The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-09-10
BELGIUM.


A sudden and unexpected change took place on
the 9th July in the Belgium cabinet NJ. do Nleule-
naere, Minister for Foreign Affairs, has resigned,
though he retains his seat in The Council of Minis
tiers. He has been superseded by Court de Bricq,
the Finance Minister, who is himself replaced by
Nj, SHIFTS, the Director Of the Belgian Bank Re-
mort saws that Court de Meulenaere was opposed
10 the projected customs union between France
and Belgium.
ITALY.
Riots at Rome.-A horrible tumult with great
lo.s Of life took place at Rome on the 20lh july
an execution is unusual thing IN That ciy, three
criminals, of the name of Ritcozzi, were executed
on that day, being man and his sister, and thar
nephew. They had got into the house OF rich
matchmaker, of the Piazza Colonna, and had muir
dered his wife and daughter, and then robbed the
house. The tpmult was caused by premedltaled
design to create riot, in the midst of which rob
beers might reap harvest. An immense conceurse
Of persons had assembled, and a, given signal the
,umult commenced The troops fired upon the riot
ers, killing IL and wouuding 200 slightly, and so Sc
verely More than 800 persons had been arrested
A letter from Rome supplies the following de-
tails of the amentable consequences Of the scene
which took place after the goth ut:-A woman
and two children were found dead on the ground,
eight were MORALLY wounded, eighty-nine had Sc
we're wounds, which have not proved MORTAL ten
had limbs br oxen, and 5S7 received brusses and
other injuries. When the people were cleared
away from the spot. there were found upon 1t 479
mems hats, 90 of which belonged TO abbes and
other ecclcsiastcs; SO short cloaks belonging tC
upUes, anu Z InUnk nvUks, lou WOMEN caps
and bonnets, and 10 retcules and purses.
SWITZERLAND.
Accounts from Berne, contained in the Debats,
state that the canton of Tessno was prey to the
yenqefu acts and violent extortions Oithe political
party then at the head Of the affairs, and called Tor
The interference of the Federal Diet The canton
of Seizure was likewise in distributed state.
GERMANY.
The Frankfort Journal announces the failure oil
the prnciprl banking house in Posdam. A con-
siderable rise in the price Of wheat took place at
Dantzc on the I'd inst.
The Hamburg Correspondent states that several
persons of the working classes in Hanover have
Just been found guilty Of dispensing sedous proc
lamstion, believed to have been sent from France,
and ofbeonging to secret societies the head quarters
of which are at Paris. They had been sentenced
to various terms olimprisonmeet.
AUSTRIA.
Commerce is completely at stand in the man
uacturing provinces of Austria, in consequence Of
the numerous bankruptcies which have take place
at Vienna, Trieste, pesth, Venice, and Prague,
Thousands of workmen are without work, be-
cause the chiefs of the establishments which EN-
ployed them find it impossibl to pay them, in con-
sequence of the financial crisis OF which Vienna is
the centre.
RUSSIA.
1t is announced that the Emperor Nicholas was
disposed to re-esiablished the kingdom of Poland
us constituted in 1915, provided the peace of The
country continued undisturbed, as during the las,
eight years The Emperor was to repair to War
saw to take himself the initiative of that measurer,
which had been recommended by Prince Paskie-
wioh, but was opposed by a strong party in the
imperial cabinet