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PARLIAMENT. Mr. Blake asked whsther the Premier bad any further information as to tba pre- sent condition of affairs iu the Nortbwett, M to the cause ot tbe rising, and aa to wbat the Government bad done. Sir John Maodonald Tbe condition stands very nearly as it waa before. There is no information aa yet, and there cannot be until to-morrow, aa to wben tbe junction would be made between the body com manded by Col. Irvine and tbe body at Fort Oarlton under Bupt. Croaier. There are a hundred men of the tfOth al Qu'Appelle ready it necessary to proceed in tbe direc- tion ot tbe South Saskatchewan. They will be followed by the remainer ot tbe regiment, two hundred men and half a battery of artillery. Lieutenant Governor Dewdney telegraphs me to-day tbat he haa seen a number uf tbe Indiana on the reserve near Broadview about some reports that tbey wsre excited. These Indiana are exceedingly indignant at tbe charge being brought against them, and demand to be brought face to lace with tbeir ac- cusers. We have received messages from Baltleford and Edmonton. Every- thing is quiet tbere. I had a telegram from the Rev. Father Liaoombe to-day, testifying to the loyalty ot tbe Blaokleet Indiana in bis vicinity. We are quite unaware of tho proximate oauaea of the half-breed riaing under Riel. Kiel came into the country, invited by them, some time ago. i believe be came for tbe purpoae Of attempting to extract money from the public parse. We received intimations during last summer that if tbe Government would give him a snm of money, tbe som of five thousand dollars waa mentioned, be would withdraw. Tbis proposition, of oourne. could not be entertained for a moment. He remained tbere inciting tbe balf-breeda and attempting to arouse tbe Indians by telling tuoui ibt tba country belonged to tbem. Tbe Btauinuut baa been made that Riel was told be was an outlaw, and not a British subject, and bad no right in the country. Suob an intimation was never made to him, ao far aa I know. He baa great influence over tbe half-breeds, and some influence over tbe Indians. He was considered, on account of the former occurrences, a aorl ot martyr in tbe cause and a sort ol hail- breed Mabdi, and looked up to with superstitious regard. He aeta upon tbe feelings of these poor people. I do not believe tbere ia tbe slightest danger from the balf-breeda, unless tbey should be joined by the Indians. The halt-breads have had a great many claims, some of wbiob are reasuuable while others are nol reasonable. Tbe House knows that, wben the settlement ot matten in Manitoba was made, a large number ot half-breeds were settled on the Aaainiboiue and Red River who bad then little properties in possession under tbe direct sanction of tbe Hudson Bay Com- pany. All those claims were reoogni/.sd. Certain parcels of land were appropriated to satisfy tbem, and land scrip was issued to those half-breeds to tbe value of their holdings. Tbe half-breeds scattered over tbe plains bad no snob rights from tbs Bud- son Bay Company or any one else. But they had beard tbal the half breeds in tbe Red River bad received certain money or money's worth and they claimed tbal tbey had the same rights. Now among Ibose half-breeds at Prince Albert and on both banks of tbe Saskatchewan tbere are a number of half-breeds. who received scrip for land on tbe Red River, and afterwards left Manitoba and went to tba plains. They put in their demands for land scrip again, thinking tbat they would not be identified. A great many of tbem bave been identified and their claims refused. Tbe half-breeds bave been told tbat if tbey desire to be con- sidered aa Indians a most liberal reserve will be set apart for them. If they desire to be considered white men they can get 160 acres of land as homesteads. But they are not satisfied with thai. They want to get land scrip for a Urge quantity ot land, upwards of 200 acres, and then gel their homsteada aa well. Than tbere waa some difficulty about the settlement of tbe plots on wbiob these half-breeds settled along tbe Saskatchewan. No man haa been disturbed on these plots, and tbey bave bean told tbey will nol be disturbed. the half-breeds fought among , because in the bending of the man's claim overlaps another's. Mr. Blake rose amid cheers. He explained that al one time he bad intended to speak generally in reply to the gentle- men who had quoted what tbey alleged to be his public utterances. He would not deal with those questions, however, but be did not wish those gentlemen to suppose that be let those statement! pass unoontra- diotad The House will recollect tbat on Monday last I called tbe attention of the Govern m e u t to theN ortbwest trouble, aud in vi ted tbem to give the House such informa- tion as they oould upon il. The First Miniater answered me, giving aa the reason which be understood waa tbe cause of tbe present state of things that a letter waa said to have been written staling that Riel wai not a British subject, and tbe bon. gentleman stated tbat certain questions connected with half- breed claims were in process of settlement. Some of these demands were admitted to be reasonable, others very unreasonable. He stated also that nothing ot tbe nature ot a Bill of rights had come to the cogniz- ance of tbe Government, and the Winnipeg Field Battery had not been despatched to the field of action, but that last summer the precaution bad been taken to have some additional force near Prince Albert. Fort Carlton has been occupied with tbe consent of tbe Hudson Bay Company with a considerable force of police. The next day I renewed the inquiry and asked if there was any additional intelligence on the subject. Tbe First Minister said there was nothing farther to communicate, and to-day we have elicited from him some further information, but not sneb, I believe, M the occasion justified, or rather, demanded. Tbe hon. gentleman baa said, altar it baa become pubho in the news- papera, tbat a portion of tbe militia foroe ot this country have been summoned, tbat they are enrolled, and are now moving towards the scene of action, and ba gives us some of the proximate and aome of tbe remote causes to which he oonaidsred tbii disturbance waa due. But even now be did not give us tbat information which it WM bia duty to give us, an to what the Government wai doing. Tbe newspapers tell us that the General commanding the Canadian forces ia on hit tray, if be haa not already reached Win. nipeg, to take command ot Ibe foroea to used ia quelling this disturbance. Up that subjeol we ought to bave more au fuller information, and also with referen to tbe whole of the oiroumetanosa wui preceded tbis outbreak. (Obsirs.) V Blake read other despatches from the Go ersment organs aa Io tbe oallii out ol the militia, etc., and proceeds Now, I observe tbal the Uiverutuei organs, while they give tbis account what is going on, yet complain moat grie ou)y of tbe accounts published by th Opposition newspapers. I therefore pr ferred to draw my information from tu unimpeachable organs wbioh tmiiaiu th-. con. geutlemeu opposite, and wbiob woul of course, be actuated by tbe highest di tales of patriotism, prudence and soru(>u loin aoouraoy. You will observe that it stated in these orgaua tbat the half bren have bad grievances for several years, tba tbeir patents had nol been issued, and th influential persons have influenced omoia' and obtained tbe lands belonging to tb settlers, tbat the half-breeds nave goo grounds of complaint, aud tbat tbe Govern meut at this convenient season bad issued commission upon the subject. II is ver plain from wuat tbe bon. gentlemsui toll us tbat serious action was decided upon b; tbe Administration ia tbe way of puttie the military foroe of the country into aotio on the 33rd instant, the period at whiol the nou. gentleman did not think fill inform tbe House, then in session, ot Ib circumstance, although tbe Houae b invited him to give the information. 1 seems to me tbat the Government bad no dons that which it ought to bave done I aay it is a very serious thin* tbal tbe militia foroe ot tbis oonntr; should have been obliged to be callei out. I am not by any means blaming tbi Administration for calling tbem out. Ba it is a serious and grave occurrence. For I suppose, nearly two centuries tbe lawp England baa been tbat wben Ibe mililii force ia called out Parliament ia to be summoned within fourteen days. 1' his law has since been altered by shortening tbe period to ten daj s, wbiob is Ibe preseu law. It is obvious tbal it is regarded as a reasonably serioua thing that tbe uiiliu ahould be called out, and that wben such an emergency occurs Parliament, tbe grta Council of tbe nation, should be oallei together. In this case tbe great Oouuci was already sitting and tbe Governmtu decided to call out tbe troops in order to quell this disturbance. But bon. gentle men did nol think fit to inform us. On tb< contrary, being invited to give informa lion, they stated that tbey thought prudent laal year Io place a nuudrec Mounted Policemen in Fort Carlton, bu they did not tsll tbe House tbey bac ordered out a battalion and half a battery of artillery. As long ago as last Jnly tbere was indication of trouble with the bait breeds in the Nortbwesl. Tbe newspapers then said that at the request of aome ot the inhabitants of tbe Nortbwesl. Riel bad gone into the Northwest and a meeting waa held at which be spoke, urging the half-breeds not to state tbe grievanote aa separate individuals, but to combine and lay tbem before the Government, and telling them to ask to bave tbe Northwem Terri- tories erected into Provinces with Provin- cial Legislatures. The newspaper from whioh 1 make these quotations is tbe Globr. It states that tbia invitation by tbe bait- breeds to Riel to return ia a serious matter, and that this action must have been because tbey despaired of getting justice by ordin- ary means. Tbat was tbe elate of affairs with reference to Riel last summer, and the hon. gentleman haa told us tbal bs considered the matter so serious tbal tbey decided to occupy Carlton, wbiab was a defensible poet, in view of wbat was going on. You find it stated in various Govern- ment organs tbal there bave been com- plaints and dissatisfaction among the half- breeds for years. You find il stated by tbe Mail tbat some of these complaints and grievances are well-founded and ought to be redressed. Yon find thai Ibe half -far- i r, called Riel to head tbem last summer. Yoa find that he oame and thai tbe situation became somewhat critical. The Govern- ment recognized tbat fact in one sense by taking preliminary stops with reference to Fort Carlton, but no active step was taken to prevent tbia loug-oontinued condition of dissatisfaction from coming to a head to which it apppeared to have been coming. These questions bave been complicated, and the difficulties have been enhanoed by tbe delay and neglect in tbeir treatment. The Government organs admitted Ibat chronic state of discontent had existed in tbat country for yean, and they editorially admitted tbat there were grounds for discontent. When Ibe Government itself felt that the circumstances were ao serious as to call for tbe occupation of Fort Carl ton these circumstances sbould have impressed on tbeir minds tbs necessity for tbe still more important duty of addressing tbemaelves to the removal of tbe causes ol the discontent, and of considering anon measures as would bave pie vented tbis festering sore from festering still farther (cheers), and as would bave prevented tbia outbreak from taking place. Foroe ia no remedy, but wbat they did was to apply foroe to put a hundred men into Fort Oarlton ; we bear of tbem doing nothing more. We do nol bear of tbe situation aa being grave. Tbs reports speak of peace, prosperity and contentment. From an outaide sonroe I hear that tbere was serious trouble between parties wbo had settled on some land and a colonization company to whom tbe landa bad been allotted, but wbo bad nol got tbem surveyed, and wbo there lore oould not take possession. With all these occurrences there muit bs corres pondenoe on the subject. There must be reports. I cannot conceive tbal with hordes of officials, from Lieut. Governor Dewdney downward, with inspector* of colonization companies, with commis- sioners and assistant oommiisioners, and with Mounted Police officers, tbat the Government have not demanded reporta, or even if they have not demanded reports, tbat tbey have not received reports on tbe condition of tbe country. Tbe facl tbat the gentleman should bave allowed tbe mailer to gel t > tbii bead having bad tbese warnings and having avooapiod this warnings in so far as to place a force in that neighborhood within striking distance of the scene of action, and yet sbould nol have taken active, intelligent and energetic aeaauiea to remove tbe causes of tbe griev- ances, whatever they may be, ic a matter wbioh certainly demands explanation at the hands of the Government. Tbey oould not bave inflicted a more seriom blow Io the Norlbweal than by permitting this matter to get to Ibis head, I do not care wbat its proportiona are. Tbe Gov- ernment only awakened to the faot that the situation was serious wben hostilities commenced. A commission to investigate tbe grievances complained of had been appointed, and with the aid of foot, cavalry and artillery the Government hoped to get out of tbe scrape. It would be a question to know wbal to do with Riel when be waa caogbt. Tbe Premier had at a previous tinae inveighed against him (Blake) when leader ONTARIO ULUiflllL The BOOM went into oommitlee on (be BUI to make funhar pruvimuu regarding the public health, Mr. Bailer in the onair. Boo. A. M. BOM said he bad adopted (be suggeBtion "t tl)e boo. member for West Durham (Mr. MoLnuKuhu) to strike oat (be word epidemic " io tbe third line, leaving tbe clause to read : " Wbeoever, from tbe presence of any formidable ooDtegiooi dis- ease io any locality," etc. He also pro- of the Oatario Governmsnt, f o , ! POffd <> amend the second clause by pro- proclamation, which he asserted vuUn K ' b l lf Council does not appoint a medical health officer, au appoiotuieulahall be made by the Lieuteiiaut-Governor 10 bad driven Riel to flee across tbe linea into the United Slates. When thia statemen waa made by Sir John at tbat time it wai greeted with cheers, but a distinguished prelata afterwards brought papers to prove tbal Sir John himself hsd paid Risl to leave tbe country. Tbt secret service money voted by tbe Government had been taken to pay him. Looking back al these circumstances it was interesting to know wbal the Government would now do with Riel. It waa very significant thai, as Sir John said tbis afternoon, be waa agaic appealing for money, and evidently bad not forgotten the leason taught him by the leader of tbe Government. The Govern meut would doubtless find trouble in tbe tact that secret service money was not now available. THE RUSSIAN SCARE, Mslll u .nun, lot sciL.i.i-. Asiwrr The I roop. II. iu.i d. .1 b i Lord luH. rlu- War I ..in,. l.m M ..,i. A laat night's London cable aaya : To-day baa been an anxious day in military circles. The war preparations are in full blast, and public opinion ia still divided aa to tbe chances of averting war. On one question tbere la no difference of opinion. England cannot retreat, aa tbe Timei aays, without humiliation, and it is believed tbat, having taken a decided stand, abe will maintain it. At Portamoutb all tbe abips belonging to the First Naval Reserve, including four ironclads, with all gunboats and torpedo boats, bave been ordered to be got in immediate readiness for sea, and libts of aUl men available for service in tbe army reserves aud militia bave been called for. The dockyard departments bave been officially notified to bold themselves in readiness to supply extra stores for mill tary and naval service. Il ia reported the Government have received an informal indication that Russia will offer aounter proposals to Earl Gran- ville's looking to a compromise. The Tniifi concurs with tbe Nevi in infer- ring from Earl Granville's remarks in the House of Lorda that tbe Government takee tbe position tbat Pen) deb belongs to tbe Afghans. Tbia position makes a complete disposal ot Russia's disingenuous plea that tbs occupation of Pecjdeb by the Afghani* justified Kusiia to advance upon a debate- able point. " Tbe question of peace or war," tbe Timn de clans, " now rest* more with Russia thau with England. To dsserl tbe Ameer would mean to make Kussia the present of an alliance with him. In tbat event England would be compelled to fight both tile Ameer and Ruaaia. We sincerely regrn tbal Rusaia'i movements daily increase] tba chances: ot a rupture. Tbe immediate necessity of tbe moment ia Ibat Ruaaia be made clearly to understand tbal England ia thoroughly in earnest. ' The ' Peaoe-at-any-prioe" members of tbe Hooae ot Commons are circulating a petition to Mr. Gladatone urging him to leoure tbe submission of tbe Afghan quea ion to arbitration. Extreme Radicals are the only signers. Lord Uafferin's request for reinforce menta states if war is to be declared India reqnirea that twenty-three regiments of olantry, three regiments of cavalry, two >ileries of field artillery, and eighteen bat leries of borse artillery be despatched to udia forthwith. The Mobilization Com- mittee and Transport Department are busily arranging to collect and forward ihese troops. Several of tbe swiftest icean steamers bave been chartered for the ransport service, including the America .ud Arizona. Urdera have been sent to tbe iediterrauean station to have all magazines iverhauled and to prepare all gun-boats and torpedo vessels for service. Agents of Irish organisations have approached tbe Russian Embassy in Paris with offers of assistance in case of war M'ween Russia and England. Tba agenta repose to foment a riaing in Ireland while England is engaged in Afghanistan, and to it out privateers in America to prey upon Iritish commerce. They ask Russia to urnish its Iriab allies with means to carry ut their part of tbe bargain. Despatches from .Outran and I'enjdeh how tbe situation on tbe Afghan frontier nohanged. Tbe commission under Gen. haa completed tbe boaia for tbe elimitation of tbe boundary, and ia still waiting the arrival ot Gen. X.eliuow, the luasian oommiaaioner. Russian people are alarmed," tele rapba the Pans correspondent of the at the idea of war. They know lat war with Kugland would be disastrous ) Ruaaia. Tbe Czar needs money, and in is event of war it would be only possible or him to obtain a loan upon ruinous irma. Tbe Rusaiana in Paria admit tbat England cannot recede, while with Russia le whole question ia merely one ot ambi- ion. All the powers have instructed their mbaaiadors at Hi. Petersburg and London to urge tbe Russian and English Govern- ments to moderation and concession. The mbassadpra state tbat both powen are eally aniioua for peace. A number of Ruaaian officers bavs and- enly left Paris. It U rumored they eoeived secret orders to immediately join leir regiments. Xbe Ruaaian subject* of Central Asia re said to be ripe for revolt, and to be agerly looking tor an Anglo- Rnasian war, hioh would enable tbem to rise and attack te Russians from the rear. Tbe military garriaon in Ireland will be laintained in full strength, and may be creased from tbe reserves. Tbe new materials are woollen goods two shades which form a harmony, or ain goods with a tint or oast to them an color, aabss-of-rose, bronze with a nllow tint and nsw shades of brown. be material ii a sort of lady's cloth, a rsey webbing or a oorded goods tbat U on -elastic. the Council upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Health. Then in the third section be proposed to limit such appointment until tbe disease abates, or until the February following suoh appoint- ment. Mr. Meredith said the local Boards of Health bad unlimited power of destroying property to any value, wbiob wan a power tbey ought not to have, and to meet tbis objectionable feature of tbe ayHteru he moved tbe following aa an additional veo- tion : " No determination or order of a Local or Ibe Provincial Board of Health for the removal or abatement of auy uuis- anoe shall be enforced exoept by order of the High Court of Justice, when suck nuisance involves a loss or destruction of properly of a value of 1500 and upwar and upon any application to the court order of the Local or Provincial Board Health shall not be evidence thai tbi matter waa or is a nuisance." Hon. A. M. Ross pointed out tbat the Act did make provision in tbe direction of tbis amendment to some extent. However, il wss a case in which there might be necessity for some further restriction, aud be therefore moved that the committee rise, report progreaa and ask leave to ait again. In the meantime be would take the matter into consideration. Tbe committee rose and reported. Hon. O. Mowat moved tbe House into committee on Ibe Bill to amend the Act to employing prisoners without tbe walls common jails, Mr. White in the chair. The Bill passed without amendment an waa reported. Hon. O. Mowat -It is found as tbe law now stands crime ia often undetected be oan*e tbere is no provision for tbe special services of constables and others. Tb proposal was tbat in any case in which, tbe opinion of tbe warden and count attorney of a county, special services no covered by the ordinary tariff are neoeasar for the detection of crime or tbe capture o persona who are believed to bave com milted Crimea of a serious character, th warden and county attorney aforesaid ma lUtborize any constable, or other person to perform these service*, and shall oertif upon tbe account to ba rendered by xuoi constable or other person wbat tbey deem reasonable allowance to be paid to th >enon employed, and tbe amount so eerti led shall be allowed to suoh person ia tb accounts in respect of tbe admioiatratioe of justice, and shall be paid in the firs cslanoe by tbe county, and one-half aha! M repaid to tbe county by tbe Province. I s always necessary to act with promptitud n tbeae oases if anything ia done at all and it seems reasonable tbat tbe count; attorney and warden should have the rigb o decide wben tbese services were ueoes aary. Mr. Meredith asked it U covered tbe case of constables having incurred expense in nesting persons who had been committed or trial. Mr. O. Mowal said it did. Mr. Wood thought tbe Bill supplied a very great public want. The Bill was read the second time. Hon. A. 8. Hardy, in moving the second reading of the Bill relating to tbe Election Acts and respecting tbs Legislative Aaaem bly, called tbe attention of tbe Houae to tbe points with whioh the Bill would deal. Tbe first three clauses are intended to provide for a oasa similar to that ot the Kail Bimooe oase, where tbe judges bave differed where they have not been able to oome to a oo ra in on decision and this pointa oat that in case the matter ia taken to tbe Court ot Appeal tbe Registrar shall rsport the judgment or decision of that court aa tbr judgmentof the oaae, or they may refer tbe matter baun to the rota judges, for the purpose of having tbeir opinions or judg men! carried out. If tbat had been done in tbe East Bimooe oase there would pro bably have been no difficulty there. Be concluded by moving tbe second reading of tbe BUI. Hon. 0. F. Fraaer moved tba second reading ot the Bill to extend the franchise. Mr. Meredith contended thai tbe prinoi pie of a property qualification bad long been disregarded. He contended tbat assessors might be partizan enough to assess people too low to enable tbem to vote. He con- tended that students and many school leacbera would be excluded from Ibe franchise. Hs concluded oy moving tbe fol- lowing amendment : Tbat the following words be added to tbe motion And while consenting to the second reading of tbe Bill, and thereby tbe principle tbat an ex tension of tbe franchise ia necessary and expedient, tbis House desires to exprsss its opinion tbat no snob extension which doea not render a proper system of registration, and, while excluding tba criminal and non- sane olassas, aliens and persons disqualified under the provisions of tbe Election Acts, confer tbe franchise upon every other male resident of the Province ol tbe full age of years ought to be adopted by this House. Hon. G. F. Fraaer What does the bon. gentleman propose, supposing this very simple proposition, aa ha calls it, should become law? Ia it a proposition tbat everybody can understand 7 It is that Ibe Iranohiae shall be extended, under a proper system of registration, wbioh shall exclude the criminal and insane classes, aliena, and pei.-oua disqualified under tbe proviaions of tbe Election Act, confer the 'raLohisa upon every male resident of ths I'rovinoe wbo is ot Ibe age of 21 years Perhaps he would ool bave any machinery 'or finding out who are the criminal clauses or who are tbe insane. Perhaps he would lot have a provision for finding out tbeae nst as there ia a provision for finding out under this Bill wbo is earning wagon amounting to 1800. Mr. White The jail records. Hon. 0. F. Fraaer- Would you nol bave any machinery for getting at tbe jail records ? It would require machinery for regiatratioD, and yet tbe hon. gentleman proposes to change the whole basis a poo which tbe voting of tba country has beau placed namely, tbe aaaeaameDt roll and bave for il the register aubstituted. lie proposes that the executive for tbe time being ahall control the whole syatcm of registration. Mr. Meredith Mo, no. Hon. O F. Fraaer I suppose the bon. gentleman would put the control some- where, and i! be fellows the lead of bis Chief at Ottawa be would place it in ths bands of the executive for tbe liuie being. Surely if the executive ut Ottawa ia fit to bave tbe control of the registration of tbs country, then the executive of Ontario is equally fit to bave the control of the regie- tration of this Province. I say it is an improper thing tbal the executive should have control ot the r*itit>tration without regard to whether this Government is in power or any other No executive should nave tbe power to appoint tbe registrars, and yet there certainly would be required some machinery t > uarry out the provisions of tbe Act. Now toe boo. gettieuiau com- plains thai tbsre ar some provisions in this Bill whioh tbe piople cannot under- stand, but I must say Ibat there are olauaee in tbe Bill of bia Chief at Ottawa tbat I, as a lawyer, do not understand. Tbe Bill now before tbe House in une 1 think tbat no one sbould bave any difficulty io arriving at a knowledge of tiieir meaning. Tbe Bill is tber baa*>d ou tbo same lines that Fra)nchine Bills bave always been based ~ u tbi-t Province, namely, tbe assess- t rolls, and it m jut aa simple every and word, as tbe Act now on tbs >tnta book. 1 therefore give my unquali- fied denial to the assertion or insinuation thai there will be tbe slightest difficulty in carrying out the provision! ol tbis Bill. Tb> rt is only one difficulty io tbe matter at ull, and tbat ia with regard to the wage- r, and I don't anticipate any serioua Irouoie even in that direction. Now the bon. gentleman with all his ingenuity can onlv suggest that tbere may be some ibo ilmsater in this country wbo is not geti<og 1900 a year, asd wbo consequently will oot be entitled to vote. Where u this soli", (master who ia nol earning $300 a year ? I venture to say that if be is not aotuolly receiving 5300 a year in cash, be ia r > -eiving something in lieu of il and equal 16 il, and therefore I say without fear of contradiction tbat every resident schoolmaster of tbe age of til will bs entitled to vote under tbia measure. Then he aays icme may be sick, and therefore they will not be able to vote. Well, I undertake to say tbal it this manhood suffrage comes into force there will be some sick and ibeu tbey will not be able to vole. Again be says that there will be some students at tbe univer- sity who will not be able to vote under tbe proposed safeguards and restrictions, but I may say as I said before that this cannot be for more than one general election, because if tbe Act ware to go into force to-morrow aa tbe students are at tbe university for about four or five years tbey could miss voting at only one general election. I venture tbe assertion tbat under tbia Bill there will be as many people enti- tled to vole as under any Bill for manhood suffrage which oould ha devised. Another reason for tbs passage of the Bill is found in the fact that if 'be proposal of tbe hon. gen tli man were carried it would not be sufficiently considered in this session to be passed as a Bill, and il would bave the) effect of prevenlitig tbe next local election being held under its provisions. He con- cluded by expreaaisg the confident hope tbat tbe Bill would be supported by the) House. A vole waa then taken oo the amend- ment, wbiob waa lost by 42 to SO. THE BOUDAN. It. |.orl, ,1 I., ..I u. I \VllhrfrRv, nl ol Hrlll.t, I t.,l>. ol., U, I,, It. lu,u II. .UK Ji iin< t ol l.rnhnu, . I roo|. A last night's London cable says : Tbe news from the Soudan con- tinues to indicate tbe steady withdrawal of the British troops comprising the Nile expedition. Gen. Lord Wolseley and Gen. )ir Radvera Butler have arrived at Don- ;ola. Gsn. Wolseley will leave to-morrow or Cairo, accompanied by Lord Charlee iercuford, R. N., tbe oommander of tbe naval brigade. Tbe general opinion is that wth these heroes will arrive at London i thin a few weeks. Military papers severely oritioize Gen. Graham's conduct of the Suakim-Berber campaign. Il ia believed five thousand Turkish iroops will be sent to Buakim aa soon aa General Graham baa succeeded in crushing Daman Digna. The Guards will then bs withdrawn from tbe Soudan aud sent to ndia. A federation of Liberal associations has leoidod to actively oppose a continuous war n tbs Soudan. It is believed the Govern- ment is not unwilling to submit to party coercion. Tbe opinion prevails tbat il will bandon the intention of a march to Khar- oum, and after tbe defeat of Oiman Digna t will endeavor to open up negotiations ith tbe Mabdi. Gen. Graham will advance to Tamai on Wednesday. A kamain began to blow at Dongola oo Wednesday. The beat is excessive, but the lealth of tbe men with General Wolseley emains good. Tbe Arabs are daily bcoosu- ng more hostile to the Britiah. Unofficial advices say the transport service is very defective. The whole army ssoffsring, men, mules and camels being lompelled to carry otherwise unnecessary burdens in tbe torrid heat. Typhoid fever and dysentery are prevalent among the troops. At MoNeill'a iareba there have been many oases of fatal aa well as disabling sunstroke. General Graham and tbe Britiah army arrived to-day at McNeill's zaraba. Tbe advance includes all the troops exoept 90 men from eacb regiment, wbo were left to ;arrison Bnakim. Tbe violence of a storm lelayed movements considerably. Oaman Digna's losses during tbe engagements of be week are estimated at 4,000 men. The building of the Berber Railway has Men suspended outside of Suakim, owing o the inability of the army to afford pro- eotioo along the line beyond tbe oamp. 'In foroa for such protection cannot be pared until after the battle at Tamai, which is expected to be decisive. A Paris special sayi the trade depression n France is terribly severe, and tbat bread riots are feared io Lyons, Marseille* and Paria.