• The subject of Mr. Errington's representations to the Pope
was renewed on Thursday by Lord R. Churchill, who did his best to make Mr. Gladstone ridiculous for his thoughtful little speech on Garibaldi, at Stafford House last Saturday, Lord Randolph representing it as a monstrous inconsistency that a statesman, who is not unwilling to avail himself of the Pope's aid in restoring social order in Ireland, should yet speak with public appreciation of so great an enemy of the Papacy as General Garibaldi. Mr. Gladstone, in reply, remarked that what he said at Stafford House was almost altogether on Garibaldi's private character, —the union in him of exceptional valour with exceptional horror of war ; and, indeed, it would be absurd if a statesman whose whole career has been so blended with the restoration of Italian freedom and self-government as Mr. Gladstone's, were to be debarred from rendering a simple tribute of respect to a great Italian patriot, solely because he is very glad to help the Pope in making any effort to suppress outrages and assassinations in Ireland. One of the Irish Members was not ashamed to identify Garibaldi's name with the cause of assassination,— one of those monstrous accusations which only bring disgrace on those who make them. Lord Randolph Churchill's razzia produced, of course, no effect. The Government, however, recognise that Mr. Erringt,on's personal exertions at Rome have been important enough to render it desirable to keep a record .of them at the Foreign Office.
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