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Show AN ERAOF PEACL Lord Salisbury's Assuring j Speech Last Night. j Germany, France and Italy, by Their Visits to England, Eava Cemented th Bond3 of Unity. Loxdox, July L'9. Lord Salisbury, in a speech at the Lord Mayors's banquet ban-quet to-night, reviewed the labors of the present session of parliament. He said a hard and valuable work had been done, and the obstruction formerly for-merly hindering legislation has almost disappeared. He rejoiced at the passing pass-ing of the education biil, as calculated to support a system of religion which the people loved. Regarding Ireland, Lord Salisbury said the government had applied a successful remedy to the evils long suffered there, and could look back on its policy with satisfaction. satisfac-tion. Five years airo he had expressed a belief that Ireland must be governed resolutely. Halfour's success was largely du to the fact that those serving under him were assured they would be supported and not handed over lo their enemies. Pal-four's Pal-four's administration owed its success to his persistence and resolution. Cheers. A respect for the law followed the people feeling that resistence to the law was futile. ''The Land act," Lord Salisbury declared, "would be found not to be a temporary palliative, but a permanent cure for the troubles of many trenerations. It. would draw closes the bond uniting the two countries. coun-tries. England, in the last election, declared against the severance of the bond, and I believe that decision is irrevocable. ir-revocable. Cheers. Referring to foreign powers. Mlishrry said he never knew a period when Europe was more tranquil. Iu South America alone was there a weary quarrel and constant disorder. The English government has been pressed to arbitrate in the Chiliian dispute, and in the adjustment of the Argentine finances, fi-nances, England could not undertake either task. Th.- premier spoke of the value of the visit of Emperor William, and the Prince of Naples, in assuring the work of the peaceful bias of the great powers. He hoped in the course of a few weeks to welroine to England the ticet of the French republic. Cheers. J There has been talk, he con-i con-i tinned, of certain treaties threatening the peace of the world, but he knew nothing of them. Referring to tlie seal and lobster disputes. dis-putes. Lord Salisbury said they dragged their slow length along w ith calmness and slowness suitable to these animals. It was useless to imagine that the luxury lux-ury of carrying on these negotiations would cease for any minister for a considerable con-siderable number of years. |