Rejection of Bradlaugh. London, February 8.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1499, 11 February 1882, Page 2

Rejection of Bradlaugh. London, February 8.

In the House of Commons last night Mr Gladstone gave notice of a motion to amend the procedure of l^rliament, so as to provide that a cloturc shall be votable by a bare majority of the House, provided two hundred members support, or less than forty oppose, the motion for it being pronounced. A motion by Mr Gray for an inquiry into the circumstances attending the arrest and imrpisonment of the Irish members was discussed in the House of Commons last night, and was rejected. The House of Lords has adopted the Address in Reply to the Queen's Speech. A motion for a similar address has been under discussion in the House of Commons, but the debate stands adjourned. In the House of Commons last evening, Mr Bradlaugh appeared, and was advancing towards the table, when Sir Stafford Northcote rose and moved, " That he should not be allowed to take the oath." Sir Vernon Harcourt thereupon moved the previous question, and spoke at some length, advising the House to allow Mr Bradlaugh to take the oath, subject to the final decision of the question in the Law Courts. Mr Bradlaugh then, speaking from the bar of the House, solemnly declared that the oath would be binding upon him. A lengthy debate ensued, and finally the previous question was rejected by a majority of 58 in the full House. Sir Vernou Harcourt's motion was supported by Mr Gladstone and other members of the Government. After the rejection of the previous question Sir Stafford Northcote's motion refusing Mr Bradlaugh permission to take the oath was adopted. Mr Bradlaugh then withdrew from the Chamber, and subsequently lodged a protest against the decision come to.