New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-01
DEFEAT FORESHAD DOW WE'D.
AN ESTIMATED MAJORITY OF 81 AGAlNSI
THE HOME RULE BILL
RESULT OF THE CHAMBHRLAIN MEEIlNG-PhEr""
ING FoR IMMEDIATE DISSOLUTION.

RESULT OF THE CHAMBRRLAIN MEETING-PREPAh-
ING FOR IMMEDIATE DISSOLUTION.
LONDON, May 31.-Fifty four members Oh
Parliament attended tho Chamberlain meeting 'ou",
and the division forty-six decided 10 Vo'c "s"s
the Homo Rule BILL five refused to pledge themse"e''
and three declared that they would support 'ne oi'
Mr. Chamberlain read q letter from John Bright III
which tho writer vehementy condemned the BILL pledged
himself to vote against and urged others W uo Ao
wise 1t 10 thought the letter Will nave ere"' nhu
ence in Inducing members not to abstain from voting on
the measure decision OF the meetingt is believed
I'm sures tho defeat of tho Government.
Mr. Chamberlain In the course OF his speech assured
the waverers the result Of general election would
bo the defoat OF the Gladstone candidates Reports
from every quarter he sad indicated that the country
was awakening to the fact that 1t was menaccd with
rum Several members OF the Harrington section spoke
They referred to the plan OF the Liberal Unonists TO
fight every disunion candidate.
The news of tho result OF the Chamberlain meeting
caused excitement in the lobby Of the House OF
Commons Ministeralists admitted that defeat was
inevitable, and there general rush or members to
the telegraph offices to send orders to their ciccuoh
agents TO prepare for immediate dissolution OF Par
lament The Conservative whips estimate the Con-
scryative vote at 252 the OF the Harrington and
Chambe ran section at &C. the Liberal abstenton at 20
and OF the Gaistonins and Parneites AT Z9'
making a majority against the bill OF 5l
TIE tenton OF members tonight centred moro In
the tah Df the lobby tnln IN tuo Ait'r 'ii'
Chamberlain speaks tomorrow effort will be made to
induce Mr. Gladstone reply ami close the debate The
MInIsteriass insist that the Governments II defeated
will appeal the country. while the members OF the
Opposition assert that tho majority against the bill
be large Mr.. Gladstone must resign, in which event
they expect that Lord Harrington viii be summoned to
form Ministry.
In the House Of Commons this evening Mr. Gladstone
replying to question by Mr.. Heneage, said that the
Government did intend to procc d witb the Land
Purchase bill Immediately after the second reading OF
the Home Rule bill
The debate on tho Home Rule bill was resumed by
Henry Fowler. spoke in favor of the measure
Lord John Manners Conservative opposed the bill
The meeting OF the Harrington party has been post
poned until tomorrow Lord Iiartington's followers
remain in their opposition to the Home Rue bill
Mr. Chamberlain moved the adjournment In the House
OF Commons tonight and will opon the debate to-
morrow, when Mr.. Bright is also expected TO speak
The discussion promises to be of unusual Int rest.
LONDON, June l.-Tne Ministers now in London have
decided to call a fu meeting consider the subject Of
immediate dissolution. 49,
Colonel King.Harman fConservatvel member Of Par
lament. speaking at Ransgate this evening. SAID mat
IL the Home Rule b snoud be passed civil war would
ensue and that there plenty of Loyasts In Ire
land besides Orangemen.
Mr.. Ruskin writes respecting Mr. Gladsone's lrlsh
bills: "Nothing that any Parliament could do
wond be OF the least use at present
England and Ireland suffer for their past
sins-how long and to what issue Heaven only knows"