24 FEBRUARY 1883, Page 2

Obstruction began on Friday week, so soon as the Attorney-

General moved that " the Speaker do leave the Chair," in order that he might move, in Committee of the whole House, that the Chairman be directed to move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Parliamentary Oaths Act. Leave was at once re- sisted, but the motion was carried by a majority of 90 (160 to 70). On the motion that the Chairman be directed to ask for leave to amend the Oaths Act, motions that progress be reported were at once made, and the whole of the later hours of Friday thus occupied, till the Government gave way, and deferred the motion till after midnight on Monday, Mr. Alderman Fowler calling the Bill a national renunciation of God, and Mr. Warton terming it a preference of Bradlaugh to God.