The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-11-07
NO.133
British Bits.

London, 6.-In the House of Com
mons, Gladstone, on answering
further questions by BOurke, in
formed the house that Arab Pasha
occupied the status of a prisoner
Who surrendered Internationally,
that when the war closed municipal
law came into operation taking the
place of martial law. Arab, there
for, is being tried, very properly,
under municipal law.
The debate on the clOture question
was then resumed. An amendment
was offered by Lord John Manners
conservative, that any division upon
the clOture shall be take by secret
ballot. Rejected, 139 to SO.
A mass meeting of rivet makers
at Blackheath adopted resolutions
declaring their intention to con-
tinue the strike for an advance Of
10 per cent. in their wages.
The nailers at Staffordshire and
Worcestershire have been on a
strike for fortnight. The notice
to employees demanding an ad-
vance of 10 per cent. is being
ignored.
The chain makers Of Staffordshire
inaugurated a strike for the same
advance, but the employers yielded
and the strike ended.
The mission of Moody and San
key at Cambridge is suspended on
account OF illness of Mo ody.
Lord COleridge, lord chief justice,
being Ill, was unable to attend the
court to hear the argument in the
case of the appeal of Mr.. Brad
laughs and the latter appeared be-
fore the Queens bench and asked
the court to quash the Indictment
against him for blasphemous libel
at the instance of Sir Henry Tyler.
The application was refused.
In the Commons, Sir Stafford
Northcote gave notice of a motion
calling for the question of the EN-
| ployment of English troops in
Egypt, and stating that the House
was entitled to fuller information
as to the government policy and the
estimate of the war. Sir Charles
Dixie, replying to the question Of
Bourke, said the Egyptian govern
ment was solely responsible for all
charges preferred against Arab
| PaSha.
The Prince Of Wales has con
sented to act as chairman of the
Longfellow memorial committee.
In mis- letter accepting the chairman
| ship, he expresses much satisfaction
in acceding to the request to act
and adds that he felt very glad at
the opportunity to show the high re-
Spect he entertainS for the memory
of the greatest of American poets,
and his appreciation of the value
and excellence of Longfellow's
works.
NorthcOte, In moving the rejec-
ton of the the first cloture reso-
luton, asked whether it was not
singular that the government which
cane into power with the words on
its lips force no remedy" should
have no remedy except force in the
affairs of Ireland, Egypt and the
House of Commons (eheers.) Sir
William HarCOurt rejoined that
cloture by a bare majority was
necessary to prevent the continued
obstruction of the legislation of tho
nation. The debate on NorthcOte's
motion is expected to terminate ON
Friday. The whips of both parties
are endeaVOring to have all the
members in attendance when the
decision is taken.
Letters from Ireland state a fam
inc is impending in the counties
Donegal, Claire and Roscommon.
The pOtatoe crop has been a failure
while storms have devasted the
fields and cabins of the poor.
Guardians of WoTkhouse unions
declare the prospect the worst
since the famine of 1864.