The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-01
PARLIAMENT In AN UpR0AR.
Sir Charles Dilke'S Motion in the
House Of Commons.
English -Endeavoring to Hiss the
Republican Speaker Down-Rowdy Arts
toCrsts-Ihe Galleries C!eared-The
American Minister Forced to
Rstire rom the Scene.
LONDON, March 20, 1872.


last pght Is almost unprecedented IN our parliament
tary annals, ana certainly rebounds lite to the
crecE OF an assembly that mas made many Pnarl.
saical boasts upon Its uniform decorousness of
DUCT Sill CHARLES DIXIE, who, II VIII De remem-
bered delivered, during the autumn recess, several
speeches denonncIng royal extravaganza ana ex.
pressing decidedly republican tenaencies was
The great origin OF this parliamentary
soulle. The honorable baronet had given notice OF
motion tor a committee OF inquiry with various
matters connected with the allowances TO royalty
and the expenditures in the royal household. liz
expectation OF the noise which tins motion was
likey TO create the House OF Commons was paceed
iuii, the gallery Tor ladies as well as that for
foreign representatives. General Schemes | may
add, occupied q place In the diplomatic gallery,
but not Tor the whole Of the night as
VIII be afterwards seen. Wnen the moment came
at when Sir Charles Duke WIS 10 bring forward
his motion bold, nrnot discreet. attempt was
made TO stine his Speech Lord Bury, VINO. beng u
ltln, Ills acedess TO say, is strong defender OF
''our Queen and glorious constitution rose ana,
addressing the speaker, thus portenionsly de-
nvered himself
MIR. SPEAKER:-l rise to speak to question OF priv
lee. ! noid In my mana IA copy The oath 10
taken BY every honorable inenoer OF the House.
IL rs 10 the following cuecJ:-. swear LnaC VIII
oe iaithlu anu bear true allegiance 10 Her Majesty
queen Victoria, ner heirs and successors according
last LIE honorable member Tor Chelsea Is reported to
have SAID mat ne himself would make no conceal
ment OIL the TACT tlaG he was republican, (Oppo-
sltion cheers.) lie Is reported as speaking exactly
70 the same effect III several other newspapers.
Inc question that have put To you as 10 point OF
oraer is whether these Two statements are not to
some extent irreoonclable-tnea hear)-and
whether, II the statement OF the honorable
Daronet Is not explained and repudlaLed, ne
WIN not have peen guilty OF an infringement Of
the oh ana He cheers as ana or q.
ned IN my reasons Tor asking lhe question by the
TACT tnat every Item OF the return which the honora
Bile baronet wishes to move Tor he found in the
library 0i THIS house, ana can be found by any
seems 10 me, a colorado method or repeating
tCheers ana uproar rendered the conclusion or the
sentence lnaudiDe.
Mr.. A. HERBERT-Mr. Speaker, ! rise to order.
The SpEAKER-Lord Bury is IN possession OF the
MI A. Heroert again rose but speedily sat down,
amid loud cries Of Order"
LORD BURY therefore ask whether 1t would not
be iOf The honor OF the House, before hearing the
honorable member for Che.ea, you ASK MN
racy OF the speech whicn he Is reported TO nave
Made on Inc EAST OF November. tHear, hear."j
The SPEAKER.-Ihe noble lord mas called my
attention to the oath OF allegiance taken by hon
OraDle meinbers OF this House. lapprehcnd that it
il part my DUTY to say what IS coislsten5 or what
II mol consistent with that OATH Hear, hear''i-
but looking NJ the terms OF the motion proposed by
the honorable 6aronet DO not Tor my part, see IN
II any violation Oh That oatn. (Cheers.)
Sir Charles was then allowed to proceed with his
speech. snail not, however. trouble the readers
OF the HERALD with any portion OF II; Tor 1t con.
sisted Of number OF dry figures, statistics and
accounts destined to show that the Crown received
more money thal 1t ought, and that royalty Is sur
rounded by number OF highly-paid AID
do-noihing parasites. Even his opponents do
Eoi deny mat the speech OF Charles
Dnke was moderate and temperate: 1t sustained
from touching all questions OF prnclpie, and 1t
courte0usiy avoided making any personal aiiusion
10 tue queen. Mr.. GLADSTONE replied TO SIR Cnaries
Dixie, anu as the entire house was with him, the
task In demolsnlng, TO everybody's satisfaction,
some OF SIR Cnarles Dukes statements When MIR.
evening commenced. Hitherto everything had
been quiet not 10 say dull; from this moment TO
the end oi the debate everything was boisterous,
stormy, utterly alsgraceul.
Mr.. huoeron Herbert rose TO second Sir Charles
bikes motion. Mr. Herbert. should tel YOU Is
by Dirth an arisiocrat oil aiistocrats, being me
brother OF the Earl OF Carnarvon. Nevertheless Mr..
herDeri Is credii able exception to ms class. HIS
Z radcaiism Is genuine and extreme: ms sympathy
Win the working classes intense, and he Is ad-
vocate Of the simplicity and manllness OF republ-
canisin, 10 pace OF Inc extravaganza and cringing
humility that are the characteristics o. nonarcnes
Wnen he rose last night to speak the loyalIss, OF
course, began to howl ana snout with the utmost
violence, ana young tory, VINO Is called Lord
George Hamiiton--a gentleman more distinguished
for presumption than dlscreton-very wittlly asked
whether the honorable member had not Already
seconded the motion by taking of hts hat.
The SPEAKER SAID the honorable genLeman
In order IN proposing to address the House, wien
MIR. AuDeron Heruert accordingly again rose ard
essayed TO speak, but encountered loud cries OF
..Dvlde, y amid which ne was understood TO an
nounce his determination TO keep on his legs
tiii honorable members went to dinner and
OF dlsappropaton being renewed whenever
he opened his mouth. ne resorted to the
at o tine. and then waiting lew seconds till the
chorus OF Misrepresentation mad somewhat spent IT,
SELL In this IN serJectonal manner, the Speaker
lnlerposing III his lavor the cries OF "On" and
.'liylde' alter time somewhat aoatns. the honor
able gentleman rem3rked that the right honorable
gentleman mad alluded To the speech delivered by
ms honorable friend at Newcastle. He wished, IN
supporting his motion, to say as strongly he
could Tor himself. ana he thought also for his
honorable Trend. how much he regretted that he
did not guard MS language with greater care on
that occasion, and that should have allowed the
RuppOsltion TO remain that he was making any
sort OF personal reflection upon Her Majesty. He
and If those gentlemen who hal raised the SUPPOSE
uon would out recollect now the whole theory aud
practice OF our constitution separated the Soye-
reign liom all responsibility, he thought they would
feel that there was no real ground Ior such a sup
position. tAt this point Inc members the oppos-
ton side win only half dozen EXCEPTIONS rose
IN mass and leit the House, ana their exam
pie was 1Orthwiin followed by many mem.
bers the Ministerial benches. Comparative silence
tnen prevailed though cries OF ''DWide y were
stIl OCCASIONALLY raised by some OF the members
VINO remaIncdl In any case he wished 10 state IN
the clearest language, that he deeply regretted IL
siicud be supposed that In secondng the motion he
Tor moment believed that her Majesty had nor
acSed IN the manner which nal 80 Justly endearea
nes 10 all -, ne r subjects, me members VINO re.
rupt the speaker who, however, at each iull In
unrcar continued mis- speech BY interpreting
TO state, with distlnctness and frank
ness, tnat ne made no secret ol ms opinions
garued the form or government when lie thought
test Tor this country. lie hau no hesitation IN say
ing In tis House, he mad said out or II, that he
considered the republican form OF government q
better and more reasonable form OF government
than the monarchlcai. He would return 10
the remarks which the Prime Minister had
mace On the speech or the honorable Dafo.
net the -memDer Tor Chelsea. AS he listened
TIRE Prime Minister'S speech he felt the
atD OF tue saying thar threatened men 1--we iong
Egnt honorable gentleman denounced the
teMtds OF the honorable Daronct and raised an
eason that he WOMB destroy the Iabrlc OF the
hOnoras oGr0nets argument There was no
ground II the complaint or the Prime Minister that
the honokane baronet did not furnish the iniorma-
ton DESIRED the motion put upon the paper was
fuli enough aUd spoke Tor itself: IL was not neces-
sary 70 supplement- mat by any further information
AZ THIS rtage AZ honorable member rose and sail