The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-23
FOREIGN NEWS.
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ENGLAND.


LONDON, May 92.-In the House Of
Commons, to-day, Disraeli in reply 10
the question Of Maurice Brooks, Liberal
and Home Ruler, whether he intended to
advise the Queen 10 extend mercy TO the
persons imprisoned for breach Of allie
glance To her Majesty, stated that only fif-
Teen persons remain in custody within
The category of the question. Alter .
long explanation, showing that two Of
these are convicted Of murder, six are 10
English prisons and the remainder in
West Australia under military slryeil-
lance, Disraeli said considering the cir:
cumstanees he cannot now, recommend
the granting Of amnesty. 4
John O'Connor, Liberal and Home
Ruler, under motion TO adjourn strong
ly protested. :,
Geo. Anderson, Liberal, Disraeli and
Joseph GALES Biggar, member for Cavan
county, Home Ruler and Liberal, spoke
in reply, upholding the action OF the min
istry and declaring that England's honor
was at stake. After further observations
by Charles S. Parnell, Home Ruler, Phil.
lip Collan, Liberal, and others. some Of
the English members saying they signed
the petition for Amnesty under misap-
prehensions, the subject Of Fenians was
dropped. The scene during the debate
was very animated. .-.
John Samon, Liberal, will ask to-mor-
row whether the Cubans on board the
Octayia at the time Of her capture by the
Spanish have been released, and, If not,
whether any steps have been taken TO OBJ
tain their release, since all on board were
protected by the British flag.
Disraeli, in replying to the question
Of Mr.. Campbell, said that It was
true that the government was unable to
concur In the proposal Of the north
ern provinces for the pacitication
Of the Turkish provinces, and that il was
impossible 10 publish the terms Of the
proposal till it had been formally COM
municated TO the Porte. Sir Vim. Vernon
Harcourt, Liberal, will tomorrow ask'the
government II before the final release OF
Winslow the House will have an oppor-
tunity TO consider the correspondence be-
tween the United States and the British
government.
THE wrSsLow CASE.
lis understood that the government
will ask that WinSlok be further re-
manded tomorrow, and as Baron Pollock
is not likely 10 make any difficulty there
is little probability Of the prisoners i'm
mediate discharge. Indeed feeling is
growing here among those interested in
the case that the government will not ad.
here to its present position, but will seek
some other solution Of the question than
refusal on its own responsibility to
comply with the requirements Of truth.
The Pail Mall Gazette, which has hith:
erto strongly endorsed the position Of
the government, in a leading editorial
to-day on Secretary Fish's letter Of
March 3lst, still maintains that the gov
ernment is obliged to obey municipal
law in preference to the treaty stipuia-
tions, but says the government ought TO |
take steps to refer to the courts the ques- |
tion whether the Ashburton treaty Is ex-
cepted from the operation Of the act Of
1870. In last resort says the Pull NAL
Ga-etie it is question not for the law of
ficers but for the courts, and there are
recognized means OF raising it in the latter
for their decision. Our government will
not be wholly free from responsibility 10
the United States until this question has
been so raised and decided.
1LoNDoN, May 2S.-The daily telegraphs
special from ConstantinOple says that the
Sultan will be compelled to abdicate
the thorne soon.