Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-12-13
FROM EJTROpE.

FROM EUROPE.
New YoRK, Dec. 6--The steam packet
ship Liverpool. Capt. Egglcstone, reached
this CITY Yesterday. She left on the 10th
ut. and brings Liverpool papers of that
date, and London Journals Of the day pre-.
vious. News of the failure Of large
number Of the American banks reached
England on the 9th, and for several days
succeeding produced great excitement IN
the money market. Its immediate effect
was to defeat the loan made by Hope "
Co., of Amsterdam, to Mr.. Jaudon, who,
however, subs Quenrlv succeeded IN Dor
rowing the requisite amount in London
United States Bank stock instantly dcpre-
ca,ed IN price, from twenty to sixteen
pounds sterling.
Cotton had risen abou, three eigh,hs OF
a penny since the las, quotations, but the
sales were mostly made on speculation, IN
Luced by the fear that the crop tor the
present season would fall short in thus
country. and that it would not be brought
forward until late in the season. There
had been no increase of demand in the
manufacturing districts, in consequence OF
the proraced depression in trade.
The money affairs in England had i'm
nroved. Foreign exchanges bad taken a
more favorable turn. Specie was gradu'
a)lv flowing in from the continent. and The
lamentations of wheat had ceased. The
bullion of the Bank of England having in
creased TO near four millions ct dollars. II
was announced TIA, here was no further
necessity for restrictive measures. Inc
opinions held abroad OF the commerca'
condition Of this country. particularly OF
the atrocious course that has been pursued
by the U. S. Bank, are ably presented in
the English prints.
Instructions Of serious nature have
taken place in Monmculh,hIre, Wales
In consequence Of the lectures OF one IN
cont. n Char,jst delegate, secret assocla
tions were formed among the miners and
iron workers Of Newport and the neigh
borhood, for the establishment of what
thew call the Chartlst Kingdom. On the
Sd of November n general rising com
menccd; the mines and levels in the noun
tains were deserted. and the furnaces
blown out. The Who'll" body consisting OF
fiftv thousand men, from the works at Ca.
erfy. Backwood, Machan, R,sca and 9th
or places, armed with such weapons Us
they could procure, muske's, pixies. axes.
clubs. knives. sabres, and pistols, marched
upon the town of Newport. AS they en-
tered the street, three cheers were gwen
for the peoples charter, and a BRISK fire
commenced on the principal hotel Bnl
let's and sugs flew IN all directions. The
windows and doors of the building being
soon demolished, they proceeded through
the main streets dealing death and destruc'
4 u pn he
a BODY of troops. The firing of the sol
diers was returned vigorously by the insnr'
gents. The mob. wedged close together
in the street. and the soldiers safely en-
sconced above, freng down upon dense
mass, The result may be easily imagined
Every shot produced fearful eff ct, and 10
the course Of few minutes more than u
Chartsts were killed on tie SPOT, ma sew
eral others dangerously. and IN mnny IN
stances mor,aIy wounded Finding, how
ever. from the position occupied by 'h'
military. tina, certain death awaited them
thew fed TO he fields In the course q
the ARRAY, The mayor Of the town wa
wounded, and many OF the citizens other
wise badly injured.
The leader of this movement. Nj
Frost, who Processes to have been mora
force man. and who eas been commissions
as Justice Of the peace. and Lord job
Russell. was arrested and committed I
prison shortly after his his defeat. Grea
numbers Of persons engaged IN the AHA
have been seized and Will be prosecute
for treason at the earliest sitting OF tn
courts.
There are indications Of renewed disur
bance in France. The accounts receive
firm the French army in Africa are dis
tressing. The troops are peri.hlng {
fever by hundreds, while the sick are lc
without any assistance or accommodation
One account says that there are more tina
three thousand SICK soldiers in A lgler
without bed or bedding, some being place
in hammocks without mattresses, IN whlc
they can neither stretch their limbs ne
turn themselves; others are lying on straw
and night and day devonred by insects
while some had no other couch than II
bare ground.
WOMAN BURNT TO DEATII.-At Boston on Mo
day night last, woman named Reed was burnt
heath by her clothes taking fire. Another woman
the of Wagner was also found in her chaml
on the same evening, with her face and bosom bad