29 APRIL 1893, Page 18

The debate on the second reading of the Home-rule Bill

closed on Friday week, when the second reading was carried by a majority of 43, Mr. W. Saunders, after all, voting with his party,—Ayes, 347 ; Noes, 304. Including the Speaker and the tellers, there were 656 Members present. There were seven pairs, which accounts for every Member of the House of Commons. Of the Noes, 267 were Conserva- tives, and 47 were Liberal Unionists.