The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-06-09
LATEST NEWS.
Continued from the SUPPLEMENT-.
GIadstOne's Defeat Inevitable.


the Chamberlain party to-day, fifty-four
members OF the House of Commons
were present. OF these, forty-six resolved
to vote against the second reading OF
the Home Rule bill, five refused to pledge
themselves and three supported Glad
stones Irish measure. Chamberlain
read a letter from John Bright, in
which the writer vehemently condemned
the bill, pledged himself to vote against
it and urged others to do so likewise. 1t is
thought that the letter will have great
influence in inducing members not to
abstain from voting on the measure.
The decision OF the meeting, it is be-
lieved, insures the defeat of the Govern
ment
Chamberlain, in the course OF his
result OF Il general election would beat
Gladstone candidates. Reports from
every quarter, he said, indicated that the
country was awakening to the fact that
it was menaced with ruin Several
members OF the Harrington section
spoke at the meeting. They referred to
the plans of the Liberal unionists to
fight every disunion candidate.
The news of the result OF the Cham
berlain meeting caused intense excite
ment in the lobby of the House OF Com
mons The Ministeriaists admitted
that defeat was inevitable, and there
was a general rush of members to the
telegraph office to send orders TO their
election agents to prepare for the imme-
diate dissolution of Parliament. The
conservative whips estimate the Con-
sentative vote at 252, the Harrington
and Chamberlain section at SO, the
Liberal absentees at % and the vote of
the Gladstonians and Parnellites at 297,
making a majority against the bill OF 81.
Gladstone has received letter signed
by 500 Protestant residents of Ulster in
favor of Irish home rule. They say that
they are convinced that a native Parlia-
ment will be conducive to the prosperity,
contentment and observance OF the law
in Ireland The letter has given Glad
stone much graft
In the House OF Commons Gladstone,
replying to question by Heneage,
said that the Government did not in
tend to proceed with the Land Purchase
bill Immediately after the second read
ing of the Home Rule bill. The debate
on the Home Rule bill was resumed by
Henry Fowler, who spoke in favor OF
the measure Lord John Manners,
Conservative, opposed the bill.
Lord Hartington's followers remain in
tact in their opposition to the Home
Rule bill. Chamberlain moved an adj
journment in the House OF Commons and
will open the debate tomorrow, when
Mr.. Bright is also expected to speak.
The discussion promises to be OF uni
versal interest.
The attention of members centered
more in talk in the lobby than in the
debate An effort will be made to in
duce Gladstone to reply to Chamberlain
and close the debate tomorrow. The
Ministerialists insist that the Govern
ment, if defeated, will appeal to the
country, while the members of the OppO-
sition assert that if a majority against
the bill be large Gladstone must resign,
in which event Lord Harrington will be
summoned to form a new Ministry.
New YORK, June 1st.-T. p. O'COn
nor's cable special to the Star from
London of MAY 31st says: The defeat of
the Ministry on the Home Rule bill is
now considered certain. A meeting OF
the caucus and other Radicals was held
tonight to consider the Premier's an
nouncement that no important change
would be made III the measure. The
question was fully discussed and it was
resolved to vote against the second read
ing of the bill. The number of members
who supported the resolution was forty
seven. This defeats second reading,
and Gladstone's Home Rule measure
may be regarded as doomed. The advo-
Gates OF dissolution are urging the Gov
eminent to force the issue without delay
and strike for national verdict while
the iron is at white heat, as it certainly
is at the present moment. The early
end of the present Government is as
good as certain.
President CIeVeIand's wedding.
The Eastern papers are full of details
of the marriage of President Cleveland
and Miss Folsom, which was to take
place at the White House, Washington,
June ID The following item will be of
general interest: In addition TO the Pres
ident and bride and members of the
Cabinet and their wives, the only per-
sons who will be present at the cere-
mony are Mrs. Hoyt and Miss Cleveland,
Mrs. Folsom, Benjamin Folsom, and
possibly two or three other relatives OF
the bride, Wilson s. Bissell, the Presi-
dents former law partner, Miss Nelson
OF Albany, an old friend OF CleVeland's
family, DIR. and Mrs. Byron Sunderland
and Colonel and Mrs. Lamont--about