Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-07
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H. the British House 0! Comin0a5 Teiter.
Day hI. Whltcbrcad, Liberal member f'F
Bedford, gaVe notice thai BE- w~u',! oft.f EGs-
oIu,oa G5lppso7i:S The Afghan '9..E, ard asked
for tho arooia alc1t o. 9 da5 for lis discussion.
t;:s Stafford Not:hcotg. Chancellor Of the
tsxchrqse Sal! &c c,uit; Bot tpoue discussion
Ct .hc aov.rnu,uut resolution GgeG FIR Midday
nexE.
Upon This ann5il1cau1c0t Of the Chancellor,
i ,yI H#g!;vg,op appealed 70 the government to
.,;c, {. piurs 10 Mir. " bite bread j resolution.
Mr.. G!a.stoaa supported Lord Har.iDxton' 8
appeal, but Cir Stutf ,rd N0rthcote stated that
tue c0ycrnme0ts nolOn u0E necessarily maan
ipg ~ ccaSge all the costs Ut the var to ladla,
he couid not consent to adjourn the discussion.
Nl:. Chamberlain (R.dicaI,) member for
Dirmioahasn, gave not:c; Of az addllou to Mt
VIII, at.eati 4 uosiOn, Attacking the alleged u'
co2s;iiu.ionai'y Of the gavercucnt's plocerd-
aes To!otive tc Afshau;s;au.
itc opposition speakers strongly ursei tho
Inconsistency oG discussing = 1ootion On q sub
sii;a:; nniu5 co0caraoe tbs ladIaG reVenues
aoFcra hif. Whitcoread's ;s:pllon, wish raises
The qi:stIon Of tie whole policy q! The ga7
a:n;.:"ai.
Sir Stafford Northccta ultimately yielded and
agreed to postpone tho report Oh The sd :ras5
uut:! Mouliay, when il will be the first subject
10 he discussed, and Nj. NhiGehresd'5 Tcsoiu-
ton viii DC moved IS 40 amendment thereto.
I,2r3 Harrington gave notice OF the Intention
q hi<3se!E aaa bis followers to support Air.
Whitehead 5 resolution.
Mr.. Burke, Uotcr lore!gu Secre:::y, stated
that tho Foreign Otiea b2d received DO ccn
Erna!ion Of The alleged address OF General
Kaufman to the Aucer Of AtghaulStao IL coa.
uectlnn with the presentation OF I. sword.
Sir Stafford Northc3ta said tbs relereuno IN
tie dispatch Of hcrd Lgt!ou 70 the possibility OF
direct understanding between Eag aud aud
Eussis fer uipiDg out Afghanistan could Only
DC regarded Is tue DcrSGuai op!nioE OF The ' ice.
roy IS to tbs prooabe result CT the Amcer's
policy. There Ta5 30 ground Tor surprising
that it referred &c any direct CT formal proposal.
The London Times, 10 leading Article on
tic debate 10 Parliament, sayS:-
'Ior the last month or two our columns have
boon crowded with language more indignant
and protests more vehement than are often read
against the impolicy and iniquity Of the proceed
ings o. the government. Parliament has met,
and all this indignation hes 81 opportunity 10th
to express and to justify iLseif; but the only re.
suit is tHo very ta;ao debates, in which tho aost
responsible parties say that they have not yet
If Lord Granville and Lord harrington were
inconsstens their inconsistency was in one re.
spcct of {. vory happy character. They hoth
stated distinctly that m emergency having
arisen they would give .hGir influence TO furnish
the goYarnEent all ths means That N ght bs no-
ces:&ry to carry it to q successful conc usion.
as res poDsible statesmen they recognize that
there is 10 other course now open TO us. and
they have thus assured practical unsuinlity in
the councils Of tbs nation. The main result of
the 6ehata is to show the: the vehement oppos<
tion which has bsen threatened to the policy of
tho government csnnot BIZ maintained, and,
though r,uch light may be thrown upon this
subjec by subsequent discussions. tie general
ve1dics ct yesterday IL net likely TO be altered.
The first victory OF The war and the practical &c
q9iescsnce of Parliament thus happily conceded,
snd wo may sugur we'll for the future Of our
now policy"