Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14
EUROPE.
The Luxembourg Question Settled
Peace OF Europe acknowledgement
Of Lord sf&nIey-The English Reform
FfIl.

The Luxembourg Question Settled
Peace OF Europe GuRranteed-Speech
o. lord Sf&nley-The English Reform
BIZ.
LONDON, May I0.-The Fortress OF
Luxembourg will be evacuated by the
| Prussian troops, and razed TO the ground.
No troops will be retained within the ter
ritory of Luxembourg, except the force
which may be necessary to maintain order
and preserve peace. The pressure which
was exerted on the plenipotentiaries in
Congress- BY the defiant attitude which the
opposing powers maintained towards each
other, combined with the knowledge which
members had Of the great war preparations
being carried on on the continent, led
TO the very speedy action on the part of the
conference representatives..
In the House of Commons, on the eve
ming of the 9th, Lord Stanley congratulated
the House and the country at large on the
fact that the good sense and moderation of
the powers previously interested as parties
in the Luxembourg difficulty had the effect
of arresting the unspeaksble calamities
which would ensue to the people from
European war. With respect to the part
taken by her Majesty's government in the
matter the cabinet acted in accordance with
constitutional usages heretofore in their
ministerial responsibility as official adyis-
ers of the Crown and Sovereign, which re-
sponsibility as we'll as the reasons which
induced them to undertake it, they were
ready to vindicate to Parliament and before
the country. The matter had become very
critical. Their masters were informed of
every movement by telegraph and other
wise Of the increasing gravity of the case
So he lord Stanley could not take upon
himself to postpone or delay an amendment
desired by all parties interested and pro-
posed before the conference, when, by so
doing, he would most likely prevent alto
gether, the maturing and giving expression
10 the sentiment.
With reference to the guarantee Of the
now territory Of Luxembourg, he lord
Stanley regretted to observe that the
House Of Commons should show suscepti-
bility with regsrd to the action of the
Cabinet, for he also voted for the guarantee.
The members of the House, were aware
that England, and, what was an un-
common acceptance, the remainder of the
great powers, who were parties TO the Lux
embourg and Blego-Holland treaty of the
year 1899, had absolutely guaranteed the
territory of Luxembourg TO the King Of
Holland at the time What the govern
ment had now done was merely to adapt
that guarantee to the present circum-
stances of the case and render il efhcscious,
in view of the changes which had taken
place in the Germanic Confederation. Min
listers had not extended, but on the contra
", had rather limited the guarantee in
CURED in 1889, and b. that action contract
ed the responsibilities which the couniry
submitted under it. The present negotia-
tons would be brought 70 a conclusion with
in few days, and then the papers con-
nected with the proceedings Of the London
Peace Congress, Of 1867, would be laid
before Parliament.
Loud cheering followed the close Of Lord
SANKEY'S speech. During the close Of the
debate in the House Of Commons on Dis
rselis compromise reform amendments,
Mr.. Gladstone said the government bill
was s shallow, transparent, and dissimula-
ting pretense Of q measure for the exfen-
sion Of the franchise, and he despaired of
its ever being made a good OF beneficial
one BY the amendment.
In the House John Bright delivered
q speech, in which he declared the Derby
bill the most unjust and offensive measure
ever submitted to the House Of Com
nous Of England. Roebuck and Disraeh
defended the government bin plan The
debate closed after the speech Of the Chan
oellor Of the ExchegueF Strangers were
then excluded from the House and d.
vision taken. When the doors we're
opened, it was declared that the vote vas