CABLEGRAM.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3069, 28 April 1881, Page 3

CABLEGRAM.

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LONDON

April 26. The funeral of the late Earl of Beaconsfield took place at Hughenden to-day. The wishes expressed in his will, that the ceremony should be of a simple character, were respected as far as possible. Nevertheless, a vast number of people assembled from all parts of the Kingdom to do honor to his remains. Among those present were their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Connaught, and Prince Leopold, and his former colleagues the Marquis of Salisbury, and other leaders of the Tory party. Among the members of the present Government were the Marquis of Hartington and the Hon. Sir W. Vernon Harcourt. Many other distinguished persons also witnessed the interment.

The homeward Australian mails, via Suez and Brindisi, were delivered here yesterday. The London Chartered Bank of Australia has declared a dividend of 2J per cent for the previous half-year, and carried forward £4000 to the reserve fund.

In the House of Commons to-night Mr Bradlaugh, who was recently re-elected for Northampton, appeared at tbe table and applied that tbe oath of allegiance should be administered to him. Sir Stafford Northcote thereupon moved that

the House Bhould refuse permission to Mr Bradlaugh to swear. A debate ensued, iv which several members took part. Mr John Bright spoke warmly against the motion, and was followed by Mr Gladstone, who also made a speech in favor of permission being granted to Mr Bradlaugh to take the oath. Upon tbe House dividing, however, Sir Stafford ISTorthcote's motion was adopted by a majority of 33, the Premier and Mr Bright voting with the .ninority. Mr Bradlaugh then re-appeared in the House and addressed it, persisting in strong terms in his demand that he should be sworn. He was ordered by the Speaker to retire, but firmly refused to do so, and violently reiterated his right to take the oath. The Sergeant-at-Arras was then ordered by the Speaker to remove Mr Bradlaugh, but the latter resisted, and was then taken into custody, and placed under arrest until the adjournment of the House. Mr Dillon, M.P., has publicly stated that all future evictions m Ireland will meet with wholesale armed resistance on the part of the tenants and their sympathizers.