The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-04-28

shonld think, could never rise higher.
1t was glorious day for the wings: and ate
taking n circle around the town, VIC landed
charmed with our first excursion on the west
ern waters.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Three packet ships arrived in New York, A
Pril 10, from Liverpool, March 25th. Havre
March 24th, bringing six days later advices thar
previously received.
Can A DA.
In the House OF commons, March 23d, Lore
John Russell brought forward bill for the un
ion of the two Canadas under one Provincial
Government. il provides the United House o
Assembly shall consist of 70 members, to be e.
lected as al present, but the Representatives are
TO be in possession of G5OO property as quail
fication. The House to be elected for four years
as. now. The Upper House, or Legislative
Council, to be appointed for life, as at present
The noble lord also adverted to the Clergy Re.
serve bill, TO the abstract question of Church
Establishment, ind 10 the necessity Of passing
that bill to satisfy the people of Canada. He
said the Ministers, if not led by parlia .
ment, were prepared TO give their assent to the
bill. lie concluded long speech with mag.
nifcent peroraton in favor Of civil Eberty2and
the political education OF people.
CHINA.
Tn the House of Commons March 9th Mr. J..
A. Smith asked what was the object OF the ma I.
val and military preparations now going OH in
India.
Lord John Russell answered, that thew were
for the Insults and I'M ures offered to her Males.
tvs superintendent and her Mnjesty's subjects
by the Chinese government they were TO
obtain for the merchants trading with China an
indemnifcation for the loss ftheir property, in
Cured by the threats ofviolence offered Ivy per-
sons under the direction ofthe chinese Govern
menl; and, lastly, that they were to obtain Ger.
tain security that persons and properly in future
trading with China should be protected from
insult or injury, and that the trade and com
nerce should be maintained upon n properioot.
ing,
LGIERS.
The Arabs, since their signal defeat by the
little garrison of Mazagran, have entirelySevacu-
ated the circle of Mostagenem. The contin-
gents OF the liz tribes which took part in this
affair have been Withdrawn, and tits reported
by the spies that not 20 OF them Swi again VEN
TO attack the French. The mortality of
the wounded among the vanquished has been
ascertaned to have been lar greater than oftnose
left dead on tho field. Mazagran has been
enforced, its fertilization improved, and il bate,
ries increased by two pieces of ordinance. Alb
del Kader, indignant at the refusal Of the
tribes to continue their conlingents, ordered his
lieutenant, Bou- Hamedi, to fall upon them with
his regular troops, and Is hundred men were
slaughtered in this manner.
Thenrmy at Algiers is announced by telegraph
ic despatch 10 be on tine move. An immense
convoy Of eli kinds of ammunition and provisions,
containing 400 wagons and 700 mules, has lett
for Douera. The camp hospitals of B'idah
Bou ffarick and Coleah are evacuated to make
room for the wounded in the approaching con.
fict. The first point of action will he the p
rate port Of Churchell, which being within ten
leagues of A lgiers, will be reached on the cve-
ming of the fils day S match.
AFFAIRS OF TURKEY AND EGYPT.
This question seems TO be as far from set.
Element ever-perhaps more so, for the vice
roy is putting forth all his energies for war, and
threatens to march into Anatoa for The purpose
or revoluonizing the Turkish empire, OH the
first aggression OF the allied powers. Certain it
is that we have never heard SO little of troubles
i'm SYRIA, and of resistance to his authority as
at the present moment, and all the accounts
from Alexandria, including those on the Lon
don side, describes the war preparations as be-
ing continued with unabated activity. Mehem.
ct threatened 10 take all the guns out
of the fleet, combined Egyptian and Turkish,
and ncorpo rate the greater part oil the seanen
into land force, leaving only n small force on
board the ships The whole of his factory 'nen
and boys are dressed in military uniform, and
were ordered to he drilled two hours day
but the scene which occurred on investing these
beings with their new livery, is described as
one of the most heartrending nature. The wives
sisters mothers aud other female friends OF
these poor creatures were in a state of distrac
ton which beggars all description. They filed
the air with piercing shreks. On the following
1ay the murmur Of the men was so great that
the Governor Abt,as Pacha, a son of Mehemet
was obliged to threaten them with humiliation
if they attempted to resist-and he effected
sort of compromise by reducing the drill to
one hour instead OF two.
Ar English gentleman who returned to Alex
andria from Upper Egypt says The dissalisac'
ton of the people surpasses all belief. They
fly at The approach of any person whom they
suspect to be funclonary of the Viceroy, sent
for the purpose Of enrolling them in the army.
At Kosaya, near Rhoda, the inhabitants :, nave
tan soldiers, who had massacred all the men
who were TOO old to be enrolled. They seized q.
the young men for the army, ana carrieu on
- c-s.<.- OF