Feb. 25, 1887.

223 If anybody should ever wish further to disinter the history of this
fruitless episode, he will find all the details in a speech by Sir
William Harcourt at Derby, Feb, 27, 1889. See also Sir G. O.
Trevelyan, _Times_, July 26, 1887, Mr. Chamberlain's letter to Mr.
Evelyn Ashley, _Times_, July 29, 1887, and a speech of my own at
Wolverhampton, April 19, 1887.

M131 State Of Ireland

_ 224 Hans._ 309, Sept. 21, 1886.

225 See _United Ireland_, Oct. 23, 1886.

M132 Plan Of Campaign

226 Lord Randolph had encouraged a plan of campaign in Ulster against
home rule.

227 Speech at the Memorial Hall, July 29, 1887.

228 Report, p. 8, sect. 15.

_ 229 Freeman_, Jan. 1887.

230 Questions 16, 473-5.

M133 Ministerial Vacillations

_ 231 Hans._ August 19, 1886.

_ 232 Ibid._ 313, March 22, 1887.

_ 233 Ibid._ 312, April 22, 1887.

M134 Singular Operations

234 Speech on Criminal Law Amendment (Ireland) bill, March 29, 1887.

235 This vital feature of the bill was discussed in the report stage, on
a motion limiting the operation of the Act to three years. June 27,
1887. _Hans._ 316, p. 1013. The clause was rejected by 180 to 119,
or a majority of 61.

236 See Palles, C. B., in Walsh's case. _Judgments of Superior Courts in
cases under the Criminal Law and Procedure Amendment Act_, 1887, p.
110.

M135 New Crimes Act
M136 First Guillotine Closure

237 On September 9, 1887.

M137 Mitchelstown

238 Sept. 12, 1887. _Hans._ 321, p. 327.

M138 Intervention From Rome

239 Dec. 3, 1888. _Hans._ 331, p. 916.

240 May 8, 1888.

M139 At Sandringham And Windsor

_ 241 Tablet_, Jan. 5, 1889.

_ 242 Iliad_, X. 317. See _Homer and Homeric Age_, iii. 467 n.

243 House of Lords, August 10, 1888.

M140 The Facsimile Letter

244 Here is the text of this once famous piece:--

'15/5/82.

"DEAR SIR,--I am not surprised at your friend's anger, but he and you
should know that to denounce the murders was the only course open to
us. To do that promptly was plainly our best policy. But you can
tell him and all others concerned, that though I regret the accident
of Lord F. Cavendish's death, I cannot refuse to admit that Burke
got no more than his deserts. You are at liberty to show him this,
and others whom you can trust also, but let not