Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-22
Foreign News.

The announcement Of the death OF MIR. Ray
moui creates in England, feeling and SORROW.
The Pail Mall Gazette euloplZes MIR. Raymond
a. pubci4t aud journalist and SAYS has death
creates q zap which cannot he filled
la the British Hou4e OF Commons, Slr John
Gray asked II there was any reason to appre
hend further trouble IN Ireland, and 1t the mill
tsry force IN that country was To be STRENGTH
cneI MIR. Fortesque, Chief Secretary OF Ire
land stated that the Government wa informed
that Johnston, u prominent leader III Ireland
had rallei u meeting IL celebrate the l",h oil
July Tbs was not an act OF hostility 10 The
Government, but the practice OF increasing tle
military force 10 Ireland about the time OF this
ANNIVERSARY was never more Necessary than III
the present year.
In the House of Lords Earl Gray gave notice
that ne should move to omit in the lush
Church bill that portion Of the preamble which
provides that the property or proceeds OF said
Church shall not be held or applied for the
maintenance of any church or clergy or other
ministry, or for teaching religion.
1t is reported that the Cambridge boatmen
will withdraw from the match with the llar-
ward club.
The Zollverein Parliament having rejected
the proposed duty on petroleum, Count BIS
mark has declared that the President OF the
Xollverein would not consent to any revision col
the actual duty unless the Chamber rcconsld-
cred its action. The duty on sugar passed.
The session closed on Tuesday.
At Brest, France yesterday, the shore line
and deep sea line OF the new Atlantic cable
were sphced, aud the Great Eastern put out to
sea. having out the cable with ease and rapid
i,y. Dispatches received at Brest state that
the work was going on without interruption.
Sigh, tumults occurred in Milan yesterday.
The military were called out, but no resistance
was made Everything is quiet now The
project has issued proclamation threatening
to take severe measures 10 rcpresS the out
break II they are renewed
NJ Schneider has been reappolntcd Ifesl-
dent OF the French Corps lIcgislatItt, and Nj.
Leroux, David, aud Denural, Vice Presidents.
Ismail Pacha leaves Paris for London to
day
A SPECIMEN During the late war; McssrS.
Mcaiah Y. johnson and David Sheean were
suddenly arrested at Galcna, at the instance OF
Messr% f. r. Washhurne aud j. Russell Jones,
and hurried off to Fort Lafayette. They were,
finally, after long imprisonment released
without excuse or explanation, beng entirely
innocent OF any crime never having gwen caIlse
for the outrage committed upon them.
At the termination Of the war Mr.. Johnson
BROUGHT suit against f.. B. Washburnc and }.
Russell Jones for false Imprisonment. In their
answer to the suit, the defendants pleaded, III
the first Instance, Justification Finding they
had no ground to stand upon, and that they
were liable to be muoted In heavy damages,
they subsequently, withdrew the pleas they had
first but TO- and t. c0ncIlIate the man whom
the| had 50 erievously wronged, they signed
their names 10 the following most degrading
confession, They acknowledge
That the said pleas, heretofore HE'D ~
them IN SAID case aud the matters and things
therein set forth against aaid plaiatitf are un-
true IN substance and in fact. Aud the said
defendants further confess the wrongful tres
mass and Imprisonment set forth la sand decara-
ION, and that the said defendants are guilty IN
manner and form as therein stated and set
forth. aud said plaintiff has sustained great
damase thereby, as Is alleged ia sad decara-
ton, and said defendants further confess that
the said seizure and Impeachment was wrong
ful, uniustifable and without cause, and that
said plaintiff was ianucent OF the violation on
any law. or OI doing any act inlmical 70 Tie
t10yetumeut of the u. ). aud that said PLAIN
tiff did no act and uttered no expression, or
exercised any influence, TO the knowledge oil
said defendants, that was not IN support OF Inc
Government OF the L. >. ITS Constitution aud
its laws.
1t will thus be seen that Mr. EIihuB, Wash
burne, the prime moyer.in this shameful trans
action, now contesSes that he had no Just
grounds tor acting as he did, and also that the
pleas heretofore filed by him in defence OF his
conduct, We're untrue in substance and in
"lact la short he first perpetrstes fragrant
outrage and next endeayors to evsde the con-
sequences by downright lying, Finding this
OF no avail, he throws himself upon the mercy
of Mr. johnson and consents to eat dirt
And this man now Is U. :. Minister to
France BALI Gd=ette,