THE LIBERAL CONFERENCE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1486, 18 February 1887, Page 3

THE LIBERAL CONFERENCE.

The New York Star's London cablegram of J -in nary 13 suya :— The private c >nfe'.enco m ?l»« interest of the Liberal re-uniou at Sir William Ha'court'3 town hou?e yeßterday was adjourned until t'> day. Barcourt's friends claim the prospects are promising for a friendly understanding. It ib staged at the Keform Club ih*t both Bides bliovt an inclination to accept the resolutions of the Loeca conference as a basis of negotiation on these lioea io alrooaf; oort-io to be the outcom*. The resolutions accepted Qladatone ac the Literal leader, aud pierced support to Gladstone's rfl rta (o pive a batter Government to Ireiand without committing thp party to apy particular form of native Irish parliament op Homo "Rule, assorting the belief that such tfforta nhonld ba peraerved wi'h. The other planka of the platform were the reform of the land laws, legislation dealiig with ihe extension of local t elf-government and free education, amended registration and reformed election and licensing questions, Th-» Nationalists claim that the sense of the Conference was distinctly for Home Bu'e first, and this is the rock on which the prei-ent Conference is likely to split, anleßS the details are waived, and th above general programme is adopted A prominent Liberal member, representing one of the most important constituencies m the country, stated that old Parliamentary hinds confidently look f<ir*ard <o Gladstone's return to office soon after Eaeter, if not before.