Mr. Timothy Healy was expelled on Wednesday from the Council
of the National Federation by 47 to 40; and from the governing Committee of the Irish party in London, by 33 to 24 The nominal reason for expulsion was Mr. Healy's independent and unauthorised action in the recent South Kerry elections ; but the real reason, of course, was the feud. between Mr. Healy on the one side and Mr. Sexton and Mr. Dillonon the other. It is believed that Mr. Sexton will return- to his seat and be the Parliamentary leader of the Anti- Parnellites. Mr. Healy, though he meets the votes of expulsion with the single word" Defiance," says he shall not form a sepa- rate party; but if he believes that, he does not know himself. As.- we have explained elsewhere, we witness this further split in the Revolutionary party of Ireland With no pleasure, be- lieving that it only exasperates the great difficulties of the accomniodation which nevertheless, in the interest of the whole United Kingdom, mast ultimately be arranged.
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