The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-08
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
BRADLAUGH'S CASE.

BRADLAUGH'S CASE.
London, March On the house of COM
mons this evening Sir Stafford Northcote
moved that the house reaffirm its resolution of
February 7, that Bradlaugh be not permitted
to 60 through the form of repeating the words
of the oath.
MajoribapIs QiberaD, member fr Berwick
S ire, moved an amendment in favor of legis-
lation permitting the affirmation.
Mr.. Labouchere promised, on behalf of Mr..
Bradlaugh, that if Mr.. Ma oribanks' amend
ment should be carried, Mr.. Bradlaugh would
not 60 up to the table until legislation was ef-
fected. The delay was only for reasonable
time.
Mr.. Gladstone supported the amendment as
the best means of relieving the house from its
increasing painful position.
Mr.. Majoribank's amendment was rejected
by vote of PSI against 242.
Sir Stafford Northcote's motion was agreed
to without a division.
Mr.. Ma oribanks gave notice that he would
ask leave and bring in bill amending the law
relating to the oath.
MIR. Gladstone, in moving an address to the
queen, referring to the recently attempted as
sassination, said that familiar attempts on the
lives of rulers in other countries had been as
ISOLATED with some grievance or discomfort,
whereas the attempt upon the queen was
prompted by morbid desire for notoriety in
an intellect of the narrowest kind.
Sir Stafford Northcote seconded the motion
for the address and it was carried unanimously.
FRENCH AND ARABS.
Algiers, March GA dispatch from Ainse-
fra reports that body Of 900 French troops,
reconnoitering in a southerly direction, was
surprised and defeated by the insurgents.
Fifteen hundred insurgents afterwards endeav-
ored to bar the passage of the French. The
insurgents were completely routed leaving 100
killed and wounded. The French lost twelve
killed and wounded.
THE sULTAN's ADVICE TO EGYPTIAN RE-
FORMERS.
Paris, March GA telegram from Alexan-
dria says Arab Bey, minister of war, has re-
ceived another letter from the Sultan approx
ing the moderation of his conduct, and adj
vising him to respect the international obliga-
tons in order to avoid conflict with England
and France.
SKOBELOFF CHEERED IN RUSSIA.
St. Petersburg, March 6!-Gen. Skobeloff
arrived here this morning and was heartily
cheered by large crowds.
KING OF SERvIA.
Belgium, March 6.-It is stated that Prince
Milan will shortly be proclaimed king of
Servia.
MACLEAN INSANE.
London, March 6.-MacLean, the would
be assassin Of the queen, was quietly removed
Saturday to Reading Jail. The solicitor of his
family writes that he possessed certificates OF
eminent physicians of Goodrich of the exist
ence of mental alteration in the prisoner of
long standing, and that he has no hesitancy
il saying that there will be no difficulty in es-
tablishing the fact of his insanity. He adds
that it is true that the prisoner is the same
person who attempted to wreck railroad
train in 1871; that he was formerly confined in
the Wells asylum, but that it is untrue that two
doctors of Windsor had declared him sane.
PAY OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.
London, March GA correspondent writes
to the Times saying, that in order to prevent
the perpetuation Of divisions in the Irish par
liamentary party and tax the attendance of its
members; plans are under consideration to pay
each member elected to parliament at the next
election 900 per session of parliament, and
for the contributor of 600 toward the ex-
pense of each contested election. The Par
nellites expect to return seveniy-ive members
at the next election. 1t is proposed to raise
funds by levy of shilling per year from
from each elector, and to ask the land league
to contribute in the event of deficit.
NEW FRENCH BANK.
Paris, March Gle Messenger says: The
new bank which it is proposed to form to re-
suscitate the Union Generate will have NOM
inal capital Of 50, ooo, 900 francs. Bonds giving
right to share in the profits will be allotted
to the shareholders and creditors of the Union
Generate as partial compensation for their
losses.
SAND IN COTTON.
Oldham, England, March AT meeting
of cotton masters here on Saturday last, it was
renced by. sand adulteration of cotton, and
ton trade. Much indignation was expressed
at the adulteration.
IN OPPOSITION TO ATHEISTS.
London, March I'm the house of lords,
to-day, bill was introduced by the earl of Ro-
sendale, excluding Atheists from both houses
of parliament, which was read for the first
time.
IMPORTANT ARRESTS OF NIHILISTs.
St. Petersburg, March AN Odessa dis
patch says arrests of very important nihilists
have been made there lately, and secret press
has ben discovered.
Beer Consumed in this Country.
The consumption of beer in the United