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March 20. On Sir Gerald Portal's mission to Uganda.
March 27. Meeting of the liberal party at foreign office: on programme for session.
March 27. On Mr. Balfour's motion censuring action of Irish executive.
March 28. Receives deputations from Belfast manufacturers and city of London merchants protesting against home rule.
April 6. Moves second reading of Home Rule bill.
April 19. Receives a deputation from the miners' National Union on Eight Hours bill.
April 21. Replies to criticisms on Home Rule bill.
May 1. On the occupation of Egypt.
May 2. Receives a deputation of the Mining a.s.sociation in opposition to Eight Hours bill.
May 3. On second reading of Miners' Eight Hours bill.
May 11. Replies to Mr. Chamberlain's speech on first clause of Home Rule bill.
May 23. Opens Hawarden inst.i.tute: on the working cla.s.ses.
May 29. At Chester on Home Rule bill.
June "Some Eton Translations," in _Contemporary Review_.
June 16. On arbitration between England and United States.
June 22. Statement regarding the financial clauses of Home Rule bill.
June 28. Moves resolution for closing debate on committee stage of Home Rule bill.
July 12. Announces government's decision regarding the retention of Irish members at Westminster.
July 14. Moves address of congratulation on marriage of Duke of York.
July 21. Moves a new clause to Home Rule bill regulating financial relations.
Aug. 5. At Agricultural Hall, Islington, on industry and art.
Aug. 30. Moves third reading of Home Rule bill.
Sept. 27. At Edinburgh on House of Lords and the Home Rule bill.
Nov. 9. On Matabeleland and the chartered company.
Dec. 19. On naval policy of the government.
1894.
Jan. 13. Leaves England for Biarritz.
Feb. 10. Returns to England.
March 1. On the Lords' amendments to Parish Councils bill.
March 3. Resigns the premiers.h.i.+p.
March 7. Confined to bed by severe cold.
March 17. At Brighton. Letter to Sir John Cowan-his farewell to parliamentary life.
May "The Love Odes of Horace-five specimens," in _Nineteenth Century_.
May 3. At Prince's Hall on life and work of Sir Andrew Clark.
May 24. Right eye operated on for cataract.
July 7. Announces decision not to seek re-election to parliament.
Aug. "The Place of Heresy and Schism in the Modern Christian Church," in _Nineteenth Century_.
Aug. 14. On cottage gardening at Hawarden.
Aug. 16. Receives deputation of 1500 liberals from Torquay at Hawarden.
Sept. "The True and False Conception of the Atonement," in _Nineteenth Century_.
Dec. 29. Receives deputation from the Armenian national church at Hawarden.
1895.
Jan. 7. Presented with an alb.u.m by Irish-Americans: in favour of Irish unity.
Jan. 8. Leaves England for south of France.
March Publishes _The Psalter with a concordance_.
Jan. "The Lord's Day," in _Church Monthly_; concluded in April number.
Jan. 23. Returns to England from France.
Jan. 15. At Hawarden to a deputation of Leeds and Huddersfield liberal clubs: on English people and political power, and on advantages of libraries.
June 12-24. Cruise in _Tantallon Castle_ to Hamburg, Copenhagen, and Kiel.
July 1. Farewell letter to Midlothian const.i.tuents.
