26 FEBRUARY 1887, Page 2

The debate of Thursday was a miscellaneous one on Mr.

Parnell's very cool proposal to except all discussions on change& in the Irish criminal law from the operation of the Closure. Mr. J. E. Ellis's further amendment, extending Mr. Parnell's words to all amendments on the criminal law, British or Irish, was accepted, and then the proposal so amended was negatived by 264 votes against 155. Mr. Parnell then moved an amend- ment to except all votes in Supply from the operation of the Closure, which was still under discussion when the House ad- journed on Thursday. Mr. Parnell is all the more willing to ask for a concession when he knows that he cannot get it ; for then it is a more ostentatious waste of the time of the House.