LATE CABLE NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2206, 22 March 1881, Page 2

LATE CABLE NEWS.

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[Per s.s. Te Anna, at Susaell.] LONDON, February 11. The House of Commons, which assembled at four o’clock on the diet January, continued the debate on the motion of Mr Forster for leave to

introduce the Coercion Bill. They sat unin. terruptedly through the night of the 31st, all through the Ist, and during the night of the Ist until 9 30 on the morning of the 2nd February, when the discussion was peremptorily closed by the speaker. The Speaker pointed out that a srisis had arrived demanding prompt decision on the part of the chair. As the rules of the House to proceed were powerless to ensure the ordinary effect, a debate on an important, urgent measure was arrested by a considerable minority of mombfrs, which resorted to all modes of obstruction recognised by the House as partly an offence against the dignity, credit, and authority of the House. These had been seriously threatened, and it was necessary to vindicate them. The Speaker, therefore, declined calling upon any more members. The Speaker proceeded to put the question to the House. An amendment by Mr Lyons, demanding precedence for remedial legislation, was thereupon negatived by 161 against 19. The Speaker proceeded to put the quetion that leave be given to introduce the Bill, whereupon the Irish members rose to their feet, and shouted “ privilege ” daring several minutes amid unparalleled uproar. The Irish members finally left the in a body. Mr Fcrster brought in the Bill amidst cheering, and the first reading was passed. Mr Gladstone then gave notice of motion that, if upon notice being given that the state of business was urgent, and if, on a call by toe Speaker, forty members should support the demand for urgency by rising in their places, the Speaker shall forthwith put the question without debate Mr Gladstone was proceeding to address the House in support of the motion when he wee interrupted by Mr Dillon, who, disregarding the order of the Speaker to resume his seat, was named and suspended. On declining to leave the House ha was removed by the S.-rgeant-at-Arms. Mr Parnell, pursuing a similar course, was suspended, and was expelled by a subsequent vote. Immediately following this, two Pamellitea were ejected for refusing to leave the House When a division was called by Mr Gladstone the resolution was then adopted. The proceedings occupied four hours.

Mr Gladstone afterwards made an eloquent and impassioned speech, one of his greatest o *atc p cal efforts, deploring the necessity for new rules, the adoption of which had become a question of honor or dishonor, life or death for the House.

.The Government accepted the amendment of S. Nrrthocto Hat a Crown Minister be required to state reasons for “ urgency” of don ite.

The second reading of the Bill occupied five sittings. q hey terminated on tho Bth, when the second reading was passed by 359 to 53. The debate in Committee is still procseding. The Speaker has laid on the table now rules for the bettor crudnct of public business. They are stringent, and will effectuslly kill obstruction in tho future. They introduce the foreign system of clotnre on certain conditions, enabling the Speaker to silence members guilty of con tinned irrevelanco and tedious repetition. There is much public concern at tbe unsatisfactory result of Sir G. P. Colley’s operations against the Transvaal Boers. It is hoped that tho arrival of Sir K. Wood with reinforcements w.ll turn tho scale before Sir George Colley suffers a still greater disaster.

| This sentiment was of course in circulation before news of Sir George’s defeat and death had come to hand.—Ed.]

The Government have again offered Sir Qeo. Colley fonherroinforcemonts. Alter the capture of Geok Tope. General fcrcedeloff piiehed forward towards tho Merit descrJ. nlthijugh it is uncertain yet whether he intends to occupy Merz itself. The Government ■declared in the House of Commons that no negotiations had been opened with Bussia on this subject. They did not believe he intended taking Merz. . The,Chilian conditions of peace are stated to hbdiho cession of Antifagista and surrounding districts, the surrender of the allied fleet, the payment for war indemnity of JG30,000,000, Pern to contribute £2O 000,000, and Bolivia £10.000,000. Until full payment of the indemnity, Chili to occupy the Callao works on its own account, the guano deposits and copper and saltpetre mines after a six years’ lease. ; Thn semi-dAcial “North German Gazette” has lately published articles violently attacking M. Gambetta, declaring that his’ accession to power would be received in Germany with deep distrust, indicating the triumph of the French war party.

BOMBAY, February 25. The embarkation of tho 14th Hussars for Natal, which was to have taken place to-day, was countermanded, pending farther orders. No steps have been taken towards the evacuation of Candahar, but a large convoy with ammunition is reported to have left by Candahar for Quetta reeenllv.