Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-05
Arrival Of the stcainship
I1IBE az MA.

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both Liverpool and London papers oil
that date.
The Hibcrnia has made the shortest
,,,ss,cc eyer made from England 10
America.
/ By an especial express which left
Roston after the arrival of the Hlber-
min. with dispatches for Montreal and
/ Oncl,,,. we were on Monday morning
a, - mast 10 o'clock in tho receipt
Of English papers down TO the goth OF
Aur.: thus bringing us, in the midst
Of the Green Mountains cf Vermont,
within less than twelve days from the
shores of old Albion This is rcduc-
mo distance. and anihlating space
with a vengeance. by the express,
we also received an extra Boston Mail
struck off after the arrival of the HI
bernia and as Therefore the agent
of the express could not have lett
,NMrpIATELy. on the arrival OF the
vessel, much credit is due TO the pres
en-, en,erprising proprietors of the Bos-
ton & Burlington Stages, for the rcmar-
kable facilities ihcyoficr ION their route
for the transmission of intelligence, &c.
through the country. Leaving Boston
at 8 or 6 o'clock in the evening and
reaching Rutland with only 20 miles
of railroad intervening by 10 IL o.
clock the next morning, is a thing
which many cxtravagant men may
have dreamed of, yet but few OF the
more sober and discreet portion OF
orr people, we immagine, ever thought
of the accomplishment of such feat,
without the aid of the fire horse and
iron road.
Our limits will not admit of giving
a very extended summary of the news
by this arrival though we give the fol-
lowing items which we select from
wilmer and Smiths European Times
The most important item of news by
this arrival in the estimation OF this pa
per, and doubtless of the English peo-
pie generally, is the announcement OF
the accouchment of the Queen and the
fact of the accession to the British en-
pire of another prince.
One of the most interesting events
of recent times is the abdication of old
Mehemet Ali in favor of his son Ibra-
him. The old man, full of years and
honors, intends, it is said, to take a
pilgrimage to the prophet.
A great gathering of the friends and
admirers of the poet Burns took place
a few days back, on the banks of the
Doom, spot which has been consecra-
ted by the genius of the bard. A good
deal of the rank, and much of the tai
ent, of Scotland attended to do honor
to the sons Of the man who was al
lowed to live in obscurity and die in
penury. The Earl Of Eglington filled
the first post of honor, the second be-
ing reserved for a spirit, kindled in
sympathy and genius with the illustri-
Gus dead-Professor Wilson
Parliament stands adjourned until Sep
TENDER 5, to enable the House of Lords to
give judgment in the case of Mr.. o. Connel,
and also 10 afford the minister an opporuni-
ty, shonld he think proper 10 embrace it, Of
bringing the foreign relation Of the country
before the national inquest.
In Portugal. affairs seem to be quiet The
famous BONITA has not, however, yet been
disposed Of Several guerilla parties are
reported to be under arms near Amedia !;
bnt whether they have hostile views to-
wards the government, is no, stated.
Spain has existed for three months without
change of Ministry This is considered
quite remarkable There are, however,
some incipieut signs of the same kind OF
disafection which has upset so many Cab
incts in that wretchedly governed country.
The report oftho British revenue for the
last quarter is very favorable showing a
great increase over the corresponding
months of last year.
Incendiary fires still continue in many
parts of England. All attempts to discover
the object and aim of the ncendiaries have
proved abortivc
Several arrests have been made in the ar
my of France, and the spirit of discomfort
among the French soldicry is said to be on
the increase
A large quantity Ct tobacco about 5000 lbr.
was latel " seized, by information from a
slave in slate quarry at Aperwili near St.
David Head and taken to Plymouth. The
tobacco was landed by a notorious French
smuggling cutter
Rtbeccaism seems to have broken out in
Iceland. A toll house at Coosehal, near
Borrisin- Ossory, together with the toll
gates, was recently leveled with the ground.
and the toll man all the while kept a prs,
oner by two men with pistols
The trade nearly all the nations Of Flu.
rope with China, appears to be increasing
at rapid rate The German League are
exporting large quantities Of manufactured
goods to the country, which are said to pay
a good profit