, 1893-06-07

and attended by a large SUITE have paid a
visit Of state to the King Of Italy, who is
celebrating with some parade his silver wed.
ding. The reception of the Emperor
throughout his journey has been most cor
dial and in Rome enthusiastic, the people
not only approaching the compliment to the
dynasty but delighting in the Triple Alliance.
The expenditure of the Court has been on a
lavish scale, thirteen new rooms, for exam.
pie, being so TO speak, created for the
Emperor, and Empress;bu the King of It,lyhas
an immense income not derived from taxation
and as he is. as good a manager az If he had
been born a Hohenzollern, he must now be
we'll able to afford occasional display. The
Emperor, in his speech at the grand banquet,
protested him self at once amazed and charm.
ed ut the devotion of Italians to the House Of
Savoy, and throughout his visit made al
effort to leave a pleasing impression. the
Emperor called on the Pope, aad conversed
with him for an hour; and though it is official
ly stated that only social subjects were dis
cussed, his Foreign Minister was oloseted With
Cardinal Rampolla, and the Emperor was 10
pleased with his visit hat he scattered
honours ON the Papal Court. We shall see
when the Centre votes on the Army Bill
whether he really gained anything. II he
did, he paid for it.
Tn debate on the second reading Of the
Home-rule Bill closed on Friday week, when
the second reading Was carried by q majority
of 43, Mr.. w. Saunders, after all, voting with
his party,-Ayes, 347; Noes, SO4. Including
the Speaker and the t~ellers, there were $50
Member present, There were seven pairs,
which accounts for every Member OF the
House of Commons. Of the Noes. 267 were
Conservatives, and ~ were Liberal pnionists.
OF the speeches of the last evening, tho
most important were Sir Henry James, and
Mr.. Balfour's, for Mr.. Gladstone, who replied.
though his manner was as impressive as ever.
was probably too much exhausted by the
Iateness Of the hour to make any speech at all
up to the mark Of his speeches on the intro
duotion and second reading of the Bill. For
the most part, be postponed his reply on
every important issue. Sir Henry James
made & very effective point of the absolute
inability of the Supreme Government under
the Bill to enforce any order in Ireland which
the Irish Government chose 10 resist, without
practically initiating a civil war by ordering
the soldiers to execute q command which the
Civil Government of Ireland declined to
sanction. Mr.. BalfOur dwelt on the fact that
a great many votes had been given for this
Blu as n first step to Federalism, although 10
responsible" Minister had been bold enough to
advocate Federalism in so many words, and
though a 'childish imitation of the American
Constitution by States SO absurdly unequal
in population and wealth as England. Ireland,
Scotland, and Wales, is simply ridiculous.
Mr.. Balfour made a very telling and eloquent
defence Of W hat he llHd said ir Belfast as to
the ultimate righl of resisting, even forciblyi if
necessary. a transfer from the Supreme to the
Statue y Parliament, and showed how absurd
it is to compare hat. resi>tanoe to the right OF
the Irish people to resist fOroibly the laws OF
a Parliament Of which they are already mem
b@rs. and in which they are Rot only fully,
but very much more than fully, represented.
On the asserted assent and consent Of the
Irish Members to this Bill, Mr.. Ralfour re.
marked that it 10 not easy to attach very
great Importance to thar language now, when
We are assured in the same breath that the
languages which they consistently used for
seven or eight years together on the same sub
jeot. is all to be ignored and considered as
withdrawn. It was o mastery speech, which
We should be- glad to see republished and
widely circulated amongst the constituen-
cies.
The excitement caused in Belfast by the
spoond reading Of the Home Rule Bill pro-
duced a considerable amount of rioting,- sui.