CABLEGRAMS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 4292, 23 February 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

(RIOTER'S CABLEORAM3.)

(Received Feb. 23—1.15 p.m.) ■ *''j§ Mr Bradlaugh. - «3B London, February 21st.—Mr Charlo. ' - Bradlaugh has addressed a letter to th« '■ Speaker of the House of Commons, MM nouncing that ho has decided not to appear : again at Westminster Palace until thei Law I Courts have decided regarding his ckimine to take his seat as member for Northamp! London, Feb. 22.—1 n the House of Com Vi monslast evening, Mr.Bradlaugh's letters '^ to the Speaker, in which the former stated that he would not appear at the bar 'i of the House to claim his ritffissa to sit as representative for North- '^ hampton until a decision has been riven by tlio Law Courts, was laid unon *'•• '*>•? the table. Sir Stafford Northcote '-! leader of the Opposition, thereon moved "-^ that the House should re-affirm thia'W resolution passed on the 11th excluding Mr Bradlaugh from the Chamber and from M tho precints of the Palace. The motion >. 'M was carried by a large majority. (Received February 23, Noon.) Gordon Pasha's Success. Cairo, February 21. —Telegrams have-i been received from Khartoum reporting "■?? that Gordon Pasha is meeting with con- :?l tinued success in his efforts to complete the ? pacification of the Soudan. Arrangements S have boon mado for the interview between '■ J Major-General Gordon and Mahdi, and the IJ former will leive Khartoum at an early '5 dato for that purpose. »iw Despatchoa are to hand from Souakim announcing that Colonel Graham, with the i| filial portion of the British troop 3 fromfl Cairo, arrived there yesterday. The ex-*| pedition for the relief of Tokar will com- - % mence its march thither on Sunday next!; M the 24th inst. '