Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-04-26
Foreign News.

The French Government Is trying to lull
the suspicion and alarm which have been
produced Oh the Continent, BY the first ex-
pertinent mt annexation Notes have been
addressed to the Belgian and Prussiau Gov
ernmcnts, pointing ont that the annexation
Of Savoy Is an incident Of peculiar nature
which cannot occur with respect to any 9TH
en- country.
4 prominent piece Of foreign intelligence
il that the coucurdat which had been concu-
dad ~ tie Grand Ducal Government with
the Pope, has been rejected by the Represen-
tatiye Chamber 81 Baden. In the present
drow~y state If German politics this IS a
startling fact.
The political elections throughout Central
Italy are over, NIL the chief statesmen Ca
yaur, Farini. Recasoli, aud Maurane-have
been elected five Or six times over at differ
cnt places This i testimony Of public
confidence aud esteem The address Of the
King of Sardinia at the opening Of the
Chamber of Deputies 81 Piedmont, has given
great satisfaction.
The text of the bull of excommunicatinn
launched hy tie Pope against the Sandman
Government, is published in the foreign pa
per- That Is the only Government named
III the document but others are glanced at
IN the passage, "Al those who, IN The reno
tesi deree, nave participated IN those deeds,
the absorption 81 the Romagna into the new
Kingdom d Central Italy and also the suo-
cess IN their Offices, &c.
a iaughahle hoax seems to have been sue
cessfuly practi,ed by some wag in Paris on
the Steele III anticipation Of the Papal bull,
III accommodation against Sardinia
namely sending to il the grotesque maedic-
ton il Trisrum ShandY, which Dr. SIop
reads, while my Uncle Toby" whistles Lii
lchullero.' Some of the other Paris papers
tcll into the trap, and republished the Sic
crs version, unconscious Of the deception.
France il said to have demanded and Oh.
tanned from Sardinia an assurance that she
will not thwart the more than probableP
entry III Neapoitan troops into the Papal
States, but viii avoid all conflict with them,
and, q use well known figure, viii not
pass the Rubicon. This celebrated little
river has now, by curious combination Of
events become the boundary 1T Rimine, be-
tween the King Ut Sardnia's enlarged do
minions and the remnant Of the dominions
Of the Holy See.
at the conclusion Of bis proclamation to
the people ~ Savoy and Nice, releasing them
from their connection with Piedmont, King
Victor Emmanuel says: France and Italy
are two sister nations. whose destiny is to
march at the head of European civilization"
Lord John Russel's statements in the
House II Commons and the general intelli-
gence from the Continent, have given salts
factory degree Of confidence that Europe
viii keep at peace.
Among novel exhibitions may be noticed
the announcement Of teaaic horse tanner
In the person of Miss Ashton, the daughter
of Derbyshire farmer The lady il eigh-
teen years of age; she is advertised to per-
form Us great icatS Of skill and courage as
ever Sir Rarey did,
The Prince Of Wales, on his visit to Anne
RIGA, viii, in addition to his suite of nine
gentlemen Of honor" be attended by one
III the Queens Secretaries Of State. Her Ma
.jesty is said to have appointed the Duke Of
Newcastle D. this post Of honor and trust.
y remarkable suit was lately decided in
the Court Of Sessions at Edinburgh, Scot
land Mrs. Catharine Leslie entered a suit
ii have il declared that she was the wife Of
the late Rev. Cathcart Leslie. Ii was prov
ed they became engaged in 1922, and in
1927 they formally accepted Of each other
a man and wife, without any other ceremo-
ny n witnesses, agreeing 10 keep il secret
until he was rich enough to support her
They lived apart for thirty years, continually
corresponding until his death il 1857 The
Scotch Judges decided in favor Of Mrs. Les
lie, il accordance with the law Of Scotland
which, in order O. make marriage legal
requires Nd form on ceremony, civil or reli-
-Ious; o. notice, no witnesses, but merely
the consent Of the parties