Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-12-25
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The British steamship Acadia arrived in Bos-
ton on the 10Th inst.
The American provision market is a little de
pressed. American wool is still imported in
considerable quantities, though fault is found
with the quitting up"
The war spirit runs pretty high in England,
and active preparations are being made. The
European Times says.
"Within the last few days a survey has been
going on, under the direction of a naval officer
high in rank, of the large mercantile steamers in
the mail service of her Majesty, with a view to
the ascertaining of their capabilities for carry
ing guns of the largest callbre. An arrange
ment has also been entered into, in virtue Of
which these steamers are to be placed at the
command of Government in the event of their
being required as vessels Of war.
The fuss and bother-the activity and inces-
SAINT energy which prevail in the English dock
yards, the surveying of the coast and the steam
navy, all indicate a ''black cloud somewhere;
it may be in the west or in the south, but the
'powers that be-" seem to be firmly impressed
with a belief that events are transparent enough
to make this activity and,outlay necessary.
Famine is still threatened, but the ports are
not yet opened to the free admission Of foreign
grain. Lord John Russell has come out in fa-
vor of the measure, which has produced a sur
prising effect, leading to the beliefthat the pres
ent Cabinet must resign, The Times says:
"The extent of the injury which the potato
crop has sustained, forms, as usual, an uniailing
subject of inquiry and anxiety, The accounts
are, upon the whole, of a sad and melancholy
character; and the extent Of the damage is to be
seen in the conflicting accounts of a remedy
given by~men of high scientific attainments."
On the continent the scarcity of provisions IS
nearly as great as 10 England.
The annual tribute paid by Ireland to Eng
land in taxes and absentee ranta, IL R@,enA~AA
or $4,000, O00- What nation on earth can
exist with such a tremendous drain upon its
resourcesl There are in Ireland 80 counties,
whose population is 1894, 365, and whose SUI
perices is 1l,943, 900 Irish plantation acres,
RevOhntiOn in Central America.-Ths Belize
(Honduras) Observer Of Oct, S5th, says: We
learn from a gentle man direct from COmayagua
that h~ostilitIes have recommended between the
States of San Salvador aud Honduras. The
army Of San Salvador has entered Honduras,
and is laying waste the country. The hopes
therefore that the a~rE1istice entered into would
restore peace, are at an end, and the country IS
again plunged into all the horrors OF a civil
war.
NFThe Quebec Canadian states the melan-
choly death of the Rev. c. E. Belanger, Cath.
ole missionary at Somerset. He had been alb
sent On a visit TO one Of his missions aud when
returning home on Sunday, accompanied by two
men, lost his way in crossing a swamp, and
with his companions, persisted Of cold. The
deceased clergyman was 80 years of age.
.Snow-FiNeen feet OF snow at Quebec, and
the thermometer down TO 10 degrees below
zero, at the last dates.
The Texan papers state that, from practical
tests, Texas is a fine sugar-growing country
As an illustration of the mildness Of the Texan
climate, it is stated that tobacco, eggplant, okra,
palma, christa, and many other plants continue
through the winter the growth and verdure of
spring.