25 SEPTEMBER 1886, page 2

Nothing Teaches Like Responsibility. The Tories Did Not...

Closure while the Liberals were in power ; but six weeks of debate, with the Parnellites obstructing business, have made them hearty converts. Lord Salisbury, speaking at St.......

The Chief Speakers On The Other Side Were Mr. Gibson,

Solicitor-General for Ireland, Mr. Matthews, Lord Harlington, and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach. Mr. Gibson pointed out that the Bill prejudged the ordered inquiry into rents, that no......

Mr. Parnell Opened The Debate On His Land Bill On

Mon- day in a studiously moderate speech, gritty with statistics. He rested his case on figures showing that the Land Court had not anticipated any fall in prices, that the fall......

Mr. Morley's Friends Tell Us We Did Not Do Him

justice in our reference last week to his attitude towards obstruction. We spoke of "the absence of any spoken censure of his followers and allies." It is pointed out that Mr.......

The Numbers Surprised The Liberals ; But Every Member Of

the Tory Party was either present or had paired ; and of 38 Unionists present, 35 voted with Sir M. Hicks-Beach. They had very little option, for the Government must be......

The Roman Catholic Bishop Of Ardagh Seems To Be At

once a Bishop, a Nationalist, and a Christian,—characters, unfortu- nately, not invariably united. In a recent address to his clergy, while speaking dolefully as to the peace of......

Lord R. Churchill On Wednesday Evening Made A Declaration On

foreign policy, considered on the Continent to be of some import- ance. After floods of talk from the Parnellites about the Fahy case, which is a case for the tribunals, and not......