A banquet to the new Members who had won Irish
seats from the Home-rulers was given in Dublin on Thursday, and speeches were made by Mr. William Kenny, M.P., Mr. Arnold Forster, M.P., Mr. John Ross, M.P., the Hon. Horace Plunkett, M.P., and Mr. Dane, M.P. The most remarkable• feature of the speeches was the universal concurrence in the condemnation of Mr. Morley's Irish administration as not only mischievous but a failure. Of course, we must allow much for the spirit of partisanship. Still, it is clear that Mr. Morley has not won as yet even the same measure of respect from his foes which Mr. Balfour won from his foes before he had been very long Chief Secretary. So far as we can judge, we should think that Mr. Morley is acting in too great a hurry, and filling up offices with Nationalists before he has had time to put his finger on the right Nationalist (where there may happen to be a right Nationalist) for the office.
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