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Mr.. Gladstone's Observation-Disclosures
Derived by Russia from Annexations
in Asia-Troops to be With
drnMn From EpYnt.

drawn From Egypt.
LONDON, May 11.-Mr. Gladstone stated
in the House Of Commons that arrange
ments had been effected between Earl
Granville, foreign secretary, the Earl of
Kimberley, secretary for India; Baron De
Staal, Russian Minister to England and
M. Lessar, special Russian agent in Lon
don, in regard to the Afghan frontier ar
rangement. 1t was satisfactory to Her
Majesty's Government and to the Earl of
Dufferin. He hoped an arrangement
would be made the subject of convention
with Russia.
Lord Harrington said that the govern
ment had resolved to make Wady Halfa
the most advanced position as Il permanent
defence of Egypt. The British troops
would be withdrawn as soon as the Nile
rises 1t is expected that the rising will
occur about the end of May. The with
draWal of the troops involved the aban-
donment of the engagement to advance to
hhartOum. ms statement was read with
cheers from the government benches
Efforts would be made, said the home
secretary, to establish an administration in
the province of Dongola and to complete
the Nile railway as a commercial enter
prise 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.
No sooner had Mr.. Gladstone done
speaking than the conservatives opened
upon him and his government the bitter
est attack within their power to make.
This was led by the Right Hon. Lord
George Francis Hamilton, conservative
member for MiddeseX. He secured occa-
SION Tor making his attack by moving con-
sideration OF the amendment given notice
of by Sir Stafford NOthcote This amend
ment moves on the second reading of the
consolidated fund bill fresh vote of cen
sure against the government and con
ciudes in the following words: 1.-The House
having shown their readiness to vote sup
plies refuse their assent until Informed of
the present policy and purposes for which
the money to be granted is to be applied. F"
Lord Hamilton in moving the the con-
SideratlOn OF this amendment said "The
Right Honorable, the Marquis of Harting-
ton, secretary of state for war, has lust
made the most extraordinary statement
which ever fell from "A minister in this
House. After announcing their intent ON
taking khartOum the government have
announced tonight the abandoningof the
Soudan after having murdered six or ten
thousand men. Yet, the government eX-
pect this House to acquiesce silently in
their policy. The greatest danger to the
country is the lncapacity of the men in
Office. conservative cheers. The gov
eminent have surrendered every one of
the questions between them and Russia
The prime minister has altogether aban-
doned the attitude by which the govern
ment obtained the vote of credit The
great objection | have to the premier's
policy is that from the very day he as
sumed Office until now he has shown
readiness to sacrifice anybody and any
thing to save himself lCries of hear
hear i
IlMr. Chamberlain, president of the
board of trade, tainted Lord George Ham
iltOn with Inconsistency in asking
for information from government that
could not be relied upon. Mr.. Chamber
lain said the House would not be able ade-
quately to Judge the conduct of the gov
eminent until all the papers in the case
were presented to it. He cOntended that
the object of Sir Peter Lumsden's mission
had to great extent been achieved
Gen. Lord Woseley Lord Harrington
sad had advised the government to retire
to Assoun from the SOudan Gen. WOlse-
ley attached great importance to sending
armed boats to Egypt to be used in patrol
ling the Mic. THE government have no
intention, the speaker said, "of evacua-
ting Suakim until some arrangement can
be made for holding it against the hostile
Arabs, either by England or some other
civilized power. AT present Suakim could
not be held without lighting"
Mr.. Henry Chaplin, conservatives asked
how much money the government had
spent on the Khartoum expedition, and if
the sum was greater or less than the S22-
100000, mentioned in the 500, 600, 900, as the
sum requested for the second accounts.
Mr.. Gladstone replied to this that the
government had already spent great
deal of money in the SOudan, but We're