The Portland daily press., 1885-07-07
!, Sir wilfred Lawson, Radical, seconded

the motion.
Gladstone supported Hopewood. The
House, he said, had acted unconstitutionally
and Illegally. 1t was the duty of the House
to legislate in the direction of removing an
existing grievance as the present Parliament
throughout had grievously wronged the
electorate OF Northampton and it was the
first duty of the House TO redress that seri-
Gus wrong (Cheers)
The motion of Sir Michael Hicks-Beaeh
was adopted by a vote of 263 to 2l9.
After the vote had been taken Bradlaugh
readvanced to the table and said he would
obey the speakers orders and withdraw. He
first, however, appealed to various constitu-
encies against the injustice done him, then
bowed and withdrew from the House. The
House then entered into committee Of sup
ply
In the House of Lords this afternoon the
Marquis of Salisbury made a statement to
the effect that he would continue the policy
adopted by Gladstone in regard to negotia-
tions with Russia for the settlement of the
frontier of Afghanistan.
The Marquis of Salisbury, in moving adj
j0urnment of the House, said there were very
clear restrictions upon the action of the
present government arising from the fact
that they had assumed office at a time when
certain matters were drawing near the end,
the result being that many pledges were
given which should be observed. So far as
he had an opportunity of judging, the nego-
tiatiOns between Russia and England had
been conducted with an earnest desire to
arrive at an adequate settlement, but he was
bound to say the negotiations had not gone
far enough to enable him to speak positively,
and he must ask their l0rdships not to
attach too much Importance to these negotia-
tiOns as final and conclusive, even when con-
eludcd, as the whole condition of affairs in
Central Asia was very unsatisfactory and
uncertain. We hope, he said, to arrive at an
amicable settlement Of the difference in re-
gard to Zulicar Pass which England had
promised the Ameer would be included in
Afghanistan. What had been. promised
must be kept whatever settlement might be
arrived at, and it was our duty to skillfully
devise and vigorously carry out measures for
the defence of the Indian frontier. Further
more, we should stretch out beyond, so that
when the tide of war comes it will not come
near our defences. These preparations must
be promptly and energetically made, and
trust that this policy will never be aban-
doned.
In concluding his speech Lord Salisbury
said The present difficulty in Egypt is per-
haps one of the most complicated problems
ever submitted to government The diff
culties are enormous, and of many kinds.
These difficulties now form the subject of
negotiation, and it is perhaps, rather too
early to express an opinion as to the issue.
defence of the frontier of Egypt by the
Egyptians, assisted no doubt in some meas
ure BY ourselves, against the tide of fanati-
cisin and barbarism. 1t is necessary to es-
tablish such a state of things that if We
eventually withdraw our protecting hand
Egypt would be left safe. All Of these ques-
tions require time to settle, and we must so
weigh our steps that once taken we must
not retrace them. The military difficulty is
a large one, but the political difficulty is a
greater one. The most important of all the
Egyptian questions, however, said Lord Sal
isbury, was the financial question, which
was as yet unsettled, and until this question
was settled nothing could be DONE There
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cautious and circumspect policy and taking
course which would cover, England with
shame, namely, to abandon Egypt to her
fate.
The Marquis then referred to the domestic
policy of his government. He said it was
intended to avoid contentious legislation, and
to promote only such measures as were
necessary. These would include, perhaps,
the secretary for Scotland bill He would
wind up the session at the earliest date pos
sible, and he expressed hope that the gem
eral election would be held Nov. 18th.
Lord Salisbury's statement lasted half an
hour He frequently emphasized the fact
that the Khedive had throughout been loyal
to England.
The Earl of Carnarvon, Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland, gave statistics of crime In Ire
land in recent years, showing an enormous
decrease since the passage of the crimes act
The government he said, under existing cir
cumstances, consider 1t inadyisable to renew
the act, and they trusted firm administra-
ton of ordinary law would maintain tran
guilty.
The House of Lords then adjourned.
cholera's Terrible Ravages in Spain.
MADRID, July 6.-The record Of the cholera
scourge for Friday and Saturday show for
Friday 2120 new cases and 669 deaths for
Saturday 1850 new cases and S25 deaths; The
majority of the victims attacked in Madrid
are refugees from Aranjuez, who die owing
to a lack of assistance.
In the whole of Spain yesterday there were
| 1867 new cases of cholera and 660deaths from
the disease.
Decrease of Crime in Ireland.
DUBLIN, July 6.-The summer assizes
opened today with remarkable decrease in
the number of cases to be tried. The only
trial in which death penalty is likely to be
meted out is the case of William Sheehan
and his brother-in-law Dennis Brown, who
| are charged with the triple murder of Shee-
| hams mother, sister and brother at Castle
| town-Roehe Oct. q, 1877.
No Address for carnarvon.
| DUBLIN, July 6.--At a meeting of the mu-
| nicipal council today the Lord Mayor declar
ed out Of order proposition to present an
| address to Earl Carnarvon, the new Lord
| Lieut.. of Ireland. AT this the Conservative
members of the council withdrew from the
| chamber! After the departure of these mem
| bers the members remaining unanimously
| NOMINATED L.. ~. SULLIVAN ulcUlDer OF 1arlld-
| ment for West Meath county for Lord Mayor
| in 1886.
Foreign Notes.
A Constantinople despatch says that the
| work of fortifying the Bosphorus has been
! stopped owing to conviction that there is
| no further danger of a collision between
| England and Russia.
A confagration which occurred on the goth
| Of May at Toyama, Japan, was of excep-
! tional magnitude, 5917 houses having been
| destroyed. No estimate of the loss has been
| made.s
| have arrived at Askabad. They include
eight guns bearing the English arms and
| dated 1886.
Five hundred Legitimatists held a meeting
| at Paris, Sunday, which was followed by a
banquet. They resolved to provide for the
4 Comtesse de Chambord. The leading fami-
lies of the Fauborg St. German are organiz-
! izing pilgrimage to Gratz, where Don Juan,
| father of Don Carlos, is staying. The Legit-
| imatists hail Don Juan as king, and de-
nounce the Orleanists.
| The London Standard, commenting on the
| Fourth of July dinner given by Cyrus w.
Field, says that it represented the unani-
nous feeling of England. All the best
| Americans and best "Britshers" of the
| present generation have labored to create a
| brotherly sentiment between the two ma
tions.
Advices received at San Francisco by the
steamer Oceanic from Yokohama, state that
| the Mikado of Japan has bestowed ribbon
of the third class on d. W. Stevens, who for
| many years was first secretary of the United
| States legation at Japan, and afterwards
| was secretary of the Japanese legation at
Washington. Orders higher than the fourth
class are seldom conferred on foreigners by
| the Mikado.
The Japanese government announces the
resumption of specie payment to take place
| July /, 1885,