IMPEACHING AN AMBASSADOR.

Patea Mail, Volume VI, Issue 538, 26 June 1880, Page 3

IMPEACHING AN AMBASSADOR.

A London despatch, June 14, says (hat an exciting scene occurred in the House of Commons, lasting six hours, and of a character unexampled for many years. Mr O’Donnell made an outrageous attack on the newly appointed French Ambassador in London. Mr Gladstone interrupted Mr O’Donnell’s speech amid great excitement and disorder, and moved that he be not heard until he had withdrawn his offensive remarks and apologised to the House. O’Donnell refused, and an angry and disorderly scene ensued. The Speaker was powerless to restrain the turbulent Homo Rulers, who accused Mr Gladstone of endeavouring to gag members of the House. Mr Foster delivered a trenchant reply on the conduct of the Irish members, accusing O’Ponncll of outraging decencies of society, and imperilling national amity. Order being restored, Mr Gladstone affected a compromise by withdrawing his motoin. In view of a renewal of the scene Mr O’Donnell amended the question to he put on another day. The de spatch says intense anxiety exists as to how Government will act. b’Dcrmell, who is a Catholic, alleges that Do Laucour plundered a Convent, and ordered the massacre of the troops at Lyons during the Commune . All parties centum O’Donnell’s policy, and the Press condemn Mr Gladstone’s haste in attempt ing to prevent O’Donnell’s motion as threatening the rights of private members but they take it as a sign that the Premier is determined to suppress obstruction. In the French Senate, M. Tirard stated that the whole staff of the French Embassy have resigned in consequence of the appointment of M. Do Laucour as French Ambassador. * I WELLINGTON AND TE WHITI. The Ministry is becoming sorely exercised on account of the tactics of To Wbiti. It is now universal!}’ admitted that the prophet is powerful for mischief, while the road-making is looked upon as a farce. The enormous expenditure of public money on road-making on the plains has been utterly futile as regards solving the native difficult}', or bringing about a policy of settlement. Taranaki has made great strides of late, through the lavish manner in which money has been scattered, and there Major Atkinson is idolised. So much for the Waimate campaign It is whispered that another ruse is about to be tried by the Ministry. —Well. Chronicle.