701456 Home Rule Debate in the House of Commons - Gladstone\'s Peroration, illustration from \'The Graphic\', 1886 (litho) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Government of Ireland Bill 1886, commonly known as the First Home Rule Bill, was the first major attempt made by a British government to enact a law creating home rule for part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It was introduced on 8 April 1886 by Liberal Prime Minister William Gladstone (1809??8)); 穢 Archives Charmet; English, out of copyright.