The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-18
FROM EUROPE.

BY the arrival of late steamers. at New York, we
have European dates to the 4th: ., j
Mr.. Ullnann, the impressdrio, has signed con-
tract with NJ. Alex. Dumas, Jr, whereby the latter
engages to deliver o series Of lectures in New
York.
A letter from Dr.. Mscgowan gives an interesting
account Of the 81 the East
According to the customs returns tho coastwlse
trade is constantly increasing. The mercantile de-
preston to which have referred is IN the foreign
trade. Coastal intercommunicaton is now mlin-
tanned almost wholly by foreign vessels, which are
largely owned by native Chinese merchants, who
having eagerly embraced that means Of facilta-
ting trade, and having also readily ayailed them
selves OF the advantages Of insurance, will be no
s prompt to nGads 70
telegraphy in China from popular superstition
have been greatly overrsted. II is true that their
notions Of Fung g-shuey (good luck) or geomancy
viii be disturbed by your poles and wires, but the
rudest Of the people are amenable to reason; time
tions much sooner than 10 generally supposed.
The French expose des motifs on the bill calling
for supplementary credits to the extent OF lob
600 iis sgned by NJ. de Layenay, Councillor OF
State. The table annexed to the bill makes known
the division by ministries and sections OF those
expenses which were unforeseen when the budget
was presented, since they now sppear for the first
time. The Minister of War is obliged to ask for
I0,UUO,UOU, ana tne Qepartnenu oI tne navy ioi
3s boo 600. The largest item occurs in the war
budget under section 3, 'Pay and maintenance OF
troops, 81, ,000, ,000." - ''',.
The Moscow Gazette publishes the following:
The Belgrade correspondent Of the Goloss an
rounces that while the Turkish Council Of Minis
ters was deliberating on the means Of procuring
money for the Sulta- 's voyage one OF the dignl-
taries proposed to sen Jerusalem to Russia. We
do not know what truth there may be in that ru-
NOR, but everybody here is convinced that If the
& S,oNgon Cd foE
tions on the subject said to be in progress be-
tween General Ignatief and Aai Pasha. The price
Of Jerusalem and Jaffa is supposed to be fixed at
one hundred millions Of piastres (twenty millions
OF trancs).
This news cannot be true; for Russia must
know, In fact, that the Catholic world would never
permit that purchase.
Paris letter in tho Independence Beige says ::
The news from Rome is hat at meeting of the
French Bishops charged with the preparation OF
an address in reply to the allocution OF the Holy
Father announcing General Council, the Bishops
Of Orleans and Of Cambraai and the Cardinal
Archbishops Of Besancon and Of Rouen we're elect
ed as representatives OF the commission. !he
liberal Catholic party draws attention to the TACT
that with the exception OF Mgr. de Bonnechose
(whose election was it is said, implored as an act
Of peace BY the ultra cericas, the prelates chosen
do not belong to tho retrogralie ultramontano
party. On the other hand, however, the latter
section of the Catholics takes pleasure in dwelling
on the exclusion Of the Archbishop Of Paris.
A notice in the Paris Moniteur announces that
the Italian coupons would be paid on the first OF
July by Messrs. Rothschild.
The Gear OF Russia has presented to Count Bis
marck the Order Of st. Andrew and to General
Won Roon the Order of Alexander Newski, both set
in diamonds.
THE PoPE's ALLocUTIoN.
The address of the Pope made in the presence
of five hundred Bishops forming the consistory
that met on June 26, commences with congratula-
tioDs offered to the prelates assembled in Rome to
defend the Catholic religion. Plus TX, however,
tempers his expressions Of congratulation with
words Of complaint when he alNdes to the state of
the church in the remark, ''TN Catholic faith and
the authority Of the Apostolic Seat arc attacked
with the most implacable machinations." Con-
tinuing, and aluding to the same subject, the
Pope says:
Indeed, why should we deceive ourselves
Venerable brethren, for many years past we havc
stood on the battle field and struggled in defense
o. religion and justice against perfdious and un-
daunted enemies. The struggle ID so prolonged. SO
terrible that the united forces OF the sacred militia
appear scarcely equal to resist it, AS for ourselves
fighting in the cause of the church for liberty and
the rights appertaining TO our supreme charge,
until now we have cscaped-thanks to the assls-
tance of tho Almighty-many mortal perils.
Yet though hurri ID along and tossed ut the ca,
price OF the winds and stormy waves, we dread not
shipwreck for the present help OF our LORD Jesus
Christ preserves US from fear but we are deeply
afflicted at the PRONUNCIATION OF so many new and
monstrous doctrines /; at the sight OF so many
crimes and acts of impiety committed against the
| Church and the Apostolic seat We have already
reproved and condemned these proceedings, and
now again, in performance of our duty, we reproVe
| and condemn them publicly.
You, venerable brethren, will understand, with
your time strengthened wisdom, how important ii
| Is to oppose the designs of the impicus, and tc
| heal the wounds Of the Church. Let your unani
| NOUS agreement with ourselves and with the Apos
tolic seat, shine more brightly than ever, and be-
come more deeply rooted within you from day K
| day.
1t is necessary that the adversaries of religion
| understand, from her teachings, that she is the
strength and life Of that Catholic Church which
they increasingly pursue with their hatred; tina
| they learn low mad and powerless is the insui
they apply to her when they charge her with being