The members of the Southern Irish Parliament established by the
Act of 1920 met on Saturday last, at the instance of Mr. Griffith, to record their formal approval of the " Treaty " with Sinn Fein and to elect a Provisional Government. Mr. De Valera and his friends stayed away, so that the business took only a few minutes. Mr. Griffith did not join the new Government, whose nominal head is Mr. Collins. Mr. Griffith invited the support of all Irishmen and said that " every guarantee will be made for fair play ail round." Professor - Thrift, one of the Trinity &liege embers, responded heartily to the appeal, declaring that he -would do his best to make the new system a success. On Saturday, the new Government persuaded the Irish railwaymen to postpone their threatened - strike. On Monday, Mr. Collins presented the signed " Treaty" to the Lord-Lieutenant, who installed him and his colleagues in office. Mr. Collins announced later that he had " received the surrender of Dublin Castle.' The auxiliary police are rapidly leaving Ireland and are being disbanded at Holyhead.
The British troops are to evacuate Southern Ireland in the next week or two.
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