9th August, The House of Lords has passed the Address in reply to the Speech from the Throne.
LORD SALISBURY AND HOME RULE, 10th August.
The Marquis of Salisbury has prophesied that the House of Lords will become the centre of the struggle against Home Rule, when this Bill is brought forward, MR. GLADSTONE AND IRISH AFFAIRS, The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone has intimated that the first duty of Parliament will be to repeal the Coercion Act, then Home Rule must be the first business of the Session. The Bill will be based on the full upholding of the Imperial supremacy and the effectual tfausfer to Ireland of the management of her own affairs. Mr. Gladstone further said that at present it was impossible to'decide what the position of the Irish members at Westniinster: should be until the responsible Government deals with the question, and: hinted that the re: jection or mut ill by the House of Lords' would affect the Imperial position,
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