Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-07-24
FROM ENGLAND.


The steam ship British Queen Captain Roberts, ar
rived this morning from London, via Portsmouth, af-
ter passage of sixteen days and twelve hours
ArTEMrr TO AssAssINArE THE QUEEN AND Prince
ALBERT.-Attcmpt was made to assassinate the Queen
and Prince Albert on the 10Th, by young man named
Oxford He took his stand on Constitution Hill, up
which the Queens carriage passed, on its way to
Hyde Park and rs it came abreast of him fired deibe-
rately twice the first time at the Prince and the
ond at the Queenneither of the balls taking effect
He was Immediately seizcd and committed for trial on
the charge of high treason. PAPERS Of reasonable
character found at his lodgings Indicating the ex-
stanco of secret society under the name of "Young
England" the objects and purposes of which were
trial was to take place on the 9th of July.
Courvosicr, the valet of Lord William Russell was
found guilty of his ordshp's murder, and afterward
made full confession of the fact
Ministers were victorious on Lord SANKEY'S Irish
registration bill, June 10Th, an essential amendment
moved by Lord Morpeth having been carried by a
majority of seven. Subsequently, however, minis
| tiers were defeated on another amendment by ma
| jority of d. and the bill was going slowly through
committee, in the face of the most determined oppo-
siton. At the date of our latest paper it still in
committee, considerably modified, however, in its
progress.
The king Of Prussia actually died on the seventh of
| June.
The Canada government bill was read third time
in the House of Commons on the 18th Of June. 1t
seems to have met with little opposition. 1t had It's
second reading in the House of Lords on the Goth OF
June although strenousy opposed by the Duke OF
Wellington, Lord Gosford, Lord Brougham, and
| others.
The papers Of course TEEN with addresses to the
Queen and her husband from Parliament, and all
sorts of public bodies, lay and clerical ion their hap
py escape. The impression seems to be that Oxford
| is insane
June 23.-Mr. F. Kelly obtained leave to bring in
bill for abolishing the punishment of death except
for murder and high treason. Lord John Russell did
not oppose it, but said he would not pledge himself ia
,nrt hal a all ,tc
The clergy bill had not yet passed til.
| House Of Commons. Lord John Russell &c
| move on Monday June 30, to 60 into committee or
the bill when he said he should propose an mportan
alteration; but on Monday he postponed his motion tc
Thursday or Friday, and did not state what the altera
| ton was to be-
The Interesting situation" of Queen Victoria ap
pears TO be no longer question. The official Glob
allides to il with becoming reverence, an auhen
catcd fact, in speaking Of the attempt to shoot he
Majesty.
One Of the Paris papers announces, the authorit
CT letter from Constantnople that the Turkish gov
eminent s about to establish representative legisa
tion-a Turkish House of Commons
There was rumor in London, coming by way O
Lisbon that the British had seized upon Macao
The health of the Earl of Durham was improving
He had given up his projected residence on the cont
nent, and gone back to the Isle Of Wight
The British Queen arrived at Portsmouth on Tues
day morning the 10th of June at o'clock fourteen
} days and fourteen hours passage.
Intelligence mad been received of the death Of MI
Cockcrill, the great contractor and manufacturer
Belgium France and indeed of almost the whole con
tinent. lie an Englishman, fifty years of age
He died at Warsaw on the 10Th Of June, of a brazil
fever. In the magnitude of his enterprises, and tn
energy with which they were carried on he reserl
bled benjamin Rathburn.
The intelligence from Spain is still favorable t
the cause of the Queen, although the thrice klle
); Cebrea still alive, and moving about with con
! siderable activity. Balmasede, one of the Carls
leaders, had been forced to take refuge in France wit
almost the whole of his forces. Other bodies of Car
lists had been defeated. The Queen and her mothe
G were making n progress through the Provinces an
|, were received with considerable enthusiasm.
J. BnIrIsH AND FOREIGN SLAVERY SocIEry.-Th
u anniversary meeting of the British and Foreign Ant
Slavery Society was held, June "a, at EXer Hail. tn
i Duke of Sussex presiding. Mr. James G. Brine
a was present and addressed the meeting at length
II full denuncation of American slavery, of which h
: undertook to sketch the character-and very ba
D. character he gave it, He followed by Mr.. OCoI
y NELL in long speech, wherein he gave the two repnt
u cs-the United States and Texas-a notable dress
e lug, after his peculiar He did not fail to pa
); his respects to Mr. Stevenson.