10 OCTOBER 1885, Page 3

It is impossible for us, in the deluge of speeches,

to notice all, and we can only say of Sir C. Dilke's in Chelsea, that he affirms Mr. Chamberlain's programme, but created most enthusiasm by defending the abolition and not the reform of the House of Lords ; of Lord Kimberley's at Norwich, that he drew pointed attention to Lord Salisbury's failure to notice Procedure; and of Mr. Trevelyan's at the same place, that he demanded a sweeping majority, lest Lord Randolph Churchill, protected by Mr. Parnell, should be the real ruler of the country. A Govern- ment which for six years could not dispense with the Irish vote filled him with dismay.