CONFERENCE ON IRISH AFFAIRS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 771, 10 December 1886, Page 17

CONFERENCE ON IRISH AFFAIRS.

By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

(special to united press association.)

London, December 8

Fifteen hundred loading Unionists attended the Conference upon Irish affairs. Lords Derby and Selborne, Mr Goscben and Sir George Trevelyan spoke in support of Lord Hartington. Mr Chamberlain wired that there could be no reunion of the Liberal party until the policy pursued by Mr Gladstone was abandoned.; Mr Bright wrote that there was no hope of a moderate policy from Mr Gladstone. Lord Hartington denied that thero was any sympathy between the English democracy ami the Anarchist policy of the Land League. The press declares that the Conference will greatly encourage Government in the position it has taken up with regard to Ireland.

(reuter’s telegrams.)

London, December 8.

A conference of Unionist Liberals was held yesterday, many distinguished statesmen being present. Lord Hartington delivered a lengthy speech on the* present aspect of political affairs. He declared that Mr Gladstone and Sir William Vernon Harcourt, in their recent speeches, had completely ignored the views of Unionist Liberals, who would therefore continue to support the Conservative party. He foresaw that a final conflict would take place between order and disorder before the Irish question would be definitely settled. It was imperative that the present agitation for the non-payment of rents should be resisted to the utmost. Resolutions were passed in favor of upholding the union between Great Britain and Ireland. A letter was read from Mr John Bright, in which that gentleman condemns Mr Gladstone’s silence in view of Mr Dillon’s agitation in Ireland.