The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-31
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.
The Debate In the House Of Com-

mons.
LoxDox, July 30.-In the debate in the
House Of ConmoHs Mr.. Gladstone began
by reading 4 letter winch be had 1d'
dressed 70 Lord BeAoonshsld taking him
10 cite instances in support Of the accusa'
tion Of upjusuiAble and reckless Attaeks
de declared that he never attacked the
government without . deep sense OF re-
sponsihllity. BE bad never AAsigned any
dishonorable motives 70 the Premier, hiS
attacks on whose policy we're based upon
an irreeoneilabls and fundamental differ
epce Of opinion and feeling. BE made
loag review Of tbe results Of the Congress.
he regretted the selfish jealousy Of come
the Powers in regard to Greece. With
Seryia and Montenegro independent,
Bulgaria practically 20, Bosnia and
Herzegovina are irreyocAbly annex
ed 10 AustriA. Il wa impossible 70
deny that the partition Of Turkey, il not
Gs complete, HAs ~ grert n that OF Po-
land. BE desired the elevation Of the
native race, instead Of the supervision ot
Turkey BY another PoSer, and complain.
ed OF the Goyernments policy from the
frst TO the last, He said theY must have
felt some shAme when they looked on The
results Obtained and what might have
been obtained without 90 much blood.
lhed IL they had not ieaiousiy severed
themselves from Russia two years ago.
Thsy had left Russia The finest possible
field for working against the present ar
rangsmsnt. The British Plenipotertiar.
les had throughout the Congress done
their utmos, 70 prop up Turkey and
keep down the subject OF races for the
first time in the history OF their attitude,
which WAs not in accordance with
free institutions.
The assertions Of Lord BeaconS6eld,
relative 70 the British efforts in favor Of
Greece, we're not supported by anything
in the protocol.
The concluAion OF the Anglo Russian
agreement vas practically the introduc-
ton Of the high sounding prsteniions ot
Lord Salilb1ry's note; the goyernment
thereby surrendered their power Of
action in The cause Of freedom. BE urged
objections similar 10 thoae made By Lord
Harrington 10 the military situation,
created by the Anglo Turkish eonyen-
ton. He had been associated with all
the greatest statesmen Of England for half
= century, and did not hesitate 10 sas
that not one Of them would have imposed
such responsibility on the country. He
could not regard such policy ~ within
the limits OF reasonable statesmAnship.
BE asked what the Government would
have done II foreign Power had con-
cluded such = convention. .TheG Government
had an object in rAtifying the convention.
Parliament was acquainted with IL and
pushed the power Of the crvSn 70 an eI-
irene which had been avoided By the
greatest state-men. A new phase OF the
Eastern question Eas opened, the start.
ling novelty Of which had set the Law OF
Europe at naught. It was unjust 70 the
other powers, oyerrode the rights Of Par
liament, and laid new burdens on the
people.
mir. Gladstone spoke two hours, And
was greeted with loud cheers on taking
his seat.
BEAoossTrELD's REPLY 70 GLADSTONE.
Lord Beaeonsfeld in replying TO the
letter resd BY Mr.. Gladstone, In the
House Of Commons to-day, says the com.
pilation Of list Of the Offensive epithsts
used by that gentleman would entail =
search over a period Of two and : half
years. BeAcons6sld cites the expressions
Of Gladstone that be (Beseons6eld) had
degraded and dsbased the great name Of
England; that he had sold the Greeks
and that be has been guilty Of an unsur-
passed set Of duplicity.
After 4 long debate between minor
members, Sir Shelton Cross, Home Sec
retary, replied 10 GIadstone's speech.
BE declared that be didn't know whether
10 consider Gladstone an humble follower
or rival Of Lord Harrington. Gross
then entered into detailed reiutation Of
GladstonS charges, but his arguments
were mainly such a. have been used be.
fore. BE maintained that the Congress
would have been impossible without the
Anglo Russian agreement BE said the
Turkish convention had not increased
England's responsibility. He only hoped
the opposition would assert At the next
election that England had no interest 10
The debate wa, adjourned until Thurs
day.
THAT RUSSIAN LOAN.
Reliable letters from 81 Petersburg
report thst no Russian loan will be
issued within The next four months.