Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-01
miscellaneous Foreign News.

The masters at Ashton under Lyno, E"gant,
will meet to day to decide whether to give
notice Of a roductioa OF wages. 1t Is thought
probable 5 per cent. reduction will BE- proposed.
A similar reductions was auhu1ittcd 10 10 NoVem
Der, aud the proposal which il %" anticipated
Wonld therefore reduce wages IN The Ashton
district to the same rate 90 JcmanIch by TIE
masters 10 north aud northeast lancashire.
There is great distress i'll BIack GHrn. and .
number Of women ADD children arc conp'Ied
to beg Both SIDES are obiurate.
Hon. John Bright spoke y: :. large peace,
meeting in Manchester yesterday. lie declared
there could be 10 faith 10 Cabinet which had
no truth. Lord BeseonsieId was great dis
turber OF nations. lIe believed his policy was
hateful 10 the sight Of Heaven. and hostile to
the highest interests OF Great Britain.
The Cologne Gazette reports that several
Prussian Bishops have memorable Il the lope
that m understanding with Prussia Is uIpos
sible.
The insurgcnt Chief Brios0. one OF the lot
lowers az Macco, has been captured, with SIX
others, in the usiehbo!hoNa Of Santiago &c
Cuba.
LONDON, May Tho race for tho great
Metropoltan stakes, handicap, took place ut the
Epson spring meeting to-day: The Duko q
Westminste,'s brown lilly maid was tho winner.
OTTAWA, ONT, May l-5cslord Fleming
chief engineer. has sent in his report or sCIecI-
ton Of western terminus for Tho Ihc'i; Fali-
WAY, and pronounces in favor oil Blrrard Inlet.
ST.. PErERsBURG May i.-Th2rc is no
change for the worse ii the coalition ct Prince
Gortsohakoh
LONDON, May l.--Polilica! demonstrations
for aud against the Government arc the order
this week. The popular tuecling held at Brad
ford on Monday in support CT the Government,
at which Right Hon. Gathoruc liayIg, lndlan
Secretary, spoke, was followed yesterday by
meetings at Manchester, at which j OHIO Bright
spoke at B,iarly I'LL in opposition. 10 morrow
another demonstration. hostile 10 tic Govern
ment, will be held at Birmingham. The whole
energy Of the opp0nens Of the Government 10
the north aud centre Of Eog!and will thus be
heard 10 combined protest against the policy
of the Cabinet. At the Manchester inectlog
eighteen hundred delegates from the liberal
organization in the north Of lIoeiana were pre-
sent. Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, radical mem.
Der Of Parliament tor Hitmingham, spoke at
Briefly Hill. Tie speeches OF Nlcssra Bright
and Chamberlain directly face the ISSUE raised
By the Government They ask the c9uatry
DOT to choose between the various courses Tor
asserting British interests in the lesa!!, but TO
act 90 the principle that VIC HAYS liz Interests
there at all which are worth the cost .! a war
They further asked it 90: To- 'iccin how Tar 1t
is prepared to maintain existing treaties, Or by
what mcaua existing engagements Gan hest be
reconcicd with existing facts, III: 10 pronounce
that the existing treaties are a. litter Eii>taEe
Rumors OF dissolution Of Parliament are
again rife 1t is said that the CONSERVATIVE
association have itr,iyan secret distinctions tG
prepare Tor suck c1ntIrgch!ny. HE lOn1on
core spondcut ii lbe l.iverpanl l'oat says that
he is informed on rn.iH0rthy outhoTitY hat
Lord Deenon:ieI! has raaolv?;' Gn dissolution,
and that ii will otGur about WhI!scn!Idr,
1t - stated al h,: result OF private tcuuliica
made By the government at various ports as to
what steamers aTc available lGr cruisers ar Tor
the tran sport Of arms ar troops. ;hit ahuut
seventy steamers Of the lifst class have been
selected and wll liz COMMISSIONED w;ian r'Inir-
cd. O1r o0mGany here o"niic l'rtT steamers
have oti@ieu to place Ihci tn!lrc Il ri st The
service OF the government.
MANCHESTER. May .-~.it = :ue@tlnn Vi the
Committee Of tho Spaa2rs aud Manut latureTs
Association. yesterday, Is administration from
the operatives was received 0iicring to submit
the sui 3ct Of reduction Of wages 10 arbitration,
but the committee d. cidld to refuse arbitrator.
1t was eypresssaa as certain that unless the
strike terminates before TEXT "Wednesday the
Preston employers will again c!o7a their mills