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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3589, 28 June 1880, Page 2

Me Bbadiaitgh's refusal to take the customary oath of allegiance to the Crown, before occupying the seat for Northampton in the English House of Commons, has caused no little excitement in that august body. We can well understand Mr Bradlaugh objecting *o be sworn on a book which he is foremost in railing against. As the editor of i'ie National Eefoimer Mr Brad'augh shows himself in his true charactei -that of atheist and red hot republic i. No one, not even Eeynolds, is so persecuting of monarcuial Govei aient as the editor oHhe Reformer, and his columns ?'e always replete v ith profane scurrilities *~>. support of his atheistic theories, and the most paliry abuse of everything pertaining to monarchy—in fact the National Reformer is the principa advocate of atheistic ideas and republicanism. Mr Bradlaugh has never allowed en opportunity i«) slip by without taking advantage of it, io ridicule Christianity and the Bible, aud it is not at all surprising that he refused to take the oath oa the Testament. The Government are now reconsidering the;r decision, as to whether Mr Bradlaugh wi'l be permitted to take J-s seat on giving a written statement of r vegi"ice. MeanwJile his Northprnpton supporters pre without .a representative.