The Portland daily press., 1883-01-12
FOREIGN.
Decision Against Bradlaush.

LONDON, Jan. 11.-In the Queens Bench
| division OF the high court of justice to-day,
Justice Field gave judgment against Charles
Bradlaugh In his action against Henry D.
ErskiD, deputy sergeant-at-arms of the Com
| mons for assault on the occasion of Bradlaugh's
| attempting 10 enter the Commons and take his
| seat as member for Nurthamptonborough
After resolution had been passed prohibit ing
him from so doing. The justice cited pre-
ceedents showing the power of the House to
control its own proodings
| London Newspapers Cited for Contempt.
| The Lord Chief Justice to-day granted a rule
| calling upon the editors of the Times and the
| Observer to show cause why they should not
be proceeded against for contempt of court in
publishing correspondence in connection with
libel case of Chamberlain Verns Boyd. The
foregoing is the first case that has come up in
the new law courts.
The Anarchical Movement in France.
A Paris despatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company says members of the Extreme Left in
the Deputies decided to demand of the govern
ment an inquiry as to the origin and progress
OF the anarchical movement in France
Linen Factory Burned.
LIsBURN, Ire., Jan. 1.-THE linen factory of
Richardson & Niven is burned. Loss 100000.
No Address on Gambettas Death.
PARIS, Jan. 1.-THE proposal that the Re-
publican Senators should issue an address to
the country on Gambettas death was made by
Mr.. Challemel Lacour, Senator from Bouches
du Rhone. On the submission of the proposal
to the several sections of the Republican Sena-
tors, the Left Centre and the Pure Left OBJ
Jected to it. A plenary meeting then resolved
that such an address would add nothing to the
grandeur of Gambetta's funeral. One obiec-
ton urged was that an address would appear
like an admission that the republic was iu
jeopardy The decision not to issue an address
must be considered as rebuff for the Gambet-
tist Senators.
The European Floods.
VIENNA, Jan. 12-The water has passed over
the dyke at Komorn, Hungary, and flooded
the country for miles around. The ruina Of
some of the houses in Raab are beginning to
exhale cadaverous ordors, arising from the
bodies buried under the debris. A dozen vii
lagos have been ruined in the Raab district
BERLIN, Jan. 1.-THE extent of the flooded
country in the middle Rhine district, exclusive
OF the tributaries Of that river, is computed at
!Vo square kilometres, or nearly half as large
again as the Lake of Constance. The King
OF Bavaria has given a second 10000 marks for
the relief of his distressed subjects
The Montreal Carnival.
MONTREAL, Jan. 1.-THE ice palace In con-
nection with the coming carnival is assuming
grand proportions, the walls having attained q
hight OF nearly 80 feet. A feature will be
railway connection between the north and
south shore railways over the ice. The grand
ball OF the carnival promises to be a great sue
cess. The governors of the New England
States, the mayors of all the Eastern cities and
the lieutenant governors of the Canadian
provinces, with their families, have accepted
invitations.
Stanley Again on the Dark Continent
LONDON, Jan. ia dispatch from Durban
to the Times says Capt Gambler has reached
Cape Town from the Congo, where he reports
3OOO tons OF goods. He had worked $50 miles
up the river.
The Disaster in the Mersey.
AT the inquest yesterday on the bodies OF
Second Officer Young and Carpenter Woods
the jury returned a verdict of accidental death
The captain of the Kirby Hall testified at the
inquest that he had % hands on board his YES
sci at the time of the collision.
Resignation of English Of1cers In Eevpt.
CAIRO, Jan. 11-Sir Aucklank Calvin. Eng.
lish controller general. and Mr.. Drusteiii.
private secretary to the controller, have lesign-
ed.
Representations of Catholic Prelates to
Earl Spencer.
DUBLIN. jan, ia deputation of Catholic
prelates waited on Earl Spencer, Lord Lien
tenant, yesterday. They pointed out the pres
ent privations of the people in the West of Ire
land, and represented that severer distress was
impending in the future. They suggested that
the Board of Works should advance loans to
all holders OF land, in order to enable them to
-AAAPtoso ohOAA AaA uo. Lucy edIQ IL WOULD be
expedient to establish arterial drainage for the
reclamation of waste lands. They deprecated
emigration, and pointed out the repugnance of
the people to enter the workhouse. Earl Spen-
Ger promised to give the matter his earnest
consideration.
LONDON, JAN, u.-Mr. Davitt, speaking at
Blrkenhead last night, referred to the distress
In the West OF Ireland. He said 1t was humil-
iating that Ireland should stand before the
world time after time as mendicant. The
people of Ireland had had enough of futile
agitations and semi-insurrections They were
going to fight it out this time
Sexton Coming to the United States.
LONDON, Jan. 11.-Sexton will depart inn
mediateiy for the United States to attend the
convention to be held in February for the pur-
pose OF re-orgsnizing the American land league
into the National league.
Edwin Booth in Berlin.
berlin, Jan. 11.-Edwin Booth opened an
engagement at the Resdenz Theatre here to-
night, appearing as Hamlet. The house was
crowded and the performance perfect success