Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-02
FOREIGN News.

Foreign News.
The Mayor Of Birmingham gave Il dluner
Yesterday to Mr.. Gladstone. Mr. Bright ard
the members Of The city corporation: Mr.
Gladstone, replsing to toast TO ms hralh'
made long speech, the most s'gnicant points
of which were 10 eulogy OF the Kadical parry.
He said there was much poltlca! letharey. Inc
proper definition OF the term Radical, Us USED
at TIC present time. was man VINO was n
earnest MIR. Gladstone also notably pla'sed
the efforts which Birmingham had made to
solve the educational difficulty by the adoption
cf nurely secular system. Mr.. Bright con
s1cred that last autumn's agitation On the l:Ast-
crn question, and the fact that yesterday
meeting was the greatest political meeting ever
held within walls, showed that the Liberal party
was in a healthy state.
The new French Government has Determined
to forbid political meetings Of over twenty per-
SONS, will prosecute the President Of the Paris
Council for remarks insulting to the President,
and is fniDg and inprisoniUg editors at various
noints for defending the Commune aud l1suIt-
ing President MQcMahoo. M. Gambetta says
that the questions at issue must be referred TO
the Judgment of the country, and that u the
possible contingency of the resignation OF Mag
Mahon. Nj. Theirs is we'll fitted to take ms
place. The Count de Chanbord has advised
his friends in the Senate to vote in favor OF dis
solution.
The London Auglo. American Times states
that dinner to Gen. Graut has ben arranged
at the United Service Club. which is The rep
resentatiye of the British army and oavy. This
is opIy rendered to officers Of the highest dis
tiuction. The other military clubs have follow
ed the example of the United Service in lovls-
ing the General to become 40 honorary mcGl'
Der Among the political clubs the way has been
led by the Reform.
The London Times in leading article says ::
Gladstone is now pre.cminentIy the Liberal
leader, or let us say, with his opponents, the
| Radical leader. All that has the true and clear
riog of Liberalism in the country; all that may
| be counted upon to endure and have weight IN
any future contest between the two great par.
ties of the State, now attaches Itself 10 his
| name.
| M. Duberdier, President Of the Paris Nlu-
| nicipal Council, was arrested last night charged
| with Insulting President MacA1ahon. Thirty
eight new administrative appointments an |
ten dismissals are published in Paris.
The Liverpool market showed yesterday an
| improvement of ID to Sd. per GENITAL on wheat.
| Corn was scant 3D. better, and -four Is. per
sack aud Cd. per barrel higher.
The L. Nord says great fire has occurred
in Tifis. The whole of a principal street was
destroyed, together with large amount oil
| property.
The London Globe says il is Inferred that
| the statement that lumber OF American
officers and engineers had arrived at St. Peters
| burg is untrue.
Letters from Khartoum confirm the leport
! of revolution in Darfur. Gordon Pasha was
at Khartoum on May 3. 1t was expected he
| would proceed to the disturbed districts.
Six cbmneys recently built for an extension
Of the Royal Gun factories at WooIwich were
blown down by the gale yesterday.
The departure Of the channel squadron has
been indefinitely postponed. The cruise vii!
be confined to the English coast.
A special dispatch from Paris to the London
News says prosecutions are announced against
four more republican newspapers.
The symptoms of the Queen Of Holland s
illness arc assuming an alarming character.
NJ. Hanson, leader Of the Left 10 the Danish
Parliament, is dead.
The early downfall Of the new Greek ministry
| is not improbable.