IRISH AFFAIRS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 787, 1 April 1887, Page 17

IRISH AFFAIRS.

Bv ‘Electric Telegraph—Copyright. THE LONDON”PRESS ON THE CRIMES BILL. (special to united press association.) London, March 29. Of the newspaper editorials on the Crimes Bill, only one, that of the Daily News, condemns the measure altogether ; the reßt either warmly support or give a qualified approval of it. The Morning Post points to some prevision which might be amended, and urges that the Bill should be passed in a modified form. The Daily News declares that the Bill is odious and absurd, and would utterly fail to accomplish the desired end. The Telegraph says that, taking into consideration the state cf Ireland and the repeated renewal of outrages, the provisions of the measure are not too severe. The Times strongly advocates the passage of the Bill, and declares that such a measure is imperative if Ireland is to remain an integral part of the Empire. The Standard thinks that both precedent and analogy justify the passage of the Bill. The Chronicle supports it mainly on the ground that public opinion is in favor of coercion, and that the Bill embodies national sentiment. A Unionist meeting is to be held on Thursday to discuss future action. THE DEBATE ON THE CRIMES BILL. (reuter’s telegrams.) London, March 30. The debate on the Irish Crimes Bill was resumed by Mr Gladstone, who declared that the Bill, instead of being palliative, would aggravate the disoider in the country. He considered the removal of venue of Irish trials was an insult to the Irish people. Mr Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, expressed regret that Mr Gladstone did not condemn the action of the National League. The sole object of the Bill was to restore order, respect to Her Majesty’s Judges, and liberty to all classes.