Serious Charges Against the British Government. London, August 11.

Te Aroha News, Issue 166, 21 August 1886, Page 3 (Supplement)

Serious Charges Against the British Government. London, August 11.

Thk London "Daily Newß " of this morning emphatically declares that it is the duty of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach to aid in repressing the "bloodthirsty violence "of his colleagues, notably Lord Randolph Churchill, who " deliberately," and "with malice aforethought," encouraged the aggressive attitude of the Irish constabulary during the disturbances in Belfast.

Michael Davitt Speaks. London, August 11. During an interview with Mr Michael Davitt yesterday in New York, ho declared that the riots in Belfast were wholly due to the impetuosity of the Orangemen, who, by their riotous conduct, had proved the absurdity of the Unionist boast that they represented the orderly and law-abiding claases. Mr Michael Davitt, addressing twenty thousand persons at Chicago, eaid that he had abandoned the policy of revengeagainst England.

Tne Orange Version. London, August 11. The Grand Master of the Orangemen, replying to Mr Davitt'a charges, denounces him as a ll liar," and insists that the Roman Catholics both began and maintained the riots, attacking Protestant Sunday schools and Protestant factory, gfrls. He" also in-,] sista that the police exhibited disloyal parti-, sariahip, by encouraging' the * fioman Catholics, and assieting them in removing, and concealing their dead and wounded. !

, > . London) August 13. „ A dastakdly outrage has been perpetrated at Derr^ .As an Orange procession ,waa, parading' the streeta ' bottles containing gunpowder,' with 4 lighted fuaes •ttached, were thrown" amongst- the -processionists, , nt fortunately no one was harmed, r .