The Portland daily press., 1881-05-11
FOREIGN.
Bradlagugh Again Attempts to
Take the Oath.
PROSPECT OF A PROLONGATIONl
OF THE WAR IN TUNIS.

LONDON, May 10--In the Commons Brad
laugh to-day again advanced to the bar to DO
swsYn.
The Speaker ordered him to Withdraw.
Ae refused, when the sergeant-at-arms at
the Speakers request, approached and touched
Bradlaugh on the shoulders He still refused
to withdraw.
Northcote tn en- moved that he be removed
until he promised that he would not further
disturb the House.
Gladstone said that Bradlaugh had stat
utory right to come to the bar of the House.
Labouchere advanced LiberaD said he
would like to know the real meaning of
NorthcoteS resolutions
The motion was put and carried. Brad
laugh then left the House.
Lord Sci borne, Lord High Chancellor of
England, has written letter saying that he
does not differ from his colleagues regarding
the oath question. He does not believe the
Commons ought to set up test against any
the Commons can refuse to grant the same
option to affirm, as is now granted by the law
courts.
The Russian Peasants.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says the terms of
of the ukase lessening peasants
rents are now finally settled. The ukase will
apply to 3,700, 900 peasants, who will be re-
payments on account of land, while all accu-
mulated arrears will be RENTED. All propri-
etors who have not yet arranged to sell hold
ings to peasants viii be compelled to do so by
1888.
Catholics Angry With Cardinal Manning.
The News says there is a great dissatisfac-
ton among the Irish in London, at Cardinal
Manning's order forbidding that any Catholic
club rooms be used for meetings of the
Land League. Some public expression regard
ing the matter is probable.
Probable Loss of a British Steamship.
A box containg patent log and two life
buoys, all marked "Bucentaur," has landed at
Sicily; large mast and buoy, also marked
"Bucentaur," have come ashore on the west
side of the Lizard. 1t is feared the British
steamer Bucentaur, which passed fthe Lizard,
bound westward, on the 9th inst, came in COL
lision with schooner Alicia of Aberystwith; a
medicine chest SO marked was picked up and
landed at Scilly by pilot boat.
Prolongation Of the War in Tunis
PARIS, May 10.-The war in Tunis, which
appeared to be almost terminated by the occu-
patton of the Kroumir stronghold at Sid Alb
dallah, Ben Diemel, threatens to be consider
ably and unexpectedly prolonged, according to
a special dispatch received by Figaro. The
Bey instigated presumably by Signor Maccio,
and stung to evaporation by the invasions of
his territory, has just sent violent letter to
the Caids, denouncing the French as traitors,
and encouraging them to resist their advance.
In this letter he asserts that Turkey, backed
by Germany and Italy, is prepared to support
Tunis. The consequences of this epistolary
folly may eventually be no less disagreeable to
Mohamed Ell Sadok than to the French
Rumors Of Gladstone's Retirement.
London correspondents of the Provincial
press renew the rumors about Gladstone's par
tial or complete retirement. The rumors are
probably occasioned by his recent illness.
a Defeat for Bismarck.
A Berlin dispatch says Bismarck's beer tax
bill is certain of defeat as only the Conserva-
tive party support it.
Terrible Persecution OF the Jews in Eliza
bethgrad.
PARIS, May 1O-A letter from Russia saws
it would qe vain to attempt to describe the
situation at Elizabethgrad. T he town looks
as if devastated by a hurricane. Whole streets
are literally RACED. All the jews houses and
shops have been sacked, bonds have been
stolen and destroyer People hitherto well
less and subsisting on charity. Many were
seriously wounded and several killed. The
authorities have forbidden opening of sub
scriptionS for relief
Foreign Notes.
The party installed in power by procama-
ton of Prince Alexandria of Bulgaria is Rus
sian and conservative. The dismissed Minis
ters are leaders of the radical young Bulgarian
party.
The London Times thinks there is growing
opinion, which opinion it appears to share,
that the British Government should not at
tempt to bargain with France about new
commercial treaty, but should abandon nego-
tiations unless there is distinct understanding
that any modification of the present treaty
shall be more instead OF less in the direction
of free trade.
The London Times says: The suggestion at
the monetary conference by NJ. Cernuschi,
French delegate. that an international sub
scription should recoup Germany the sum OF
"a 0oO,0 900 lost by selling silver, caused amuse-
ment in banking circles.
Mullen has been committed for trial at Dub
lin on charge of shooting the Farrell boy.
Three others arrested in connection with the
affair have been discharged.