ENGLISH PARLIAMENTARY. [REUTERS TELEGRAMS]. London, February 27 (evening).

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1507, 2 March 1882, Page 2

ENGLISH PARLIAMENTARY. [REUTERS TELEGRAMS]. London, February 27 (evening).

In the house of Commons this afternoon, before any business was dealt with, Mr Gladstone rose and moved the postponement of the standing orders, with a view to the consideration of the motion of which ho gave notice last week, setting forth "That the proposed inquiry by a select committee of the House of Lords into the working of the Irish Land Act was untimely, would defeat the operation of that measure, and prove injurious to good government in Ireland." Mr Gladstone addressed the House at some length, and stated that a compromise between the Government and the House of Lords in regard to the proposed inquiry would have been possible had the House agreed to exclude the investigation of the judicial operation of the Act from the functions of the select committee. Sir Stafford Northcote opposed the Premiere's motion for the postponement of the standing orders ; but the House divided, and the motion was carried by a large majority. At a meeting of Liberal members to-day to consider the action of the House of Lords in appointing the committee to inquire into the working of the Irish Land Act, Mr Gladstone declared that he would not allow anything to be done to impair the provisions of that measure. The meeting expressed its unanimous approval of the Premier's decision.

Tiie shorthand reporters of Sydney, N.S,\V., having been found fault with for their method of reporting the speeches in the Legislative Council, retaliated by giving the speech of one of the Council exactly aa it was spoken, as follows :—: — " The reporters— ought not to— the reporters ought not to be the ones to judge what is |important — not to say what should be left out— butythe member can only judge of what is important. As I — as^my speeches— aa the reports— as whaif I say is reported sometimes, no one — nobody can understand from the reports — what it is — what I mean. So— it strikes me — it has struck me certain matters — things that appear of importance— are sometimes, left put — omitted. The reporters— the papere^T-points; are reported—l mean — to,. make a r brief statement --^what the gaper- thinks of , interest— is reported," , ' "^ V,' >"**""'