Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-04
Foreign News.

The final passage of the Irish Land bill is
regarded favorably by the Irish press general
ly. Some of the newspapers are jubilant over
the success of the measurer
The tide OF emigration to America is lncreas'
ing No less than twenty one thousand EN-
igrants, mainly Irish, lett Liverpool Tor Va
rious American points during tho month oil
May. Nine tenths of them went to New York
There is still some apprehension in regard
to the movements Of rFeniaDs IN England
The Government has received private lntorma'
ton concerning their places OF operations. AS
a consequence orders have been issued from
tho Admiralty Office to double the guards at
all the dock yards and naval stations in Great
Britain, to keep the fires banked on all steam
ers, and other precautions calculated to aclll
tate the suppression OF any revolt.
Americans in England are annoyed by the slow
and uncertain delivery of their letter and news
paper mails from home. A material rcduc-
ton has been made in the tolls OF cable mes
sages between England and India via Glbral-
tar and Malta.
The New York yachts and those OF the
Royal Thames Yacht Club will compete on
tho 18th for the Dovertown Cup. The course
will BIO from Dover, England, to BouIogue'
France, and back.
Paris during the lato political excitement,
CHARGED with comrIicity in the plot against
Yesterday Brought up Tor prchiusaa.y -
| nation 10 the Chamber OF Accusation OF the
| High Court.
| The physicians OF Paris report that the prac,,
teal value OF vaccination as a preventive OF
small pox has been professionally demonstrate
| ed by actual observation in that city DUNG
the past month. -,
The High Court of justice, OF which the
Chamber of Accusation is now 10 session,
will meet at Bois on the Goth OF June, Tor
the trial of persons charged with conspiracy.
A riot occurred in little village near Mad
rid Yesterday on account of the attempted co.
lection of tax for maintenance OF cergy. No
blood was shed, and the disorder was quietly
suppressed. a riot broke out in VaadcIId
Yesterday in consequence OF Notification
| given by the city government OF the collection
Of certain unpopular taxes. The troops were
called out, and the disturbance! was qulcsy
supnrcssed but not without SOME lighting.
Two citizens were killed and eight Wounded.
Many arrests havo been made. The city Is
now quiet.
4 majority of tho S parish Co.tes committee
on the abolition of slavery arc IN iaror OF
postponing the period OF complete cnanctpa-
ton sixty years.
Alter long and earnest debate in the
Eeumcnical Council yesterday it was d:c.ded
that the dogma of intaIloi.ity shall be proclaim
et on the ooh day OF the present month, n
honor OF the feast oil st. Peter Extensive
preparations arc being made TO celebrate the
occ lsion. The religious services Will &c or the
most solemn and Impressive character, and II
is expected that thousands vi Visitors rom
every city in Europe vi! be present 10 witness
the display or to take part in the ceremonies.
Immediately after the PRONUNCIATION OF the
iogma OF iutailibility on the 29th OF Juuc, The
| Ecunencal Counc! will take rtc-ai to Oc-
tobcr 18th.
Capt. Charles Duncan Cameron, formerly
| British CoHsul At Massowa, AbYsS!ala, who's"
Imprisonment 10y King Theodore occasloncd
the late Abyssinan war, died III Geneva yes
tcriay, where he had gone 10! his health.
! Arrangements have been made Tor the an
nexaton OF the Duchy OF Laureuburg 10 the
klngdCu OF Prussia.
TIE c. 4 0. CANAL is handsomely fulfilling
already the predictions frequently nndc 10
these columns before the resumption u bust
ness this Spring. Perhaps the onpctiuon
for its control has tended to stimulate effort,
though j; may be owing to general revival oil
trade. To whatever cause it Is attributable,
the following figures abundantly prove that the
canal is now doing much better than Ut any
previous period for INSTANCE, 1880 boats ar.
rived here last month, or nearly POO more than
during any other mouth sine, its completion,
and the tolls collected on these were between
SEQ, 900 and SO, 00O -Georget0mA Courier.