But Though Mr. Dillon Had Up To This Time Expressed
no sort of eagerness for the inquiry, his Irish colleagues thought they saw their opportunity in pressing on an investigation by the House of Commons, as compared with an......
Sir William Harcourt Took The Same Line, Though He Was
less violent. He thought a prosecution by the Attorney-General a farce, and said he wondered that the Government had not proposed to commit the case to the management of Sir......
On Wednesday, Mr. W. H. Smith Stated That The Govern-
ment, after very gravely considering the matter, did not consider it right to treat the Times' article as a breach of Privilege, which the House had in cases of this kind shown......
The Rest Of The Week Up To Thursday Night (excepting
a small portion of Tuesday night) was lost for the Crimes Bill by the political folly of Sir Charles Lewis (M.P. for North Antrim), who moved on Tuesday evening that a breach of......
Hereupon Arose Mr. T. P. O'connor In Wrath,—or, At All
events, in high rhetorical fury,—to commiserate the Govern- ment on the degradation to which they had fallen. They actually offered the Irish Party the privilege of being......
On Thursday, The Government Carried Their Amendment To...
Lewis's motion, refusing to treat the Times' article as a breach of Privilege, by 297 votes to 218 (majority, 79). Mr. Gladstone, therefore, rose to move his amendment on the......
Sir Charles Russell Replied To The Solicitor-general In A...
also of much ability, in which he declared that if the charge of uttering falsehoods in the House of Commons was not a matter of Privilege, he could hardly conceive what was.......
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