The Burnley Election Went Against The Unionists, Although...
the Unionist vote from 4,209 in July last, to 4,181 last Saturday. Mr. John Slagg, the Gladstonian candi- date, and a very able man, polled 5,026 votes on Saturday, against the......
Mr. Parnell Declared That All The New Rules Of Procedure
had been practically worthless ; and while they had led to much irritation, they had not furthered the business of the House at all. Mr. Whitbread was almost as discouraging in......
Sir William Harcourt Declared Mr. Gosohen's Remarkably...
and bitter," and spoke of Mr. Goachen as "a chartered libertine." Sir W.Harcourt himself was for the Closure by a bare majority without asking for the consent of the Speaker,......
The Debate Of Thursday Was A Miscellaneous One On Mr.
Parnell's very cool proposal to except all discussions on change& in the Irish criminal law from the operation of the Closure. Mr. J. E. Ellis's further amendment, extending Mr.......
The General Debate On Procedure Took Up Three Whole Sittings
of the House, though there was hardly anything fresh to say upon it that had not been said ad nauseam either in recent years or in the debate on the Address itself. Mr. W. H.......
Sir Lyon Playfair Opened The Debate On Tuesday In A
speech in which he denied that the Procedure resolutions of 1882 had been a failure. In 1881, the Speaker had had to intervene 935. times, and the Chairman of Committees 939......
The Chancellor Of The Exchequer Was Entertained On...
a banquet at the St. George's Club, Hanover Square, a completely non-political dub, Lord Bateman, the president, being in the chair. In reply to the toast of his health, Mr.......
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