3 MAY 1884, page 2

Silbsequently, In Supply, The Controversy As To The...

of the Duke of Wellington formerly placed upon the- Marble Arch was renewed,—Sir Robert Peel arguing for the re- placement of the statue on the Marble Arch, chiefly, apparently,......

Sir Richard Cross Opposed The Bill On The Same Grounds

as Sir W. Harcourt, and Mr. Labouchere made a very amusing speech in support of it, in which he said that Sir Richard Cross had decided that the laws of nature, of science, and......

Mr. Gladstone Then Rose And Pointed Out That For Ten

years back the Liberals had been endeavouring to put the Irish franchise on an equal footing with that of Great Britain, so that it was most 'unjust to invent a new Kilmainham......

On Thursday, The Conservative Collapse Began. First, The...

in a good-natured and, after his fashion, rather bumptious speech, announced his intention not to move his amendment, in the hope that the House of Lords would ensure an appeal......

On Monday Mr. Raikes Moved That It Be An Instruction

to the Committee on the Representation of the People Bill "that they have power to make provision for the redistribution of seats between the existing constituencies, and for......

The Debate On Mr. Raikea's Instruction Then Went On Again,

Mr. Elton protesting against the South and West of England being called upon to give up seats to Ireland ; Major-General Alexander demanding for Scotland ten or twelve......

On Wednesday Afternoon, Dr. Cameron Brought On His Bill For

legalising Cremation,—the burning of the dead body,— which he advocated on sanitary grounds. He denied that any difficulty arose as to the evidence of poison or other criminal......

After This Speech The Debate Became A Lament On The

part of the Conservatives,—Mr. Newdegate, for instance, bewailing the- condition of the Conservative party, and calling Sir Stafford Northcote its ex-organiser (did he mean......

Mr. Gladstone Deprecated As Utterly Obstructive The...

more exaggerated form of the plea rejected by the House in a milder form, and exhorted Liberal members who might still wish to speak in favour of the Bill to reserve their......