Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-27
BRITAIN'S REALM.
THE SHIPMENT OF INTERNAL
MACHINES.
The British Press on the Duties of
the American GOVerDment-Tbe
TransvaaI DebaIe-AnOther Land
Bill AmendmenI-A New london
Journal.

LONDON, July 26.-In the House of Com
mons to day, Sir Charles Dixie, Under Sec
retary for Foreign Affairs, replying to Hon.
Edward Stanhope Conservative, said the
government had reason 10 believe the re-
ported Russian annexation of Koochaa un-
founded.
dispatch from Pretoria to-day says the
hitch in the negotiations continue. The
Beers have not met the Royal commission
ers since the Doth inst.
10 the debate in the House Of Commons
yesterday on the vote OF censure OF the
governments policy in the Transvaal, moved
by Sir Michael Hicks Beach, and which was
rejected, Mr. Gladstone showed by com
partson of dates that peace overtures had
begun before the disasters to the British
occurred. To have withdrawn the terms of
peace, which were offered before
the disasters occurred, on point
of military honor, and to insist on
a certain number of victims being
slaughtered to expiate the British defeats
would have been wicked, cruel and mean.
He, therefore, contended that the govern
ment had done everything posi- lie to vim
dictate the authority of the Queen except
by shedding more blood.
new Indian per cent. loan, amount
ing to three million pounds, has been al
lotted at price which, allowing for ex-
charge is about equal to S615.
The British press, irrespective of politics,
agree In expressing the belief that England
can rely GA the good faith of America in
endeavoring to prevent a renewal Of overt
attempts by conspirators against the British
Government. The Manchester Guardian
Will
effort within its capacity to discharge its
obligations not only towards interna-
tional fellowship, but the common in
terestS OF humanity. 1t Is difficult to
see what more America can do TO pre-
vent Internal machines being shipped tn an
Englaud can to prevent their landing"
The same j ,urnal doubts the wisdom of
asking the Federal or State authorities to
put check on the safety valve supplied by
the vapcrings OF the Feniau press.
Patrick Talfourd Hicke, charged with
threatening to Kill Right Hon. William E.
Forster, was committed for trial to-day.
A new London newspaper, called the
EUe1ltng heuS, made its appearance to day.
Its politics appear TO be moderate Liberal.
The Standard thinks that the American
police could surely by this time have dis
covered something as to who shipped the
internal machines. "Pubiic opinion" it
edySJ Will QGludLu u Iuii INJURY auu we
are sure the American Government will,
consistently with It's own municipal laws,
show every desire to help us. We hope
due diligence will now bear the same in-
depreciation as In the Alabama case. We
demand no damages. We only ask friendly
aid in checking an infamous conspiracy"
The Morning Post thinks the time has
come when America should adopt similar
measures towards O'Donovan K ssa and
others, who abuse her hospitality, as Eng
land did towards Johann Most. AS re
CARDS the attempted repetitions of outrages,
it says: "We will not do America the inius
tice of supposing that only a sense of per,
sOnal risk to her own citizens will induce
her to take strong measures"
In the House of Commons this evening,
on the consideration of the committee re
port on the land bill, clause proposed by
Right Hon. Hugh Law, Attorney General
for Ireland, providing that no Land Com
missioner shall be capable Of sitting in the
House OF Commons during his tenure of
Cffice, was agTet d to.