, 1876-02-09
tho canal. 1fo toqueBted tint explanations DO
plybn Of nAvn'n rnl4hIon to EEyrt, -....

fueiyoalnye cittutafs. he raitl It WA fle strong
dcsita sni intention Of tho Goyosnfnent 10 "
cnuraEo and nbollal, eiavory wherever possible.
He commended that e uoyesoh. r,r M a" a. stps strev
had Already douo In Africa. Ilo adintItad hih
responsibility for tho ilrRt clfcu!ar. though no
mover saw It. Ile did mot defend Il lof NM
ulont. It's 1oualI had ss.ialsd tla country, aud
ho .vou1d not dwoli upon II further, Tho M sec, ,
ond circular wns, however, prepared by Tho Lord
Mgh Chaucu!lor. md contained Nj accurate def.
nlIlon Of tho !aw. Tlo e'reHlas wha renantea
eign coasts, cnthllhg legal netlons nhd tue 1'nY-
msut OF cur,3,cusstions By tho aoTotittons. lln
drprechted tho ss,ggottiou Tint the 6ognsnment
should hare tsaund Instructions sorfotty. THO
l,oral Commission soald not only in1atro Into
tho rruspnt stato Of tito law, but flto nco whero
It 10 adyfasblc 10 nltcr IT, and how BY negotiation
altetnston could b, effected. Tho Inquiry Would
DO firm and pton. ..,-.,.
c'arod tho 0oyornmcpt could hot haTo hcted
otherwise Than It did. 4 refusal to recommend
tho pors to gvo favorable confederation To- tho
Austrian proposals would hAve placed England
in an undesirable Hsato Of isolation. II En-
gland bad refused 10 ngreo to tho noto, tho SUI
tan would noctsBatiiT 1T once hhvo rcj6ctea II.
Then England rou!d hhVo beon ~ Al inrlehs@
mt position, which would haTo followed II fus-
ther Questions had a5sof ~ 70 Mse.peo t ,ho y"
other rowors. II England had proposed eon-
fottnco, ies only couEBc wotld hare rion9aoaty Y!
been to adopt tic ycry suggehiIona eo'lalAoa ~
tho Austrian note. II to hroaen. l1upoon,s oo1,,s
Anopld npt ptoyp successful In 5oftnE tlo conl'
plicatlon, England wonl1 be as Tree as 70 tno ~
turo rs aho wha boforo tho Austrian holo TaH
written.
Disrneli then turacd, to tho subject j. Of .'le
| snnz Cnnai shares purchase. Ito denied that tho
0oyernmout lad saiu anything about the East
etn t,ueetIon in connection with tho tnatter. Ie
ren,Irled tho uouse that important questions
Affecting tho canal had been tho eaolec. ~ ~
| tho ]nto ftoforntnent. Ho stated that Mhen the
Government WAS ttrat offered tho khedifo'a
shares thor replied thoy Ncso dtapoHod to assist
thu kheaiyo, but not purchase sna eilatos at ont-
Dlo keep tho sharoa. Tho nows thcn auddenly
| caluo sliat Fronch Aoofoly Vns willing to ntr-
chaso tho shares for hcarly four 1nilliona stor-
ling. b,it under oncrouB conditions. Ihe Ane-
| dive. ACCORDING to promise ho had made, Of
forod England tlse refusal OF Tho sharoa. Il Tes
| not mnt!or to hesitate over. on Tue
a0th Of November, 1875, tho french
essSd s, qFa Ma pG11s t9sras Wh''s, .s
purchase Of tho shrea by o French compahy.
Lord Derby replied lo did mol think tho English
propo would view with satisfaction tho poHena.
sion OF oil tha canal shs,cs 1y france. Attor ~,
baasados asked why England bad bought The
shares. Tho roply mado uas tho sauao rs
| befotg. ~.
1
pecteil 10 produce results which gave ogcry pros-
i,oct that English interests would be adequately
represented In tho management OF tho eanai;;
Tho khelige's shlrcB, ho added, Wo1o purchased
in ti1no Of peace. 1Ie considered tho pnrchado
gayo additional SECURITY to tho freedom Of inter-
course with Iudia. 11e decllnad to enter upon
nn explanation as 10 What England vouil do In
time Of rar. Or what might DO tho clrcumasaucoa
Of tho Lorant-a.cdttcr EnRlana haa -
largo fo1co In tho Mediterranean. md stIongholda
which she would neror gollnQufsh. llor policy
then waB not aggressive. lie vas confldons the
purchase OF the chnal shares would command
sppr1sa of tue eofatsY 70 ,s an ~ 'en0eo
DiyraeIl, Oh concluding liB speech, waa nuct
oheeted. ....-
Mr. Gladetono followed. 11o expressed gen
cral approval Of tho uo1ornmcnts declining ths
policy Of xbstention In regard to Herzegovina
Several uomo-lsulo members Hpoko Iaoi
complained that the Government neglected tht
iutoreHts Of ireland, mud aakei for the roleaBt
Of tho Fenan conycts.
| The address WAS nxreeh TO-.
i IN THE Lolspa
III tho lchnto OIL tho address Ia tue House q
Lords. tho Entt of Derby, 1enlyng to tue upceel
by Earl Granville, uaid We laye every mo
two TO insist on only What is strictly rcusonabi
from China. bnt we cannot 60 back from ~ha
wo haye demanded. I sincerely hopo China VII
not be guilty Of any evaaton 70 nhiold the guilty.
In regard to sl,o insurrcctlon IN Herzegovina
. Lord Derby admitted TINT apprehsnsIons wer
: probably not without cnuso, that II the contes
, | wore uos promptly suppressed scryis and Nor
tonogro might to,p III IL, aud general comfuslo
: onbuo wlslc! would reopon tho whole Easter
, question. 4 wnr OF that kind would iufalhol
i become rcliglous war botwaen Muasnluaa
, and Christian. Even II no actual conflict OF
t sued, feelings Of anlmuslty would bo cngouae'
[ cd, which would probably not oo confined, t
, Europe. but wonltl cause ua trouble III nnotte
/ mart Of tho world. There wero gEaYo feasor'
Tor England'H Rgreoiug to the Austrian notc MI
: | hc repoa.ed some Of those roanonH.
KENEALY ONCE MpnE.
. NEW YonR, Feb. ga dispatch from Lop1o
: aayH that aome cxcitoment was cnusnd aroutl
0 Trafalgar Square ny an attompt Of tho AlaRn
] Chart1sta to escort kenunly to WeHtmtnBtct, th
$ being frustrated by tho polco.
. TllRkFY