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Show I ISLE OF MAN IN REVOLT. Knnx Legislature Threatens to Act Independently of tho Imperial Impe-rial Government. Hnll Catno's fellow-Manxmen secured se-cured a representative constitution from tho British Imperial government In 18GC, and imperial interests havi ilnce been looked after by a deomstei and vicar general appointed by the homo office. Tho liouso of ltoys, or lower branch of tho Manx leglila-f leglila-f turo, says the New York Times, has J always been opposed to such appointments, appoint-ments, and now Its radical .wing threatens to deprive tho imperial government gov-ernment of any hand at all In the administration ad-ministration of Manx affairs, with th exception of a nominal wield of tho British scepter. A significant noto from tho BrltU'n home offlco was rocontly read In the house of keys. It "requested nnd required" re-quired" tho loyalty of Manxmen to tho constitution of I860, and added that the British government could not consider for a moment tho question of homo rule for the Iilo of Man, aa auch an autonomous situation waa a menace to Imperial interests. Mora-over, Mora-over, continued agitation would only lend to ono thing tho abrogation of the constitution nnd complete annexation. |