NEWS OF THE WEEK.
MR. BRADLAUGH was unfortunately the hero of Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday night, an enormous assembly in Trafalgar Square cheered him on to demand admission to take his seat as M.P. for Northampton in the House of Commons ; and on Wednesday he went, accompanied to the House by a considerable company, whom he left outside, to demand his admission once more. The Speaker had very properly given orders, in compliance with the resolution of the House, to exclude him, if he should attempt to force his way in, and to expel him by force, if needful; and this accordingly was done, soon after noon on Wednesday, and was not done without some violence, in which Mr. Bradlaugh's coat was torn, and his strength was more or less exhausted. For the use of this violence, Mr. Bradlangh seeks legal redress, which we do not suppose he has any chance of getting. It will certainly be held that the House has full power to protect itself, and that even the violence used to Mr. Bradlaugh outside its walls, having been considered necessary by the Speaker for its effectual protection, was justifiable and legal. Indeed, the House, when challenged, passed by a great majority (191 to 7) a final vote, approving of the order given by the Speaker. Mr. Bradlaugh will not make much of his application for a summons against Inspector Denning.
