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Show FOREIGN. Kl K1M-K THE TUUXDERER ON GLADSTONE, l-ondon, 1. Ihe Times nays: "Gladstone's speech in the houso of commons was listened to with bated breath lor his contribution to the great controversy and some prophetic glimpses into the future. He spoke two and a hall hours and occupies seven coIuojdb of our space. He car-' ries the bearers irrceistahly down the torrent of brilliant oratory, but when all is over and we have time to breathe, to what does it all amount with few exceptions, nothing but prolonged invectie against the present ministry. mi-nistry. Scarcely anything they have done or said escapes deuimciatioo. Peace has been made, but no thanks to them. They have preferred pre-ferred servitude to freedom ; have pretended to defend public law and have really betrayed it; have made a convention violating existing treaties, brought into question an important prerogative ol the crown, discredited us abroad and weakened 113 at home. But who are these plenipotentiaries whom he denounces with unmitigated, unmiti-gated, unrelieved censure? They arc not merely Lords Beaconelield and Salisbury they aro representatives ol England before Europe and the world, Their work, when ratified, is the work of England. They have not usurped power over unwilling people. Glad stone himeell admits that they command com-mand the approval of the tnasi of their countrymen, rheie aro other pereous in the world bsidei Beacons field, and larger questions at (stake than that of the conduct of the ministry in the detnilB of iheprolonged negotiation. We regret to say it, but the whole tenor ol Gladstone's speech, as much by wuat it contained as by what it omitted, was inconsistent with statesmanship or generous patriotism, and he must proportionately forfeit his claim to Ihe attention ol his countrymen coun-trymen on this great issue." PREPARATIONS FOR DOIXO HOXOR TO SALISBURY AXD BEACOKSriELD. London, 1. A dais has been created on the southern side of Guildhall, Guild-hall, upon which stands a conopied throne. Here, ou Saturday, wiil be sealed tho lord mayor, pleuipotenti arics and chief officers of the corpora lion. There will be accommodation j here for 1,700 persons, including 400. memberB ol parliament. Iu the fore court of Guildhall, a spacious pavilion 13 being erected, to seat 1,200 persons, anotber for GOO is b?ing accooimo. daied in the library. None ol tnese can see the ceremony, but will view Ihe guests as they arrive. Lords Beaconetieid and Salisbury are ex-: p"cted at Guildhall before o, si.m : alter which Ihe ceremony ol lue pre-een pre-een alion of the freedom of the city will be given. Tho guests will have , the first welcome at the extrom? ' boundary of the city. Temple Uir is to be in some sense reconstructed for the occasion. One side remains, ! aud on the other a woodeu model ol the demolished waII has been erected, to bo spanned by a banner inscribed ' Peace with Honour." After the ceremony at Guildhall, Lords Beacousfield aud Salisbury wilt attend the lord mayor's ministerial banquet. SALISBURY AXD THE CONSERVATIVES. London, 1. Lord Salisbury is re-' ceiving a deputation of southeast Lancashire consei vative., who h ive congratulated him on the success of his mission to Berlin, and invited him 1 to Manchester. He said he did not olject to having government's policy! submitted to the search of criticism,! but explained that while their policy was Bul'ject to acrimonious criticism in Ihe house of commons, the pro j locals which record the work of the, pitnipotentiaries passed Ihe house olj lords without comment, so that the 1 plenipotentiaries have no opportunity I lo explain them, though ihy aione areuble to do to minutely. I CARS AK VON ISN'T A FLltfTIIER J In the bouse of lords to day, Lord , Carnarvon, atUckiug Lord Bsacuns- fiald, asked au explanation of the hitter's remarks regarding the form I er's retirement from the cabinet. He said that il Lnrd Beacousfield meant1 to say he (Carnarvon) at a moment ol 1 difficulty and dtnr flinched from what he had pledged himself to dti, he must absolutely deny euch statement. state-ment. DEFEATED. Berlin, 1. Count Bismarck, sou of the chancellor, and candidate for parliament, has been defeated at Luuehurg. 1 OCCLTYIXa HECZEGOVIXA. Vienna, 1. Trie eighteenth ciivi sion of the Austrian army occupied Herzegovina to day. THE COMMONS. iondon, 1, In the house of 00:11-mons, 00:11-mons, Lowo availed the abuse of the crown's treaty-making prerogative, spying: "An antiquiatcd prerogative lias been drawn from its ru-sly Bcab-bard Bcab-bard and used without the knowledge or consent ol the people. Govern me-nt had done their utmost to dr.ig royalty into collision with the people. H was impossible that Englishmen couid be content to leave the exercise of the royal prerogative in tho present position. " Lowe's remarks were greeted with loud cheers from the liberal benches. Lord John Mauner?, postmaster general, defended government, govern-ment, and Cuamb-'rlttin (radical) attacked them, dwelling on their extravagance. The debate was c in-tiuued in-tiuued on t strictly party line by Hon. Sir John Hay, Staveby Hill, Mr. Holmes, Edward Knalchbull Hago seen. Samuel Laing and Sir John Leubbock, who pointed out that the Anglo Turkish convention inevitably committed the country to eventual war with Russia. The debate was then adjourned. THE GERMAN ELECHOXS. Berlin, 1. The latest returns from the elections (or members of the German rcichstag show the following elected: Forty seven conservatives, seventy-four national liberals, niue teen progressists, thirty five ultra-montunes, ultra-montunes, two Alsatian irrecancil-ab.es, irrecancil-ab.es, two Alsali-.ii autonomists, three socialists, eight Poles, aud one panic ! ulariat. Thirty-six second ballot; are necessary. MORE DIFFICULTIES. Vienna, 1 . It is rumored that General Tudleben refuses to withdraw a man from the vicinity of Constantinople Constan-tinople before tho withdrawal of the British fleet. Dilhcullies are also re -1 ported io regard to the return ol I Tuiki.h prisoners ol war. l'ALSE TFltKEV . Loudon, 1. Alluding lo the delay of Turkey in ratifying t he-treaty he-treaty of Berlin, a Vienna cones poudent mentions a telegram from Constantinople saying that intriguei have been discovered aiming at the overtbro' ol Hafvet Pasha aud a re turn to the San Stefano treaty and Russian protectorate. The dirpatch says the sultan was at one lime in cliued to shield the project. I |