12 OCTOBER 1912, Page 2

We cannot, unfortunately, find space to summarize the speeches of

Sir Edward Carson, Mr. Churchill, or Mr. Austen Chamberlain, but we must note the impression of strength and sincerity made by the manner in which Mr. Bonar Law handled the Parliamentary situation. In the end Mr. Bonar Law's amendment was defeated by a majority of 91(232 to 323). That is not a figure which we should imagine will make the Liberals feel very confident.