Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-07-23
Foreign News.

GREAT BRITAIN-IHE IRISH CHURCH BILL.
In the House of Lords last night there was
full attendance. Many members Of the House
Of Commons were present. The consideration
If the amendments to the Irish Church bill
was resumed. Earl Granville opened the De
bate by stating that Her MaJesty.a Ministers
regarded the vote OF Tuesday Dlght as on oi
a very grave character, but they were UNWILLING
to prevent the consideration OF other amend
ments to the bill, and were anxious to discuss
the question in a spirit OF peace and conclllia-
tion. He proposed the reconsideration oil the
original date Of disestablishmcnt, namely, Jan
nary |. 1871, but should not insist on a dlVi-
SION II the motion was contrary to the teel:
ing Of the House he would withdraw il. Lord
Cairns said since the adjournment he had had
a conference with Earl Granville lie thought
the amendments remaining few and capable OF
solution. Lord Cairns concluded by admitting
he still had strong objections to the bill; but II
il was to pass at all, it was not Tor the interest
of The country rchurch to prolOng the strugge
in minor details Marquis Of Salisbury, Earl
Russell, aud other leading peers accepted the
compromise, and praised the conduct oi Lord
Cairns in the present emergency. The motion
for the restoration of the original date OF dis
establishment was agreed to, and other amend
ments were disposed Of according to the terms
Of the compromise. Earl Bandon and the
Bishop of Tuam protested against compromise.
II is stated that tho victory OF the opposition
| IN the House of Lords will not cause the 10y
| ernmcnt to rocedc i'll any particular from the
| bill as it now stands. 1t Is rum0red that hlr.
| Gladstone will recall. the bill from the Peers,
| proroguc Parliament and present it again al
| the next session in the fall in such shape that
they will nc. dare to again reject it, mean
while the Times is loudly protesting against
delay.
A collicry explosion took place yesterday at
| ST. Helen's a small place few miles east OF
| Liverpool. Over thirty persons were killed
outright, and sixty more or less injured. The
whole section of country has been plunged into
mourning.
FRANCE,-Onc of the organ Of the T,euch
| Emperor recently announced that the hird
party, which has just come into power IN the
Corps Legisatitf, arc friends OF the Govern,
| mcnt," and "while they do not desire to put
| forward exaggerated claims, the Emperor Is
| equally resolved not to oppose IN exaggerated
| resistance.
| Since the prorocation OF the Corps LogSla-
| tiff the Deputies Of the Left have held meet.
| inc to consider what action they should take
| under the circumstance. Theirs presented
| and explained protest against the attitude OF
| the Government towards the Chamber, and
then proceeded to develop programme If the
political reform, hui his propositions were con
siderrd too monarchical by the Democrats and
were rejected. Jules FAVE advocated silence
for the present. and others favored dissolution
of the Chamber The meeting Adjourned with
out arriving ut any conclusion.
SpAIN.-Thc entry Of Don Carlos in the
province of Navarro Is confirmed. Great pre-
cautions are being taken by the Government:
BELGIUM. J. Russell Jones the new United
States Minister TO Haginm haA arrived at
| Brussels.
| CHINA AND JAPAN. Advicas from Hong
Kong to June ~, and from Yokohama to the
3Oth are received at San Francisco and state that
SoochOw and other cities on the Grad canal
were much excited oyer letter which had
been iOund giving the particulars OF conSpl-
racy to capture them all. Another outrage had
been committed on foreigners near liank0w.
The British Consul and his wife being among
those attacked, a rigid investigation was ,cX
pccted. In japan the civl! wars continued -
| TIE imptrlallsts had captured Hnkodadi, and
Enoutc was still in possession of the fort at
Kanagawa Parliament was still IN session al
Yeddo. Business was exceedingly dull.
| 1t j. reported that there was Il reconclliatIo ION
between cx President Fillmore and Ihurlow
| Weed at Saratoga the other day.