Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-27
Miscellaneous Foreign News.

The passage 10 The Pope'5 encycllca, tie
issue Of which WAS announced yesterday, re-
gardiug the civil power Of the Church, ii as
follows The hopes of Italy aud The world
rest GU the bcnt hcsnt Influence OF the holy
See aud 10 the III innate union Of all the faith
iul With tie Ryuau Poolif Ittberetorc stands
10 reason that We should, with all diligence, do
ali ia our power TO preserve intact the dignity
of the Roman Csthedra, il order, before oil
,hiugs, to guard the rights and liberty OF the
Holy See. We shall never cease to insist that
our authority be respected that our ministry
and cur rover BIZ l,fC fully free and indepen
dent, ard that tho position be restored to us in
which Divine wisdom long ago placed u. 1t
is 90 vain desire Of dominion which moves Us
to demand tic re establishment OF our civil
power. We demand it because our duties and
cur solemn oahs exact it, and because it is not
only necessary to conserve fully the liberty Of
the spiritual power, but also because it 10 eVl.
dent that when it ID e question OF the temporal
dominion of tho Apostolic See it involves the
we'll being aud safety of the whole human
family" The Pope distinctly endorses the
policy and acts of his predecessor, condemns
civil marriages and depIores rejection Of the
authority Of The Church, prcclAimiog that to
be the cause Of all existing evils, but in laugh
age of caImnesS and digdi,y, devoid throughout
OF any tone of offence or violerca. The oncycN
cal contains no attack whatever upon The civil
government of Italy, nor any mention, direct
or Indirect, Ct the House OF Savoy.
The breach between English cotton masters
and operatives is widening. The house Of maa
ufaeturer at Great Harwood wss, yesterday,
surrounded by an excited crowd, rendering
necessary the interference Of the police to pre-
vent violeIca. The coal miners in Scotland
orc demanding an advance 10 wages, and threat
en- 10 strike work on the "a Of May if it ii not
| granted.
A Times dispatch from Berlin says: There
is prospect OF q compromise between the Vat
lean and Prussia. Tie Vatican has instructed
ecolcsastics in Prussia to be moderate in their
! language"
RoME, April 27.-Thc negotiations tor q
restoration Of relations between tao Vatican
and the Swiss government have nearly fallen
through, in consequence Of opposition Ct the
exiled Bishops Of Basic and Geneva.
PARIS, April 27.-Oae hundred thousaod
| foreigners have already reached here to witness
! the ceremony at the opening Of the exhibition
on Wednesday next, May lst. The prices of
living have advanced, but not to the extent that
was feared. Tho exhibition will not bo 10 full
trim until the beginning of June. The buildings
ere flashed, exhibitors only are behind hand.
The English, American. Swiss and Dutch Sec
| tons are the most advanced.
LONDON, April 27.-Although it is stated
| that the strike Of cotton operatives at Preston
| is ended, that appears to be The case only so
far as the operative spioners ara concerned.
The weavers. winders aud Wrappers are still
staudiDg out, and there seems to DO 40 likei-
hood of any settlement at present.