7 SEPTEMBER 1889, Page 3

The same temper was shown in the vote of the

Congress on the question of confidence in Mr. Broadhurst, the amendment which attacked him having been defeated by 177 votes against 11. The attack was made upon him for his resistance to the proposal for any legislative interference with the hours of trade; but it was mixed up with personal charges indicating that Mr. Broadhurst had been bribed by the enemies of the Trade- Unions, and with the dislike of the Socialists to Mr. Broad- hurst's moderation. It is, however, quite clear that that moderation, so far from making Mr. Broadhurst unpopular, greatly increases his popularity with the Trade-Unions for which he has so long laboured.