Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-30
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ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA.
Is DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND.


The steam ship Britannia, arrived at Boston,
yesterday morning, with London and Liverpool
papers to the 18th inst. There is very little news
of interest.
Advices from the ports from which emigrants
depart state emigration to the United States to be
going on to a larger extent than ever before known.
From Germany, it is equally large; two hundred
passengers have arrived at Havre from Rotter-
dam, on their way to the Western World.
The Cotton mnrket has been buorant oflate and
In some descriptions, the improvement had reached
a farthing a pound. The threatened rupture with
America had caused this advance.
Trade continues to be exceedingly brisk in eve
ny department. in England, and from the appear
ance Of the weather, there is a fair prospect that
crops Of every description win be abundant.
The English press IS still harping on the subject
OF Oregon, but without proposing any definite plan
of operations.
1t was reported on the Paris Bourse, on Satur-
day week, that England had applied to France To
Join her ~ a protest against the annexation OF lex
rs to the American Ualon.
Notwithstanding to a letter from Constant
nnpie, Russia Is making great excitement to IN
crease the ClrcHsSian army amounting to lS0,U0O
men. A hundred Transports are To be collected III
the Black Sea, for the transport OF troops and
stores, and the command of The whole force is To
be given to Count WoronZoff, the Governor of
,Criliea.
'e There had been a dreadful accident at Yarmouth
A clown belonging 10 a circus had given nntire,
that he would be drawn in a boat on the river by
four Geese. A great number Of spectators had
collected on Il bridge near lhe place, when it sud
deny gave way, and precip tated great numbers,
with The falling ruins, INTO the river. 1t was rep
scented that from 100 10 $50 persons persisted.
IN Ireland the 0'gpnneI excitement, generally
called The rereaf agitation, Srrmrd to be taking au
altogether harmless lour. The grant ul Sir Rob.
nrt pppl fn MuvuonIh head Inuuht nn' The fire. In-
nunciationS of the popuIare Of that miserable
country. AT u late. meeting, largely attended,
.O'Cannel himself had led the way in hHzzas for
the English Ministry.
III There has been another horrible cntastroyhf, at
Ashton, uuder. line. A railway supported by 8 ar
ches was IN process of construction, running over
Il portion OF The town, II canal, aud the river Tame
The arches had heen finished +one time, and the
workMen were busy grading The line aud placing
the rails, when all at once one OF the arches Caint
down with II great crash, aud was followed alM0s
Immediately by the other eight. Twenty or thirty
persons are supposed to have been killed.
EGYpT.-An act OF the most wanton and barba
rous character was perpetrated on a native Cop
tic Christian Mt Damietta. This person was ac
cused of having spoken sighting Y of the Malone
dan religion, and on The fact having been made
known 10 the poptIarr, they collected around him
gave him 800 tt,ies, i,traled him make llroUtl
the stEaet5 mounted % i b~utIilJ, with two daAI
dogs and n ~ attached ~ h. iegs and shoulder
and afterwards beat blm uoti he expired uaJc
the effects of the punishment. The Enropea
consuIs have taken it up strongly, but The punish
ment afflicted on the principals has been limitc
to five years incarceration in the CaslIe of Ahou
kir.
Reports from Syria state thar the plague hR
broken out at Jerusalem, aud that the nutnber C.
deaths is 40 IL day.
MGxrco,-By the arrival at New York of til