Evening star., 1886-08-28
kilograms to The Star.
JUMPED FROM THE BRIDGE.
4 Man With Weighted Feet Beats BrOiie.
THE EXILED PRINCE RETURNING.
BLAINE TALKS ABOUT PROTECTION.
DISASTROUS EARTHQUAKE IN GREECE.
A Postscript to Gladstone's Irish Pamphlet.
JUMPED FROM THE BRIDGE.
4 Man With Weighted Feet Beats BrOdie
THE ExILED PRINCE RETURNING,
BLAINE TALKS ABOUT PROTECTION
DISASTROUS EARTHQUAKE IN GREECE.
A Postscript to Gladstone's Irish Pamphlet
CRITICESING GLADSTONE.
The Talk Of London TO.day-What ths
PADerS Saw.

Special Cable DISPATCH 10 THE EVENING SrAR
LONDON, August 2S.-Sex toms reply to Cham
berlain was OF course the feature of last nights
debate. 1t was delivered with all his rhetorical
skill, and even more than his usual iuvective
1t was somewhat spoilt by its great length, but
was iuil of brilliant hits, which were received
with roars OF laughter. One of the best of these
was his congratulations to the government on
having attained the privileges OF power and the
emoluments of Office, ana also being relieved
by Chamberlain from framing policy in cabi-
net and defining it in debate. There Was of
course no expectation that ParneIIs amend
ment would approach success. II is only fair 10
Chamberlain TO add that the Spectator describes
his speech as ''a great event, marding out the
policy OF the liberal unionists, marking il outin
lines SO clear and vivid that 1t VIII give new
strength to the confidence in the liberal union
ISIS, In parliament and In the country" In last
nights division 43 Liberals voted with the gov
crnment aud 1O5 liberals with the ParneliItes.
Another uuionist, Sir Thomas Grove, mas come
back to the fold. 4ladsione's pamphlet, of
course, Is the topic OF the hour. by lar The chief
poin! OF interest being its distinct abandon
inent OF the land bills, which, more than any
tniu2 else, lost GadstOnes election. The Times
says: As contribution TO the case tor home
rule nationally stated ii Is OF little value. It
contains nothing which can be de,cribed as a
novel argument. 1t asserts many thugs de-
monstrativeiy inaccurate" The Standard says:
IN sTe accept this doctrine there can be 40
doubt whatever wuat is our immediate duty
before anything else. The system OF federation
70 which GIa isCUne refers must be approached.
The moral Injustice by which one Nationality
Is made 70 suffer iiom the prejudices of another
should ne promptly put end 10. The history Of
the lano-purchase bill will weaken his moral
Influence IN the country, unaermIne public
confidence in bis statesmanshlp. The old faith
H. us genius has been waning rapidly of late.
Ihls Remuneration of the policy TO which he
was seemingly pledged without a word of sy IN
p;. -hy for tuose whose confidence he has be-
trayed will deal 1t a blow from which it can
q IxaRf Rf6-d no DILL hpn
Gazeue, in leader called ..St Glad
stoLe. says: "No one unless he belong to the
baser sort of party politicians, can deny the
genulneneSs OF Gladstoues enthusiasm, the
sincerity OF his patriotism, OR the width Of his
VISION, wnicn al stand out in the pages of the
Palnphlet In conspicuous contrast with the
petty personalities aud mean, mbitious, mar.
row proviuciaiIties OF too many OF his oppO-
nents and some even OF his allies"