Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-05-07
Foreign News.

A meeting was held at st. James, Hail. in
London, yesterday, in favor Of the continuance
Of the Irish Church establishment. The at
tendance was immense, and the proceedings
very noisy and turbulent. The Archbishop Of
Canterbury occupied the chair, and the plat
form was crowded with the most prominent
men of the Tory party. The Archbishop OF
Canterbury, on taking his position, made a
speech in iuttherance of the objects Of the
meeting. The Lord Mayor moved series of
resolutions in favor of the continued union of
the State and Church, which were seconded by
the Bishop of Oxford The Archbishop Of
York also presented resolutions to the effect
that an attempt to overthrow the Irish Church
was an attack upon the Church of England,
and movement towards the establishment OF
Papacy upon the country. There was much
tumult and confusion at this point Of the pro-
ceedings. s..G
The entire dominion belonging to the Hud-
son Bay Company is to be added to the Brit
ish Grown.
A division is to take place tonight in the
British House of Commons on the remainder
of the resolutions proposed by Mr.. Gladstone
in reference to the Irish Church.
A nole prosequi has been entered By the
Attorney General In the case of Mullany, who
becomes Queens evidence against Burke and
the other CIerkenwe explosion conspirators.
France has suddenly broken off all diplomatic
relations with the Government Of Tunis. The
reason alleged is the repeated preparation Of
outrages on French citizens resident in that
country.
It IS authoritatively denied that the
French Ambassador at st. Petersburg had had
a consultation with the Russian Minister of
Foreign Affairs in relation to the Eastern
question.
A telegram from Hong Kong states that the
U. S. Minister to Japan, General Van Voken-
burg, is at Asaco, and has made demand upon
the Mikado for indemnity Tor damages occa-
stoned by the loss of property of American cit
liens in the late disturbance. He is supported
in this demand by the French Envoy, and by
the presence of a portion Of the Amercan and
French East India feet. sz
MR.LoGANs SPEECH. The speech that has
thereof, is doubtless that of Gen. Logan, one of
ly as proud OF his effort as a young vile of her
first offspring Not content with the extern
sive publication the speech has had in this
country, the general has taken pains to place
it in the hands of notables in Europe, and;
through the agency Of the dispatch bag OF the
State department., has forwarded, at the ey-.
pense of the government, twenty packages, des-
cribed as containing copies OF the speech on
the trial of the President, addressed to the fol-
lowing persons and associations in London !: Is
Sir John Logan, His Royal Highness the
Prince Of Wales and the Bishop Of London,
the British Museum, Kensington Museum,
Benjamin Disraeii, Sir Edward Landseer,
Beresford Hope, NJ. p, Austin Layard. Miss
Elizabeth Thackera, Miss Fisk, Queen Hotel,
Hon. Charles Francis Adams, j. B. Deprianby,
Miss NJ. 3. Braddon, the Bishop of Oxford,
Mr.. Thornton Hunt, The Times, the Toma-
hawk, Saturday Review and Punch. The lat
ter is not expected to make extracts when the
editor is hard run for original jokes.
The Secretary Of State Informs General Lo-
gan that while he Mr.. Seward) has cheerfullyI
complied with the request, he has thought il
proper to relieve the department. Of RESPONSE
bility which otherwise might justly be presum-
ed, BY making an endorsement upon each pack
that the packages are transmitted through the
Dispatch agency of London, at the request of
Hon. John A. Logan, one OF the managers,
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