The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1882-07-15 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

THE PREVENTION OF CRIME (IRELAND) BILL. Lord CARLINGFORD, in moving the second reading of the Prevention of Crime (Ireland) Bill, said thp bill was aimed mainly salient the alien and secret societies in Ireland, not ttgaiest ordinary crime, but crime of a special character, requiring opecial means to meet in While owning that the principal hopes for tho Lateens roust be band on remedial legielation, ho pointed out that the fruits of that legislation must neeesearily be slow; in the meantime it was absolutely neceszaty that steps atiould be taken for the maintenance of law and order. The bill had a wide adore and covered a greet deal of ground, but at the same time there was nothing about it that could fairly 'ne described as of an oppressive character. Its justification was to be found in the state of the country, and strict as the powers given by it were they were felt to be absolutely nesersary. The great powers it gave would be used with prudence, but at the same time firmly; and he hoped that it would be the means of reeoring peace, order, and proseerity to Ireland. Lord ORAN MORE and BROWNE urged that the bill required the most careful deliberation from their Pordehipt, and ought in come of its details to be amended in committee. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE agreed with the Geeennalent in thinking the strength of the bill lay in the extent of the gronna it covered, and also in the opinion that it was doubtful whether it would be really diatafiteini to the bulk of the Irish people, who were happily not assassins or conspirators, nor abettors of murder end conspiracy. He doubted the efficiency of the press clause on moonlit of its inherent weaknese, and while approving the principle of ecompeneation for murder and miming, ho urged that the Government ought to have mere clearly defied the way in which it was to be dealt with, his own opinion being that they should treat it entirely from the penal point of view. He, howevrr, deprecated any delay in the passage of the bill, and coneequently should not be disposed to prises any objections be "right entertain to the measure that might have the effect of retarding its prOZrOES. Lord WAVENEY, while concurring in the view that it was undesirable to deity the bill by introducing amendments, arguod thet if any amendment were to be feserted it should he one requiring that in every proeleimed district the inhabitants ehouli be male hnown to the magistrates by means of papers which mast be comprOcorili filled no. The Marquis of SALISBURY said there seemed to be a disposition to accept the bid on the responsibility of the Government, anti not to do enything that would throw difficulty in the way of its paeeage. While accepting this view he could not hut note that much of the difficulty in the tvey of dealing with Irelarel had ariten from the dislike exhibited by the Government to look at the state of things in regard to Ireland boldly in the face and deal with them accordingly. He was afraid that mush of the evil existing in Ireland was the consequence of the vacillating way in which the principles of legislation had been applied to that country. The people gradually unlearned the belief they formerly had in the strength of purpose of the English Government. Assassination had been successful in procuring what was needful, and so long as it wee found Una this was the case, 60 long would each measures as these be ineffectual in providing peace and order in Ireland. The bill was then read a second time.