Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-07-26
From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, JnIy %

From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, July %.
ARRIVAL OF TIE GREAT WESTERN.
By this arrival we have received flies OF
papers, London and Liverpool TO tho 5,b,
and Bristol to the 9Th July. Our previous
advlccs were London to the 18th and
Liverpool to the l4tb June. The news Is
consequently twenty-five days later.
LONDON, July 4, 1889
RELEASE or TIE CANADIAN PRISONERS.
1T affords me great pleasure to inform
you That the government have determined
TO release Mr. John G.. Parker and the
seven other Canadian prisoners who plea .
ded guilty to the charge preferred against
them IN Upper Canada. in the hope of
receiving her NIujcsty's pardon. Nv 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 to enter the pro .
vince of Upper Canada, or to approach
near It's borders, provided The government
should release them. Yesterday the prso
ners returned an answer. They saw, that
having no desire to enter Upper Canada,
they are willing to enter into the required
bonds ; but ask to be permitted to enter
the province at any future period. provided
either OF them cnn obtain the permission of
the colonial government to do so.
Up to 3 o'clock on the afternoon of the
5'h INST. no order for their discharge had
been received.
Let me call your attention to the debate
on The affairs Of Canada. winch took place
~ The Commons on the 4th. Mr.. Butler.
you VIII perceive, was quite severe upon
SIR George Arthur. Nothing will be done
OF any consequence for Canada Tins session.
DANIEL WESTERLY will see bv
the London papers that this gentleman is
rot lost sight Of IN this great city He
has been the favored guest Of many distin.
gu,shed persons among whom was her
majesty the Queen.
The BANK OF ENGLAND.--It is more
than probable that before this reaches YOU,
you will have heard that the Bank of Enc
land has increased her rate Of interest to
fve and a hnD per cent. We have been
Tor some Gays IN state of great excite.
mcnt, with the belief hat 1t would 20 even
another step farther and make it sir.
Yesterday IAN; passed of without any
hotIce from the bank, and 1t may now stand
al The present rate for some time.
A serious riot occurred at BIRMINGHAM
on the 4lh. The meeting assembled at 8
O'Clock, and 10 a few minutes after the
police made their appearance, and made an
effort to arrest the leaders. They were
ovorpowered and driven from the field.
after receiving some severe wounds. The
fourth regiment of Dragons were called
OUT, TO winch was added some infantry,
and the rioters were in turn driven from
the ground.
Lady Flora Hastings died on the 9Th
INST. The Queen had ordered Bucknc-
ham palace to be closed
The great Chartist petition was presen-
ted in the House of Commons on the l4th
ult. by Mr.. Atwood. 1t was literally rolled
into the House being a cylinder of parch-
ment. about the diameter of coach wheel.
Mr.. Grote's motion for the ballot was
brought forward on the 18th. II was los,
bv majority of ~, the vote being, for
the motion 2I6, against it 1888.
On the 10Th the Jamaica bill was passed
IN the House of Commons by majority of
lO--vote, 267 for, 257 against.
The government education bill was
passed on the Goth, by maorlty of only 5
--or rather Lord Stanley's amendment was
rejected by that majority. On the cath
Lord John Russell's motion for grant of
c3O 900, to carry out the modified plan of
was carried by majority of only
e--the vote being, for the grant 275,
against 1t 273
10 the House of Lords, on the 23d. the |
Marquis of Westminster declared himself
n favor Of the ballot. triennial Parllaments
md extension of the suffrage,
Ministers were defeated in the house of
lords on the Jamaica bill, July end, by
majority of co. Lord Lyndhurst moved to |
tT'ke out the first clause, and the motion
prevailed, lao to so.
On the 4th, the bill now containing only
me clause was carried without a division. |
In the House of Commons. on the 1th,
he Canada bill had its second reading,
md was ordered to be committed on the |
lth.
Important intelligence had been received
rom he East, of the actual declaration of
var by the Sultan against the Pacha of
Egypt. This was on the 9th of June: and
i the same time the Sultan despatched
leet and considerable reinforcemcnts TO the
ebcs in Syria, where the Instruction
galnsi the Pacha was rapidly extending
Sir Lionel Smith has been transferred
rom the government of Jamaica to that of
iauri'ius. Sir Charles Metcalf succeeds
lin at Jamaica.
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING News AT
u iddldtown, In this county on Saturday