25 NOVEMBER 1882, Page 2

The ninth resolution, which deals with the offence of individual

obstruction, or disobedience to the order of the House, was discussed during a great part of Monday, and all Tuesday and Wednesday. The debate showed a very general dislike on the part of the House to permit anything like constructive and collective suspensions, such as that put in force by Mr. Playfair last Session,--a dislike in which it was tolerably evident that the Prime Minister himself sympathised. Indeed, he made very important concessions which will render it impossible in future for absent Members to be sus- pended, or for more than one Member to be suspended at a time, " unless several Members present together have jointly disregarded the authority of the Chair."