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Show EUROPE. London, 13. In the house of commons, to-day, the chancellor of the exchequer said there waa no truth in the statement that the confidential con-fidential communication from Germany, Ger-many, alluded to by Bourke iu tho house ot commons recently, was a proposal that England should assume protectorate over Ojnatantinople, etc. He declared that the communication referred only to the execution of the' treaty of Berlin. Intelligence has been received at Vieuua that the chiela of the Albanian league demand the incorporation of all Albanian districts aa autonomous provinces; that they intend to act on the defensive; have refused to aid the porte agaiust the Macedonian insurgents; have promised to protect Pudgorifza against Moutenegro, and have advised the inhabitants of Novi Btizir not to attack the Austrian troapa occupying Bosnia. Iu the house of commons, to night, Percy reopened the debate of the Afghan war on the part of the government. gov-ernment. Sir William Vernon Har-court Har-court followed, accusing the government govern-ment of forcing a quarrel on the ameer. He declared tuat the acquisition acquisi-tion of the "scientific frontier" would make Afghanistan another Bulgraia and the continuance of such a policy would oauee Russian influence to overshadow the earth, ttir John Haiker replied and the debate was continued hy Captain Cochraue, Mr. Gorst, and Randal Punkelt in behalf of the government. Thomas Bu:t, radical, epoke and was particularly' vehement in bis opposition to the war on account ol the distress which prevailed in England. A notable feature of the debate was lue delivery of speeches by Mr. New-degate New-degate and General feir Alexander Gordon, both conservatives, denouncing denounc-ing tbe government's policy. Sir Alexander declared that Lord Bea- vmufiplrl woa T-anr,naililfl fnr that policy. During hia speech he crossed to the opposition beco-iea to avoid interruption from the conservative members. He was repeatedly cheered by the opposition. Tue Marquis Mar-quis ot Hartiugion closed the deb.tte. He said the very worst policy wbich win posaicle was t:iat of a partial or complete military occupation, which he was alraid the government was determined to cirry out. An overwhelming over-whelming concurrence of military opinion was opposed thereto. As lor the argument, that eomething was necesiary to check the Russian advance, he believed that in consequence conse-quence of the consolidation of British power, the possibility of an invasion was decreasing yearly. No permanent perma-nent occupation of any portion of Alghanistau against the wishes of tbe inhabitants ought to bo tanctiontd. It would only facilitate Rusaiau intrigue, which would be the beet encountered by wise administration, or il external means were necessary, by a aireet explanation with Russia. He thought, above all, thit Loid Lytton should be recalled, as the iucarnation of all that the Indian policy ought not to bo (loud cheers by opposition); but to etlect this we mut aUo get rid of a government of whose nominally spirited, but really alject fureigri policy, ha believed, the country was nearly tired. Ho said, in conclusion: Whatever difference of opiuion there may l e a3 to the justice of the war, there is no diflerence on the subject of supporting the eallant troops engaged en-gaged in it by eyery means in our power. Whitbrcad's motion censuring the government lor its Aiehan policy was rfjecied by a vote of 328 to "27. The conservatives had anticipated a majority ma-jority ut 120. Vit-mvi 13 Thp siH'i i.il ftimmit tee nl eighteen has advised the reit hHi ;i'.o to a-seut to the treaty of Berlin. It rej-i'Cied the motion ci Herr liorbst, censuring government, iind a!;0 one ajzaintt a further esteu-ei.-n ol power to Russia. |