DEBATE ON HARTINGTON'S MOTION.
The speech of Lord Hartington was moderate, being confined to questions of constitutional rights. The object of concealing the step from Parliament could be only to assert the prerogative of the Crown. The Attorney- General and Mr Gladstone argued the legal points. The latter protested against making a precedent of an act violating constitutional liberties. Mr Newdegate supported the resolution. RIOTING IN CONSTANTINOPLE. Constantinople, May 21. A number of riotous refugees entered the town aad cheered for the ex-Sultan Murad. The rioters refusing to disperse, were fired on by the military.
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West Coast Times, Issue 2853, 25 May 1878, Page 2
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