Parliament in Whitsuntide recess grips over Ireland lines
The House of Commons adjourned for Whitsuntide after a tense session dealing with Irish obstructionists and the Queen's Colleges in Ireland. Mr Parnell and Mr O'Donnell dominated debate, stalling supply while ministers sought a compromise to proceed with government business. The chamber emptied early as leaders faced time constraints and political pressures.
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House of Commons
Parnell
Ireland
Biggar
O’donnell
South Africa
Queen’s College
Queen’s Colleges
Legislative Chamber
Butt
Sullivan
Mitchell Henry
Exchequer
Her
Raikes
Treasury
Col. Wellesley
Crichton
Rylands
Bartle Frere
Stafford Northcote
O'Donnell
Australia
British India
H. Selwin-Ibbetson
Marquis of Hartington
Epsom
Mr. Gladstone
Mr. Bright
Mr. Forster
Sir Stafford
Election Intelligence in Southampton contest
The Liberals nominate H. M. Bompas, Q.C., advocating household suffrage in counties, voter registration, longer polling hours, religious equality, tenant rights with free contract, and licensing reform with compensation. Conservative Alfred Giles pledges broad government support and opposes the Permissive Bill. Nonconformists back Bompas. Otway promotes civil and religious liberty and broader franchise integration, praising Gladstone era tax remissions and peace prospects at the Congress.
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Russell Gurney
Southampton
H. M. Bompas
Q.C
Canon Wiberforce
Bompas
Alfred Giles
Union Steamship Company
A. J. Otway
Rochester
Osborne Morgan
Gladstone
Otway
Eastern Question and local candidate notes in London politics
A report on imperial policy guiding reforms for Turkish subject races and local election chatter. Mentions Conservative candidate Seton Kerr for Greenwich, a Liberal inquiry into Mr George Howell, Gladstone Edinburgh rumors denied, possible Sheffield run by Lord George Hamilton, Edward Ellice retirement, and Williamson of Williamson and Co may contest Liverpool seat.
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Turkey
Seton-Kerr
Greenwich Liberal Association
George Howell
Strand
Borough
Greenwich
Howell
Gladstone
Edinburgh
Mayfair
George Hamilton
Middlesex
Sheffield
Edward Ellice
St. Andrew’s
Williamson
Messrs. Williamson and Co
Liverpool
New Foundation Day at Mill Hill Grammar School
Mill Hill Grammar School marked foundation day with speeches and prize distributions attended by the chairman Mr Wills High Sheriff of Bristol and many clergy and lay visitors. Dr Weymouth urged focus on developing the power to learn rather than mere knowledge, critiquing real schulen and Bentham while praising classical education and De Morgan's ideal of a well rounded man.
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Mill Hill Grammar School
Mr. Wills
Bristol
A. Mursell
Robert H. Marten
Frederick Wood
Curwen
Puckeridge
Weymouth
Edward White
Dr. Weymouth
White
Mill Hill
Germany
Wiese
Berlin
Privy Council
Imperial Council of Education
England
de Morgan
Lord Derby
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