The victory of Friday week was striking and complete. In
the early part of the evening there were several discussions on Clause 6 of the Crimes Bill, the most important being that moved by Mr. H. Fowler, and advocated by Mr. Gladstone, in favour of requiring both Houses of Parliament to support any proclamation of the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland declaring any Association dangerous to law and order, before it could gain the validity of law, instead of giving the proclamation legal power unless and until one or other of the Houses of Parliament had voted an address to the Crown against the proclamation. Mr Gladstone gave this amendment his warmest support, but the Government resisted it, while admitting that if any considerable number of the Irish Members wished to raise a discussion 011' any such proclamation, it would, of course, be the duty of the Government to give an opportunity for a full debate upon it. The amendment was negatived by a majority of 62 (233 to 171).
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