject in the London
press Some Of the arguments brought
forward on behalf of the proposal and
against il deserve TO be noticed. We
premise that, while Ireland has al present
IO3 members. and had 100 allotted To
her BY the Act of Union, the number
would be cut down TO about 73, were
representation strictly proportioned 10
population. This nobody denies: the
question ia whether the number of
members assigned to Ireland by the
Act Of Union ought to be curtailed
against the will Of the weaker party TO
that contract.
4 correspondent Of the London Times
points out the exact wording Of two Of
the Articles of Union between Great
Britain and Ireland Article ". pro-
vides as follows: "One hundred com
moners. two for each county, two for the
city OF Dublin. and two for the city Of
Cork. one for Trinity College, and one
for each of the thirty-one most con-
siderable cities and boroughs shall be
the number TO sit in the House OF Com
mons on the part Of Ireland Article '.
runs thus: The Churches Of England
and ireland shall be united into one
Protestant Episcopal Church, 10 be
called the United Church of England
aud Ireland the doctrine and worship
shall be the same and the continuance
and preservation of the United Church
a. the Established Church Of England
and Ireland. shall be deemed AN 'sson-
rdl ard Fundamental part Of the Union" "
The Times correspondent emphasizes
by italics the fact that the words essen-
tal and fundamental appear ia Ar
ticle Y only. and not ia Artlole w
From the omission Of thee" words IN
the ast named artcle. he infers that the
maintenance Of 100 Irish Parliamentary
REPRESENTATIVES, wac not aud u not. Hu
essential aud fundamental part ~ 40.
mon. and consequently. that such
numl@r may ho ,onstitutionally re-
duord by the Parliament of the I nlt"d
Kingdom lIe further reminds No that
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