The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-08-09
FOREIGN NEWS.
The House of Lords.

ASoSO VI AOIOS. |
LONDON, Aug. 3.-Lyon Playfair, deputy
speaker of the House of Commons, will sail
on the 18th for the United States, should
Parliament then prorogue.
Governor Sir Hercules Robinson. Hipb
Commission for South Africa, explained
the provisions of the proposed convention of |
Beers. At a large meeting of the native
chiefs They were very much dissatisfied and
expressed a determine ion to fight the Beers
if necessary.
In the Commons Ola e. ,ue SAID the con-
vention will be signed ia a day or two. The
Times, in a leading article, says the national
convention OF the Land League announced
to be held at Dublin ON the 18th of Septem-
Der, is evidently Intended to prevent the land
bill from having a tranquilizing effect. This
Is no doubt a desperate effort of the League
to prolong its action in existence to the ruin
OF the country. 1t is the ~agitators will to de-
feat the settlement of the relations between
landlords and tenants by the new tribunal,
and it will be necessary for the government
to make it clear that they intend to support
the decisions of the lane court. The princi-
pal amendments to the land bill of which
notice has been given by the conservatives in
the House Of Lords, provide for the exclu-
sion from the operation Of the bill Of even
paris Of estates managed on the English sys-
TEN of extension of landlords rights. Access
to the land court shall not be limited.
LONDON, Aug. 3.-The summons which
Bradlaugh went after " IS refused. but the
magistrate advised him 10 prepare Informal
ton in reference to the summons desired for
the assault. The amendment to Labonch-
ere's motion passed 19l to 8. The minority
Was composed Of Biggar, Finnigan, Cowen,
Earl B~roadhurst, BUT, Sommers, Tellers, La
bouchere and Ashton. Among the liberals
u,l,., nhpfnipal fr.,, ,,t;,,n ,.,, D.,-l, ,.t
Sir Charles Dilker.
Mrs. Anne Bessant and two daughters of
Bradlaugh were present. in Westminster Hall.
Two hundred extra policemen We're on duty.
The statement that the first removal of
Bradlaugh OH his attempting to enter the
house was effected quietly appears to be an
error. He made the attempt soon after the
business of the house commenced. lie i'll
formed Elskine, deputy sergcant-at. arms
that he was there by the mandate of his con
stituents and would not yield to anything H.
legal. Upon Erskine putting out his hand to
prevent his passage Bradlaugh pushed him,
aud he was Immediately seized by the usher,
with whom he grappled fiercely, shouting:
IF anyone dales hinder lne.' He was
hustled down the members staircase, crap.
pling with the police and u~shers, but no blows
were struck. He was CHASTITY pale when he
appeared in the police court, and was still
struggling with the police and almost failing.
A glass OF water was brought and his face
nathed. He threatened to come TO the house
again with such force that the police would
be compelled to arrest him. The police
cleared the police yard at l2:'0 p. iii.
LONDON, Aug. 4.-In the House Of Com.
mons Gladstone gave confirmation of the
signing of the Transvaal ntiol.
Trevelyn, secretary OF The admiralty, gave
confirmation Of the report that two torpedo
boats have been built iii the L uited States TO
the British government.
The under foreign secretary said respectll!
the opium trade with Japan and other mat
tiers affecting foreign residents, that the GOV
rrnment had agreed TO negotiate i'll relation
to IA revision OF the treaty with Japan, ant
was now III communication with Other treat!
powers Oh the subject.
In the central criminal court to-day
young freshman named Patrick Taltour'
1 Hyckle, was found guilty OF a threat TO xii
the secretary for Ireland, Forster, unless Ii
released the Irish prisoners and resigned hi
office. The verdict " IS accompanied with
recommendation to mercy. Counsel for tn
V crown said Forster desired the liehtest sen
tence consistent with justice to be passed o.
5 the p. isoner. The sentente was postponed
| NEW YORK, Aug. IA 'pecial from Mad
rid says: King Aifonzo with the Quee
Christine and the rest Of tie royal famll
e lave Lagranja Saturday tor the Province G
t Santander. The royal faulty will return t
Madrid about the end of this month. Earl
s in September they will receive tie visit {
: the King of Portugal, who, with King Alfor
S 70, is to inaugurate the new railway lines bt
f tween the two Kingdoms in the valley of th
Douro. The lnfanta Eula ia will shortly b
married to the Austrian chduK t, a brotht
of Queen Christine. TIN Princess Eulali
is barely Is years old. Her hetrothed is sti
IS bcardless. The young people fell III lo'
with each other during the recent visit OF I'll
Ii Archduke to Lagranja. The wedding wi
probably take place at Madrid in D"cembe