BRITISH POLITICS.

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 43, 19 August 1895, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

« [PRESS Atl OCIATION | London, 17th AuRUBt After eitfbl hour I *' noisy discussion, the M'Carthyitea oonoeded to Mr. Healy'a party three votes on the Consultative Committee. In the debate on the Address-in-Reply in the Houee of Commons, Mr. John Dillon proposed the amendment of which he had given notice that the Government onght to introduce a Bill to revise rents in Ireland, and restore the evioted tenants. Mr. Gerald Balfour said tho Government wonld legislate on the land qnestion next session in a sympathetic spirit. Eventually the amendment was negatived by a large majority. •The amendment proposed by Mr. J. E. Redmond, insisting that the Government should deolare its Irish polioy, was also lost by a large majority. Mr. Clancy's amendment for the release of prisoners convicted of dynamite outrages was withdrawn, Sir Matthew White Ridley, Home Seoretary, promising to reconsider the position of politioal prisoners, tbongh he stated also that anything done would be strictly in accordance with the principles of the Home Office.

| BPKCIAL.J London, 17th August. A motion proposed by Mr. Dillon that an autumn session be held to settle the Irish land question, was rejeoted by a majority of 134. ' Sir Matthew Ridley, speaking to the amendment proposed by Mr. Clanoy, said he would not deny that the Irish vrne universally in favour of an amnesty for political prisoners. Full enquiries were being made, and the Jndgea were being consulted in each oase. He positively declined, however, to hold out hopes of a general release of dynamiters. .Both Mr. Balfour and Sir Matthew Ridley declared that they would follow a precisely similar polioy to that of Mr. Afiquith, the lato Home Secretary. Mr. Price moved that it was expedient to paas during tbe present session measures tending to remedy the depression in the agrionltural industry. Mr. W. H. Long, President of the Board of Agriculture, replied that measures in the direotion suggested would be introduced at a later period. Mr. Curzon, Under-Seoretary for the Foreign Offioe, stated that the Government was taking steps to prevent any disregard of British rights through the Franco-Chinese Convention affecting the buffer State question. _