12 FEBRUARY 1887, Page 3

Mr. John Morley spoke at some length at Newcastle on

Wednesday, but added nothing of real argument to his speech in the House of Commons on the previous evening, except a demonstration that the Home-rule which the Canadian Dominion grants to the separate States is a larger measure of Home-rule than Mr. Gladstone had asked for Ireland, and the evidence of a certain attitude of mind towards Mr. Chamber. lain's proposals which seems to us to render it certain that Mr. Chamberlain will screw very little out of Mr. Morley, whatever Mr. Morley may screw out of Mr. Chamberlain.