The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
EUROPE and TIE EAST.
The Latest Intelligence Cabled to
the Democrat.
Debate in Parliament on the Irish
Question Liberals and the
Eastern Policy = What the
Franco German War Cost
France General
Foreign Notes.
THE UNITED KINGDOM.

LONDON, Feb H.. Yesterday, In the House or
Commons debate. Mr.. O'Oonor. Home Ruler.
from Sligo. eatd the House did not realize the
real state vt di.ttesa In Ireland.
Mr.. Marten. Conservative. from Cambridge,
declared that II the government had announced
beforehand the full extent to which they were
prepared TO go most exaggerated claims would
have been made on them. resulting In great
waste OF public money.
Mr. Collins. Home Ruler. from Kipsale. could
not join In the Indictment charging the gov
ernmen with wlllful neglect.
Mr. Mundella, Liberal. Of eheflela, urged
that the government find employment for the
| suffering people He said It was unworthy Of n
q, eat nation that such distress was allowed to
continue while the begeIng hog was being sent
all around the world. He hoped the govern
| ment would deal with the Irish people Ia n
promut and prlnne'v way.
| ing the amendment. declared himself In favor
IT G mmittee OF inquiry on the subject OF
Mr Jacob Bright. Liberal. from Manchester.
would alao vote for enmmi tee OF luuu,y. but
he heleva,l the ipuury wouli show the utter
| ,mpfaetieabilty OF ever restoring the Irish
,riHmapt
Mr. Ashatnn Cross. Home Secretary, eald that
to have given large SUN for public works
| men from other parts of Ireland, where little or
| no distress prevailed, and even from England
would have been utilized so that tho distress Of
| the people on the spot would have scarcely re-
| ceived anv benefit.
| BuRsIEy Feb. II In consequence OF the nu-
marn.us proml es Of supnort from other towns.
1 the Burnley waavara, representing 30 600 looms,
have resolved 10 give notice to-day or to. NOR
row Of their intention TO strike II the demand
for an increase Of 10 per cent In wages is not &C.
| e. ded to
| LonpoN. Feb. n.-Mr. ehaw'e amendment tn
the address IN reply. to. the. speech from the
| u rome wss defeated In the House OF Commons
to light by n vote OF 2le to &C. aud the address
| agreed to.
| Home Rulers voted In the minority Davitt
| killan and other members of the Irish land
| league we're present In the galleries during the
| debase
It's reported IN the lobby Of the House OF
Oommons that the aroness Burjett Coutis In
tends giving e5oo 900 to afford permanent relief
| for Ireland.
TIE Times this morning renews Its objeo-
lions 10 he = rah ~ pspa, a
that Central Asi. ia not. to say the least. the
centre Of English imperial interest nor In the
dent or expedtent to go 80 far to a Held to meet
| u possible foe
mons Tagged Last night to such m extent that
when Mr.. Alfred q Martin. CONSERVATIVES mem.
ber for Cambridge arose. only one other mem.
| bar was present. Nevertheless. the Standard
SAYS 1t learns that the present intention OF the
obstructlves ia to go over the whole ground
again when an address In reply to the Queen >
LONDON Feb lin the House Of Commons
to-day Henry Fawcst uibera1. member for
| Hackney, moved an amendment to the report
upon the address In reply to The speech from
the throne expressing regret that no assu-
rance ha, been given that the cost Of the r,e-
newal Of the war in Afghanistan would not be
wholly def ave1 from the revenues of india.
Upon the Chancellor Of tho Excheguer prom
!stng 70 bi Ing the question Of the expenditures
| In Afghaniatan before the House. Mr.. Faweet
Withdrew his amendment on this subject TO he
report upon the address in reply to the Queen 3
speech,
Mr.. q Donnell Home Ruler from Duugarvan.
then moved his amendment calling attention to
to the factieus misrepresentation Of the
acts OF the Irish members of Parla-
mont and their agents. The concluding
words Of the amendment denounced the abuses
practteed by the eovarnm as worse than
treason. Mr.. o'Dopnell having prolonged his
speech TIL 6:15 D, m. debate stood adjourned
eSeited and wep whom dlscribIng Mr.. Parnells
setviee to bis country Mr.. O'Donnel denies
that Mr. Parnell and hts foil lowers had intended
attention to the miaeries Of the starving people
to which the government was then apparently
indifferent. There was, he said natural law
which overrode legal rights They only pro-
tested against the exacting OF rents by threats
| Of ejsctment.
The grand jury. Of Bristol Assizes has re-
turned n true bill for fraud and cons piracy
agatnst the direct rs and managers of the late
West of England Bank
In tho Honae Of q Oemmona to-day the Hon.
d cIlnod to pledge tho government 10 relation
| to the expenses Of the Afghan war. but at the
proper tme he said this question must come
| before tha House.
DUBLIN, Feb lo-The fire continued to burn
| In the ruins Of the Theatre Royal the greater
p,rt Of the day. but Is now completely extin-
The fund of the Mansion House relief com
mittse now amounts to ljo444.