New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-31
THE EXCITEMENT IN ENGLAND
THE LIBERALS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MAssHEET'
INGs-GLADsToSE RALLYING THE IRISH.
LONDON. "Wednesday. Jan 80. lS7e.

THE LIBERALS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MAss-HEET-
NGs-GLADsToSE RALLYISG THE IRISH.
LONDON, Wednesday, Jan. 80, 1873.
In the House of Commons this afternoon, Mr.. Bed
ford Clapperton Trevelyan PIN Conservative),
member for Gravesend, gave notice that he would
move tomorrow that the House, while giving the
Government due credit for maintaining the policy
determined upon after the solemn assurances OF tho
Car that he desired only immunity for the Christian
subjects of the Porte, and aimed at no aggrandize-
ment whstevers of the opinion that these assurances
are being deliberately evaded by the proposed terms
of peace and the advance of the Russian arms, and
believes that the time has come when the immediate
action Of England is absolute necessity, and re-
quests, forthwith, estimates for placing the Army
and Navy on war footing. Mr.. PIN represents the
strong Turcophile sectiOn of the House.
The Conservatives in the House of Commons are
expected to give sod support to the credit vote.
One or two defections mot more are probable. The
Liberals on the contrary, divided There will
lie numerous abstentlOns. and some of the Liberals
will support the Government. The Home Rulers
have not yet determined on their course but they
will probably mostly abstain from voting. Such OK
them as vote mainly Ultramontalnes) will support
the Government.
The majority for the credit is already estimated
at over 100.
PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS.
Meetings are being held throughout the country
20 influence Parliament against the credit. but
mostly by Liberal, or Reform or peace organiza-
tions. No non-partsan meeting has yet been at
tempted.
An open air meeting at Sheffield, yesterday, for
the purpose of opposing the Government, was
turned into an anti-Russian dem onstrat0n. an
amendment to an original resolution against the
credit was carried by an immense majority, deciar-
ing that the of peace and the interests OF the
Empire Will be best promoted by supporting tie
fore u policy OF the Government. The meeting
numbered over 1000 persons. They sang patriotic
SONGS, cheered Lord Dcacousiieids name, and
greeted Lord Canaryon's with hls'es aud cries OF
" traitor"
Some Of the leading Liberal provincial Lew spapers
are failing i'll ant-Russan lone.
GLADsToNEs VOICE.
Mr.. Gladstone. in accepting address from the
Liberal Association at Oxford, to-day, said that he
considered the sending OF the fleet into the Darda-
neles an act of war; a breach Of neutrality. The
vote of six millions would be taken by Turkey as
encouragement TO prolong the war. He feared that
the vote would be carried by the failure Of the
Irish members to oppose it, though he hoped, for
Irelands honor, those vino had themselves
been struggling for freedom would respect
and svmpathze with the freedom of Others.
He SAID the Liberals are in the minority in tho
House of Commons, but they have the country
with them on this question. IL rests with the
country say whether it Will incur tie burden OF
this vote and encourage Turkey to peTseyere IN pro-
longing the cruel ami bloody struggle, which has
already brought her well-nIgh to destruction.