Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-06
The Queens ssaaaCia.

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The Queen'ss peecia.
| Ia tho British House Of Lords yesterday tht
address in reply to the rcyel speech gas moved
aod the debate began, EarI Granville CON-
p!aioed OF scveral oIois.ioas ia the Quaa1'
speech, particularly Of the abscnc, CT soy men
lion of the var 10 Sautb Africa. which va
viewed with greatapxiety to those heat EcQ1aint
ed with TIC COLONY. Hc sal! he did net ip.~nd tt
move any amendment to the addTes, hac>u:f
CT the lateness Of The publication If th" cjf
respundeLca conccrnirg Central Asia. Il ygnu'G
cot mako aDg great differences IL PsGi.
ment whether il rlet now or next February, q:
iar as any induaaca it could exercise 9a the Rai
whoh has already bean cumrlcnoad. Nobody
| doubted he absolute pTcrGgalivl ct The UruW-
TO mako war or peace bu5 Il is perfectly caTtaE
| That continual recurrence Of sCca surprises
will seriously weaken t!,a foundations OF tn
prercga've. H. repeated tie gccn,ations thai
Lord Ctanbrook' 8 dispatch, misc presented 't&
conduct OF the Gladstone arTGrainent, ani Lord
Lytton's CHG nu Iaa!i ia to :ilo 4 !nrGr Of al
ehsuistau w3rc harsh acG ioGiscfe,& tQ CON
Guided as fellows -" However unned. as.fy !ha
war may have bees. Moreover Eu2n &c G,&y Ia
convinced that yau haro c2G2 piete!r riayad into
the hands or our great ilFal, Ea u:ge Ills
| House tG cooperate 10 tie t;T0asrA: InGrGcl
With the House Of Commons. 10 make :he n,cst
ample provision for ibe sssa ot orr s4l,ant
troops We trust the G372rGcc"Ha !!:3 cot
made faacicus estimates, un&c:rsii"f n ex.
pcndture, % 10 the Aby,siniAT3 war.
Lord Cranbroak. S c;siary Of 5 :ai:: :1r !7:;:a
decIared that h. accepted tilc cniiT2 :e>2oa>i-
| bty for biz dispatch. aud wGc!d 20: ,g.ta!raE
| 8 single sentence. lie rlaI3 g detailed s,ato
| rncnt il ju:tIiicaion, a9d particularly pac:ca
out that Lora Granville il 1877; defined Ic 10
innate 10 Russia thaE ang aggression 81 81 hal.
istau would meet with H!i!;aa resistance.
Earl Grey rao7eG an amendment to ;:la al
dress, expressing regret that faEi.u; o: ~ cot
summoce! as soOa Il: sos:6i2 site: :E.g :;ecaIc
probable.
The Dlke CT Somerset c5g1ia.:- ca!pnte:l
the prosecution Of the Ws:.
The Marquis OF Salisbury, s .cFa L.ry Of Stale
fer the Fore, 60 Department.. rageer! tbs per
sonal charges that be hal deceived PaT!ai13o5
by Gcus!aR there had been aoy cnsnec q policy
| towards AIs,haris!an. IL sail !hey we're
! brought forward b. Lord ti:soYj;':, ic ds;r.c5
| the cou1r5 { a:teni2n tr2iA !lG / G: that Ii,
u!cst attached political ri :L@s see siding Ti!!
! the enemies CT their couairy.
Lord BcacoDshe!i t:}en aiC,Gssn, lbs it3pG,
He criticised The attitude OF ne Opposition il
| raising persousl questions, I'D challenged loem
| TO attack directly the jasiaa aud rc.ity 81 tie
wsr. He STATED TIA: TIC iasgectJa u Cyprus
cy his COLLEAGUES showed that iv iStaoi sur
pa>sad all the Governments exGoota:iua5 and
! would so0n DE recognized Is one OF he 1nrst 10
hueotial positions ia the Bilish tiooijaioas lie
expressed the op!cion that Tic + suits Ct the
victory Of General Rob rs 10 A".:!a3is!a3
would be speedy AID satisfactory. IL bsii,vcG
the worst Of the cInlaierc!a! G@pgcs:iao Was
over. add pec;ed that 10 :; year tee .silnu
of Aff.i.s Would be very df.r,nt. Ii added,
10 referetc. to business prospects. ''fho recent
words of toe Presldeot Of the uGitcd Siatcs,
cuniug from such quarter Oh saea n'jec',
caupCt be treated wltn tao much consideration.
Enterprise 10 America reacts Oh that OF Nag
iacd look forward With wnCh coaGie u
,hs il fuaDce of American Industry aud eGter-
prise shortly producing more favorable results
that We Gao now esti0ate. il ccnctusie0, re
said, the Gvyelnuen; werc prepared to :;seet
the Parllamept'5 d. ci~irn. however il E1sft
afsct the Ministry Individually, Gu5 ho hoped
the Hous, would decide to u .n:I!a the Il d.
pire aud not ssuc'loa pIlicy Wh!cl wI-:akss
tinidity for wisdom.
The aneodueot moved by Esri Grey WAS
ri cted, and the address adopted 3ilhout P
dlvIsi,p.
Ia the debate 90 the address 10 The House Of
Comnous the Marquis Of ii rIoeton made {.
declaration similar to nat OF L,Td GrauvrIIs 10
the upper hGus-, of the Ctepti4n Of hiraseit
and his friends DOT to hamper the Government
in the coDduct of the Warry auy aiIeDpt to op
pose the grating Of suppIns. He said the
war having been commerced, if necessary for
,,f I'D; -
Mr.. Gladstone spoke bIl fly. cZpres-ior he
hope that the House wou have muse ipfcrnr
ton before vote of credit was asked.
Sir Stafford Norihootc, Chancellor cfihc Ez
chequer, generally treasured Mr.. Gladstone aGd
Lord Harrington as to the sutiec;s which they
complained We're not mentioned il the Q icen's
speech, particularly as to the war ia South Al
t!ca aud on the reforms 10 Crete aod Asia
Minor. He denied that the Government had
purpnsely pickefa quarrel With the Amer, or
desired an extension Of territory.
The address Was adopted bg the House lib
out division.
DEATHS. -Lycurgas Smith, died at his resi-
dencs near the P!sias, 10 Eau1aicr couatq. &C
Saturday morning last. He Was :akuu SICK Gu
Friday evening.
Robert HoltzeIaw, was u! d@r'y 'skfn SICK
at Carter lua church, on i9st Saturday, ard
died in few hours afterwards,
Bukett Petty, brother CT Mrs. n;shielis of
this place. died nt Front Rnvs Va, ca Satur-
day last Har7Ynton Solid South.
The Action Of Judge Rivcs-
RICHMOND, Vs.. Dec 6.-The action CT Jud&o
RiYes. of the United Ssaes Court, taking from
the State Circuit Court two negroes or l1iSl for
murder, on the ground that they wcso denied
colorod jurors, has creG;ei some commotlon
The Governor and Attorney General have tont
10 the Judge Of tho Circui. Court of Patrick
county, who tried The negroes, ioI y report IN |
ha Case, and to tho Clerk tof 4 cong Of LII rec