A remarkable meeting of protest against the Home Rule Bill
was held in the City of London an Wednesday. Lard
Rothschild moved and Lord Goschen seconded a resolution declaring that it was " impossible " to carry the Bill into effect. Mr. Balfour provoked intense enthusiasm by his speech, particularly when he said, "If I were an Ulsterman I would do as the Ulstermen are doing !" Excellent were the words in which he approved of Exclusion. " Tinkevings " and " half.measures"—anything in the nature of Home Rule within Home Rule—would be utterly useless. The only thing that would prevent civil war was a clean cut—" a clean cut and nothing but a clean cut will do." Sir Edward Carson's speech was also received with great enthusiasm. Within the last few days be had authorized an expenditure of between 260,000 and 220,000. "My friends and I are prepared to let everything we have go."
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