Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-10-09
Foreign News.

Il is evident that every effort is making BY
the different European powers to preserve
the peace.
The London Times, p an article on the state
of Europe, says: Little notice has been taken
Of par Graph which recently appeared 10 the
Vienna Press limiting about probable dlsarma
meu;. The news is too good to be true. We
will 90. ! ldertake to say what results the dip
lomati, ntrivances OF the pas: lev weeks will
have tJward improving Napoieons position
with respect to foreign attllrs, so as to enable
him to meet his home difficulties with sufficient
confidence of success. II 1t Is true that Gen
eral Leboeuf intends to drop the scheme Of the
Guard Mobile AMI prcr)s3 the suppression OF
general commands, that might be taken as an
earnest Of the Emperor pacific aud econ0mi
cal Intentions. The interchange OF civilities
between sovereigns AID statesmen augurs well
Tor the chances of tranquility. At the present
moment there is no apprehension Of a warlke
outbreak, no cause of offence, no pretext for a
dispute exists; old alliances have been broken
UP; the balance of power IS question OF the
past. 1t may be said peace now rests on
soundcr base than ever,
King William opened the regular sessions Of
the PrusSian Diet with Il pacific speech. lie
spoke at length on the efforts that have been
made to preserve peace and friendly relations
with other nations Of the world, and the sue
cess these efforts have met with. He hoped
his future policy in this direction would be
equally satisfactory. He should still strive to
preserve friendly relations with all the world
aim at the development of the resources oil the
country and the maintenance OF the dIgnl'y
aud independence OF Germany.
The French aud English societies Tor the alb
ooEs lo a NJ Z
shall Serrano, Regent of Spain, on the subject
of human slavery. They ask him to use all
his efforts to abolish slavery in Cuba aad refer
HIM to his own speech, wherein he said slavery
only exists iii the civilized world as a Spanish
institution.
The sessions of the Church Congress opened
10 Liverpool on the 9th. The Dean of Ches,
ter urged the importance OF large hearted aud
generous treatment OF all Non COnformlsts and
Catholics. Several members OF the Congress
absented themselves an account OF a paper
presented by Macintosh.
Rev. Frederick Temple has been appointed
Bishop Of Exeter
Al the opening OF the Trades Hall in Liver
pool Lord Stanley made speech, IN which he
declared he expected q more extended appllca-
ton of the co operative principle.
10 the Russiau Diet yesterday the budget
tor 1870 was submitted. III SHOWS OF lclt oil
5. 400, 900 thaers, aud proposes to meet it bv
increasing the excise aud income taxes %
per cent.
The Spanish Government troops have had
several encounters with insurgents in Catalonia
and have been ualtoruy victorious The loss
of the insurgents ha: been large. The Mayor
of Torosa has lett his post and taken command
of band OF Republicans. Order has been re
stored 10 Naentia aud Gaicia. A state OF
stige will be declared wherever outbreaks oc'
cur \ conference was held on Thursday by
Gen. Pr:m. President, Rvero, Deputies Cas-
| tear and Hguera, at which an endeavor was
| made to effect a compromise with the Repub
licans. No result was reached. \ bill has
been introduced in the Cortes TO place the
merchant marine of Spain and the Antilles on
a footing with tho shipping in the coa>;ing
| trade.
In France Deputies Simon and Magnin sup
port Jules FRY in calling meeting Of mem
bers OF the Corps Legslati to take c.ion it
regard to the delay in the convection OF tho
| Chambers.
Baron Haus,man, Project o! the Seine, died
suddenly at Bord aux OF apOpleXy.
Nearly oil the French journals dcprccitc the
proposed manifestation by Deputies OF the I42ii
| on The 2Sth OF October.