Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-09
Foreign News.

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Element as ever In the British House Of Com
mons on Saturday night, Lord Stanley, Minis
ter Of Foreign Affairs, declared the Conference
proposed by Napoleon useless, unless previ-
Gus agreement was made as to the basis upon
which its deliberations should be conducted.-l
The London Press appears to agree with this
conclusion. The speech of the French Minis
ter, M. Rouher, in which he declared that lta-
ly should not take torcible possession of Rome,
had evoked an angry debate in the Italian Par
Lament, and brought from Prime Minister
Menatrea the announcement that he had asked
of the French Government an explanation OF
the speech Garibaldi is reported to have
again disappeared from Caprcra, AID 1t was
feared would soon be heading another move
ment against Rome. Z Tho condition Of political
affairs in Italy was causing uneasiDess in mon
ctary circles in England. The Italian Govern
mcnt had granted universal amnesty to the adj
hcrents of Garibaldi.. At Paris fears were en-
M. Rouher's speech on the Roman question =
Prince Napoleon was about to leave Parls for
Northern Italy, where he would have an inter.
view with King Victor Emanuel Obscqules
in honor of the executed Fcnians took place at
Dublin yesterday and were the occasion Of an
immense dcmonstration-lilty thousand persons
being in the procession. In the House OF
Lords, on the previous night, Lord Mayo de-
nounccd these demonstrations as showing Il dis
position to sanction murder. Parlialncntal-
journed on Saturday night until the 18th Of
February.
WASHINGTON ITEMS. 1.-The Grand Lodge OF
Odd Fellows, of the District Of Columbia, have
had prepared three gold medals with upprC-
pirate Inscriptions, which are 10 be presented
to II. w. BIochcr, &. IT, Blocthcr and Il.
Skunk, Of Charles county, Md, il commcmo-
ration Of their humane action in recovering
and caring for the remains of Thos. i. Evans,
past grand OF Mechanics Lodge, George
town, who was drowned few months ago, by
falling from the steamer Hi. Livingston, on
the return trip from IL pleasure excursion to
Pincy Point. .-....
Work at the Navy yard still continues brisk,
although it is expected there will be Il falling
off in a lew weeks.
Forrest the traecdian, commences an en-
gagement at the National Theatre, in Wash
ington, tonight ....
Gen. Sherman has arrived, and will proba
bly, remain here some time.
The barge Renown, which was sunk in the
stream with load OF bricks a few days ago, is
still lying there, and on Friday longboat be-
longing to Magruder ran across her, and could
not be got off until part of her cargo had been
removed. Tho contract Tor the removal of this
obstruction has been awarded to Robert +.
Magce, the harbor master.
There have been but thirteen arrivals and
nineteen departures by canal since our last
report. During the past week there have been
ninety-sevcn arrivals, with an average of TO
tons Of coal each, making the total amount Of
coal received 10, GO tons.
The Government having removed the coal
depot from Gcorgeton, and established it ut
tho Sixth street Wharf, the wharf has been
thoroughly repaired and made substantial and
the preparations for coal deposits nearly COM
plcted. a number Of vessels loaded with coal
for the Government are waiting at the wharf
to be discharged
The fight is kept up vigorously between the
butchers and the corporation Of Georgetown,
tho former refusing to take stalls in the new
market house, and the latter refusing TO grant
them licenses unless they do rent the STALLS
On Tuesday some forty or fifty of the butchers,
hucksterS and green grCccrs were arrested and
fined $50 each. Others having quantity OF
meat on hand gave it away. Neither party
seems disposed to give up, and the fight Is a
merry one to those who cat the meat thus gra-
tuitously distributed.