Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-05-22

| thie Justice thie". III i'rch IL Inc
Charleston, 8 e., bar yesterday, stated that
he woull renein IN that clty about rWo weeks.
The Royal Canadian Eaok at Toronto haa
| suspended.
| Foreign News
Rev Alexander Dice, Il. A., the eminent
author and Shakc4pcrian commentator, died in
London yesterday, aged seventy one.
ReverIy Johnson has gone to Southampton,
from which port he sails to day IN the steam
ship Ohio for Baltimore
IL il rumored in Paris that changes are to
be made in the Emperor'a Cabinet, and that
all the present Ministers are to be removed,
except FORBADE, Durney, and Grassier.
Mr.. licgerty was elected Mayor oi Cork, In
the place of O'Sullivan, resigned. The ok
| Mayor was assaulted by mob and threatened
with personal violence for supporting llegerty.
! The flow OF specie to the Bank OF France
| this week continues The amount on hand yes
terday was over eighteen. million francs more
| than last Friday.
The new duplicate telegraph 10 connect Lon
don and Nalcntia was completed Yesterday
| Two Atlantic cables are now in working order.
Hereafter one cable will be used exclusively Tor
.cndns dispatches from alentia and the other
for receiving. There is ~ longcr any reason
why messages should not be transmitted al
most instan'aucously between LONDON AMI New
| York.
The debate on the future form ol government
for the country was continued in the Spanish
| Cortcs Yesterday. Admiral Topct, the Minis
ter of Marine, spoke moderately, mainly III r.
ply to Senior Costello, who, the day before, had
made powerful speech in favor Of the Re
| pubcans. lie thought the elevation at Mont
penscr TO the throne desirable hut said, as
member Of the Cabinet, he should strictly sub
ordinate his action to the policy Of the Prime
Minister and Minister Of War; who, with him
self and all other members OF the Ministry,
awaited the decision Of the Cortcs Tor their
guidance. lie concluded by advising the
Cortes to take care that no daring man cut the
knot they were unable to unite. Article thir
ty-two Of the constitution, declaring that all
powers emanatc from the nation, was adopt
cd by the COrtcs by reclamation. Article
thirty.threc, declaring that the form OF the
Spanish Government is the monarchy, was
passed, after prOtractcd debate, 10y 4 vote OF
| 2l1 to 20
i Reply 10 SENATOR SUMNER. At Ithaca,
New York, on the 10Th inst, Professor Gold
win Smith, to whom Senator Sumner alluded
in his recent speech on The Revcrly Johnson
treaty, delivered reply to that speech before
members of the Cornell University and Il crowd
cd assembly OF citizens, among whom were
several distinguished men IRON different parts
OF the country.
lie promised that he spoke both a an Eng
lshman, still loyal to his country, and also n
one hoping TO make his home for many years
in America He briefly reviewed the re laiions
between the u. S. and England during the late
war. lie denied that England in any way had
acted in bad faith, and asserted that the Pal
merston government like the Gladstone gov
eminent, was only anxious to do Justice to this
country.
England was willing to LET Canada 60 when
it pleased Everybody in Great Britain would
consider the loss OF the West India Islands
GAIN and il it could be proved that Ireland
would be happier diSunitcd from England, he
would vote for her independence but no Eng
lishman would ever consent to rchnqulsh any
Of these countries a. an equivalent Tor such
claims a. those ct up by Mr.. Sumner. Senator
Sumner had not treated Eng land justly. lie
omitted to state that England rejected the offer
Of France to Jain in the political recognition OF
the confceracy. This was secretly done to
effect the escape Of the Alabama. MIR. Sum
u ncr throughout wa influenced by hiS hatred OF
slavery, aud mPrcd INTO every political sphere
IN lancor AGAINST that dead institution HIS
|
blow at the very men, like John Bright and
oih.rs, who have away3 opposed slavery and
been the warmest friends Of the Union. They
would feel it effect, while the tory party, The
enemy al America, would he encouraged. Tie
closed with warm appeal Tor inst'a and peace,
amid earnest applause.
| SALE or midlothian Coal MINES. Vel
hngon Godlin, yesterday sid for Robert A.
Lancaster, James Il. Branch and Charles ).
Mills trustees, the Midlothian Coal Mines, III
the county ot Chesterfield, for Slij 900, to MIR.
L. S. Burrows, OF New y OrE. The purchase
Includes |, Ss1 acres OF land lying on the Rich
mond and Danvle railroad, - miles from
Richmond, together with all houses. buildings.
and all other appurtenancc1 to SAID lands be-
longing; also che other parcel of land used a. 4
coal yard by the said company, lying IN the
said county opposite the city OF Richmond, con
tanning about six acres, also all engines, ma
chinery, fixtures, wagons, carts, mules, ropes,
implements aud tools used in raising, trans
porting and vending coal; also all uneypirel
leases and all other property, both real and
personal, of whatever name or nature, belong
Ing to the c0mpany.-Rtch Wing.
| APPOINTMENTS FOR Mr.. WALKER. We
are requested To announce he iollowin" APPOINT.
ments Tor Mr.. Gilbert {. Walker, candidate
for Governor: Monday, June I Woodstock
(court day. Wednesday, June 9, Harrison
burg Friday, June II, Winchester; Monday,
june If, Leesburg (court. day. Tuesday, June
Il, Alexandria; Wednesday, June lG, Front
Royal; Friday, June IS, Luray Monday,
June 81, CuIpcrer rt,day); Wednesday,
June %, Warrenton; Friday, June -, Char
lottesvie; Saturday, June 26, Louisa Court
| house; Monday, June 2S, Stanton (corrt day..
Gold.