The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-05
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.
'sPEEcH OF pIsRAELI on TEE EXISTING TRoCBLi
WITH THE UNITED STATES.

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SPEECH or pIsRkELI on TEE EXISTING TROUBLES
WITH THE UNITED STATES.
LONDON, April 4.-Disraeli Yesterday ad-
dressed an immense conservative meeting.
In commencing his remarks he said: I" We
nave assembled here to proclaim our resolu-
t,on to uphold the Constitution Of the King.
aom. we have come together to talk Of a
programme for future action, which Will
Eelther despoi! churches nor plunder land
iords, but will further the interests of the
great body Of the people.''
IN the course Of his speech he made sew.
eTai references to America--her form Of Go.
Vernment as compared with Great Britain.
Ind the difficulties growing out Of the Aia.
oama Claims question. he admitted that II
was impossible for America to recede from
the position which she had taken. He con.
demned the course of the Gladstone MINIS
Try, and thought that the ministerial incom.
petencg would be sealed by the ultimate ac.
knowledgment of the principle of indirect
Claims, the results whereof must be fraught
with the utmost danger to England.
In continuing his comparisons between the
british and American forms Of government,
Mr.. Disraeli said the President Of the United
states was not sovereign. His position
was similar to that Of an English prime min.
lSter. Both were paid sum which Was
about equal to the income of second class
professional men. He then referred to the
difficulties growing out of the Alabama
claims, and pronounced the present situation
of the controversy fraught with great danger
TO the relations OF the two countries. After
reviewing the past and treaty negotiations
for settlement, he said there was but one
course left for England, painful as it might
be, when she received the American case,
with its extraordinary demands. He would
have appealed to the good feelings and good
sense OF Americans, stated the difficulties,
and invited confidential conference, OF
which they might be explained. He con.
demned the course Of the Government. 1t
was the cause of the public alarm and indig.
nation which now existed.
Earl Derby and others followed In speeches
of similar political import. "a!
Right Hon. James Stanfeld Radican,
member of Parliament for the borough OF
Halifax, addressed his constituents last night
in a speech which was mainly confined to
local questions, but in which the Alabama
treaty was touched upon significantly. The
speaker said that the treaty with America
seemed to be in jeopardy if 1t failed, and the
fault would rest with the American Govern.
ment. England had done her best to settle
these differences, and had set good exam
Piles to the world.
MINOR ITEMS.
The Hague celebration Of Independence
was attended with disorders and breaches of
the peace at various points. The greatest
disturbances occurred ut Ostrouht, In North
Bredant, where mob collected and broke
tho windows of the houses and committed
other outrages. The demonstrations became
so threatening that the military was called
on by the authorities to suppress the riot.
Upon the appearance Of the troops the mob
dispersed, but several persons were seriously
hurt before quiet was restored. The cause
Of the outbreak is supposed to be dissatisfac-
ton with the ministry.
The case Of Minor, the American who
murdered laboring man at Lambeth, was
before the court to-day. The room was
crowded. and much excitement prevailed.
The counsel for the prosecution thought the
prisoner was insane, and that the jury should
so find. After hearing the evidence, the jury,
OH brief consideration, returned verdict
Of not guilty because Of insanity.
The strike Of the London compostors has
been successful. The demands for an In
crease of wages and limitation of days
work to niMe hours have been conceded BY
142 firms .--... r.