MR GLADSTONE’S IRISH PROPOSALS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1517, 10 June 1886, Page 1

MR GLADSTONE’S IRISH PROPOSALS.

London, June 7.

Mr Joseph Chamberlain has rejected the final appeal of Mr Labouchere, who, on behalf of numerous Radicals, urged him either to support the second reading ot the Home Rule: Bill or abstain from voting when the division takes place. Mr O’Doherty, M.P., speaking on Mr Gladstone’s Irish proposals, said, in the House of Commons, that autonomy, when granted to the Australian colonies, had cured the discontent existing there, and urged that it would have a similar result if applied to Ireland,

Mr Chamberlain expects that his majority against Mr Gladstone’s Irish propogalg will be 80,

June 8.

In the House of Commons last night, the debate on the Irish proposals of the Government was continued.

Mr Parnell announced, on behalf of the Irish party, that he acquiesced in the principle of making the proposed Irish Parliament subject to to the Imperial Parliament, and denied having in any way abased the power,entrusted to him. He stated the Home Rule Bill would have the effect of speedily potting a stop to outrages in Ireland, and expressed the opinion that the Bill would prove a permanent treaty of .peace between England and Ireland. He declared that a member of the Conservative GbTfernment bad offered alnm're complete autonomy for Ireland, with h wider land purchasing system, than that at present proposed by Mr Gladstone.

Sir Michael tTicks-Beach, who spoke next, complained that the Bid destroyed union without satisfying the nationsentiment, He denied Mr Parnell’s statement, and challenged him to disclose the name of the Minister, hut Mr Paanell declined.

Mr Gladstone appealed to the House to vote on the principle of the Bill, which, he declared, would make the union closer.

Mr Goschen, M.P. for Edinburgh, made a very impressive speech on the subject.

On a division on Mr Gladstone’.* proposals, the Opposition numbered 341 ami the Government 311 ; majority against Mr Gladstone, 30. Eighty-five Parnellites and 93 Liberals voted for Mr Gladstone. Mr O’Shea, one of the Irish party, abstained from voting. There was intense excitement among the members of the Opposition when the resalt of the division was announced. The. occupant of the galleries joined in wild cheers, and the Unionists and the Irish parly groaned at Mr Chamberlain, at the samtime shouting “ I'mitor.” They cheered Mr Gladstone, and a crowd c-dlecied in the .lobbies cheered the Marquis of llartington, and sang the “ Nationa 1 Athem.”

The House adjourned until Thursday next.

The Times says Mr Gladstone ought to resign and retire from publics, an" the Daily News considers that an appeal to the country is inevitable.