The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-05-26
,oo,v,L OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAMER
Britannia.
rnAys LATER FROM EUROPE.

~, ub instant and has consequently made the
.,s in "A IL days, including the detention nj
'rr, BY this arrival, full files of London and
'.,,oo papers, to May 3, were received in Boston.
r.o European news is Of an interesting character,
"A. the Parliamentary intelligence is confined chief
w., OOo subiect-the proposed grant TO the Roman
cc,,holc College ut Maynooth. The Mnynooth Endow-
,,, Bll has caused extraordinary excitement, both
'..Io n, If Parliament. The debate in the House
,c,nmous. ON this bill, was continued throughout
~, .o,iro week. Numerous petitions from all parts
,,ho Kingdom were presented TO Parliament, most
.,,anst the proposed grant, while Protestant meet
y, IA discuss the question, continued to be held in
ondon and other places.
n The bill was sustained by several votes on amend
,,, and to the Sd reading by ministerial mnjority
.,,i,, from 50 to 1870. The third reading of the
GA nos postponed ill the I9'h of Mny-in the mean
i'm. the strong party out Of Parliament, opposed 10
II. o,nt, intended to use every exertion to defeat
,,fool passage through the House of Commons.
IN Ireland the Maynooth grant is not accepted as
,lron England, but asa just concession Of Ielund's
ih..-Yet the objec; Of it is undoubtedly to quiet
oCo,ne's party in some of their demands. The
sBpsO
,gs,ed by the British Journals, but the greatest anx
s,, manifested to learn The effect in America of
bpemiers speech in Parliament, on President
bs's Address. The arrival of the steamer Great
Western was onxiously looked for.
Tho Cotton malSet was buoyant, and 10 some de-
gipIions the rise had reached hrlhing pound.
The naval force of Great Britain consists of ESQ
ar ;nn crNr I In I .
This number there are l25 armed steam vessels con-
sructed on the most approved principles This i'm
mense feet employs in time of peace % 900 able bo
died seamen, 1000 stout lads, and "a companies OF
Royal Marines.
DREADFUL CATAsTRoPHE AT YARMOUTH
NoRwlcH, Friday Evening, Eight O'Clock. The
most swful excitement pervudes this city. most
dreadful accident has occurred at Yarmouth. Mr.
Nelson, the clown, belonging to Mr. Cooks Circus,
now at Yarmouth, announced the performance Of be-
ing drawn by four geese in the North River. The
suspension bridge crosses this river, and about SIS
people were on the bridge, when, horrible TO relate,
SG%een five and six o'clock, the bridge fell in. Ills
NpOted that 100 to SO pei sons persisted. The ut
most CONSERVATION exists here; special trains have
geli the telegraph is beset by hundreds anxious to
Tain news fom relatives and friends. The report is
That already fnythre pc rsons have been picked out
dead Mis thought that many more still in the
ryer-LOndon Ere Sun, My 81.
DEATHS IN ENGLAND, &c.-Thc venerable
Ear! ofStamlord, George Harry Grey, expired at En-
vile Hall, SaiIordshire, the goth uIt in his SOth
year. Lent General R., N. Hopkins, one orthe old
est field officers in the army, died the goth uIt
in London, at the advanced age of SO years. The
lion Lady Sinclair, daughter of the first Lord Mac
tCand died at Edinburgh. on the 2lst nit, aged 10
Recently, in the county of Waterford, Mrs Sweeney
N her 10th year. She born in the second year
O'he reign Of George the First On the pad ult, at
Cork, Col John Townsend, OF the I4th Light Drag
oon, aide camp to the Queen. He served in that
regiment forty years, engaged in numerous
tons, concluding his chief war services in the attack
on New Orleans, on the Sth Jan. 1918.
SUTHERLAND. The affairs Of Switzerland con-
inue in doubtful state. The check received by
The Tree corps before Lucerne has not discouraged
The Radicals, who will not renounce their design Of
destroying the federal compact Of 1916 Berne,
Vaud, SoIeure, Argau, and Bale-country, entertain
The project of separating themselves from the Confed
'' '''' N''S''"N'"o 'oS''hS' q 'O''S''N ANSPNoN
1lc' one and independent The Lucerhe conquerors,
var from showing desire for qualification, envenomed
th'ngsby initiating Liberal violence. While the me-
hAces Of foreign powers increase the evaporation Of
both parties. Letters from Zurich state that the Diet
was closed on the 22d ut Mos: of the foreign Min
"ers had left for Berne, but the French Ambassador
and The Sandman Minister had repaired to Luc, rne.
Inc Diet had given full power to the Vorort to dis
Ao' partly or entirely, the troops in the federal
'"v'ce or if necessary, TO replace them by others;
Gnu IN case public peace should be seriously
VI oy Illegal aes,to devise such measures it might
u'en expedIent for the maintenance OF order and
tranquility, either by dispensing of the federal forces
"ON Under arms or calling out others.
The WAR IN CiRcAssfA. Russia is determine
% 10 make more serious effort this year in Crcas-
.' Last year about $50 900 men were embodied
w Tue Crcassian war. 1t is said that the seventh
"'u Of every thousand, capable of Bearing arms in
WV "usan empire, is to be enlisted in order to well
"' army to 100000 men. One hundred transports
NC Oe collected in the Black Sea, for the transport
""OOps and stores, and the command of the who'll
vice TO be given to Count Woronzoof, the govern
OF ofthe Crimea.
"'OLtrIoN OF SLAVERY IN THE FRENCH