Home Rale for Ireland.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1714, 21 May 1886, Page 2

Home Rale for Ireland.

The London correspondent of the New York Times on -April Bth cabled the. tallowing message m reference to MrGiadstone'g speech' on Home Rule for Ireland : — •■ ■? . ■ ■ •■ '". .The reception of Mr Gladitoue oitside of the, House of. Commons was. inspirJHfily impressive. The dense crowds stood for hours m a pouring rain waiting for him to come. It has been many years since the Queen herself has heard such cheers as , thundered all the wny from Downing Street to the House, aB he rode beside his wife, bareheadod, bowing hlar thanks' fi-om the carriage, and holding an umbrella. The crowd became so enthusiastic that it forced its, way past the police, and filled the palace j ,yard atter him, cheering fervently.. The rule; which ' excludes ladies frorc public sight m the Uouse of (^oiunionu, and which, on an occasion like that of to-,day, inexorably separates huabaud and wife, who are fortunate • enough to secure seats among the spectators,' compelled Mm Gladstone to hide herself behind the' screen closing off the front of the ladies' gallery. The.vener. able lady was thtf most iuterested^of all spectators. There she met the Princess of Wales, whose irdyalty could not pror cure for ; her the , privilege of .sitting be-, side her husband m the HauHe any more than the /Prime Minister's wife could gain for herself the boon of witnettsing well: the noblest effort bt her grent husband's I carder. With the Priiiceßß of Wales were^ Prince Henry of Battenburg aud Priricegs Beatrice. . Gladßtone| seated himself between John M or ley : iaud Sir William Yernon Harcourt. He looked very pale, paler tlian usual. : The lines on his' forehead appeared: to have deepened since his reemit illnesa, but his step, as he entered ' was elastic, and his ; beariug indicated 1 fearless confidence m bis forthcouiing speech. Hisspeochr wa». ; prpbably the best of liia life, as it certainly was the most moinentouß. He began huskily, but soon his voice cleared, and At the end was as resonant as an organ pipe. When ho eutered the House all the „ Liberals but six or seven rose to their "feet, as did the Irish members, who shouted a vehemeu|£ welcome; His • speech throughout watt punctuated with, applause, aud there was no sign of distant ■■■•• ••.'.. •■■;■ ■■".. ... . i .• :