The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-05-01 00:00:00

Imperial fartiam mt.

THE AFFIRMATION BILL,
Ho USE OP COMMONS.

MONDAY NIGHT.

Therm was great crowding in the lobbies of the House at
the early part e the sitting, not only while strangers had
the hope o obtaining admission into the galled... het for
hour. afterwards. Member. were not in such unusual
numbexi, though some whit, hove been ahmet sines the
beginning of the 'melon were in their places ; but the
Speakers time was taken tip lien unosial est int during
the first hallthour In receiving petiti me against the
Affirmation B ll,which were brought up then and after-
ward, lit rally by the score. Mr. Hubbard handed in •
mt mortal front the Stock Exchange signed by nearly 500
of the stotkbroke•• of Lando'', at whose adheeinn to the
orthodox cause • busty cheer came from the Gpreition.
Kr. 'ltself with was in hie old place und-r the peens gallery,
and bed not long t wait before that Ball in which he was
Intereeted wee before the Hours. Sir Henn Jame. moved
•he second relief of the Affi-mstion Bill in • speech dist
ti•guisbe I by more than hie otinary readineee. vigour,
and breadth. Haring tit teed thr present oath from its
ot Min in the p Attic il difficulties of the time. of Elisabeth,
the Attornay-G• nerd paintiol out that in its existiog
forn it had rnt ire!! lost any Christian character, ant had
h..rowa a text of Theism or Atheism alone —the belief or
disbelief. as Sir II 'err Wolff one , eaid, in eine kind of
God or other." The question was whether the House could
be • party ti the pmfanation of such an oath by [la-
bel every, which was inevitible if nob Ii were
returned to the House, and whether, for party purposes.
the cause of Atheism and Mr. Beadjahhh was to he ehiewi
to the level ar a great political question. Mr. Gladstone
was one of the most apprecutive listeners to the Attorney-
Generals opmeh. and them could be no doubt that the
hurried word be spoke to Sir Hoary J....the learned
gentleman 1e.111004 his sent, was ono of cowetajewoh.
Sir Richard Crass moved the rejection of the BilL His
estrefolly-pmptred address abounded in pithy invective and
j innuendo, gni culminated in a opiritesd, though income-
quential, description of the proceedings of the Govern-
ment as a " despimble trick. Sir Richard treated
the Bill es • Breuleugh R-lief Bill and nothing more.
Mr. T,rrnt reconted front the Ministerial Benches the
motion of the Opposition leader. After the debate became
general, • sp ell from Mr. Hugh Shield. member for
CambrAge revived the in'ereer, and it was more than
m mulatto d by Baron de Worm.. Spesking as • Jew, he
mint ,in-d the o •th to It • indispenssble as a safeguard of
, r digion in the Hole&
.11., soncluded with some acrid
' peraonslitim dine et against the Premier, of which even
the C tneerrativee direpproved. Speaking farm to (see with
the right hon. g tntlemaa and only • few feet from him, he
chal ngel h-as to go to 'he c tut.tiy with • humor
inscrib d " Brstilaugh and Blesobetny Br impliostion
he 0 die I the Holm of the 'attire • Hall e Seance for
the d ectienon of the " termite of Philosophy." Members
reclenim I that Vie debate woul I be adjourned, and a
comparatively small number remained till midnight The
Inter speeehee were aloft and not remarkable for novelty
or form The debate wee lifijoUrifed jog{ sitar fablifillt.

TOE:BOAT.

Mr. Gladstone exonsori to the House the eirmunstaness
under whleh the rank and II e of toe Opposition pat their
"heckling "quaetin.ns to tonm on Tuesday without any pre.
pious natl... Mr. &briefer called the Premier to aorount
f, nopip denreri.tire words Skid to have hems ap 'ken at
the COMMOIC •m•nt V the Lord
retard to the A flinmat'on liat. Mr, liadators, with ouch
informstion as tle had. diec'ainsnd the w. rfa on Lord
behalf. This afternoon Mr. Sivieber put
another to-anion : and cad he hod sivsn priv An alines
of it. U. pistons told the flu.. the •ruount of notice
was this -that as he entered the H num the do nrkevp r
put a vote int his hand, in whirh Mr. 8 thrieher notitied
Ma intention. He hod not seen Lord Hatins'on and he
knew nothipt of t speech. Toe House en
sympathy with the Po mi., in a suit anent cheer. E nrly
in thy evening. thernousnorsnraa thst no Holmo would be
kept for Mr. C iapbnsoso:no i Vitt 4tiring the Government
for sy. pri,,brnen of foo, ani mouth dieraoe, at a quarter
to nine o'clock, just as Dr. C forron was withdraw.of Is
not on, the House was consoled out.