Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-01
Off Not Worse.

Westminster brown filly, Mida, was the win
ner.
GOrtschakOf Not Worse.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 1.-There is no change
1or the worse in the condition of Prince GortS-
War and Peace Demonstrations i'm
LONDON, May 1.-POlitical demonstrations
10r and against the government are the order
OF OF this week. The popular meeting held at
ernnent, at which Right Hon. Gathome
Hardy, Indian secretary, spoke, was followed
Yesterday S,SiaL s by meetings at Manchester, at
when JOhn Bright spoke at Briefly hill, in
opposition: Tomorrow another demonstra-
llon hostile to the government will be held at
Birmingham. The whole energy of the Oppo-
nents OF the government in the north and Gen.
ter OF England will thus be heard i'm a COM
bined protest against the policy of the cabinet
AT the Manchester meeting 1900 delegates
From From, liberal organizations in the north of
lain CadlcaD, member of Parliament for Biz
mingham, spoke at Briefly hill The speeches
OF MeSsrs: Bright and Chamberlain directly
They ask the country not to choose between
the various courses for asserting British in
terests in the East, but to act on the principle
dnat &S we nave en- no interests there at all which
are worth the cost lOf war. They further
asked 1t not to decide haW for it is prepared TO
MAINTAIN existing treaties, or by what means
e&iIssllhg engagements can best be reconciled
with existing facts, but to pronounce that the
existing treaties are not an utter mistake.
RumOrs of a dissolution of parliament are
again rife. 1t is said that the conservative as
Soclatlon has received secret Instructions To
prepare for such contingency. The London
correspondent of the Liverpool Post saws that
ne IS informed, on trustworthy authority. that
Lord BeacOnstield has resolved on dissoIutiOn
and tnat 1t will occur about Whitsuntide 1t is
stared as the result Of private INQUIRIES made
Dy Ine gOvernment at various ports as to what
steamers are available for cruisers or for the
transport of arms or troops, that about seven.
ty steamers of the firStclaSS have been select
=. eu ana VIII De commissioners when reuuired
one company here owning forty steamers
nave 0ffered to place the entire fleet at the SER
vice OF The government.
The English Labor Troubles.
MANCHESTER, May lat a meeting of the
committee of spinners' and manufacturers as
SOclatlOn yesterday, a communication from
tne operatives was received, Offering to sub
mt the subject OF the reduction of wages to
aarpltration, put the committee decided to re-
1use arbltration. 1t was expressed as certain
that unless the strike terminates before next
close their mills.
The British Fleet.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 1.-The British feet
Which left !smid for tactical exercise and ar
tillery practice in the Sea of MornlOra, will Re.
turn to the former place in two days.
Gen. TOdleben.
Gen. Todleben has not succeeded i'm his
enortS to arrange simultaneous withdrawal
OF the Russian troops and British fleet from
the neighbOrhOOd of COnstantinOple The
russians are stated to regard war with Eng
OF pacific arrangement have become weaker,
Russia and Turkey.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 1.-The early re-
ESTABLISHMENT OF diplomatic relations between
turkey and Russia by the appointment of
ambassadors is believed to be probable.