Major O'Gorman has given great satisfaction to the Irish Home-rulers
by sending Lord Harlington a very uncivil letter, intimating that he does not want circulars from him con- cerning the meeting of Parliament, as if an Irish Home- ruler could in any sense acknowledge the leader of the Scotch and English Liberals. Major O'Gorman declares that he is a follower of Mr. Butt alone. And the Irish organs of Home-rule are delighted with Major O'Gorman for thus resenting the " impertinence " of the Whig chief. There is too much bounce about all this, to lead us to believe that it means much. But if the party really wish to be isolated, we should think they might easily be accommodated with what they want. Their isolation would save the Liberal Whip trouble, and diminish to some extent the opportunities of this troublesome third party for so organising themselves as to make their vote tell heavily in great political crises. The Liberal party having quite ceased to rely on them, it seems reasonable that the Liberal Whip should be spared the trouble of keeping them informed of impending divisions.
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