The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-02-05 00:00:00

fat liantentatro_ 'combings.

On Monday, in the House of Lords, Earl Derby
declared that the Cabinet would not swerve from the
policy which bed been laid down in his despatch in
May last. With regard to his resignation and sub's-
quent resumption of aloe, be explained that he
resigned because astes, was resolved upon which he
could not appr.ve or defend. An unexpected change
bed come over the situation, and he had been able to
resume his office. Of the terms of peace the Govern-
ment were as yet imperfectly informed, but they still
claimed, as other countries would also claim, a voice in
the final settlement.
In the Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer
moved the vote of credit for 26.000,009, and in doing
so read an " authoritative " but not " official" state-
ment of the bases of peace as proposed by Russia,
which had been communicated to the Cabinet by
Count Schouvalolf. The Out, he said, was sent to the
Dardanelles in consequence of one of the Rush=
terms being understood to soun that the questior of
the Straits should be settled between the Czaz and the
Sultan alone. Next day the terms were corrected by
the telegraph, and it wee then found that the question
was to be settled by Russia and a conference of the
Powers. The Cabinet thereupon gave the order to
recall the fleet. The Government were determined
not to recognise • separate peace between Ramie and
Turkey, and they had mum to believe Must the
Auerfan Government entirely shared their sieve. The
vote would be made a question of confidence On the
proposel of the Marquis of Hartingdon, the debate was
adjourned until Thursday.
On Tuesday, in the House of Lords, the Earl of
Derby assented to the medoctiou of certain papers
having reference to affairs in Greece.
In the Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer
said that Her Majesty's Government had no knowledge
of an understanding between Russia. Austria, and
Germany of an amain and defensive alliance, and
having in view, for one of its objects the partition of
the Ottoman Empire. Mr. Forster gave notice of an
min:sent against the motion of the Chanoellor of
the Exchequer for the vote of credit of six millions.
On Wednesday, in the House of Commons, Captain
B. =Jaye notice of his intention to move, on the
vote of cretav vote of confidence in the
Thiletry. Mr. K moved the second
of the Criminal Law ridden. Amendment RUE
Upon a division, the numbers were—for the second
reading, lie, !pine; 79 On the motion otMr
Ashley, the Bill was referred to a select committee.
The Public Baths and Washhonses Bill was read a
second time, and the House adjourned.
On Thursday, in the Home of Lards. a debate took
edam on the selet7 of the lives and property of the soh.
jects of the Pmts. In reply Derby said that when
the bases of peace were known they should receive
the gamut attention of Government, whose care
should be that the settleenset of peace was durable, that it
was made with the coat:armee of Europe, said that equal
jut* should be dealt out to Mussulmans and Christians,
TM House of Commons was crowded only in leas degree
than on the previous Fnday when the if iniaterial crisis had
reached a bead. Mr. Ashley called attention to an °Metal
curreepoodence on the subject of certain letten ashamed
by Yr. Glehtons to Mr. Negropcetts. &Greek merchant in
Constantinople, and Sir Stafford Northootesaid t there