Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-05-15
Foreign News

Minister johnson concluded by saying that
"thus terminates the mission, conducted onmy
part with zeal aud fidelity, wtich was fulfilled
10 the letter of instructions gwen me ny my
Government, and Which amrd tn protect the
rights, preserve the honor,an promote tue III
terests of my country.
The remains OF Daniel O'Connell were yes
terday reinterred in the cemetery at Glasnevlp;;
near Doublin where splendid mausoleum al
been prepared for their reception. The cere'
monies were very imposing, and were conduc,
ted BY Archbishop Cullen. Great crowds OF
people followed the remains to the tomb, anu
it is estimated that eight thousand were pres
ent on the grounds. Among the spectators
were the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, Messrs.
Rellew and Southwel, several Judges, and the
Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Councllmen OF
Dublin.
=. B. Washburne, the new U. S. Minister
n France. and J. Berthemy, French Minister
to Washington, who sailed from New ork on
the lst inst. in the Pcricre, arrived in Paris
yesterday. !.
Several electoral meetings in Paris, were dis
persed Yesterday. causing in some instances no
ions proceedings. A number OF Sergeants de
Vile were badly hurt Many arrests were
made.
In the Spanish Cortes yesterday. the session
was mainly occupied 10 the consideration OF the
question Of the future form Of government.
Senior Orense, one of the leaders Of the Repub-
lican party, made long speech in favor OF his
amendment looking to the formation OF Fedc-
raj Republic.
At banquet in Copenhagen, MIR. Raaslof,
late Danish Minister to Washington, made q
speech in which he referred to the sale Of the
Danish Islands in the West Indies to the U.
s. Government. He said he had great conf
dence in the American Senate When the ne
gotiations were made clear, the Senate would
not hesitate to ratify the sale. The present delay
was entirely owing to old differences between
ex. President johnson and Congress.
On the occasion Of the closing OF the Austrian
Chambers the President congratulated the
members that the situation of Austria had been
greatly improved. lie referred with pleasure
to the Cancellation of Hungary, and the new
laws which had been enacted on various sub
iects, and concluded by saying that, the Empe
ror protecting it, no peril menaces the Constr
tuition if its friends are faithful.
The Bavarian Government has issued cir
cular note to the Governments OF France
Austria, Prussia, Baden and Wurtemburg, IN
viting those Powers to 4 conference Tor tho
purpose of preserving the rights o. the State
against the Church.
In the British House of Lords, Earl Russell
inquired what plan the Government proposed
to adopt for putting stop 10 the outrage'
which had lately been so frequent in Ireland
He followed his inquiry with some remarks, ii
which he deprecated the land scheme OF Mr.
Bright as likely to unsettle the Irish people
He called upon the Government to discounte'
| nance all visionary schemes and state clearly
what it intended 20 DO. Earl Granville, the
| Colonial Secretary, regretted continual recur
| renee at the present time to this topic lie
said the Government was not prepared to state
its policy, nor was he authorized to give ar
opinion on Mr.. Bright's plan. Lord Derby
| urged an exposition Of the Ministerial poles
and dsavowal of Mr.. Bright's opinions. Tho
reticencc Of the Government was dangerous tC
the best interests of Ireland. After sharp
passage between Lords Derby and Kimberly
the discussion was dropped
At the close OF the session yesterday evening
the House of Lords adjourned until the 9th
oil May.
Inthe House OF Commons, Mr.. Otway, Under
Foreign Secretary, said Spain had declined to
accord new hearing in the Tornado case. The
detailed reasons assigned by Spain were now
under consideration by the law officers OF the
Crown.
Mr.. Carlwell, Secretary OF War, in reply to
some limitations which had beer thrown out,
said the Government had no intention OF coun'
termauding the orders for the reduction OF the
troops in Canada, under the existing clrcum-
stances.
The irish Church bill was reported from the
COMMITTEES Several amendments were proposed
and the bill was recommitted with the under
standing that the vote on its third reading shall
he taken on the 3lst OF May.
THE Coal MINERS proceedings OF
the miners at the Coal Mines in Pennsylvania,
are attracting much attention, and are begin
ming to arouse the public everywhere, espe,
ciay the working men of the country, TO a
sense Of the injustice and injury OF the course
pursued---ior it falls upon them, at last to pay
the expenses of these Strikes by the increase
in the price of fuel. The whole country is put
under contribution. Nearly half Of the 10000
miners of the whole anthracite region have
now quit work, in obedience to the mandate Of
the central committee of the miners, but as
yet no formal demand for increase of wages
nor any statement OF grievances have been
made, and none of the miners seem to have
a clear idea why they have abandoned work -
The Baltimore Gazette, speaking of the out
ragcous tyranny frequently exercised by the
leaders Of what arc called the unions in the
coal region. and the exercise Of their neflrious
power, says that cheap coal is important to
cheap living. Apart from its Use in the
household, it regulates the cost of vast mum
Der Of commodities that enter into general de-
mand it chcapens travel by land and by
water, and is with us one of the main sources OF
industrial prosperity. Any combination there
fore, that tends to raise, artficially, the price
of this article of fuel, inficts serious injury
upon the community at large. 1t is said that
the coal strikes DO not affect the coal mine
owners half as much as they do the laboring peo-
pie of the country, and it is intmated that
in some instances they are connived at
In the present case the New York Times says
it believes it is sham" to advance prices, as
there is large supply on hand the price OF
which would decline naturally, this summer,
but for such artificial means to keep up high
rates.
QUID PRO QUo.-The Richmond State Jour.
nal has the folIowing:-Our friend Judge B.