THE HOME RULE BILL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4402, 25 April 1893, Page 3

THE HOME RULE BILL.

[ Excitmeiit in the House. ■ Carried by a Majority of Forty fhree, . 'v. Demonstrations at Belfast and Dublin, Loxco.vApril 22, ■'.' Ulsteimon gronncd and ' hooted.' 'n't.:. Mr Gladstone on his arrival at the llonsn.of Commons to day, and.cried but " Traitor," Mr Gladstone was : visibly annoyed, ■*' ■ . Sir Henry James,, in 'a biilliant i speech on the motion for tho second reading of the Home liulo Bill, do ' ,cl arcd. t lisit ,th e res po n'si l>i lit y'lfor. ci yil • war'would rest ffith the Government. . i Mr'Balfour declared the Bill to be a concession of agitation and crime, and said a million ami a-liait Protestants, in Ireland were prepared to forcibly resist it, Ho- reiterated that'' if tho measure passed nll hopo of main' taining peace in Ireland would vanish, ji; Mr Gladstone made a vigorous reply, denouncing the Opposition for exaggerated and baseless prophecit-3. Tho second reading of the Homo Itnlo Bill was carried 1 by 817 to 301, ; Tho House was crammed, - and the' greatest oxcitoment prevailed.. ■ :■■ '■:; r The majority is precisely tho same as that,on the motion in the Irish Parliament in 1890 in f«vour of the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland. On Mr Gladstone returning to:tho Chamber after. tho division, ' tbo Nationalists juniped oil the. seats cheering and waving their hats, tho Ministerialists and those on the Treasury. benches following the example. } Mr .Gladstone repeatedly bowed his acknowledgments. ■■. . . .; During.the unusual scene, Mr Wil* ■ liam Redmond excitedly exclaimed, ; " .Paroell shall not be .forgotten tonight. Three cheers :for ;Parnell.". There was much ironical-, laughter from members of tho Opposition., '. Every member of .the Houso either; voted or paired. : ■;■;■■.;■../: ; Sir Edward Watkin, M.P. for; Hytlie, voted aeainst the Bill, but Mr.. William Saunders, M.P, for Wul- ; worth, who had also declared his tention of .opposing it, was at tho lest; moment, re-cor.verted by Mr .Burns, : ■The Ulster delegates who were in ■ tbe,lobby, cheered the. Queen, and sang the National Anthem, Eventually tbe police cleand the lobby. ' Tbo Uls'ermen (Vclare that they. will move no amendments in Com- ■ mittee, : Several leading members of tho Opposition approve: the proposal, but the majority, of the Party, prefer to contest tlio .Bill lino by line, . ■ Maiiy amendments have, already been tabled, . -:f : %;;?':•'■ Immediately the result of the divi-

ston ■ was; announced, bonhres were lighted in .tho Nationalists' quarters in Belfast. Tho populace were greatly excited, but the police prevented any collision be'ween tho two factions, - Tho resuft. was received in Dublin with wild entliusiasu), Riotous Proceedinqs in Bel-' fast, London,' April 23.: Mr Sexton said that if Homo Rule wero rejected it would bo necessary to return to coercion, Mr T, Healy enquired if the Chief Secretary, was'aware that petitions against autonomy wero signed in tho Irish lunatic asylums.Mr Morley, amid loud laughter, said he was not. The galleries of the House yesterday presented a brilliant- scene. Tho Prince of Wales and a number of Peers were in attendance. Mr Balfour said that after a brief and miserable interval, Ireland's bankruptcy would become absolute. Thoso who expected benefits from Home Rulo would be the greatest sufferers. Mr Gladstono, in reply, said thoy were at last approaching tho end of a struggle that had lasted sevon hundred years, English supremacy would in future bo founded on right, Tho division took place at 1 o'clock. Upon the nows becoming known in Belfast, a procession of Orangomen Bmashed tho windows of Roman Catholicr, The l)uko of Ahercorn presided over the anti-Homo Rulo meeting at the Albert Hall. He said tho Bill would establish a badßupremacy, compared with which servitude would bo good,

i The nttcntance at tho Albert Hall i meeting numbered 11,000. luuuenso , enthusiasm wob shown by tho nuii- ■ ence, who cheered tho Union Jack, sang patriotic songs, groaned at tho mention of i\lr Gladstone's namo, and chewed Mr Balfour. The Bishop oi Berry moved a resolution deolaring that tho establishment of a separate Parliament and Executive for Ireland would destroy civil and religious liberty, unsettlo commerce, disturb industries, and i weuken British inlluenco throughout tho world. The resolution was carried amid a scone oi great enthusiasm. i Ihe meeting repeated ilie following words after tho Duke of Aborcom: - " Wo will iiovor liavo Homo Eule." The Ulster delegates woro banqueted by the leading Tory clubs, and they are now piouicing in various parts of London. When the Home Rule Bill is in Committee, Mr G. 0. Bartley, mem» bor lor Islington, intends to move sovonty nmnidments.