New-York tribune., 1885-02-20
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
MR.. GLApsroNE's POLICY AssAILED.
A TRIBUTE TO GENERAL GoRDoN-ADphN''N'
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BOTH HOUSES. ,
LONDON, Feb. 19.-Parliamen' opon pa in at.
o,c,ock this evening. There was ho 0io TIL
+a,6aoce TO witness the opening cereno 10
,o,;ce allowed no one to pass the ea'e' " ~.
no able 70 show that he had arlght 10 en'oi '
Gladstone. upon entering the House OF oon'non''
was loudly cheered Sir stafford Northco'o s"
notice of a motion of inquiry respecting 'ho Uo
ernments Egyptian policy. The Marquis VI hai'
ington, Secretary OF state ior war; iop,S ,a. tho
onestion of Sir Stafford Northcote, SAID tha' 'ho
War Office mad received dispatch stating ina.
Colonel Sir Redyers Buller had evacuated uupa'
and that he would probably retire 10 Mera"i u
Korti. ..uooo+ories
Mr.. Gladstone replying tn certain lnterroea.o,ios
-, ,h. Governments conduct in Egypt said that
the nresent situation did not allow inc "o'oi"
,ont 20 make oyertures to FL Mahdi, because such
overtures; might defeat their own oDJec,' h'
stated that the policy of the Government 10 e'aou
ote Egypt eventually remained Unchahgou ne
added that he had done all he could LOT uohe,a'
Gordon and was not to be held responSioie ioi me
death. "Our policy in the Soudan." cohtiiiueu INV
promsr ",s stil for evacuation. The recent events
there prevented the immediate applica'ioh VI 'nl'
no,;cv The fall of Khartoum altered, in military
sonso tho whole situation in the Soudan. Lord
xyoIsolov is authorized to take what measures he
.oos az m overthrow the Mahdi at Khartoum. NO
furtber communications will be made to the Manu-, .
Int auy received from him will be cohSioeieo
Tbe House adjourned until Tomorrow
Cir Stafford Northcote followed the Marquis OF
Harrington and the Prime Minister saying taa' no
,vonld defer discussion and merely take occasion a'
The present time 10 pay tribute TO Uehera "oi
don He gave notice that he would move on 'he
earliest tlay possible, which he hoped would not oe
further off than next Monday. that an huhoie au-
dress be presented to Her Majesty. the queen rep
rssentiug that the course pursued oy ner pio'on'
Liberal Government in regard to heypt anu ,ho
Soudan had involved great sacrifice OF vaiuaoie
Iros ond boavv EXPENSES without any beneficial
,asnlts Jcheersl rendering it imperatively neces-
s,rv to the interests of the British Empire ana the
Fovptian people that the Government should uls-
tinctlv recognize and take decided measures 10 lu
fl the respon sibihty now incumbent upon IL W in
snre good stable government IN Egypt ana III 'hoso
nor,ions of the Soudan necessary for Egypt secui
ity. lCheers.l .. .uo,., Cir
Mr. Gladstone, replying to a request from oh
Stafford Northcote, said he would name day To-
morrow tor discussion of the proposed vote Oh ceh-
sure.
In the House of Lords the Government was al
once assaulted by the Conservatives with bonn
bardment of questions concerning its intentions III
the soudap. Earl Granville. Minister for Foreign
behalf of The Government. He frankly stated that
tho Government had left it entirely to Generai
7 ord Woseey to decide whether the British forces
should proceed to attack Khartoum atonce OF delay
the attack until later say some time next autumn
He further admitted that the Government oele'eu
that General Wolseley would decide upon post
ponement of the ag ggressive operations Coh'ihu
inc he said The finances of Egypt and the re-
lief of Gordon, that heroic soldier whose loss n"'
excited the greatest sympathy and unanimous IT,
qret are the prominent questions before the c'""-
trv The Government had hoped to be able to pre-
s91t naners soon 10 Parliament to show that coih
plete seftlemeut Of Egypts financial anairS ha,i
6een arrived at settlement ailhc clhs,s1enC W.
nuhlic engagements and honorable 10 lhe couut's
b., ;nst " hen the G government were expecting "a
her of n meeting bet Seen the BTltlsh tro0p' Ih
advance under the leadership ~ olohsi az I'' M ~
Wilson and General Gordon, the dreahlul ne e"5 ar
rived that what military strength ana FAMINE d =
fh,lcd 70 sncceed in doing, hau eeen accompIlsAe9i
bv treachcry and that one 'orn oi rne Sie"'''' anu
Lord Salisbury responded and uSeG me loIiQ"in i
language: " If the country is not sal :ua WIN tlc
Governments explanal9ns Il VIII frr,t,si noIicy
IChcers We do not propose TO anticipate the uis' Us
sion winch must inevitably come Ia.or 4I 9h ~ En,
mnst hope that England will not retire from EgyP
LEAVING no record of our presence there except ih'
mIschiof done AND the bones OF our sol9icTs. ,Il
ord Salisbury also said that everybody snou''
he made To feel that the Government wond pr22
ery meet the present crave juncture In 'ho Pun'i
atflirs Of Engl2nd. lie sau tiia, tnV 90 60.
made ip behalf of the Government by Earl % %odar
vile was one which it became the LORDS 10 renee
iThe Government will introduce a bill IN TN
Uonse of Lsrds TO enable the British co ONES II
Australia to organize confederation. An auIourl
nsnt was taken until TOMORROW. o, 400
MIR Deasy Nationalist member for CORK, CAV
notioe in the House OF Commons OF his intention =
offer a notice of inquiry regarding the woIh VI I"
SIR Herbert Maxwell gave notice of his intentlol
IA move to.morro for the Introduction oil a meas
Tre empowering }heses va 70 TO he H flo aoaged
T,e discussion of the Redlstrlbution OF Seats Dli
has been tixed for aext Monday Mr OauStoih
gave notice that he should move that this oii 'aA
nrecedence OF tie motion of censure