London.

Manawatu Herald, 2 July 1892, Page 2

London.

Irish Bank stocks continue to fall.

Mr Gladstone has almost recovered from the injury to his eye. At a meeting of Birmingham Unionists, presided over by Mr J. Chamberlain, a motion expressing sympathy with Mr Gladstone was carried.

The Unionist press generally commend the manifesto issued by the Marquis of Salisbury, and especially his oucspoken tone with regard to the social programme. Parliament has dissolved. The polling will take place in the boroughs from July 4 to July 8. In counties on July 7 and 8. The writs are returnable on August 4.

Mr Balfour urge* that the retention of the Irish members of the House of Commons, in the event of aueonomy being granted to Ireland, would be an anomaly, and a gross injustice to England and Scotland, and the colonies would be logically entitled to representation in the Imperial Parliament.

The dissenting clergy of England replying in terms of approval to the Ulster clergy include the Revs Jeffris, Berry, Heber Woods and Clifford.

Messrs Goschen, Akers Douglas Lowe, Sir M. Hicks Beach and Baron de Worms, will bfi returned unopposed.

Lord Tennyson, in a letter to The

Times says he loves Mr Gladstone, but he hates the policy he has taken up of late years. ■' Mr Balfour, addressing a meeting at Manchester, expressed the opinion that the adoption of a' universal Eight Hours system would probably destroy British industry, and declared that he was willing to amelioriate the condition of the working class ill every way short of such cast-iron legislation.