Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-28
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE HOME RULE MEASURE Concessions Made By
 The Premier
 WHICH MAY GARRY THE BILL. France To Expel The Or
 leans Princes. PRELLER'S BODY TAKEN UP. No Truth Nm MaxWeIl's
 Story.

GLADSTONE MAKES A STROKE.
 He Makes Concessions Which Cause
 A Break I'm The Ranks Of Dissent-
 ing Liberals.
 LONDON, May 27.-The meeting of the Liberal party called by MT. Gladstone's cir cular was held to-day at the foreign office and was very largely attended. None of the dissentients in the party put in an appear ance. MT. Gladstone was asyociferously cheer ed when he arose to address the meeting, and it was some minutes before quiet was restored. He said that he had decided to modify his clause in the home rule bill ex cluding the Irish members from Westnin- ster, and if the bill was read 8 second time he would move in the Commons to refer it to 8 select committee, and not call it up again until the autumn session, when he would introduce an amended bill for the government of Ireland. MT. Gladstone spoke vigorously and with animation. No body, he said, would be regarded as com mitted to the bill by listening without pro- test or objection to what he had to say, be- cause he desired that the fullest freedom should prevail. Lord Salisbury's recent speech had decided the condition of the con- troversy and intensified the importance of set ting the Irish question. An abstract resolution had been suggested, but the course which the government proposed he believed would an' swer better. An endeavor had been made to emasculate the principle of autonomy for Ireland and convert the bill into delusion
 r1&1 for @hn1 he said, were in no way committed to the support of the land bill, which was matter wholly within the power of Parliament. Let those, said MT. Gladstone; who have said that home rule for Ireland would impair and confne imperial authority remember that the imperial authority is omnipoteRt and is un- able to divest itself of it's power, which be- longs to the nation. He eulogized the integ- rity and manliness of Lord Harrington, but made no reference whatever to MT. Chamber lain.
 Mr. Joseph Dilwynn, M. F., in behalf of the Welch dissidents accepted the concessions offered by MT. Gladstone and assured the Premier of the united support of Wales. Messrs. Joseph Arch, Charles Bradlaugh, Alfred nlingsworth, John Brinton, William Rathburn, Joseph Ruston and others spoke in hearty indorsement of the bill and the meeting des oersed with three cheers for MT. Gladstone The meeting was characterized by the utmost good feeling and unnanimity. The statement by MT. Gladstone was cor dially approved. All seemed sanguine that the concessions would certainly cause bad break in the ranks of the dissidents. MT. J. Fletcher Moulton, Liberal M.P. for Clapham division, and MT. Samuel Whitbread, Liberal M. F. for Bedford, and other dissidents have since expressed themselves as thoroughly with the concessions made by the Premier and say they will now vote for the second reading of the bill. l. is now con sidered certain that the bill will pass to second reading.
 In the House of Commons this evening MT. Gladstone, replying to aquestioa wheth- CT the government still regarded the home rule and land purchase bill as inseparable, said he had nothing to add to the speech which he delivered on the occasion of the in- troduction of the bill. At this point MT. Chamberlain and his supporters arose ard retired to the lobby te discuss the premier's answer Sir Michael Hicks Beach asked MT. Gladstone to repeat the statement he had made at to-day's meeting. MT. Gladstone replied that it was too long to admit of repetition.
 Sir Michael-What is the nature of the notifications proposeda MT. Gladstone There was no change made that can be stated in few words. I informed the meeting of the views of the government in regard to the second reading of the bill and outlined it's course thereafter.
 Sir Michael-Suppose the bill passes sec ond reading, what then? MT. Gladstone-In such event shall not ask the House to con tinue consideration of the bill during the present session.
 The House of Commons tonight went into committee of the whole to consider the arms act MT. Healey moved that the viceroy of Ireland be empowered to enforce the act in stead of the Irish privy council, which was, he said, composed almost entirely of Orange men. Mir. Mercy, chief secretary for Ireland, opposed the motion and declared that the act would be impartially enforced wherever nec- essary. The motion was rejected by vote of 1SO to 104 and the bill passed the commit tee stage.
 The Parnellite members are divided in opinion with regard to the retention of the Irish representation in the 1m- perial parliament and all are op- posed to the discussion of the bill in session of Parliament separate from the one in which the measure was introduced They do not object, however, to the discus sion of the bill at the autumn session, provided that that session shall be con- tinuation of the present one. It was the general opinion in the lobby tonight that the government will require twenty. votes to pass the bill.