Lowe's, which, as the Spectator ob serves, was" one of the finest specimens of his insincere, but spleudid oratory." Among the speakers were Mr.Goschen, Sir John Pakiugton, Mr. Mill, Sir Hugh Cairns, Mr. Disraeli, and Mr. Gladstone, Long before the close of the wordy struggle there were uimiistakeable signs of division and defection in the Achilla mite camp, which alarmed the Conservative host. The" cave," as Mr. B. Osborne wittily remarked, was shri velling up into a "grotto." They began to dread the consequences of their factious proceedings. They wanted to get rid of the obnoxious bill, but they did not want to let the Tories into the Treasury, At longth their fears found expression in some auxious questionings, put by Lord Elcho, as to whether the Government would withdraw their measure if Cap tain Hayter's amendment should be rejected. Mr. Gladstone's reply was enigmatical: it admitted of a two fold interpretation. The collapse of the unuatural alliance became more ovident on thdlast night of the debate, when Lord Grosvenor rose and declared that, though still op posed to the Ministerial scheme of reform, he would bo no party, in the preseut critical state of Europe, to any vote which would displace the Government, and lose the services of the Earl of Clarendon. Captain Hayter begged permission to withdraw his challenge, and Lord Elcho pro tested against any divisiou under such circumstances. But Government in sisted ; and a division seeming inevi

table, tho Tories rose en mmsu and rushed fromthollouse, followed by some of their Liberal allies. Amidst a scene of unparalleled confusion and excite ment, a division actually took place there being -1-03 votes for going into committee, and only two on the other side. The euomic3 of the Government wore thus put to a total rout, They were excessively savage, but they soon rallied and renewed their old tactics. Oa Thursday, tho 7th, ai'ter a Tory " caucus" meeting, a new ambuscade was laid. On bringing up tlrj county franchise clause, Lord Stanley rose and, without any previous notice, proposed tho postponement of the clause until tho redistribution scheme was disposed of. But the unworthy dodge failed. The indignant chancellor obtained a majority "of twenty-seven in a house of 517 members. Under the influences of the bad impression created by the lailureofLord Stanley's manoeuvre, Mr. 