The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-27
Arrival of the Royal Mail Steamer
Britannia,
l2DAYs LATER FROM EUROPE.

encouraging, the fno weather having ripened the
wheat and enabled tho farmers get in their crops
in good condition.
The Queen Prince Albert and suite. were still in
Germany, and had passed several days IN Coburg the
birth place of Prince Albert. II was arranged that
the Queen and Prince Albert were to reach Antwerp
on the 9th inst, and there embark board the Roy
al Yacht, and proceed to Flushing, when tho Yacht
would anchor for tho night, and Sunday, the 9TH,
start for the Isle Of Wight, and disembark there on
the sth inst.
LEIPnc.-An investigation into tho recent distur-
Dances at Leipsic is in progress meanwhile the local
Saxon journals are forbidden to publish any further
accounts Of the events. ministerial rescript was
addressed to the censors most strictly enjoning them
to refuse their imprimatur to all paragraphs which
contain the most distant alluson TO religious matters
in their periodicals, which are expressly author
lied by their license to treat of religious
A Cabinet order of the Electoral Prince Regent of
llesse Cassel has been received at Casse, by which
the formation Of German communities is prohibited in
the whole electorate. The propagation Of the doc
trnes Of the New Catholics is forbidden and the pc.
lice to take that subscriptions and colec
lions in their favor set foot in IIesse CasSel.
FAMINE IN POLAND. According 10 tho accounts
from Poland, the distress, among the lower classes,
must be very great The poor people penetrate, in
crowds into the Province of nslerburg and fall on
the fields Of peas and potatoes; the peas imnedi
ately devoured rnw-the stocks Of potatoes are cut
down and boiled and eaten in the field. A detuch-
ment oftroops has been protect the Prussisn
frontier 1t is said the fields, in Poland, Car tho
eye REACH lie DESERT and therefore, the distress
must increase in the approaching winter.
AFFAIRS IN Mr.. LEBANON. Recent accounts
give hopes that the Syrian Disturbances will be ut
length put down The Porte had sent to tho ropre.
senta,ves of tho Five Powers long noio expressing
the anxiety the Cove rnment feel, for the reestnbsh-
mcnt upon permanent basis, Of the tranquility or
the Mountain and Of its determination to take the
most efficient measures to prevent such disorders
have recently occurred in consequence OF the dis
putes between The Druses and Naronites, and in.
forming the Powers that Chekib EGend the Minister
of Foreign Affairs was TO be sent Into Syria 10 arrange
the disputes.
ONE MONTH LATER FROM CHINA.
Confagrotioa in Canton -IA00 persons titled and
mo,e than 1000 rounlsl - Earthquake in the pro-
iaee Of Honan, and 1000 people are reported 10
hare been killed.
The ship Rainbow, Capt. Land arrived ut New
York Thursday morning from Canton. bringing
dates to the 9th orJune from the port, and the Sd Of
July from Angler She has made good voyage
out to China and home.
She brings intelligence of the destruction Of Chi
nese Theatre, situated in a small square in the City
Of Canton, which was attended with the loss of l400
lives; 1000 persons also wounded Some 5000
or 5000 had assembled to witness the performances
Suddenly in The midst of the play, fire broke
Immediately under tho occupied by the women.
There was n rush Immediately for the streets, but
there wero btt two narrow door ways out. One of
these soon closed by the falling of part Of the
building, that it almost impossible TO escape,
The following details from the Friend Of China of
May 3lst;
"On Sunday afternoons FIRE broke ont in theatre
within the walls Of the City; it has been the of
melancholy loss of life, well the destruction
Of much property. The theatre formed the centre of
a square, 10 which there access only by one mar
row lane. After The fire observed, the audience
endeavored escape by the lane; but, unfortunately
the crowd hom without we've trying to force their
way into the square, and prevented large number
Of those within from obtaining egressthe two bodies
appear to have got jammed, the greatest confusion
prevailing. 1t is supposed that upwards Of eight hun
bred lives lost by the FIRE, the falling timber,
borne down by the crowd and suhocation The bo-
dies horribly mutilatod their friends
ognise them; in consequence of this, hundreds lay
unclaimed, and the worst consequences 20 be APP
pretended from their exposure in such climate
this season. II is to be hoped that the city authorities
will have them buried at once; though from tho
tional prejudices of the people with regard to the
dead, and the 0al affection which prompts them TO
pay great respect the ashes of their departed kim
dred it is feared that days will be allowed to elapse
before the unclaimed and the unrecognized dpcs-
ed of.
We have had a call from gentleman who left
Canton Tuesday evening, who has favored us with
further particulars BY the Mandarin's books, the
total number Of killed ia 1857, including 90 male
and female actors: the wounded estimated at g.
900
On Monday the day after the fire, part of the ruin
ed wall fell and killed thirty more, woundns several
tens.
1t is rather remarkable that, thirty years ago, a
similar accident happened at the same theatre. At
that time the authorities forbade dramatic Performance
es by the inhabitants; the pre- company are out