Mr. W. Redmond addressed a large open-air meeting in Cork,
on Tuesday, protesting against either trusting Mr. Gladstone or thanking him till the Irish had fairly grasped what he bad promised them. And he quoted Mr. Parnell's advice to the same effect : "My boy, you are young, you are enthusiastic, but you should know the history of your country. Many a time the English promised fair ; many a time they seemed as if they were about to do justice ; many a time they seemed to be on Ireland's side, but they broke their promises. Englishmen may mean to give us Home-rule, but never sur- render your independence, never bow your knee ; never say Thank you,' till you get what they promised to give you." Some Englishmen have promised Home-rule, but England never. Nor will England be much encouraged to grant it by bearing how violently Irishmen of the same party fall foul of each other. At another meeting on the same day, Mr. Peter O'Brien, ex-M.P., said of Mr. William O'Brien, M P., that "he went to Meath to hide like a miserable sneak behind the skirts of the priests. He was a mere footstool to the foul- mouthed ruffian, Tim Healy." Mr. P. O'Brien makes no secret of his wish for Irish independence. He will have nothing to do with "the blood-stained Union Jack." For him there is "but one flag,"—the flag, we presume, of the Irish Republic.
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