The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

In the Houie of Lords. August 8, Earl Granville, the Sec-
retary for Foreign affairs, made a communication to their
lordships with respect to the steps taken to recurs Belgium
from the aggression I either of the belligerent Powers.
The noble earl's remarks were precisely to the same effect as
those of Mr. 0 lad•tone in the Home of Commons.
The Duke of Richmond thanked Lord Granville for con-
sulting the convenience of their lordships by making his
statement without waiting for the papers. It was aatisfec.
tory to nod that the Government were determined to main
Lan the neutrality of Belgium and the Inviolability of
Treaties Mid thereby to uphold the honour of this country
Renerving sty opinion On the conduct of the Government
until the papers were on the table, he expressed a fervent
hope that we might preserve our neutrality and at the same
time maintain .r honour liming the present war.
The Foreign Enlistment Bill as amended, passed through
Committee, and was afterwards read • third time and
paivied.
On the motion of Lord De Grey the Common.' amendments
to the Lords' Amendment* to the Elementary Education Bill
were agreed to, alter a protest by Lord Salisbury in favour
of once? the amendments moved by him.
The Glebe Loans (Ireland. Bill, was read a third time and II
passed.
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tin -The Toclealastical Titles Act Repeal Bill ,Commons'
anrmtinents),

Lord Cairns objected to the alterations made by the other
Hon.. several !nem, emit both House, baying left tO n In
the belief that tile bill would undergo n further alteration.
He therefore premed the withdrawal el the measure.
The bill wale then withdrawn.
The Post Ornce Bill and the Meeting of Parliament Bill
were read a third time and paned.
several ether bills (32 In all) were forwarded a stage, and
their lordships adjourned.
In the Hones of Commons, Mr. Watkln Williams give
notice that he would. early nest seeilon, move for leave
to bring in • bill to provbie that the rate of postage for newt
-
pipers shall be one halfpenny for every package of four

In reply to Lord E lwun.t Fitzrolorlce, In reference to The
fberet Treaty between France and Prussia,
Mr. Gladstone mall that the Government were not aware
that It was Count Kinnard, who gave 1.. rd A. Loftus the in-
formation on which lila despatch was blued. With regard to
the discrepancy, he thought considering the nature of the
transactions between the two Powers, and considering that
It VMS quite poschlo that the whole elucidation of those
transactions had not been produced, it would not be proper
that he should endeavour to give the explanation which the
hon. member wished for.

Mr Fielding asked if any reprtsentations had been made
by the Prussian Government to her Majesty's Government
complaining of an English pilot taking charge of the French
fleet.

Gladstore said that whether any formal representation
had been Mali. to the V ...elan (Mice he was not able to say.
The subject hail been ful:y considered, and directions had
been issued that no assistance ehould be given for the
purpose of steering belligerents, except out of k ritish
waters.