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Show m. I England's Pobition. London. 28. The floor, galleries and lobbies of the House of Lords were crowded ro night to hear the statement of the government of i-s position in the present pres-ent war. Granville said the government govern-ment was embarrassed by the explosive explo-sive material lying all around wi;h matches ready lighted, the efforts to extinguish which ha been useless, though Lord Lyons had leen able to hold bark the declaration of war five davs. The incident at Ems, between Count Beneditti nd the King of Prussia, was remarkable, but no iiisuU was intended. All observance of the Paris protocol, which provides for th settlement of di-pute by mediation, was repudiated by both pat tie-, lit the presence ol thw w::r " n but one duty and that i to ob-e-vv o strict nrutra'ity. Malmsbury and Rurll Tppr-,v.d the attitude, and action of the i;ov-;rn-ment. War n,v wholly nvlW'- and inexcusable, and I'ar'hmcrjt would -er-tain'y sustain the government in its policy of nentrality, an 1 awatt an ,-p-wirtur.ity for itrcrfcrence. i |