Show JOHN BULLS BACKDOWNJ It Virtually Surrenders Penjdeli to the Russians Burl Duller Resigns as Viceroy of India Gladstone and Granvillo Make Some Honorable Explanations The l > > cacc Arrangement LONDON May 5The Standard commenting com-menting on Gladstones speech in the House of Commons last evening on the Aftrhan question says No doubt is i now entertained that the arrangement between England and Russia includes TIlE SURRENDER OK IENJDEII TO RUSSIA The statement regardill the cessation of Penjdeli to Russia published in the Standard lof April 15th turns out to have been accurate although the government pronounced the report unauthorized RESIGNED IN DISGUST LONDON May 5It is rumored on the London Stock Exchange that the Earl of Duftbrin has resigned the office of Viceroy of India ABOUT THE TRUTH OF IT The Globe of today says the socalled adjustment of the AngloRussian dispute is a poor shift which amounts practically to nothing more than a truce for averting a collision and which will result in nothing noth-ing but a transfer of difficulty from Glad stones shoulders to those of his successors succes-sors ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN FINANCES LONDON May 5 130 p mConsols opened this morning at 98 for both money and account Russian securities of 1873 opened at 93 and are now 92 Home and foreign securities strong and steady stocks are also steady 2 p in Consols for both accounts are now quoted at 871 LORD GRAKVILLKS STATEMENT LONDON May 5Granville in the House of Lords this afternoon stated on behalf of the government that he could conceive of nothing better than referring the dispute of the Penjdeli incident involving in-volving the honor of two officers to the decision of a third party in whom each side had perfect confidence in this way the whole matter could be closed honorably hon-orably for both sides LUMSDEN ORDERED HOME LONDON May 5In the House of Commons this afternoon Gladstone in I answer to questions stated that Sir Peter Lumsden British Afghan boundary commissioner com-missioner and Colonel Stewart had been ordered to come home immediately QUESTIONING GLADSTONE LONDON May 5 Gladstone in the House of Commons this evening was asked how it was that Lumsden was recalled re-called from the Afghan frontier by Eigland while General Komarpir was retained there by Russia and if these facts would not indicate a confession of wrong on Eng lands side iu the Afghan dispute Gladstone Glad-stone stated that there was no relation between the cases of Sir Peter Lumsden and General Komaroff The latter was not recalled because he was commander com-mander of the Russian forces while Sir IVter had been emplojed in a purely civil capacity Lumsden the Premier added had not been recalled but had been consulted con-sulted upon the subject and in conformity to his own views had been requested to return to England As it had been decided tS carryon carry-on in London all future communications with Russia about the main points on the Afghan frontier line both Sir leter Lumsden and Col Stewart had been directed to come to London II |