Opening of Home Parliament.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1631, 10 February 1886, Page 2

Opening of Home Parliament.

: (Per Mail Steamer.) i Parliament was 1 opened on 1 'th'e v i2th January. Large crowds congregated m the vicinity long before the session be ■ gan. "Whan Mr Gladstone and-Mr'Brad-laugh arrived, they were loudly cheered, "the vaults of the building -were-thdr-r pughly m the -morning,, but no Guy, Faux was. found. Mr, Peel was ! elected Speaker' without opposition. The I most important notice posted on the buVfctin board of the House of, Lords was the announcement by Lord Kilmdrey of a motion' 'to' abolish viee -royalty 'over iraland. Iho proposal includes the aboliiion^p^;.th[ef Qfpoa, p£ . .LordJl^iKuMeant^bf Ireland, of his civil and military staff, and his official household ; also the aboli tion, of* thfe v office of jOhieff SecfetaVy'ot' Ireland and all his subordinates ; and the Abandonment of Dublin Castle as a viceregal residence. There 'was a crush of members 'dffenh£ themselves to take {he oath on the 13th. : They-were sworn m m batches. /Among/, the; . jcro'wd ' Jwa's i Mr : Bradlaughj.who shook- hands cordially' Witli (( the Speaker.; Qis swearing-in ,na»ed off without a sceaf, .but' >yith spme amusing incidents. ELe seized one qf the Testatnents us soon as they were brought to him, und ! proceeded to swear -Himself m.. It was aa aniuaing' sight.hje got j redder and redder, as he clasped the gorgeously.- bpund book ..to his breasr. ,bir Erskin, Jyiay. made him .take the oath '% s/e6phd time, and carefully scrutinised his boisterous kiss. Mrßradlaugh'isappeal: before 'the House of Ldrds willnow bo hastened:! If the verdict is against liiin'i the Government willi prosecute him for flitting and voting, but if it is inhisfavor the struggle will, be over. It was asserted authoritatively on the afternoon of the 1 4th that the Government, acting upon the report of the legal advisers of tpe Crown, has decided .to take legal proceedings to oust 'Mr Brad laugh. Th y e main ground of proceedinsr against him is the fact thiiti ,Mr. ■ Bradlaugh 'has dec|ared that the oath is not binding on his conscience.