Dublin Notes.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XX, Issue 37, 1 July 1892, Page 11

Dublin Notes.

(Weekly Freeman, April 30) Mb Dillon attended at the House on Monday, May 2, for a while, for the first time since his recent accident. He was heartily congratulated on his recovery by many members, and his friends were glad to see that he bears no traces of his recent indisposition, From statistics just issued by the Commercial Department of the Board of Trade, it appears that 12,326 emigrants left Ireland during April, as against 13,232 during the corresponding month of last year. Of this no less than 11,959 emigrated to the United States For the four months ended April 30th, the number of persons who emigrated from Ireland was 18,347, as compared with 19,497 for the corresponding period of 1891. Mr T. Wemyss Reid contributes an able article to the Nineteenth Century for May on " The Liberal Outlook." There are few Bhrewder or keener Liberals than the editor of the Speaker, who, from his editorial chair has watched the evolution of political events with a close eye, and rendered enduring service to the cause of Liberalism and Home Rule. A very short time ago, it will be remembered, he was appointed honorary member of the Eighty Club. Mr cleid antipates the triumphant return to power of Mr Gladstone at the forthcoming general election. A thousand pounds rewarl hns be n off red by the Duke of Westminster to anybody who will give such information as will lead to tl.e conviction of the person or persons who prevented Orme from fulfilling his engagement for the Two Thousand Guineas. If the person or persons had merely committed an ordinary commonplace murder there would be no such reward. But hocussin^ a race-horse, disturbing the betting market aad the calculations of the " bookies " and backers, is of course a crinu of quite a different calibre. E irl Spenc3r addressed a public meeting at Gravesend on Monday, May 2, and said he thought the general election would come pretty soon, and Liberals looked forward to it with confidence. Criticising the home policy cf the Government, be regarded the failure of their measures as attributable to the reason that they were afraid of principles whicn they had adopted. Ireland stood first in the Liberal programme, and no patching, or tinkering of the present system would settle that question. They must throw upon Irishmen the responsibility of governiog themselves. The difficulty in Ulster was not such as had been represented by the Conservative party. The release of Mrs Oaborne, will, we believe, create general satisfaction. As Ear as medical testimony goes, it would seem there was no choice between her release and her death. There is the further feeling that it is a good thing that the son of Captain Osborne, who has given a truth and a meaning to the slang phrase " an officer and a gentleman," will not be born in the shadow of a g&ol. But the bitter thought will intrude that it is not fine lady criminals, but honeat Irish patriots like poor ;Lukin or Nally, who are let die in prison, The release of Mrs Osborne recalls the fact that Sir William Gordon Cumming, who, like her, was found guilty by the unanimous verdict of a civil jury of a crimiual offence and perjured denial, was never prosecuted, and that Mr Hurlbert's prosecution was began when Mr Hurlbert bad escaped. Since Mr Balfour has made it known that he intends to attempt to carry the Local Government Bill to a second reading be has had

nnmistakable proofs of the unpopularity of the measure among a con•iderable body of bis followers. For the last few days Mr Akers Douglas has been overwhelmed with inquiries as to whether Mr Balfour was serious in saying that he proposed to persevere with the Bill, a proceeding which is evidently regarded as the acme of folly on the Tory side of the House. Further, we are told tbat in several cases Ministerialists have g>ne to Mr Alters Douglas and have informed him that It will be impossible for them to support the " pot 'em in the dock " clause. In fact, it is thought probable that Mr Balfour will find it expedient on the second reading debate, to make a statement as to the amendment or omission of the clause. As the meeting of the Midleton Town Commissioners, on Monday May 2, the chairman, Mr Edmond O'Liughlin, presiding, two important communications from Mr William O'Brien and Mr John Dillon, bearing on the subject of the exclusion of the Irish Ohriaiian Brothers* Schools from the Education Bill were read. Writing from the House of Commons, William , O'Brien says— l have received with much pieasure the Midleton Tjwn Commissioners resolution emphasising the growing demand of the country that the ban imposed upon the Christian Brothers on account of tbe religious and national character of their teaching Bhall be removed. This ostracism of the Christian Brothers from State-endowed schools system is a remnant of the penal laws. It cannot long resist a determined demand by the Irish people and their representatives for justice and more generors treatment of this invaluable teaching body. If I should still have the honour of being an Irish representative when Mr Jackson's Bill is presented for second reading I Bhall deem it my dnty to press the Government by every possible means to abandon the present disgraceful boycott of the excellent system to which the urban population owe their training in letters and morals. Mr John Dillon wrote—l have great pleasure in saying that I entirely concur in the view expressed in the Commissioners' resolution, and shall do everything io my power to press on the attention of Parliament the claims of tbe Christian Brothers. The Government's impudent claim to sound finance and economy under the direction of the genius of Mr Gosbeen has opportunely met by a leaflet issued by the Financial Reform Association, and signed by its president, Mr B. B. Muspratt. The conclusions at which the leaflat arrives through the straight, plain road of incontrovertible figures is, indeed, startling after the vain-gloriou* boasts of the Government. It is proved th*t, so far from having reduced taxation, Mr Goschen has increased it from £90,772,758 in 1887 to £98,593,000 ia 1892. While he has increased the amount of revenue raised, he had diminished the amount devoted to the reduction on the Na«ional Debt. Notwithstanding bad trade and expensive wars, the Gladstoniaa Governmtnt devoted out of the taxes 15£ millions more to the redaction of the National Debt than the present Government have devoted in a time of prosperity and peace. It is pointed out in the leaflet that Mr Goschen has endeavoured to confuse tbe issue by financial devices which only the vast magnitude of tbe sums involved distinguishes from trick-of-the-loop or thimble rigging. Local taxation and imperial taxation are deliberately confused, and the accoun 8 of expenditure and income are so hopelessly entangled that it is impossible to unravel them. The leaflet ought to be an effective stopper to vain-glorious brags about tbe financial genius and brilliant success of Mr Goechen. The tenants who have been refused the right to avail of the Land Purchase Act by Judge Monroe may well exclaim " Wonderful are the ways of the law," One of his lordship's grounds for refusing their bid was that £1,400 arrears were outstanding and should be reckoned in reduction of the offer made on their behalf by the Purchase Commissioners. On Monday, however, another Land Judge had to consider the question of £749 of these arrears, and upon the report of the receiver that the tenant, Mr Bobineon, held at " impossible rent " (which be could not apply to the Land Court to reduce) Judge Boyd ordered that £326 10a be accepted in discharge of the debt of £749 ss. It is, therefore, evident that at least a fourth of the arrears which Judge Monroe calculated against the tenants in refusing to allow them to purchase were practically bogus. It would, of course, have been too much, where Irish tenants' rights were concerned, to have expected Judge Monroe to wait a week until hia colleague, Judge Boyd, had time to cons ; der how much of the arrears were justly owing and enforceable. How much of the remainder of the arrears stand on the same footing as Mr Robinson's 1 Apart altogether, from the purchase question involved io this case, the public will note with satisfaction the decision of Judge Boyd to act upon his receiver's recommendation, and sanctioning an abatement of arrears rrom £740 to £326. This approaches the reductions on arrears given in Sco'land by the Crofters' Commission.

We have again pleasure in drawing attention to the advertisement of the Milhurn Company's Cemeot Works. The company claims to rave sold 63,000 bags of cement, which gpeaks mcmr favourably of the quality, aod now are further extending the works to turn out twice the present out-put, and adopting the most modern machinery. Such industries as the above must tend to the general prosperity of .he Colony r v '