, 1877-05-30


pounding them at that period, being Is per cent
better prepared and stronger than In 1881. Tho
wealthy inhabitants ore prepared to leave tho |
clty at any moment. Business IS almost suh-
pended, most Of tho merchants having packed 1
their goods and stored them Ia cellars In autfci-
patton Of bornbardment. But all arc satisfied |
with the existing state of affairs and willing to
face anything that comes. P1Ko.
ENGLAND.
TIE DEBATE or HR. aLAps1oHa's RESOLUTIONS. |
London 77mtA Nds15. |
The 1Tc nights debate on Mr. Gtadstonc's
resolutions Was brought to ID end after Q |
o'clock this morning by a division which gavo |
35l votes 10 the Government and 223 to the |
Opposition. Each party may now count |
up lis gains Of it's iostes, and It will do TO,
OF COURSE, by tho light, not merely Of tho |
Division List. but Of what has been said In the
speeches and The response which las coma from
tho country. The discussion has not only been |
unusually brilliant, tnt 1t fas been exhaustive.
and, II any reader Of all the speeches does not |
know tho history Of tho negotiations as we'll as
tho present position Of the country, he has him.
self to blame. Last night tic paat conduct Of The
Government Vas reviewed In The Upper rs we'll
In tho Lover House. Lord Roscbcry having
raised an interesting discussion bY drawing at-
tcntlon to tlio grave responsibilities whic, this
T.as.n, - @ ,c.a 49,. ~, -. . s.uu ~. .,.,. .,
.as."s,r ~ 'riD s"s % 49,. - % ~ 49, .nv
po,,un'1y ., H., showing 'aat one Oh LUG 1ceent'5'
cd Light on tho negotiations which led 10
the signing Of the Protocol. II las been
said that Russia profcsscd to want no more
than plausible e1cuso for withdrawing from u
dangerous position. It now appears, however,
that shc warned our Government In the most
,,n.,,,tvor,1 .,,--,. M ,nn.,1v a,oa ~. .o.-
ss1 .as. ., 49, .,,s ~, SS, .,."ss w. ',ss.
Turkey should fulfill the formidable conditions
specified in the Russian Declaration. The De-
r!arnt,nn. II fnrthrr nn,c,r. xra. .nh,nfttc, In
= Tah,nst rannr,t si Apps bcfora t,'a p~otn"o' wa.
eaplpct Soo"c.t ec'oso Lug i1osoe"! VIZ
signed; and tho Duke OF Argyll argues that
IL thus forms part Of Tho document to whtei,
fnr It, .ti .o r. uss'1 hn n1s
uesA oi.so ~. "''a''l.1 'uo i"!e - 'a5"'h
before II the offensive terms ol TINT Declara-
ton; but tho Blue Book ssntcs TINT It was Lord
Mue,,rr. po,h, In or,er ,not n ,,,oht
- .a,as.o..,'s, " ,.,a.."..,aas1. p..s,. ...'
~ @'es'apneu ~ eooslAn"uopAe, "uss'ns
u would likewise scctn' gave tho elearest no.
tlcc to our Government that sne would declare
xur II Turkey shou1d mt ncccpt thu con,ljiions
~ ~. ,,on;:,a,1o,, Tho r,1.o - s~rr1i .stJ
s,t ~ h. % ha iearns. ] .oo -; tScxs ~. rI.h sI,
amazcmeut; aud, - VIC bave certainly not
heard The last OF these discoveries, the Govern
inent y III doubtless sec tho wisdom Of giving
moro elaborate explanation than Lord DcrCy's
brief disclaimer Of any responsibility for the
| Russian declaration. lii tho House Of Commons
| tho lcpate also took q eonewiat historical
! turn. Discussing the question whether this
| country ought to have cuorccd Turkey, Sir
| William Haicou.t garo u sufficient reply 10 Mr.
Bourkc's strange theory that atr. CanIl!ng never
| contclnplated Tic use of force throughout tho
negotiations which led to tho battle of Nava-
sno s;r Mtiiian CodftnstSns 81; Letter to our
| Diplomatic lauRuagets Is un1uenning, and flects
| are unly Intended f1e show, II Mr. Cannlng did
nut forcsce at least the possibility Of collision
but these are, Alter nll. merely interesting
hIstor.ya, essays, and the chief value of tbe de-
bate lies III the light which It casts on the prcs-
cnt position Of this country. On this sIr will.
/ Commous had taken new punt df'dtpafturc
since thc:tlelircry Of tho Home Sccrctary's nd
1nlrablr speech. Not ouly tlos it tended to free
tue country from sl.e alarta wasl haa been
high Places, but It has helped to make tue vast
majotfity Vi people sec tho cxtravaEaat exas-
Ecraiio,i Of turti languaEv as that Which Lord
lilry used III tho llouss ot Lords Inst night.
gaish fntrrests, but EugIIsl existence, might te
Ut stake, 10 was greeted with a ucr!slvc re-
sIn1nse. lie asked whether tue Euphratcs VAL
Is mot; aud hu will an.l tic reasons Ut that
answer not on,Y In thc cyi.euee tahsn by tic
Select Conmtttec On tic EuplIralcs VALLEY, but
IN any map Of Asia hinor and Persia. Ac a.
.tssns MSsss TS"a n nas' seaa utsiy HtS iii III
way TO tue Persian Gulf, In spite Of tho fAct
that we could scize the terminus weeks before
slc could scac,, T. atl buck ths mootl, q
ditonarv force ever ret aAoai. lM the satlic
strain, Lord bury asks wi,ut Is to nnIer ti,s
t;ussian ships from eluslne; tns , mouths Of TIC