The Potteries Examiner : — 1875-03-06 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

AND M. ASHLEY.—Dr. Kenealy asked Mr. Evelyn Ashley if he had used certain words attributed to him in a speech which he made recently in the Isle of Wight. The words had reference to Dr.Kenealy's election for Stoke, and were to the effect that no man who had knowingly put a false witness into the box was a fit person to sit in the House of Commons. Mr. Ashley admitted that under the provocation of an interruption while he was speaking he had used the words complained of; bat he had done so without the slightest idea of causing personal annoyance. If the House decided teat he was not justified in using the wends, he was quite ready to make any reparation which it might require, but he would ask it to bear in mind the old equity maxim, "Does he who seeks redress come himself with clean hands." Mr. Lowe thought this was not a matter that called for the interference of the house.—Mr. Disraeli said there was not the shadow of a case for making out a breach of privilege, nail he moved that the House should pro. reed to the orders of the day.—Dr. Kenealy insisted that precedents fully justified the course he had taken, and replied somewhat fiercely to the remarks of Mr. Lowe and Mr. Disraeli. He assured the House that he would never do anything to cause any member to be ashamed of his companionship.—On the suggestion of Mr. Bright, Mr. Ashley said, "t feel that, however , much I might be convinced of the truth of the charge that such a charge should not have been made at a political dinner, and I think it would therefore be consistent with my own feelings of justice and truth if I were to follow the suggestion of the hon, member for Birmingham by saying that I regret having made the accusation without occasion." (Hear, hear.)—Mr. Disraeli's motion for proceeding with the orders was then agreed to.  The "Ayes," who formed the minority on Mr. Fawcett's measure respecting the Education in Rural Districts, were, with one exception—viz., Mr. C. W. Nevill, member for Carmarthenshire—all Liberals and Irish Home Rule members. Of the former there were 136, including tellers, and of the latter 14. The Marquis of Remington and twelve members of tho late Government voted in the minority. The majoritt was composed exclusively of Conservatives, with the single exception of Dr. Kenealy, and included Mr. Disraeli and thirty members of the Government, counting the tellers. Neither Mr. Bright nor Mr. Gladstone voted. ' So much for the Liberalism of the learned Dr. and his advocacy of the people.  A shocking occurrence took place near Oxford, on Saturday afternoon last, an undergraduate of University College, Mr. Wm. Ernest Keates, having committed selfetestruction in a very determined manner. Mr. Keaton, who only matrientated last term, left his rooms after luncheon on the day named, with the object, as was supposed, of takings walk, and no more was heard of him until seven o'clock in the evening, when the master of the University received intelligence that the body had teen found on the line of •the London and North Western Railway Company, at Gosford, a few miles from Oxford, in a frightfully mutilated condition, so much so indeed as to render identification almost impossible. That Mr. Kentes committed suicide cannot be doubted, as in his pocket were found a few hastilywritten lines directing that his remains should be borne ,to University College. The fr,ends of the deceased were at once communicathi with, and, under the University statutes. an inquest will be held at University College this afternoon.  . . I