The proceedings on the occasion of Mr. Butt's appearance before
his constituents, last iveek, did not terminate with that harmony whith the first report led us to believe had prevailed. After Mr. Butt and his colleague, Mr. O'Shaughnessy, had spoken, the meeting was about to disperse with the usual votes of confidence and thanks, when one of the citizens, Mr. Peter Daly, entered a very vigorous protest, and moved that their representa- tives should be called upon to make their final demand for Irish self-government in the next Session of Parliament. And evidently the meeting was with Mr. Daly, having, perhaps, interpreted in the sense of such action the passage in Mr. Butt's speech in which he said that it was by the resolve of a determined nation, and not by idle debates in Parliament, that Home-rule was to be carried. Mr. Butt protested that if the resolution was passed, he would next day apply for the Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds. Mr. Daly, evidently an earnest man, was not the least dismayed at the prospect, and would, no doubt, rejoice to see all the hundred and odd Irish Members filing in a long procession to the Treasury to displace each other in that eminent office. There was a legion of speakers. The oratory grew so fervent and exciting that a big drum was in- troduced, which was beaten at intervals with thrilling effect. Finally, the meeting, having demonstrated its entire agreement with the resolution, was nevertheless long after midnight persuaded not to pass it,—apparently under the influence of the big drum.
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