The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-09

Friday. We are informed that the Gov.
ernment has already $4,000 troops and
1000 horses ready TO embark ut any
moment.
LONDON, May SIN the House of
Commons, G. Hawthorne Hardy, War
Secretary, in reply to an inquiry Of ycs-
terday, said that no special roster had
been prepared Of the troops ready for
immediate service.
BOutke, Under Foreign Secretary,
said that the Government was not pre-.
pared TO contest the right, OF the Porte 10
issue regulations for the blockade Of the
Black Sea. A dispatch had been sent by
telegraph to Layard directing him to ask
Tor an extension Of some days for the
British shipping, and the Porte had an.
swered atlirmatiVely.
Mr.. Sullivan gave notice that he should
ask, on Monday, for an explanation Of
the intimation Of Mr.. Gross, Home Sec.
retary, that England would defend Egypt
from interference or attack, Mr., SIlii.
van said the points he wished 10 have ex-
planned were, FIRST, whether II is neces.
sarily the meaning or intent Of the gov
ernment to enable Egypt to participate
as belligerent In the war by supplying
Turkey with troops without incurring
the risk Of retaliatory hoStilties. Second,
whether the House is to understand from
the Language used that the government
was resolved, II Russia should retaliats
in Egypt by attacking Alexandria, upon
the employment Of British arms against
Russia. Third, and last, whether the in.
timation to Turkey and Egypt that their
chief ports would be more or less pro-
tected against hostiliLies, is not substan.
TALLY departure from neutrality.
Parliamentary whips on both sides are
very active and have sent urgent sum.
monses TO members 10 be in their seats
tonight in readiness for division on |
Gladstone's resolutions.
LONDON, May SIN the House oil
Lords, the Duke Of Rutland criticized
the strong language OF Derbys reply TO |
Gortschakol. He said the reply was
liable to be misinterpreted as departure
from strict neutrality, and asked il il was
submitted to be approved by the other
powers before it was sent.
Lord Derby replied that the suggestion
that the reply should have been submit.
ted to the other powers was unprecedent.
ed. He didn't doubt the sincerity Of the
Cars declaration TO Lord LOTUS, but he
could not forget that the Russian army
was at the same tsme preparing for war,
and that adeclAration Of different kind
had been made at Moscow. He denied
that the reply was Inconsistent with neu.
trality. We are not bound, he said, to
abstain from expressing an opinion which
we were invited to give on the merits Of
a quarrel. He deprecated the Ministers
being nightly called upon to express
opinions on delicate questions OF intcrna.
tional law as likely to lead to dangerous
utteranceS.
GLADSTONE RESOLUTIONS.
In the House OF Commons tonight the
debate on Mr.. Gladstones resolutions was
resumed.
Mr.. Childers (Liberal) considered that
the third and fonrth resolutions contained
germs of n solution OF the Eastern Ques.
ton. He complained Of the anti Russian
bias displayed by the Ministerialiats, and
censured Earl Derby's reply to Prince
Gortschakof as Ill considered and tend
ing to provoke Russia and revive the
hopes of Turkey.
Viscount Sandon defended the govern.
ment. He believed that the approval and
encouragement held out 10 Russia was far
more serious and more calculated to ex.
tend the war, because it was directly op.
posed TO the interests Ot Austria. Germa.
ny and Italy.
Mr.. Roebuck asserted that England
might as well declare war on account Of
the treatment Of the Indians in America
as on account OF that Of the Christians in
Turkey.
Mr.. Lowe denied that Gladstone's res.
olutions meant war with Turkey. The
Governments policy was marked by u
strange peryersity. Nothing could be
more insulting TO Russia than the treat
ment 0fthe protocol and OF Prince Gort.
schakoif's note to England, and Russia
had not separated herself from European
concert.
The debate adjourned until Thursday.
GOOD DIPLOMACY.
BERLIN, May fact that President
MacMahon sent Count de Gontant Byron
to Metz, to welcome the Emperor, is
highly appreciated as an indication Of
continuance Of good understanding be-
tween France and Germany.
THE CORN MARKET.
LONDON, May S.-The Marx Lane Er-
pres, In its weekly review OF the British
corn trade, says the weather was cold
throughout most Of the past week and lit
tie rain. Spring sowing, except in very
few backward districts, ia now finished.
The cold wind has crusted the surface of
the soil. In many places the growing
CROPS and vegetables generally have made
very little progress. The wheat planthas
improved, but unless Spring weather sets
in shortly the chances OF ultimate mis-.
chief to the crops will considerably in-
crease. In Scotland the hopes Of farm.
ers for an early grass crop have
been sorely disappointed. There has been
some reaction in the prices OF wheat
and maize both here and at Liverpool,
but considering the rapidity and extent
Of the previous advance this cannot be a
surprise, and it is not small proof OF the
inherent strength OF the trade that the
decline is only about 1a2s. per quarter
on both, with an improving tendency.
Imports OF foreign wheat into London
has been moderate, while English has
been marketed in small quantities. Fine
samples OF home grown brought high
prices, 74s. for white and 7Os. for red.
Quantities OF English wheat in farmers
hands as we'll as gran stock in principal
ports seem small, and the position of
trade would indeed be critical If there
should be a chance Of any limitation OF
our supplies from Northern Russian
ports or risk Of interference with the
Indian trade, which must for two or
three months be our main reliance. The
maize in port has given away about %
per quarter, but the amount Of business
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