THE CRISPS IN ENGLAND.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1523, 24 June 1886, Page 1

THE CRISPS IN ENGLAND.

London, June 20, The Conservatives will support tin candidature of 82 Liberal Unionists,

Mr Gladstone, in his speeches in Midlothian, urges that the 'hsuo of the Irish question must be either coercion or a Dublin Parliament. He is bitterly personal towards Lord Salisbury and Mr Chamberlain, and condemns Lord Hnrtington’s scheme as having no finality. The Marquis of Salisbury, speaking last night at Leeds, sad that he would only coerce criminals in Ireland, but was willing to concede local government not only to'lreland, bat. also to England and Scotland. He critLised what tip called Mr Gladstone’s maudlin optimism, and repudiates all coquetting with the Parnellite party.

The Times characterises Mr Gladstone’s speech as a specimen of audacious quibbling on plain issues in the face ot notorious tacts.

Armagh and Tyrone have been “ proclaimed.”

June 21

Lord Randolph Churchill has issued a manifesto in which he denounces the boundless egotism and servile vanity of Mr Gladstone, and exhorts the electors to overthrow the disastrous autocracy of the Premier. The President of the Supreme Fenian Council in Great Britain insists on the separation of Ireland from England. The Tim"S to-day announced that a Fenian manifesto has been issued dis avowing Parnell, and expressing acceptance of Mr Gladstone’s scheme for Ireland as a mere instalment of a measure for the eventual complete separation of that country from Groat Britain. The manifesto endorses the murders which have taken place in the past, and utters threats against ail opponents ol their rights in Ireland,

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE AS SOCIATION.

The adjourned meeting of members of the Government Insurance Association was held in Wellington last Monday. Sir Julius Vogel presided.

The discussion on Mr Bell’s resolution the Association should be returned to the charge of Government/' was resumed. Mr Roileston'spoke in favor of the .-notion, which was lost.

Messrs Dargaville and Shriinski demanded a poll. Mr Bell’s second motion as follows was then put:—“(1) That the Board should be reduced to six members, of whom there should be elected three, and the other three should be the Solicitor-General, the Secretary to the Treasury, and either the Public Trustee or the Commissioner of Property Tax ; three to be a quorum if the Chairman be present, or four if the Chairman be not present ;(2) That the Government appoint one of lbs members of the Board to be Chairman ; (3) That each official member of the Board should receive an honorarium of 50 guineas each, and each elected member should receive 100 guineas per annum, and the Chairman such sum in addition ns the Board may fix not exceeding £200; (4) Thai the nominated members shall cease to he members of the Board on the day the Act comes into operation, and shall not. be reappointed ; (5) That power should be given to the Board at its option to grant compensation to officers on retirement, and make compassionate allowances to the widows and young children of officers who die in the service ; (6) That iu case of any fresh appointment of the commissioner and actuary the Board’s power shall be exercised subject to the approval of the Governor.”

These were lost and a poll demanded

Mr Fisher then moved—“ (1) That the Central Board be reconstituted, to consist of seven members, four to bo elected by the policy-holders, and three to be nominated by Government, the three nominate* members not to be officers of the Government ; (2) That the Board so re-constituted shall elect its own Chairman ; (3) That the honorarium be fixed at £IOO for eaci* member of the Board, except the Chairman of Directors, who shall receive £3OO per annum.” A show of hands was taken as follows : —For 17, (proxies 206), total 223 ; against 14, (proxies 56), total 70. The motion was carried.

A poll was demanded, and Sir Julius Vogel intimated that the poll would take place that day four weeks. The meeting broke up shortly after 31 o’clock.