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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume III, Issue 214, 24 February 1882, Page 2

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LONDON, February 21.

In the House of Cominous this evening, Mr. Gladstone made a speech regarding the ca«e of Mr. Bradlaugh. The Premier stated he considered the conduct of that gentleman was scandalous, and he declined to lead the House in the action which should be taken regarding Mr. Bradlaugh. Several abortive motions followed, and in the course of discussion Mr. Bradlaugh entered the Chamber, but was ordered by the Speaker to withdraw, and did so. Finally, Sir Stafford Northcote moved, and Mr. Gladstone supported a resolution that Mr. Bradlaugh should be expelled from the House. After a brief debate, the motion was carried.

A new writ will now be issued for Northampton, and Mr. Bradlaugh, it is understood, will again be a candidate for the vacant seat.

Michael Davitt, one of the prominent Land Leaguers, has been elected without opposition to the vacancy in the representation of Meath in the House ot Commons. LONDON, Fetwjiary 23. The Bank of England has to-day reduced its rates of discount to 5 per cent. Mr. Corbet will, it is announced, oppose Mr. Bradlaugh in the election for Northampton. ST. PETERSBURGH, Feb. 22. The Russian Government has ordered General Skoebelofi" to proceed without delay to this city. 23rd. Schouvaloff, whose death was announced yesterday, is not the well-known ambassador of that name, but Count Schouvaloff, Commandant-General of Russian Guards. BERLIN, February 23. Prince Bismarck has demanded of the Russian Government an explanation of the recent speech of General Scobuioff to the Servian students in Paris (in which he made warm diatribe against the Germans, aud predicted that war between Russia and Germany was inevitable,) MELBOURNE, This Day. Sailed this morning — The s.s. Albion, for Bluff. She takes the English mail via Suez, which arrived here yesterday.