I cannot stare for even a second at this tiny tomtit and artificial figure, with all those lawn sleeves and black gowns, and all the other fripperies and draperies of the parson-peer, who is to every rational man so grotesque and contemptible an intruder in a legislative chamber.
In the grim and crowded gallery of the personages of an Irish Epic, such an intruder is like the thin piping note of a tiny bird mid the carnage and shouts and roars of a battle-field.
Everybody knows the result of the division: for the Bill, 41; against, 419; majority, 378.

It was a conclusion that was foregone, but the Lords themselves recognized the comic futility of it.

The attempted cheers ended in one loud, mocking, universal laugh.

And thus the curtain fell on the historic drama of the great Home Rule Session.
T.P.
THE END.
INDEX.
Address, the; 17-30 Agriculture; 24-28 Alarm, a false; 185-6 Anarchy, the unloosing of; 166-7 Allan, Mr.; 258 Apology, Mr.H.Fisher's; 250-1 -- -- a lame; 251-2 Argyll, the Duke of; 275-6 Asquith, H.H.; 15, 42, 46, 52, 128-30, 185 -- -- A splendid speech; 28-9 -- -- Advocate rather than Minister; 28 -- -- as Leader; 148 -- -- and the miners; 162 Austin in the fight, Mr.; 249 Baiting the lion; 78 Bannerman, Campbell- (see Campbell-Bannerman).
Balfour, A.J.; 29, 77, 86, 126, 141, 178, 183-6, 195, 204, 211, 224-5, 231, 234, 239, 266-7 -- -- Independent of tradition; 17 -- -- and Sir John Gorst; 26 -- -- and Home Rule; 37 -- -- attacks the chairman; 65 -- -- and Churchill deadly foes; 72-3 -- -- and Chamberlain unfriendly; 73 -- -- and resident magistrates; 94 -- -- and the Vote of Censure; 104-5 -- --'s sensitiveness; 106 -- -- limp; 128-9 -- -- and Gladstone; 195, 196 -- -- the unready; 215-6 Bartlett, Ashmead; 123-4 Bartley, G.T.C.; 55, 57, 200-1, 258 -- --'s character; 54 Barton and Dunbar; 117, 148-9 Beach, Sir Michael Hicks (see Hicks-Beach).
Beaufoy, M.H.; 17 Belfast Catholics, The attack on; 147-9 Biggar, Mr., a reminiscence; 98-9 Bills, bringing in; 13-4 Bimetallism; 55, 57, 200-1 Birrell, Augustin; 116-7 Bolton, T.; 268 Bowles, Gibson; 64, 258 -- -- and the fight; 249 Brodrick, Mr.St.John; 237-9 Bryce Mr.J., and Home Rule; 38 -- -- and Mr.Gladstone; 181-2 Bryne, Mr.; 189 Budget, The; 146-7, 151-2 Bullet in Downing Street, the; 153-5 Burnie, Mr.; 258 Burns, John; 163 -- --'s appearance; 16, 62 -- -- and Lowther; 65 -- -- and Chamberlain; 196 -- -- and the fight; 249 -- -- A triumph for Mr.; 259-60 -- -- in fighting form; 266-7 Bursting of the cyclone, the; 248-9 Burt, "Tommy"; 150-1 Byles, W.P.; 69 Calm before the storm, the; 111 Campbell-Bannerman, Mr.; 258-9 -- --'s wit; 26 Carlton Club echoes; 77 Carson, E.; 92-3, 138-40 -- -- in the Green Street Court-House; 93-5 -- -- the lawyer and the hangman; 94 -- -- and Fred Archer; 139 Cavendish, Victor; 177 Chamberlain, Austen; 135 -- --'s resemblance to his father; 12 Chamberlain, Joseph; 13, 43, 66, 77, 81, 97, 101-2, 136-7, 178, 185-7, 189, 204, 228, 231, 234, 237, 264-5 -- --'s party; 12 -- -- and "Tom Potter"-- an incident; 21-2 -- -- A tumble for; 27 -- -- attacks the chairman; 65 -- -- and Balfour unfriendly; 73 -- --'s inaccuracy; 73-4 -- -- as a Jingo; 100-1 -- -- and Gladstone; 118-9, 143-4 -- -- and Parnell; 119-20 -- -- abashed; 121 -- --'s dustheap; 128 -- -- pleased; 132-3, 143-4 -- -- angry; 134-5 -- -- disorderly; 167 -- -- obstructive; 170 -- -- inferior to Balfour; 183 -- -- and the _Daily News_, 189-95 -- -- and Burns; 196 -- -- and Gladstone--a contrast; 206 -- -- and Mr.Dillon's forgetfulness; 219-26 -- -- and Harrington; 223-226 -- -- and the fight in the House; 242-6 -- --'s beautiful elocution; 243-4 Chambers, a contrast between the two; 271 Chaplin, Henry; 261 Charwomen and ratcatchers; 212-3 Churchill, Lord Randolph,; 58, 110, 132, 161, 167, 247 -- -- his genius and fall; 20 -- -- improving; 46 -- -- and Balfour deadly foes; 72-3 -- -- and Gladstone; 169-70 Clanricarde, Lord; 155-7 -- -- entry of a ghost; 157-8 Claque in Parliament, The; 54 Clothes; 201-4 Cobbe, Mr.; 210 Cochrane left limp; 78 Collings, a "rodent," Jesse; 27 Comic relief; 18 Condon and the fight, Tom; 249 Consolations of old age, the; 192-3 Conservative opportunity, A; 188-9 Conybeare and the Speaker, Mr.; 226-7 Courtney, L.H.; 13, 185, 263 -- --'s H's; 22 Cranborne's impudence, Lord; 68, 176 -- -- interruption; 129-30 Crean in the Fight, Mr.; 249 Criminal combination, a; 65-6 Cunningham Graham (see Graham, Cunningham).
Cyclone, the bursting of the; 249 _Daily News_ and Chamberlain, the; 189-95 Dalziel, Mr.; 236, 258 Davenport, Mr.Bromley; 67 Davitt, Michael--a portrait; 124 Deeper and deeper; 176-7 Defeat, a Government; 252-3 Demos and dinner; 209-10 Devonshire, funereal; 273-4 De Worms, Baron; 90 Dilke, Sir Charles; 16, 99-100, 252-56 -- -- and Egypt; 158-9 Dillon and Chamberlain, Mr.; 218-26, 264 Disappointed office seekers; 52 Disestablishment; 200-1 Disraeli--an oriental juggler; 56 -- -- A recollection of; 69 -- -- Coningsby; 263 Division, a tight; 179-80 Divisions; 48, 110, 144-5, 150, 162, 169, 177, 179-80, 187-8, 236-7, 240-1, 253, 268, 282 Divorce, Irish objections to; 199-200 Duty of Liberals, the plain; 257-8 Dynamitards, release of; 29 Egypt; 158-61 Eirenicon, a great; 160-1 Ellis, Tom; 144 Employers' liability; 42-3, 150-1 Epoch of brutality, the; 78 Fall of the flag, the; 234 False alarm, a; 185-6 Farmer, pity the poor (see Agriculture) Fateful moment, the; 218 Fergusson, Sir James; 252 Field unsteady, the; 236 Fight in the House, the; 242-53 First fence, the; 164-5, 169 Fisher & the fight, Hayes; 251-2 Forster, Arnold; 149 -- -- and Sexton; 227-8 Foster, Sir Walter; 177 Fowler, H.H.; 41-2 Freemasonry and Mr.Gladstone; 210-12 Gibbs, A.G.H.; 176 -- -- and the fight, Vicary; 246-7, 250 Gladstone, Mrs.; 35 -- -- and her husband; 176 Gladstone, William Ewart; 51, 60, 78-86, 102-4, 110-6, 144, 178, 180-6, 188-9, 191-5, 200-1, 205, 214-5, 228, 231-3, 237 -- -- in 1880; 13 -- --'s entrance and appearance; 18-9, 32-4 -- -- on the Address; 18-20 -- -- and Mr.Collings; 27 -- -- and his secretaries; 28 -- --'s speech on Home Rule; 32-6 -- --'s great peroration; 35-6 -- --'s Olympian wrath; 47 -- -- indefatigable; 80-1 -- -- the survival; 82-3 -- -- dreams; 84-5 -- -- and the Vote of Censure; 106-8 -- -- An episode; 108-9 -- -- and Chamberlain; 118-9, 143-4, 172-3 -- -- and Parnell; 120-1 -- -- a great speech; 141-4 -- -- and the bullet; 154-5 -- -- and Egypt; 159-61 -- -- and the miners; 163 -- -- and Churchill; 169-70 -- -- his greatest speech; 169-70 -- -- and Lord Wolmer; 180-1 -- -- and Bryce; 181-2 -- --'s hearing; 182-3 -- -- and Balfour; 195-6 -- --'s rejuvenescence; 202-3 -- --'s dress; 202-3 -- -- the Grand Old Philosopher; 205-6 -- -- and Chamberlain, a contrast; 206 -- -- and Freemasonry; 210-2 -- -- a splendid gambler; 233-4 -- -- to the rescue; 238-40 -- -- and the fight; 252 -- -- and his tactics; 256-7 -- -- and the guillotine; 257 -- -- a mighty speech; 260-3 Gorst, Sir John; 25-6, 90-1 -- -- and Mr.Balfour's face; 26 -- -- Tory distrust of; 46 Goschen, J.H.; 55, 241, 267 -- -- to the rescue; 61 -- -- attacks the Chairman; 65 -- -- a good speech; 131-2 -- -- playful; 151-2 Government and private Members, the; 153 Graham, Cunningham; 25 Great night, A; 35 Grey, Sir Edward; 23-4 -- -- a coming man; 255-6 Griffiths, Ellis; 45 Guillotine, but not yet, the; 197 Haldane, Q.C., R.B.; 23 Halifax and Walsall, Liberal enthusiasm; 29 Harcourt, Sir William; 15, 74, 192, 233, 237 -- -- beams pleasantly; 29 -- -- and the Budget; 146-7 -- -- as an Early Christian; 152-3 Hardie, Keir- (see Keir-Hardie) Harland, Sir E.; 254 Harrington and Chamberlain, Mr.; 223-6 Hayes-Fisher and the fight; 251-2 Healy and the fight, Mr.; 249 Herod--Judas!; 242-6 Hibbert, Sir John; 252 Hicks-Beach, Sir Michael; 43 Hissing in the gallery; 244 Home Rule; 31-41, 58-64, 111-44, 178-206, 227-52, 260-8 -- -- and Gladstone (see Gladstone and Home Rule) -- -- in Committee; 164-76 -- -- in the Lords; 269-82 Hull; 162-3 Hunter, Dr.; 51, 57 Incidents; 21-2, 193-4 Incident, the Sexton; 198 Interruption, a vulgar and caddish; 126 -- -- another unmannerly; 129-30 -- -- My remarks on; 193-4 Ireland in danger; 59 -- --'s Charter through; 260-8 Irony of seats, the; 9 Irish objections to Divorce; 199-200 Jackson and Gladstone; 108-9 James, Sir Henry; 13, 48, 141, 155 Jealousies and great questions, small; 47-50 Jesse Collings (see Collings, Jesse) Johnston of Ballykilbeg; 10-1, 25, 137-8 Jones, Atherley; 241 Judas!; 242-7 Keeping the seats; 247 Keir-Hardie; 24-5 Kenyon convulses the House; 47-8 Labouchere, Henry; 15, 97, 99, 236, 252 -- --'s pronunciation; 22-3 -- -- and Biggar; 98-9 Lambert, G.; 17 Liberals, the plain duty of; 257-8 Lion lashes out, the; 79 Lockwood, Frank; 163 Logan and the fight; 247-9, 251-2 Lords, Home Rule in the; 269-82 Lowther, James; 55-7, 68-71, 77, 81, 85-6, 89-90 -- -- What a cruel face; 55 -- -- and Burns; 65 -- -- flouts Balfour; 80 Lubbock, Sir John; 199 Macartney, W.G.E.; 170, 199-200 Marjoribanks, E.P.C.; 58, 62 McCarthy, Justin; 29, 122, 264 McCorquodale & Co.; 252-3 McGregor, Dr.; 197 McNeill, Swift; 176-240 Mellor, J.W.; 65-6, 166, 197, 236-8, 246 -- -- and Mr.Sexton; 238-40 Memories; 9 Milman, the interfering; 240 Miners, triumph of the; 161-2 Ministry, the new; 15 Mitchelstown, and Mr.Dillon; 219-23 Morley, Arnold; 254 Morley, John; 15, 64, 75, 185, 211, 218, 253, 267-8 -- -- and Chamberlain; 134-5 -- --'s tweed suit; 203-4 Morton, A.C.; 59, 259 Malcontents, powerful; 52 Morton, E.J.C.; 24 Mundella, A.J.; 43, 90-1, 163 My apology; 250-1 My remarks on interruption; 193-4 Narrow shave, a; 187-8 Nepotism in the army; 258-9 New ministry, the; 15 Ninth Clause, the; 230-7 Nolan, Colonel; 268 O'Brien, William; 12, 126 -- -- and the fight; 249 Obstruction, naked and unashamed; 29 -- -- sober and subdued; 40-1 -- -- organized for; 53 -- -- artists in; 55 -- -- rampant; 64 -- -- flagrant; 76 -- -- Tory; 144-50 Old age, the consolations of; 192-3 Opening of Parliament; 9 -- -- of the row; 246-7 Opposition in excellent form, the; 17 Outburst, the; 175-6 Parliamentary Wednesdays; 44-5 Parnell twelve years ago; 31-2 -- -- a memory of; 105-6 -- -- and Chamberlain; 119-20 -- -- and Gladstone; 120-1 Pas de Deux, a brilliant; 204-5 Peers impressed, even the; 279-80 Philipps, J.W.; 16 Plain duty of the Liberals, the; 257-8 Potter and Mr.Chamberlain, T.B.; 21-2 Powerful malcontents; 52 Private Members and the Government; 153 Railway rates; 51 -- -- Servants' Bill; 153 Redmond.

J.E.; 29, 230-1, 263 -- -- and Home Rule; 38-9 Reduced majorities; 229-30 Reed us an alarmist, Sir E.J.; 255-6 Registration Bill, the; 41 Release of the dynamitards; 29 Reminiscence of 1885, a; 267-8 Rendel, Stuart; 41 Renewal of the fight; 178 Rentoul, Dr.; 11 Ribblesdale, Lord; 274 Rigby, Sir John; 127 Ripon, the Bishop of; 282 Robertson, E.; 260 Rollit, the modern Tory, Sir Albert; 41 Roscoe, Sir Henry; 193 Rosebery's great triumph, Lord; 276-80 Russell, Sir Charles; 203 Russell, T.W.; 25, 45, 64, 89, 91-2, 176 -- -- and the Second Chamber; 169 Salaried Members; 51 Salisbury's signal failure, Lord; 280-2 Saunderson, Colonel; 12 -- -- & the fight; 248-9 Saunders, Mr.; 268 Scene, a strange; 174-6 -- -- A wild; 210-12 -- -- A brilliant; 269 "Scenes,"; 47-8, 65-6, 129-30, 166-9, 176, 227-8, 237-40, 242-53 -- -- Pathetic; 182-3 Selborne, Lord; 276 Seton-Karr; 53 -- -- demands admission; 10 Sexton, Thomas; 65, 136, 147-8, 237 -- -- and Home Rule; 37 -- -- and the bullet in Downing Street; 153-4 -- -- Intervenes; 189 -- -- incident, the; 198 -- -- and Arnold Forster; 227-8 -- -- makes the running; 234-5 -- -- takes the lead; 235-6 -- -- defies the Chair; 238-40 Shave, a narrow; 187-8 Shaw, Mr.; 236 Shout of battle, the; 214-5 Shuttleworth, Sir O.K.; 254 Silence of the Tories, cowed; 262 -- -- of the Irishry, Stony; 165-6 Situation, an awkward; 159 Slow progress; 195-6 Small jealousies and great questions; 49-50 Speaker snubs Brookfield, the; 126 -- -- and Lord Cranborne, the; 130 -- -- and Mr.Conybeare, the; 226-7 -- -- and the fight, the; 249-50 Speech from the throne, the; 16-7 Spencer's serene courage, Earl; 271-3 Squabble, a; 237-40 Stansfeld, Mr.; 117-8 Storey, S.; 61 -- --'s fateful speech; 68-9 Storm, a coming; 58 Strange bedfellows; 10 Stuart Rendel; 46 Suspensory Bill for Wales, the; 45-8 Tanner, Dr.; 11 -- --'s waistcoat, Dr.; 11 Tea on the Terrace; 207-9 Temple, Sir Richard; 179 _Times_ out-manoeuvred, the; 53 -- -- organized for obstruction, the; 53 -- -- Cowed silence of the; 262 To thy orisons; 213-4 Tory Leader, no; 58 Tragedy of politics, the; 101 Tramp, tramp, tramp; 241 Treasury Bench looks awkward, the; 184-5 Trevelyan, Sir George; 122-3 Triumph, a historic; 160 -- -- for Mr.Burns, a; 259-60 -- -- of the tweed coat, the; 201-40 Uganda; 21-4, 96-101 Ugand_er_; 22-3 Ugly moment, an; 184-5 Vaccinationists, the Anti-; 177 Vincent and fair trade, Sir H.; 25, 258 Visit to the Lords, a; 155 Vote of Censure, the; 104-10 Vulgar and caddish interruption, a; 126 Wales in a rage; 45-8 Wallace, Mr.; 268 -- -- Wit, wearisome; 266 Walsall and Halifax; 29 Watchers for the dawn; 10 Welsh Suspensory Bill, the; 45-8 "Who said 'Rats' ?"; 27 Wilson, J.H.; 162 Wistful Whip, the; 213 Wolmer, Lord; 180-1 Woods, Sam; 16 Wyndham, George; 26 Young Man and the Old, the; 167-8 *** Transcriber's notes, corrections *** p28 tyranny : was "tryanny" p59 ofttimes : was "oft-times" p87 Brummagem : was "Brummagen" p95 satisfactory : was "satifactory" p98 must : was "most" p108 spellbound : was "spell-bound" p128 cheers--he : was "cheer--she" p150 unusually : was "unusally" p191 airily : was "arily" p221 eyeglass : was "eye-glass" p226 spellbound : was "spell-bound" p250 shamefaced : was "shame-faced" (see HTML version for pagenumbers) *** End Transcriber's notes ***.