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Show The Britiah Parliament. London, 31. In the course of bis mrti in thn honsa of (inmmnni to day, Foster said the vote demanded by government was unprecedented. It it was the duty of the house to vote money when wanted, it was the duty of government to say what it was wanted for. The only information the house had was that government intended to flourish tbe vote in the face of the forthcoming congress on : tbe eastern question. The interpretation interpre-tation put on the motion was that government thought the peaoe conditions condi-tions unsatisfactory. Hi could find nothing in them calling for a suspicious suspici-ous attitude on tbe part of Great Britain. If Russia desired to take advantage of her victories to alter the existing treaties concerning the Dar dauelles, that wish was only natural; but Prince GortschakDfl said he regarded re-garded this as a matter not to be settled set-tled by Russia. Forster then arraigned ar-raigned the recent foreign policy ol government, and declared they weru not entitled to this vote as a vote ol confidence aud did not need it for any interest of the country, lorster spoke odg hour and a half. Cross said that Foster's speech was intended to create a feeling that there wai a war party in the government, which desired credit to apply it to warlike purposos. This imputation he distinctly denied. He also declined de-clined to admit that the vote was intended in-tended as a general vote of confidence confi-dence all the government asked was thU money should be granted which might be necessary and be given in full confidence. It would be used, if absolutely necessary. Government had never swerved from tbe policy of Lord Derby's dispatch ot tbe 6th of May. He characterized the speeches made against the government, outside out-side the bouse, ue lying speeches. (Cheers from the ministerial beucbCB.) He commented on the delay in making mak-ing kDown the terms of peace, aud the coincident rapid advance of the Russian forces , and pointed out that the delay was not cauied by the Turks, but by the Russians. He asked where was the strategic reason for tbe Russian advance on Constantinople, Constan-tinople, when the basis of peace were already accepted by Turkey? He taunted the opposition, amid a storm of derisive shouts of "withdraw," of being friends of the Russians and maintained that, eecing the Russians Btill advancing, government was bound to persevere in the vote. Government Gov-ernment must exerciae the right to be heard in the final settlement, and if it be heard at all it must be,backed by the estimate now submitted. Government's Govern-ment's objeot was a substantial and lasting peace. He had not believed, until he saw it, that this amendment would be put, but he had no doubt it would be defeated by an overwhelming overwhelm-ing majority. The house was very lively during both ForBter's and Crois' speeches, and they were cheered and counter cheered from either sido of the house. Sir Wilford Lawion opposed the vote and contended that the proper course of government was to go to the country and get the pinion of the constituenoiei. Bright lamented Sir Stafford North-cote's North-cote's tone in giving notice of the supplementary vote. He had epokan as though the freedom of Christian provinces ot Turkey were opposed to the interests of England. Bright hoped the six million pounds would not be used to restrict that freedom. He thought the terms of peace contained con-tained nothing that should alarm the people, feed our discreditable jealousy of Russia, or justify government in entering the conference with an attitude atti-tude of menace. II government adhered to th old policy of cherishing cherish-ing enmity against Russia, they would bequeath a legacy of war to posterity, whereas they might bequeath be-queath a legacy of a growing, lasting triondahip with one of the greatest empires. The debate was adjourned until tomorrow. to-morrow. In tho bouse of lorde, Lord Derby, in reply to a question, said he bad no informatian concerning the armistice. He had just seen Count Schouvalofl, the Russian ambassador, and ha had none. He (Lord Derby) stw a cen-fidential cen-fidential communication from Prince Gnrtscbakalf to Count Schuuvalofi, saying ho was at a loss to explain the delay. Certainly Turkey was equally unaware of the cause. Lord Derby supposed tho explanation of this perplexing per-plexing situation would be forthcoming. forthcom-ing. In reply to the question whether the occupation of Constantinople by Russia alone or in conjunction with other powers bad bean put forward as one of the conditions of peace, Lord Derby announced unhesitatingly in the negative. He said that no propo ition had been made by Russia, that diplomatic sanction should be givon to toe occupation of Constanti unplo, and uo pioposal had been made lor a joint occupation. |