Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-31
FOREIGN News.

Foreign News
The directors and other officials of the City
Of Glasgow Bank were yesterday afternoon
committed for trial on charges Of fraud aoo
theft. They must now be tried within one
hundred and twenty days. The friends OF tOe
prisoners are making every exertion to secure
their liberation, The relatives Of John Stewart
one of the directors. have offered 5000 as
his hail. The acceptance of bail is not oblga'
,orv in case of theft Several gentlemen prom
;Oen,Iv connected with the City OF Glssgo"
Bank have disappeared:
All politiosl difficulties in the way or the
marriage OF the Duke of Cumberland with the
Princess of Thyra OF Denmark have been re-
moved ADD their betrothsl Is DOW al accom-
plisbed fact. 1t the Duke shall retract the
manifesto issued after bis fathers death. 10
wbioh be asserts his right to the crown Of Hsn
over, Prussia will sur ender to hlui the Guelph
moneys.
La the Lower House of the German Reich
srath, Yesterday, the reporter It the Budget
COMMITTEE moved that d.. cusslon of the gov
eruuent bill for the issue of Is 900 0OO HORNS
void reptes, to cover the expenses oil the Bus
niau occupation, be- postponed for the present,
| and the government meanwhile be requested 10
| Law the treaty Of Berliu before the House i'm
medistely for scussou. Tue Budget Com
mitree IN the sitting when it derl led pm this
| actiou, adopted resolution that the treaty
oua bit to have been subu i:tcd to the HUE be
| fore the occupation was undertaken, Wn'!e the
| Finat @. Minister maintained that the q .egs'
| tions alone were CON peeDt TO discuss foreign
policy.
The Greek Chambers have # fused to pass
! bill for the calling out OF certalu classes OF re
serves to replace Others who were dlsbanded
| Ia oopseuue OF this refusal the Ministry
have resigned, and the klog has accepted their
| resigostlon.
Genera! Todeben has arrived at Lae Bour
| gas and ordered the repair OF bridges aud the
CONSTRUCTION Of barracks tor wlnter quarters.
A British Cabinet crGncil was held yesterday,
which remained 10 session Two and a qlarter
hours The Post announces 10 semi pthcsI
! form that il has been d. cded to send al uttl
mstum to the Ameer before proceeding to u
terror measures Il is not, however, probable
that he will avail himself of this last c6aoca
Relative to the general aspect OF affairs, 1t IL
not unlikely that LORD B4acons6eld, at the Lord
MAYORS baUquet 90 November g. may be able
to speak Of the future with satisfaction and
confidence. All the NOR ping journals agree
| that The government has decided 10 give the
Ameer last chanoe.
| A dispatch trem Simla states that E. gland 8
uitimatum will summon the Amer to give
guarantees for future good understanding. 1t
is not thought that the ult'mstum will cause
auy delay, 90 the answer OF the Amer must be
unfavorsble.
The London Standard believes that tho Cab
met yesterday decided to require from all con
cerned strict and literal observance OF the treaty
of Berlin, aud adds that it is impossible to be
lieve that the appeal which it will be ,glaod 8
duty to make to her 60 siguatories will not be
attended to.
The London Times, 10 its financial column,
! remarks that the total working capital OF the
cotton mill, at Oldham operated 90 the limited
liability system, is "a 600, OOO Of TIL. SUN
but little more than Ell 900, 900 has returned
any interest for year, aud considerably over
hslf of the capital is borrowed.
! It is reported that Cardinal Edward How
ard, native of Eogland, nominated 10 1877,
has been offered and has deooed the Arch
bishoprick of Dublin as successor TO Cardinal
Cullen, Cardinal Nina, the Ponifcal Score
tary of State, will consult Great Britsin before
filing the vacancy, aud will also ask permission
TO seHo . uuu.iv 10 London wit nur demanding
British representative at the Vatican.
Advices from Mexico state that the Lerdist
General Escobedo continues very i'll 10 prison.
and his friends urge bis release. Senior Gomez
probably be made minister of foreign affairs.
It is said Senior q m acoos will remain at Wash
ington indefinitely. Preparations are being
made for the official reception of l25 Chicago
merchants and oilers who intend making az
excursion to NJ, xioo. 1t is rumored that Pres
ident Di,z will 90 TO the Rio Grande frontier
to Inspect matters there. Lieut.. Col. Garcia
has been found guilty by court martial Of vic
latng the neutrality laws be having pursued a
party of revolution,sts into the territory of the
Uoited States.
LONDON. OCT. 81 The Marquis and Mar
ohioness of Loroe will receive oOngratulatory
address from the Corporation of Liverpool on
their arrival 10 that city to embark on the 18th
of November for Canada.
LONDON, Oot. 3l.-The London correspon.
dent OF the Manchester Guardian says that the
condition of Samuel Poelps, the famous Eng
lish tragedao, causes grave anxiety. There is
20 prospect of his ever appearing upon the
stage again.
LONDON, OCT. 3l-The Daily Telegraph
Vienua correspondent says: 81 hear 10 we'll
ioformed circles that Couot Andrassy contem
plates the dissolution OF the Reichsrath Cd
Thursday to-day immediately after the ap-
pointment OF members of the delegations, but
this measure would be ofsuch gravity believe
the government would not adopt it unless COM
PEELED to do 80.
There il reason to believe, from repeated
demands, that Mr.. Layard, the British ambas.
ssdor at CoustantiDople, will shortly visit Fog
land to confer With the government on many
important points of the Essteso question.
PARIS. Off,. ,3l.-The Universe states that
| Mile. Margaret Rotbschd bis app i'd for ad-
mission to the Catholic Church as preliminary
TO her marriage with the DUO de Guche.
DR.. G'llooIy, Roman Catholic Bishop of E.
pbin, has been appointed by the Pope Apes.
tolio Delegate from the Holy See to Canada and
the United States. His Jurisdiction will extend
to the Catholic clergy Of the United States, as
in the caso of his predecessor, DR.. Couroy.
LONDON, Oot 3l.-A Constan,ioople dIspa'ca