Mr. W. R. Bousfield, Q.C., is to contest North Hackney
in the Unionist interest against the Gla,dstonian Mr. Ideates (who, by-the-way, follows the Gladstonian precedent of making as little of the Irish Question as he can, insisting, too, in the little he does say, on the subordination of the "statutory Parliament" in Ireland, to "the integrity of the Empire and the supremacy of the Imperial Parliament," which may mean anything from real independence to the habitual revision at Westminster of all its policy). Mr. Bousfield's address is very good, except that he seems to suggest finding work for all the labouring poor who are out of work, and that he commits himself to the impossible policy of a graduated Income-tax, which means taxing the income of a successful lawyer at a lower rate than the pittance of a widow who derives £150 a year from Consols. That will never do. On Ireland Mr. Bousfield's declarations are very sound and temperate. The nomination is to-day, and the polling is fixed for Wednes- day. We earnestly hope that all Unionists will go to the poll.
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