-Mr. 'Morley made a bright little speech at Newcastle on
Wednesday, in which, after dissecting Lord Rosehery's pro- posals for the reform of the Lords, and hinting that he, like:Sir L. Playfair, should prefer a Second Chamber, if there were one at all, sent up by the County Boards, he pronounced -with strong emphasis for a reform of Procedure -in -the-House of Commons. That was the next thing to be done, and done first Of 'all. "As it now stood, life in the House of Commons was idleness. without-rest, industry without work, argument without persuasion, and majorities without power." I He should support measures to restore to the House of Commons its old dignity, efficiency, and power, and "to allow the will of the majority in the constituencies to make law for the majority of the people." Antithesis betrayed Mr. Morley in that last sentence, laws being made for the whole people ; but this expression of strong opinion from a Radical leader indicates that the party will be united at least upon this essential point. Mr. Gladstone has spoken out upon the subject; and it is well known that Lord Hartington is at least equally determined,—he, indeed, being of opinion that nothing but Closure, pure and simple, will have any effect. We are not certain that it will not be necessary even to go further than that, and compel Members, after a certain amount of discussion, to vote and not talk.
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