Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1883-03-02 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

THURSDAY. MR. FORSTER AND MR. PARNELL A "SCENE." Mr. Lowther resumed the debate on the Address gt halfDeist five in a full house and with a distinguished general audience. Mr. Lowther on rising was cheered again and again. He repeated hie accusations of political infamy, corruption, and intrigue against the Government in the most deliberate way. Mr. Forster rose before Mr. Lowther had settled himself in his seat. The effect was electric. Pent-up excitement vented itself in stentorian cheers, hut was followed by a silence which for an hour and a half was only broken by the expreasion of eagerne-s and emotion which buret out time a.tet time during Mr. Forster's speech. In subst,nca the speech was a studied, elaborate impeachment of Mr. Parnell and the other Parliamentary leaders of the Land League. Mr. Parnell and his leading followers were all in their places, and for the first time 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-11y, the author of many of the interruptions. Mr. Punster did not discuss the charges made by Mr. Gorat and Mr. Lowther. He appealed to them, as his motion was evidently a sham as far as the welfare of Irelind was concerned, to withdraw it in the interest of Ireland. He vindicated hie colleagues fully, saying that he retired solely because the fresh powers were not given him which were afterwards adopted in the Crimes Ackandthat he believed the ground of his difference with them on that subject to be that be had been in Ireland and they had not. After justifying himself, Mr. Forster turned to the Irish members, and with language which admitted of no mistake, and • manner which was profoundly expressive of horror and disdain, he called upon Mr. Parnell to justify himself from connivance with the murder and outrage by which the course 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 read the journals which supplied the Land League funds, and whether he ever denounced the murder which others accepted as the sanction by which to enforco boycotting. There was tremendous excitement as Mr. Foreter wound up his indictment, and the situation at length became for some of Mr. Parnell's friends unbearable. Mr. Forster offered the member for Cork an alternative, "Either,' said he, "you connived at these murders, or " 'lt is a lie," Mr. Parnell ejaculated ; and Mr O'Kelly, taking up the phrase, shouted it hoarsely again and again. The Speaker, stilling the upro a which followed, told Mr. O'Kelly that having already nem' med him, he had uow to name him to the House and named him, in splte of the effectual opp ssition of the twenty members around him. Mr. (i'Kelly'a suspension was immediately voted, and takers effect for seven due, 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 t) apply the rules in such a way. As to the words of Mr. Forster which inflamed the suspended member, the Speaker informed Mr. O'Donnell that no inquiry could be made about them, as the time for it had gone by. Mr. Forster then completed his accusation, which was that the member for Cork bad either connived at crime or deliberately ignored it, while he reaped its fruit ; and the Speaker declared the language used Parliamentary. When Mr. Forster sat down uproarious cheering followed. Mr. Parnell sat impulsively in his place, although a hundred voices called vehemently for his reyly. Then the divison was just as loudly called for, but Mr, Reginald Yorke continued the debate. Mr. T. P. O'Connor spoke, but added nothing to the debate. Mr. Parnell moved the adjournment of the debate, and the House rose.