Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-02-03
FO R E 1G N.
EIGHTEEN Days LATER FROM EUROPE
AID U w AL OF jill IVA NINA

ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA.
Opening of the French Cham6erS-King's Speech
Rise an CottOn--.4ChUity IN the Market
Movements IN IreLqnd-State Of Spain, &c.
The steam ship Britannia arrived at Boston at
half past O'Clock on Sunday afternoon
The Acadia arrived at Liverpool on the SOth
ut,
The ex-King of Holland, William Frederick,
Count of Nassau, is dead.
Cotton was up. Great excitement in the mar
ket
Ireland was quiet.
Madame Catalina is dead. She was So years of
age, and has left fortune of &992,0OO,
The state of trade in Manchester and the man
ufacturng districts generally, is improving; and
the London Times of the 4th, in an article advo-
eating more open and extended system of inter
national trade represents the general result of the
trade circulars as highly favorable.
The Presidents Message, which came to hand
on Wednesday week, by the Independence, Capt.
Nye, has Dcen very unsparingy analysed. 1t has
given little satisfaction on this side of the water
OF the various pens to which it has offered en-
ployment all, without exception, find fault either
with the tone of its morality or its Overreaching
animus. The absence of all censure of the repu-
dating states, in so elaborate document, is held
to be one of its primary defects; the freebooting
style in which it recommends the erection of
American military posts on the Oregon, while the
territory itself is in dispute, has given much Of
fence; and the manner in which the President
h hic Far of md
the hard words he bcstows upon Mexico, (from
which it is evident that he desires to proceed to
blows with the lettering Republic,) has been held
to Indicate a very low standard of moral feeling.
All these points have been sharply criticised.
The Crown Solicitor has addressed formal no.
tce to Mr.. O'ConnelI, Mr. J. O'ConneI. Messrs.
Steele, Gray, Barrett, Duffy, Ray, the Rev. J.
Temey, and even the Rev. P. J. Tyrrell, who is
no more, that their trial will be held at the bar in
the Court Of Queens Bench, Dublin on Monday
the 9Th inst
The revised jury list, consisting of seven or
eight hundred names does not include, it is said
more than 200 Roman Catholics. This is a much
smaller number than it ought to have been; but
the old exclusive and condemned panel had moi
more than thirty available Roman Catholics alto
gether About Monday, the 9th inst, the High
Sheriff will be required by the Attorney. Genera
to attend the Court Of Queens Bench, in orde
that special jury may be struck for the trial o
the traversers in the State prosecutions. Mum
bers, corresponding with all the names in the spe
cia panel, will be placed in box, and, in the
| of +ho Go hot e;J 60
eight names will be drawn by ballot.
CUBA.
The New Orleans Tribune has letter from
Havana, dated Dec. 22d, of which the following
is an extract.
CEILINGS here are getting worse and worse ever!
day, and it strikes me a change must come yer,
soon. The negroes in the country give grea
deal of trouble. They rose day or two ago, up
on the estates of the Aldamas and the Alfonsos
1t appears there was an extensive conspiracy, il
which the best slaves were engaged Nearly 50
negroes in arms were killed. and large humble
of prisoners were taken. The Americans residing
lin Matanzas have asked for an American man o
war to be in that port, in case they are compelled
to leave the island.''
From MExIco,-By the arrival of the schoone
Merchant at New Orleans, the Courier of the 9tl
has the following:
The Diaro, says the Yucatan Commissioner
arrived at Mexico on the 18th ult. On the 19t
they were presented to the President, who dreC
} ted the Minister of War to arrange this affair a
promptly as possible. The conferences have al
E ready commenced, and it is possible that Yucata
will speedily be reunited to the Republic.
The Minister of Santa Anna, Senior Jose Mari
TorneI, who unfortunately lost his wife a shor
time ago, has expressed desire to retire fror
t public affairs, and has offered his resignation
According to an article in one of these papers
an attempt has been made to assassnate Gen. Sar
ia Anna, which is attributed to the Texans. TIL
paper refers to the Mexican journals ofthe 9Th O
= December for the details Of this affair. We hav
seen nothing relative to it in any of those hereto
= fore received by US.
The general commanding at Oajaca informs tn
. Minister of War; that on the 29th of Novembe
t Lieut.. Col. Jose Maria Munoz captured and dc
stroyed the princ pal fort of the rebels the CT
e jon mountains, near the village of Cocullo.
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