The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-30
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veycd by special train to Hughenden manor
on Sunday morning and placed in the long
drawing room. The proceeding was so quiet
y managed that but thirty persons witnessed
the departure of the hearse or the arrival n,
Wycombe. The funeral took place At Q
O'Clock on Tuesday. The weather was show
cry, and the attendance not over two hundred
The prince of Wales, the duke of Connaucht
and Prince Leopold, the latter bearing
large wreath from the queen, were prcsen,
with the marquis Of Hamilton, the maroui.
of Harrington and a number of members OF,
The late government Gladstone was not pres
emit Flags at half mast and other signs OF
mourning were displayed throughout the
country.
The debate on the Irish land bill com.
menced IN tho house on Monday evening.
Forster SAID the government was ready for anv
amendment tending to ameiorate the condi.
ton of the lahorers, but would know how 20
meet factious opposition. After q few unlm.
portant speeches the debate was adjourned 70
Thursday. On the latter evening the debate
VI.
Manners, conservative, gave notice of an
amendment that the house, while anxious 70
maintain Ulster customs and other analogous
customs and to remedy and improve defect.
IN the land act of 1870, is disposed to cffec,
such remedy IN development of the industrial
resources of the country rather than by bill
which contuses without settling on perma
ncnt basis the relations Of landlord and tenant
A division will be taken on the amendment
mainly to allow the conservatives to place
themselves on record
John and Cornelins Crecdon, brothers, and
John O'Sullivan, law clerk, were arrested a,
Mllstreet, in the county Of Cork, under the
coercion act on Thursday
At the land league meeting at Dublin on
Tuesday Dillon warned the government tina,
wholesale eviction would not be effected with.
out armed resistance. He said next week an
appeal would be made to the government TO
suspend processes for evic,ions and sales of
farms for year. If evictions were enforced.
armed resistance would be offered, and all the
bloodshed would be on the heads of Gladstone
and Forster.
One thousand emigrants sailed from Cork
on Saturday for the United States, and another
thousand were to leave on Monday Con.
tracts have been made at Hull to carry sixty
thousand emigrants from Sweden and Nor.
way to America.
In the house Of commons, on Monday eve.
ming, when Bradlaugh advanced to the speak
ers table to be sworn, Northcote entered az
objection, and moved that he be not allowed
to take the oath. This was carried, after q
spirited debate, by 2OS to 1876. John Brigh.
defended Bradlaugh's right, as the latter had
declared that the oath would be binding Oh
bis conscience. Bright aiterward advised
to retire, which he refused to do,
and he was rem owed to the bar by the sergeant
alarms.
The conservatives have agreed to invite Sir
Stafford Northcote to accept the party leader.
ship as successor 10 Deaconsfeld
The French. In spite of the earnest protests
Of the beg of Tun,s, entered his territory on
Sunday in their determination to punish the
Kroumrs. They formed their camp at Kef.
Two French men Of war remain at short
distance from the shore at Labarca On Wed.
lesday Gen. Ritter, the French commander.
put his army IN motion and after sharp &C.
Ion dislodged the Kroumlrs at Damebella
md Badeba, driving them towards the Oued
Cjenau valley. Gen. Vincendon reached the
ummit of the hills on the right of this valley,
md took up strong position on the plateau,
fter several engagements with the Kroumirs,
n whose ranks several Tunislan cavalry and
Infantry were observed The French lost two
Tiled and fifteen wounded. The French con.
III general continues to assure the hey of the
'acifc intentions of France anu urges him to
ccept French protectorate.