HOME RULE DELEGATES.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 418, 9 November 1889, Page 6

HOME RULE DELEGATES.

A iE\v particulars concerning these gentlemen, a\ ill be of interest at the present time. Mr John Dillon stands in the front rank of the Irish members, and frequently has been addressed by Mr (Gladstone as " my esteemed friend, Mr John Dillon." Both sides of the House of Commons respecfc him for his ability and earnest r ness in the causo wliish he believes to be just. In appearance he is " tall, thin and frail, his physique id that of a man who has periodically to seek llighb from death in change of air and scene. His face is long and narrow ; the features singularly delicate and refined. Coal-black hair and vei y large, dark, tranquil eyes make up a face that once seen can never be forgotten." Mr Dillon was born in Blackrock County, Dublin, in 1851. lie educated at the Catholic Univeioily in Stephen's (Jreen. He was intended for the medical profession, passed through hio course of lectures and took the degree ot Licentiate in the College ot Surgeons. Tho rise of Mr Pornell and bis active policy brought Mr Dillon to the front. He was one of the first to appreciate the new policy. When the Land League started Mr Dillon was appointed to accompany Mr Parnell to America, where Congress allowed him (Mr Parneil) the unusual compliment of addressing the House of Representatives. Sir Thomas G rattan Esmonde, Baronet, represents one of the Dublin seats. Ho is a son of Sir John Esmonde, who held a commission in IJei Majesty's service ; and there are several in this city who served in the same regiment in India, Canada, ani the Crimea under Sir John. Sir Thomas Esmonde isaHnded proprietor, and caused gieat commotion when he adopted Mr Pai-nell's plank. - Sir Thomas is young, handsome, wealthy, and unmarried. Mr John Deasy represents East Coik. He has for many years been a staunch advocate for Home Rule, and i 3 one of the hardest workers in the ranks of tho Irish Parliamentary party. Mr Deasy, like Mr John Redmond, mob his "lady-love" in Australia, and will, it is understood, take home a proper "Home Ruler" from Adelaide.