NEWS . OF THE WEEK.
TirE result of the meeting of the Unionist Members of Parliament and Unionist Peers who are Min- isters, summoned by Mr. AuSten Chamberlain at the Carlton Club, comes to us as we go to press on Thursday: In spite of the fact that Unionist M.P.s were known to be on the whole more lenient to the Coalition than are the rank and file of Unionists throughout the country, the voting went strongly in favour of Unionists being inde- pendent of the Coalition. Mr. Bonar Law is said to have spoken for independence. The successful motion was moved by Mr. Pretyman, and was to the effect that there should be an appeal to the country at once ; that there should be an. understanding with the present Coalition Liberals ; but that the Unionist Party should go to the country under its own leaders.
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