| Description | Memoranda relating to Irish Home Rule and associated legislation [Land Purchase, Coercion, and Prevention of Crimes Acts], the Phoenix Park murders [assassinations of Lord Frederick Cavendish [Chief Sec for Ireland] and Mr Burke] and the divisive effects of Gladstonian policy upon the Liberal Party
Including /2 'Release of Irish MPs from Kilmainham' being a daily account of matters relating to Ireland from 2 May-13 Jun 1882, including resignation of W. E. Forster as Chief Sec, the Phoenix Park murders, and the imprisonment of Charles S. Parnell [Irish politician], nd [1880s]; /3 Memorandum by William Edward Forster relating to proposals for Coercion and Land Act reform, 1882; /16-18 Memoranda relating to 'Extension of Local Government in Ireland', proposals for a Land Purchase scheme, and the Evicted Tenants Bill, 1886-1894; /19 Memoranda relating to communications prior to release of Charles S. Parnell from Kilmainham gaol, nd [1882] |