Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-07-31
General Intelligence.
VERY LATE FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of she Great Western.
Correspondence of the N. Y. Com. Advertiser.
LONDON, July A, 1889.

Arrival of She Great WESTERN
Correspondence of the N. Y. Com. Advertiser.
LONDON, July A, 1889.
Release OF the Canadian Prisoners.
1t affords me great pleasure to inform
you that the government have determin-
ed to release MI. John G.. Parker and the
seven other Canadian prisoners who plead
ed guilty to the charge preferred against
them in Upper Canada, in the hope 81 re-
ceiving her Majesty's pardon. My opin-
ion is, that the order for their release will
be issued this day.
Lord John Russell sent to them on
Monday, demanding whether they would
enter into security not 10 enter the prov
ince of Upper Canada, or to approach
near its borders, provided the government
should release them. Yesterday the
prisoners returned an answer, which |
read in manuscript They say, that hav-
ing no desire to enter Upper Canada, they
are willing to enter into the required bonds;
but ask to be permitted TO enter the prov
ince at any future period, provided either
of them can obtain the permission of the
colonial government TO do so.
| July 5tn, . CLOCK. L. Nj.
| Up to 8 o'clock this afternoon no order
had been received at Newgate for the dis
charge of the prisoners. At that hour |
saw the governor, chaplain and one Of the
sherifs.
Let me call your attention 10 the debate
on the affairs of Canada, which took place
in the Commons last night Mr.. Butler,
you will perceive, was quite severe upon
Sir George Arthur. Nothing will be
done of any consequence for Canada this
session.
San Baggage at the risk OF the Owner.'
| Syracuse and Utica Railroad.l
All goods, baggage, freight, specie,
bank bills, or any kind of property taken
shipped, or put on board of these boats
must be at the risk of the owners, sc.
New Y ork, Albany and Troy Steamboat
Line.l
Freight and baggage at the risk O
the owners thereof ['rroy and Albany
Steamboats,
All baggage positively at the risk o
the owner. Way passengers soilI attend
personally to the disposition of their bag
gage at Schenectady Utica and Sche
nectady Railroad.l
All baggage at the risk of the owners
thereof [Saratoga and Schenectady
Railroad, Troy, BallstOn and Saratoga
Railroad.l
All baggage at the risk of the owner.
, auburn and Syracuse Railroad
AN baggage. specie and freight at Ih
risk of the owners thereof INew Steam
boat Arrangement between Albany an,
: New Y ork.l
The above mass of humhug aid non
sensense is taken from advertisements il
single column of the Albany Argus.
AS quiet or ignorant people may per
haps be induced to submit to the imposi
ton of loss of their freight or baggag
rather than litigate with a great monopo
/ ly, especially when the above notices ar
thrust into their faces. and they ale toll
they aoere bound to take notice of them ;
it will perhaps be doing the travelling
public a service by referring to two decis
ions of the Supreme Court of this State
: to wit: Holiister VS.. Nawlen, 10 Wend
$ elPs Reports. 234. and Cole VS.. Goodwin
ibid, 251, both decided at the May term
1888; in which it is expressly decide
that stage coach, railroad, and steambos
proprietors are common carriers, and ar,
s like other common carriers, answerabl
s for the baggage of passengers; that the
are regarded as insurers, and must answe
for any loss, not occasioned by the act 3
God or the public enemies. That the fat
e that the otcner as present, or sends his Sc
# want TO look after the property, does u,
alter the case. That common carrier
;, cannot restrict their common law liabilil,
Il by a general notice like that which
l. have taken above as the text of this art
o. cle-that a notice, ALL BAGGAGE AT tn
RISK OF THE OWNER eren IF brougj
: home to the knowledge Of passenger i
IS stage coach, who lost his trunk, was n
protection to the proprietors of the coac
in an action against them for the loss
the trunk. That common carriers al
bound to deliver to each passenger. at Ii
end of has journey has trunk or baggag
- That the aohols duty, in this respect, res
IS upon the carriers. That the exercise
It. ordinary care in marking the baggag
rs entering it upon a cray bill, and deIive
ing a check ticket 10 the owner, rende
~ easy its discharge. That the PGsseng,
e. is not required 10 expose his person 10
is crowd, or endanger his safety in the a