The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-12
FOREIGN.
An Exciting Scene in the House of
Commons.
Bradlaugh Walks Up to the Bar of the
House and Takes His Own Oath.
Over 200 Christians Massacred in
Tonquin.
Mount Etna Again in n state Of Erup.
lion.

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE House of Common
today witnessed the first scene of the session
The House was crowded. Prayers were JUS
over. The ministerial benches and the ex
ministerial benches were filed, affording
striking contrast in this respect to that at th,
opening When Bradlaugh entered and tool
his seat in his accustomed place under the gal
| lery, Liberals and Conservatives alike looked
| askance at the persistent member for North
ampton. In another moment the clerk called
upon new members to take their seats and the
House was in breathless silence, waiting the
first move from the infdel.
After the clerk had concluded the call, Mr..
Bradlaugh, unlimited, advanced to the table
and administered the oath to himself. The ex-
citement at this moment was intense, and the
speaker ordered him to withdraw, which he
refused to to do, whereupon, Sir Stafford
Northcote moved that Mr.. Bradlaugh be ex-
cluded from the House OF Commons.
ANoraER ACCOUNT.
Henry Labouchre and Thomas Bart accom-
panied Bradlaugh to the table in the House of
Commons to-day. There Bradlaugh adminis-
tered the oath TO himsslf and placed the signed
papsr on the table. bowling as he did so to the
speaker when the latter Informed Bradlaueh
that he had not conformed to the rules and or.
dered him to withdraw until his conduct had
been considered by the House. Bradlaugh at
that withdrew under the press gallery.
Gladstone made no motion, whereupon Sir
StAfford Northbote moved that Bradlaugh be
not permitted to take the oath, and tue motion
was carried, 2S0 to 167. Another motion was
made by Northcote that Bradlaugh be exclud-
ed from the precincts OF the House. Carried,
228 to 100.
Lsbouchere opposed the motion of Sir Stat
ford Northcote, saying that 1t would prevent
Bradlaugh from taking his seat.
Mr.. Gladstone Interrupted, saying that It
occurred to the government that il Bradlaugh
should sit and vote and to raise questi Of
penalty OF the government it might raise ques
ton in a court of justice as to whether Brad
laugh ad taken the oath or net.
Labouchere then ex pressed his contempt for
any form OF oath which he declared SUPER
stillons incon alton and sanctimonious sophes-
try. This hypocrisy he said wss being exo xoosed
aud II was his opinion that Brad dlaug would
nltim ltelw win. Mr.. Heal, iccused the gov
ernment OF being IN clllusior with BradIaugh
When Bradlaugh lett the House he was re-
ceived with mingled hissesaud cheers by the
assembled crowd. The lsw officers of The
government have been instructed to prosecute.
Bradlaugh will defend hy action aud la mean
time he will not resign bis seat. BY his ac- 4
tion Mr.. Bradlaugh has rendered himself lla-
ble to an aggregate penalty OF &l500.
Christians Mas-acrsd in Tonqniu,
PARIS, Feb. 12.-Tas Ls Monde, pewsna-
per, publishes despatch IrQRb n Al one nr;ss,
bishop IN Topquin, 70 hrist;ans had hasp mas.
sacreS and ssao los mission houses had been |
DESTROYED The bishop appeals for help
venth of n London Journalist.
LONDON, Fec. 11.-Thomas Chenery, once |
,diIor of the London Times and professor of |
Arabic at Oxford is dead. |
Etna i'm Eruption.
1t is announced from Sicily that Mount r. |
IA is in state of eruption. Strong earthquake
hooks were felt before this began.
Egypts Affairs.
Carlo, Feb. 11.--Gsn. Gordon has arrived
It Bert er, and has asked for robes of honor and
'woras to Distribute TO the local dignitsries.
sad Accident 10 Bridal Party.
VIENNA, Feb. 11.-While a wedding party
was crossing the river Thesis near Domerad,
;he ice broke and 35 members of the party
we're drowned. The Party occupied seven car
5u o.ss. ~ :; ;aar- team sred6ina
away.
An EncycIicaI Letter Frem the Pope.
ROME Feb, 1.-THE Pope has addressed an
letter to the French bishops. His
holiness deplores the moral and intellectual
condition of various European nations, includ-
Jag France, and exhorIs the Bishops TO do their
utmost to remedy the evil
Dissolution of the Reichsrath Probable.
VIENNA, Feb 11.-If the Reichsrsth refuses
to re-enact the antl-socialist law, dissolution Is
probable.
Foreign Notes.
Severe gales and snow storms are prevailing
in Scotland and North Wales
The Clepington waste works at Dundee were
burned Monday morning and four tiremen per-
ished.
The ship building trade on the Clyde is re-
ported improving.
Michael Davitt, speaking at Glasgow, Sun
day, denied the assertion OF the United Ireland
that Irishmen would rejoice at the death of
Gen. Gordon. Gen. Gordon. he asserted, was
in sympathy with the Irish national move
ment.
The creditors of Morris Rander, the bank
rupt cotton broker OF Liverpool, have accepted
a nine-pence Oh the pound.
Steamer Srocco, at Liverpool. from Calves
ton, landed five men of the crew OF the bark
Champion, Baltimore for Hamburg, aban-
doned The captain and seven Of the crew
" era washad overheard.