The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, AUGUST 18,1874.

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1755, 18 August 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, AUGUST 18,1874.

If Mr. O'Rorkeihas /been correctly reported in his explanation of the circum-' A sttnces.antecedent to his resignation, the ?. memberi of the Ministry to whom he ap- *' pealed for corrobpration of what he- had stated .must have been 1 represented; It ' seems incredible that Mr. O'Eorida 1 'can hare stated distinctly at a Cabinet meeting that if the resolutions for the abolition " 6t the 2STptth } Island 1 Provinces- were pressed : he! s would resign, and yet that „ $*cc members of the Cabinet who were present, although confiining his assertion regarding'the opposition, did not understand that such opposition would lead him to - -relign J The telegrams vdn this . matter are jcalculated^to raise - suspicions of,the honesty of prominent politiciansmembers :of:tb?e' Cabinet. We firmly < believe" that 'Mr.< O'Rorke's catition eh- ; I tirely iforsook'.him: "when he > announced; his resignation under, .such .peculiar cirS ; cumstances, ,and .that, rejection would, 1 * convince him that he was wrong. But ~hi£explanation, would "imply thairbis col- : "ieiqjutes were t aware of- • his• ultimatum^— ''thiitlifthe-rVso^Ons^f the Premier wtrt pressed/tie' would resign. This -the t three members of the~ Cabinet /'.ip'resW iri tile Housa when Mr. OTtorke ' made his explanation 'practically d«ny.

This explanation has painfully $ur prise J crery one, and unlcs3^mitting r of further light on the subject*- it wil|^B«» matter fdr" regret that any explanation t was attempted.' / wt ' ... *- >,^-;*-'