text_original: The amendment was defeated by a majority of sixty (330 to 270), Gladstone's mo  tion was affirmed by a majority of fifty six, and exactly a month later (April 30th) the first resolution was carried by 330 votes against 265. Position of The significance of this vote was clearly apprehended by Dis  raeli's Ministry, and on May 4th the Prime Minister made a formal, though not an unambiguous, announcement as to their position.
text_transcription: THE AMENDMENT WAS DEFEATED BY A MAJORITY OF SIXTY THREE THIRTY TO TWO SEVENTY GLADSTONE'S MOTION WAS AFFIRMED BY A MAJORITY OF FIFTY SIX AND EXACTLY A MONTH LATER APRIL THIRTIETH THE FIRST RESOLUTION WAS CARRIED BY THREE HUNDRED THIRTY VOTES AGAINST TWO HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS VOTE WAS CLEARLY APPREHENDED BY DISRAELI'S MINISTRY AND ON MAY FOURTH THE PRIME MINISTER MADE A FORMAL THOUGH NOT AN UNAMBIGUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT AS TO THEIR POSITION
phonemes: ðɪ ɐmˈɛndmənt wʌz dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd baɪ ɐ mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv sˈɪksti (θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tə tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti), ɡlˈædstoʊnz mˈoʊ tɪˈɑːn wʌz ɐfˈɜːmd baɪ ɐ mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv fˈɪfti sˈɪks, ænd ɛɡzˈæktli ɐ mˈʌnθ lˈeɪɾɚ (ˈeɪpɹəl θˈɜːɾiəθ) ðə fˈɜːst ɹˌɛzəlˈuːʃən wʌz kˈæɹid baɪ θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi vˈoʊts ɐɡˈɛnst tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv. pəzˈɪʃən ʌvðə sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəns ʌv ðɪs vˈoʊt wʌz klˈɪɹli ˌæpɹihˈɛndᵻd baɪ dˈɪs ɹˈeɪliz mˈɪnɪstɹi, ænd ˌɔn mˈeɪ fˈɔːɹθ ðə pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ mˌeɪd ɐ fˈɔːɹməl, ðˌoʊ nˌɑːt ɐn ʌnæmbˈɪɡjuːəs, ɐnˈaʊnsmənt æz tə ðɛɹ pəzˈɪʃən.