The riot was a most discreditable one. When Mr. A.
Herbert rose to second Sir C. Dilke, the Tories, instead of quietly not at- tending, resolved to stop him, and for an hour and a quarter yelled, shouted, screamed, hissed, crowed like cocks, brayed, and made animals of themselves in every possible way. Four efforts to count out were made, but stopped by Government, which wanted a divi- sion, and at length Lord E. Cecil (?) "saw strangers "and expelled the reporters,—not to prevent their reporting so disgraceful a scene, but to stop Mr. Herbert, who, however, stood out the storm as obstinately as his ancestor stood out Lord George Gordon. The whole business, had it occurred M the French Assembly, would have furnished an argument for recalling Napoleon III., and in America would have been quoted to discredit a Republic. The new Speaker appears to have rather failed in his duty, per- mitting the riot to go on without arresting the schoolboys who led it, and disregarding even an appeal from Mr. Dodson, who was scandalized by the cock-crowing, only remarking that "ha had never been so pained," and this after he had decided in reply to Viscount Bury that Sir C. Dilke had a right to make his motion.
