8 MAY 1869, Page 2

Mr. Gladstone made a frightful blunder on Monday. He actually

proposed that Members should forego a week of their Whitauntide holiday, and only retire for ten days, a proposal which created such a mutiny that on the following day the Premier had to apologize, and state that the "usual organs of information," Mr. Glyn to wit, had for once proved unfaithful ; that he recauted, and that the members should have their fortnight, so they should. There is a dreadful rumour prevalent that Mr. Gladstone had actually forgotten the Derby Day,—but then Tories will believe anything.