Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-11
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BY TELEGR.spN,
40 TssE pAEt.y DEaOCRAT.
NEW YORK.

NEW fohR, May 10y. H. Io.d, Tor
merry a policeman, has been arrested,
on Tie charge a rahbing the Office OF Steak
er & Bower, in Wall street, Of $4,000
worth Of deprecated currency in 1864, and
1920 in coin on the 4ih OF this month.
1t is supposed that about tl $685. IN
gold will be shipped TO Europe to morrow
NRw YoRK, May 1.-The Herald Lon,
don special says: Fortress Luxembourg
will be evacuated BY sne nuss'sn .Iu1Ps'
and RACED TO the srouoo. ro uoops WI os
retained With" the .esssofy oi AeAeoou.s
....ns . force which may be necessary to
msinssin order and preserve peace.
Prussia which Was excited on pIsnipater-
tiaries in Congress BY the defiant attitude
which the opposing powers maintained to-
wards each other, combined with the knowl
edge which the members had of the great
war preparations now being carried on on
the continent. led to very SPECIFY action on
the part Of the conference of Representa-.
,yes in the House Of Commons.
On the evening Of the 9Th Lord Stanley
congratulated the House and country at
large on the facts that the good sense and
moderation of the powers primarily inter>
es,ed as parties in the Luxembourg Difficult
" had the effect of arrcstng unspeakable
calamitie which would cnsue to the public
from an European war. With respec. to
the part taken by Her Majesty's Govern
ment in the matter, the cabinet acted in nc
cordancc with constitutional usage in their
ministerial responsibility as official advisers
Of the crown and sovereign, which respons
ibility, az well As the reasons which induced
them to undertake il, they were ready 20
vindicste to Parliament and before the
country.
The matter had become very critical
Ministers were informed every moment by
telegraph and otherwise Of the increasing
gravity Of the case so he, Lord Stanley,
could not take il upon himself to postpone
or delay an amendment desired by oil par>
ties interested ard proposed in conference,
when, BY 90 doing, he would most likely
prevent altogether the maturing On giving
expression to sentiment with reference TO
guarantee Of the nsuteality Of Luxembourg.
He, Lord Stanley, regretted to observe that
the House Of Commons should show sus
ceptibility with regard TO the action Of the
Cabinet, for he alss voted the guarantee
The members Of the House were aware that
England, and. what MAS IN uncem0on &C =
cusfsncs, the remainder of the great powers
WUO WV8O R0bttcb " tu0 AOAOa0OVuIK Utbu
Bsleo Holland treaty Of the year 1889. had
absolutely guaranteed the territsry of Lux>
embourg to the King Of Holland ct that
time; what the Government had now done
was merely to adopt that guarantee te The
present circumstance Of the case, and rem.
ders il cficacious, in view Of the changes
which had taken place in the Germanic
Confederation. The ministers had not ex-
tended, bu', on the contrary. had rather
limited the guarantee incurred in 1895. and
by that action contracted the responsibility
which the country had sustained under its
present negotiations would be brought 10 .
conclusion within n few days, and then the
papers connected with the proceedings Of
the London Peace Congress of 1867. Loud
cheering followed the close of Lord Stanley 8
speech.
During the close Of the debate in the
House of Commons on the ID Israeli compro
mise TO form amendments, Mr. Gladstone
sad that the Government bill was q shallow
transparent discriminating prctencc of a
measure for the extension of the franchise,
aud iesparcd oil its ever being made good
or beneficial on by amendment in the
House
John Bright delivered a speech in which
lie declared the Derby bin the most unjust
and offensive measure ever submit, d to tho
Commons of England
| Nessrs Roebuck and D'lsracli defended
the Government bill plan.
Debate closed after speech VI the Chan
cellor Of the Exchequer. Strangers were
then excluded from the House and divis>
ion taken. Whom the doors were opened il
was declared that the vote was for the Gov.
eminent bill, thus-For Government, 1922 +;
against, 256; majority for Government, &c.
The announcement Of the result was received
with loud and protractcd cheering from the
ministerial benches.
Tho Times Richmond special says: II is
impossible TO ascertain positively whether
Davis will be tried or not Judge Under
wood says il he isn't it will be because the
Attorneys are no, ready TO proceed. That
the court ready Chase will preside 1t is
asserted that the Government does not de>
sire TRIAL but wishes Davis released from
military icustody, or the responsibility Of the
detention thrown on tie Judiciary. If rex
leased he will be arrested on a bench war.
rant under the Norfolk Indictment; then
the Government counsel, protesting not to
he ready for trial, won't resist the motion 10
admit bail
Gen. Schofield announces that he won't
permit any public demonstration on the &C
casion Of the arrival Of Davis iniRichmond