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Show GLADSTONE TO TALK TONICHT. ila Will Call l'i tha Kellclua lllsabllltr 11.11 in Parliament. Loniwn, Fob. 4. Special to Till: Times.. Gladstone will tonight in parliament par-liament call up the religion disabilities bill, and it is nxpected t iiat he will speak ill support of the measure at great length. He lias been hoarding his strength for this groat effort, which will, it is thought, create a profound impression on the country. The bill is intended to remove the reinaiuing disabilities dis-abilities of the Roman Catholics. If passed it wiil enable catholics fo hold the offices of English Lord Chancellor and Irish viceroy from which they are new excluded. It i9 believed that if the bill should become a law and (Hailstone should again become prime minister that he would at the earliest opportunity opportuni-ty appoint Sir Charles Russell, the eminent emi-nent lawyer who held the ollice of attorney-general in the last liberal cabinet, to the lord chancellorship. Gladstone is warmly attached to Rus-scil, Rus-scil, who is admitted by the former to be the English lawyer of '.he age. Russell Rus-sell on his part, has siuce his entrance into parliament, been a consistent supporter sup-porter of Gladstone when iu or out of ollice. Sir John l'ope Hennossy hs been dissuaded from his intention to move, on the second reading of the bill, if it should reach that stage, an amendment amend-ment to premie the sovereign also to be a Catholic. The l'arnellites insinuate that Hennessy, who has been a toiy, would have made the motion to amend, for no other purpose than to embarrass Gladstone, well knowing that hisaetion would deprive the original bill of all chance of serious consideration, had not McCarthy induced him to abandon his intention. Ilennossy is liable to become be-come a person of much concern to the McCarthyites. lit) has already given indication that he is not a blind follower of McCarthy, and even that ho is not averse to aspiring for the honor of leadership himself. When in parliament before, although not associated asso-ciated as at present with the Irish party or faction, he achieved distinction, lie is undoubtedly a man of great ability and of a positive character. It is not, therefore, likely that for the privilege of occupying a seat in parliament, hu will meekly submit to the dictates of McCarthy. Then he is determined to attempt to win distinction again. Ho feels as it lie were lost signt ot in me Kilkenny contest, aiid therefore his pride is hurt. During that famous contest con-test his name ratcly appeared in the newspapers, while Parneli, llealy, Davitt and even Sexim. were reported fully both in the English and Irish press. Even thougo his term iu parliament parlia-ment has been brief he has more than once came into collision with McCarthy, and he is likely to assert his independence indepen-dence of the party any day. |