| Show victorias VICTORI AtS TO IRELA IRELAND is noted tw for ber virtue sad and the purity of her court she is also noted for her parsimony immense wealth at her command she often acts the niggard numerous in stances of her stinginess considering her income and savings might be cited but tier her latest financial dele exhibits the bent of tier miserly disposition just at a time when the irish people need consideration aud and when a policy of kindness and conciliation should be pursued iier her majesty contributes the paltry sum of fm au towards the irish constabulary fund the donation donati oti is likely to do the giver more barm thin it will do good to the constabulary it ia lt looked upon in ireland si ai an insult the nationalist papers are extremely trembly ex bitter in their comments on the queens indifference to her irish subject who would be loyal to the crown if they had a little encouragement one of them says her good homans womans heart that lias ban been so loudly vaunted has not been touched by the poverty the want the piteous struggles of the irish who have been driven irom from their homes by english land landlords lords the misery ot 0 thousands of a nation which h has largely contris contrib contributed 6 ted to her security and greatness has not impelled lier her to turn in compassion and a sympathy W toward anem to seek their dir relief by so much as a word of corn com fort on the contrary the sovereign has seiz seized edn an opportunity of insulting insul tift the irish and taunting them in their distress by lending her aid to those theme who in the pay of her government assist to in robbing the irish die royal family seem to be in liar bar mony with the policy of coercion hat has been carried out by the tives since edming into power it is wrong in principle and cannot but pro duce unfortunate results both to the afflicted people and to the government which seeks to suppress them instead of striving to ameliorate amello their chodl tion some generosity and a tew few visits by royalty to afflicted erin would do far more to still stid the turbulence L which is a co constant instant menace w england than all the crimes acts end d political imprisonments that a loucy of force can invent and attempt to te execute |
