The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-03-22
FOREIGN NEWS.
SAFETY OF THE CALEDONIA.


a gale, and was forced TO put back to Liver
pool having made but very little head way,
and her supply of coal becoming short. The
Acadia took the passengers, and started imme.
diately for Halifax, at which place she refitted
and sailed for Liverpool with the Boston pas
sengers.
By this arrival, London papers'to 19thEult.
have been received.
We nre compelled, from the limited space
allowed US, TO condense the foreign news into
small space.
Parliament was opened by speech from
The Queen, Feb. 8. On the 9th of February,
Sir K. Peel brought forward the ministerial
project for the amendment of the Corn Laws.
1t proposes a very important change and
reduction of the rate of duty, though it
is far from being satisfactory to The free trade
party 1t preserves the general principle of a
sliding scale of duty according 10 the returns
of prices with reduced rales. The proposed
duty, like the old, is one shilling per quarter
when the average of prices is lbs or upwards;
! 2, 3, 4 and 5 shllings when the price is ~, II
70, COS. respectively: IS when the price is
&c 6Ss; and then an increase of Is in the
duty for each shilling decrease in the price, to
sos. when the duty is It's; when SO or 54s. the
duty to be lbs; for 52s, duty 19s; and for sis,
or uuGer, Dos, which is the maximum duty.
| When the debate upon the project came on,
Lord John Russell moved an amendment, dis
approving of the sliding scale, and after long
debate, which was continued through several
successive days, the vote was taken Feb. 10Th;
the original motion was supported by $40
votes, the amendment by 226, majority for
ministers, 1913.
1t will be perceived that the proposed duty
when the price of Corn is &C shillings and I'M.
der, is less by Ids Sd and l5s Sd than the pre-
sent duty-the 6s duty is substitute for los
| Sd, and 20s Sd; the 5s is substituted for lbs
Sd; As for los Sd; IS for IS Sd, and IS for Is
Sd.
Lord Ashburton sailed from Yarmouth on
the 18th Of Feb. in the Warspite man -of.war
for the U. S.
MUTINEERs OF THE CREOLE. Lord Aber
deem stated in the House of Lords, on the 10Th
that Government had sent orders TO the West
Indies for the release of the Creole mutineers,
unless there existed some colonial law forbid
ding it.
;. Mr.. Ducrow, the celebrated equestrian, died
in London, on the 9th nit. in his 5 18th year.
The King of Prussia left England on the
9Th of February, and has arrived safely in his
dominions.
An English house of Trieste, largely engag-
ed in the cotton trade, has, says the Prcssc,
just failed for two millions of forins A Liv-
crpool house and one of the first houses in Par
is, are said to be among the principal credit
ors.
The treaty for the suppression of the slave
understanding the right of search-had not
been ratified by France. The London papers
admit that the concession is against the de-
ciared opinion of the Chamber of Deputies and
the nation, but endeavor 10 console themselves
with the assurance that some slight modifca.
lions of the treaty will secure the desired rati.
fcaiion.
The celebrated diplomatist, Pozzi di Borgo,
so long Russian Ambassador in England, died
in Paris, on the 18th of February, at the age
Of II.
Gen. Cass, our minister at the Court of
France, has published at Paris a pamphlet, en-.
titled, 'An Examination of the Question now
in discussion between the American and Brit.
Ish Governments concerning the Right OF
Search The London Times has long com.
mentary upon it. 1t admits that il is temper
ately worded but considers the publication as
designed 10 prevent the French Ministers from
signing the treaty for the RICH. of reciprocal
search.
The Courier Francais, early in February,
announces the arrival in Paris of Mr.. Wheat.
en-, our Minister at the Court Of Berlin. IL is
believed, adds that paper, that the object of
the visit of this diplomatist, is TO oppose the
ratification of the treaty relative 10 the right of
search.
The. Duke of Cleveland. who at the date of
our last adviccs had been for some DAYS dan
gerously i'll, is dead.
News has been received from Paraina, one
ofthe northern provinces of Brazil, of serious
instruction. The Vice President, while look
ing from his window, was shot by the insur-
gents, and his wife nearly shared the same
fate. The wealthy inhabitants of the place had
made their escape in terror, some of them to
Pernambuco.
There were very serious disturbances in
Portugal. The northern provinces were in a
state of rebellion against the Queens govern
ment, and the troops had joined the insurgents.
The ministry had resigned, and the Duke of
Palmetto was endeavoring 10 form new
one.
Bulwer's new novel is called ZANoNr
The Duke of Rockingham has left the Cab
met
Lord Morpeth lost bis election for Dublin,
by 800 majority.
The ROYAL CHRISTENING. The great GER
cmony, for which long preparation has been
made, was duly performed on Tuesday, Jan.
&c, and the Prince of Wales, destined, if he
live, to be one day King of England, is named
Albert Edward. No adverse event occurred;
the royal and other visters all arrived at their
appointed time, and more than were expect.
ed. Duke Ferdinand of SAKE Coburg, landed
| at Wooiwich. on Sunday week nccon,nan;oI