Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-23
Sravasgu News.

| Balm Cuurrtss and :hc t!tci:! report OF it:
| pryeecans8. Ir,y i,scioSe nothing II Interest
| &c AIncr:c 81 read - Nn.c1 We htvc got l'"ca 10
OH /, qua c .Jle 6l:pH'cho+.
Careful rca.ilug ri til, IS u: Book establishes
TIC utter saIsi!y ii prctcDted details published
| in certain New Yolk journals aud protesting to
| have l,a-n received III cable dispatches to an
oprosi,!on association CT Is "spec'aIs.
Amolg the frauds thus exposed may be nen-
| toned what rurp0rtui To DC Prince Bismarck :
0rcn!ng srcsc!!, Mehmet Ais protest, and
Count SchcupaloE's speech ab;ut selling arms
| to tho Chinese. AL these were purely lmagl'
nary. So also were The reports pretending, TO
give details Of The scano at the death bed OF
Queen Mercedes, the massacres OF Jews 10
| Russia, the Bismarck dog story, and the escape
CT Vera Sassnlitch. The speech in the House
! OF Commons On the S;h inst., attributed to Mr.
Cross. Home Secretary, was moi made. That
| gentleman did briefly auncu0ca the conditional
Convention between Eagiand and The Porte
concluded on the 4;h Of Juuc, but ne stated
| that it provided for the occupation CT Cyprus
and not that it stipulated for liz csslon TO t,ng-
| land.
LONDON, July 23.---lo the House Of Com.
mons this afternoon Sir Stafford Northcote,
Chancellor Of the Egchequer, announced the
betrothaI OF the D1kc OF Connaught (Queen
Victoria third son) with Princess Marie
Louise, daughter OF Prince Frederick Charles.
The Chancellor said he would move Oh THUS
day the provisions Of g grant for the Duke. Sir
Charles Dixie (rsdicali gave notice that he
would submit IN amendment renitiDg that there
is 10 constitutional precedent for ouch arpll
cRtioD.
LONDON, July 2222.-~lt il believed that the
debate on Lord ilartnEton's resolution, which
comes up in the House Of Commons OF Monday
next will last The unire week aud that d.
vision will take pac! Friday next. The Con.
scrValiycs viii support Hen. Raaie Edward
iIupEcL's Amendment, expressing confidence
in tho aiinialers with thc whole strength OF
their party. The freedom Of tho city Of Lou.
doa will be Conferred upon Lords Beaconsicld
and Salisbury on The 8 of August, Immediately
before IT,: ministerial batQ0@t at the mansion
house.
By cxarni0iog tho Parliamentary report in
the London Times OF The Oh Of July, it will be
noticed that 20 mention was made OF the highly
exciting scene in the House on the occasion
of Mr.. Cross statement 50 graphically de.
tailed in tho cable reports manufactured 10
New York. Nor does the Times have word
about the pretended statement by Mr.. Cross
that ''the treaty has nothing TO do with
the questions that have been or are to be
discussed at Berlin. 1t may be communicated
to the Congress as !. matter Of courtesy, but no
representation concerning ii, Or any nodlhca'
ton Of it's provision will BE- listened 10. Neither
does the Tines report the Homo Secretary as
closing his remarks with the uuGigniGed decla
ration that the treaty '~iIl be found we'll cal.
cu!ated 10 rroa"rve aal forward the best and
highest itcrcGts OF England aud Turkey" Is it
not time that these fraudulent and bascess
ROME, July 222--Telegralns from Genoa.
Iurip, Pistcia and Nerrara describe meetings
held 10 those cities yesterday in favor OF Italia
Ilredcnta" as ha:log been attended by large
and enthusiastic audiences. Resolutions Of
the same character as those passed at Naples
last Sunday and at the P9Eteana theatre hero
yesterday were voted. Tho proceedings every
where were conducted in perfect order. De-
monstrations wero also made in the Godoni
theatre at Anoona at the Arena, BraDnettl in
Bologna, and il The streets Of Naples the cries
being raised OF viva Trieste" and viva
Treno," Meeting arc to be held at Milan,
Como. San Reno and Venice next Sunday.
Through the excellent precautions taken by the
authorities and the firm yet concllatory action
cfthc police the demonstrations made last night
before tho Venetian palace, where tho Austrian
Ambassador to the Holy See resides, and
before the Chi2l palsc1, the residence of
the Austrian Ambassador to Italy, were
confined 10 shouts If liberation far Triooto
and the Troo.,ur Almost simultaneously
with the Er:t manifestation some companies
Of the lice and Of E:issghcri took possession Of
tho approaches - both palace, and the police
dispersed those who had gathrgci 10 front. a
band Of musicians 10 the pa2Zl was obliged 10
play "GarihallI's hymu SEVERAL tlmcs 10
answer to the dcmaIuA OF LhG crowd. The
demonstration was Gnay ended by hand OF
ycuvg men paradnc ihc streets singing patr.
oic songa aud shoGrinp, '.Ahlsso corti" aud
viva la Guerra"
The moderate liberals attribute the demon
stralion to ullramontanc iofuencts. The libe
rata observes that he attempted demonstration
did not have the results hoped for by its i'm.
prudent iaUato promoters 10 consequence OF
the aalm aud dpritied attitude OF the popula.
ton.
The l., Capitale regreta the demon
straton. which, it fears, Was organized
either by some thoug htlass Individuals or by
agents of those DESTROYS Of stirring up agitation
in Italy. The DirItto (mlnlstcta organ ma!n-
tains the necessity Of preserving iulact he right
of public meetings but states that the govern
ment is firmly resolved &c prevent any demon.
sralons that disturb public ordcr-a fact
proved yesterday evening by the stringent
measures taken By the Minister of the Interior
to stop au Attempted manifestation which was
highly uubccomlDg both 10 form and substance.
The Dirtto adds: "Nciher Sgnor 4 .usTdelIi,
Minister oY The lolcrior, nor Siguor Carroll,
President cf the Council, agc disposed to yield
to intimidation or threats. Referring to the
requirements OF international usage in relation
10 The proceeding Of the Italia lrredenta'
party the Dirilto says: "fhe Government is
fully alive to its duties and obligations towards
a friendly power, and as determined to act up
to them. \ system Of overt friendship and
latent conspiracy may suit weak governments
which have all TO gallo and nothing 10 lose by
an adventurous policy, but between great
States there can only exist either open
friendship tr open hostility. 1t would be
an act Of pcrlly 10 c2s: upon The Government
the responsibility Tor an agitation, which, in a