, 1875-07-23
FOREIGN.
An Exciting Episode in the
British House Of
Commons.
One Pllmsoll Applies tt,e Epilhet
Villain to Fellow Members.
BE Is Finally Obliged to Withdraw
from the House,
Interesting Proceedings in the Universal
Presbyterian Council.
The Canadian and irish Teams Win
Prizes from the Johnnies.
Rich Peculinritics Of Recent
Press 2nnrrels In Paris.
The French Assembly Votes in Favor
Of a Three-n1onths Recess.
The Canadian and irish Teams Win
Prizes from the Johnnies.
Rich Pcculinritics of Recent
Press Qunrrely In Paris.
The French Assembly Votes in Favor
Of Tlree-nIonths Recess.


EXCITEMENT IN TMg nousE OF COMMONS
LONDON, Ju1y 29.-In tho House OF Commons
this afternoon, Utsraoli announced that the
Government had abandoned tho Merchant ship-
ping bill for this soabiotl. IIo cxnrcBsod hopc
that the aession woud 10 closed on tho 10th or
18th Of August, aud possibly oarlior. plimsoll
followed Ia q speech. In Which ho violently A.
tackled tile Governmout. saying: 1.-THE conse-
guonce Of an abandonment OF Tho Merchant
Shipping bill would bo tho destruction of tllou-
annds Of 1ivca." 1le spoko yolcmontly aud o4-
ctedly, used extraordinary epithcts, stamped
his feet, and gcsticnlatod wildly, starting
the Houno in an np1oar. D!srnoh moved
That Plimsoll DO removed from tho House. Tho
Speaker ordered pliuson to withdraw his re-
marks, and ho wont out. shading his flsts a. tho
Government benches. Tho IIonse then conaia-
orod tho action proper to take ia regard to rlm-
so[lA conduct Several speakers urged bis CT
citabilisy as M excuse for his otronsc. Debate
o., tho subject WAS finally adjourned till Thurs
day next,
LONDON, July 22.--The sceuo In tho House Of
Comn,ous 4his afternoon. caused by tho yiolont
speech Of Plimsoll, wRa unparalleled. plimHoll
frat earnestly imporoa thu Government not to
sond thousands Of persons to undoHcrgod and
unhnlioMpd gravna through tho conduct Of ship
OHuUIh VI E4ulAOtuuh kcIut1ci1H% hEOA AC4l6
called to order, 10 advanced to tho taLle aud
gaze notice that be woud nsk on Tuesday next
whether certaln ycsacs which had be0u loet GIL
tA,Iiug BreAt sacrifice OF tif0, belonged to btr.
DateA+ member for plymouth. plimaoll added,
that he was determined to un,naak tAoso
Villains.
III reply to the Speaker he said ho applied thas
s1prefaon to members Of tho House, and rcfus-
ed to withdraw it.
Mr. Sullivnn, after rlsmsoll had lott the
chasnbor, apoloKolicaIlsthintc that he "sa mo-
Mr. Datea subsequently, naaae = personal ex,
planatton In regard to tho remarks OF plimeoll
concerning himself To acknowledged that fo lad
iost five Hhlps during tho !aat two yea1s, but
said thuy Nere vol equipped, woro classed
No. 1t Lloya's, and wcro only Insured for PAT.
OF their yune. IIe oxprcAsed pity for f!fmsoll,
who, be said, WIS not respoosibio for bis &C.
tons.
ciarcd thai tho auBpenBo and uncertainty which
would be pro1ncod by tho withdrawal ct tho
Merchant Shipping bill would be Injurious to the
shipping intcrestB
Thoro In flood at Hustou-on-Trcnt, and the
wnter ia still rising. Tart Of tAe townin ilnphA-
sable. Tie 0roat Easterp Railway 1etwecn St.
Ives and Swavsey. distance OF US Inllea. ID
submerged.
In tho House Of Commons THU evoutnc. Lord
Hamilton, Undcr-Sscrotsry of State for India,
IN reply to An intorroghtury, decllned to submit
correspondence In regard to ths difficulties with
l,urmah, but said ho hoped that she1 would 30
amicably adjusted.
THE cuN8EnvAT1yE PROGRAMME.
Dsraell atatod tlias tho Conservatives. at their
meeting to-day, adopted soIno resolutions which
it was unnecessary to explain. h
1t srumorsd thAt there will DO sresh ssoa>ess
in the House WHOM tho motion to abandon tlte
aierchauta' Shipping bill ant proceed With tue
Agricultural Holdings bill eonea up.
THE COTTON TRADE.
I1vEnroo1, July 2a.-The Post declares that
nothing has occurred to cause tho e!lEhtost un'
caHlness In the cotton trade, and that Tho reports
| to tho contrary are sensational.
LONDON. July 22.-tlho Echo challenge hhio3d
| MATCH at Wimbledon. IL on. Tho attendance il
small. Tic ranges aro 500, 000, and 1000 yarda.
Ths posRiblo toAnl scoro At each range IL Goo
points. The shooting At the 800.yard range Wan
tho lsisl 502, aud tho Scotch 1893, In shooting
Ut tho socond range the Irish eight scored 527,
| The 8cotch 61l and the Engliah 604. Victory
/ for tho Irish team Ia NOW believed certain. The
the 1sshnlen and auperintenaing thosr shooting.
Thero has been considerable tncEease III tho
attendance since this morning. and moro intetos'
Ia asso manifested.
LhTEN.-The 1rsah elght NON tha Eleho ehal-
! tengc.shield. Tho Bc0re WAS, 1liah, ], COG
Scutct, 1853 English. 1902.
Oniy during The Hhoo:ing At tho 1000 Yardf
range were the contestants In the match for ths
l;1cho Shield fayorod with bright Meat'or. A.
ter tho victory Of tho lriHl!men, Wells, captalr
at the English eight, called for oAoora tor Tux
| Irish team, which wssa given.
Abercor1, Captain OF the Irish sight, apoke In
RESPONSE. aud called for cleesa for tue Bcoscl
esllt. ,u..,m =. IT,. .,,. IT, .n....nu
con,plin,ented tle An1orican tDam aud Alnrr.ca
Cn'. uiluerslreye returned thanAs sos ths fsses
able remarks regardin9 hia country. III tegart
10 the hope that had beon EXPRESSED tlias ~
American team would compute 1t Wimbledon il
1876 he said: IN Philadelphia, in that year
NO hold \ Natlotal Centennial celebration, a,s
we Inyte tho ri!le teamu Of tho civilized world tt
\ friendly contest thele. Should that BE- acenTn
pIlsnad yoa ~ will @es IN American team At WIN
| Lard Wharncllre said 10 hoped tho Ene1ssl,
Scotch. and Irish riaemen would he represented
1t Philadelphia
In tho match 1t Wimbledon to-day; beswcs'
Epgttsh and Canadian taemen, for the KalApo'
Cup, II 2o0, 600. and GOO yards, the Canadian
Won bS u points.
TUE PRESBYTERIAN COUNCIL
in tho Presbyterian Council tonight the Ci'ai1
mAn said that ~ private conferences unAnInlolu
| md substantial agreement Oil Coust.1ntiot, In
been reached, but cue point Ia tho preamble r.
Conslttntion would be made public.
The uoxt meeting Of Tbs Council vii! be bel
In Edlnburg in tue summer Of 1876, aud the sus
eeedipg ono In tho United BtAtcs.
Tho 1ser. DR.. MeCosh presided over the Cous
Gil. He made sposch tonight In which hs ole
4uontly traced tKs progress u tho idsa III favor
union. 11e described his original auggesson
PAiIadeipaIA In asgaEd to It. and ii
cordial reception Of tAa schoula ln Ane1o,
whlch eliminated in the SUCCESS OF 7,
when meeting Of tho Evangelioal Alliance sue
AZ was only poBslble In tho United Btatos VI
hnid. This led TO ! conference between distss
gulahed men, who declared tho accomplishment
| of tin scl,auo pua Of tia daaltaa (