It cannot be that all the Ministers hava empty portfolios, aud it is well known that tha Home Secretary nt all events has prepared one measure, which if it should fulfil tho expects tisns formed of it will add greatly to his renown as a social reformor. This ia a incaaute for the purchase of all the metropolitan watsj companies, aud their absorption into a publio trust, whioh, if jthe price paid bo not too dear, would undoubtedly bo a great boon to the householders in London, who have too long been the victims of impurity a_d ex tortionate chargcß. But perhaps the Cabinet have deemed it the most prudent course to be chary of making promises which they might be prevented from fulfilling, and if this was their idea the events o( the past weak in the House of Commons have already amply justified them, for there seems too much reason to fear that from first to last tho wori, of that House will bo marred, if not com pletely spoiled, by the inharmonious obstruc tion of that little hand of Irish members who are known as Home Rulers. You will pro bably have already heard fr.im New York tha disgust whioh one of these " honorable" members, Mr Parnell, has excited in that country by his virulent attacks on everybody who opposes his wild communistic echerae for the spoliation of Irish landlords, and hk friends at home have not been idle during his absence. As soon as ever tho present session was summoned they declared at tho meeting. they convened in Ireland that they would put a stop to all business in the Hov°j of Cos. mons until the Government relieved ths distress in the sister country. The Govoromcat did oome forward, and in a Treasury warroßt which iB noteworthy for ita common sense, thsy ordered a largo grant of money from tho IriA Ohwoh Temporalities Fund to bo made ia aid of works, but not in aid of relief of tha poor, a duty which thoy have unuinchingly held attaches to the people andnot lathe Stats. However, Mr Shaw, who is tho nominal chief of the Home Eulers, was not eatiafied, and to he adopted the extraordinary oourso of moyias an amendment tojthe Address whioh it is us__l to send to the Crown in reply to the spesoh from the Throne. Four nights were con. 