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q crisis without parallel in the history of the British army.
 Rather than be placed in a position where they might be called upon to act against the Ulster covenanters, num- bers of officers resigned from the com mission. While the war office refused to say how many resigned, popular be- lief, based upon reports from different regiments, is that the number with drawal has crippled the whole military organization of Ireland. and prevented carrying out the order for moving sev- eral bodies of troops. Marquis London derry. one of the Ulster leaders, said nothing of the sort had occurred in the British army since the American revo- lution.
 Public curiosity is at a feverheat over the question of how the govern ment is to deal with the resignations. The liberal sentiment is that the se- ceeding officers should be courtmar- tialed Many conservatives ague the situation amounts to civil war, and of ficers should have the liberty to choose which faction to ally themselves with. The movement of troops continues to- ward Ireland.
 The center of interest is shifted to Curragh, twenty miles from Dublin, where the third cavalry brigade, under General Cough, and the fourteenth in fantry brigade, under Colonel Rolt, are stationed. General Sir Arthur Paget, commanding the forces of Ireland. passed the day iii camp. They had a conference with 50 officers of Curragh, Dublin, Kildare and New Bridge gar risons. It is said order arrived for the dispatch of the third brigade to Ul ster, but these could not be carried into execution because practically all ] officers resigned Orders for the dis patch of the sixteenth lancers also the same wholesale Sretirement of of 1 ficers
 | According to some reports. the f military men unanimously refused | information, but the Dublin dispatch says the resignations from the Cur ragh forces number forty. Other ad- vices place the number at 100 The government is embarrassed by dis
 affection which exists even among the officers who remain on duty, for an army of officers from aristo- cratic families and a great majoIity
 of the aristocratic classes sympathize
 with the covenanters.
 Many rumors were afloat through
 out the day. Among those published are denied reports that the govern
 ment issued an ultimatum to officers
 giving them twelve hours to decide | whether to obey orders and that two
 companies of the Dorsetshire regi-
 ment at Belfast have thrown dowr their arms. The Dublin message tt the press association in London say: all officers who refuse to obey orders will be arrested and many of thos ' who have undertaken to go to Ulste have done so on condition they would not carry arms against uniOnists.
 Throughout the two days of tn | crisis, Ireland has not witnessed
 breach of peace anywhere. If Sun |, day passes without rioting official !" will draw a sigh of relief. Nation
 alists, acting on John Redmond V advice, have abandoned the parade i
 Londonderry which would have bee
 certain to result in fighting with tn
 Orangemen.
 Ireland has striven for home ru '' without a moments cessation evt
 since the Irish Parliament abolished u
 legislative union which Great Brita