Sir Charles Dilke In the House.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1701, 6 May 1886, Page 2

Sir Charles Dilke In the House.

The c|ij©f topic of conversation m the House of on the 3rd of March was. the 'reappearance of Sir Charles Dilke, who was present for the first time since the divorce case. The Loudon correspondent of the Birmingham Post says : —'• A mild sort of excitement was created m the House this afternoon, by the return of Sir Charles Dilke, who, as you are aware, has for some time been an absentee. It appears that when Sir Charles Dilke made his reappearance, there was a large gathering of hon. members, who watched him with no slight interest. With a not unnatural desire not to make himself too conspicuous, Sir Charles entered v by tho door behind the Speaker's chiir, and took a seat m the most obscure region he could find at the back of the Treasury Bench: He bad not been there long before, by some means or other, he was discovered by Mr Chamberlain, who immediately. left the Treasury Benches and went to sit by his old colleague, with whom he remained the whole time — one hour, or more— that Sir Charier Dilke was m the House. Sir Charles, when tin came m and. took his seat, looked very pale, and by no means happy, and the colloquy which commenced between himself and Mr Cham* i berlain seemed of a serious character. After a time, however, it became more animated, and at length seemed cheerful. In the meantime Mr Jesse Collings had added himself to the party, and joined m the conversation, and presently he was succeeded by Mr Joseph Cowen, who took up a seat by the side of Jhe ex- President of the Local Government Board, and gave him a cordial ! welcome. Sir Charles Dilke was m turn visited by Mr Majoribanks, Mr Trevelyan-, Mr John Moiioy, Captain Verney, and a number of private members, all of whom, greeted him with the utmost cordiality. Curiously enough, on the same side of the House, though on a heuch much further back, was sitting Mr Donald Crawford, who appeared to be experiencing anything but au exquisite-enjoyment of ; the situation. Sir Charles, after a stay of considerably more than an hour, left the House m company with Mr Chamberlain, bat Mr Crawford remained throughout the entire sitting.