The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-21
FOREIGN NEWS.
.h Great Britain.

Great Britain.
| PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE ON THE BELGIAN
PRUss1As QUESTION. 7aE
LONDON. April 10. in the House OF Com
mons tonight, in reply 10 question put by
Mr.. O'Reilly, member for Longford county,
Mr.. Disraeli stated that Prince Bismarck. as
long ago as January, 1874, made the sugges.
ton that England should join Prussia Ia 4
strong remonstrance the latter was com
PEELED to make 10 Belgium against what he
lBismarck) described as 4 conspiracy Of the
! Ultramontane and Jesuit refugees against the
peace of Germany. Earl Granville, then
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, replied that he
| hoped Bismarck would not press Belgium 10
go beyond the limits of her constitutional
institutions.
Ia the House of Lords Earl Russell asked
Lord Derby whether the Prusso- Belgian
correspondence Sas transmitted, and Whe.
| Their there was any reason TO fear that The
peace of Europe was endangered thereby.
| Lord Derby replied the tex of Prussia's
first note fully justified Dir. Dlsraei 10 pro-
nouncing it not menace, but friendly re.
menstrance. He had the assurance of the
German Ambassador, which basty exami.
nation bad given no reason to doubt, that the
second Prussian note was conceived in very
friendly spirit. 1t would be premature to
express an opinion the merits of the queS.
ton, as England had not been formally APP
| piled to. At present he anticipated result
| of the controversy without uneasiness. The
British Government valued the indepeud.
ence Of Belgium and the peace Of Europe,
but was happy to think that neither were in
danger. .....@..
The Select Committee on Foreign Loans
has reported to the House of Commons that
the documents which appeared in the Times
and the Neus were published by permission
of the chairman.
Germany and Belgium.
BIsMARck's SECOND NOTE TO BELGlUM
LONDON, April 19.-Tbe second German
note to Belgium will be published tn-mor-
row. 1t expresses regret at Belgium's refu.
sal to comply with Germany's wishes, and
continues: "Tbe Belgian Government is
best aware of the parliamentary difficulties
in the way of compliance, but 1t must at the
same time be convinced that the first thing
to be done is to recognize the necessity of
affording some redress, whereas the exam.
nation into the diff :ulties is of secondary
importance. The consideration of the means
TO prevent 'rigues against neighboriDg
State interests Is equally the duty of Powers
which strive for general peace and good re-
lations. -..
at is to be hoped that Belgium will fol.
low the example of Germany, and endeavor
to obtain an alteration Of her laws, thus
giving fresh proof of the value she attaches
to good relations with Germany. Should
the effort fail, the public view of the ques
ton will nevertheless be clearer, and an un
derstanding will be brought about between
all the interested States. Germany has not
sought to interfere with Belgium's internal
affairs. Her object has been to prevent
foreign Intervention in her own" The note
concludes with reference to the special obi
cations Belgium is under to the guaranteeing
Powers on account Of her neutral positioa.
BERLIN, April 19.-The National Gazette
asserts that Austria and Russia will support
Germany in her demands. The Lower House
of the Prussian Diet has passed the bill abro.
eating those clauses of the Constitution
which allow the independent administration
of ecclesiastical affairs, the uuimpeded inter.
course of religious bodies with their supe-
riors, and freedom of clerical appointments.