The Poole Telegram. — 1883-03-02 (Poole, Dorset, England)

HOUSE OF COMMONS,  THURSDAY. MR. FORSTER AND MR. PARNELL A SCENE " Mr. Lowther resumed the debate on the Address st half' past five in a full house and with a distinguished general audience. Mr. Lowther on rising was cheered again and again. He rspoated his accusations of po'itical infeniy, corruption, and intrigue against the Gevernment in the most deliberate way. Mr. Forster rose before Mr. Lowther had settled himself in his seat. The effect wad electric. Pent-up excitement vented itself in stentorian cheers, but was followed by a silence which for an hour and a half was only broken by the expression of eagerne•s and emotion which buret out time a tat time doting Mr. Forsttes speech. In subet trice the sp,ech was a studied, elaborate Impeachment of Mr. Parnell and the other Parliamentary Isaders of the Land League. Mr. Parnell and his leading fellowera were all in their places, and for the first thee discomfiture and confusion were produced among them, showing themselves in wild interruptions, once or twice literally by fierce and incoherent yells, and at length by a scene which ended in the expulsion of Mr. O'K• by, the author of many of the interruptions Mr. Forster did net discuss the charges made by Mr. Gout and Mr. Lowther. He appealed to them, as his motion was evidently a sham as far as the welfare of Irelsnd was concerned, to withdraw it in the interest of Ireland. He vindicated his colleagues fully, saying that he retired solely because the fresh powers were not given him which were afterwards adopted in the Crimes Aceandthat he believed the ground of his difference with them on that subject to be that he had been in Ireland and they had not. After justifying himself, Mr. Forator turned to the Irish uterubere and with language which admitted of no mistake, and • manner which was profoundly expressive of horror and disdain, he called upon Mr. Parnell to justlf v himself from connivance with the murder and outrage by which the c aurae of the Land League had been tracked, lie challenged Mr. Parnell point by point to say whether he inquired as to the character of his associates, whether he react the journals which supplied the Land League funds, and whether he ever denounced the murder which others accepted as the sanction by which to enforce boy. eating. There was tremendous excitement as Mr. Forster wound up big indictment, and the situation at length became for some of Mr. Parnell'a friends unbeerable. Mr. Foster offered the member for Cork an alternative, " Either," said he, "you connived at these murders, or " " It is a lie," Mr. Parnell ejaeuleted ; and Mr (Melee, taking up the phrase, shouted it hoarsely • again and areen. The Speaker, stilling the upro tr which followed, told Mr. O'Kelly that having already cautioned him, he had now to name him to the House ; and named him, in spite of the effectual opts -taition of the twenty members around him. Mr. O'Kelly's suspension was immediately voted, and takes effect for seven days, as the new rules direct. When the division was called some impetuous members called on the Speaker to decide the question without sending them into the lobbies by requiring the supporters of Mr. O'Kelly to rise in their places; but the right hon. gentleman did not think fit to apply the rules in such a way. As to the words of Mr. Forster which iutlsmed the suspended member, the Speaker informed Mr. O'Dounell that no inquiry could made about them, as the time for it bad gone by. Mr. Forster then completed his accusation, which was that the member for Cork had either connived at crime or deliberately ignored it, while he reaped Its fruit ; and the Speaker declared the language used Parliamentary. When Mr Forster eat down uproarious cheering followed. Mr. Parnell sat impassively in his place, although a hundred voices called vehemently for hie reylv. Then the diviaon was just as loudly c died for, but Mr, Reginald Yorke continued the debate. Mr. T. P. UV moor spoke, but added nuthlng to the debate. Mr. Parnell moved the adjournment of the debate, and the House rose.