My friend, Mr.John Morley, used to argue in favour of Home Rule from the necessity of freeing the English Parliament from Parnellite obstruction.

As a matter of curiosity, I should like to know what he thinks of a concession which strikes his strongest argumentative weapon out of his hands.

My curiosity will be satisfied on the same day which tells us Lord Spencer's reflections on the surrender of the policy represented by the Land Purchase Bill.

Meanwhile, I know well enough the thoughts of every Unionist who is not tied by the exigencies of his political antecedents or utterances.

To say that in the eyes of such a man the proposed concession is worthless, is to say far too little.