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 * For Mr. Villiers' Amendment|||78
 * Against it|||207
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 * Against it|||207
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The following are the names of the spirited men who, true to their free-trade principles, voted in the minority for the amendment:

The history of the League draws to a close. Its members in the House of Commons had done their duty to its principles. Thereafter they were merged amongst the body which supported the minister in his really noble struggle with the stubborn obstructionists. Inch by inch the ground was gained, and it was not until the 27th March, after probably the most statesmanlike speech that Sir