The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1883-05-05 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

THE IRISH CONVENTION AT PHILA. DELPHIA.  On Wednesday the Irish Convention met at Philadelphia. Several hundred delegates were present, including many Roman Catholic priests. Mr Egan and other leaders were on the platform. Rossa sat at the reporters' table. The president, Mr. Mooney, delivered an address full of bitterness towards England, and devotion to Mr. Parnell. It was received with great applause. The mention of Mr. Parnell's name caused tumultuous cheering. The Convention, a correspondent says, is apparently harmonious, sustaining Mr. Mooney's assertion that Irishmen are of one mind and one purpose when England is the theme. A Times Philadelphia telegram,gives the text of Mr Parnell's telegram to the Convention as follows: —" My presence at the opening of the mcst representative conference of Irish-American opinion ever assembled being impossible, owing to necessity of my remaining in London to oppose the Criminal Code Bill, which re-enacts permanently the worst provision of the Coercion Act. and which, if passed, will have the effect of placing the constitutional movement at the mercy of the British Government, I would ask you to lay my views before the Convention. I would advise that a platform should be so framed as to imable us to continue to accept help from America and to avoid affording any pretext to the British Government for entirely suppressing the national movement in Ireland. In this way only can the unity of the movement be preserved in both Ireland and America. I have perfect confidence that by prudence, moderation, and firmness, the cause of Ireland, will continue to advance, and that though persecution rests heavily upon us at present before many years we shall have achieved those great objects for which so many of our race have struggled." . . _  _ The New York Correspondent of the Daily News telegraphs that the general opinion of the newspapers is that the Philadelphia Convention was a creditable body, and that its work was commendable with the exception of the failure to condemn the dynamite operations. The New York Tribune says the proceedings were characterised by intense hostility to England, but that is not discreditable to Ireland. " Irishmen," it adds, " will always have the sympath:- of Americans in their struggle for legislative independence, or even national liberty, provided they carry on the struggle like Erave soldiers and honest men, but not when they fight behind the assassin's hedge, or murder tenants for paying their debts, or butcher a Cavendish bearing a message of peace, or engage in diabolical dynamite outrages." The dynamite party has held a secret meeting ia Philadelphia. %Ilia is said to have been of a stormy character.  The Gazette contains a notification of a new decoration to be called the "Royal Red Cross," to be given in recognition of services rendered in nursing the sick and wounded of the army and navy. The decoration is to consist of a cross, enamelled crimson, edged with gold, having on he arms thereof the words, Faith, Hope, Charity, with the date of tl.c institution of the d-coration, the centre having thereon the Royal effigy. On the reverse i-ide the Royal rind Imperial cipher and crown is to be shown in relief on the centre. The cross is to be attaelPil to a dark-blue riband edged red, of one inch in width, tied in a bow and worn on the left shoulder. Nursing sisters, whether subjects or foreign persons, will be eligible for the decoration.  In consequence of the magnitude of the arrangernents for bringing the parcels-post scheme into operation over the kingdom simultaneously, Mr. Fawcett has been compelled to postpone its inauguration until the end of July. and the new system may probably not be in working order until some time in August. It is not expected that the sixpenny-telegram scheme will be in operation niuchlbefore Christmas. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND Pitt. —Counsel for the Delicate. Those to whom seasons of changeable temperatures aro protracted periods of trial should seek the earliest opportunity of removing all obstacles to good health. This cooling Ointment, perseveringly rubbed upon the skin, is the most reliable remedy for overcoming all tonci Is, sore throat, swollen glands, ordinary catarrh, diseases of the throat and chest Quinsey, relaxed and bronchitis, usually prevailing at this season, may be arrested as soon as discovered, and every symptom banished by Holloway's simple and ellcctive treatment. This Ointment and Pills ate highly commended for :the facility with whitk they successfully conquer influenza ; they allay in an incredibly short time the distressing fever and teasing cough.