, 1877-02-17
The Two Great Parties In 1gnoranee OF
Each Others Future Line
Of Policy.
Niidhnt I>ashn to Be Recalled at
tho Request OF Great
Britain,
Busda Making Extensive Arrangements
ior Hospital Service
Rumors OF Political Struggle In Prog.
rcss In Constanttnop1e.


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ERIE nAttwAr.
loapos, Feb. 1D.-It Ia announced that the
Eric Hallway Trustees have obtained majority
Of the asecnts of tho first consolidated first
mortgage bonlaolders. Tie restriction sclte1nc
b therefore safe.
GoRrscuAEoFF's CIRCULAR.
In the House of Commons thia Afternoon the
Under Secretary for the Foreign Department,
III reply to question by Sir Charles Dixie, sad
that the Government Intends answering Prince
Gortechakof1's circular, but the time Of answer
Ing depends on tho course Of events. The cf-
feet Of the change Of Government at Conatant!-
noplc, and the results Of tho negotiations be-
tween the Porto and Scrvia and Montenegro,
must be awaited. It Is also destrnble, before
pressing our vlews, to know those Of tho other
Powers
TREATY EFaA1EMENTs
LONDON Feb. 1o.-In the House OF Com
mons Gladstone asked the Govcrnment's optn-
ion regarding treaty engagements, aud 0athornc
Hardy. Secretary Of Ssate for War, replied that
tho Government did not consider itself free
from the obligations Of the treaties Of 1885 and
1911 He could not agree TINT Turkey be left In
the cold, yet sadd'cd with oil the obligations Of
those treaties. II Turkey was bound by them,
he openly, loudly, ant1 pcremptortly declared
The rest Of Europe must also bc bound by them.
We do not at present, be said, intend 10 use
material cocrcfyc measures against Turkey, nor
draw the sword for ller.
Mr.. Gladstone, In questioning the Govern
ment to-day about the treaties. cited the dis
patch Of Lord Derby to Sir Henry Elliott, dat
Sept. $, 1870, In which the former declared that
English sympathy was completely allenatcd
from Turkey BY the atrocities committed, and
Her MnJesty's Government, even In tho event
1F MI trp1+1H fnf u rrantteN1x
ly impossible to protect Turkey. War between
Russia and Turkey would thus place England in
hu,ailiat!ug position, AZ It would bring Ter
sympathIcs Into direct opposition to her treaty
engagen,ents, Gladstone argued that En-
Rlautl's treaty engagements did not bind her to
support Turkey In any circumstances: Ho
freed from their obligations II Turkey on he1r
part had not fulfilled tc expectations Of reform
Which slle held out al tile time tho treaty Tns
sIgued. lie wished to know whether tho GOV.
erninent now considered themselves absolycd
from the obligations which Lord Derby Inns III.
serted were binding upon them in bis 6cptetn.
Gathorne Hardy, aftcr replying that the Gov
eminent did not consider themselves FREQ from
tl,c obligations of the treaties Of 1855 md 1871.
said ic was surprised tlot ui'dstSne q M & had % not
the treaty Of raIfs was rcviscd In 1b5l. and hc
hnI III tight to Ssy tlle psescnt Cabinet ought
to fulfill obligations which this Cabinet nog.
lcttcd In 1871.
Mr. 1lar,ly demonstrated that s,onc OF the con-
trnctily Powers had the right under tho treaty
to act without consulting others lie wantel
to know whether tho bad conduct OF purity 10
treaty towards Its own subjects was sufficient
cauEe fur excluding It from European adyaHt.
.agcs and fur excluding Eurupe from the advani:.
ase of the treaty., II ths was answered
freed from her snsayen'cits. Al to tho qne.-
ten whether England wns bound under tho
treaty to 20 to war for Turkey, ho would say
uo. The basts of the Confcrcnco .was. the H.
i,sal Powers ALTERED ] to THAI that priurlo.e h 'at It
tlie Cunfeeclte VIC wero bouild to support It In
ls wn IN @ ws 1sS qss %sss suneysS ia IT,
the swoEl to cotIstruln Turkey. II ought to
nuke tbs bluss, with shame, for We should thcre-
by Violate promises anl treaties.
Hardy refused to enter into any engagement
relative to lhe future. lle hoped that tGe luor.
al pressure VI England and Uter powers would
nut bu without result. England was not obliged
" make war, but she wins Obliged to maintain
Treaties.
An animated debate followed. Haplln. Com
aervatlge, declared that Gladstone, an tlunora-
bic man, should withdraw his chargcs agalnst
the Government or test thclr truth by definite
motion.
Gladstone complained bitterly Of having for
tlc trst ttlnc In his life been aecused Of uisin-
clinasion tn meet hls opponents fairly, but he
VecllIeA ~ EtfEAl Ilt4 hAust
Sir Stafford SurthcGtu urged that the Opposi-
tinn wrre bound either to eha!lcnEu the Gov
ernmcnt's conduct or admit thxt their charged
Lad been nladG ID tguurance.
The Marquis Of Harrington, without Rbsolata-
ly promising " Introduce such motion, would
not almlt that the Liberal accusations were
made unhcr o fa!ss Impression. II they TO-
Trained from challenging tho Governments
policy, It WAS BECAUSE that policy had undergone
change.
The debate on tho subject was adjourned
uuitl Friday next. -