The important point brought out by the correspondence read in
the third debate of the week was that Sir Antony MacDonnell stipulated that be should have "adequate opportunities of influencing the policy and acts of the Irish Administration, subject of course to your (Mr. Wyndham's) control," and that Mr. Wyndham had acquiesced in these conditions. It also appeared that Sir Antony MacDonnell expected Mr. Balfour to establish a Roman Catholic University in Ireland,—an expecta- tion which has been entertained by many men, but one which has never been fulfilled. Mr. John Morley admitted that there was nothing in the correspondence which was not honourable to the writers, but wished to know what had happened after Sir Antony MacDonnell's acceptance of office. After Mr. Balfour had deprecated the unnecessary fe:•,ling and exaggeration imported into the affair, a division w.ts taken, in which the Motion to adjourn was defeated by 265 to 223, or a majority for the Government of 42.
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