Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-04-05

elective bodies subordinate IN the general legisla.
lure, and exercising complete control over suc',
local affairs as do come within the province oil
general legislation. These municipalities. lie slug.
eests, should lie formed by act Of The BRUSH par''a'
ment.
A general executive, on an improved principle,
not exclaimed ,og ether i'll, supreme court OF APP,
neal for II the N. A. colonies, and The entire nd
minisralion Of the public land., by an imperial
authority, are next recommended.
An the revenues Of the crown, except those de.
rived from lands 10 be at once given up TO The Uni.
ted Legislature, on concession OF IN adequate cNiI
list. This is 20 co recession, ns the assemblies
already have all the re,enues.1 Tile responsibility,
of the colonial lunciionaiics except the Governor
and his secretary, TO the United legislature, are
strongly dwell upon; and The Governor, II is added,
should carry on his government by heads Of depart.
men,s IN whom the legislature place confidence, La
sort Of colonial minisiry.1
| The Judges, he SAYS, should hold office during
good behavior, with permanent salaries rs IN Eng.
land. No money votes TO originate IN the leg'sIa.
rure without the previous consent OF the Crown.
Past y, sions with respect 10 the clergy reserves.
aud the application Of fund. arising from them, TO
be repealed. The report concludes b., impressine
on ministers a prompt and decisive settlement OF
this important question.
Gov. FAIRrIELD's MESSAGE. The con.
fiden,lal message Of Gov. fairfield. on the
subirc, OF the timber dcpredaions. had
rca ched London that is, the fact ,ha, such
message bad been scn,-wi'h the conjcc
lures of the New York and Boston papers
as lo It's tGuur und object.
! The court circular Of February esd.
states that on ;he preceding day the Bishop
If Vermont, u. S. had an interview with
Lord Melbourne.
England is increasing her national debt.
The Canada troubles and the aspect Of
affairs on the Continent. demand ten mil.
lions for the nugmen'a,io of Army and
Navy. The Bank has ndviS, ICED it, to
prevent the Chancellor Of the Exchequer
asking The Commons for loan.
!, is asserted that Russia has demanded
explanations relative to The admission Of a
Polish General into the Belgian service.
peace of Europe
Lady r. l.. Bulwer has n novel in the
press, "Chevelie, or the Man Of Honor
1t is sal TO be satire on her husband,
from whom she is parted.
LonDs DURHAM AND BRoUGnAM-A
cconcla'ion is said to have taken ptce
between Lords Brougham and Durham,
and The facts of an interview at Lord Wei.
lcsIey's, through whose instrumcntnlItv
the arrangement is said TO have been
effected, are before the public. Though
our information does not go so far as thai,
Of some Of our contemporaries, VIC do know
and can answer for this. Some short ime
since Lord Durham wrote Lord Broug ham
a deprecalory letter, 10 the effect that he
bore no grudge against him tor the lead
ing part taken ngains, him in the House of
Lords by Lord Brougham, in his absence,
but that al his hostility was directed against
the Ministry. Lord Brougham wrote a
brief complimentary reply, and there. as
we are told, the correspondence ended
DUBLIN, Feb, 2O.-Deaih of the "Van
dering Piper. "-This singular individual
died on Sunday night Mt Mnrnor's Hnsni,nI
in this city, where he had been for three
weeks previously. 1t is stated in an ad.
vertisement in the papers, that "Graham
Stuart, commonly called the wandering
piper, died in the hospital having previously
made his WILL and thereby beqneG,hed all
his property for the uses aud purposes Of
the said hospital"
A postscript, to long letter from Paris
gives US the following brief des crip,ion OF
splendid ball given by MIS-. Welles. the
lady OF Mr.. w. the American bankc. in
that capi,al-
PARIS. 10Th, Feb.
must not forget to mention he beaut.
fn, ball given, on n scale Of unusual splen.
dor, by the charming Madame WelIes.
who presided on the occasion with her
usual grace and dignity. The company
consisted ofihe ellie Of he French nobility.
and The most distinguished Americans now
IN Paris. The beauty of The female portion
OF the company, the taste md richness of
he toiieNe, ] have never secen surpassed
All the apartments on the ground floor
were thrown open, and brilliantly ilIunln.
ated and decorated. Whilst the graceful
dancers were gripping it" below, the less
agile part of The company were strolling
among the beautiful and curious rooms
| above. The conseruaioire attracted cspe.
cinl attention and exched general admra
non. You Know he town residence OF
Mrs. Weles. it is n manson, designed
and built by The lady herself. who has as
remarkable taste for architectural ele.
gaocc, as she has for intellectual accom-
p''shmen's It's arrangements parake
more of The old English style, than the az
''que Parsian. 1t Is light and airy, and
wants The Ioomy prison like appearance OF
The French hotels. If have time ! wal
give you IN my next, description of some
OF The fine women, and Tiers, who were
present. ] saw several there that YOU
have some reco'lcclon Of.