10 OCTOBER 1896, Page 19

The Irish Times of last Saturday publishes a report of

a very important meeting held in Dublin to consider the ques- tion of workhouse reform. The meeting was convened by Lord Monteagle, and in a memorandum accompanying his circular-letter of invitation the terrible condition of the sick, the aged, the infirm, and the children in many of the Irish workhouses is set forth. The work of reform is evi- dently greatly needed, and we wish the movement every success. What is not leas important and interesting than the actual work contemplated, is the fact that all classes and creeds, religions and political, were represented at the con- ference, and seemed willing and able to work together. This is a most blessed change, and another sign that political animosity is dying down in Ireland.