Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-12-06
THE BRrrIsm PARLIAMENT.


Debate on she Afxha.istaa War.
LONDON, Dec.-5.-Parllament con.
vsned to-day. The Queens speech,
read In the House OF Lords. was unusu.
ally short. Her Majesty regrets being
compelled to summon Parliament
earlier than usual. but the action OF the
Ameer OF ~Afghanistan compelled the
sending OF an expedition into his ter
ritory. and the earliest opportunity was
taken to call Parliament together and
mako 10 II tho communication required
by law. Pnpars on the subject would
DO laid before Parliament. Assurances
from all foreign powers are friendly,
and there IL every reason to believe the
arrangement for the publication Of Eu.
rope made by the Treaty Of Berlin will
DO carried out.
In the House Of Lords an address IN
reply to the royal speech was moved and
debate began. Earl Granville com.
planned Of several omissions In the
Queens speech, particularly the absence
Of any mention OF the war In South
Africa, which was viewed with great
anxiety by those best acquainted with
the COLONY. He said he did not intend
to move any amendment to the address
concerning Central Asia. II could make
no difference to Parliament whether II
met now or next February A. far as any
influence II coHld exercise on the war
which has already been commenced.
Nobody doubted the absolute prsroga-
tive Of the Crown TO make war or peace,
but II Is perfectly certain that the con.
tinual recurrence OF such surprises will
seriously weaken the foundation Of that
prerogative. He repeated his aocusa-
tons that Lord Cranbrook's dispatch
misrepresented the conduct Of the
Gladstone Government. and Lord
Lytton's communications 10 the Ameer
Of Afghanistan were harsh aud indis-
Greet. lie concluded as follows: "How.
ever unnecessary wal may have been.
however much we may be convinced
that you have played into the hands Of
~, S.sa ~ ,.o %.,,onss., msnnor w,,S
,Ia Mon.o ~ Dominant N msLa ,hs
80, amni. n,os,.ion 10, ,hs .sL. y, orr
gallant troops. We trust the Govern
msnt has not made fallacious estimates,
underwriting expenditures, as in the Alb.
yssinian war.
I'D Cranbrook. Sscrstarv NJ state
iTaJ. sA.IasaJ ,,.. =" o:o.O,.d M
an,;ra r%,sonsihiiitv from bis disnatcb.
and would mot withdraw a siuols sep.
,an.. Ia mad. \ Js,aiIsd a,atsmont In
;uI,;a,.,io, and n-ar,icnis,Iv noin,sJ
or, he. T,o,d n ,anyiils in 1874 declined
~ ;,,im., - Pnss;a th., sny s,srss.ion
W 'h,u''iaI "snIs ~. 10 n.;,ish
oh A'snauA" "ou
'es,su,uSe. ., ,,.
o.ey 49,, ~, ps.,;.'
auui.s' eAp s.non - nas.
lneu' Sas nos saawa p''
Ts" nj. =, snmo,so, co,di.,,v MN.
~ ~ n,o..an,;on ~ ,ha ~a,
M, Wst"uis of Salisburv. Sec,s,srv
., Stat ior The Foreign Dsnartmsnt.
r',.i,sd ,hs n%srsonal cbSroa tbst he bad
'JIro;v.d parI;ament Inv dsnyino There
hsJ hon ony chanos NJ nolicy toward
aIohanis,sn Ne ala 1, was brouobt
,Sard hy Lord Granville 10 distrsct
~ aann;,.s s,,sn,ion I,om tba fact
liza, bis most attached political friends
w.,. siding with tho enemies Of their
conn,rv
Lord Beocons6sld then addressed the
Uous,. He criticised the attitude Of the
onnos;,;on in raising nsrsonal ouestions.
All chsileroeJ n 40 attack directly the
[ins,ics md nolicy Of the war. III. stated
That The inspection Of Cyprus by his col.
isa.uss showed tbst that island sur.
nasssd ali The Goyerpmspt's eIpecta.
lion. and would soon be recognized az
ona ~ Inc most influential po%sitiops In
,he R,i,isb dominions. Hs EXPRESSED
ina oniniop TINT tho results of the vic.
,o,v ~ Geperal Roberts In Afphapistau
would la speedy and satisfactory. He
believed The worst of commercial depres.
sion was over. and expected that In a
year tho position of affairs would be
y.,v d;fYercnt. Ue added. In reference
IN ;hs hos;ness p-rosn,cts: 1.-THE recent
worJs nj Tho President Of tLe United
$50 .ouin, from sncb n ouarter ON
snnh . snb;sct' cannot bs treated with
loo much confederation. Enterprise In
America react, on that Of England. l
ioat torword with much confidence 10
ihe influence Of American industry and
ent.rnrise shortly producipp more favor.