Punch: Punch (75.1878)

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PUNCH'S ESSENCE OF PARLIAMENT.

Saturday, August 10. — Rare day for rarer
deed. _ At an uncommon sitting of the Commons
the Irish Sunday Closing Bill was carried by 63
to 23, with the five principal cities of Ireland
nCiPr \., ■ „ i , > , „ /AX ' -!/ exempted from its operation ^about the biggest

_ ' ' 1 H 0 K 0 V /< Irish bull of the Legislative breed that was ever

" ' 1- - s got through the House of Commons. The Lords

have since passed it, too, under the leading, of
Lord O'Hagan.