The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-01

tended as general vote Of confidence.
All the government asked was that mon
ey should be granted which might be nec'
essary, and that II be given in full conf.
dence 90 that Il might be used II abso.
lutely necessary. The government had
never sWerved from the policy Of Lord
Derbys dispatch Of the 9th Of May. He
characterized the speeches made against
the government outside Of the House as
lying speeches. Cheers from the Minis.
terial benches.1 He commented on the
delay In making known the terms Of
peace and the coincident rapid advance
Of the Russian forces, and pointed out
that the delay was not caused BY
the Turks, but by the Russians. he
asked, where was the strategic reason for
Russian advance on Constantinople
when the basis OF peace was already ae-
cepted by Turkey. He taunted the OPP
position, amid storm oi derisiye shouts
Of "withdraW,n OF being the friends Of
the Russians, and maintained that, see-
ing the Russians still advancing, the gov.
ernment was bound to perseyere in the
vote. The government must exercise the
right to be heard in the final settlement,
and II Il be heard at all II must be backed
by the estimate now submitted. The
governments object was a substantial
and lasting peace. he had not believed
until he saw that the amendment would
be put, but he had no doubt 1t would be
defeated by an overwhelming majority.
The House was very lively during both
Forster's and Cross speeches, and there
were cheers and counter cheers from
either side OF the House.
Sir Wilfred Lawson opposed the vote,
and contended that the proper course Of
the government was TO go to the country
and get the opinion Of their constituent
Mr.. Bright lamented Sir Stafford
Northcote's tone in giving notice Of a
supplementary vote. BE had spoken as
II the freedom Of the Christian provinces
OF Turkey was opposed to the interests
Of England. Mr.. Bright hoped the six
million pounds would not be used TO re-
strict that freedom. BE thought the
terms Of peace contained nothing that
should alarm the people.
In the House Of Lords this afternoon,
during the debate which arose on the
question whether the government would
take steps TO secure the protection Of
the Musselmen in European Turkey,
Lord Derby said he was not one OF those
who attached a great importance 10 Ar
menia as involving British interests, but
he doubted the prudence Of holding the
language In this House which must be
an encouragement to the Russians TO ad-
vance in that direction. He could en-
tertain the view that this war grew out
OF local disturbance in Herzegovina.
and had not been planned before. The
governments frat care would be 10 Sc
cure settlement Of peace with the con-
currence OF all the European Powers, and
when the terms OF peace were known
they would receive the deepest and mott
earnest consideration Of the government;
one whose obvious duties 1t would be TO
secure as far as possible equal justice to
the 0ttomans and Christian.
LONDON, January 3l.-A dispatch
from St. Petersburg says: Semi.oticial
contradiction isgiven to the report Of the
dispatch Of identical statements by Eng.
land and Austria to Russia. The Aus
trian and English notes are by no means
identical, nor is Austria'a and Engl lands
action analogous. A friendly interchange
Of opinion, such as would naturally arise
from the present situation, 10 now pro.
ceeding between Vienna and st. Peters.
burg. The latest statement Of Count An.
drassy respecting the preliminaries Of
peace does not bear any unfriendly in.
depreciation. The attitude Of Austria ia
that Of friendly power. All the views
expressed by Austria concerning due re.
gard for It's interests have been met by
Russia In considerate spirit, be6tting
the personal relations between the Car
and Emperor. Russia, ii Is added, is not
disinclined to settle in common what is
OF common interest.