The notion, of some of the Land Leaguers—Mr. O'Donnell, Tire
suppose, being the chief—that • there is a sort of natural affinity between Arabi's cause and their own, is•extreniely funny. It reminds one of the legend of the fountain of Arethusa, which ,disappeared in Greece, to reappear in Sicily. At the unveiling of the O'Connell statue on Tuesday, the rooms of the Land League were decorated with a red flag, containing the Crescent and the name "Arabi ;" while over the words "Land League," on the fanlight of the hall, were the words," It will rise again." For our own parts, we cannot trace any analogy between the Land League and the cause of Arabi, except the analogy between one set of adventurers and another, one set of England-haters and another. And that is hardly a resemblance which involves CO-operation. People who genuinely hate the same people may also genuinely hate one another. And if Arabi and Mr. O'Donnell had much to do with each other, that, in all probability, would be the not very surprising result.
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