New-York tribune., 1886-06-10


lBY CABLE To THE TRIBrNEI
v.ovnov Junc 9-To the last moment the result
OF the division on the second reading OF the hoh'e
Rule bill was doubtful, because to the last no'nen'
the group Of Liberals known as the wavercrs o0'
.,,red IN announce winch way they meant to vote.
The dchate ON Monday evening had been so event.
sI h,, hoth sides counted on accessions from this
hand. Mr. GoschcD's speech, which throughout
WAS brilliant piece of diacctics. skilfully iramei
with a view TO confirm doubters. had produced a
marked impression the House, never more SO thah
during his successful encounters with Mr.. Glaa-
stone suIl deeper went Mr.. Pamelps. which Mr..
Gladstone subsequently described as mastery ex-
,o.,tion Mastery 1t was in many respects
at II settled the Ulster question in way
,at carried more than one hesitating
liberal into the Opposition lobby. Mr.. Parnen
pade n clear that he would never consent 10 u
sep rate Parliament for Ulster rather lncautious'y
admitting in another part of his speech that he was
not himself safe i'll that province. Inc great
.,rcncth of tins remarkable address lay III the
declaration Of belief that this settlement would pe
n final settlement. Never before has Mr.. Parnell
spoken in the House with 50 much warmth, so
mlcn apparent sincerity, and never with such con-
vine ne effect. He might well have altered the
fate of the measure had the assurances hrst neard
on Monday been given earlier They came when
against the bill, including not few of the very
men whose votes to the last were reckoneu ooup1-
full bv the Ministerial whips.
Mr. Gladstone took emphatic note of Mr. Par.
peirs assurances the rcpudiation OF which he sad
with the utmost sclemniiy would cover Ireland
VITA disgrace Mr. Parncll spoke Throughout as II he
stood at the crisis of his fate, knowing that the re-
lection of this bill gave new force to the lnsh
opponents who have ever predicted that his Parlia-
mentary efforts to free Ireland must fall. a large
portIon of the address was read from manuscript,
including bitter Inyectives against Mr.. Chamber
lain and Lord Randolph Churchill. His chief tac-
tical mistake was perhaps his prediction that the
denial of Home Rule would be followed by fresh
Outrages and his assertion that there Is no max
way house between legislative autonomy and gov
erning iceland as q Crown colony. Both state
ments may be true but Englishmcn are not III
mood 10 yield to menaces.
Mr.. Parners distinct assertion that the Tories
would have offered Ireland legislature and pro-
tective tariff startled the whole House and de-
lighted the Liberals. The rising of Sir Michael
Hicks Beach was awaited with brcathless curiosi-
w. The scene which ensued was among the most
dramatic the House ever witnessed. Sir Mlchaei
Hicks Beachs handling of the whole matter was
worthy of the most ACCOMPLISHED actor. MIR. Par
nell. taken by surprise by Sir Michael Hicks
Peach's emphatic denial showed embarrassment
and hesitation rose with reluctance and left easy
triumph with the Tory leader when he refused to
disclose the name of the Minister who, as he said,
had impaired to him the intention OF the Tory Gov
ernment Sir Michael Hlcks-Beach's singing
eplgram that the Parnellte code of honor
stopped short when proof was demanded in
mpport of the insnuatons they 50 easily made COM
pletcd his victory and turned the tide of
fool M AGAINST fhe Irish cause. Never had Sir
Michael Hicks Beach appeared to such advantage
as throughout the address, whether as debater or
ns the leader of great party. The Minister re-
ferred to by Mr.. Parnell was probably Lord Carnar
Won.
The following is believed to be the true history
of this incident: Lord Canarvon under we'll
known influences became while Viccroy of Ireland
q convert to Home Rule, entered INTO negotiations
with Mr.. Parnell and asked on his own authority
whether legislature in Dublin with power to
enact tariff and to protect Irish industries would
satisfy the Irish demands. Mr.. Parnell answered
"Yes." Lord CarnarvOn thcreupOn communicated
with his colleagues, a Cabinet meeting was held,
and the scheme was rejected by great majority,
If not unanimously.
Whatever had been lost to Home Rule by the
Parnefl- Beach episode was regained with Mr.. Glad
stones rising. lie passed lightly over light mat
ters and soon lifted the debate into higher regions
lie had satisfied himself before he began that no
concessions which be was at liberty TO make could
brpe over the waeerers. HeTefused to enlarge his
pledges respecting the recons truction of the BILL
great portion of his speech was obviously adj
dressed to the country and meant as the basis for
future platform discussion. His treatment of the
Constitutional question of the supremacy of Parlia-
meif was thought slight yet he offered an ingeni-
o6s solution of the problem in the suggestion that
with hnf plr do
volve on subordinate legislature, portion of its
power His elaborate historical argument and the
multiplication OF instances where the loosening of
legislative bonds frightened the unity of empire was
carrIrd further than the House liked but the
vaSety of manner and topics was infinite. Merci-
lves banter of Mr. Chamberlain soon followed grave
argument, and everything was forgotten in the
sustained eoquenco of the prolonged peroraton.
This glowing appeal even revived hopes of a Home
Rule victory and added excitement to the division
which followed.
The majority of thirty against the bill. whatever
may be said now, was AT the moment thou to he
crushing. 1t bowed the head and whitcncd the
face of Mr. Gladstone. The Irish met the disaster
with defiant shouts followed by cheers for Mr.
Gladstone and groans for Mr. Chamberlain. A
tempest of passion swept through the House and
out into the obbics and street.
The division was the largest known. The
list of ninety-thrce Liberals against the bill in
cudes nearly every leading member OF the party
with Mr.. Bright at their head The majority of
English and Welsh members against the bill was
lO2. The majority of English. Welsh and Scotch
members WAS ninety-seven.
Dissolution is fully believed to be the answer Of
{ the Government to the House. The decision Of
the Cabinet yesterday will not be made known till
the Queen can be heard from. and perhaps not then
Much negotiation may be necessary and much
delay owing TO the Queens absence at Balmoral,
but eyerybo assumes that dissolution is in.
minent
The caucuses are in full activity. There were
meetings Yesterday at Devonshlro House
and Princes Gardens. new Radical