Mr. Gladstone received a few more tourists at Hawarden on
Thursday, and assured them that Scotland and Wales are entitled to Home-rule as well as Ireland, though their need of it is nothing like as great. Indeed, he said that to get Ireland out of the way of Imperial legislation is far the most urgent of all necessities, and that nothing in the world but Irish Home-rule would do it. We could almost find it in our hearts to wish for Mr. Gladstone's sake,—and for his sake only, —that he might succeed, in order to convince himself that instead of getting Ireland out of the way by his measure, he had thereby given Ireland the power to dilate herself into a difficulty so much more formidable and overwhelming than she now is, that Imperial legislation would really be brought to an absolute standstill. At present, it is possible to find a, path round her. If Mr. Gladstone succeeds, she will block up every cranny,—nay, will block our whole politics with the Irish non possumus.
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