Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-19
Foreign News,
ENGLAND.


ton and seconded by Mr. Robert Tenant, mem
Der for Leeds.
In reply to the Queens speech, the Marcus
Of HARRINGTON repeated the accusatloo tna. !ue
government wiIfuIly assumed position OF $50
latiop. 1t was Dot clear whether the govern
ment's appeal TO the libaral'ty Il IarIIament
was Immediate or contingeot ca 'he 1uftuef
nrosecuiion Of the war. There Were grave o.
iectioos to such vote. The reasons gl7eo LOT
II 10 the royal speech were so vague that II
seemed either as if the government koeW wat
The unexpected occurrence they neotlon was
and wished to bring il 90, OF were tempting 'he
Turks to further reslsteoc:.
Sir Stafford NorthcNe, Chancellor Of the
Eychequer, complained OF The opposition per-
sis.ent Misrepresentation OF the government :
policy 10 alleging the government had liked
determination 10 20 10 war 90 behalf of Turkey.
As REGARDED their alleged isolation, Eog aud
was 10 the same position as ether neutral Pow:
ers and would speak GU, when it was deemed
necessary.
The eoveroment did not know what the
Russian proposals 70: peace would be-
They had at present 20 proposals to make
themselves. Ii III: Russian proposals 10
any way atf,c :ed the arrangements between
the European Powers they must receive
the assent Of those Powers The position
Of the governmeot was one Of considerable del,
icacv and anxiety. They had no proposals to
MAKE at present, but thought It hight TO sag It
might become their duty TO put themselves IN
nostiop to enable them to take the necessary
precautions.
They We're as anxious as anyone 10 avoid tue
horrors Of war and stop the present coDlc:,
but at the same time they believed now was
the time when, by prope; action. they could
prevent further embodiment The government
had no secret Intentions but could not hope Tor
success unless they had the proper support Of
Parliament.
Mir. Gladstone asked if be rightly understood
the goveromeot had no proposals to make 10
regard to this grant until they knew the Rus
sian conditions?
Sir Stafford Northcota replied afirma!iVely.
Mr.. Gladstone was glad to hear that. lie
could not complain Of the warnlog that the gov
erument might have to ask grant, tut thought
nothing yet vas known jus,ityne such de-
mand.
Mr.. Mitchell Henry moved an ameudmen!
| to the address praying 40 examination into
Irish grievances.
After some further discussion the debate was
adjourned.
The London Times of this morning, 10 lis
leading editorial article, says "Nothlog more
satisfactory to the country with respec! 10 the
| immediate course OF public affairs could we'll
| have occurred than the declarations which
we're yesterday made in the Queen speech,
as we'll a, by the ministerial leaders 10 The lWo
houses of Parliament. The alarms recently
| raised respecting the possibility of watlke
| policy being adopted by the government may
pow be finally dismissed
| The same paper, commenting on the docu
| ments contained in the Bue Book. which was
published yesterday. says: I'm Lord Darby s
recent dispatches We cannot had trace OF the
appreheusions, such as alone c1utd have just
| fed the late outbreak of war feeling 10 cartalo
| duarters. 1t is now abundanly clear that the
feeling WAS confined to small though Dol;::y,
| minority, but it will be satisfaction aud relic
| to the whole country to know that it touud Dc
echo 10 the official ulteranea5 OF The govern
ment.'
IL the House of Commons, yesterday cro0-
| ipg, the amendment to the address, moved By
Mr.. Mitchell! Henry, that an examination be
made into he Irish grievances, vas rcjaced
| by vote Of 30l to As. The address vas ther
agreed to.
THE EASTERN WAR.
A dispatch from Coastantinop! &c contains the
following: Queen Fict0rla's speech hai
| caused considerable disappointment here. LIE
Turkish peace delegates have arrived at Kara
buuer. 1t is reported that The Grand Duke
Nicholas is ct Yeni Sagbra At Thursday
sitting Of the Chamber a message from the
| Grand Fiz;er was read asking the deputies tc
appoint five Of their number TO share 10 the
deliberations Of the committee Of Senator's
Ulcmas aud officers, which will direct military
measures 10 the event Of the failure OF arms
| tice negotiations.
The British Consul at CoDstantinople la:
asked permission to leave, but Minister Layard
ordered him TO remain at bis post Mrs. Lay
ard has given assistance to 10000 refugees
| within the last Eve days. The British guuboat
| Torch has disemb arked number of refugees
at Bourehas, and English marines are patrol
| ing the streets of that place.
A Russian dispatch announces that General
Skobeef entered Philippopois on the 18th TO-
slant and extiDguished the flames ir the Bull
gariau dwellings, which had been fred by the
retreating Turks. g..
person who helped to draw up the arml5tce
conditions states that they are such as are not
| likely to be accepted by the Turks. The same
dispatch states that the Minister OF the Interior
has instructed the press to be moderate 10 its
| remarks about Austria aud England.
A Pera dispatch has the following: ut is
said that the Grand Duke NICHOLAS, accompa,n-
led by his staff and General 1gnatleff. met the
| Turkish delegates Oh Friday morning. at sta
ton on the Jamboli railroad. The Grand Duke
had advanced to meet the delegates because OF
the difficulty on the road, and courteousIy TO-
vted them to return by carriage with him .
Queen Victoria telegraphcd 10 the Sultan
that be was already acquainted with the action
of tho British Government and that she had
herself urged the Gar to make a prompt and
honorable peace.
The Turks have evacuated kasaD, south OF
Osman Bazaar. The Russians hereby secure
the head of another Balkan pass. All the war
material etc.. has been removed from OinaD
Bazaar TO Eski Dtuma.
A ConstantinopIe correspondent telegraphs :
81 am assured that the Council Of Ministers
to day decided to order the Turkish Ambassa'