One result of all this is expected te be that the Irish Nationalists will with draw their support from the Education Bill. In the main, however, it will prob ably be only to the extent of absenting themselves from the divisions. Some at least of them are far too earnest Roman Catholics to vote dead against a measure of which their Church cordially approves. During the past week some attempt ha been made to stem the campaign in the constituencies against the Bill. Mr. Balfour has delivered a big speech at Manchester in support of the measure, and the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations has unanimously assured the Government of its approval of the Lil. But for all that the balance of opinion or feeling in the country is decidedly against the Bill. The Liberal Unionists can only be induced to support it on the ground that bad as it is, it is a lesser evil than the return of a Liberal Government to power.
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