IRISH AFFAIRS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1648, 18 October 1887, Page 1

IRISH AFFAIRS.

London, Oct. 18. Mr Chamberlain addressed a crowded public meeting at Belfast yesterday, and in the course of hit speech demanded from Mr Gladstone a clear exposition of his plans for Ulster under his scheme for the settlement of the Irish question. Lord Hartington publishes a letter in which he trusts that the Unionists, without, referenca to party feelings, will reunite with a view to maintain law and order in Ireland. Later. Mr Chamberlain, speaking at Belfast, said he was willing to concede a great * extension of local self-government, but a distinct recognition of a separate nationality would amount to absolute independence. The ties that bind England to th« colonies, without federation, are merely temporary, and any attempt to make Ireland like Canada or New South Wales would result in the creation of a separate kingdom, or perhaps a republic. A Coroner’s jury have found eleven bailiff? an' 1 Captain Hamilton, a land agent, guilty of the murder of Kinsella, who was shot at an eviction riot. It is rxnectcd that the Crown will enter a nolle prosequi in (his and the Mitcholetown case, Oct, 16. Mr Joseph Chamberlain is prosecuting his anti-Home Rule campaign in Ireland with unabated vigour. He has been accordad enthusiastic receptions at Bsllymana and Coleraine. Addressing public meetings in those towns, Mr Chamberlain urged his hearers strenuously to oppose Horae Rule, pointing out that the repeal of the Union would bring inevitable ruin upon Ulster.