12 JUNE 1886, page 2

Mr. Gladstone Held That He Had The Heart Of The

people and the promise of the future with him :—" As to the people's heart, you may dispute it, and dispute it with perfect sincerity. Let that matter make its own proof. As to......

Mr. John Morley Delivered A Very Vigorous Speech To The

Eighty Club on Tuesday evening, the evening after the great division. If any one were in the humour, he said, he might make over the Gladstonian umbrella a speech closely resem-......

After Some Other Speeches, Including A Few Eloquent...

Mr. Cowen in favour of Home-rule, Sir Michael Hicks- Beach rose to reply on the part of the Opposition ; and on this statement of Mr. Parnell's, he said :—" I must, for myself......

As To Protecting Irish Industries, Mr. Parnell Mentioned...

made that demand when a Tory Government was in power, and that he should never have thought of demanding it at the hands of a Liberal Government,—a very singular assertion. He......

After This, Sir Michael's Speech Became Less Exciting,...

was one of the best he ever delivered. Mr. Gladstone's second reading, to be followed by a withdrawal of the Bill, would have the effect, he said, of discrediting the existing......

Foreign Opinion Would Seem To Be, In The Main, Friendly

to Home-rule, upon two grounds. The Radical and Romanist papers think it would be either a democratic victory or a victory for Catholicism, while the Conservative journals, and......

The Division Was The Most Complete On Record. The House

consists of 670 Members. The Speaker, of course, did not vote, and thirteen Members were absent, four from illness (three Liberals and a Tory), and nine others (eight Liberals......

Mr. Gladstone's Speech Was As Great In Its Oratorical Power

as any he has delivered for years. His attack on Mr. Chamber- lain for providing something to say for himself whichever way the wind of popular feeling may blow, was an unduly......