The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-18
England,
IN PARLIAMENT,

LONDON, July 7.--Slr Peter Asheton
Cross, Home Secretary, speaking yes
terday afternoon in tho House of Com.
mons about the revelations made by
tho Pail Mall Gazette, said nobody
could sympathiEe more than he with
the work which tho Gazette was per.
forming and he declared that the home
department would use every possible
effort to discover and punish tho per.
petrators Of the oifenses exposed.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, ChRncel-
lor of the Exchequer, stated that the
government had nothing further TO
impsrt regarding the reported Rus
sian advance In Afghanistan.
THE EGYPTIAN LOAN.
The Standard believes the govern
from European powers az will enable
1t to rsise an Egyptian loan immedi-
ately. Germany Is desirous that one
third OF the loan be raised in that
country.
DECAUX AND PATTI DIVORCED,
a decree divorcing the Marquis OF
Dec6uX from Madame Patti has been
pronounced.
EMIlhh nBHENOE lEANUEs
A conference of the Empire Defense
League was held this morning In the
Mansion House. Lord Lennox pre-
sided' The mayors OF many Of the
provincial towns were present. REESE
lutions were adopted which declared
that the defensive resources of the en-
pire were inadequate and urged the
government to strengthen the navy,
further protect the coasts, fortlfy the
colonial ports and coaling stations and
appoint q commission TO enquire into
tho relative strength of the British
and foreign navies.
Mr., Robert Bourke, undor foreign
secretary, stated in tho HOuse OF
Commons this afternoon that the
government would do It's bost
To obtain an early issue
of the Egyptian loan of $45, 600, coo. No
gotlations in the Interested powers
were being carried on with that end IN
view, ssid Mr.. BOurke, and the gov
ernment was unable 70 make any fur
ther statement at present.
PARNELL's MOTION.
MIR. Parnell moved this afternoon
that tho government order speoial In
quiry into the Naamtrassna murder
| case.
Mr.. Paynell made u long speech in
support OF hisj motion, He dwelt on
| tho maladministration Of the criminal
law in Ireland under Earl Spencer,
whereby Innocent persons ha0 been in
some cases condemned and executed
and in other cases had been sentenced
70 long terms. He moved, therefore,
that In the opinion of tho
House Of Commons, IL was the
duty Of tho government to institute
q strict enquiry into the Judgment
aud sentence of the Maamtrassns, the
Barbavilla, the Crossmagten and the
Castle Island murder cases.
Mr.. Il. Joseph Corbett, Homo Rule
member for Wilklow County, acc.
onded tho motion made by Mr., Par.
nell. lie hoped the government would
take o lesson from its predecessor
whom the Parnelllte vote deprived Of
office.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach said that
the present government had nothing
to say concerning the merits of the
case and nothing TO say In defense ol
the late government. He was, how.
ever, authorized bv Earl Carnayon
the present Lord Lieutenant of Ire
land to state that tho present Irisl
executive viii mako careful persona
inquiry into the subjects mentionec
by Mr., Parnell for investigation, hui
must add that tho government will
themselves be compelled to ask the
House TO resist Mr.. Psrnoll's remarks
dorogatory OF Earl Spencer, q member
OF the late government.
Mr.. Parnell's motion was nepatiyed
without division.
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headed by the lord mayor, called upoi
Lord George Hamilton, First Lord O
the Admiralty, to-day, and urged tn