The Otago Daily Times MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1881.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6149, 24 October 1881, Page 2

The Otago Daily Times MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1881.

Surely there never was impose* upon a Liberal Government a mor< odious task than that which has beei forced on the Administration of M Gladstone by Irish agitators. It i, little short of the dragooning of Irelanc into a state of unwilling submission t( tho law. Mr Paunell and the chief of the Land League, Mr Dillon, M.P. alono excepted, have been placed it durance vile; the meetings of tin League itself are being suppressed collisions with the police are frequent and three more regiments are, we an told by a recent cablegram, bein< despatched to Ireland to reinforci tho largo body of troops anc armed constabulary already in th< country. Mr Gladstone has told tin peoplo of Ireland that ho is not nfraic of them, and yet it has been though necessary to protect his life by specia police arrangements. Mr Fokster, tin Chief Secretary for Ireland, with whou the immediate responsibility rests fo: every act of repression, is, strange t< say, a Quaker, and as such, a man o peace; but yet he finds himself com pelled to resort to measures of repres sion which cannot but be repugnant t< him, and which he has evidently post poned as long as possible. A somewhat whimsical parallel may be drawn be tween the state of affairs in Ireland anc our present relations with Te Whiti and the Pariliaka Natives. In both cases the dispute is about tho land. Home Rule is the principle for which both Mr Parnell and Te Whiti have been fighting. It is in each case an uprising of aborigines against the Anglo-Saxon race. In each case the resistance has been stubborn, without amounting to organised revolution. The provisions of a Coercion Act have been tried in New Zealand as in Ireland ; arrests have been made, and then after a time the effect has been tested of releasing somo of the prisoners, and in each case leniency has failed to produce any good effect. At almost one and the same moment the Government of New Zealand and the Executive in Ireland have cotno to the conclusion that concessions must cease, and that the smouldering elements of rebellion must be extinguished by the strong arm of tho law. Te WniTi, like Mr Parnell, will in all probability be seized and placed in safety; and the Land League at Parihaka, like the Land League in Ireland, will be broken up. The parallel ceases, however, when we consider the relations of both questions to the stability and integrity of the Empire. Whatever may bo tho outcome of our little trouble on the West Coast, it will not disturb the power of England in the very remotest degree; but if, on the other hand, the Irish Home Rulers succeeded in their aims, the very existence of British rule throughout the world would be threatened. If a separation between England and Ireland ever does take place it will be the beginning of a process of disintegration, the end of which no one can foresee, but the tendency of which is obviously towards a lessening of all authority at Home and of prestige abroad. It is true that the original aims and objects of the Home Rulers were represented by the more moderate members of the party to be of a character quite compatible with a continuance in a modified form of the union between Ireland and Great Britain. Mr Justin M'Cartiiy, M.P., one of the most respectable membors of the party, says in his excellent "History of our Own Times" : —" The national sentiment, rightly or wrongly, for good or ill, had grown so powerful that it oould not be overcome by mere concessions in this or that detail of legislation. These Irishmen of moderate views felt convinced that there were only two alternatives before England : either she must give back to Ireland some form of national Parliament, or she must go on putting down rebellion after rebellion, and dealing with Ireland as Russia had dealt with Poland. They therefore welcomed the Home Rule movement, and conscientiously believed that it would open the way to a genuine reconciliation between England and Ireland on conditions of fair copartnership. The author of this history is, for obvious reasons, not inclined to discuss hero the merits of the Home "Rule demand. But lie desires to i put on historical record that those who woro chiefly • concerned in promoting that movement wero filled with tho conviction that the principle of Homo Rule contained the solution of the great problem of government which, unsolved, had so long divided England and Ireland, and offered a means of complete reconciliation between the two countries." This relates to a period eight years back, when the movement was first initiated by Mr Butt and a few other Irish members of Parliament. But much has occurred since then. Parnellism has gone far beyond Mr Butt's conception of Home Rule It aims at getting rid of British landlords, at establishing exclusively Irish manufactures, at forming a league with Irish-Americans to coerce England by terrorism and dynamite into granting complete nationality;' and once this doubtful boon was ' wrested from the feeble hands of a weak Government in England, can , anyone for a moment believe that a . process of reconciliation would begin 1\ Ihat, for instance, anything approach-1 ing to the extremely delicate but highly i loyal relationships which subsist between ' Great Britain and her self-governing c Colonies could subsist between England and Ireland after all that ia past j .s indeed more than the most sanguine 2 jnthusiast could hope for. Ireland only 0

panta to be free that she may mature ; plans of revenge, and if once England lets go her control over the Green Isle, she will have on her coast, not a happy \ and contented people, but a people f thirsting to wipe out the memory of centuries of humiliation and of real or | fancied wrongs at tho hands of the Anglo- .'■ Saxon. Meanwhile England has done t her utmost, by passing one of the \ greatest measures of relief over grunted I in modern times, expressly designed to I meet Ireland's reul grievances as regards t the tenure of the land. Men like Sir : Gavan Duffy and some of the prelates of the Roman Catholic Church Imvo urged that this raenfmro should have a fair trial, but have so far urged in vain. And those tenants who wenild gladly pay their rents and place themselves under the provisions of the Act j are prevented by terrorism and " Boy- ;<■ cotting." The Executive, therefore, lias but one course open to it short of t handing over the destinies of the l 8 country to a band of fanatics—men who are perhaps sincere enough, but who (j are mont tyrannical in their method of enforcing their views on the people. The Government must use force as against force, and they must prove d that England is still strong enough to put an end to anarchy, if she unhappily is not fortunate enough to conn ciliate the goodwill of the "Irish pea- !, santry. As the great O'Connell movement collapsed suddenly when brought face to face with determined resistance and the strong arm of the law, so there is still hope that the Land League may be conquered without serious > bloodshed. But bloodshed must follow _ if resistance takes the form of revolution, and the question now of the - greatest moment is, " Are the Irish d prepared to take up arms to gain the c freedom from British rule they can a apparently gain in no other way T rWe do not think it. The moves ment has probably reached its I climax, and, deprived of its more 0 fanatical leaders, we fully expect to see sit collapse. There are, we are told, , already 400 cases for decision before a the Land Commission. This may not b show that tenants aro willing to avail : themselves of the Act ; it may be that ; these cases are promoted by landlords, c But at least the Act will be put into $ force, and if its influence is found to be c as favourable to the just claims of the 1 Irish tenants as it is declared to be by c Sir Gavan Duffy, who should be no 0 mean judge, a change of feeling favour--1 able to a cessation of agitation may be t produced. It is, however, quite clear 1 that the Government must put forth c all their strength to put an end at least to i overt acts of defiance to law before the r Act can even have a chance of produco ing tho beneficial effects it was designed fto bring about. To sum these up - briefly, they are the securing to the i- tenant, for a fair rental, a fixed tenure o and a right to his improvements, and - thus putting an end to capricious and t unjust evictions.

A number of letters to the editor, local reports, and other matter will bo found on oui fourth page this morning, Thero is nothing of a startling character ir the news concerning tho attitude- of the Natives at Parihaka, and probably bo far as they aro concerned there will be nothing of importance to chronicle prior to tho 2nd of November, tho day on which tho notice given in the recent i>roclamatirm of the Government expires. Tho relations between the Ministry and tho Governor apparently continue to bo unsatisfactory, but tho Ministry firmly maintain their position, and it is probablo that no real difficulty will result. According to our special correspondent's telegram his Excellency has raised a legal quibble as to the validity of tho proclamation. It appears that he contends that because the vessel in which he returned was, at the time tho proclamation was made, within a certain distance of the coastal lino of the Colony, tho Administrator of the Government was functus officio, although no ono in the Colony could possibly have boon aware that tho Governor was within New Zealand waters, and no one on board the Emerald could know for certain that he would ever reach our shores. A public meeting of working men is to be held in tho Princess Theatre, under the auspices of the Trades and Labour Council, tomorrow evening. Addresses explanatory of tho objects of the Council aro to be given. Messrs It. Stout and J. B. Bradshaw will take part in tho meeting. An alarm of fire was given about 9 o'clock yesterday morning, but its cause was a burning chimney. Eighty-two convictions had been recorded against one of throe women who wore sen tenced for vagrancy at the City Polico Court on Saturday last. Tho full complement of recruits for the Armed Constabulary havo now been selected in tho city, and tho detachment will proceed to Wellington to-day, leaving by tho 12.20 p.m. train to the Port. A sitting of the Supreme Court in Bankruptcy will bo held before tho Registrar, Mr Gordon, this morning, but only unopposed applications will bo finally disposed of. A quarrel occurred in Stafford street on Saturday afternoon between two Chinamen and a European named Henry Lott. One of tho Chinamen, who is called Ah Moo, mot with rather serious injuries, and tho police havo arrested Lott on a charge of assault. Mr Robert Muir, of North Taieri, lias sold the woll-known entire horse Wanderin' Willie to Mr Peter i'iskin, of Gore, for tho sum of £150. Tho school at Waihola Gorgo has been closed, owing to the prevalence of measles, and to diphtheria having mado its appearance among the school children. On Saturday a number of tho members of tho City Council paid a visit to the Silverstream waterworks. Tho object of tho visit was priii. cipally to inspect the land through which tho race passes, and on behalf of which compensation is claimed. Mr Hardie, ono of tho claimants, accompanied tho party, and it is understood that tho result in his case will bo that a settlement will bo oomo to, Rossbotham's Creole, for tho deprivation of tho water of which tho proprietor claims .-63000, was also observed, and a general opinion was expressed that the Council should offer to return tho water to the creclc. The party returned by way of Mosgiel. Tho Temperance movement ia evidently nourishing at Otunn.ru. On IMday night a Band of Hope meeting was held there, which j was attended by 200 children, and at the close of an address by tho Rev. A. B. Todd 27 girls and 10 boys joined the society. We have received a copy of an essay, read by Mr E. S. Hay before the Otago University Debating Society, on " Somo characteristics of Wordsworth's poetry and their lessons for us.'' The essay has been published by request, and will be perused by students of poetry with great interest, as it is evidently tho product of patient and intelligent study. Some poems by "I'leta" aro also printed in the pamphlet. Tho Yen. Archdeacon Edwards has received a letter from Mr J. L. Buttonvorth informing him of his intention to put up a memorial window in St. Paul's Church. The railway platform at Mosgiel station is being lengthened to tho extent of 2j? chains. Tho former wooden platform will bo entirely removed, and its place supplied by a formation of earth covered with gravel, and enclosed in a wooden framework, of a total length of about six chains. A much-felt want will also bo supplied by the provision of accommodation for the loading and unloading of goods at the southern end, while at the same point tho platform will be run out, so as to allow,passengers access to the station from the district road-line without necessitating their going round to the northern end, as has hithorto boon the case. While proceeding up tho Yarra to Melbourne on Thursday evening last the s.s. Rotorua fouled a heavy chain and anchor laid out from a dredge, stripping hot' propeller, splitting the boss, and breaking the rudder-post—injuries which it will in all probability take a month to repair. In order that the regular weekly intercolonial service may not bo interrupted in consequence of this accident, tho Albion will be hurried on from Sydney to Melbourna to tako up tho Rotorua's running thence, and t;tie To Anau will follow as a special boat on Saturday, 29th October, remaining at Port Chalmers on arrival for her usuul overhaul. That there may

be no possibility of inconvenience to either tht travelling or the mercantile community, the Direetorsof the U.S.S. Co. havefurther arranged for the services of|the s.s. Alhambra, which, under tho command of Capt. John M'Lean. will leave Melbourne for New Zealond aboul tho Sth of November. There can be no doubi that tho measures thus promptly taken will meet all tho immediate necessities of tho trade, while tho expected arrival early next year ol somo of the Company's new boats will amplj provide for tho most exacting requirement.' of tho .service. Tho City Guards held the first of a series oi four matches for the selection of a Ladies Challenge Shield team on Saturday morning TJio conditions were 200, 400, and 500 yards five shots; new Wimbledon targets. Volun toer M'Carthy made tho fine score of G< points. A Temperance Union has been established h connection with the Dunedin Y.M.O.A. A public meeting in connection with the sami will be held shortly. Mr D. Wright (tin general secretary) has obtained five weeks leave of absence for the purpose of conducting evangelistic services on the West Coast and ii Christchurch, and will leave early in No veinber. It has frequently been stated (says a con temporary) that Wellington possesses "the biggest wooden building in the world." I seems it is about to bo " capped." The Japanosi papers report that a new residence for thi Mikado is about to bo built at Yoddo, whicl will bo entirely of wood, and will cost nearb £1,120,000. There will be, however, a granc reception hall, in which all grand Stato cere monies will be performed, which is to bo buil partly of tiles and partly of wood, at an esti mated cost of about £34,000. As tho question of vaccination is now occu pying a good deal of attention, it may b opportuno to state that the Government havi received Borne pure calf lymp from Belgium that a calf in Christchurch has boon success fully vaccinated with it, and that in reply to ; question on this subject tho Hon. Mr Dicl stated " that the Government wero doing wha they could to encourago tho use of calf lymp] throughout tho Colony, but they could not ge all they required at once. They woro doin| what they could, and they would encourag' tho vaccinators to uso the pure calf lymph oi all occasions whero the parents did not iiisis on any other being used ; but, as he had said it would take somo time before they could go a sufficient and continuous supply. Wha could bo dono would bo done in tho matter." Wo have been shown (says tho Manawati Times) a picco of quartz, which is literally studded with gold of a pale colour, which ha recently been found in tho Tuliua district, a the head of tho Wanganui River, by Mr George brother of Mr George of this town, a gcntlemai who has by stealth succeeded in evading tin Maoris, and having made the discovery, ia i man of long practical experience, and can ii every respect bo relied upon. For years hi has been hunting in the Tararua Ranges for ; goldfiekl, and he, together with Mr Brandon made tho discovery of a gold-bearing reef new Eeatherston. P-or some time past he has beei searching tho course of tho Wanganui River and with tho result abovo stated. He is per fectly sanguino of a good field being opened v; there, and to effect tho hastening of such, in fluential gentlemen, including Colonel M'Donnoil, are now making arrangements with the Natives to allow prospectors to go on the ground, and thoro is littlo doubt that this em will in a short timo bo achieved, when we maj hopo to hear some favourable accounts. The Marlborough Times, in referring to th< Native scivro, says:—"At tho last publishoc return there wero 522 men (Constabulary) ir tho Patoa and Taranaki districts, and withh tho last week or two this forco has been in creased by about 100 meu. Tho forco is wcl disciplined and well armed, and most of the men aro accustomed to bush warfare. The nion aro in camp at Pungarchu, Rahotu, Opunake, Egmont, and Maraia, the firstnainod o! these being only a mile and a-lialf from Parihaka itself. At each of these stations there arc redoubts, impregnable to Maoris, and they arc all connected by telegraph. In the event of an outbreak the plan of operations would probably bo for a force of about 500 men to march on Parihaka and break up that hotbed of trouble. Then the Maoris would be scattered through the bush. They could no longer remain there, for food is scarce, and they would have to separate and take refuge at the head waters of tho Wanganui and Mokau Rivers and in the Tuhua country. To these recesses and fastnessess we would not follow them at present, and they would be removed from the possibility of doing any damage to European settlements." The many admirers of Miss Beaudct in this city will be glad to learn that she has made a favourable impression in Melbourne. The Australasian says :—" Last Saturday night was notable by reason of the first appearance in Melbourne of two actors new to us, and the reappearance of two others who have been for some time absent. The former aro Mr Harkins and Miss Beaudot, and the latter are Miss Juno and Mr Bandmann. Speaking first of Miss Beaudet, on tho good place aitz dames principle, her coming hither must bo a source of satisfaction to everybody who has seen her. Sho is young, graceful, comely of face, natural of manner, and sho has that indefinable winsomeness which at once takes you captive without your being for a moment quite able to say how you are fascinated. Especially is sho easy, unconstrained, and spontaneous in her movements, both of features and figure. All her attitudes are picturesque, but sho never poses for effect ; at least, she never seems to pose. Whether in action or repose she expresses the meaning of the situation. Her face companions well her words, and her eyes and her mouth speak when' her voice is resting. There is no affectation in anything she says or does. She has no tricks of movement or of tone. She projects herself into tho character she plays, and makes you forget the actress." Of her impersonation of Doris Quinault in '' Narcisse " it further says:— "No more beautiful pictnro of the love that is born of compassion has uvor been witnessed on tho Australian stage." A juvenile entertainment was held in the schoolhouse, Milburn, on Friday night. The entertainment was chieHy carried out by the children attending tho school, and consisted of recitations, readings, and music. A goodly number of the parents assembled, and on tho whole a very enjoyable evening was spent. The proceeds of tho entertainment go towards pro viding school prize-books. There was a capital houso at the Queen's Theatre on Saturday evening, the dross circle being well filled and the lower portions of tho houso crowded, and the performance was such as to fully merit the liberal patronage accorded. The singing as a whole was more effective than formerly, and the acting of the principal characters was admirable. The opera "Los Cloches do Corneville" will only bo played for threo more nights, and the season of tho Liliputian Opera Company in Dunedin will soon terminate. Will close 31st October, Abraham's Consultation.Rosult: Times and Star and Herald Ist November, ami Otago Witness.—[Advt.] Messrs Maclean and Co. will hold a site o! dairy stock and plant at Anderson's Bay to-morrow. Tho public officers of all companies are required to furnish statements under the Property Assessment Act and its amendments to tho l'roportv Tax Commissioner, at Wellington, by tho 25th of NoA business site in Tay street, Invorcargill, will be offered for sale by public auction, by Mr J. H. Cuthbertson, at the Southland Club Hotel, on Tuesday Ist November. ■Sons Harborow, professed Shirtcuttor, Manse Street, Duiiedm, and Hereford street, Christehurch.— A Sample Shirt, to measure, in 21 hours If required Shirts re-frontod, &c; flannul drawers, pants, and nightshirts mado to order. Jackets, pyramas or sleeping suits In any material. Collars and cuffs newest shapes and styles. N.B.—Gentlonien waited iipon at their privato residences If required.— [Advt.] PUBLIC NOTICE.-TMS is no novel advertisement but simply inserted for tho purpose of directing the attention of the working men and the unemployed to the fact that I am now selling primo roasting beef from 2Jd per lb., boiling beef from ljd, mutton from 2d per lb. for cash.-S. G. Smitu, City Company, High street.—[Advt.]