The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-03-18
LATE FOREIGN KILOGRAMS.
February u.

In the House Of Commons last night, Mr..
Gladstone introduced the motion standing
in his name providing for the new rules TO
govern the procedure Of Parliament In
proposing the same the Premier made a
lengthy speech, in the course OF which, he
expressed his Willingness to modify the rule
tor the adoption of the %clGtuTe, so as To pro-
vide that the minority by which the same
may be opposed, should exceed 100, instead
Of being less than 40, as set forth in the
motion before the House On the cOnclu-
sion of Mr.. GladstOne's speech, Sir Stafford
Northcote rose and formally opposed the
motion, explaining his objections to the
proposals Of the Government. The debate
was then adjourned.
that Sir Henry Parke= is already convinced
that a reduction Of q United States tariff
on wool is at present impossible. but he is
hopeful that the American Government
may be induced to contribute towards the
Australian mail subsidy, though the pro-
posal has up To- the present met with
strong opposition
In the House of Commons to-day, a mo-
ton was introduced by Mr.. LabOuchcre, in
favor Of the seat to which Mr.. Bradlaugh
was elected for Northampton being declared
vacant. A debate ensued, and the motion
was finally rejected. Shortly afterwards,
Mr.. Bradlaugh entered the JtOuse and
walked to the table, and in the absence Of
the clerk, swOre the customary oath. The
Speaker az Ouce ordered him to Withdraw,
and Mr.. Bradlaugh Obeyed, but subse-
quently returned and claimed his right to
take his seat. Lord Randolph Churchill
thereupOn moved that a new writ should
be issued for Northampton. The debate on
the motion was, however, adjourned to to-
IAorrOw-
In the House Of Commons this evening
Mr.. Gladstone made a speech regarding the
case of Mr.. Bradlaugh. The Premier stated
that he considered the conduct Of that gen
tIeman was scandalOus, and he declined
to lead the House i'm the action which
should be taken regarding Mr.. Bradlaugh.
Several abOrtive motions followed, and in
the course of their discussion Mr.. Bradlaugh
entered the Chamber and was ordered by
the Speaker to Withdraw, and did so. Fin
ally, Sir Stafford NOrthcOte moved and Mr..
Gladstone supported the resolution, that
Mr.. Bradlaugh should be expelled the
House. After n biief debate the motion was
carried. \ new writ will now be issued for
Northampton, and Mr.. Bradlaugh, it is
understood will again be n candidate for
London, February "a.
The House of Lords has, in accordance
with the resolution passed on the 18th inst,
nominated the peers to- serve on a select
committee of inquiry into the working OF
bury, at whose instigatiOn IL was passed,
refuses to Telinquish the projected inquiry
because Of the motion tabled by MIR. Glad
stone i'm the House Of Commons, setting
forth that the proposed action of the Lords is
untfmely and will defeat the operation OF the
Land Act, and prove injurious to the good
Governments III lEelaOu. his ulOllOu 10
deemed by Lord Salisbury to be a threat to
the House of Lords.
London, February q fmorningl.
liz has transpired that Mr.. Gladstone has
summoned n meeting of the Liberal MEM
bers for to-day, for the consideration of
the action of the House of Lords in regard
to the committee of inquiry into the work
ing Of the Irish Land Act
New York, February 20.
The panic OH the stock exchange, occa-
stoned by the failures in wheat and cotton
money market is improving, and the APP
prehensiOn of further difficulties are subsid-
ing
St. Petersburg, February 20.
An official communication has been pub
Iished here by the Government, having re-
ference to the recent speech of General Sko-
beloff to the Servian students at Paris, in
which ii is merely stated that the Russian
policy is not affected by the utterances OF
private individuals, and that the Govern
ment intends to continue its present pacific
policy.
part of the Russian army in Central Asia
has been ordered to occupy Merv-
COnstantinOple, February p.
A d~etachmen of Turkish troops Ina:
been ordered to the frontiers of Montenegro
and Bosnia, to prevent the Albanians JOIN
ing the insurgents of those provinces, which
from Information to hand, 1t Is feared they
are doing under pretense of friendship to
wards the Austrians.
Melbourne, February 21.
The cricket match between Shaw's All
England Eleven and the combined Aus
tralian Team was CONCLUDED to-day, and re
suited in n victory FOR the latter by fv
wiekets-
ChristchIrch, n. H., February %.
In a Letter from Mr.. Green, the Alpin
explorer, he says that after fourteen hours
labor they managed to- cross the mOraine @
the Tasman glacier and reach the ice. Non
of them had ever seen such a moraine be
fore. They had a clear view Of the thre
approaches to- Mount Cook, and found tw
OF them impracticable. They intend to tr
the northern one, to- reach which, they wi
have to cross some Of the northern glacier
between il and Mount Tasman. They eN
pect so much hard work that Mr.. Green
companion, an amateur ut Alpine climbing
Thought better 10 Telinquish it and return
The Swiss guide has the impression tina
there is more mcraine matter on the Tas
man glacier than on all the Swiss glacier
put together, and they say that one of TN
finest Alpine scenes they have ever wit
messed is halfway up the glacier; in fac
nothing in Switzerland can compare wit
IL They consider the mountain the mos