Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-22
FOREIGN NEWs.
House of Commons.

LONDON, February 21st.-The House Of
| Commons was crowded this afternoon. No.
| tice was given of the question to be put to-
morrow whether Parnells speech at Clara
yesterday, especially the passage relative to
the blowing up of the land, was not an in
element to punishable offenses. This notice
was received with cheers.
Gladstone said the Government had taken
the steps which appear to them the best quail
flied to promote satisfactory settlement
with the Beers, and to stop the etfusion of
blood. He declined to enter into details.
Sir Charles Wentworth Dixie, Under For
eign Secretary, said that his belief that the
Russians did not intend to advance on Merv
was founded upon information received from
Dufferin, the British ambassador to st.
Petersburg, and from the British Minister to
Persia.
Glaastone's motion, that at midnight the
the protection bill be put forthwith, was car
ried by AIS to CO. The minority included 7
| Conservatives and Radicals.
| LONDON, February 21st-The House re.
sumed consideration of the protection bill.
| The Chair ruled four amendments out of or
| der, but the Home Rulers insisted on diyid-
ing upon the motion to report and upon the
motion that the Chairman leave the chair.
| Laboucheres amendment, incorporating the
compensation for disturbance bill with the
protection bill, was ruled out of order. The
| third clause was adopted-199 to AZ. The
committee stage of the bill is now finished.
The Vote on GIadstOnes Motion.
! LONDON, February 21st-The English mem
| bers who voted in the minority on Glad
stones motion that at midnight the remaining
clauses of and the amendment to the protec-
| ton bill be put forthwith, are: John Holker
Conservative, John Hay Liberal Conserva-
tive), Henry Tyler CONSERVATIVE, John P.
Edwards (Liberal) Macdonald (Liberal),
| Gorst CONSERVATIVE, Edward Clarke Con
servative), Alex. Hope Liberal Conservative
Burt lRadical), Labouchere (Liberal), Brad
laugh (Radical), Cowen (Radical), ana Lewis
of Olster Conservative.
British Grain Trade.
LONDON, February 21st.-The Marx Lane
Express, in its review of the British grain
trade for the past week, says: The rainfall
has been anfavorable for sowing and thrash
ing and samples are still ill-conditioned. The
demand for home grain was almost stagnant
in consequence of the bad condition of the
samples, which buyers reject. Flour is in
freer supply, but slow of sale at rates in
favor of buyers. Foreign -four was weaker
toward the close, buyers having supplied
their wants when rates became easy. The
spot trade was purely consumptive. The
American attempt to raise rates met with no
response here, and the season is too far ad-
vanced for speculation to influence the mar
kets. The off-coast trade is well supplied.
The continental demand has slackened. For.
eign -four is in good supply, but is dull at
nominally unchanged rates. The supply
from India is two-thirds as much as
American. Barley is dull, except for
the finest. The demand must cease
entirely to be slower than at present. Foreign
barley is also dull. In oats, the advance was
maintained and the provincial rate well SUP
ported. The demand at the close, however
was more restricted. Foreign eats are firm
and Russian are dearer. There were no for.
eign arrivals. Maize is in small supply, and
prices have hardened. Round corn is I'M
changed Sales of English wheat the past
week were 20, 4S4 quarters at Ais Sd, against
"a, $50 quarters at AS Id for the correspond.
ing week of last year.