, 1873-03-27
ENGLAND AND IRELAND.
Tho Dcfcnt of tho (s0vCrhtno1lt on tho
lrlah University Question:


Irish University QUESTION:
AB tho telegraph, haB nlready. mentioned, tho
dobnto on the Irish University blll Of March II,
terminated In tho dofcat OF tho Government.
Tho London papora at hnnd Inst night toem with
accounts Of tho struggle. The Standard Of
@Daring tx The ovoning tho soono in tho lobbios
was moro exciting than on tho occasion Of any
gront dobato since that which ondo1 IN tho do
six mon took their p1acea in tho strangers ga..
lory at Bh o'clock, mud not Que Of them movod
until The ond Of tho Conservative leaders, speech.
Tho crowd waiting III tho ootagon, md grad
tho Gordon q police could bo oudea, was suf-
tlciont to fill tho Speakers gallery, and tho dozen
Hoats undor tho gallery fvo times over. Tho
whira wero, Of course, very busy, and notably On
the Liberal side. Books were conned very clono-
", and tloro WINS some anxiety shown aa to
whether Mr. Butt and Bon1o otllor Irish nlombers
| pledged to vote against tho second reading had
arrived in town US WAS expected. Several Liberal
peers dropped into tho lobby to eonBult Mr.:
about II O'Clock, half M hour after Mr. Dlsraoli
had rison. The ladles' galleries were 30 much
crowded all tho ovoning that the wivos oyon OF
Of tho crisis, had tho utmost difficulty in finding
any accommodation. 1T tLrco 1ntnutos to
12' tho Prince Of Wasos and Duke
Of Edinburgl, for whom places Ind
poors' gallery, arrived, and slipped into tho
house almost unnotccd by tho throng in tho
lobby. Notwithstanding the promises. of Mr..
Butt and othorB in ireland to vote against the
turned up bofore midnight In addition to those
who Ind been for sonlo days In town. As the
| critical moment approached ono or two reBtiyc
mombers began to 1nantfest symptoms Of de-
sire to retire to tholr own proper domioilcs, 80
as to oscape tho necessity OF expressing MI opin.
ion which they probably had nof formod. Dut 1t
'Mas w. to no purposo that they thus tried to got or
go@ons % Rey yes ~ePe sa broue @ sn ato x
Of docility. At 1:05 the door1soepor Of tho House
gave tho ordor that oil strangers should leave
tho inner lobby, and no mattor whnt claim
civilly, executed by tho policemen on duty.
During Mr. Gladatono's pororation-whici
lobby bocame full Of mombore, md X there
out tho aaorod portals. The Conservatives had
at this time all tho members on whom thoy had
counted present, except Mr. ootnyius Dun
combc, who was probably detained by oircun-
was observed by tho habitucs Of tho lobby that
Mr. Gyn's faco was IN index Of tho result. Pre-.
esely at o'clock the loud rom OF "ayes," and
the still louder roar Of "noos," proclaimed that
tho time had at longthh como. At once all the
lobb,os, and in throo minuttos tho doors were
slammed, that tho questions might bo put.
Then, utter twenty minutca warning, tho doors
| Tefo thrown 0pon, allQ IL Dcca1ne kloWn tuat tNe
Government had lost on tho second roading BY
three votes. Ten minutes later the House and
its precincts were at peace."
press dispatch says: " Tho whip Of last
night waB ono OF tho soyorest over known. Ont
Conservative member was brought by Bpecia
train and Bpccinl boat from Paris, at m expondi
ture Of ESQ, and arrived Just in timo to recort
his vote. Immediately boforo the division tool
place, Mr: alyn mado most earnest appcal tx
Mr. Gucat, tho member for Youghal but, afte
somowhat excited alteration, tho honorable
gentleman Joined tue Irish contingent, and won
into tho Opposition lobby. Tho Liberal whip thel
, turned to Sir Robert Poel to boBecch him not t,
vote against the Government, but the menbo
,, for Taaworkh was equally obdurato, aud re
, yesterday morning Ministers woro In hopes tim
thoy would pass tho second reading by sma1
majority. In tho afternoon, however, Mr.. Glad
!, atone was informed that there would probabl
boa majority Of lyo againss tho bill. Lor
: Elcho tie only Conservative who voted for til
BILL ia stated to havo originally intondod to 6
:. with his party, but was induced to alter hls n
ho believed to bo in favor Of concurrent endoW
: mont"
cd on the question that tho bill bo read q Bocon
, | time. Great excitement prevailed on tho retur1
! of the tellerB and when tho clerk ut tho tabl
handed the paper to Col. Taylor, The woL-know
, sign Of victory WAS graotod BY tho Opposition
| with deafoning cheers, a few members going til
! longth OF waving their hnts. Tho cheering va
: | renewed when tho tcllers came to the table. A
soon as silence could DO obtained, Col. Taylo
declared the numbers:
For. a6
Against. 20
Majority against Government. .................
! Tho announcement of the numbers was th