LORD CARRINGTON ON AUSTRALIA.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7772, 28 January 1891, Page 5

LORD CARRINGTON ON AUSTRALIA.

\ pan pßßsa _ssooia.tion.T Received January 28th, 1 a.m.

London, January 27. There was a large attendance at the Colonial Institute to-day to hear Lord Carrington read his paper on Australia. Among those present were the Prince of Wales, who presided, Lord Granville, and Lord Knutsford. Lord Carrington said Imperial Federation was a beautiful and suggestive proposal, but there were many difficulties in the way. It would be, better to draw the colonies to Eugland with) oords of love, leaving them to their own ways. The old system of interference in internal affairs should cease. The spirit of nationalism was strongly increasing, and the movement was influenced hy pressure frdm without, by the polloy of Great Britain and by the varying independent actiori of the colonies. The Chinese and Guinea questions were specially meat tioned. He expressed the hope that Sir H. Parkes would preside at thd coming Federal Convention. His courage, eloquence, and statesmanship showed he was a man bora t. shape the destinies of a growing country. Nationalism need not 'ipa* pair the loyalty of the colonies. When once Australian federation was completed England would have an easy task to influence the national feeling in her favor.. Colonials knew England would regard the invasion of Australia as she would the landing of a foreign army in Kent, and England would aid Australia, even if Canada objected. England would not ask for the. consent of Australia before sending cruisers flying the white ensign to the Bay of Fundy :or Bearing Sea. To enable colonists to feel they belong td the British community colonial Judges ought to be appointed on the Judicial Committee of the. Privy Council, Chief Justices ought to receive life Peerages, the title of Honorable ought to be recognised everywheie, and due precedence allotted to Governors, Bishops, and. Judges. Statesmen should be Privy Councillors. The Order of St. Michael and St. George ought not to become a foreign legion with a colonial division. He advised : reciprocity between the English and colonial bar, and the extension of facilities for investment of trust funds. Tbe debt of New South Wales was small bompared with the vast wealth of the colony. Many, private railway companys in England had lean mileage , than New South Wales' with larger capital and greater amount of indebtedness than Australia. He mentioned the Soudan contingent and the assistance rendered to the dockers aa instances of the impulsive interference; of the oolonists with the struggles of the Empire. *