TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 350, 5 February 1881, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN

London, Feb. 1. The death of Mrs Anna Maria Hill, thj Irish authoress, is announced today.

The debate in the House of Commons on the Irish Coercion Bill was resumed last evening. Mr Gladstone refused to agree to a compromise, which was demanded by the opponents of the measure, and insisted that a division should be taken. The Irish members have, however, resumed their obstruction and the debate continues. A ladies’ section of the Irish Land League is to be initiated in Dublin. News comes to hand to-day that the Fenians have caused' placards to be v posted throughout Ireland, setting forth their rights in inflammatory tones. The police have, however, acted promptly, and have destroyed all the placards which had boon posted and a quantity intended for farther distribution. Consols remain at 96^. Now Zealand securities are at last quotations, viz. 5 per cent 188 ft loan, U)7i ; 4£ per cent 1879-1904 > loan, 99^. Adelaide wheat,, ex warehouse, sos Adelaide flour, ex warehouse 34s ; New Zealand wheat, ex ship, 41s. Australian tallow is unchanged. Per Merchant Shipping and Underwriter’s Association : Ar dved—Wairaea from Bluff (left Oct iber 18th); V7aitangi from Lyttelton (left October Both), Loch Doon from Auckland (left Oct. 9*h).

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The House of Commons has been sitting for the last twenty-four hours ,911 the Irish Coercion Bill. There have been continuous motions for adjournment by the Irish members, but all have been negatived. Scandalous,scenes have occurred, and violent language has been used by the obstructors. The Speaker has frequently warned them that their action was verging on wilful obstruction, which could be punished by the House. Mr John Bright made a speech, in the course of which he characterised theconduct of the Irish members as a gross insult to the House and the Government and stated that the latter would shortly apply a rem >dy for such obstruction as was being pursued.

Later,

At 10 a.m., owing to the scandelous, scenes which continued to occur in the House, the speaker put a stop to the debate. A great disturbance thereupon ensued, and did not cease until the Irish m.em,b3rs. left the House in a body., There being still-a. quorum present, th© Coercion Bill was then read a first time and the second reading will be taken at noon, to-day. The s.s. No v folk left Plymouth yesterday for Lyttelton.