Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-04-21
FOREIGN NEWS.
From tho N. Y. Tribune, April IA.
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OF Mr.. Drummond, whom he ullstook Tor Sir
| Robert Peel, created considerable exceinent.--
| The testimony oil several medical tnen was taken,
and the court in charging the Jury said that to
their minds the evidence in favor Of the prisoners
insanity was sufficiently strong. The iury with.
out leaving their sents returned verdict of nor
guilty, aud on the ground OF insanity. lie was
Then recommted to be sent to lunalic asylum
! The current debates in Parliament have no gem
eral interest
The Dublin Corporation, after long nnd severe
debate. have passed u motion made by OConnen
that ga petition be prepared Tor presentation to
Parliament respectfully praying for repeal Of the
l. legislative Union between Great Britain aud Ire
land" Ii was carried by minority of %.
| FRoM FRANCE. The debates IN tie Chambers
on the secret service money terminated in com.
plete ministerial triumph. NJ. Guzo, maintained
his ground firmly and eloquenty in debate against
NJ. de Lomurtiue, VI. de Tocqueville, M. Mole, M.
Theirs aud the other orators OF the opposition,
aud the vote showed a majority on his side Of d5.
This indicates that tho cabmei will Withstand all
the pow erlal efforts that have been made for ito
overthrow.
LATER FROM CANTON.
The ship Splendid, Capt Laud, consigned TO
N. l.. & G. GriswoId her owners, arrived yester-
day from Canton. having made the remarkably
short passage Of l02 days, thus bringing dates TO
Dec Bob, eleven days later Than those received
by the Delhi.
On the 18th Of December the Merchants nd
dressed a letter TO Sir Henry Pounger, requesting
him to place such n force at Canton as might be
necessary for their protection, TO which he made
an extended reply. He differs from them IN the
opinion that this disturbance originated in pre-
concerted plan. So far as he has been able to
learn, he says il arose out Of tie abusive conduct
of the Lascars who had been permitted to leave
the ships to the number of 10; and that il was
only IN opposition to their oulrages that the Chi.
nese assembled III n mob. The Lascars were th.n
allowed TO take refuge IN the factories which were
therefore burned. The crews of The ships he
consequently considers the orignutors OF the dis
turbunce - and before he makes any demand Tor
payment OF lusses, lie snys he must I've satisfied
that Ibis was not the case. The insinuaied UNI
Willingness OF The local authorizes to restrain the
mob he thinks is IN no degree borne out by the
facts that have reached him. The officers he
says, have eYinced the utmost anxiety TO IL
vert fur possible, the injury TO the local
ttadc aud prosperity OF Canton, which the late
treaty is calculated TO intllct. Nor does he he
lIeve that they were unable TO afford pToiertioD
though he refers the merchants 10 their recollec-
tons OF English aud other European outrages for
proof how unnunugeAhle thing an exasperAted
mob is in every part of the world. He expresses
doubt, however, whether proper aud timely appli-
cation was made 10 the authorities, and asks, at
all events, why the Lascars, 10y whom the riot
was commenced, were not restrained by those
whose business it was TO look after them. | There
residents, dflused among the natives, he charges
IL 10 the base and bareaced peridy OF the officers
OF the Provincial government before he cane to
China, and 10 subsequent mismanagement and i'll
treatment from The residents themselves.
The British merchants. IN reply To- lhi. letter,
claim thnt their Information on the spot, of the
origin aud motives OF the riot is more TO be rrus.
ted than reports that may have reached the Pleni-
polentary III Hong Kong.
The Canton Register contains two imperial de-
of 10Th anh 21si November-the first order.
ing Yishdr, who Jailed to defend Canton against
the barbafiaus, English and Wancoei Yihking,
who failed to Ningpo, Tsopoo, and other
towns, to be surrendered TO the civil authorities;
and the second announcing the result Of the de-
alterations 81 IA. council OF punishment, namely,
that they should I've degraded, dismissed the pub.
lie service, shut up in prison, aId their heads to
he cut off next autumn" The same paper saws
that the arlificers OF Canton have refused 10 re-
build the British consular ha-though they pro-
Tess be willing rebuild the houses oil the mer-
chants
From .Wtrtco.-Priyate letters received at New
Orleans, give melancholy intelligence concerning
the prisoners who were taken at Mer. They ar
rived at Zacubaza five miles from the city of
Mexico, on the 18Th February. In the onslaught
made upon their escort, DR.. Brenham aud Mr.,
Fitzgerald were killed After the prisoners were
rccaptured, Gen. Bravo ordered Meja, who was In
command of the escort, put 10 death every tenth
u'' -, u""ee fuo".e VI ' nuoSotf,e"' assassiha-
ron Ut hesrah oii'cer' meJa refused 10 obey
ihe o'her "heh oah'a anna arrived ~ Mexico
lie gave orders 10 have them all shot Indlscrnn-
ate'y, when were mohIfied through The reinon-
s''ahee OF Gen. thompson ahd Inc BRUSH Minis
!erl 10 ueehh"ioh M commanded ny Bravo. II
~ nope" inHt even ms WIN oe revoked
Is sa'' 'ha' '"ree OF we rerole prisoners ia
Critlcnden, one OF the prisoners taken at Mer,
has also been released.
~, Dispatches urflVea al vera Crnz' from General
thompson, on 'he <<u uit,' ana Inc falmouth was
10 SpiI ihmedia'eiY Tor PENSACOLA with them
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