, 1893-03-18
Daily Telegraph, l4th Fsb.

By on consent tie question standing on
che notice paper hao bs8n postponed, and PIC
oissly & half pas three q sound without"
denoted that the hero OF ths hour had entered
the precincts. A movement Of the crowd
around the Speakers chair, aid a rising, a.
most simultaneously. IF the members on the
Ministerial side, folowed by the NAtionllists
Or u great proportion Of them -heratied the
incoming If Mir. Gladstone. Cheering and
waving Of hats, broke forth like al epidemic
amongst he more enthusiastic. bat it WAS
noticeable that Mr.. John ..Rslpoad and Mr..
M'Carthy-with whom may be associated MIR.
Healy aud Mr.. Dillon-did not give them.
selves away" prsmaturely by prsoipitate sfu.
sion for the Liberal Leader. And although
the applause was Plentiful, it somehow lacked
the deep. reSounding RING which marked Other
: demonstration that linger in the memory.
The hat-waving was spasmolic and half
s hearted, pertlclFators III the Innocent act OF
sxuborance showing some apprehensIreness Of
trAnsg esslng the boundarise Of order. AMI
l0okingi u little ghamsfAc9d at thStr unusoeas-
ary earnestness. Mr.. Gladstone, very pale
and anxious, yet cheerful withal, wore a but
ton hole consisting of a lei rose aud lilies of
the valley! Smiling family at hs reception
he nervouSly unlocked q despAtch box, and
GlltGICU liAlO CpIlVti sHlIpll WIN I'll NA.IIElu
Hareeurt and hIr. John Morley, whist thy
Speaker called upon various p ivate members
To indicate the notices If motion thcy desired
To supply. AS if they ere idcks4n-the-box,
gentlemen rose from the floor, and in the gal
lerys and from the middle Of tangled human
knots. They siGnalled 10 Mr.. Peel that they
would rather not SO on in this scene, f9r
they knew, as sensible men that a we'll gracrd
actor wa f9v3iIhty ek)D3t IN our
longing for the entranceof Iumiet we com
monty esteem MarcelIus an ..uuwarraLted IN
truaer
Tw hours and eighteen minutes was the
space of time occupied by MIR: Gladstone in
the exposition Of his Home Rule scheme. His
accustomed egg julep stood on the oatls be-
fore him and from this comforting compound
he derived solace at intervals. Through he
bars of the & lille a loving pair Of eyes watch.
cd the tenerabis figure below. Mrs. Glad.
stone ever takes Up her position i'll the cage
when her accomplished husband 10 due to
make an unusually 5 a.klins effort. Roy
atty was there also, the Princess Louise, the
Duchess of Teck and the Princess May being
allotted the chi f seats in a company whloh
included the Duchess Of DevonShire, the
Duchess of St Albans, the Mirchioness Of
Londonderry, Countess Grosvenor. Countess
Cadogan and Indy Trevslyan. n sense of
grateful relief was experienced IN the House
learned that it's chief ornament preses we'd
maSt of that marvellous vocal CHARM forever
to be associated with his picturesque oratory.
To say tha' il is now "as in 1856" would be
90 pay a compliment at the expense of truth.
Time and nature a que conc!usivel, otherwise.
Yet with the exception of a tired huskinsss in
the concluding portions of a trying task, Dir.
Gladstone's voice held ont with gratifying
strength. For the peroratioi. he nursed himself,
and the last words came generously yet masi-
cally forth, only to be drowned in the tumul:u.
ous cheers of bis outstanding supporters and
the olangour of many tongues, as members,
freed from a long restraint. poured out into the
lobbi. 20 disc'hs til aitua4 ION. Silence and
attention we've de siceur throughout
the long.peritd Nj. Gladstone WIS on his
feet,xand only these with extensive ,cdrain-
tancs. Of Parliamentary manners and able 80
gnags competing tic, CT sn; tusiasnl detected
that the d. rhorsti.tions OF sfproval bestowed
npsta various Ioin's oi.his sdoIess were luke
with, 6tfcitLt III tx dy." ard n.vie in TIA