Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-04-05

not only are they vaiiou, and A Oe iorgas
OF an extraordinary cbara,,.Fn'iw h
have been designed and esecu,.i and ns
Scotch paper. SUI ueSstay.
There was an explosion Of g..
one OF the coal mines Of Cnmh..,s aanp
9Th Of February. by which 90 ' .a, ou&
killed. and several wounded. I,,'oa'sa
in what is called the William " pe'ssuIs
was caused by a boy entering ~. rA I'd
an unprotected candle. '"s "lne vii
DUBLIN. Feb. 2O.-Death .f !,
dering Piper."-This sinoul:. We Va
died on Sunday night at Mercer ansl'ts,
10 TINS city, where he had been Sn''pnl
weeks previously II is stated IN " ~ 'ar
,Isemeni in the papers, tina, Grah. % sd'e
commonly called the wander;n" a "a: slas
10 the hospital having prey;oss. P'pef,dsd
will&,bereby bequrat6edal his n y aaasli
the uses and purposes Of tie said br sy%
Marriage IN High LiE.-Ys,,a.'o,p al'
st. Georges, Hanover square hbs ' ~
ceremony having been pre,io~Ss a. OslAes
ed,) his Excellency. SWAIN , JPei''in-
Weyer' Envoy Extraordinary and M NJ. D
PIeniPoteniiary from.the King Of ,hs pn
ans, 10 Elizabeth Ann Sturris onI H.. os'gI
err Of Joshua Bates, Esq. Of Portland S' .
A postscrip; to long letter fran r n
gives us the following brief descr;rs;',r ran !,
splendid ball given by Mrs. WELL. y d
dy Of MIR w. the American bauLs, As e
capital 10 'Aa
PARIS. 10Th Feb mus, mn,
mention the beautiful Lall given, on ",s 30 .
Of unusual splendor, by the charm;ns N.Y. NY
anne Welles, who presided on The os. ,a:~
with her usual grace and dignhv NJ
company consisted Of the elite Of ire r,. .s
nobility, and the most Distinguished a ,sxs
cans now 10 Paris. The beauty Of ,bs =
male portion ofthe company the TAD. W
richness oflhe toilette. | baye nevs, ~. ~
surpassed. All the apartments m wv ~
ground floor were thrown omen. ,,5 ~
lan,ly illuminated and decorated VIII
the graceful dancers were "lripuins - I.
low. the less agile part ofthe compsuv vs,.
strolling among the beautiful and cu,;.'.
rooms above. The Conservative s,,,,,,.i
especial attention and excited general ,dm;
ration. You know the town rrsideOe, a
Mrs. Wellrs. 1t is a mansion, designed ,'s
built by the lady herself who has a, r.
markabIe taste for architectural elec,n,.
as she has for intellectual Accomplishment
It's arrangements parake more Of III, oId
English style, than the antique Partisan. h
is light and airy. and wants the gloomy pr,.
on-like appearance Of the French hc,e,
II l have line will give you in my nr,t
description of some of the 6ne women
and others. who we've present. saw sew
eral there tina, you have some recollection Of
FRANcE.-M. Libaud. formerly an officer
OF cavalry. has been sentenced BY the Trbu.
nal OF Correctional Police 10 pay foe Of
5000 francs. with costs, for the offence d
habitUally lending money at the usurious in.
terest Of between IL and "a per cent.
RUSSIA correspondent oflhc Paris
Messenger gives currency TO mos, improb-
able report, that the Emperor Of Russia has
laid before the senate an uksse. ordaining
that in the event OF his death wiihou,a male
heir, the imperial crown OF Russia shall DE-
volve upon the Duke Of Lenchienberg-
This correspondence adds that courier has
been despatched from 81. Petersburgh to
Nalpes. TO communicate bis Majesiy's IesO.
lu;ion to The hereditary grand duke.
HOLLAND AND BELGIux.-Great conf
dence is expressed by several oil the London
papers. that the government Of Belgium will
accede 10 the treaty; but in the meantime
preparations for different issue were in &c.
tive progress on all sides.
In Holland the preliminary measures lof
calling out the levies Of 1880 and 81 had
been taken Several villages on the frontier
OF Linburg had been fortified. Orders had
been received from the Prussian government
10 prepare quarters nj Cleves and i was re-
ported that the necessary steps bad been Ia
ken for calling out the Lanawehr. Never
lheless, the Belgian foreign minister on the
10Th came before the Chamber, asking con-
sent TO subscribe to the proposals Of the irea'
ty; and the subject was under discussion a
the date of our latest advices.
AusTRIA.-The Official Vienna Garrett
of the 9th Of Feb, contains the explanation,
ofihe Austrian government ofiheir line o.
conduct in recalling the Austrian envoy ID
Belgium. and breaking of all diplomatic 10,
ierconrse with that county, on accom-! o
the admission OF General Schrayneeki mo
the Belgian service. These explanations
are little beyond a plain statement Of lae'si
aud the line of policy pursued by ins Aus'
iran government is based principally upon
the alleged parole given by the Polish esu,
eral to remain ut Prague; and the asi sa'ss
in letter OF the general himself when "
manned undenied, that the invitation pfoCesu'
ed frs, from the par of the Belgian govern
ment ~
FRoM THE EAST Mr. Mcneil. the anu.
bassador 10 Persia. finally left Teberan w