Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-02-28
Foreign News.

The British Government has determined to
withdraw the remainder Of the suits at law
against those lrishmen who were indicted Tor
walking in mock funeral possession at Dub
lin, recently.
The London Daily News, says that all Eng
land will lament the departure Of Charles
Francis Adams, the u. 8. Minister.
Mr.. Disrael has gone to Osborne, where The
Queen is now residing 1t is expected that
the Parliament will adjourn one week to await
the formation of the new Cabinet:
The House Of Lords has passed the bill sus
pending the habcas corpus IN Ireland.
1t is thoughtful appointment OF SIR Hugh
Cairns as Lord Chancellor will defeat all hopes
of reform in the Irish Church. .....
The obligations Of the new treaty between
the North German Confederation and the U;
S. are to apply reciprocally to Germans aud
Americans. All previous engagements With
regard to extradtion are be continued. The
treaty is made to terminate at the end OF ten
years.
The Sligo assizes opened yesterday for the
trial of Gen. Nagle George Francis Tram
was present.
The Warwick assizes opened yesterday Tor
the trial Of Fenians The charge OF Judge
Jones to the grand jury was strong against
Burke and others.
The Bow street magistrates refuse to Issue a
warrant for the arrest of Eyre, Ex-Governor OF
Jamaica, charged with murder.
It is thought in some circles that George "
Hunt will be appointed Chancellor OF the Tx
chequer.
Admiral Farragut has arrived at Genoa, and
was received as the guest of the city. The
Corporation Of Genoa gave grand banquet 10
his honor. The nobility, naval officers, and all
the principal citizens we're present:
Sir William Page Wood will probably be APP
pointed Lord Justice Of Appeals, in England.
ANOTHER SPEECH FROM PARR.--In the
Virginia Convention, on Wednesday, when the
Suffrage question was under consideration.
Parr made. a speech, as follows:
Gentlemen, I'm a VirgiDian and there is
one thing I've seen that | didn like, sir. I've
seen men come into my cOunty-2Id reckon
they've come into every other gentleman
county on this floor, sir-with black carpet
bag, and only one coat in the world, and that
was on their backs; and [ don tknow but what
thew didn't have but one Shirt and that nigh
have been ragged, if we could have seen it, sir;
and these men amt been here day before
they want to dictate to Virginians, sir.
Somebody from behind, on the Radical side,
made remark which we did not hear.
Parr: "Never mind, sir. I've got pint
to make, and that pint is q pint, sir. don t
know how to encourage the immigration OF
men who come here and and make out like
they know how to make brains Tor me, tel!
you, colored men, you will find the true-blooded
Virginians your best friends. When you see a
man coming along with black bag, cast him off. "
Another interruption here.
Never you mind, sir; [ mean all | say and
can't say half | mean, sir: l wish l had til c
vocabulary to express all meant 1t my face
was as black as a tar barrel, d sooner 60 to
that man for help (pointing to Mr.; g. Cibson)
and he's q hard-ooking man laughter -
than to one Of these mon with o black tag. l
don't believe the colored men will vote for the
men with the black bag. | tell you, colored
man, there's snake in that bag, and you can
sec it till it bites you, That man amt doing
anything but running around the country Jor
oticc and, my goodness, l do hate this sort of
thing worse than do the devil, sir.