Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-12-19
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
From the Quebec Mercury Of Nor. 20.
Destructive Fire--s5 Houses Burnt.

From the Quebec Mercury Of Nor 20.
Destructive Fire--45 Houses Burnt.
We have TO fulfil the unpleasant duty
ofrecording another melancholy fire which
has occurred in Champlain street, the scene
OF former destructive confagra.ioms. In
1882, again in 1886, and now in 1888
have large number Of houses been re-
duced 10 ashes, and a still larger nnmber
OF INDECENT families left without piace of
shelter on the opening of winter. BIZ Gre. in
| the vicinity of Diamond Harbor. One
hundred and ten houses, we believe. have
been destroyed on three occasions in SIX
years, within space of about an eighth
OF mile.
A CHURCH BLOWN UP. The Bridge.
port Farmer of yesterday states, that The
Baptist church In the west part OF Rcd.
ding, Ct, was blown to pieces with pow.
der, on the night OF the 28th ult. The
Rev. Mr. Cover had delivered discourse
there on abolition, and had given notice
that he should deliver another on the same
subject on the evening of the Goth. To
proven! this, some unknown person placed
a keg of powder under the pulpit, and set
fire to it. The church was demolished
~. T. Spectator.
LOWER CANADA.
| We have the Montreal papers of Satur-
day and Monday. They are perfectly ST.
lent respecting The arrest of The Russian
consul, stated in letter from one Of our
correspondents, which we published yes
I terday. 81
! The Courier of Monday has quite a
budget OF runors, alleging invasions of
the upper province at various points, by
large bodies Of" brigands," but we believe
them all to be lies, utterly destitute ofloun.
dation. News from Maiden would be
likely to reach New York direct, we ap-
prehend, rather more speedily than by the
way Of Montreal.
From tie Montreal Courier.
About two hundred rebel prisoners
were removed on Saturday from the COM
mon Jail, which had become too crowded,
to store at Pointe a Calliere, which has
been fitted up as place Of confinement.
Ii is calculated that between six and seven
hundred persons are at this moment in.
carcerated in consequence of their connec.
ton with the recent rebellion. This i
an inconveniently large number, and
sound policy, as well as justice, calls for q
! more summary mode of trial being adopt
ed than the one which at present drag:
its slow length along We are assured
5 that many are in confinement whoar in.
nocent of the crimes laid to their charge
ana against whom no evidence of a Grim
mating kind can be adduced. This is no
+ improbable, considering the excitement o
the times; and there is, in all conscience
sufticien. number of guilty in the powe
OF the government; 10 be made example
!. of, without the least necessity existing O
II one hair of the heads of the truly guilt
= less being injured. The sooner then tn
J, cases OF the latter are investigated the bet
d ter, and it would be desirable 10 have
y commission Of inquiry. composed Of inteI
II lgent and honest men, for this purpose.
o 1t must be allowed on all sides, that III
conduct of the Government last year, j
/ keeping political prisoners in Jail for min
!, months without trying one of them, an
u then dIsmlssing them under the eallin
! mockery OF an amnesty, was most dis
, graceful TO any powerful government
Il was more in keeping with the trickerv {
l. an imbecile despotism than becoming
l. generous and free people. The Canad
!, ans universally complained of the pr
X ceedlng, and naturally attributed it to fea
M Let there be room for no such complain
xt in the present case let no man have
P. in his power 10 say, he had no trial; b.
" let justice be speedily and efectuaIly dea
o. oa! to one and all-no shutting and scor
ed amnesty a second time.
u Subscriptions have been commenced
n Montreal, for the relief of the widows ar
lie children of the loyalists who were killt
on at the affairs at Lacolle and Odetown.-
~ The guests a: the ST. Andrews dim
= generously contributed S240 to the fun
DC Eight more prisoners were brought
e on Sunday, from the neighborhood OF {
&c Charles Two of them are famed Mo
he. ris and Papineau
'as A commission Of inquiry has been a
pointed, for the purpose suggested In d
preceding extract from the Coulter
M N. Y. Spectator.
an UPPER CANADA.
Ir. Correspondence of the N. Y. Com. Advertiser
no. WATERFOWL, n. Y, Dec. 8, 1883.
ed, [ have Just seen gentleman fro
Kingston, who left there Saturday,
bill inst. The court martial had organis
nit and had proceeded in the trial of the pI
av- oners. Col. Won Shultz had plead
, To GUILTY. and had handed to the eourt a ,