London.

Manawatu Herald, 30 June 1892, Page 2

London.

While Mr Gladstone was addressing a meeting at Chester a woman I threw a piece, of bread at him, wounding him in the eye and causing an abrasion of the cornea The wound bled freely and caused much pain. Mr Gladstone is confined to his house, and is not so well as at first. Inflammation of the injured eye is feared/ The Home Office has decided that Mr Stanley is qualified to represent a British constituency. The humanitarians are heckling Mr Stanley over his treatment of the natives in Africa. | Mr Balfour has issued a manifesto

ftnd replies *o Mr Gladstone's Midlothian manifesto. In his manifesto Mr Balfour expresses himself confident that the Imperial Parliament will be unable to control the Irish Executive in the event of autonomy being granted. He alleges that the supremacy of England will be a mere sham. He also scout's Mr Gladstone's argument that the nuisance inflicted on the nation by the House of Lords causing dissolutions through the rejection of Bills passed by the TJo'use of Commons is 'a reason tor dealing hardly with the Upper Chamber 1 ; Lord Salisbury has issued a manifesto on behalf of the Gevernment. He recognises the momentous interest felt in the diminution of poverty^, the prevention of ruinous trade clisputes» the amendment ot the pOor laWs, and the protection .of the livas.aM health of the induabriai conlniuriity\ No party, he considers, can refuse to listen to the unanimous wish of the working classes, and the present election will decide whether Parliament shall grapple immediately with these questions, or devote its whole time to discussing -Irish affairs. The election is of terrible import to the local minority in Ireland, as a victory to the Home Rulers would hand them over to their ancient undying enemies. The electors ought to shrink from a rash experiment which will be a great outrage on liberty, gratitude, and good faith. It emphasizes hia contention that Home Rule means for tllster placing it in the unrestrained and absolute power of the Natioualists, producing a supreme crisis which will probably culminate in civil war.

The Liberals are - supporting thirteen Labour candidates.

Mr Goschen claims that during his tenure of office as Chancellor of the Exchequer he has produced surpluses ainountiug in all to twelve millions.

Serious rioting is reported from Cork.

Several houses were wrecked and many persona injured. Messrs W. O'Brien and Maurice Healy were attacked with stones, but they escaped injury. Lord Bandolph Churchill's manifesto vigorously denounces the insanity of Home Bule, which, he say 3 a Himalayan range of obstacles forbid.

The injury to Mr Gladstone's eye is slight, and the patient is doing well. He hopes to be able to keep his Scottish engagements.