Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-05-12
StiIISeekjngPeace.
THE ADVANCE ON KHARrOUM
ABANDONED AND A8kANGE.
MENT8 FOB PEACE.
GLADSTONE'S POLICY.

of Commons this afternoon that the
decision reached by the government in
regard to the Soudan, practically in
v0lved the abandonment of the advance
on Khartoum. He said the govern
ment had resolved to make Wady
permanent defense ON Egypt. The
British troops would he Withdrawn as
soon as the Nile rises. 1t Is expected
that the rising will occur about the
end of May. The withdrawal of the
troops involved the abandonment Of
the engagement to advance to Khar.
toum.
Efforts would be made, said the War
Secy., TO establish an administration
in the pro vince of Dongola and to COM
plete the Nile railway as q commercial
enterprise. Mr.. Gladstone announced
that he WAS about to present to the
House some most important papers In,
regard to the foreign policy OF England
in her relations with Afghanistan.
AN ARRANGEMENT WITH RUSSIA.
Mr.. Gladstone then stated that an
| arrangement had been effected between
/ Earl Granville, Foreign Secretary the
Earl of Kimberly, Secretary for India
Baron de Staal, the Russian Minister
to England, and M. Lessar, the special
Russian agent in London, in regard to
the Afghan frontier. The arrange
ment was satisfactory to her Msjesty's
Government, and To the Earl of Dufferin
Viceroy Of India. He hoped the ar
rangement would be made the subject
of a convention with Russia.
Mr.. Gladstone stated that the govern
ment had already spent great deal of
money in the Soudan, but were unable
at present to say whether any portion
of the $22, 500, 900 would be saved. Mr..
lGladstone then moved for q second read
ling of the consolidated fund bill (the
$55, ,O0O, 900 credit).
GLADSTONE BITTERLY ATTACHED.
No sooner had Mr.. Gladstone done
Ispeaking than the Conservatives open
ed upon him and his government In
the bitterest attack within their power
TO make. This was led by the Right
Hon. George Francis Hamilton, Con-
servative member for Middlesex. Lord
Hamilton is bcing strongly pushed for
ward by the Tories as leader in the
Commons.
Il He secured occasion for making his
, attack by moving consideration Of tho
amendment given notice OF by Sir
i, Stafford Northcote, the present con-
. servative leader in the Commons, last
Friday. This amendment moves, on
the second reading of the consolidated
fund bill, a fresh vote of censure against
the government and concludes in the
following words "The House, having
O shown their readiness to vote supplies,
y refuse their assent until informed of
n the present policy and purposes for
l. which the money to be granted is to be
applied.
The government have surrendered
!. Ievery one of the questions between them
q and Russia. The Prime Minister hae
altogether abandoned the attitude by
which the government obtained the
vote of credit. The great objection
have to the Premier's policy is that
from the very day he assumed Office
until now he has shown q readiness To
sacrifice any body and anything to save
himself. [Cries Of " Hear Hear !"l
HAMILTON ANSWERED.
Mr.. Chamberlain, President of the
Board OF Trade, taunted Lord George
Hamilton with Inconsistency in asking
for information from a government that
could not be relied upon. Mr.. Cham
berlain said that the House would be
unable adequately to judge the conduct
of the government until all the papers
in the case were presented to it. He
con tended that the object of Sir Peter
Lumsden's mission had to a great
extent been achieved. He was glad to
: find Lord George Hamilton advocating
the position that faith should not be
placed in Russia and that the only
icourse was to 60 to war. When the
II general elections came the government
y would remind che opposition of their
:. Ipolicy and 1t would then be seen
y whether or not the country was tired
r of peace.
i Lord George Hamilton's motion was
d defeated by 290 to260. The majority con-
o sisted entirely of Liberals. The Par
: nellites voted with the minority. The
! House received the result rather list
& lessly.
. Ths Ameer of Afghanistau has agreed
r to allow British agent to reside al
# Herat In the pending arran cement
1 with Russia Earl Granville maintains
t the right of England to hold exclusive
# relations with the Ameer, who will
J. through the Indian Government.
!, Sir Peter Lumsden left Tirpul for
" London on Saturday.
n Literary Notes from the Century.
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n by the Century ia issued in this coun-
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;: copyrighted here, copyright protection
2 is also secured in Great Britain by issue
l tuCio ioy VI tWo III duFduC6,-A
l. great advantage to contributors, since
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NJ SO be issued in London in advance of
its publication here, 30 as to secure
English copyright protection.
Mr.. w. d. Howells Is engaged upon
D new serial story for the Century
Magazine, to follow The Rise of Silas
Lapham," which will be finished in
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of the new story will be hesun possi.
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v. with the perplexities, on his account,
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a of Silas Lapham.'
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