Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-08-08


The Steamer Cambria left Liverpool the 10Th Ju-
ly, and arrived at Boston in eieren days and fDe
and a half hours, including two hours stoppage at
Halifax, and half a day IS detention by fog. This is
the shortest passage made westerly across the
Atlantic. The Cambria brought over about one
hundred passengers. The news from Europe is Of
little interest 10 the general reader There appears
TO be no particular exctemen Mt anywhere in Europe,
and trade and business generally seem TO be active.
A mos, horrible tragedy has been perpctiated by
the French in Algiers The Cavern Of the Dabra,
where the Arabs had taken refuge, was the OF
this horrd affair. Here they were hemmed in,
faggots were lighted, and the poor wretches were
burnt and sufiocated in their place Of retreat
When the cave was entered, the most revolving
scene presented itself; about seventy PERSONS who
were still living, expired they were bro't
into the open air. Eight hundred bodies had been
taken out, and many remained behind The affair
has caused much surprise and Indignation in Eu-
rope.
The Turks seem to be using all their efforts to
suppress the Disturbances in Syria, but with little
prospect OF success
Terrific thunder storms, lightning and rain, have
been very prevalent in England and on the Cont
nent-in France many lives were lost. Marshal
Soult has been thrown from his carriage while on
visit to the King, and severely bruised. Ireland
has been ioleruby tranquil Some little outbreaks,
however, have occurred between the Orangemen
and Catholics. At Armagh the Orangemen cele-
bra,ed the 18th Of July, which provoked the Cath
olics TO attack them the ARRAY ended fatally
Queen Victoria is going to visit the King and
Queen Of Prussia, al Berlin, in August The King
60 f. a l.
The Jesuits have again been expelled from
France So rapidly had they re-esiablished them
selves in the country, that less than twenty
communities had been organized, and embodened
by their strength they had made such preieniions
to the control Of public education, that the Gov
eminent found it necessary to take some decisive
stand against them in order to alay the popular
apprehensions Of ecclesiastical domnation-.the
most popular rallying cry Of the French. The
French King, fearing that ordinance emanating
from the throne for the suppression Of the order
might have the effect Of melting the mass Of Cath.
ocs against the Government, had the adroitness 10
procure order for their removal from the Pope
thus making his holiness himself his instrument
He therefore sent TO Rome NJ Rossi member of
the Council of Public Instruction. to demand an
order for the closing of all establishments of Jesus
in France with their chapels and novitiaies. The
mission Of Ross was successful, and the General
of the Jesuits Father Rooihan has given out orders
for the dispersion Of the disciples of Loyola They
have already commenced selling their property and
leaving France for other countries where they can
be tolerated. The Catholics cannot but approve of
the measure, coming il does from the Pope
The total amount Of expenditure allowed the
French government for the ensuing year is PSI
millions Of dollars. S756,000 of this is appropriated
Tor the encouragement Of arts. The revenues from
the city oil Paris amount 10 over nine millions of
dollars
The Sultan OF Turkey has invited NJ. Arago, the
great French astronomer, to visit Constan tnople
tor the purpose OF experimenting the erection of
an observaiory-and it is proposed that all nations
agree to take their longitude from it, and thus avoid
the confusion that exists on account the diff.
ferent meridians
Nj. Arago recently stated, at the Academy that
If flash of lightning be seen by person. the dan.
ger IS over the electric fluid travels more randi
ly than the light occasioned by the discharge. All
the same sitting of the Academy, an elaborate pa.
per was read on uic tateniRg Of geese. 1t was es-
tablishcd that they aten well when they are al.
lowed to eat freely when they are era,n,ned--but
they must be confined, that they can hardly
move. This is already done at Strasburg, a place
renowned for its Pates.de toiegras, (at Lper pics
Their feet nailed to the floor of the cage they
are then placed in the vicinity of hot fire, and
corn, soaked in poppy juice, is stuffed down their
throats fever is brough, on, and the liver
enlarged and brought to that pupy state which is |
highly priced,
Victor Hugo, one of the learned forty who fill
the French Academy, distinguished author and
Peer OF France, has been obliged to absent himself
from Paris on account of some unbecomng gallan-
try with the wife of distinguished painter The
painter has been appeased by an order from the |
King for $4,000 worth of pictures VIce la belle
France!