Tt may turn out, howeypr, that the rejection of the Bill by the National Convention will prove a harder blow for Mr. Redmond than for the Government. He declared at the Conve jon—no doubt quite truthfully—that "the printed Bill, in its completed form," had never been soon by him after it had been introduced into but the very qualifica-is of not tt are sufficient to prove that a draft of the mesure, which caovot have differed very m! lly from the Bill in its completed form," was submitted to him, and that it was, therefore, after full considerate that he gave a qualified support to it on its introduction. then he made no concealment of his intention to oppose the Bill, if, the National Convention instructed him to do so. Itis, however, perfectly clear that he was in favour of accepting the Bill, and that it was only
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