The division gave the Government a majority of 44 (304
to 260), and there were, besides, thirty-four pairs. Thus the num- ber of Members who took part in the division, including the Speaker and the four tellers and all the pairs, was 637, leaving very few votes unaccounted for, in a House which is by no means at its full complement. Among the votes unaccounted for were those of eight Liberals,—Sir John Lubbock, Mr. Walter, two of the three Messrs. Fitzwilliam, Mr. Anderson, Mr. McCullagh Torrens, Mr. Muntz, and Sir E. Watkin, all of whom abstained. The only Liberals who voted against the resolution were Mr. Cowan, Mr. Marriott, Mr. Courtauld, and Mr. P. A. Taylor, of whom the 'two first play very much the parts of Conserva- tives. Mr. Parnell's party voted with the Conservatives, and also Mr. Shaw, who has opposed the Government steadily of late. The majority was a good one, and, considering the attitude of the extreme Irish party, it afforded ample proof that Groat Britain is cordially and peremptorily with the Government in demanding that the House shall take full power to apportion the time at its disposal to the legislative necessities of the case.
