Till 1829 the Protestant landlords of Ireland who were represented in the Imperial Parliament shared the principles or the prejudices of English landowners.

Since the granting of Catholic emancipation Roman Catholic or Irish ideas or interests have undoubtedly perplexed or encumbered the working of British politics.
But the representatives of Ireland have been for the most part divided between the two great English parties, and it was not till Mr.Parnell's influence united the majority of Irish representatives into a party hostile to Great Britain that any essential evil or inconvenience resulted from their presence at Westminster.

This inconvenience, whatever its extent, has been the price of the Union.

The gain has been worth the payment: the action of Parliament has been hampered, but its essential and effective authority throughout the realm has been maintained.
In 1886 Mr.Gladstone framed a constitution which was meant to be a final and a just settlement of the questions at issue between England and Ireland.

Under the constitution of 1886 Great Britain surrendered to Ireland about the same amount of independence as is offered her under the proposed constitution of 1893.