THE IRISH DELEGATES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2282, 16 November 1889, Page 2

THE IRISH DELEGATES

(PB& FBHSS ABBOOIAriOS.)

Wblunqton, Novembei 15

The Irish delegates addressed an immense aadlenoe 1 1 the Opera House tonight, In spite of tbe large figure charged for admission every poitlon of the house waa fi led, and m some parts atmdlng room only was m be obtained.

TbQ chair wa3 taken by the Hon P Buckley, and oa the platform were Arohblahop Redwood, tUe Hon G. Fiahoc, ond a large number ot oler^y and prominent oltfair.o.

A lettor w*B read from Sir Harry Atkinson apologising for non-attoudnaoe, and explaialDg tbat ho did not think be w«s jtutinod m being pieaent as there wero a great mmy settlers m New Zjjland who did not hold the lame viowa on Home Rule as he (Sir H. Atkiuson) did, but bo mlglit say that he eutieoly agreed with tbe cesolutlona whioh wero to bo prop )aed at the meotiag. Tie prf-ooedngs throughout ware of a nooii enthusiastic obaraotor, aad when Mr Dillon rose to speak he was greeted wtta d*t(enlDgoheo:s,

Kofernug t j tho Protestant and Home Kule prayer mooting whioh was being held (n cuothoe p»rt of the town, Mr Dll'on aalcl th»t lv bia oaroar ho hud mot with varloui kinds of opposition, bat ihla w»b the firat time ho hid baen opposed by a prayer meotlug. Ra ouly hoped that the prayers of those people would oomo back agiin on them before long, to enable them lv ooe the Home Rule agitation In (ts true i'ght. Mr Dillon weat on to cay that wh'jn tho duiu^atea started on thoir presen' mission they wero told In many quarters that thoy wore going on a fool's eccand, bat ho (Mr Dillon) woald take thia opportunity of saying that their efforts tiad been atlonded wlih each a me mure <■£ euocoaa that they did not ovon dce»tn of attnlning when thoy oommenood tdeir journey m the colonies.

Duilng the mooting a eabacrlptlou Hot was i pjned In aid of the evicted tenants relief fund, a -d narly £200 was oollect'd, Arohblshop iicdwood giving £20, tho Hon P. Buckley £20, and St Patrick's College £30.

-fcili- T. Bimond and Mir Deaay also adbearty wo'como.

AfJdreenoa wore presented to the dologaloi m the name of the geuetnl public, and of tho Welliagton branch if tbo National Leaguo and Illbarulan Society. At the conclusion of the meeting resolutions were carried expreeolnc sympathy with the Home Rule raovdraont.