Londoo, 11th August.
Mr. Gladstone intimated to the House that the first duty of Parliament was to repeal the Coercion Bill and that Home Rule was the first business, based on the full upholding of imperial supremacy, with the effectual transfer to Ireland of the management of her own affairs. It was impossible to decide the future position of Irish Members in the Commons, till a risible Government should deal with the question.
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