POLITICAL NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1706, 12 May 1886, Page 2

POLITICAL NEWS.

MB GLADSTONE'S IBISH SCHEME.

(AGB SPECIALS.)

(Per s.s. Botomahana at the Bluff.)

(united pbess association..)

London, May 2.

.; It isjrumoured that Mr Gladstone has resolved not to push the Bill embodying his Home Rale policy to its final late in the present session. It is said that sfter . the second/reading has been' agreed to, he will postpone further dealing with. th« question with the intention of reintroducing the Bill mext seseion in a modi* fiedform. i May 3* '" . Mr Gladstone has issued a manifest* to his Midlothian constituents, in which he states that his infirmities prevent himfrom addressing them personally. His defence of his proposals for the settle* ment of. the Irish difficulties is most eloquent. He admits the honesty o£ purpose of the members who have seceded from the Ministry and the Liberal party, in consequence of their objection to his . Irish policy, but he expresses his confidence that the country will give its support to that policy. Mr Gladstone announces that he is willing to concede - autonomy to Scotland and Wales as wall as to Ireland.

(ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. — COPWUGHT.) (SPECIAL TO UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, May 9. Viscount Wolseley and Lord Charles Beresford haye.nQt yet denied the state* ' ment that they intend to resign and leaA W&jJJlSter men if Home Kale is granted, are .-being enrolled in England and IrbHjrid. " : ' ] Canada;- ignoring the Homeßule ques-tion-altogether, hag adopted a colorless^, resolution: on .the subject of the Irish. difficulty.