Sir Henry James repudiated all intention of entering "a Cave,"
the atmosphere of which, he said, never suited him. Bat he hoped to be able to do something, on the one hand, to help to maintain the authority of the Queen over her Empire, and, on the other hand, to protect Ireland from the horrors of bloodshed and civil war. And he concluded with this singularly stately peroration :—" I desire to remain in the position,—for it satisfies all my ambition,—of the humble Member for Bury. If I retain it, I will strive to serve you faithfully in • accordance With such poor powers as I have. But I ask from you that you will let me serve you not only with my understanding,. but with my judgment. On such terms I will labour hard in your service. But if you seek for more, if you desire to cramp and to cripple, if you claim my industry only and reject my judgment, then here to-night, in all submission to you and with no trace of arrogance in my mind, with only one happy, grateful thought of that short time during which we have mingled together, I say to you, pass this your judgment on me, and let me, your servant, depart in peace." We wish that all Members of Parliament could assert their independence with a humility as proud as that of Sir Henry James,
