Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-15
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
THE PALL-6ALL GAZETTE.
a Committee Of Ns,sbie Mea TO snres,isais
It's Chsrges.


[By cable 10 the Dispatch.l
LONDON, July 1.-The Pdu-Adil
Gazette announces this afternoon that
the Archbishop of Canterbury. the
Bishop Of London, Cardinal Manning,
and Hon. Samuel Morley have consent.
ed TO act as committee Of inquiry
into the charges Of aristocratIc iniquity
made by the Gazette in its ruyelations
during the past week. The committec,
which is looked upon as one OF the
most extraordinary in the high charae-
ter Of its members ever organized, will
begin the work Of investigation to-
morrow afternoon. The Gdsctte will
place in confidence before the com
mittee every detail OF evidence gath
cred by the papers reportofal commits
sion, on which IL relies 10 prove the
existence Of wicSedness unveiled by IL.
Every reporter engaged in the Gazefts's
investigation will appear under oath be-
fore the committee, and each will pro-
duce ali the memoranda gathered by
him during the several weeks Of in
Quiry, together with al the addresses.
letters, portraits, descriptions, and
idcntifcatious Of persons, certificates,
and agreements collected and referring
in any wise to persons directly or indI
rectly implicated in the discover
made. The committee will treat conf
dentially all information placed beiNre
it, but will make general report as 20
the truth Of the Gdzette's reyelstions.
LONDON, July l4.-The editor Of
the PaNMdH Gazette has received let
ters from the Queen and Mr.. CLAD
stone, in which they heartily thank him
for the recent exposures Of traffic in
young girls for immoral purposes, and
assure him that he has their full sym
pathy in the matter.
NOT TO BE PROSECUTED.
Sir Richard Assheton Cross, Home
Secretary, announced in the House Of
Commons this afternoon that the Go
yernment had concluded that it was not
advisable to prosecute the Pai'-AdU
Gazette for its recent publications.
A REPORT DENIED.
Erening.--It is now denied that the
Queen and Gladstone have written to
the editor of the Pali-AaH Gazette
thanking him for his recent exposure Of
the traffic in young girls.
MR.. STEAD DENIES.
Mr.. Stead, editor of the PlH-MdR
Gazette, denies that he has letters Of
sympathy from the Queen and Mr..
Gladstone.
PROTECTION OF YOUNG GIRLS.
LONDON, July l4.-The conference
for the protection Of young girls opened
this afternoon in Princes Hall IN this
city. The chief promoter Of the con-
ference is the Salvation Army. Hon.
Samuel Morley, Liberal member Of Par
lament for Bristol, presided aud made
an address on the subject ofthe iniquity
exposed by the PoL-MdH Gazette. lie
declared that the condition Of things in
London as revealed by that paper was
a scandal TO a Christian nation. The
people must speak out" exclaimed the
orator, "if their homes are to be
kept sacred from this surrounding pol
luton. believe there is one law for
the rich and another for the poor in
these matters. II should be felony to
steal a poor persons child
Professor James Stewart proposed 4
vote of thanks to the proprietor and
editor Of the Pail Mall gazette for the
assistance their work has rendered to
the cause OF Christian morality. This
was unanimously adopted, as was slso
a resolution urging Parliament TO raise
the sage Of consent y from thirteen 70
eighteen years.
MRS. BOOTH MAKES A SPEECH.
LONDON, July lI.--NIrs. Booth adj
dressed the conference in Princess
Hall, and, referring to tbs Queen, said
" Her Majesty's heart beats on the right
side Of this question" Mrs. Booth an
nounced that she had received letters
from the Marquis OF Salisbury and Mr..
Gladstone encouraging the work Of the
conference. The letters we're not real,
Mrs. Booth saying she would reserve
them for meeting which will r. held
in Exeter Hall on Thursday next in
furtherance Of movement begun to-
day.