IRISH AFFAIRS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1693, 22 October 1887, Page 2

IRISH AFFAIRS.

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LoNDpH, October 20.

At the Liberal Conference at Noti tingham Mr Gladstone explained the concessions which he believed would be granted to Ireland. He advocated | the establishment of an Irish Parliament, the statutes passed by which would be subject to the control of the Imperial Parliamemt. Referring to the disturbances at Mitchellstown and other places, he said the action of the police was abominable, and the Irish nation had a grave account to settle with the English Government. He condemned the Government for passing the resolution suppressing the National League. Mr Goschen, m a speech at Bradford, referring to the Irish question, said the difficulties which had occurred did not discourage the Government. It was true that secret midnight meetings were still held, but the action of the Govern* ment had had the effect of decreasing the practice of boycotting, and the delivery of speeches which formerly acted as incitements to crime. Mr T. R. Buchanan, Liberal Unionist, M.P. for West Edinburgh, and Mr W. J. Evelyn, Conser?ative member for Deptford, intend to resign on the ground of being unable to support the Irish policy of the Government. Mr Gladstone supports single voting, freetrade m land, abolition of entail, and disestablishment of the Church m Scotland and Wales. He intimates that he would not oppose the details of Mr Chamberlain's scheme if a settlement on that basis would prove acceptable to Ireland . %