Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-12-29
FOREIGN NEWS.
From The Boston Patriot Of Dec. 81.
ARRIVAL OF TIE HIBERNIA.

nj The wall ut East Bosion, "Wednesday morning,
at l2 O'Clock.
The Cotton market in Liverpool has improved
and the quotations. for common and midug A.
meicnn have advanced about Sd. The
counts from the manufacturing districts were also
satisfactory.
SPA'N.-Spain, since our last advices, has been
going through "mnsleriUl crisis" On the
l0ih the Minister'S presented their designations to
the Queen, on the ground that having been mp |
pointed Ivy the people Il provisional govern.
ment. their powers had terminated de jure upon |
her Majesiy's coming III nge. They were again
entrusted by an order from the Queen with the |
protempore administration of affairs, aud NJ. Olo-
zagn was asked to lorm u new Cabinet
IRELAND. In the O'Connell cases. tho Couri
decided TINT the Indictments we're well found, und
that The custom Of the Irish Courts with regard TO
swearing the witnesses before grand juries was
supported by the statute. The defendants were
then ordered to plead ut once TO The indictments
nnd they all pcuded mot guilty. Tie 18Th Of JAM
next is fixed for tho trials
FRANCE As was anticipated ut the sailing Of
the las, steamer the French Chambers Ind been
called together for The 9Th instant. The residence
OF the Duke Of Bordeaux in England; the feeble
health OF HE young Count de Paris, aud Count de
Eu; the suen progress Of HE Notifications about
Paris the Ministerial Crisis in Spain;' and
snnle discussions with regard 10 rcceut official
ln'lls ol HE corn trade, chiefly occupy the Paris
press.
The French Minister Of Marine has addressed
clrcu ar 10 the marlime projects, desiring that
no WOrknen may in future be employed on Sun-
days III The Government dock-yaus, except in
eases OF absolute Necessity. The motives assign
ed by the minister for this order ure--iirsi, that
men WHO do not rcpuse on Sunday do not work
with energy on the other days OF the week, aud,
consequently 1t ia not profitable ID tho state 10
have labor performed on The Sabbath aud, Sec
Ondly that II is necessary tor the sine 10 promote
the religious observance of Sunday among the
labOrIng classes.
VALE. The commission for the examination
into HE condition of South Wales, and The caliS-
es OF the late outbreaks, continued IN session, but
with closed doors The ourages are non wholly
! suppressed, aud accounts Of them and the conse
! qncnt arrests occupy much space i'll the pupcrs
OF every day.
The news from China is TO the 25h Of August
The State Of business, with the exception OF The
| cnasung trade, does not appear satisfactory ut
! Hong knng, So that many OF the merchants de-
| cl'nGd gong there. Sickness existed there 10 "A
! coiisi cradle eXtert. Opium was not 20 be pro-
iecIed ny the British. aud yet the smuggling CON
| linued to prosper The Bogue forts rebuilt
| IN nearly The same slaie as before. The Chinese
government had caimed S4,OO00OJ from the
li0hg nerchants rs Il cnnrIhuliOu OH account Of
tie Canton ransom. The Emperor had issued
several proclamaIions, exhibiting II wish 10 project
the foreign bnrbariahs," and 10 punish those Of.
ficers who had nnIircnied lie sailors that we're
shipwrecked IN The Nerluda and Anne in the
beginning Of 1912 Nlessrs. Morrison aud John.
sion, md Major w. Curre, have been appointed
nicnIbcfs Of the Council Of the Colony, with The
title OF " iionorable'
The only places of public worship 10 Hong
Kong tChina! IRE Catholic Church aud an a
meiicau tnrtlug house.
| RUSSIAN FRoNriER.-The London Times says
Our private correspondence, dated Tells, October
l2h, announces the impor,ant Tact that the En-
peror ut Russiu has, under pretenre Of eucJura
ging the commerce between HE Two countries
established a line ut posts, guarded by CussGcs
FROM the Caspian Sea TO lie capital of Persia.
II was currently reported in London, that the
| differences between Great Britain and MrXicu
arising out OF The alleged insult 10 the Engiisf
| flag bv Santa Anna. has hcen satisfactorily ur
ranged hei,ycen Lord Aberdeen and the represen
larIve of Mexico nj the Court OF ST James.
/ Effects # fright. short time since, cir
named aiargnrei PG;a in order 10 amusc som,
compunor.s dressed herself in white garment
aud put On a hiheous black mask, in which dis
guse, issuing suddenly from ,icr residence II
4 l'amers folly, Ratclil e-lghway, London ST.,
caused so much lerrot TO II child that 1t died 81
the following Friday morning.
The NeSio'idRS.-A letter which we find in
foreign Journal, under dnte of Oct %, cunlam
the following Information concerning The Ntslo
rans :-BoStoa Plirit.
i Letters iroHi Musui inform us that the Kurd:
are in possession 0i the Tiyacc country, and that
the Patriarch is sill in Musul. The house bud
by Docl. Grant in HE mountains, and intended loi
school las been converted into u kind of Il fort
aud has become the residence of the Kur,I.si
MuiSellini. The order for the liberation Of IN,
Nestnrians sold into slavery. cIr the restoration o.
The Patriarch, aud for the withdrawal of the Kurl.
/, Ind not yet reached Musul. We fear however
that The Nurds have now fully established them
selves III the mountains, md That Efforts OF the
Pncha -! Mosul, should the Pore become scri-
"hsIy disposed to repnce The HISTORIANS will he
surcrs,ini in eIerIing Iwo such pnwtlul chiefs Il.
Beter Khan Beg and Moor allah Khan.
Estate Of ia Sheriff Pakias.-On the 81 inst
the Judge of The iierogauve Court London
gave lils decision Oh The long disputed question O.
Il The eX-sheriFs win, by which lie hcqueahed nj
, his property to Mr.. Geo. Best OF New jersey
wan whom he resided for some lime before biz
death. The Will was disputed on the ground o
insanity by Mrs. Finley, cniy surviving sister
, Mr. Park'ns, aud since her death by her husband
The Judge pronounced in favor OF the viii, III,
, property within the jurisdiction of the Drisl
Court was between 10000 aud %, 600 pounds ser
ling.
Eruption Of IN. .Elna-By the Neapolnar
steamer, francesca l., which arrived yesterdu,
morning Nov. - ws have received an nccoun
ol The breaking forth of Mount E:na. The
/ mountain had becn for some days heavily Cappet
WIN dense clouds; some rumhlinss were heart
D al tunes, resembling dislnnI thunder and man,
persons especially on the west side near Bronte
. Imagined they ielt At intervals slight shocks o
earthquake, or lremblings Of The earlh. On Sal,
ur'lay, "bont midnight several violent explosion,
were heard, aud fire was seen 10 ascend near the
old crater The sIrenm Of lava gradually increns
ed IN extent, and took IA course toward the towl
OF Bronie Iucki few hillucks to lis lett serve,
I TO lufn Tho direction, which then flowed on tow
. ards Tic road 10 Palermo On Monday Mn
t stream OF liquid fire had attained tie deslrucly,
e breadth OF upward OF two miles it still howe,
b, on destroying every hing in It's path The rou,
t 10 Palermo is closed up, flied with burning lava
The sight is awful, grand, beautiful yet terrii,
hey ond description. II bids fair to be the mos
magnificent eruption of The last century. pra,
heMYen IL mnY NOT he morn Ins1tIr.ixn. "a ,aI ~