ARCHBISHOP RERWOOD ON HOME RULE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1694, 4 February 1888, Page 3

ARCHBISHOP RERWOOD ON HOME RULE.

Archbishop,Redwood last Thursday in Christchurch spoke as follows on the Home Rule question This brought him to the reference which had been made so feelingly in their addresses—to the efforts he had made in the past in the furtherance of the great cause which was dear to them all, and ought to be, and was, he believed, to every man of justice who understood it. It would be his privilege and his happiness to always do ns he had always done, fearlessly and fervently to do bis part in the furtherance of that holy cause. He had never flinched in the slightest degree either here or elsewhere before his acceptance of bis episcopate or after it, in respect to hie views on selfgovernment of Ireland. It was very bold perhaps of him to say so, but ho was the only Bishop in the world that had the courage to go on the platform. It was be who led the Bishop of Australia, who followed him when he said he was going to a Land League meeting. They were the only two bishops who took part in that meeting of 20,000 persons in the furtherance of Home Rule. He defied them to find any bishop who had manifested his views more boldly than he had done, and any clouds that might bo oast upon those views he asked them to take no notice of. They should believe his voice now as they had his actions in the past. He declared that there was no one more deenly concerned or who wished justice done to Ireland than himself. He wished those who opposed it could see it as he always saw it.

According to the Otago Daily Times, the Government offices in Wellington were closed from noon on Thursday on account of the Hott Races! No notice was given, and the public look on this as retrenchment with a vengeance. No new facts have come to light concerning the robbery of £IOO from the Auckland Police Court. Circumstances are very suspicious in connection with the afffir. It appears the annual audit was made in November, and another was ordered by Qover ment to take place the morning the £IOO was missed. The audit is now progressing, and moanwbue the Clerk of the Court has been relieved from duty for a few days. Some startling disclosures are expected. At Christchurch, a young fellow, who is alleged tp have rnade improper overtures to a young lady, and jlluaed her, was severely thrashed by the girl’s brothers last Sunday, who preferred this method to bringing the rascal into Court.