Irish Affairs. (BY CABLE.) London, May 8.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1537, 11 May 1882, Page 2

Irish Affairs. (BY CABLE.) London, May 8.

In the House of Commons to-day the Right HonW. E. Gladstone in moving the adjournment of the House as a mark of respect to the mem6ry of the late Chief Secretary and Under-Secretary for Ireland, stated that the question of adopting further coercive measures had been under the consideration of the Government since the assassination of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr Burke, and that the Government had decided that it was necessary to re-cast their Irish policy. The Premier announced that he would, on Thursday next, the 11th inst., ask leave to introduce a Bill providing measures for the better repression of crime in Ireland. Mr Gladstone further stated that the question of non-payment of arrears of rent in Ireland would be dealt with at a later date. The Lord Mayor of London has been requested to summon a public meeting for the purpose of preparing a petition for presentation to the Queen, praying that Her Majesty will dissolve Parliament. It has transpired that Sir Charles Dilke has been offered the Irish Secretaryship. He has, however, declined the appointment, because he would be excluded fiom the Cabinet. The British Consul-General at New York has offered a reward for any information which may lead to the detection of the assassins of the late Lord Cavendish and Mr Burke. The Times, in a leading article to-day, on the subject of the assassination of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr T. H. Burke, takes occasion to denounce the Irish policy of the Government m strong terms.