CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 29 April 1881, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

UEUTEtt'S CABLEGRAMS. [feom our own correspondent.] Londqn, April 26. In the House of Commons to*night, Bradlaughi who was recently elected for Northampton, appeared at the table, and applied that oath of allegiance should be administered. Stafford Northcote there" upon moyed that the House should re» fuse permission to Bradlaugh to swear, A debate ensued in which several mem" bers took part, John Bright spoke warmly against the motion, and was followed by^Gladstone, who also made a speech in favour of permission being granted to Bradlaugh to take oath? Upon House dividing, however, Sir Stafford Northcote's motion was adopted by majority of 33 votes. Premier and Mr Bright voting with the minority: Bradlaugh then re-appeared in the House and addressed it. persisting in strong terms in his demand that he should be Bworn. He was ordered by the Speaker to retire» but firmly refused to do so, and violently reiterated his right to take oatb. The SergeanUat-Arms was then ordered by the Speaker to remove Bradlausjh, but the latter resisted, and was then Uken into custody, and placed under arrest un-« til adjournment of the House. Dillon, M.P., has publicly stated that all future evictions in Ireland will meet with wholesale armed resistance on the part of their sympathisers. The funeral of the Jate Earl of Boa* consfield took place at Hnghenden to* day. The wishes expressed in his will that the ceremony should be of a simple character, were respected as far as possb bl<\ Among 'lliose present were —the Prince' of Wales, Duke of Conr.nu^ht, Pi-iuco L<opol.!, and deceased Earl's

former colleague (Marquis of Salisbury), and other leaders of the Tory parly. Among the members of the present Government were the Marquis of Hartingdon and Vernon Harcourt. Many other distinguished persons also witnessed the interment. Paris, April 26. Discordant relations, which have existed for some time past, between the French and Tunisian Govern mentsi have now resulted in open hostilities. Telegrams from Algeria report that a French mansof-war. opened a heavy bom« bardment upon the island of Tabacu situated near the coast, at the western extremity of Tunis territory, completely destroying the town, and subsequently landed a body of troops. Melbourne. The Intercolonial Meteorological Conference has closed. April 28. A s'eamer named the Indi i, which recently arrived here from the Mauritius, has been seizd by the Commissioner of Customs for sailing under false register. The vessel is understood to be the Ferret, which mysteriously disappeared from Glasgow at the beginning of February last, leaving a number of valueless bills in payment of its debt.