IRISH AFFAIRS.
London, February 28
Sir W. V. Harcourt, in a speech at Derby, revealed the proceedings at the Bound Table Conference, the members of which, Lord Jtlerschell, John Morloy, ( Sir W, V. Harcourt, Hon, J, Chamberlain, and Sir G. Trevelyan, met in January, 1887, to endeavor to arrange a compromise for the reunion of tho Liberal party. He said Mr Chamberlain proposed an ingenious Land Purchase Bill, resting solely on Irish credit. No conclusion was arrived at, although Mr Gladstone was favorable to the principle of the measure. The Conference agreed to an Irish Parliament composed on (he lines of the Canadian Parliament. It was to deal with all local affairs, but its financial powers were limited. The authority of the Imperial Parliament was to he recognised in Imperial nffairs. In the House of Commons to-day a sensational scene took place, Mr Thomas W. Kugadl, member for i'yroae eoutb,
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1861, 5 March 1889, Page 1
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150IRISH AFFAIRS. Temuka Leader, Issue 1861, 5 March 1889, Page 1
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