To one important measure the Prime Mini de_no allusion whatever in the speech in which ho explained what the Government intended to do with the measures still before Parliament; but being challenged on the subject he intimated in his reply on the debate that the Government found it impossible to carry the clause enabling labour farms to be paid for out of rates, and as labour members had declared that without this clause the Bill was worthless, he was not very hopeful of carrying it through. Since then, however, he has decided to push on the measure which after all is only an experiment to be tried for three years; and with x view to appeasing those Conservatives who view the [measure with strong dislike, has announced the appointment of a Royal Commission to consider the whole vention of the Poor Laws and the Unemployed Xe.-in believed that the Premier's change of mind is mainly due to pressure brought upon him by Mr. Chamberlain, who has pointed out to Mr. Balfour that if they fail to carry out their Unemployed Bill though the opposi tion not of the Liberals, hut of their own party, they will lose what hold they have on the working classes. That is a serious matter for Mr. Chamberlain, who knows that his only hope of Success in campaign is in capturing the working man.
Goodwood, The Season is dying with the Session. The last great social events before Society scatters over the continent and ti are the Gondwond meeting an week. Unfortunately, what would have been an exceptionally brilliant "goodwood meeting has been to some extent marred by rain. There wes a heavy shower on Wednesday; and on Cup Day, although it kept fine during most of the afternoon, the ground was sodden with drenching rains that had fallen all the morning and. Goring the previous night. The King and Queen have been staying with the Duke of Richmond at Goodwood, and, of course, attending the races, and there has been a brilliant company there to meet them; but the attendance of the general public on Cup Day was exceeding-Ty sparse, a fact which is not surprising in view of the weather and the poor quality of the racing.
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