New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-11
GREAT BRITAIN AND THE WAR
GRAVE DIssENsIONs IN THE CABINET-NOMINAL
UNITY REs1oRED-LoRD BEACoNsgIELD's POLICY
OYERRDRNE.
LIVERPOOL, Thursday, May 10, 1877

UNITY REs1oRED-LoRD BEAcoNsgIELD's POLICY
OVERCOME.
LIVERPOOL Thursday, May 10, 1877.
The Posts London correspondent says:
"When Hr Cross boosted Monday OK the entire unity
OF the Cabinet he indulgug IN flight OF imag1na-
ton The truth H. nominal unity only restored
Saturday, and this result obtained after angry
discussion in the Cabinet and by the threatened resigna
ton of four Of its members Earl Beaconsed was in
favor OF violent and sensational policy. The British
feet had been ordered to rendezvous at Corfu with
sealed instructions sail for the Bosphorus and there
was every probability that an armed demonstration in
favor of the Turks would be made Mr. Gadstones
resolutions rather the expression Of public feeling
they invoked put matters in entirely different posi-
ton, and when the Cabinet met Saturday several
members declared they would not at present sanction an
armed demonstration the BOspb. The four mem
bers to whom the country the final decision OF the
Government in favor of neutrality Lord Salisbury,
Sir Stafford Eorthcoe, Lord CarnarvOn and Mr.. Cross
They declared they would not support warke policy,
and as their retirement would break up Government,
the Prime Minister and his waTike colleagues com
PEELED to submit Thus sort of unity has been patched
up for the present and the Government, meantime, is
committed policy Of neutrality 1t should not how
forgotten that this policy PROVISIONAL and that
the whole Cabinet recognize that intervention may be-
cone necessary"
In the House OF Commons this afternoon Mr.. Sullivan
Withdrew the questions which he gave notice on Tuesday
he should ask Monday next relative to the ntmaton
of Mr. Cross the Home Secretary, that England would
defend Egypt from interference attack. The Hon.
Robert Bourke Under Secretary for the Foreign Depart
men in reply to question by Mr. jenkins, said no steps
have been taken to send a naval force TO the Danube
Sach stop would lead to much misinterprcration and
possibly serious results He said he had no information
about the state OF the Black Sea blockade and no repre-
sensations had been made about its insuhciency In
reply to a question by Mr. Wait, be said England had
a tbaro nptouof time
entry clearance Of vessels from blockaded ports
The Eastern debate then resumed.
Mr. Courtney advanced Liberal, Lskeard) advocated
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF Turkey by force Of and an
alliance with Russia for that purpose.
The Conservatives cried "NO," and the Liberals
checred.
Mr. Forster GiberaD said he happy TO think that
il would not be so easy to drift into at the close Of
the present debate might have been previously 1t
could the Government to the present
resolutions the Government had already made deca
rauons OF similar puTport.
Mr.. Forsters speech was a criticism Of Earl Derbys
reply to Prince GorcLako He said some of the argu-
mens therein though conclusive based upon false
assumptions The whole tendency Of the reply was dan
gerous II was a very strong statement to say
that Russia had broken the Treaty of Paris
by the step she had taken. If the Govern
thought that to declare instead OF leaving the
question to European mediation violation OF that
treaty they should have told Russia beforehand.
Whether Russia blameable depended very much
whether the European concert by which matters wereob
arranged was roa He denied that that concert was
anything more than sham, denied that England had
the right TO prevent Russia from attacking Egypt ana
secuted the idea that desired capture Constan
tinope. He could not have voted for the third and
fourth resolutions Mr.. Gladstone had main tanned them
but before the outbreak of the present war
would supported declaration in favor Of European
pressure and coercion H believed majority Of the
lie 4lr yNiTn
British interests and said that the best way to protect
those interests was to ready offer mediation at the
first opportunity.
The Conservative speeches preceding Mr. Forsters
were principally characterized by strong antiliussian
tone.
Mr.. Chaplin Conservative declared that Russia, to
great extent, responsible for the events which oc
Cured last year in Bulgaria. said that should
be taken to prevent Russia from setting her foot in Con
stantnOpe or interfering with the road to India
It was necessary to sweep the Mediterranean to
that object.
Sir Robert Peel independently, citing the Of Po-
land rdiculed the conjunction Of the OF Russia
with civil religious liberty. He hoped the Govern
ment would not bulge inch from the position they
had taken. He did not fear war; but hoped II would be
avoided under the able management of the Government
The debate adjourned
LONDON, Friday, May IL, 1877.
Reuter- telegram from Malta announces that the
Duke Of Edinburgh arrived there on Monday IN inc IRON
clad sultan and left yesterday for Crete He Will pro-
coed thence TO the SueZ Canal
MORE MILITARY PRECAUTIONS.
The Standard reports that medical inspection OF the
Army Service Corps ordered yesterday This un-
usual event taken indication that the corps to
be in readiness for special service Horses have also
been inspected assorted that the best may be at
any time selected for particular duty required The
War Office has ordered various regiments to train their
regiIncntal transport the manner when pre-
PAIRING for the Autumn Ganeuyers
The Press Associations Plymouth dispatch gays the
detached squadron consisting OF the following menof-
war Narcissus Inmoralite Topgze and Newcastle has
arrived at Plymouth to await orders.
The Standard says, " The commanding officers OF some
militia regiments now under training have been directed
to call for volunteers from their regiments 10 join the
hospital and transport servces"