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Southland Times, Issue 3154, 22 July 1878, Page 2

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♦ ■ IRELAND WINS THE ELOHO SRIELD.

THE LATE BISHOP SELWYN. EARL DERBY Q>f RTS RETIRE MENT LORD SALISBURY CONTRADICTS HIM. DISRAELI EXPLAINS THE GOVELINvIENT POLICY. TURKEYS POSITIQN. LONDQJST, JpLY 18. The. seorins for tfre Eleho Challenge Shield at V^im'i|«>d.9n y" -r [ p elapd, 16K) ; England, 1§8Q ; Scotland, J.^l. ! A. tramp has been arrested for compliojty ju t^e murder of H^n W/ilkins and her children at L^qgilly. i The House of Lords was crowded to bear tbe Premiers statement of there suits of the Congress. He said that

Turkey \ .still remained compact and powerful. Earls Granville aod Derby; challenged the policy of Britain regarding , Cyprus, and in seeking to defend Turkey. Lord Salisbury vindicated the Govern-, ''ment. ''-■;""' v;V July 19. > ; has been decided to erect a college at Cambridge University to the memory of the late B shop Selwyn. In the Houbo of Lords Lord Derby declared that, he tendered his resignation ut, a seat in the Cabinet in consequence of the resolution of Ministers that a secret expedition consisting of Indian troops should sail* for Cyprus and occupy a position on the Syrian coast, under any circumstances. Lord Salisbury fluly denied this, and Earl Derby re-affirmed it. Earl BaaornfiaM, ia vindicating the provisions of the Berlin Treaty, said if Bri'flin had insisted on wresting Batoum and Kars from Russia it would certainly ha»e entailed war, and that the^ object to be gained would not have justified such a result. He further said that Britain tock Cyprus, instead of Syria or Egypt, te avoid offending France. There is great excitement in Italy at the result of the Congress.