THE

ANNUAL REGISTER

1891

ALL THE VOLUMES OF THE NEW SERIES OF THE

ANNUAL REGISTER

1863 to 1890

MAY BK HAD

REESE LIRAR

THE
ANNUAL REGISTER
REVIEW OF PUBLIC EVENTS AT HOME

AND ABROAD
FOR THE YEAR

1891
NEW SERIES
UNIVERSITY

CALIFORNIA

LONDON

LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO., LTD.; HOULSTON & SONS
SMITH, ELDER, & CO.; E. BUMPUS; H. SOTHERAN & CO.
BICKERS & SON; J. TOOVEY; J. WHELDON

R. WASHBOURNE

1892

CONTENTS

PART I.

ENGLISH HISTORY.

CHAPTER I.

The Irish Leadership - The Behring Sea and Newfoundland Fisheries- Mr. J.

Morley at Newcastle - The Unionist Position-Lord Salisbury at Cambridge-

Lord Hartington on the Situation - The Hartlepool Election - The Strike at

the Post Office-Reassembly of Parliament-

The Tithes Bill-Mr. Goschen on

the Currency- The Plan of Campaign in Parliament--The Boulogne Nego-

tiations-Lord Hartington at the Liberal Unionist Club—The Religious Dis-

qualifications Removal Bill— Marriage with Deceased Wife's Sister Bill-Mr.

Morley's Vote of Censure-Church Disestablishment in Wales--Army and

Navy and Civil Service Estimates—The Scheme of National Defence – The

Naval Programme-Irish Distress and Relief Works - Mr. Stansfeld's Reso-

lution—Registration of Voters---Agricultural Holdings—The Temperance

Question and Local Option-Conflict of Labour and Capital-Colonial Feder-

ation and Free Trade-The Newfoundland Fisheries Bill in the House of

Lords- The Bye-Elections--Mr. Gladstone at Hastings

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CHAPTER II.

Mr. Gladstone and Sir F. Milner-Death of Lord Granville, Recess Speeches--

Sir Henry James in Ulster-Mr. Chamberlain at Portsmouth--The Labour

Commission--- The Indian Opium Traffic-The Clitheroe Case - Parish Coun-

cils—Intoxicating Liquors (Ireland) Bill—Mr. Davitt and the Labour Com.

mission-Portugal and the Pungwe River - The Newfoundland Fisheries Bill

- Delegates at the House of Lords - The Budget-Free Education--Public

Opinion on the Subject--Mr. Chamberlain's Views on it-Sir W. Harcourt on

Home Rule-Annual Meeting of Primrose League-Important Speech by

Lord Salisbury-A Cluster of Bye-Elections-Manifesto from Mr. Gladstone

The Irish Land Purchase Bill in Committee--Manipur-A Copyright Bill-

A Local Option Debate-Leasehold Enfranchisement–The Resignation of

Members-Captain Verney - Mr. Goschen on 11. Notes -Sir W. Harcourt in

Devonshire-Mr. Chamberlain on National Pensions for Old Age- Mr. W. H.

Smith re-elected

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