The national Republican., 1867-05-13
Foreign-Assembl of the Brit
ish House OF Commons Ont-
tors for the Grecian Government
The Treaty Concerning Luxem.
burg signed-The New italian
Minister to the United States.

LONDON, May 9.-The House OF Com
mons assembled this evening. Il
Mr., Labouchere alluded to the Peace
Congress negotiations, and inquired IL the
English Government intended to guarantee
the neutrality Of Luxembourg without first
taking the opinion Of Parliament on such
an important subject and so serious an
official proceeding.
Lord Stanley, Foreign Secretary, reply
ing on behalf Of the Cabinet, said the mem
bers of the Peace Conference had met in
session for the second time to-day, and
although he could not at present enter into
detail of the proceedings, he might re,
port that a substanttal arrangement had
been arrived at in the conference on all tht
matters IN dispute, so that an amicabls
settlement Of the Luxemburg question was
practically realized at this moment. Loud
cheers followed the announcement. ,
Lord Stanley proceeded to say that hi
congratulated the House OF Commons
and congratulated the country at large OF
the fact that the good sense and ,modera
ton Of the Powers primarily interested al
parties in the Luxembourg difficulty hat
had the effect Of arresting the unspeakable
calamities which would ensuc to the people
from European war. Loud cheers =
With respect to the part, taken by her
Majesty's Government in the matter, the
Cabinet acted, in accordance with consti
tutional usage, in their ministerial respon.
sibility as Official advisers Of the Grown
and Sovereign. which responsibility, as
well as the reasons which induced them to
undertake it, they were ready to yindicate
to Parliament and before the country.
The matter had become very critical.
Ministers were informed every moment,
by telegraph and otherwise, Of the in
creasing gravity Of the case, SO he Lord
Stanley could not take upon himself to
postpone or delay an amendment desired
BY. all the parties interested pro-
posed in the conference-when by so
doing he would most likely prevent Alto
gether the maturing and giving expression
to the sentiment.
With reference to the guarantee Of the
neutrality Of Luxemburg, he lord Stan.
levi regretted to observe that the House
Of Commons should show q susceptibility
with regard to the action Of the Cabinet
for he also voted the guarantee. The mem
bers Of the House were aware that Eng
land and-what was an uncommon occur
rence-the remainder of the great Powers
who were parties to the Luxemburg and
Belgo- Holland treaty of the year 1889 bad
absolutely guaranteed the territory oi
Luxemburg to the King Of Holland at that
time. What the Government had now
done was merely to adapt that guarantee
to the present circumstances Of the case,
and render it efficacious in view Of the
changes which had taken place in the
Germanic Confederation. Ministers had
not extended, but, on the contrary, had
rather limited the guarantee incurred in
1889, and by that action contracted the
responsibility which the country sustained
under II.
The present negotiations would be
brought to conclusion within the space
of few days, and then the whole Of the
papers connected with the proceedings Of
the London Peace Congress Of 1867 would
be laid before Parliament. Loud cheer
ing followed the close Of Lord Stanley'i
speech.
LONDON, May 1.-THE Globe, Of thii
evening, says that the treaty Of the dispo
sition Of the Luxemburg question was
signed to-day by all the parties participat
ing in the conference.
The Prince Of Wales is visiting Paris.
VIENNA, May lit is said the Govern
ment of Greece has contracted with thu
United States for the purchase Of sever
iron-clads Of the monitor pattern.
FLORENCE, May I'm. Cerratti, Vict
Consul at San Francisco, has been ap
pointed to succeed M. Bertinatti at Wash
ington.
Sr. PETERSBURG, May 1.-THE telegraph
line connecting this city with the mouth o
the Amoor river has been completed.
LONDON, May ll.-Consols have de
clned to 92A. United States bonds ar
quoted at 72t. ...f.
QUEENsrowN, May 1.-THE steamship
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