OUR LONDON LETTER.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1993, 1 June 1886, Page 3

OUR LONDON LETTER.

The day has come, the curtain has been raised, the veteran actor has appeared on the stage and Mr Gladstone revealed, last night in a speech occupying three and a half Lours his views, for what he termed the future government of Ireland, but which is regarded as the virtual repeal df the Union, 'the disruption add dismembermenV'ofine Empire. It would be impossible for me with my feeble pen to describe tbe excitement that existed both within the walls and around the precints of Parliament. So early as 5 aim. the first member put in his appearance — Mr Sullivan, representing West Meath— who was quickly followed by other representatives of the Irish Brigade. Breakfast was prepared at 8.30 a.m. and for a considerable portion of the early day .^jifationalist members held posses■^^onof the House, these gentlemen? who arriyed early in the morning, -w«re>somewliai at a loss to kill time until the hour for the assembling of the House. The spiritß of the Irish members, however proved equal to the occasion, aud during the forenoon, several of them took exercise on the terrace of the Houses on a tricycle borrowed for the occasion from the manager of the refreshment rooms. The fun was kept up fast; and furiously, until at length/Mr P.;J. O'Brien, M. P. for Tipjperary, game to grief, the mack-ine collapsing, and sending the hon. member violently to the .ground. He sustained a severe cut near the eye, from contact with a sharp stone, and wai taken to the hospital by his friend* to have the wound - dresßed . This put an end to the tricycle practictvand Mr O'Brien, returning some time afterwards from the surgeon's with his face and hand bandaged, became the centre of some interest. The crowd however that quoted Mr Gladstone was composed of the Radical Clubs and Associations in the Metropolis, and the London Irish who were organised and instructed to attend upon 1 the occasion. Space wgl not permit me to give even a resume or Mr Gladstone's oration, which, apart from any ques' tion of the subject-matter, was unquestionably admirablej in its grasp of detail, its lucidity of expression, 4 and the fervour oi its eloquence The debate was adjourned on the motion of Mr Chamberlain, who will open the "Ball" this afternoon, and will oppose the measure. Mr Gladstone is under the impression that he will pass his bill by a small majority in the House of Commons, but 1 do not see how such a result can possibly be obtained. Mr Trevelyan represents the Scotch Radicals, while Mr Chanjberlain is the representative of the, Birmingham caucus, and the advanrad English Liberals, while the Whigs are represented by the Marquis .ofHartington. Sir Henry James, jUberiXjixeyyiir Gbschen, &c. will join hands with the Conservative phalanx I and the Ulster loyalists in giving the proposed measure their most uncompromising opposition. .. It is sad to reflect fth|<f Mr Gladstone in his declining yearil'and at L the close of an illustrious career should thus.prostitute his transcendant abilities and talents and experience to be sacrificed At the shrine of personal vanity, and lust of' power, and be the means of wrecking and destroying the great Liberal party in England which is so much indebted to him for their past position. . THE KITIOHTS OP LABOT7B 19 AMEBIOA, is an association formed some time ago in tbe United States for the regulation of strikes and labour disputes and has even acquired considerable power: Their object appears to be to dictate terms to the employers of capital, and paralyse trade by their selfish and foolish action. CO. TYRONE IHBWS, A handsome marble tablet has just been erected in the chapel of Cheltenham College, to the memory of the late Colonel Stewart, UM.G., 11th Hussars, the companion of General Gordon at Khartoum. The death has been reported from the county Tjrone of Lieut.-General H. H. Gfreer; C.8., formerly commanding tie 68th Regiment. He took a leading part in the New Zealand war of 18J64-6. General Greer was son to a we|l known-Tyrone man 'Joe Greer" commonly : known as "Orange Joe" who&eld the office of Grand Master of tlw county Tyrone Orangemen for manjf years up td the time of his death, •nd Jir at succeeded by Captain Mervyn Stewart who held that office up to the year of his departure for New Zealand,

THE FBIMOBZ LEAGUE. ,

In, my last letter I alluded to the actioniof the B.C. Bishop of Nottingham, who issued a Pastoral warning the members of his Church against joining the above Institution. The matter having been referred to Rome, the 1 . Pope ha§ administered a Jfcastigation to this Paruelistic Bishop, he has been compelled to issue another Pastoral to be read at all churches and chapels within his Diocese withdrawing the former letter which visited the pains and penalties of excommunication and refusal of the rites of the Church to those members of his flock who may feel disposed to join the Order. ' LOBD CHABLBS THHTNE. At Plmouthßoman Catholic Church, to-day Bishop Vaughan ordained Lord Charles Thynne to be a deacon, with a view to becoming a priest of the Church of Rome. Lord Charles, who is the uncle of the Marquis oi Bath, was formerly a clergyman of the Church of England. His lordship, who is now 73 years of age, sec3ded to the Romish Church in 1853.