30 JULY 1910, page 2

In The House Of Commons On Thursday, After The Chan-

cellor of the Exchequer had announced that the House would adjourn next Tuesday or Wednesday until Tuesday, November 15th, a long discussion took place on the Com- mittee stage......

On Wednesday Mr. Asquith, Who Is Never Happier Than When

he has got himself into a difficulty and has to get out of it, moved the second reading of the Declaration Bill. After tracing the history of the Declaration, he dealt with the......

Lord Hugh Cecil's Speech Was Interesting, Among Other...

its very frank, and as we believe truthful, treat- ment of Charles II. "Did any one suppose that Charles II. would have hesitated to make the Declaration P He did many things......

Mr. Wyndham Agreed With The Greater Part Of Mr. Montage's

speech. If they were to govern India, the country must be protected from evils which were far worse than the evil of so-called coercive legislation. " The un- flinching......

Mr. Birrell Wound Up The Debate For The Government By

a. speech which can only be described as "rollicking." In con- sequence of this admirable discussion and delightful debate the House for the first time for more than two hundred......

Mr. Wedgwood Moved A Resolution Against "recent...

India," while at the same time dis- avowing sympathy with political crime or with agitation likely to lead to it. He asked whether we wanted India to become ultimately......

So, If Mr. Birrell Can Convince Us, We Are To

have a team to draw the coach of State consisting of a goat, a mule, a galloway, and an elephant. Freeman, when "Home-rale all round" was first proposed, remarked that when he......

At The End Of His Speech To The Eighty Club

on Monday Mr. Birrell made some allusions to the possibility of com- bining Home-rule with Imperial Federation. He believed that in the last few weeks opinion had been ripening......

That Is Undoubtedly A Form Less Likely To Give Offence,

and we congratulate the Government upon the change they have made. But what are we to say of men whose deliberate . practice it appears to be only to do sensible things after......