, 1877-03-24
Gladstone Makes q Long Historical
Argument Against the Derby
Policy.
a Proposition for Mediation Be-
twecn England and
Ikussfa.
Austria Jealous Of the Recently Formed
Alliance Between Italy and Russia.
Outline OF tho Recent Letter from Fran
els Joseph 10 the Pope.


GREAT BRITAIN.
TnR EAsTxnN QUESTION In TAni.sAMEEgs
LONDON, March 23.-1n the Commons this
evening Prof. Fawcett moved that, in tho oStn-
ion OF the House, any promises OF reform n1ade
By the Porte without guarantees will be frtlla-
less, anil that tho Powers in tho interest Of tho
peace Of Europe have right to demand adc-
quatc securities for the better government Of
Turkcy, ani that the ultsrn1e which has brought
such misery on Cbrtstfan Turkey Will continue
unless tho Powers obtain some such
guarantees for improved admlnistration rs they
agrecd on At the Conference: sfr. FaTeett
tifying hss course In introducing the mutton. hc
drew attention to tho admirable declaration
inatle by botl, Lord salisbury and Lord Derby
concerning Turkish mfsVovcrnment, and asked
II tlIcy considered Turkeys promises of reform
were futiic without guarantee three, mouths
ago, what had stnca occurred 10 make them
cilnngt their minds. II, after tho loud talk
anu thc expressed determination to bring tho
Bulgarian atsuctty perpetrators to Justice, tho
lovernmcnt were now going 10 shrink bnek INTO
inactivity, It would constitute not only crisis
IN the Eastern question, but crisis IN the lIs.
to1y of England which lutnfs 9ssstaons a, Mona s
credit. II WINS absolutely necessary that prompt
steps be takcn to obtain security To- the Chris
| ttnns IN Turkey. The Turks were distributing
large supply Of ar,ns among the very men who
hali perpctrated the recent tnassacrc.
The Marquis Of Harrington, leader Of tho
Ltl,eral party, declared the motion nupportulic,
md hc therefore could not support y, though
besonJ tllls ho saw nothing objectionable In fts
terms. lie pointed out that ella lionsc would
not be In pos!tsob to tosus q Judgment on the
| policy Of tho Govcrllmcnt until additional, pa~
/ pcrs on tho Eastern question were presented.
u1u,lAtone sa!a he could not vote FOR Faw-
cctt's motion, for the reasous mentioned by the
| Marquis Of harrington, and also bccause It did
t not touch tho only question otl which he would
hars to Join issue, namely, whether the words
whether they were to be followed by acts:
| Gladstone entered Into . loug historical arg,i-
right to demand the better government
u the Christians, and pointed out
that the preseut state Of excitement
anu fanatieis.n LII Turkey waa sWcls that VIC
may be approaching crisis worse than that at
tue time Of the aalonica murders. lle urgently
asked for information relative to tho d'stribu-
tioE OF nrns TO MahoiNmetlahs, ntiA whether
tic Government was taking measures to protect
tlIcsr Christians south OF the Dalkuns, who
would inevitably suffer fcarfully in thr event of
sir Stafford Northcotc, Chancellor to the Ex-
chequer, satd tho Government never departed
FROM the policy ofstrigins for q better Govern.
not speak out III the n'iist of thc delicate ncRo-
tiation 20 firmly rs le might at sotiu future
time. lie had been struck by the Injustice dis
played towaris Turkey during the debate.
reforms, nor could England ask her to. tl,sarm
whilst war cloud wns loworing on her frontier.
MIR. Fawectt nutliicu thu Iiouso of h.s wi}linH-
ness to Withdraw tue Mottofs. but Northco,c
An ntljour1,tncnt Of tho lebasa was moved by
the Liberals aud sofectetl-nays, 2E1; yeas, n.
The Government 1nally agreed to MI adjourn
mint. ..'..
LONDON, March aei--All0thcr outbreak OF tht
rinderpest has occurred at Hull.