Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-18
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FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Pope's new ency-
clical is published at Rome 1t thanks the bish-
OPS and Catholics of the whole world for
their demonstrations of attachment made on
the occasion of the Pontiical jubilee. when
from all parts of the globe and defying every
danger and threatened outrage they repaired
to the eternal cityto offer their congratulations
PrnceG orschakof publishes report Of what
passed between him and the evangelical depu-
tation at Frederickshaten in July. Hc says :
Having heard them he replied that their mis-
sion had the appearance OF Interference in the
domestic affairs of Russia, that he could permit
no foreign intervention, whatever, and that the
Russian Government could not tolerate shad-
ow of intervention from whatever side it came
The missionaries expressed their respectful
regret He accepted the address OF the Amer
lean delegation, to hand to the Emperor The
address to the Emperor of the Swiss which was
written in London, he decidedly refused to ac-
cent lie then explained that it might seem
invidious to only accept the address Of the
American delegation, and requested them to
withdraw it, which they did,
DUBLIN, Aug. 17.-At a banquet given the
French delegation tonight, the Lord Mayor
proposed the toast. 'The Queen" which was
received with storms of Kisses lasting several
minutes.
MADRID, Aug l7.-There is great excite
ment and rejoicing at the liberation of the re-
publican ROGUE Baccia after five months in
generation on suspicion of being concerned in
the assassination of Prim.
LONDON, Aug. lS.-Wm. Hamilton Thomp-
son, sheriff substitute Of Inverness, was tried
yesterday in the Scottish High Court of Justi-
ciary upon the charge of forging bill Of ex-
change for 1850 and two promissory notes
respectively for 9l20 and fl00 and uttering
the same The evidence against the accused
was so conclusive that the jury quickly returned
a verdict Of guilty and the presiding justice,
Lord Neaves, sentenced the prisoner to S years
Imprisonment
An extensive fire occurred last p. Ii, at Lei
cestlr the capitol of the county of the same
name and the princi pal seat in England for
the manufacture Of WOODEN and other HOSIERY
One of the great lambs wool spinning facto-
RIGS took fire and was entirely destroyed Several
persons were killed by falling walls or persisted
in the flames The bodies were extrcated from
the ruins this morning so badly charrcd as to
be almost beyond Identification.
An unknown vessel capsized and sunk this
morning off Salcomb in Devonshire. The crew
consisted of six persons, all Of whom were
drowned.
1t is reported that the Admiralty have de-
cided that the crew Of the iron-clad Agincourt
which was recently ashore at Gibraltar be paid
off, and the vessel itself put off commission;
The Admiralty arc also said to have decided
to supercede Rear Admiral Wilmot and Capt,
Beamish, who were in command at the time of
the disaster.
MADRID, Aug. lS--Thc Spanish Govern
ment have at the expressed desire of the
French cabinet, consented to the extradltlon
of communists found OIL Spanish soil. One Of
the leaders of the Commune has already been
arrested and delivered over to the French all
thorties.
BERLIN, Aug. lS.-The cholera has appear
din the neighborhood ofStcttin. The disease
continues it's ravagcs at Konigsberg, where on
Tuesday, there were 20 new cases and 81
deaths and on Wednesday 50 new cases and
81 deaths.